ML061730214

Wsesu Annual Report 2005-2006

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&,,k) NAla~kakL2Ai WSESU ANNUAL REPORT 2005-2006 53 Green Street Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 802-254-3730 (Phone) 802-254-3733 (Fax) http://www.wssu.k12.vt.us OVERVIEW Ron Stahley, Superintendentof Schools The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union has the administrative responsibility for the town school districts of Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, Putney, Vernon, and Early Education Services of the WSESU. Also within the WSESU is the Brattleboro Union High School District #6. The schools included in BUHS #6 are the Brattleboro Area Middle School, Brattleboro Union High School and the Windham Regional Career Center.

The general supervision of the supervisory union falls to the superintendent of schools who is appointed by the local school boards. Each of our towns constitutes a school district with an elected board that establishes policy and presents the annual spending plan to the voters for approval. The superintendent works in conjunction with the WSESU Business Administrator and district principals on the budget development process and the administration of the spending plans.

This process involves a comprehensive educational program and staffing review as well as coordination of services and programs within the district and schools.

The superintendent works closely with each local school board advising on legal issues, legislative updates, funding and other resources available to the district. The superintendent provides educational leadership in the areas of policy development and implementation, curriculum and professional development, teacher supervision and evaluation, collaborative negotiations and contract administration, strategic planning and educational program development.

The WSESU mission is to develop students capable of thoughtfulengagement in their own civic, economic andpersonal development, who will be successful members of society. In order to fulfill our mission, the following district goals have been established to support school action plans, administrative team goals, and individual professional goals.

In order to fulfill the WSESU mission, the following district goals have been established to guide school action plans, administrative team goals, and individual professional goals:

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS Safe and Healthy Schools

• All students will have access to equal educational opportunities in safe and healthy environments.

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

" All students will show annual progress in meeting the Vermont Standards.

" WSESU personnel will work to reduce the achievement gap between low-performing and high-performing students by accelerating achievement of low-performing students.

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION

• There will be a high level of family and public engagement in the education process.

LEADERSHIP

• Members of the school community will demonstrate positive, respectful and supportive behaviors that are characteristic of a climate that nurtures a sense of pride and ownership in the school.

BUSINESS OFFICE Jim Kane, WSESU Business Administrator,supervises the management of the financial affairs of the schools. He is the key advisor to the superintendent of schools on all questions relating to the business and financial affairs of the district.

He assumes responsibility for budget development and long-range financial planning for individual school districts and administers a budget control system for the combined $30 million budgets of the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union.

The business administrator establishes and supervises all accounting operations. This includes establishing and supervising a program of accounting adequate to record in detail all money, credit transactions and payroll. His office supervises the collection, safekeeping, and distribution of all funds in the district.

Another key function of this office includes the supervision of the district's supporting services, including plant and property services, purchasing, food services, and business services. He also assists with the development of facility expansion programs and supervision of planned construction.

The business administrator, in conjunction with the superintendent, clarifies and explains the financial concerns of the district to the community.

Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Member District Annual Report - Financial Summary Operating Budget, Special Programs and Grants Revenue 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Assessments ACTUAL BUDGET PROPOSED Brattleboro $ 579,950 $ 670,966 $ 614,809 B.U.H.S. #6 508,908 669,743 864,661 Dummerston 122,917 131,344 140,894 Guilford 109,413 126,163 122,075 Putney 149,265 168,664 163,281 Vernon 153,525 161,764 162,542 Tuition: 2,352,854 2,788,267 2,848,524 Early Essential Education Program 356,768 481,716 508,779 IntergovermentaiK, 3,120,279 3,030,196 3,121,102 Restricted Grand Funds 196,231 §6,161 109,000 Interest 14,597 4,000 7,000 Sather Fund 7,232 0 0 Other Local 0 3,000 2,500 Asian Studies 191,474 0 0 Total Revenue $7,863,413 $8,331,984 $8,665,167 Expenditures Special Education $ 271,888 $ 296,580 $ 300,478 Title I/Special Services 339 18,104 18,500 Speech 14,726 157,183 176,516 Administrative Support 222,995 181,953 213,968 Superintendent 124,390 124,326 127,902 School Improvement 136,086 175,935 188,736 Admin. Secretary/Personnel 168,652 182,506 182,584 2

