Kalispell Public Schools

1. Kalispell Public Schools The Year in Review: School District No. 5 June 2013 Coordinated by Darlene Schottle

2. Mission Statement • “Kalispell Public Schools will provide diverse educational opportunities and challenges that engage students, meet the unique needs of all students and prepare students for the future.” Our Kids - Our Future

3. Changing demographics • Increase of 1000 students in nine years • Free and reduced lunch has increased over time • Increase in number of homeless students – 300 currently noted

7. Board Goals • Challenging and Diverse Learning Environment • Literacy • Safe Environment • Highly Effective Staff • Family and Community Engagement • Management and Prioritization of Resources

9. Board objectives from August 2012 • Create K-12 philosophy for math and increase outcomes by 5% as measured by CRT scores • Create some blended learning opportunities • Prepare for Common Core -2015 (instruction and assessment) • Reduce dropout rate by 1% per year • LRFP: Create new space for elementary classrooms (bond) • Relocate the central kitchen (bond) • LRFP: Plan for high school needs • Secure grant funds for facility support and academic programs

10. Challenging and Diverse Learning Environment: Kalispell Public Schools will develop a rigorous educational program that is designed to both meet the needs of all students and support the talents of all students. • Employ strategies that will help students be successful and increase graduation rates. • Employ some blended learning options

11. Strategies to enhance STUDENT success • Support from striving Readers Grant ($600,000 over three years) for Elrod and Russell - continues • All K-8 schools now trained in RTI • Certified staff dedicated at every site to provide support • Professional Learning communities – site based • Added classes through MT Digital Academy • “Christmas catchup” second for students needing additional supports • 150 credits earned in summer school programs 2012 • Grant with Juvenile Justice extended for Transition Center • Graduation Matters committee first year complete. Received state grant for $10,000 for second year and a joint $50,000 Big Brothers and Sisters grant for mentoring

12. Literacy: Kalispell Public Schools expects all students to demonstrate competency in the areas of document, quantitative, prose and technology literacy. • Develop a philosophy on math instruction and credits • Improve Achievement rates in mathematics • Convene a long range technology plan

13. Strategies employed to improve achievement in Mathematics: • Collaborated with National Training Network 6-8 and Math Solutions at the high school level • Focused on professional development and coaching • Coordinating math access with FVCC • Implemented common assessments in Math and Algebra • Aligned professional development with Curriculum Cooperative • Increased participation in AP and IB classes • Hired an elementary Math facilitator • Participated in STEM grant with MSU • Recommending additional math credit • Selected new k-5 Math materials

15. Mathematics

16. Blended learning options • Bridge and Laser to combine • Initiation of STEM planning • Use of Montana Digital Academy in several sites • Creation of on line supported performance tasks for 6 through 9th grades • Selection of K-5 math with digital supports • Expanded technology access with additional devices

17. Samples of CRT scores

22. Safe Environment: Kalispell Public Schools will create, within each school building, a climate and culture that makes each person feel valued and respected. • Complete an initial long range facility plan • Engage students in safe choices for themselves and others

23. Staff and Students • Olweus Program K-5 • High Schools work with John McKinney • KMS Mt Lion Leadership Teams • Freshman mentor programs • RtI meetings on students • Staff and student surveys • Joint training on certified evaluation and mentoring • Reevaluated site security: January 2013

24. Long Range Facility Plan • Completed LRFP document with $25,000 • Successfully passed elementary bond for 8 classrooms and MRP • Passed bond for new central kitchen T 3.35 million (both) • Lighting, ventilation and painting upgrades at CO • Completed ESCO audit and hired to provide energy upgrades at all sites • Successful with a 1.2 million Quality School Grant • FVCC tennis courts • HSBR did not pass • Upgrades being completed at Legends

25. Physical Plant safety and improvements • KPS safety coordinator position in third year • Energy and safety walk throughs checklists completed at each site • Elementary building reserve projects completed • ESCO projects summer of 2013 • Quality School grant projects at FHS

