March 2018 Bethlehem and Woodbury Regional School District #14€¦ · • The Unified Basketball team scheduled five tournaments this season. We hosted four of them; Oxford HS/Shepaug

Regional School District #14 Bethlehem and Woodbury

March 2018

2018-2019Superintendent’s Proposed Budget

CELEBRATIONS

#Region14ProudBethlehem Elementary School Celebrations

• We expanded our community this year by adding twelve PreKindergarten students to our BES family.

• Our K/1 students are really ‘showing what they know’ with their new Samsung Galaxy tablets - 1 for every student this year!

• Our first ‘WeSing’ Connecticut Children’s Concert was held this winter at MES with students from BES, MES and WMS participating- such talent!

• Students at BES know how to share strategies and mathematical thinking with our new math curriculum!

• BES students develop success goals (i.e. increase their reading volume, include more elaboration in their writing, find another way to solve a math problem or increase their steps/minute using their pedometers?)


• Ten BES staff members participated in the 2nd Teacher Leadership Academy (TLA) Cohort this summer- they are now leading monthly feedback/learning lab sites this year at BES.

• Professional learning is energetic, dynamic and interactive as BES colleagues collaborate, lead and stretch each other’s thinking on a daily basis.

• Students and staff are discussing different genres during our quarterly ‘Book Buzz’ meetings. Teachers and students learn to share what makes a text great.

• BES has Talent! For the very first time, students are meeting monthly with their Drama Club advisors to produce short skits to share with BES students & staff.

• Coaching, collaboration, collegiality! The BES Instructional Leaders work together to build their own capacity as well as support our certified staff to help our teachers to be the most effective instructional educators they can be.

• ‘Ready, Set, Auction’….our first PTO sponsored Silent Auction at the Watertown Golf Club raised almost $10,000 for BES students and staff.

• Students at BES have learned to effectively use new flexible seating and learning spaces.

• Hour of Code, Power Hour, Innovation Lab, Robotics, TBT- so many options for our students to be creative, innovative and collaborative.

• Monthly lunches at Ruddock’s Restaurant celebrate the many kind, caring ‘Bucket-Fillers’ at BES- character counts.


#Region14ProudMitchell Elementary School Celebrations

• MES welcomed the successful integration of Pre-K• The MES Student Council fundraiser of more than 700 food

items for the 100th Day of School.• MES teachers are now leading monthly feedback/learning

lab sites this year within the elementary buildings.• MES students engaged in Mystery Skypes around the world

and the Cardboard Challenge here in Region 14 with our Library Media Specialist.

• MES 5th grader Greg Voros performing with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra.

• MES students came out for the fantastic Math Club in Grades 2 & 3 with our Math Instructional Leader.

• MES students in 2nd grade class learned about their community and the Woodbury Senior Center.

#Region14ProudMitchell Elementary School Celebrations

• MES welcomed Snowshoeing as part of our commitment to the whole child.

• MES and BES musicians held a beautiful winter concert with our new music teacher.

• MES parents came out for our Math and Literacy “Show What You Know” events.

• The MES Student Council attended a leadership training at Naugatuck Valley Community College in January.

• STEAM integration with Power Hour and PTO sponsored assemblies.

• MES teachers used multiple flexible seating opportunities for students to build their capacity of how they learn best.

Woodbury Middle School Celebrations#Region14Proud

• WMS participated in the state-wide Nutmeg Book Award program.

• Six of our 6th grade ILA students have submitted superior writing to the UCONN Writing Project with the opportunity for publication this spring.

• Installation of a rotating student art gallery in LMC.• WMS piloted a Digital Citizenship curriculum for 6th grade

students.• Our Library Media Specialist kicked-off National Book

month (January) with a “book tasting” in the LMC for all.• WMS 7th grader Kailey Moore took First Place in the

American Chemical Society National Chemistry Week Illustrated Poem Contest. Chemistry Rocks was this year’s theme.


