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High School Budget Process2019-2020

February 26, 2019

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COLLEEN PITTMAN

• NYS certified Library Media Specialist K-12

• Member of the American Association of

School Librarians

• University at Buffalo graduate

• Mom of 3- 12,2, and 6 months

TIFFANY FORTE

Teaching Assistant -

Library

• Certified in Secondary

Education Social Studies,

Masters in Secondary

Education

• New HFL community

member

• Two children in the district

• Very excited and grateful

to be part of such an

amazing team and

district!

Indicators of Excellence


Graduation Rates

HFL

98%

Monroe

County

90.3%

NY

State

80.2%

96% of 2018 graduates attended college


100% Passing Common Core United States

History and Government Regents Exam

100 % Passing Common Core Algebra II

Regents Exam

80% of all graduating seniors participate

in at least one college level course before

graduating

ExcellenceWhat are the common and most impactful ideas, themes, and

learning that surfaced from PLC, Department, and SIT team

meetings.

Welcome Chris DeFranco

Nicole Glavin and Colleen Pittman

Theresa Kaub and Amy Mulhern

PSYCHOLOGY• Increased enrollment in the program

YEAR Enrollment Figures

14-15 114

15-16 137

16-17 140

17-18 150

18-19 175

AP PSYCHOLOGY RESULTS

2016 Overall Score Distributions 1 2 3 4 5

% of HFL Students 4.2 14.1 18.3 29.6 33.8

% Students Globally 21.6 14.2 19.1 26.1 19.0


% of HFL Students 8.5 11.3 12.7 31.0 36.6



% of HFL Students 8.7 17.4 39.1 13.0 21.7


BENEFITS OF AP PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS THAT SCORE A 3, 4 OR 5 ON THE AP EXAM MAY BE

EXEMPT FROM TAKING INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY IN

COLLEGE AND/OR RECEIVE 3 COLLEGE CREDITS TOWARD AN

ELECTIVE COURSE.

THIS COULD BE A HUGE SAVINGS FOR COLLEGE

LEARNING LIFE SKILLS – INTERPERSONALLY AND

INTRAPERSONALLY, BEHAVIORS AND MENTAL ILLNESS

TESTIMONY FROM HF-L GRADUATE

TESTIMONY FROM A HFL GRADUATEMrs. DeFranco,

Hey there! It's been a while since we last spoke, but with the end of my first semester here at college, I wanted to

reach out and thank you real quick! In senior year ( 2016 ), I had taken your Intro class and had really enjoyed

it. It'd been a major contender in my choice to follow Psychology as a higher education and, although it had

taken me a while to get here, it's been one of the most positive experiences I've ever had and I'm on the track

to pass all of my classes with plenty of As! You're unique, engaging and fun teaching style really helped me

realize that studying people, their thoughts and the things they do is something I can pursue and - Hopefully,

someday! - apply to a profession that I will love just as much as I did your class. I've even gotten my whole

never turning in homework thing under control since finding a study that really speaks to me - Truthfully, I've even

been excited to do my assignments more often than not. I hear that some of my friends still in high school are

similarly affected by your wonderful classroom atmosphere and are thinking of seeking out similar career paths.

I can't speak for them as much, but I know that personally you've really made a profound effect and I can only

hope that my professors from this point on are as engaged and passionate about the classes they teach as you

were! I hope you are doing well as the rest of this year progresses and look forward to having many more of

your current students hopefully joining me soon!

With regards,

- E. Fargo

CONNECTED TO CURRICULUM

• INCREASED ENROLLMENT- MORE STUDENTS ARE CONNECTING WITH

THE CURRICULUM

• CURRICULUM IS CONNECTED WITH CORE AREAS

• BIOLOGY – NEUROSCIENCE UNIT

• US HISTORY – PERSONALITY & SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

• MATH- RESEARCH METHODS

• ENGLISH – NOVEL READ – CHARACTER REVIEWS

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO MUSEUM OF BRAINS AND

GROSS ANATOMY LAB

VIRTUAL REALITY THROUGH BOCES

GUEST SPEAKERSHYPNOTIST - JASON KROPIDLOWSKI, CH, CHI OWNER ROC

HYPNOSIS

FBI AGENT - KATIE TONZELLI

PSYCHOLOGY SPECIALIST - BETH ANN ROY LANGRELL

DEFENSE ATTORNEY – STEPHEN SERCU, SERCU LAW

RETIRED NY STATE POLICE INVESTIGATOR - JOHN

MCCAFFREY

SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE - SEAN SERCU

RETIRED FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY JUDGE – JOHN NINFO

Social Studies

2018-2019

New to our program:

• Standards Coordinator position linking grades 7-12. With 7-12 and K-6 collaboration, we are aligning state vocabulary and skills from elementary level social studies to 12th grade (based on new assessments)

• Teacher training and student preparation for new changes to the 10th Grade Global History and Geography Exam

• New AP Government test redesign (training occurred 6/18)-emphasis on argumentative essay and primary source analysis (9 Foundation Documents)-college readiness

• Mr. Merrill and Mrs. Glavin will be taking part in the AP Summer Institute at St. John Fisher this summer in order to implement a new AP World course for next year and a revamped 9th Grade Honors Global Studies.