Business Administrator 120,547 119,466 123,760 Other Fiscal Services 336,067 337,543 386,587 District Wide 549 1,900 1,500 Technology Coordinator 80,715 90,552 105,193 Operations & Maintenance 72,173 75,723 79,450 English as a Second Language 0 270,034 281,588 Special Projects (Grants) 3,404,372 3,030,196 3,121,102 Special Class Programs 2,354,480 2,788,267 2,848,524 Early Essential Education Program 357,206 481,716 508,779 Sather Fund

• 6,752 0 0 Asian Studies

• 191,476 0 0 Total Expenditures $7,863,413 $8,331,984 $8,665,167

• Grants/Endowment District Education Spending Per Equalized Student Act 68 Comparison (Basec4 on Proposed Budgets for 2006-2007 as of 2/03/2006)

Estimated 2006-2007 Estimated Estimated Spending Per District Spending Income District Equalized Pupil (a) Equalized Pupils Adjustment Sensitivity Brattleboro $11,590 1,689.86 173.973% 3.13%

Dummerston $12,699 262.75 202.550% 3.65%

Guilford $11,323 319.95 166.043% 2.99%

Putney $11,168 337.81 165.083% 2.97%

Vernon $11,117 431.13 160.164% 2.89%

State Average N/A N/A N/A N/A (a) Excludes eligible debt service Special Education Aid Distribution FY '05 Intensive Extraordinary State IDEA District Block Grant Aid Aid Placed EEE State Federal Total Aid Brattleboro $472,320.00 $2,727,477.00 $11,469.60 $194,637.00 $64,338.00 $269,129.00 $3,739,370.60 Dummerston 76,591.00 267,042.00 18,130.50 0.00 9,469.00 23,203.00 394,435.50 Guilford 94,696.00 264,734.00 3,384.00 30,371.00 10,920.00 27,455.00 431,560.00 Putney 102,876.00 491,327.00 34,486.20 0.00 18,306.00 36,638.00 683,633.20 Vernon 118,148.00 261,230.00 23,117.40 49,550.00 19,884.00 34,192.00 506,121.40 BUHS #6 0.0p 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 126,164.00 126,164.00 Total $864,631.00 $4,011,810.00 $90,587.70 $274,558.00 $122,917.00 516,781.00 $5,881,284.70 3

FY '04 CURRENT EXPENDITURE DATA BY FUNCTION CODE WSESU Brattleboro Dummerston Guifod Putney Vernon BUHS #6 Instruction 45.15% 57.18% 65.73% 65.51% 69.24% 59.94% 66.86% 61.73%