• Student Community Service Projects--Collecting bottles and cans and redeeming them weekly. Proceeds will be donated to the Woodbury Food Bank.

• Warrior for Warmth prepared 500 sandwiches to be donated to the St Vincent DePaul Shelter in Waterbury.

• WMS offered coding club for all grades in the LMC during Halftime.

• WMS “Family” was established each morning to promote a sense of belonging for all middle school students.

• The Warrior Council sponsored the 5th annual Pancake Breakfast and the 4th annual Turkey Shoot.

• 6th grade students created one of a kind accordion books with visiting artist Ms.Tibbatts in connection with ASAP

• 145 WMS students have participated on a WMS athletics team.


• The Year Three Boys Soccer team goes undefeated.• WMS musicians performed and participated in the NHS

Music Festival.• 7th grade girls participated in the STEM Expo.• WMS students participated in NHS unified basketball.• Spanish students applied their learned Spanish to create

cooking videos using their Spanish and culinary skills.• Whole school student programs promoting kindness,

acceptance and safety --all WMS students attended a viewing of the movie, “Wonder”.

• The Anti-defamation League will be presenting a program to encourage all students to be allies to others who are subjected to unkind behaviors by their peers.

• Scott Driscoll, a CT police officer, will be presenting Internet safety concepts including cyberbullying to the student body.

Nonnewaug High School Celebrations#Region14Proud

● 90% of the Class of 2017 went on to two- or four- year colleges - the remaining 10% military and workforce opportunities. (10% increase over last year)

● NHS four year university enrollment is trending upward. 79% of NHS students opt for four year colleges and universities vs. 64 % last year.

● Total UConn ECE 2017-18 – 179 students, 293 enrollments (up from 247 in 2016-17) (46 more this year-duplicative enrollments incl.) ** Approx. 542,000 in $ college education-wise. (approx.. 1,850 per course @UConn)

● NHS recognized 52 AP Scholars in 2017.


● Last May, 240 Nonnewaug students took 494 AP Exams. (32% of total student body)

● NHS is one of only 12 Connecticut high schools to offer the AP Capstone Seminar and have the special designation of AP Capstone Diploma School.

● Over 100 college and career school representatives visited NHS who held on site information sessions for students.

● Scholarship Pizza Party held after school by counselors to assist over 70 Grade 12 students in completing scholarship applications.

● NHS added new courses in Farm to Table, Sports Literature and Research, Multicultural Literature, Computer Programming with more to come next year.

Nonnewaug High School Celebrations #Region14Proud

● NHS Culinary students catered school events such as Scholarship Night, Open House, College Night, and the Berkshire League Music Directors and assisting with serving the National FFA Alumni Regional Development Conference.

● The Advanced Culinary Arts caters two community service events with the Senior Citizens of Region 14 annually.

● NHS students host Holiday Meal with the assistance of the music department, Agri-science, ADL students, FBLA the Art Department, Digital Design students and the custodial staff.

● NHS invites the seniors to NHS for our annual Spring Luncheon & Musical. This year’s production is Footloose.


• The new Farm to Table class offers real world hands on experience giving students the opportunity to complete a food cycle from planting, cultivating, harvesting and cooking fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables.

• Farm to Table students studied local honey from our hives, fresh fish from our aquaculture tanks, meat cutting meat production class, tapping maple syrup from NHS sugar maples and utilizing fruits, meats and dairy from local farms.

• Farm to Table students assisted with preparing food for the annual Farm to Table scholarship fundraising dinner.

• NHS Farm to Table teachers are offering a Farm to Table continuing education course in April.


● Woodbury FFA chapter had six state-winning judging teams compete at the National FFA Convention last fall, the most teams in the same year from any one chapter in the country.

● Woodbury FFA Teams earned one gold medal, three silver medals, and two bronze medals with five individual gold medals, six silver medals and ten bronze medals.

