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South Brunswick School District Education Summit 2008
“Schools Only Succeed When Students Achieve”
District Goals1. Curriculum & Instruction2. Professional Development3. Information Technology4. Facilities5. Cost Effectiveness and Cost Containment6. School Safety7. Miscellaneous
– Policy Manual– NJQSAC: New State Monitoring System– NCLB: Adequate Yearly Progress and Highly
Qualified Staff– Education Foundation
Curriculumand Instruction
Standards, Strategies and Strands
South Brunswick Curriculum Review2007-2008
State-Mandated 5-Year Cycle; Board-Approved SequenceFlexible Model
Standards-based Review
Yea r 1
Review, Research & Study
Standards
Yea r 2
Revise, Write & Select Resources
Yea r 3
Train & Prepare to Implement
Yea r 4
Implement & Refine
Yea r 5
Reflect
Language Arts*
Science
Social Studies Math*
Guidance
Character Ed Kimple Center
Spec Ed- HS
Spec Ed- MS
Spec Ed- ES
Music
Art Library
Gifted & Talented (G&T)
Tech Ed & Family Consumer Science
Business Electives English Language Learning
World Language PE/Health OT/PT/Speech
District Tech Plan
Basic Skills- embedded in program reviews
Yea r 1
Review, Research & Study
Standards
Yea r 2
Revise, Write & Select Resources
Yea r 3
Train & Prepare to Implement
Yea r 4
Implement & Refine
Yea r 5
Reflect
Language Arts*
Science
Social Studies Math*
Guidance
Character Ed Kimple Center
Spec Ed- HS
Spec Ed- MS
Spec Ed- ES
Music
Art Library
Gifted & Talented (G&T)
Tech Ed & Family Consumer Science
Business Electives English Language Learning
World Language PE/Health OT/PT/Speech
District Tech Plan
Basic Skills- embedded in program reviews
Interwoven Strands: technology, character education, differentiation
Refined & Implemented:• Mathematics
– K-5 Investigations– 6-8 Connected Math and Middle School Math/Pre Algebra– 9-12 Math Navigator Lab
• Health Education– 5th Grade Units – 12th Grade Health Survey Research Task
• World Language– K-12 Spanish– 6-12 French
• Gifted and Talented Program– K-5 Enrichment Support– K-5 Math for All Kinds of Minds
Piloted: Curriculum in draft.Resources aligned. Training as needed.
Social Studies: Grades 5-11
Science: HS Biology
Character Ed: Elementary Responsive
Classroom
Special Education Replacement Program:
Middle and High School
World Language: Latin
Social Studies: K-4
Science: K-12
Art: K-12
English Language Learning (ELL)
Character Education: Grades 6-12
Being Revised: Writing curriculum. Examining resources.
Language Arts: K-12
Music: K-12
Gifted and Talented Education: 6-12
Business Education: 7-12 (Tech Prep Grant)
Math Basic Skills: K-5
Library/Media Program: K-12
Under Review: Unpacking the standards. Determining alignment and gaps.
Spotlight:World Language
• Early Language Learning– SALSA K-2: Embedded video program with support– Spanish 3-5: Formal thematic study in “target language”
• Middle Level Learning– Spanish, French and Latin
• Concept-based: communication, festivities and universalities
• Target Language • Language Labs• Equivalent of Language Level I
World Language continued…
• High School– HS Level I (Spanish, French, Latin/Ancient Greek)– HS Language II-IV
• Concepts increase in complexity from fashion and geography to social classes and literature
• Honors and Advanced Placement Levels– Language for Native Speakers
• Y con mucho orgullo (and, with much pride)– iPod Technology– World Language Awareness Activities– World Language Honor Societies– K-12 Articulation
Curriculum & Instruction
CHALLENGES
• Making room for more content
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
• NJQSAC (State Monitoring System)
STRENGTHS
• Standards-based• Technology integrated• Builds “enduring
understandings”• Systematic • Flexible• Aligned resources • Shaping professional
development
Assessment
Raising Student Achievement
Student Achievement
• State Assessments (NJASK, GEPA, HSPA)
• District Assessments (Portfolios, Research
Tasks, Timed Writing)
• S.A.T.
• A.P. Tests (Advanced Placement)
• College Acceptances
• Merit Scholar Recognition
No Child Left Behind:Making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Starting Point
2003
2005
2008
2011
2014
Literacy Gr. 3-5 68% 75% 82% 91% 100%
Gr. 6-8 58% 66% 76% 87% 100%
Gr. 11 73% 79% 85% 92% 100%
Mathematics Gr. 3-5 53% 62% 73% 85% 100%
Gr. 6-8 39% 49% 62% 79% 100%
Gr. 11 55% 64% 74% 86% 100%
Ending Point
2004 2007 2010 2014
AYP is a moving target set by the State.
