Sustaining Student Success

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Sustaining Student Success

• Colchester Administrative Team
• Proposed Student Learning Budget 2009-2010
• Presentation to the Board of Education
• January 31, 2009

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Colchesters Mission

• Colchester Public Schools are committed to
  establishing and maintaining strong
  parent-community-school partnerships to provide a
  safe, engaging, and effective learning
  environment to meet the unique needs of
  individual students. These partnerships are
  dedicated to promoting student well-being and the
  highest level of academic excellence measured by
  established performance standards and real-world
  applications. We commit to a comprehensive
  system of support to ensure the success of each
  and every student.

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Sustaining Success

• 2006-2009 initiatives have dramatically improved
  teaching and learning
• This years 5th Graders improved their reading
  scores on the grade 4 CMTs from 63.9 to 73.6 at
  goal over their third grade test. Thats the
  result of hard work by kids and teachers.
• Every grade level, 3-8 improved reading
  achievement over the previous years scores. All
  but one grade level did so in math and writing,
  as well

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Review of the Student Learning Budget

• The hard decisions
• What is in
• What is out
• Special Education Accountability
• State Indicators and monitoring of our progress
• Required funding

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In a nutshell, we have left in the budget

• Support of reading and rigor in curricula
• Support of time for professional learning
• Time and support for summer learning for our
  neediest students
• Access to technology and databases for assessment
  as well as reading and research
• Software for state reporting, student assessment,
  and parent involvement

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Funded Curricula

• High school and middle school math texts for
  increased rigor and consistency in Algebra I
• Research-based program for reading instruction at
  BA
• Half of the materials to implement selected
  research-based reading program at JJIS
• Critical resources to support World Language
  curriculum at middle and high school
• Non-fiction texts to support social studies at
  CES
• Materials for English Language Learners

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Funded Curricula

• BA Textbooks
• English complete sets of core texts
• Adequate replacement texts in all subjects
• CES Reading Mastery Materials
• DRP scoring in grade 2
• Enrichment technology and materials to support
  middle school program

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Continued support of professional learning
opportunities

• Opportunities and time for teachers to
• Collaborate to design common assessments
• Reflect on student achievement and state testing
• Modify instruction to support the needs of each
  and every student
• Advanced Placement Institutes
• Professional Development days aligned with
  district goals
• New Teacher Summer Academy
• Opportunities for teacher leaders to attend
  workshops

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Continued Time and Support for Extended Learning

• Year three of a six-week after school program for
  students at JJIS who need extra help in
  preparation for CMTs
• Online virtual courses for select students at BA
• Summer school program for the districts neediest
  learners

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Access to online databases

• Software upgrade for student information system,
  assessment, and parent involvement district-wide
• Continued funding of assessment databases
  DIBELS, AIMSWEB, and Scantron
• Continued funding of software and databases in
  library media and computer labs
• Continued funding of software for reading
  programs

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Items we have cut from the budget

• Funds for musical instruments and health
  textbooks
• Funds to support all out of district professional
  development for teachers and two-thirds of those
  for administrators
• Substitutes
• Fees for workshops
• Twenty percent of instructional supplies at each
  school
• Reading program at JJIS will be phased in

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Additional cuts

• Funds for approved curricula in Health and Tech
  Ed
• Half of the funds for new curriculum in World
  Language
• Funds to continue improvement of library
  collections
• Funding for expansion additional time and support
  for learning beyond the school day for students
  after school and summer remediation
• Replacement of outdated computers at JJIS
• Time for leadership positions at the high school

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NO NewLibrary Books
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Library Collections
unclear due to new construction
2007-2008 DATA
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Library Collections
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CUTS in professional learning

• Out of district workshops for teachers to address
  standards, assessment, and best practice
• Training to support office professionals
• Training for IT staff to maintain current
  technology certifications

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Cuts in Leadership

• One additional period per day for Teacher
  Leaders at BA (to address NEASC Recommendations)
• Assistant Principal at the Middle School

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Cut Equitable technology

• Laptops, desktop computers, projectors and Smart
  Boards for high school and middle school
• 3 Copiers in the district

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Cut Personnel

• Larger class sizes in K and 1
• ELL teacher replaces tutors/ larger case load
• Larger case load for psychologists, speech
  pathologists
• Some students share paraprofessionals, rather
  than having 11

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Cut Personnel

• Johnston Athletics CUT Completely
• Bacon sports-- CUTS
• Bacon after school clubs-- CUTS
• Resulting in less student engagement with school

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SPECIAL EDUCATIONAnnual Performance
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Accountability 06-07

• Indicator 1 Increase graduation rate with
  standard high school diploma (target 68)
• Colchester 84.2 ACHIEVED!
• Indicator 2 Decrease high school dropout rate
  (target 5.5)
• Colchester not applicable
• Indicator 3 Improve participation (target 95)
  and Performance on State Assessments
• Participation rate CMT Reading (100)and Math
  99.4 ACHIEVED!
• Annual Yearly Progress for students with
  disabilities
• Proficiency Reading for Students with
  Disabilities (state target 68) Colchester 38.4
  not met
• Math for Students with Disabilities (state target
  74) Colchester 63.4 making progress

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• Indicator 4 Decrease 10 days of Out of School
  Suspension and Expulsion (target 1) ACHIEVED!
  Colchester .6
• Indicator 5 Increase placement and time with
  non-disabled peers
• Increase regular class placement (target 65)
  Colchester 82.7 ACHIEVED!
• Decrease separate class placement (target 9)
• Colchester 1.3 ACHIEVED!
• Decrease placement in separate schools (target
  5.8) Colchester 7.2 not met

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• Indicator 6 Increase time in early childhood
  educational environments
• TO BE INCLUDED IN FEB 09 REPORT
• Indicator 7 Measuring child progress in
  Positive Social Emotional Skills, Acquisition and
  use of Knowledge and Skills, Use of appropriate
  behaviors to meet needs. REPORTED IN 2010 (newly
  collected data)
• Indicator 8 Increase school facilitation of
  Parent Involvement to improve student outcomes
• SPECIAL ED SURVEY TO BE RELEASED IN FEB 09

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• Indicator 9 Eliminate Disproportionate
  Representation in Special Education (target 0 )
• Colchester 0 ACHIEVED!
• Indicator 10 Eliminate Disproportionate
  Representation by Disability Categories (target
  0)
• Colchester 0 ACHIEVED!

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• Indicator 11 Determine Eligibility in
  Accordance With State Established Timelines
  (target 100)
• Substantial Compliance-- Colchester 96.9
• Indicator 12 Transition IEPs Implemented by
  age 3 (Target 100) ACHIEVED! Colchester 100
• Indicator 13 Develop Goals and Transition
  Services (Target 100) Substantial Compliance
  Colchester 97.1
• Indicator 14 Post Secondary Employment
  Education
• (FEB 09 REPORT)

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• Indicator 15 General Supervision,
  non-compliance corrected within one year (target
  100)
• Colchester 100 ACHIEVED!
• Indicator 16 Complaint Timeline
• Indicator 17 Due Process Hearing Requests
• Indicator 18 Resolution Session Agreements
• Indicator 19 Mediation Agreements
• Indicator 20 Timely and Accurate Reporting
• (TO BE INCLUDED IN FEB 09 REPORT)

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Increase in current budget

• Out of district placements
• Salary for paraprofessional included in district
  budget no longer funded through IDEA grant.

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Special Ed Budget
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Special Ed budget
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DISCUSSION