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DIVERSITY. Winthrop School School Committee Budget Presentation February, 2012. Finland’s Success.

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  1. DIVERSITY Winthrop School School Committee Budget Presentation February, 2012

  2. Finland’s Success “Since the 1980s, the main driver of Finnish education policy has been the idea that every child should have exactly the same opportunity to learn, regardless of family background, income, or geographic location. Education has been seen first and foremost not as a way to produce star performers, but as an instrument to even out social inequality.” Anu Partanen The Atlantic 1/10/2012

  3. Who Are We? (NCLB Report Card, 2011)

  4. On the way….to developing independent thinkers, problem solvers and creative risk takers

  5. Curriculum Development • Time for teams to meet • Within the course of the week • Staff meetings specifically designed for sharing and discussion • Professional agreements that include curriculum development • Weekly focus • Timelines and assignments

  6. Instruction Refinement • Analysis team • Leading us by creating an intervention referral process and performing longitudinal analysis of student performance • Leading and lagging indicator identification • Provides a more efficient system by which to track student achievement data • Rapid Response Problem-Solving Model • Maximizes the knowledge of all professionals when seeking effective instructional methods

  7. Achievement Measures • Adequate Yearly Progress NCLB Report Card 2011

  8. Percentage of Students Scoring At or Above Proficient (DART 2011)

  9. Percentage of Students Averaging 2 or Above on Open Response Items (DART 2011)

  10. Median Student Growth Percentiles (DART 2011)

  11. Fiscal Goals: FY13 • Maintain reasonable class sizes Not realized • Provide professional resources required for our Co-teaching model Realized

  12. Enrollment

  13. Historical Enrollment and Projections

  14. Historical Enrollments for K-Grade 5

  15. Winthrop School FY 2013 Budget Uses of Funds

  16. Budget Change over 5 years Total Budget +.6% Salaries +.1% Expenses -6% Special Education +2.3%

  17. Notable Changes 2 Classroom Teachers Supply lines in ELA, Reading and Math Staffing changes in Art Closing the Library Reduction in Special Education therapies Phone system Preschool-Fund source shift .1FTE Math Specialist Special education staffing-tuition-based students Custodial

  18. Title I Funding Title I Funds State and Local Funds

  19. Realizing Fiscal Goals • Reasonable class sizes-based on student needs 3 Classroom Teachers • Full time curriculum development support • Ongoing, meaningful professional development for staff • Instructional media resources

  20. Questions?

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