● Woodbury FFA had three state champion FFA judging teams last fall (Meats Evaluation, Floriculture and Horse Judging) and will go to Nationals this fall to compete.

● Four Agriscience instructors are certified UCONN ECE instructors and currently are teaching four UCONN ECE courses. (Horse Management, Floriculture, Veterinary Science and Food Science)


● NHS offers the Texas A & M Veterinary Technician Certification Course.

● NHS Local Food Production and Sustainable Food Production classes grew and donated over 500 lbs. of vegetables to the Woodbury Food Bank.

● NHS students grew and sold vegetables to the Nonnewaug Cafeteria, local restaurants, and culinary classes.

● NHS students packed up 18,000 lbs. of food-16,724 meals for senior citizens in their Community Service trip to the Connecticut Food Bank in Wallingford.

Nonnewaug High School Athletics#Region14Proud

● Unified Sports continues to grow in popularity with over 40 athletes this winter and spring season.

● Later in March Unified Sports will be in collaboration with Project Blue Paw to fortify relationship between local law enforcement and student leaders here at Nonnewaug.

● Unified Buddies completed our third year together. We follow the model of Unified Sports and include weekly activities such as baking cookies and bringing them to the Woodbury Senior Center for an afternoon of BINGO with the Seniors, we have lessons involving healthy eating and preparing fresh fruit salad, a discussion of Veteran’s Day and making posters to display in the school, a safe celebration of Halloween with club-made cookies and making Christmas ornaments.

● Unified Basketball traveled to Hartford to collaborate with Connecticut Special Olympics leaders at the annual Unified Summit held at the Aetna building.

Nonnewaug High School Athletics Celebrations#Region14Proud

• The Unified Basketball team scheduled five tournaments this season. We hosted four of them; Oxford HS/Shepaug HS, and Newtown were our first two. We competed against Coach York's varsity swim team and will be playing our annual Unified vs Faculty match next week. Also next week, we are attending a tournament at Lewis Mills HS.

• Unified Volleyball will begin in April. We will host several tournaments including our Unified vs Faculty match. We will also travel to North Haven HS where we will compete with eight schools from around the state.

• Unified Sports leaders Rebecca Hibbard and Andrew Stone to be acknowledged at the AquaTurf banquet club this spring for their achievements.


● State Title: Girls Cross Country Class M.● Berkshire League Titles: Girls Outdoor Track, Girls

Tennis, Girls Cross Country and Girls Volleyball.● Several all-state athletes in various sports in all seasons,

including our first all-state football player.● 83 Berkshire League Scholar athletes.● Thirteen All Berkshire League athletes, one All Pequot

League, and six all state athletes.● Football hosted a game under the lights in Oxford this year

and we ended our season by beating Mills on Thanksgiving.● We continued our commitment to our co-op hockey team,

adding eight players this year.


● Students once again designed and voted on our “tribe” shirt – a student lead cheering section at our home competitions.

● Several teams participated in raising money for breast cancer awareness and our softball team participated in the Shamrock Shuffle.

● Our baseball team is headed to Cooperstown over spring break this year, and our tennis team is going to a spring training trip to Hilton Head.

● Our Cheer team competed at Nationals in Virginia.● NHS joined forces with the Woodbury Senior Center to

organize a picture day for both Bethlehem & Woodbury seniors to get their picture and obtain their “Senior Chief Pass”. Seniors get free access to any NHS event, including regular season games and the musical each year. Passes never expire!


● All Region 14 students in grades pre K through 8th received wristbands allowing free access to all NHS athletic events.

● Athletes participated in Mitchell Elementary School’s Read Across America Day to read to younger students and shared why learning and reading is so important.

● Jennifer Charrette won the Edward B Kolakoski Award – one senior girl basketball player in the Berkshire League who has good skills, positive leadership and promotes the game of basketball through their efforts and determination.