Starting Point
2003
2005
2008
2011
2014
Literacy Gr. 3-5 68% 75% 82% 91% 100%
Gr. 6-8 58% 66% 76% 87% 100%
Gr. 11 73% 79% 85% 92% 100%
Mathematics Gr. 3-5 53% 62% 73% 85% 100%
Gr. 6-8 39% 49% 62% 79% 100%
Gr. 11 55% 64% 74% 86% 100%
Ending Point
2004 2007 2010 2014
Terminology
• Cohort: Same group of students over time
• DFG: N.J. District Factor Grouping – Districts designated A-J
– Based on factors related to socio-economic status (census data)
– Compares demographically similar districts
– Grouping updated every 10 years
– South Brunswick is an “I” district
Literacy & MathSame Group of Students Over Time
2004 to 2007
90%91%
89%89%
96%94% 92%
86%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
2004 -Grade 3
2005 -Grade 4
2006 -Grade 5
2007 -Grade 6
Literacy
Math
Percent of ALL Students Proficient or Advanced
Our scores have been comparable with DFG Districts over this span of time.
Grade 11 Literacy Comparison with Similar Districts (DFG)
2003 to 2007
89%93% 92% 94% 93% 95% 95% 95% 96% 95%
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Percent Passing for All Students TestedThis is our most challenging comparison group: districts like ours.
Grade 11 Mathematics Comparison with Similar Districts
2003 to 2007
Percent Passing for All Students Tested
76%
87%80%
88% 86%90% 90% 91%
85%89%
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007SBHS DFG
Again, our students’ results in math and literacy are comparable to those of students in districts similar to South Brunswick!
SAT Critical Reading and Writing Mean Scores
for 2007
SAT Critical Reading and Writing Mean Scores
for 2007
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N.J. Nation SBHS
Reading
494 494527
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N.J. Nation SBHS
Writing
91% of Class Took SAT in 2007
(Up 7%)
SAT Math Mean Scores for 2007
SAT Math Mean Scores for 2007
510 515550
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N.J. Nation SBHS
Mathematics
AssessmentCHALLENGESWith limited resources…• Continuing to make
AYP for all 41 indicators in all 10 schools (410 in total!)
• New: Improving performance in each subgroup by at least 5% each year (NJQSAC)
• Ensuring that all students enter Grade 3 as fluent readers and writers
• Improving research skills over time
STRENGTHSOur students are…• Attending schools that are
meeting the challenging NCLB standards with high levels of success
• Performing in ways that are comparable with our DFG group
• Benefiting from thoughtful action plans
• Receiving academic support as needed
• Participating in acceleration & enrichment as identified
Technology
Children, Computers and Powerful Ideas-Seymour Papert
Technological Literacy in South Brunswick is:
Informed by research
Shaped by the International Standards for Technology Education (ISTE)
Based on the State Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCs)
Guided by the State-mandated, District Three-Year Tech Plan
Off the ground!
• Family Connect (online gradebook)• Automated Dialer System (emergencies)• AppliTrack (online application system)• Online Friday Folder• Emergency E-mailer• Making the Grade: Season II (VTN production)
• E-mail, Ethics & Etiquette Training• Acceptable Use & Media Release Forms• Updated carts of “Computers on Wheels”• NJ SMART Database
• 8th grade tech proficiency rubric
• 4th grade tech inventory
• PDExpress
• Increased use of Web 2.0 tools
• Internal plan for recovery of major information systems: disaster recovery plan
• Cyber Safety at all levels
Ready to roll!
Spotlight: Communication
Family ConnectOnline grades, assignments, attendanceMiddle and High School students and parentsHelp LinesOnline SupportIncreased home-school communicationIncreased parent-child communicationEquals impact on achievement
Spotlight: Emergency Communication
Auto DialerTelephone: up to six numbersFor emergency useFor unplanned changes to scheduleThousands of calls go out simultaneouslyBefore & After School is being set-upStaff Auto Dialer is being set-upSupplement traditional communication
systems
TechnologyCHALLENGES
• Safe and caring environment
• Keeping up with new technologies
• Training
• Integration
• Funding
STRENGTHS
• Computers on Wheels• Online databases/research• Interactive technologies• Assistive technologies• Real-life simulations• Presentational software• Productions• Sharing via the Web• Home-school connections• Text support
Professional Development
A process…not an event.
Professional Development in South Brunswick is shaped by:
• NJ Professional Development Standards
• NJ Professional Standards for Teachers
• NCLB Eight Key Elements of Highly Qualified Professional Development for Teachers (PD Defined)
• NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards
• South Brunswick District Annual Goals
• Other: State Mandates, Needs Assessments/Evaluations, Best Practices Research
The Landscape . . .