Projects and New Experiences

AP Government Political

Participation Activity• One activity per

semester

• Students pictured chose

to go to City Hall and

watched the swearing

in of a new judge

• Others chose Board

Meetings

• Voter registration and

letters to officials were

options as well


• AP History "Toys for Tots" service project


• Global Studies virtual reality "journey" to Classical Greece

• US History classes also took a virtual reality journey


Mr. Higgins’ real

world budget

simulation

Government Class Structured Academic Controversy

• Students research an assigned

perspective on a controversial

issue (best suited for issues with multiple perspectives)

• Students become "experts" and

teach others that perspective (ideally in groups of 4)

• Students discuss best solutions and come to a consensus

• AP Government class just did one

on The US-Mexico Border


• Mr. Pangia's Participation in Government Research Paper

(Students research a public policy, court cases involved, and policy effects on the

American people.) NoodleTools and proper source citing (endnotes or MLA style) are

utilized.

Mrs. Glavin’s and Mr. Pangia's government classes arranged for the Livingston County

Executive, Ian Coyle, to come and speak to students about the critical role that local

government plays at all stages in our lives. He also discussed job and internship

possibilities within local government.

AP Government Washington DC Trip

12/5-12/8

SS/Library/English Research Project

• Multidisciplinary Project involving research, writing, editing in ELA and Global Studies Content Area

• Library instruction in navigating databases (Gale and Ancestry.com), evaluating sources, and citing materials.

• Mrs. Pittman obtained a grant in order to purchase Ancestry.com K-12 for students to research their own ancestry. This is a high interest research activity-personalized research was a goal of this plan.

• Library time will include researching and note taking. Papers will be written in English classes and will be assessed for social studies content by social studies teachers and assessed for ELA standards by English teachers.

• Students will trace their ancestral migrations. Which will be displayed on a large map.

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LibraryCOLLEEN PITTMAN

2018-2019

Circulation/Patron Statistics

(September 4, 2018-Jan 30, 2019)

1,012 students visit the library (on average) monthly. These are students who sign in and stay for an extended period. It does not include students sent from class, printing or looking for a book.

Students can utilize the library from 7:00am – 3:00pm

770 fiction and nonfiction items have been circulated (excluding eBooks)

297 equipment items have been circulated

162 items have been exchanged through the inter-library loan system

Library Classes and Programs

(September 4, 2018- Jan 30, 2019)

72 Information literacy lessons have been taught

13 Research projects have been facilitated, co-taught or advised

Collaboration has taken place with: ELA 9-12, (AP) Lit and Lang, Speech and Debate, Global 9, Government, Biology, and Special Education.

Information literacy online modules have been developed and will be used with English 10 in the Spring (3 more modules will be created over the summer)

Skype with a professional program

SNL camera man, book editor, psychologist, medical researcher, broadway actor

Collection Development

Collection analysis to determine wants of our school community and needs to fill gaps in curriculum support.

Addition of approved books from the NYS mental health curriculum

Focus on adding culturally inclusive titles

High interest fiction and nonfiction titles to encourage voluntary reading

Focus on eBook collection growth

The library as a Community Center

Space to support multiple learning styles

Individualized help with research

Reader's advisory

Project supplies

Board games

Interactive displays

Coloring tables

Technology (cell phone charging station, lap top charging carts, computers, cameras)

Temporary housing of Community Programs

Meeting space for clubs (TEDx, Model UN, Book Club)

M E N TA L H E A LT H

2 0 1 8 / 2 0 1 9

MENTAL HEALTH/COUNSELING:A TEAM APPROACH

• SCHOOL COUNSELORS

• SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

• SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER

FOCUS

ON

STAFF

DEVELOPMENT

WHAT IS RESILIENCE? (AND WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT)

•The capacity to rise above difficult

circumstances & allow us to move forward

with optimism in the midst of adversity.

•Our goal is to help children be capable of

handling the bumps & bruises the world has in

store.

7 CRITICAL C’S OF RESILIENCE

• CONFIDENCE

• COMPETENCE

• CONNECTION

• CHARACTER

• CONTRIBUTION

• COPING

• CONTROL

THE 7 C’S OF RESILIENCE

CONNECTIONStudents with close ties (family, friends, school,

community) are more likely to have a sense of

security that produces strong values & prevents

them from seeking harmful alternatives.

School Improvement Team Goals By June 2019 98% of Regents Exams taken by our high school

students will receive a passing score (≥65%).

By June 2019 59% of Regents Exams taken by our high school

students will receive a mastery score (≥85%).

Each department will review their regents (or relevant) data to identify department

specific strengths, opportunities for growth and set a meaningful and relevant goal with

aligned strategies to improve student learning and contribute to the overarching school

goal.

Maximize use of new collaboration time to improve teaching and learning by

developing an understanding of the Professional Learning Community Model, building

common language, and a focus on the guiding questions of a PLC.

Targeted efforts to support and improve student wellness through targeted professional

development and student programs.

ResourcesIncremental resources needed to implement and accomplish the High

School’s 2019-2020 goals?

Site Summary

Recommendations

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