Pupil Support Services 16.43% 6.07% 5.42% 6.02% 5.41% 3.74% 6.86% 7.67%

Instructional Staff Support 10.30% 2.57% 2.96% 2.99% 3.17% 2.90% 2.12% 3.82%

General Administration 11.94% 0.40% 0.33% 0.54% 0.25% 0.93% 0.92% 2.61%

School Administration 5.05% 3.86% 6.24% 4.96% 5.65% 4.75% 7.26% 7.22%

Student Transportation 0.00% 3.33% 7.59% 5.45% 5.15% 7.51% 3.05% 3.45%

Other Services 11.13% 26.59% 11.73% 14.53% 11.13% 20.23% 12.93% 13.50%

Total Allocation 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

WINDHAM SOUTHEAST SUPERVISORY UNION SUB* GRANTS FY '05 Federal Federal EPSDT Base SE IEP Supplemental SE IEP District IDEA Spec Ed Medicaid Medicaid Medicaid Total Brattleboro $269,129 $454,822 $ 18,566 $ 60,000 $ 71,921 $ 874,428 Brattleboro EES Pre-School 0 20,000 0 0 0 20,000 BUHS #6 126,164 256,375 25,000 0 41,000 448,539 Dummerston 23,203 0 33,000 10,000 18,900 85,103 Guilford 27,455 0 25,112 10,000 12,717 75,284 Putney 36,638 105,515 21,206 10,000 12,449 185,808 Vernon 34,192 0 28,700 10,000 10,000 82,892 TOTAL $516,781 $836,712 $151,574 $100,000 $166,987 $1,772,054

• Grant funds paid out to member districts and other organizations

CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT Anne Rider and PaulSmith, Coordinators In order to fulfill its mission, the WSESU.Office of Curriculum and Assessment works to provide assistance to teachers and administrators throughout the supervisory union. Our work falls into the following areas:

• Curriculum Development and Implementation: Curriculum and Assessment facilitates groups of teachers and administrators in writing curriculum frameworks based on standards found in the Vermont Framework and adopted by the supervisory union. We are continuing to develop the WSESU Learning Framework,according to our implementation plan.

Professional Development: Professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators that will support our goals are organized and promoted.

" Assessment: As part of the implementation of the WSESU Comprehensive Assessment Plan, Curriculum and Assessment facilitates teachers in the development of standards-based classroom and local assessments; assists in the administration, data gathering and interpretation of results from statewide assessments; assists in the implementation of the WSESU Mathematics Problem Solving and Writing Portfolio Systems and provides guidelines for grading and reporting.

" Public Engagement: The Office of Curriculum & Assessment makes presentations to school boards and other groups, provides articles for the WSESU Newsletter, and maintains the district's website.

" Administration of Title I Funds: These monies provide local schools with extra resources to help improve instruction in high poverty areas and ensure that all children have the same opportunity to meet challenging state academic standards.

" Administration of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB): This legislation reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary EducationalActand incorporates reforms in assessment, accountability, and school improvement. The law requires states to develop standards in reading and math, and assessments linked to those standards for all students in grades 3-8, and at least once during grades 10-12.

" Administration and Coordination of the Consolidated Federal Grants Program: This includes writing grants for Professional Development, Technology, Innovative Programs and Safe & Drug Free Schools.

The Office of Curriculum and Assessment keeps track of student performance on yearly statewide assessments in Readig,.Writing, Mathematics and Science. Results that include Spring 2002 data are presented below. More 6,nformati nWbo6 "s ent assessments is available at the WSESU web site www.wssu.k12.vt.us and at the state web site Results for the Grade 2 Developmental Reading Assessment (averaged over three years) are presented below. The numbers indicate the percentage of students who met or exceeded the standard.

Developmental Reading Assessment 2003-2005 School  %

Academy 80 Green Street 69 Oak Grove 72 Dummerston 78 Guilford 100 Putney 85 Vernon 89 WSESU Average 80 State Average 82 5

2002-2004 Cumulative Scores Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standard Scores for the New Standards Reference Examination Reading/Writing Assessment and Mathematics Assessment are presented below. Numbers represent the percentage of students meeting or exceeding the standard, averaged over the last three years of testing.

RBU = Reading-Basic Understanding MS = Math Skills RAI = Reading-Analysis and Interpretation MC = Math Concepts WE = Writing Effectiveness MPS = Math Problem Solving WC = Writing Conventions (Grammar, Usage & Mechanics)

While individual school scores vary from test to test, average scores for the district (WSESU) are consistently above state averages. As well, scores are generally higher for more basic skill assessments (RBU, WC, MS) than they are for more abstract thinking skill assessments (RAI, WE, MC, MPS).