1. Provide instructional and content training relative to the 5-Year Curriculum Review Cycle
2. Integrate training in the three instructional strands (Character Education, Technology, & Differentiation)
3. Foster Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
4. Be accountable ethically and legally for all State and Federal required policy trainings
. . . determining our path 5. Use ‘data to drive our instruction’ for adults and students
6. Strategically plan for professional development long-range
7. Promote equitable access and self-empowerment through automated services ~ PDExpress
8. Attend to the PD elements outlined in all District and State plans
9. Annually train, implement and monitor operational procedures dealing with safety
Spotlight
Professional Learning Communities Job Alike Groups, Steering Committees, Design Teams, Book
Groups, Curriculum Development Committees, Team Planning, Training Teams, Councils, Research Groups, Instructional Council, etc…
PDExpress~ Information Management System 24 /7 access to targeted professional learning opportunities Focused on supporting individuals, department/grade and building-
level needs Efficient and fiscally responsible
Professional Development
CHALLENGES• Making room for more • NCLB • NJQSAC• Meeting wide-range of staff
needs• Long-range planning• Funding
STRENGTHS• Standards-based• Goal Oriented (meeting
system and job-embedded needs)
• Accountable• Influenced by many
‘voices’• Becoming flexible to meet
the needs of all
Safe and Caring Schools
The Physical, Social &
Emotional Well-Being
of All
Safe & Caring Over Time Ongoing Fire/Evacuation Drills 1990 Community Response Team (CRT) 1998 Mental Health Awareness Week 1999 School Resource Officer (SRO) 2001 Introduction to Responsive Classroom (RC) 2002 Incident Command Training 2002 Safe & Caring Schools Committee 2002 Violence Awareness Month 2002 Core Team training in RC K-5 2003 Community Resource Team (CRT) 2004 AED/MERT Teams 2004 Photo ID Badge System 2005 Mandate for Character Education K-12 2005 Communication (radios, mobile phones, pagers)
Safe & Caring: Recent Initiatives 2006 Lock-down Drills 2006 Suicide Awareness Training 2006 Cameras and Buzzers 2006 Building-access Proximity (Prox) Card installation 2007 Building-by-building school safety surveys 2007 Cyber Safety Initiatives for Students 2007 Middle School S.A.F.E. Program (replaced D.A.R.E.) 2007 Core Values adopted for South Brunswick 2007 Systematic Plan for K-5 Responsive Classroom 2007 Coordination w/S.B.P.D. of emergency protocols 2007 Active Shooter Protocol training for Administrators 2007 Systematic plan for Character Education K-12 2007 Systematic Training for Staff in Policies & Mandates 2007 Emergency Response Procedures Staff Flip-Chart 2007 Police Radios in all schools
Safe & Caring in 2008 2008 Gang Awareness training of Administrators
2008 Submission of School Safety Plan to State
2008 Finalizing of Pandemic Flu Plan
2008 Finalizing plans for Character Ed 6-12 (Think Tank)
2008 Continuing Character Ed/Responsive Classroom
Teacher Institutes (summer and winter)
2008 Development of District-wide Traumatic Loss
Protocols
2008 Creation of District-level Emergency Response Team
Community Connections
Electronic Communications Spotlight Newsletter (award winning!)
District Calendar (award winning!)
VTN (award winning!)
South Brunswick Parent Academy Senior Citizen Outreach Student Service Projects
Community Education Connections Before and After School Program
– Community Service Project (March Madness Cookie Bake)
– Club 678: Family Feud Transition for 6th Graders– Support Groups for Parents (example- Parents
with Adopted Children) Summer Camps
– Opening of Camp DECKA– Siemens volunteers at hands-on Science Day
Community School– Expanded offerings for adult enrichment
Spotlight: Prevention
CYBER SAFETY (personal safety, intellectual property, cyber community citizenship, cyber predators)
– County Training in i-SAFE – Curriculum Development Team– NJ State Law– Harassment Policy Revised– Mandated Training for Staff in September– Parent Outreach: presentations– State Training in NET Safety – Long-range Plan for Systematic Training of Students
• Elementary• Middle School• High School
Spotlight: Response
Development of Traumatic Loss Protocols for the District
– Robert Macy training of staff members in traumatic loss– K-12 Committee to coordinate response at school levels– Creation of District Lead Response Team
Safe & CaringSTRENGTHS
• Safe and caring environment supports high academic achievement
• Strong relationship with the police and community agencies
• Staff commitment to safety protocols
CHALLENGES
• Maintaining vigilance
• Continuing to review, revise and practice safety procedures
• Character Education as an approach and not a program
Facilities: Build & Maintain
Form Follows Function
Student Facility Use:During the Day
• K-12 Student Enrollment in 2007-08: 8,827 (as of 10/15/07)
• Number of Instructional Days: 181
