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Workshop - September 8, 2008

Agenda - Consolidation Important Dates Reorganization Plan Overview Educational Considerations  Understanding the Context/Timeframe  District Profiles - Student performance data - Program option comparison  Examining Opportunities Students Staff Summary Q & A (Board)

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Workshop - September 8, 2008

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  1. Agenda - Consolidation Important Dates Reorganization Plan Overview Educational Considerations Understanding the Context/Timeframe District Profiles - Student performance data - Program option comparison Examining Opportunities Students Staff Summary Q & A (Board) Public Comments Workshop - September 8, 2008

  2. Important Dates • September: • 8th Workshop • 24th School Board Meeting • October: • TBD Public Forum(s) • November: • 4th Referendum Question

  3. Reorganization Plan Overview • RPC Membership • Meeting Attendees

  4. Reorganization Plan Overview • District Name • Operational Date • Units Consolidating • Intent

  5. Mission Statement The New Casco Bay School District will strive to: • bring out the best in each student’s intellectual, ethical, creative and physical development; • provide talented and dedicated faculty and encourage parent and community involvement, as fundamental to each student’s success; • provide exceptional facilities for academics, athletics and the arts; • ensure a safe and respectful environment where all feel a sense of belonging; • value the diversity of belief and experience that each student brings, and • promote in each student, personal integrity, intellectual vitality, good citizenship, discipline and respect for themselves and others.

  6. Reorganization Plan Overview • Governing Body/Terms/Voting Method • Board Composition • 3-year Staggered Terms • One Person:One Vote

  7. Reorganization Plan Overview • Disposition of Real and Personal School Property • Exceptions: • Lunt/Plummer-Motz Campus • 12 Acre Parcel at 51 Woodville Road

  8. Reorganization Plan Overview • Disposition of Existing School Indebtedness/Lease Purchase Obligations • State Qualified Debt is Assumed by the RSU • Local Debt will stay a Local Responsibility • Lease Purchase Obligations become the Responsibility of the RSU

  9. Reorganization Plan Overview • Assignment of Personnel Contracts/Collective Bargaining Agreements/Other Contractual Obligations • All Obligations in Effect as of the RSU’s Operational Date become the Responsibility of the RSU

  10. Reorganization Plan Overview • Disposition of Existing Funds/Financial Obligations (Includes: Undesignated Fund Balances/Trust Funds/Other School Funds) • Financial Obligations to be met prior to RSU Formation, as possible • Equitable treatment of all municipalities regarding unsatisfied financial obligations • Balances and Remaining Funds Transfer to the RSU (Falmouth exclusion due to cost-sharing agreement in Reorganization Plan)

  11. Reorganization Plan Overview • Transition Plan • Transition Committee as Successor to RPC • Voter Education • Budget Preparation • Amendments to Plan

  12. Reorganization Plan Overview • Transition Timetable • Nov. 4, 2008: Reorganization Plan Referendum; if adopted • Jan., 2009: Election of RSU Board members • Thru Spring, 2009: Superintendent hire, Budget Development, Policy Review/Consolidation • Spring, 2009: B.V.R. (Referendum) for RSU Budget FY ’09-’10 • July 1, 2009: New Casco Bay RSU Operational

  13. Reorganization Plan Overview • Transition Plan Components • Interim Rules/Officers • Selection of Superintendent • Budget Development • Authority of RSU Board • Personnel • Policies

  14. Reorganization Plan Overview • Public Hearings • November 13, 2007 • November 27, 2007 • November 29, 2007 • January 9, 2008

  15. Reorganization Plan Overview • RPC/Transition Committee Meetings RPCTransition Sept. 24, 2007 March 25, 2008 Oct. 3, 2007 March 31, 2008 Oct. 12, 2007 April 29, 2008 Nov. 5, 2007 May 28, 2008 Nov. 13, 2007 June 12, 2008 Nov. 20, 2007 July 29, 2008 Nov. 28, 2007 Dec. 5, 2007 Dec. 12, 2007 Feb. 26, 2008 Sept. 4, 2008

  16. Reorganization Plan Overview • Impact of a Unit’s Failure to Approve the RSU

  17. Reorganization Plan Overview • Cost Savings Projections (To Follow in the Financial Presentation) • Cost Sharing Formula/Cost Shift Offset (To Follow in the Financial Presentation)

  18. Reorganization Plan Overview • Election of Initial Board of Directors • Tuition Contracts and School Choice • Claims/Insurance • Vote to Submit Reorganization Plan • Amendments • Comprehensive Plan Review

  19. Understanding the Context & Timeframe • Transition time is NOT limited to the time between January ’09 and July ’09 • Hiring a Superintendent • Developing a Budget • Merging two high-performing organizations under one administrative umbrella • Merging of Business Operations/Back Office first • Merging of Policies/Practices later • Merging of Curriculum/Programs much later

  20. Comparison of School Districts

  21. Comparison of School Districts

  22. Comparison of School Districts

  23. Comparison of School Districts

  24. Comparison of School Districts

  25. Comparison of School Districts

  26. MSAD #51 Focus Focus on improving student achievement, particularly in areas of literacy and mathematics • Full-day kindergarten program • Establishment of common writing assessments • Introduction of a college algebra class through SMCC • Application to become an International Baccalaureate World School

  27. Falmouth Focus Falmouth Public Schools has focused on improvements in: • Review of content areas of English language arts, Science, Social Studies, Math, World Languages, Health and Physical Education and common documentation for all-school access • Focus on world languages and oral proficiency; introductory course in Chinese

  28. Common Focus • K-Grade 5 Everyday Mathematics • RTI in math and reading, K – Grade 12 • Writing instruction • Teacher leadership

  29. Awards and Honors • Blue Ribbon School of Excellence – Plummer-Motz (Falmouth Middle is a nominee) • Silver Medal High School by US. News and World Reports - Falmouth and Greely High Schools

  30. Opportunities for Students

  31. Opportunities for Students

  32. Opportunities for Staff

  33. Opportunities for Staff

  34. Student/Staff Opportunity Summary • Consolidation creates a central leadership/ administrative umbrella under which change is directly managed/mandated • Voluntary/collaborative efforts to achieve some of the same changes are impacted by: • Differences in priorities • Philosophical differences • Contractual differences • Logistical challenges

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