Proposed Budget Department of Instruction · Teacher Assistants (1.0) Deans 2.0 Other Positions (etc.) (1.8) Total 145.1 FY18 Enrollment Growth Instruction Given increasing student

Loudoun County School Board

FY18 Superintendent’s

Proposed Budget

Department of InstructionJanuary 17, 2017

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Organization of Information

• Context for Continuous Improvement

• Strengths

• Major Initiatives

• Major Budget Components

FY18 Expenditure Changes

Staffing

o Enrollment Growth

o New Schools

o Other Growth Operating

Enhancements

Restorations

Reallocations

• Budget Book PagesInstruction

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FY18 DOI Budget

Personnel, 95.30%

Operations &

Maintenance, 4.66%

Capital Outlay,

0.03%

FY18 Budget by Object Expenditure

Personnel Operations & Maintenance Capital Outlay

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DOI Core Questions

• How can we reach our strategic goals, improve student

learning and performance on identified metrics, and

align our plans, processes, decisions, and organizational

structures?

• What do the voices of our customers tell us?

• How can we utilize continuous improvement strategies

(Baldrige Performance Excellence Criteria) to assist us

with fulfilling our mission?

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Offices within DOI

Elementary

School

Education

Teaching &

Learning

Instructional

Programs

School

Administration

High

School

Education

Middle

School

Education

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A High Performing School Division

• Increased opportunity for students to solve authentic,

challenging problems in the world while learning

significant content and important competencies

• Increased the number of students with opportunities

for personalized learning

• Achieved gains in math and reading SOLs, consistently

outperforming the state and most divisions in the

region

• Matched or outperformed state averages in all subject

areas for ELL students

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• Increased average SAT scores in reading, writing, and

math that exceeded 1600 and remained 82 points

above the state average and 133 points above the

national average

• Maintained SAT and ACT average scores above the

state and national averages

• Increased number of students participating in dual

enrollment courses by 203% from 2013-2014 to 2015-2016

(837 to 2532)

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• Exceeded state percentage of students earning Advanced

Studies diploma by 19.4%

• Highlighted as one of five school divisions to achieve recognition on the Advanced Placement Honor Roll

• Increased participation in AP exams by 7.8%, with higher pass rates than the state and nation

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• Identified by VDOE – three schools as Excellence in Co-teaching Demonstration Sites – Discovery Elementary, Simpson Middle, and Harmony Middle

• Achieved Schools to Watch status for all eligible middle schools

• Selected for the 2016 Virginia Index of Performance Awards – 30 schools in LCPS

• Honored for selection as one of three national finalists for the Future of Education Technology Conference STEM Excellence Award – Liberty Elementary School

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Major Initiatives

• Build on early successes of One to the World learning

experiences to achieve deeper learning

• Continue emphasis on personalizing learning to

ensure growth for all students

Expand the Young Adult English Learner Program

Expand access to digital resources and update

textbooks

Implement instructional strategies in mathematics

that support differentiation of instruction

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Major Initiatives

• Continue to build out and implement an assessment

and internal accountability framework for significant

content and competencies to support deeper

learning

Support and assistance in the development and

implementation of performance assessments

Expansion of student growth measures MAP

Assessment (Existing Resources)

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Major Initiatives

• Implement a comprehensive and ongoing professional

learning plan aligned to instructional initiatives to support

deeper learning

• Expand full-day kindergarten to serve approximately 82%

of kindergarten students

• Expand the Academy of Engineering and Technology to

include freshmen and sophomore cohorts

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Major Initiatives

• Provide focused support, assistance, and expertise to

secondary drama programs through a dedicated staff

member

• Reclassify Technology Assistants to address rapid

expansion of educational technology, mobile computing

and general use of technology in schools

• Expand differentiated staffing by applying the existing

standard and adjusting the formula at elementary from a

75% to 70% threshold

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Major Initiatives

• Map out K-8 computer science curriculum using AP and

dual enrollment course expectations to create alignment

between elementary, middle and high school offerings in

the area of computer science (existing funding for

embedding coding into the existing curriculum)

• Implement the staffing standards, plan for enrollment

growth and provide the resources and support to achieve

the mission of empowering all students to make

meaningful contributions to the world

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Staffing

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FY18 Enrollment Growth

PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions

Staffing Standard Driven 145.1 $13.6

New Schools Staffing 30.0 $2.1

Other Growth Staffing 1.0 $0.2

Other Growth Operating - $1.0

Total 176.1 $16.9

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These expenditures are needed to sustain excellence

by maintaining the present service levels to our

students.

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FY18 Staffing Standard Driven

PRIMARY CHANGES FTE

Teachers, Elementary 15.7

Teachers, Middle 46.0

Teachers, High 45.2

Teachers, ELL 39.0

Teacher Assistants (1.0)

Deans 2.0

Other Positions (etc.) (1.8)

Total 145.1

FY18 Enrollment Growth Instruction

Given increasing student enrollment, these additional

positions are needed simply to maintain current class

sizes and services for our students.