• Total “during-the-day” instructional use of facilities by students:
1,597,687
Student Use of Facilities: Beyond the Day
SBHS Athletics 1,267 Clubs 2,519 Other Activities 7,604 Music 945
12,335
Crossroads N & S Sports 460 Clubs 1,260 Athletics 950 Music 3,904 6,574
Elementary K-5 Clubs and Activities 4,656
Community Ed (Youth) Before/After School 1,593 Camps 2,647
Total Number of Student Participants in 2007-08:28,073
Total Student Facility Use
Instructional(during the day)
&Extracurricular
(beyond the day)
1,625,492
FacilitiesSTRENGTHS
• Eight of twelve schools upgraded since the year 2000• Can accommodate increasing student population• Crossroads North addition allows for more
balanced enrollments between two middle schools• Advanced security measures in place at all locations• Automated energy systems in all school locations• Student use of facilities is exceptional• Community use of facilities is vast
Facilities
CHALLENGES
• Legislation capping budget growth will greatly limit or
curtail Capital Projects (e.g. roof replacement, HVAC
upgrades, parking lot restoration…)
• Capital Reserve depletion
• Acquisition of acreage next to South Brunswick High
School is important
• Most South Brunswick schools do not have emergency
generators
Finance
Budgeting & School Funding
Revenue By Fund SourceSchool Year 2007-2008
78.3%
3.6%
17.1%
1%
Local Taxes
Other Local
State
Federal
Impact on Local TaxesImpact on Local Taxes
$10,000,000$20,000,000$30,000,000$40,000,000$50,000,000$60,000,000$70,000,000$80,000,000$90,000,000
$100,000,000$110,000,000
'02-03
'03-04
'04-05
'05-06
'06-07
'07-08
State Funding
Local Tax Levy
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
$11,093
$12,180
NJ State Average
South Brunswick
NJ Cost Per Student Comparison – 2007
$1,087 below the NJState Average Cost per Pupil
$1,087 below the NJState Average Cost per Pupil
2007-08 Budget Appropriations
2%6%
5%
67%
1%10%9%
Instructional Services
Central Support Services
Transportation
Maintenance/Facilities
Curriculum/ProfessionalDevelopment
Federal Programs
Debt Service
Comparison with Similar DistrictsSB versus 103 districts (K-12)
of similar size in 2007
• Overall cost per pupil (near the middle)
• Student/Teacher Ratio of 11.2 to 1 (near the middle)
• State Average Administrative Salary: $108,369
District Average: $93,106 (one of the lowest )
• Facilities/Operations above the State Average (on
the higher end)
• Extracurricular cost of $228 per student
(higher than most)
Of further note…
• 18% student enrollment increase over last seven years
• Minimal (10.4%) increase in State Aid since 2001
• State Aid shortfall of more than $5 million since 2001-02
• Maximum permitted General Fund Balance as of 6/30/07 ($2,207,436 = 2% of GF Budget)
Strengths: Balancing the Interests of Taxpayers and Students
• Student Transportation
efficiencies
• Cooperatives for supplies,
insurance, natural gas
• Competitive bidding and
quoting practices
• Utilities management
program
• Restructuring of Debt
($3 million savings)
• Partnership with the community• Shared services agreements with SB
Township and other districts
• And, remembering that behind every number…there is a child.
Challenges: Moving Forward• Impact of the New State Funding Formula
for 2008-09 and beyond
• State Deficit Impact (pension contributions, unemployment, unfunded mandates…)
• S-1701 (administrative cap, limit on fund balance, capital reserve restrictions)
• Financing capital projects
• NCLB restrictions w/reduced funding
• Inflation (utilities, healthcare, transportation…)
FuturisticForecast
FUTURISTIC FORECASTFebruary 28, 2008
• We must continue to provide our students with learning opportunities that encourage and develop creative thinking, collaborative efforts and interpersonal relationships.
- The world is getting smaller and success will be secured for
individuals with a broad skill-set extending beyond the acquisition of knowledge.
FUTURISTIC FORECASTFebruary 28, 2008
• The future success of our Nation is and will continue to be secured by the work of classroom teachers who shape, daily, our next generation.
• Under the Board of Education leadership, South Brunswick School District has become a goal-driven enterprise that values a systematic approach to providing instructional experiences for students. This commitment has and, more importantly, will continue to provide significant levels of student achievement.
In Conclusion
South Brunswick School District
Contacts
Human Resources [email protected]
Professional Development [email protected]
Curriculum & [email protected]
Assessment [email protected]
Student Services [email protected]
Gifted &Talented Education [email protected] [email protected]
Technology [email protected]
ContactsSafe & Caring [email protected]
[email protected]@sbschools.org
Community [email protected] [email protected] Facilities [email protected] [email protected]
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South Brunswick School DistrictEducation Summit
2008
“Schools Only Succeed When Students Achieve”
