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Board Study Session – April 15, 2014. Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. Study Session Introduction & Opening Activity. 2014-2015 District Goals Revisited. Implementation, support and monitoring of the Common Core State Standards Maintain a safe environment for students and staff
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Board Study Session – April 15, 2014 Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
2014-2015 District Goals Revisited • Implementation, support and monitoring of the Common Core State Standards • Maintain a safe environment for students and staff • Maintain fiscal solvency, liquidity, and effective use of District resources • Maintain positive District and community relations • Function as a continually effective Governance Team
Three Year Educational Initiatives • Planning document for departments within Educational Services • Key initiatives will be highlighted • Additional initiatives on full document • Three year actions are not included for all initiatives
Goal 1 Implementation, support and monitoring of the Common Core State Standards
Goals Revisited • K-5 Elementary Schools • 6-8 Middle Schools • K-8 options throughout the District • K–3 Class Size Reduction • Long-range plan for Public Safety Academy • Early Childhood Education Program
Things Change • We Strive to be Proactive • AND • Things Change: • When we last closed elementary schools • There was no Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Program • K-3 Class Size Reduction was a Flexibility Program • We had been in continuous declining enrollment • We also Strive to be Thoughtful in our Approach to Dealing with these Changes
Facility Issues • Laurel Creek current enrollment: 975 • No room for TK or expansion to K-8 without additional facilities • Grange Middle School current enrollment: 1,156 • Lunch facilities inadequate for current population • Public Safety Academy • Amy Blanc site insufficient for full build-out (science labs, student parking) • Special Education and Transitional Kindergarten • Increases in enrollment impacting facilities • Seven elementary schools at or near capacity
We Need Time to Plan • 2014-2015 Planning Year • 2015-2016 Implementation Year
Recommendation - Part #1 • Re-open Amy Blanc Elementary School in 2015-16 • Opens up space at Cleo Gordon Elementary and David Weir Preparatory Academy • Allows Laurel Creek to go K-8 • 2014-15 – 978 – K-6 • 2015-16 – 847 – K-7 • 2016-17 - 914 – K-8 • Eases pressure on Grange Middle School • 2014-15 – 1,226 • 2015-16 – 1,210 • 2016-17 – 1,130
Recommendation – Part #2 • Expand Public Safety Academy – currently 3 classes per grade level (4 in 7th) • Current projections: • 2013-14 – 491 – 5th-9th • 2014-15 – 551 – 5th-10th • 2015-16 – 641* – 5th-11th • 2016-17 – 731* – 5th-12th *depending upon where grade level build-out occurs • Recommend expansion of up to four classes per grade level • Approximately 960 enrollment at full build-out • In 2015-16: • Move to Dover site • Eases pressure on other sites depending upon who attends • Provides adequate space for build-out: • Provides better core facilities • Science facilities available • Large field spaces • Increased parking
Recommendation – Part #3 • SemYeto Main Campus – transitions to satellite programs on Fairfield and Rodriguez High School campuses • 2013-14 – 271 @ Dover • 2014-15 – 266 @ Dover • 2015-16 • Potential 61 additional @ Armijo High School • Potential 173 @ Fairfield High School • Potential 40 @ Rodriguez High School
Recommendation – Part #4 • Bridge-to-Success – redefine Matt Garcia Learning Center (MGLC) program to align with Bridge-to-Success • 2013-14 • 74 @ Dover • 145 @ MGLC • 2014-15 • 74 @ Dover • 145 @ MGLC • 2015-16 • 219 @ Matt Garcia Bridge Program
Recommendation – Part #5 • Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center • 2014-15 • Planning Year • 2015-16 • 4 TK classes (AM/PM - 2 rooms) • 2 Structured Class for Intensive Learning (SCIL) classes (full day program - 2 rooms) • 4 Pre-School Special Day Classes (AM/PM - 2 rooms) • Preschool Assessment Team relocated from Suisun Elementary (1 room) • Move Phonological Program from Laurel Creek (1 room)
Final Analysis of Goal Attainment • K-5 Elementary Schools • complete by 2015-16 • 6-8 Middle Schools • complete by 2015-16 • K-8 options throughout the District • complete by 2016-17 • K–3 Class Size Reduction • addressed by 2015-16 with the reopening of Amy Blanc Elementary • Long-range plan for Public Safety Academy • complete by 2015-16 • Early Childhood Education Program • complete by 2015-16
“We are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on details.” ~Jeff Bezos “Flexibility is a requirement for survival.” ~Roger Von Oech