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High School Research Team

This presentation aims to recommend changes that maintain or improve the program offered to students while also improving operational efficiency and saving money for the district. The recommendations cover various areas such as staffing efficiency, scheduling, campus security, technology and online learning.

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High School Research Team

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  1. High School Research Team Presentation to BHS Staff March 31, 2009

  2. Committee Charge To recommend changes that will: 1. Maintain or improve the program that we offer      students 2. Improve the efficiency of our operation and      save money for the district This is a work in progress

  3. BHS Teachers:  Pat Boehm – Media Specialist   Sean Carney – Teacher  Lynette Daig – Teacher  Tom Doane - Teacher  Joanne Durham – Teacher  Pat Rogers – Teacher BHS / District Staff:  Renee Morrison – Spec. Ed.  Kathy Posly – Nurse  Ed Renckley – Operations  Aileen Samson – Operations  Laura Saunders – Security  Cindy Stafford – Data Proc.  Barb Williams – Student Sppt Committee Members Central Office:   Bonnie Riutta, Superintendent   Baiba Jensen, Curriculum   Elson Liu, Technology BHS Administration:   Ken Hamman, Principal   Kirk Hobson, Asst. Principal   Pat Meyer, Asst. Principal   Laura Surrey, Asst. Principal Parents:   Lydia Dubose   Bill Roth   Randy Swain BEA:   Barry Goode   Arnella Park

  4. Subcommittees Student Pride Campaign Staffing Efficiency (building operations) Scheduling & Staffing (classroom) Technology / Online Learning creative commons nothingtosay

  5. Student Pride Campaign Purpose To create a healthy, attractive work atmosphere for students and staff To save money on repairing vandalism and cleaning To promote community service and ownership at BHS creative commons thomasmperry

  6. Student Pride Campaign Philosophy • Campaign policy:          Of the students,         by the students,         for the students • Student involvement • Staff involvement creative commons iceninejon

  7. Staffing Efficiency: Career Center Keep Career Center at 0.6 FTE Counselors & Admin to make Career Center more efficient and focused on Career Pathways Curriculum & MS Counselors to make grade 8 EDP's more consistent with coming to BHS Grade 10 PLAN Test to better use Career Cruising, personal curricula, college searches Meet MERIT curriculum 20 hour online learning requirement through Career Center Revisit recommendation once grade 8 EDP's are more consistent with coming to BHS

  8. Staffing Efficiency:Secretarial / Clerical Close clerical offices on days that there are no students or staff in attendance. Reduce salary, benefits, heating, cooling, electricity 12 days including: Wednesday before Thanksgiving Winter (Holiday) Break Mid-Winter Break Spring Break Approximate savings ~ $21,000

  9. Staffing Efficiency: Campus Security & Saturday School Reduce one 37.5 hr / wk position Approximate savings ~ $21,900 Reduce two 30 hr / wk positions Approximate savings ~ $35,100 Saturday school – eliminate 21 Saturday schools each year Approximate savings ~ $3,300

  10. Scheduling & Staffing Restructure year-long courses into semester courses 2009-10: all except required English courses 2010-11: all courses creative commons fabian jochen kanzler

  11. Scheduling & Staffing • Maximize class sizes • Drop courses with low enrollment • Restructure art courses from 3 levels to 2 levels • Beginning • Studio:                 pottery                 metal arts                 drawing & painting creative commons brave heart

  12. Scheduling & Staffing Projections Projected enrollment: 2200 students Projected staffing: 86.5 FTE Reduction of 7.5 FTE from 2008-09 Approximate savings ~ $450,000 creative commons salynaz

  13. Scheduling & Staffing Projections • Reduced course offerings based on low enrollment • Several full capacity courses scheduled • Every department FTE reduction • Elimination of Technology Support • Includes maintaining 0.6 FTE Career Center creative commons thus

  14. Technology / Online Learning Targeted courses, targeted models: Credit recovery Traditional sections, daily attendance At least 1 section outside traditional school day Advanced: electives not otherwise available At least 1 face-to-face check in per week Teacher & Student Qualifications Staffing

  15. Technology / Online Learning Costs & Savings: Short term: At Risk funding Long term: consolidate low enrollment electives Best case approximate savings: ~ $50,000 Ongoing planning: BAS staff-created courses, Seat-time waiver, Middle school courses Infrastructure & Personnel needs Other recommendations: Energy efficiency Approximate savings: ~ $20,000

  16. Other Areas to be Investigated to Continue the Transformation Number of Administrators Curriculum Coordinators Elective Parameters Technology Support Seven Period Day Shortened School Year Consolidating Administrative Secretarial duties

  17. Questions and Answers creative commons segozyme

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