26. Highly Effective Staff: Kalispell Public Schools will develop a recruitment and retention program to ensure that the District hires and retains high quality, effective personnel. Enhance the mentor programs • Received $25,ooo grant from Applied Materials third year • New Teacher Center • 80+ site mentors trained • Evaluation protocol and joint coaching training for admin and certified teacher leaders

27. STAFFING – Employee Groups by FTEAugust 2012

28. Family and Community Engagement:  Kalispell Public Schools will createmeaningful partnerships with the families of students with the Kalispell Community. Increase number of family and community engagements • Every site had a minimum of one community outreach per quarter • Evidence of community outreach was required from each site principal Have a program of “community conversations” • List of outreach and community meetings attached

29. Partnerships with FVCC Best Beginnings Council Senior seminars College for a day FHG/GHS booster club Freshman Career fair United Way giving Leaders of Tomorrow Interact Presentations to community clubs Newspaper articles Current examples of building community relationships

30. Management and Prioritization of Resources: Kalispell Public Schools will develop a process to effectively manage and prioritize the financial resources that we have available to us. • Work with staff and Board to pass a high school building reserve or tech levy • Pass an elementary bond • Seek unique funding sources such as grants or energy projects

31. 2012-13 and 2013-14 Budgets • Elementary budget • 2012-13 $ 17,310,445 • 2013-14 $ 17,682,269 • High School budget • 2012-13 $ 18,266,473 • 2013-14 $ 18,890,912

32. Working with our finances • Superintendent on a state wide committee regarding funding recommendations to legislators- in conjunction with board members testified for SB 175 (passed) • High School Building Reserve levy failed • Elementary B0nd passed 3.35 million • Food service review + $.06 for every lunch served (breakfast 600 and lunch 2100 average served per month) • ESCO projects – 2.0 million to be paid for through energy savings • Refinanced High School bond – taxpayer savings $1.5 million • Refinanced Elementary bond – taxpayer savings $.5 million

33. General Fund Levies Year K-8 El Status 9-12 HS Status 2012 $211,000 Passed $0 No levy 2011 $0 No levy $0 No levy 2010 $338,000 failed $0 No levy 2009 $0 No levy $0 No levy 2008 $0 No levy $0 No levy 2007 $50,679 Passed $634,547 Passed 2006 $96,521 Passed $350,765 Failed 2005* $79,923 Cancelled $355,902 Cancelled 2004 $68,738 Passed $0 No levy 2003 $173,623 Passed $212,743 Passed 2002 $108,684 Passed $378,364 Passed 2001 $240,891 Passed $321,536 Failed 2000 $0 No levy $390,917 Passed 1999 $378,962 Passed $419,845 Passed * 2005 legislature provided funding increase late in the Spring

34. Building Reserve and Bond Historical Information 1990-2012 Building Reserve levies (includes technology): YearHigh SchoolElementaryPass or Fail 1990-1995 $1,000,000 $ 800,000 both Pass 1995-2000 $1,340,000 $ 1,055,000 both Pass 2000-2005 $4,142,914 $ 2,864,814 both Pass 2005-2010 $4,127,915 Pass $ 2,813,815 Pass 2010-2015 $4,127,915 Fail $ 2,813, 815 Pass 2011-2016 $5,978,500 Fail 2012- 2017 $4,217, 915 Fail Bond: 2004-2025 $39,800,000 Pass $10,900,000 Pass 2013- 2023 $ 3,350,000 Pass

35. New funding sources: 2012-13 • Striving Reader’s grant $200,000 over additional two years • Graduation Matters $10,000 • Quality School Planning grant $1.2 million • Applied Materials for mentor training $25,000 3rd year of the grant • Several food service grants $6,000 • Federal Grant for local fruits and vegetable snacks $65,000 • Round up for Safety – two grants $7000 • Brownsfield project for asbestos abatement- Central Supply • Homeless liaison grant $14,000

36. Thank you!