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Arlington Public Schools Whom are we serving? Who is providing the services? What is changing? How are the services prov

Arlington Public Schools Whom are we serving? Who is providing the services? What is changing? How are the services provided? October 2011. Whom are we serving?. APS 2010-11. 26% increase over five years of number of students taking AP exams.

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  1. Arlington Public Schools Whom are we serving? Who is providing the services? What is changing? How are the services provided? October 2011

  2. Whom are we serving?

  3. APS 2010-11 • 26% increase over five years of number of students taking AP exams • 39% of K-5 students enrolled in the FLES program • APS students scored 54 points above the national reading average on the 2010 SAT test • 76% of 8th graders completed level one or higher of a foreign language • 50% of 8th Graders successfully completed Algebra Ior Geometry • 15,500 students enrolled in APS Adult Education • 87% of all kindergarten students came to Arlington Public Schools with Pre-Kindergarten experience • 95% of KG students met or exceeded the benchmark on the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS), an increase from 87% in 2005. • 72% of 2010 graduates took one or more AP/IB class • 59% of students earned Advanced or IB diploma • 1040 students enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs • 60% of Grade 6–8 students took elective art, music, and theater classes • 95% graduation rate for students who enter APS before Grade 8 and attend a comprehensive high school • $18.5 million in scholarships/aid awarded to 2011 graduates of 3 comprehensive high schools • The VPI program served 83% of the identified need for unserved four-year-olds. • All APS high schools in top 1% in Washington Post Challenge Index

  4. Who Are We? • Instructional Supervisors • Teacher Specialists • How do we support schools? • Curriculum Content • Program Coordination • Instructional Support Department of Instruction

  5. Student Demographics

  6. 19% of K-12 population (September 2011) identified as Gifted, of that 19%: • 8% Asian • 6% Black • 16% Hispanic • 62% White • 7% Multiple • 5% dually identified Gifted and Special Education Gifted Students

  7. 3228 students receive special education services (14% of September 2011 student population) • All APS schools including alternative programs serve students with disabilities Students with Disabilities

  8. The following is a breakdown of disabilities: • 31% Specific Learning Disability • 19% Other Health Impairment • 14% Speech or Language Impairment • 11% Autism • 7% Developmental Delay • 7% Emotional Disability • 4% Intellectual Disability Students with Disabilities

  9. The following is a breakdown of disabilities: • 3% Multiple Disabilities • 1% Hearing Impairment • <1% Deafness • <1% Other • <1% Orthopedic Impairment • <1% Traumatic Brain Injury • <1% Visual Impairment Students with Disabilities

  10. 3,779 students K-12 (approximately 18% of October 2011 student population) receive direct ESOL/HILT services. As of October 2011: • 881 Bridging students • 1,678 Reaching students • 457 in pre-K classes • 77 Opt Out students Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students

  11. Title I Services Title I funds 23.5 Reading and Mathematics Teachers Approximately 3800 students receive Title I services at nine elementary schools

  12. 28.5 Reading Teachers across 22 elementary schools providing coaching/modeling for teachers and some direct instruction • 0.5 Mathematics Instructional Resource Teachers at each elementary school providing coaching/modeling for teachers and some direct instruction • 0.5 Testing Coordinator at each Title I school • 28.5 Instructional Technology Coordinators (ITCs) providing support for teachers in integrating instructional technology throughout the curriculum • 21.5 Resource Teachers of the Gifted (RTGs) providing coaching/modeling for teachers, some direct instruction, and student identification • 1.0 (elementary schools >500) or 0.5 • 1.0 at each middle and high school Other School-Based Staff

  13. Important Links -- Data Free/Reduced Lunch: http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Centricity/Domain/11/FREE_REDUCED_OCTOBER_31_2010.pdf Civil Rights Statistics: http://www.apsva.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=1116 Enrollment Data: http://www.apsva.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=1110

  14. Who is providing the services?

  15. School Board Superintendent Schools Dept of Administrative Services Dept of Facilities & Operations Dept of Finance & Management Services Dept of Information Services Dept of Instruction Dept of Personnel Services Dept of School & Community Relations Dept of Student Services Design & Construction Services Financial Services Planning & Evaluation Instructional Program Benefits Printing Pupil Services Plant Operation Services Purchasing/ Inventory Management Special Projects Curriculum Program Payroll Special Education Maintenance Services Food Services Technology Services Early Childhood & Elementary Employment Services Stratford Program Transportation Services Extended Day Integrated Information Services Career, Technology, & Adult Employee Assistance Aquatic Services Network Services Professional Development Engineering & Technical Services Research, Program Planning, & Grants Technology Training APS Organizational Chart

  16. Department of Instruction 2011-2012 Assistant Superintendent Early Childhood & Elementary Education College & Career-Ready Students Director, Early Childhood & Elementary Education Instructional Program Offices (Student Instruction/Support) Curriculum Program Offices (Student Instruction/Content) Director, Career, Technology, & Adult Education Early Childhood (VPI and Montessori) ESOL/HILT Arts Adult Education Intake Center Fine Arts Apprentice Program GED Extended Instruction Humanities Project Business, Marketing, & Computer Sciences Summer School English Language Arts/Reading Family & Consumer Sciences Gifted Services Health and P.E. Teen Parenting Library Media Services Mathematics REEP Media Processing Science Technology Education Professional Library Outdoor Lab YES Minority Achievement Planetarium Title I Social Studies World Languages Professional Development Research, Program Planning, & Grants

  17. Important Links -- Program Four-Six Year Academic Plan: http://www.apsva.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=2202 Program of Studies: http://www.apsva.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=2007

  18. What is changing?

  19. Selected Initiatives K-8 Formative Assessment Middle School Restructuring Hoffman-Boston Restructuring Program Evaluations Limited Early Release Model UVA Executive Leadership Program Revised Secondary Grading Professional Learning Day Five-Year Gifted Services Plan Capacity and Leased Space

  20. 2011-17 Strategic Plan Overview Every six years the Arlington Public Schools, under the guidance of the School Board, develops a new Strategic Plan that represents Arlington’s vision for education and plans for monitoring progress on goals. Process & Timeline Kevin Clark and Ron Fecso, Co-Chairs 2011–17 Strategic Plan Task Group (Parent, Community, and Staff) November/December 2010 – Community Forum to analyze and assess current plan February/March 2011 – Community Forum to provide feedback on draft of new Strategic Plan March/August 2011 – Review of revised draft September 2011 – School Board adopts 2011-2017 Strategic Plan Link http://www.apsva.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=1140

  21. How are the services provided?

  22. School Board provides guidance to the Superintendent • Revenue Sources • Revenue Sharing Agreement with County • Total Budget and Expenditures • School Operating Fund How Do We Pay For It?

  23. Where Does the Money Come From? (FY12)

  24. Where Does the Money Go?(School Operating Fund Only)

  25. Important Links -- Fiscal Additional Information on the FY 2012 Adopted Budget, including Planning Factors: http://www.apsva.us/budget FY 2012 Washington Area Boards of Education (WABE) Guide: http://www.apsva.us/budget then click on “WABE Guide” under “Contents” on the left

  26. Questions and Comments

  27. Which of the topics in APS 101 is most important to you, and why? • What areas/topics do you want to know more about? • What are your top 4 or 5 priorities for the FY 2012 budget? • Where should APS focus its resources in FY 2012? • Do you have any cost-neutral ideas for changes in APS Programs for FY 2012? • If necessary, where would you make reductions for FY 2012? Breakout Questions 27

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