● For the 2016-2017 school year, NHS won the Ted Alex Award by The Berkshire League. The Award is determined based on winning percentage of each team competing and our sportsmanship rating based on the view of opposing teams. For sportsmanship, our team, coaches, player and fans are all evaluated.

District-Wide Celebrations#Region14Proud

● Welcomed 27 new staff members to Region 14 within the 2017-18 School year (includes certified and classified staff. New teacher mentors trained to provide induction support to beginning teachers.

● Expanded membership of district Professional Development and Evaluation Committee (PDEC).

● Development and implementation of district/school strategy maps focusing on high quality instruction. Professional Learning for Administrators regarding District priorities including calibration of high quality instruction throughout the district.

● The PK-12 Social Studies Curriculum was written and approved.

● PK-12 Music Curriculum (Coming April).● PK-12 Science Curriculum (Coming June).

District-Wide Celebrations#Region14Proud

● Teacher Leadership Academy 2 (TLA2) Cohort enrolled contained 41 teachers.

● Teacher Leadership Academy (TLA) Lab sites started in the schools led by our teachers.

● Region 14 developed a partnership with Flanders Nature Center, the town libraries as well as the historical societies from Bethlehem and Woodbury to begin creating assured experiences for Region 14 students in Social Studies and Science.

● Integration of preschool classes at each elementary school.

Top Five Improvements 2014-2019

● 81% of curriculum/courses written & approved.

● 100% transition services for children have been bookended in our district (PreK & 18-21).

● Focused social emotional programming and training delivered across the district.

● Human Resources helped realize efficiencies and maximized staffing (reduce 21.05 FTEs while still adding courses and programming).

● 60.5% of the staff will have participated in the Region 14 Teacher Leadership Academy.

UPGRADES

BES 1926 Roof Replacement

BES 1960 Roof Leak

BES 1960 Roof Leak

BES Preschool Playground Installation

MES Preschool Playground

MES Chimney Repair

New Roof at Mitchell Elementary School

MES Driveway Repair

WMS Escape Window Replacement

WMS Gym Curtain Divider

WMS Ceiling Replacement – Room 111

Ellis Clark Reinstallation of Overhead Doors

Replacement of NHS downspout drain lines

NHS downspoutdrain lines

Ellis Clark Boiler Repair

NHS Cafeteria Heating Pipe Leak

NHS Heating Pipe Leak in Kitchen Storage Area

BUDGET

What is a Budget?

A budget is a quantitative expression of a plan for a defined

period of time…a means not an end

● 3 Board of Education Goals

● 4 District Strategic Priorities

● Student Achievement

=Continuous

Improvement Planning

Budgeting

Planning & ImplementingYear-Round

Board of Education Goals

● All students will graduate equipped with the necessary

knowledge and skills to be prepared for a successful

future in a global society.

● Regional School District 14 will attract, develop and retain the highest quality teachers, administrators, and staff.

● Regional School District 14 will provide safe and secure facilities equipped with technology enabling a 21st century modern learning environment that mirrors our educational values.

District Strategic Priorities

Superintendent’s Proposed 2018-2019 Budget

$ 34,137,402

+ 2.37%

Multi-Year Strategy

2021-20222020-20212019-20202018-2019

District Improvements & Student Needs

Enrollment

2022-2023

Last Year’s Plans…Carried over to this year

Elementary Science Labs

Middle School Culinary

K-8 Science Kits

Musical Instruments

2017-2018

2018-2019

Budget ProcessCurrent Budget $33,345,780

Administrator Requests & Contractual Obligations

+ $2,268,367 +6.80% + 6.80

After Initial Review - $ 47,840 - 0.14% + 6.66

After Second Review - $1,116,020 - 3.35% + 3.31

After Third Review - $ 312,885 -0.94% + 2.37

2018 - 2019 Proposed Budget$34,137,402 + 2.37

What Investments are Needed to Support the

Multi-Year ProgramImprovement Initiatives to

Inspire Excellence

in Region 14 Schools?

