K8 Recommendations

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K-8 Recommendations

• Dr. Maria Menconi

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Information Gathering ProjectFall 2002

• Interviewed 121 parents and community members
• Interviewed 128 staff including teachers,
  classified and administrative staff
• Visited more than 200 classrooms on 21 campuses

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Majority Supported Concepts from Information
Gathering

• Math instruction inconsistent needs improvement
  more time more resources
• Science instruction lacks substance more time,
  more resources, align with math
• More writing in more content areas
• Parents paying for supplemental instruction in
  core content areas
• Students not in top or bottom quartile are
  insufficiently challenged

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District Office Re-Design

• During the 01-02 School Year, the organization
  reflected 39 District Office Administrators.
• The new district administrative structure
  (instituted in 03-04) has 29 Central Office
  Administrators.
• Nine Support Staff were also eliminated during
  the Re-Design in 2002-2003 for a total of 19 less
  positions in 2003-04.

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Continued efforts at the District Level

• In addition, since the Re-Design, 3 Directors
  positions have now been vacated and held open and
  1 Assistant Directors position has been
  eliminated.

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Academic Data

• Student Achievement
• Growth Trend District Average

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MSS Student Achievement 1999-2004 1-5 Proficiency

• Slight ups and downs each year
• Lack of consistent growth pattern
• Lack of cohort group growth
• Curriculum based assessment system should show
  continuous progress over time

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MSS Student Achievement 1999-2004 6-8 Proficiency

• Slight ups and downs each year 7th and 8th
  grades
• Lack of consistent growth pattern 7th and 8th
  grades
• Growth trend in 6th grade
• Lack of cohort group growth
• Curriculum based assessment system should show
  continuous progress over time in all grades

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CASS Student Achievement 2000-2004 2-5
Proficiency

• Slight ups and downs each year
• Lack of consistent growth pattern
• Lack of cohort group growth
• Curriculum based assessment system should show
  continuous progress over time

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CASS Student Achievement 2000-2004 6-8
Proficiency

• Slight ups and downs each year
• Lack of consistent growth pattern
• Lack of cohort group growth
• Curriculum based assessment system should show
  continuous progress over time

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Student Achievement

• Variability

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MSS Student Achievement Variability 2004 1-5

• Extreme variability between schools and grade
  levels within schools
• Variability not explained by demographics
• Suggests problem with curriculum implementation
  and/or instructional strategies

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MSS Student Achievement Variability 2004, 6-8

• Variability between schools and grade levels
  within schools
• Variability not explained by demographics
• Suggests problem with curriculum implementation
  and/or instructional strategies

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CASS Student Achievement Variability 2004, 2-5

• Variability between schools and grade levels
  within schools
• Variability not explained by demographics
• Suggests problem with curriculum implementation
  and/or instructional strategies

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CASS Student Achievement Variability 2004, 6-8

• Variability between schools and grade levels
  within schools
• Variability not explained by demographics
• Suggests problem with curriculum implementation
  and/or instructional strategies

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CUMULATIVEEXPENSE REVENUE DIFFERENTIAL

• Expenses
• Steps
• Lateral Growth
• Healthcare
• State Retirement
• Revenue
• 2 Inflation ()
• Student Enrollment (-)

Millions
FY 03/04 Estimate
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The Work Plan

• Governing Board charged Superintendent with
  developing a Work Plan in August 2004.
• Board approved Work Plan in October 2004.
• Work Plan contained specific direction on the
  scope of work of the K-8 Programming Study, the
  sequence of work, the composition of the
  Committee and the Communication Strategies to be
  used.

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Why is the Work Plan important?

• Because the Work Plan gives the district
  administration the specific direction,
  expectations and parameters they can use to
  accomplish the desired purpose
• Because the Work Plan specifically requested that
  the work be done in a prescribed manner and by a
  specific group of people

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Superintendents Criteria

• Achievement/Effectiveness
• Efficiency
• H.S. Preparation
• Quality Programs
• Class Size
• Teacher Planning and Development

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Superintendents Grid of Recommendations with
Criteria
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(No Transcript)
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K-8 Recommendations and Gradients of Agreement
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(No Transcript)
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Recommendations to the Board

• Accept the Instructional Time Allocations. (Cost
  neutral)

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Recommendations to the Board, contd.

• Eliminate the February Staff Development Day.
  (350,000 one time savings)

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Recommendations to the Board, contd.

• Implement district wide Early Release Day on
  Wednesdays with structure. (2-3 days per month
  would be used for team and individual planning at
  school sites, 1 day per month will be used for
  school site professional development and 1 day
  per month for district wide professional
  development.) (Cost neutral)

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Recommendations to the Board, contd.

• Implement all components of the Middle School
  Package to include the 5 period day with A/B
  electives (each period would be 68 minutes long)
  Electives to include yearlong courses in Spanish,
  Band, Orchestra, Physical Education and Chorus
  Semester ideas to include Art, Theater,
  Multi-media, Family and Consumer Science
  Implement Academic Lab homeroom. In addition, I
  would like to ask that our Student Services
  prepare and offer a series of Fee Based Extended
  Day Opportunities in all elective areas where
  there is parent or student interest. (Cost
  savings 765,000)

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Recommendations to the Board, contd.

• Implement a weighted index for administrative
  resource allocation to elementary schools. (Cost
  neutral)

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Recommendations to the Board, contd.

• Academic Support programs (media specialists,
  academic interventionists, literacy specialists
  and K-3 aides) will be supervised by the
  Curriculum and Assessment Department. This
  department will analyze the needs at each school
  site, determine the most efficient allocation of
  existing resources and monitor the effectiveness
  of these programs. (Cost neutral)

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Questions?