Riverton School District

1. Riverton School District Doing what’s best for students . . . Tom Mulligan, Superintendent of Schools Paul Nonneman, Board President November 20, 2004

2. Presentation Overview • Riverton CUSD #14 • YRE Defined • Calendar Overview • Expected Results of YRE • Planning • Academy Week Classes • Data Overview

3. RivertonSchools “Demographics”

4. What is Year Round Education? • Gives schools variety of options for arranging the 180-day school calendar • YRE evenly spaces “mini” vacations – intersessions • Tracks • Multi-Track • Single-Track

5. Calendar Overview

6. Expected Results from the Implementation of a Balanced Calendar • Main Result • Improve student achievement for all groups of students (i.e. At Risk, Gifted, Special Needs, etc.) • Incidental Results (which would have a direct impact on student achievement) • Improve student attendance • Improve teacher attendance • Improve teacher, student, and parent attitudes toward school • Reduce number of discipline referrals and suspensions • Improve staff development opportunities for teachers

7. Study of YRE • Board Member Interest – YRE Conference • Board Retreat Discussion – Administrative Support • Established a 10 Member Steering Committee – 6 Month • Committee Presents Recommendations • Public Meetings • Board Adopts Calendar in September, 2000 for 2001/2002 School Year

8. Planning for YRE • Process that Involved Staff Administration Parents Students • Procedures and Policies Approved by Board • Impact Bargaining Main issues intersession pay, pay period, report cards

9. Intersession ClassesRemediation • 5 Days, 4 Hours a Day • Elementary School – remediate language arts and math • Middle School – remediate language arts and math. Chance to receive merit • High School – remediate English, math, social studies, and science. Grade improvement

10. Intersession ClassesEnrichment • Curriculum Related Courses • Fee Based on Covering Cost – usually around $30 • ES Examples – Oceans, Rainforest, Comic Strips/Illustrations, Rockets, Multi-media Productions, Buddy Trips, etc. • MS Examples – CSI Riverton, Space Shuttle Mission, Journalism, Careers, SCUBA, Photography, 3D Design, etc. • HS Examples – Trip Based – Washington DC, Ski Trips, Chicago - Show Choir, etc.

11. Intersession ClassesIntersession Coordinators • Job Description • One Per Building • Stipend Positions

12. Data Overview • Financial • Attendance • Student Achievement • Data Related to Other Concerns • Extra-Curricular Activities • Extra Learning Opportunities • Attitude • Incidental Effects

13. Survey Collection – Number Totals • 379 RHS students, 447 RMS students • 111 Teachers (all staff) • 9 Teacher Aides • 29 Support Staff • 683 Parent Surveys Returned, accounting for 1,030 students

14. Survey Collection - Percentages • Parent Surveys • Elementary 370/490 = 76% • Middle 436/486 = 90% • High 224/417 = 54% • Total 1030/1393 = 74.1%

15. Financial Overview • Money Spent on Energy • Summer School vs. Academy Week • ADA

16. Money Spent on Energy

17. Summer School vs. Academy Week

18. ADA

19. Attendance Overview • Student Attendance • Teacher Attendance • CACC Enrollment • Survey Data

20. Student Attendance

21. “How has the calendar affected students’ attendance?”

22. “How has the calendar affected students’ readiness to start the school year?”

23. Teacher Attendance

24. Teacher Survey Response – “How has the calendar affected your attendance?”

25. CACC Enrollment

26. “How has the calendar affected your attendance?”CACC Student Disaggregation

27. Student Achievement • Overall ISAT and PSAE growth • Survey Data

28. District Totals Over Time

29. “How has the calendar affected students’ academic achievement?”

30. “How has the calendar affected summer learning loss?”

31. “How has the balanced calendar affected academic achievement?” Special Education Disaggregation

32. “How has the calendar affected summer learning loss?”Special Education Disaggregation

33. Data Related to Other Concerns • Summer Camps/Activities • Student Employment • Custodial Arrangements • Day Care

34. “How has the calendar affected students’ decisions to participate in summer camps/activities?”

35. “How has the calendar affected students’ ability to obtain/maintain employment?”

36. “How has the calendar affected your family’s custodial arrangements?”

37. “How has the calendar affected your family’s ability to secure day care services?”

38. Extra-Curricular Activities • Band • Plays • School Activities • Athletics • Survey Data

39. Middle School Students - “How has the balanced calendar affected your decision to participate in the following activities:”

40. High School Students - “How has the balanced calendar affected your decision to participate in the following activities:”

41. “How has the calendar affected the amount of time students receive a break from activities?”

42. “How has the calendar affected students’ willingness to participate in sports?”

43. “How has the calendar affected your decision to coach sports?”Coaches’ Disaggregation

44. Extra Learning Opportunities • Academy Week Remediation Numbers • Academy Week Total Enrollment • Survey Data

45. Intersession Remediation Numbers

46. Intersession Enrichment Numbers

47. Intersession Total Enrollment

48. Teacher Survey Responses - Intersessions 1 – Confidence 2 – Improved Overall Skills 3 – Prior Qtr 4 – Next Qtr 5 -Adapting

49. Parent Survey Responses - Intersessions 1 – Benefited from Attending 2 – Next Qtr. Skills 3 – Confidence Improvement

50. “The frequency of the breaks have positively affected students.”