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New School Staffing


Brambleton Middle School 18.0 $1.0

ES-28 1.0 $0.1

MS-7 3.0 $0.2

Academies of Loudoun 8.0 $0.8

Total 30.0 $2.1

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New staff are needed for additional facilities opening

within the school division that support increasing

student enrollment.

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Budget Components

Academies of Loudoun & AET

• Propose funding to expand the Academy of

Engineering & Technology for the fall of 2017 to

include freshman and sophomore cohorts

1 Director Position for the Academy of

Engineering & Technology

6 Teacher Positions

1 Secretary

High School

Education

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Other Growth Staffing


Teacher, Douglass 1.0 $0.1

Middle Schools - $0.1

Total 1.0 $0.2

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Expansion of FDK (Teachers & Teacher

Assistants) 121.4 $8.9

Strategic Staffing Standard Changes 7.5 $0.6

Total 128.9 $9.5

FY18 Enhancements

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Proposed FY18 FDK Expansion Costs


Kindergarten Teachers 55.5 $5.2

Kindergarten Teacher Assistants 56.0 $2.7

Art, Music, PE Teachers 9.9 $0.9

Sub-total Staff Costs 121.4 $8.8

Instructional materials start-up costs (not

annual) $0.1

Total Costs (including staff costs & materials

start-up costs) 121.4 $8.9

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Differentiated Staffing - Elementary 1.0 $0.1

Dean, Elementary 4.0 $0.4

Secretary II, Elementary 2.5 $0.1

Total 7.5 $.06

Strategic Staffing Standard Changes

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Operations &

Maintenance

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Other Growth Operating

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Instructional Materials - $0.3

Contractual Services - $0.6

Computers and Software - $0.3

Training and Continuing

Education

- $(0.2)

Total - $1.0

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Budget Components

Performance Assessments

• Provide professional development and ongoing support for

teachers in the development of performance assessments.

Provide professional development for 500+ teachers

Build a cadre of LCPS experts to train additional teachers

year after year

Build on the work we have started with project based

learning

Align with VDOE on shift from standardized tests to

performance based assessment

Assess for LCPS success skills (critical thinking,

communicating, collaborating, creativity, contributing)

and deeper learningInstructional

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Budget Components

Reclassification of Tech Assistants

• Support changes in curriculum, instruction, assessment,

and technology environment since the role was created

• Address rapid expansion of educational technology, mobile

computing, and general use of technology in schools

• Support the changing and growing use of technology in

schools allowing TRTs and teachers to focus more explicitly

on instruction

Instructional

Programs


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Budget Components

Reclassification of Tech Assistants

Instructional

Programs


Budget Components

Young Adult English Language Learners

• Program in which older-aged English learners can earn credits

toward their high school diploma

Serving up to 40 students 18 years of age or older

Focus on acquisition of academic content related vocabulary

Ability to move into general education courses

Opportunity to complete graduation requirements

Career and educational counseling support

Access to digital language learning programs

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FY18 Restorations


Textbooks - $2.0

Middle School Deans 3.0 $0.3

Total 3.0 $2.3

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Budget Components

Textbooks & Digital Resources

FY18 Restorations Instruction

• FY 2006 with a student enrollment of 44,014, LCPS underwent a textbook adoption for core mathematics materials, the per-pupil budgeted amount for textbooks was $122.98.

• FY18 with a projected student enrollment of 81,622, the proposed per-pupil budgeted amount for textbooks & digital resources is $78.32

Elem., Middle & High

School Education

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pps. 52-55

pps. 60-63

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Budget Components

Proposed Organizational Structures

• Eliminated 3.0 clerical positions and a 1.0 Supervisor for

Project Management

• Repurposed 2.0 positions

Proposed repurposed positions include:

1.0 Acquisition & Online Librarian to 1.0 Acquisition/ Digital

Resource Specialist

1.0 English Specialist to Textbooks/ Digital Resources and

Student Publications Specialist

Proposed new positions include:

1.0 Secretary II for Adult Education

1.0 Performing Arts Specialist

Total cost savings of approximately $300,000.

Instructional

Programs &

Teaching and

Learning

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Proposed Structure for Supporting Library,

Textbooks, and Digital Resources

Acquisition &

Resource Specialist

Library Media Services Supervisor

Students

School Textbook &

Digital Resources

Contacts

Textbooks/ Digital

Resources & Student

Publications Specialist

Classroom Teachers

Librarians

Instructional

Programs

pps.56-59

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Proposed Structure for Supporting

Drama in Secondary Schools

Visual Arts

Supervisor

Music Supervisor and

Music Specialist

Performing Arts

Specialist

Director of Teaching and Learning

Fine Arts Teachers Teachers

Drama

Music

Visual Arts

Students

Teaching &

Learning

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FY18 Expenditure Changes

Instruction


Enrollment Growth 176.1 $16.9

Enhancements 128.9 $9.5

Restorations 3.0 $2.3

Reallocations (3.0) $(0.3)

Total 305.0 $28.4

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Proposed Budget

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Documents

Proposed Budget Department of Instruction · Teacher Assistants (1.0) Deans 2.0 Other Positions (etc.) (1.8) Total 145.1 FY18 Enrollment Growth Instruction Given increasing student