School (Grade) RBU RAI WE WC MS MC MPS Academy (4) 76 61 56 50 62 35 32 Green St. (4) 89 80 71 85 84 73 76 Oak Grove (4) 70 62 39 44 56 36 27 Dummerston (4) 88 80 78 77 88 72 82 Guilford (4) 80 64 39 53 61 36 17 Putney (4) 89 83 71 79 84 63 51 Vernon (4) 82 70 67 66 73 42 34 WSESU Average (4) 82 71 60 63 71 49 44 State Average (4) 81 69 63 61 73 48 41 BAMS (8) 66 40 67 54 74 49 52 Dummerston (8) 72 38 60 49 86 52 61 Guilford (8) 69 42 62 59 73 53 51 Putney (8) 83 66 87 70 91 70 77 WSESU Average (8) 70 44 68 56 78 52 55 State Average (8) 66 40 66 53 69 40 46 BUHS (10) 51 43 38 69 66 45 38 State Average (10) 53 46 46 75 63 41 39 In the fall of 2005, the State of Vermont began testing all students in grades 3-8 in Reading and Mathematics. As well, students in grades 5 and 8 were tested in Writing. These new tests were developed in collaboration with the states of New Hampshire and Rhode Island, and make up the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP). These NECAP assessments will be given on a yearly basis in October, and replace the New Standards Reference Examinations (NSRE) previously given in grades 4 and 8. Results from the NECAP assessments will be provided in subsequent editions of this Annual Report.

Results from the NSRE given at grade 10 will continue to be provided until replaced by a high school assessment to be developed by Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

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SPECIAL EDUCATION Deborah Merchant, Directorof Family and InstructionalSupport Services ConradDumas, Special Education Coordinator 254-3748 ,-, 254-3749 (phone/fax)

Some Children Req"tire a Specialized Learning Program and Environment Central Office Special Education staff provides support to the District by providing: coordination and support for evaluations; case management; training and supervision of staff; fiscal and data management; compliance oversight; program management and development; facilitation and interagency collaboration.

The WSESU Special Education programs serve students who have been identified under state and federal rules and who may require a unique program of specialized instruction in basic skills.

The district provides a variety of educational settings in order to meet student needs, including direct services, instruction by Special Education resource teachers and paraeducators in the regular education environment and specialized programs. Additionally, speech/language pathologists, physical therapists and occupational therapists can provide a variety of services and accommodations.

Intensive services programs are available in WSESU for students in grades K-12 who require small, specialized classes based on their needs as described in the IEP.

ESSENTIAL EARLY EDUCATION (EEE) WSESU INTENSIVE SERVICES/LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAMS Is a state licensed preschool classroom, which are designed to assist students In basic academic skills, daily living skills and the includes typically developing children along development of career skills. Students are typically identified as having a with children with special needs, ages 3-5. language and/or learning Impairment.

Additional Services are provided by EEE staff to students In area pre-school settings 4 ELEMENTARY SECONDARY Oak Grove School serves BUHS #6 WSESU COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS students in grades 1-6 BAMS (7-8) BUHS (9-12)

(2 classrooms) are designed to support students with challenging behaviors who are typically Identified with an emotional or behavioral disturbance.

WSESU INTENSIVE DISTRICT PROGRAM Isdesigned to assist students in Increasing functional life skills to attain as much Independence as possible. Students are typically Identified as having severe and/or multiple Impairments.

ELEMENTARY COOP SECONDARY COOP Esteyville School K-6 BUHS #6 Elementary (Academy School K-6)/ Secondary (BUHS #6 7-12)

Junior (7-8)

Senior (9-12)

YCAP - YOUTH CAREER AWARENESS PROGRAM COMMUNITY EDUCATION Is a one year program designed primarily for second year Is designed to help students Increase Independence In the areas of high school students in preparation for a future program of social/pragmatic language aind coping skills In natural settings.

studies at the WRCC. Program Includes small group Students In the program typically are those who exhibit academic Instruction, exploratory experiences In the WRCC characteristics -onthe Autism Spectrum and demonstrate the need programs, hands on activities and work related skill for extensive supports In all social, acadimic and vocational areas.

development. This program Is a collaborative effort between WSESU and the WRCC. BUHS #6 (7-12) 7

The bar graph below shows the number of students eligible for special education between 1994 and 2004.