Investments in Region 14 A Historical Perspective

Year Adopted Budget % Change

2008-2009 $29,498,747 1.89%

2009-2010 $29,755,701 0.87%

2010-2011 $29,723,082 -0.11%

2011-2012 $30,246,029 1.76%

2012-2013 $30,558,951 1.03%

2013-2014 $32,055,781 4.90%

2014-2015 $32,055,775 0%

2015-2016 $32,736,726 2.12%

2016-2017 $33,028,116 0.89%

2017-2018 $33,345,780 0.96%

Ten Year Average = 1.43 % increase

Comparison by ObjectObject Description Difference $ Difference %

111 Certified Salaries $ 495,228 3.12

112 Classified Salaries $ 102,253 2.84

200 Employee Benefits $ 116,616 2.13

300 Purchased Services – Instructional

$ 70,077 2.70

300 Purchased Services- Non-Instructional

$ 113,693 3.45

400 Supplies & Materials – Instructional

$ 4,656 0.80

400 Supplies & Materials – Non-Instructional

$ 1,900 0.46

500 Capital Outlay $-252,673 -20.85

600 Debt, Liability, Insurance & Capital Reserve

$ 139,872 44.05

Total $ 791,622 2.37

Debt Service Fund

2017-2018 2018-2019

Bond Principal $0 $0

Bond Interest $ 52,722 $ 212,000

Bond Payment Reserve $ 673,500 $ 513,722

$726,222 $ 725,722

Elementary Enrollment Excellence

2017-2018 March 1, 2018 Enrollment

Pre K 1 2 3 4 5 Total

Bethlehem 14 43 44* 39 43 50 37 270

Mitchell 15 56 58 61 55 67 55 367

Total Students 29 99 102 100 98 117 92 637

2018-2019 Projections

Pre K 1 2 3 4 5 Total K-5* Avg. K-5*Total #

K-5 SectionsBethlehem 10 21 24 25 21 23 24

21 23 24 20 22 24

No. of Sections 1 2 2 2 2 2 2Total Students 10 42 47 49* 41 45 48 272 22.7 12

Pre K 1 2 3 4 5Mitchell 11 17 20 20 21 20 24

17 20 20 21 20 2416 19 19 21 19 23

No. of Sections 1 3 3 3 3 3 3Total Students 11 50 59 59 63 59 71 361 20.05 18

Total Students 21 92 106 108 104 104 119 633 21.1 30

Elementary Enrollment Excellence

WMS and NHS Enrollment Projections 2018-19

Excellence

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Non Resident students in AgSci

Resident Students 92 112 127 110 111 93 138 235

WMS Total: 331

NHS Total: 687

What Why How MuchSchool Counselors 2.0 Develop & implement district

comprehensive counseling program.

$157,890(offset -2.0 Social

Workers)District Social Worker 1.0 Support students and families in

wrap around hours. $91,463

Instructional Leader Support Services .6

Develop and implement coherence system of support services for students and families.

$56, 569

Grade 9 thru Age 21 Transition Program

Provide consistent transition opportunities to include job and community experiences.

Cost Neutral

Excellence2018-2019 ImprovementsStudent Support Services

Why a Comprehensive School Counseling Program?

Excellenc

e

Purpose and Practice:● To move from a position to a program to meet

students’ academic, career and social/emotional needs.

● To unify counselors and counseling practices PK-12.● To have duties that are systematically and sequentially

arranged PK-12 within the structure of the program’s direct and indirect services.

● Schools will be able to measure the impact of counselors services consistently.

● Improved transition for students between elementary to middle school and middle to high school.

Why a Comprehensive School Counseling Program?

Excellenc

e

Roles and Responsibilities:● Evaluate student aptitudes and abilities through

interpretation of data and developing goals for students.

