RCAS Legislative Post-Session Lunch

1. RCAS Legislative Post-Session Lunch Dr. Timothy Mitchell Rapid City Area Schools 5/5/14

2. RCAS Mission Building a community of life long learners, one student at a time.

3. RCAS Vision All Rapid City Area School students will achieve to their full potential.

4. RCAS Goals Goal #1: RCAS will develop a guaranteed and viable curriculum in all grade levels and in all courses so that all students have access to the same essential learning. Goal #2: RCAS will develop a comprehensive system of assessment that is aligned with content standards, curriculum materials and instructional practices. Goal #3: RCAS will develop diverse opportunities for students to learn and be academically successful.

5. Legislative Session SB 63 Student Data Privacy + SB 64 Waiting Period-Standards + SB 182 Dual Credit + HB 1030 Evaluation Data-Confidential + HB 1142 Support Technical Institutes + HB 1150 Pledge of Allegiance + K-12 PSA $4,781.14 (3.36% Increase) Additional $16.72 to be used for teacher salaries

6. Standards Common Core Three RCAS teachers were interviewed to give their opinions and insights about how the Common Core influences their teaching and classroom. To watch the PSA,go to www.rcas.org, click on the Administration tab and choose the Superintendent of Schools option. Once there, click the Superintendent Video Archive link in the body of the page beneath the video player. You’ll be taken to a page with a list of PSAs.

7. Budget GF Spending Trends

8. Budget 2013-2014 Budget: -Utilization of Reserve Funds $3,867,396 -Did not include the use of Capital Outlay Flexibility -GF Budget Reduction from 2012-13- $1,057,180 -5% Bonus to all Staff- $3,500,000 -GF to Pension Fund- $500,000 -GF to SPED Fund- $520,000

9. Budget Legislative Funding Total PSA Increase: 3.36% (PSA $4,781.14) Additional $16.72 (.36%) teacher salaries RCAS Impact: 3% increase-additional $1.6 Mill .36% increase- $225,000

10. Budget 2014-2015 Budget Development Utilize same process as 2013-2014 based upon spending data Considerations: Student Enrollment Decrease (13,750) Employee Costs-Negotiations Federal Allocations Increases to on-going costs Decrease in Revenue Sources

11. Budget 2014-2015 Proposed Budget: -Utilization of Reserve Funds $4,575,389 -Does not include the use of Capital Outlay Flexibility -Decreased Revenue Projections -Increased Cost Projections **Have not yet completed the Collective Bargaining Process w/Staff

12. Enrollment Data

13. Budget Revenue Projected enrollment used to calculate the budget 13750 funding units Utility Taxes (Gross Receipts) down from 1.3 mill to 850,000 Expenses Utilities up 13% Fuel cost up $1.00 per gallon compared to last year $500,000 in contingency for Teacher Effectiveness Training $125,000 in contingency for Soccer $135,000 in contingency for New Teacher Induction and PLC work $500,000 in contingency to transfer to Pension fund to pay benefits. Property Liability coverage expected to increase 15-25% Health Insurance Increase 9.4%

14. Budget Consolidated Application-Federal Allocations PreliminaryFinal Program2014-20152013-2014 Title I $4,206,222 $4,249,183 Title II $1,048,599 $1,043,306 IDEA 611 $3,012,875 $2,852,869 IDEA 619 $73,099 $71,722

15. High Quality Staff Teacher and Leader quality are the most powerful variable affecting student achievement Schools districts have to commit to populating our schools with the highest quality teacher and leaders possible How does RCAS best attract, develop and retain the most highly qualified workforce?

16. High Quality Staff Staffing-Administration Asst Supt of Administrative Services **Director of Information Technology Coordinator of Buildings, Custodial, Security and Conservation Management **Coordinator of Construction Management **Admin Asst to the Supt for Information Services

17. High Quality Staff Teacher/Principal Effectiveness Pilot **Improve instruction and student learning **Encourage professional relationships **Use of multiple measures **Establish clear expectations (Danielson Framework) **Fair, Flexible and Research-based **Used to inform personnel decisions

18. High Quality Staff Teachscape Implementation Focus-Observation and Evaluation Management System Reflect-Observation Training and Assessment System *Learn-Comprehensive Professional Learning System

19. Infrastructure Development Five Year Capital Outlay Plan Approved by School Board Action-3/18/14 Elementary-Strategic Additions based up Building and Capacity Needs Middle School-South Middle School Replacement High School-Stevens Renovation Activities-Sioux Park Field Upgrades

20. Assessed Value

21. Major Projects Communication Task Force *To increase public understanding and support for our students, teachers, programs and schools *To inform employees and stakeholders about our schools *To empower schools and school district staff *To improve internal and external communication within the district and community

22. Major Projects Student Success Task Force *Review Current Programming and Staffing to help students engage in school *Determine what data is needed to review the effectiveness of the current efforts *Prepare a profile of students who find themselves in At-Risk situations and disengage in schools *Engage Community in efforts to establish the needed supports to keep students in school

23. Major Projects Student Success Task Force Community Partners: United Way Rapid City Area School Foundation John T. Vucurevich Foundation April 28, 2014 – Donna Beegle Presentation Opportunity Community Model

24. What does the future hold? Will student number continue to increase or decrease? Impact of the use of current cash balances? Compensation/Benefits/Negotiations? Will we be Competitive with Salaries/Benefits? What will happen at the Federal level?

25. Follow-Up • Thank You for your attendance today • We always welcome and invite each of you to consider visiting a school in RCAS • Questions ?? and Conversation