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2002 2003 2004 O 312 347 376 405 409 432 476 487 525 560 570 TECHNOLOGY Gary Parzych, Technology Coordinator In the WSESU, Information Technology is being used to increase student learning, assist in the management of data, and enhance communication within the school system, the community and the world. The following are ongoing efforts in support of this component of our educational system:

" All students and staff within the WSESU schools, grade levels and subject areas have access to a full range of current technology, software tools, and applications.

• Students pursue educational and career goals through learning activities enhanced and enriched by information technologies.

• Through ongoing, comprehensive professional development, all teachers acquire the knowledge and skills to integrate technology into a challenging and interdisciplinary curriculum that addresses students' specific needs, developmental levels and learning styles.

" Teachers use technology to support learning across the curriculum.

• Administrative functions, including those performed by instructional staff, are fully automated, thereby allowing more of the school system's energy and resources to be focused on creating and sustaining an educational climate in which learning can flourish.

" Schools are catalysts for promoting the use of appropriate technology throughout our communities.

WSESU has a Technology Committee, which provides strong leadership in bringing the tools of information technology into the classroom. At present, the Technology Committee is carrying out technology planning for the entire supervisory union. The committee has articulated a policy for appropriate use of technology, and written a developmentally based technology curriculum for the WSESU. It maintains an updated inventory of equipment in the district, and addresses staff development needs. Moreover, the committee is responsible for maintaining the Brattleboro Education BBS (BrEdBoard),

an electronic bulletin board that provides access to all interested community members.

Recent work of the committee has involved providing access to computers in classrooms by leasing sets of twenty laptop computer labs equipped with wireless networking capability. Through the use of a lab, all students in a class can have access to Internet, email and specific program applications at their own desks. Support for integration of technology into regular classroom practice is provided by Tech "field trips" to the Marlboro Technology Center.

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Vermont Department of Education School Report: Sia'ffInfoi~nation Page 1 of2 S.VERMONT ICENTER FOR

.DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IRURAL STUDIEF Vermont Department of Education School Report Staff Information Teacher count includes grades 7-12 vocational staff where applicable.

Bratt. Area Middle Sch UHSD #6: Staff Information

________________ 2001-20021[2002-2003 2003-2004[ State of Vermont

__004-2005_

2004-20051 IPersonnel (FTEs): __ I_

_! II IClassrooom teachers Ij 23"00][ 22.00 23.00][ 19.00 6,790.01 Other teachers :J 15"00[ 16.12 15.75[ 18.80 2,097.49]

Instructional aides II 9.ooll 13.00 12.00I 10.50 3,798.27]

Irnstructional coordinators 0.012 0.001

[o oria r] 0.001 0.00~ 0.00 182j land supervisors FLicensed administrators II 2.0011 2.00 2.00 2.00 435.9]

[Administrative support I .001 2.00 1.00][ 1.00 761.97]

[Other staff 2.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 2,649.15]

Contract lInformation:

Total number of contract days dumber of professional 9 N/AV N/AV development days

,Average teacher salary N/ l$8961$2761$5991$44=,346 DATA NOTATION DEFINITIONS

• N/A - Not Applicable: The data may not apply to a particular school or year (e.g., SAT scores in an elementary school or dropout data for the current, uncompleted School Year).

• N/AV - Not Available: Data are not available for this indicator.

• DNR - DidNot Report: The school or district "did not report" requested data for a particular survey or collection.

• DNP - Did Not Participate:The school "did not participate" in a particular program or assessment.

• N<=10 - Because one or more student's identity might be easily traceable, student performance results for schools with 10 or fewer students are not reported. See 34 C.F.R. Section 99.3 (definition of "personally identifiable information").

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