● Seeing all students not just those who present issues.● Systematic review of students with common systems.● Write and implement the Comprehensive Counseling

curriculum.● Use Naviance across middle and high school.● Follow students across years to build relationships.● Engage in common data collection procedures and

sharing.● Engage parents and families in child’s education.

Excelle

nce

2018-2019 ImprovementsTeaching & Learning

Excellence

What Why How Much

Curriculum Writing –Art, Counseling, PE/HealthImplementation Guides for Social Studies & Science

Ensure consistent curricular experiences PK-12.

$ 76,620

Science Kits Use with implementation of new Science curriculum.

$ 39,408

Instructional Leaders Science 1.5 Implement science curriculum at each elementary school.

$ 141,423

Instructional Leader Math/Science District-Wide 1.0

Coordinate implementation of Math & Science Curricula.

$ 94,282

Excellence

What Why How MuchCulinary Provide students with additional choice in

career explorations.(replaces STEAM)

78,945 (offset by STEAM reduction)

World Language1.6 FTE reduction

Create programming that bears high school credit.

- $89,743

Math PL and Resources

Provide students with enriched programming and increase teacher capacity to reach all students.

$12,800

New Middle School Schedule

Increase length of each class as well as offer additional courses in the arts.

Cost Neutral

Uniform Replacement

Create a five year replacement cycle for middle school athletics.

$ 5,000

2018-2019 ImprovementsWMS

Excellence

What Why How MuchStrings teacher .4 Increased enrollment $ 23,578

Instruments Develop a regular cycle of instrument replacements and create a repository of difficult to access instruments.

$ 10,000

2018-2019 ImprovementsMusic

K-12 Staffing

Certified Position Location FTE - FTE +

7th Grade World Language WMS -1.6

6th Grade WMS -1.0

8th Grade WMS 1.0

Culinary WMS 1.0

STEAM WMS -1.0

Music WMS 0.4

Social Worker BES -1.0

Social Worker MES -1.0

District Social Worker District Wide 1.0

School Counselor BES 1.0

School Counselor MES 1.0

Instructional Leader Support Services

District Wide 0.6

Instructional Leader Math BES -0.5

Instructional Leader Science BES 0.5

Instructional Leader Science MES 1.0

Instructional Leader Math/Science District Wide 1.0

Library Media Specialist BES -0.5

World Language NHS 0.4

Social Studies NHS 0.4

Science NHS -0.2

Spec Ed Teacher Reg. Trans. Acad.

-1.0

Totals -7.8 9.3

Classified Position

Location FTE-

FTE+

Instructional Support

NHS -1.0

Secretarial WMS/MES -1.0

Totals -2.0

Excellence

PK - 12 Staffing SummaryReductions of FTEs

2016 - 2017 - 15.35

2017 - 2018 - 5.2

2018 - 2019 - 0.5

Total - 21.05

Excellence

What Why How MuchComputer & interactive board replacement plan

Upgrade technology, enhance service and maintenance

$ 147,600

Network Switches Year 2 of 3 year replacement plan

$ 55,400

Upgrade to Wireless Network

Year 2 of 3 $ 47,000

*funded through lease purchase program

Excellence

2018-2019 ImprovementsTechnology*

2018-2019 ImprovementsMaintenance *

Excellence

What How Much

BES● Asbestos Removal - 5 rooms● Reroof 1926 Building● Oil Tank Replacement● Sonitrol Security System Replacement

$25,000$90,000$70,000$ 8,000

MES● Oil Tank Removal● Sonitrol Security System Replacement

$25,000$ 8,000

WMS● Carpet replacement 2nd Floor

* funded via capital reserve funds

$18,000

Superintendent’s Proposed 2018-2019 Budget

$ 34,137,402

+ 2.37%

Documents

March 2018 Bethlehem and Woodbury Regional School District #14€¦ · • The Unified Basketball team scheduled five tournaments this season. We hosted four of them; Oxford HS/Shepaug