MOHAWK TRAIL REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2013 STATE OF THE DISTRICT ADDRESS

MOHAWK TRAIL REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

2013 STATE OF THE DISTRICT ADDRESS

Presented by:

Michael A. Buoniconti

Superintendent of Schools

Mohawk Trail Regional School District

June 12, 2013

Rowe

ColrainHeath

Charlemont

Hawley Buckland

Shelburne

Ashfield

Plainfield

http://www.mohawk.mtrsd.k12.ma.us/site

http://www.bse.mtrsd.k12.ma.us/site/memorialday2005.html

http://www.colrain.mtrsd.k12.ma.us/site

http://www.sanderson.mtrsd.k12.ma.us/site

MOHAWK TRAIL REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FY13 STATE OF DISTRICT ADDRESS

PURPOSE

• To provide the Mohawk School

Community with an understanding

of the “State of the District “

– Second Annual Report


OVERVIEW

• Enrollment

• Accountability & Assessment

• Graduation & College Prep

• Financials

• District Improvement Plan


ENROLLMENT


ENROLLMENT

• 13% decline over past 5 years


ENROLLMENT – SPECIAL EDUCATION

• Percentage of students with disabilities consistently above the State

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013Mohawk 21.0% 19.5% 20.1% 20.6% 19.7%State 17.1% 17.0% 17.0% 17.0% 17.0%


ENROLLMENT - STABILITY RATE

• Student stability significantly higher past 2 years


STUDENTS PER TEACHER

•Mohawk student to teacher ratio consistently lower than the State

# Students per Teacher 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

Mohawk 11.4 10.8 10.8 11.6 12.2

State 13.6 13.7 13.9 13.7 13.5


AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

•Mohawk average class size significantly lower than the State

Average Class Size 2010-2011 2011-2012Mohawk 15.0 13.5State 19.2 18.8


ACCOUNTABILITY & ASSESSMENT


ACCOUNTABILITY – DISTRICT

CLASSIFICATION: LEVEL 2


ELA AND MATH - ALL GRADES

MCAS Proficiency 2008-2012


STUDENT GROWTH

Student Growth Percentile (SGP)


SCIENCE- ALL GRADES



ACCOUNTABILITY: MS-HS



ELA AND MATH: MS-HS



STUDENT GROWTH: MS-HS



ACCOUNTABILITY: BSE



ELA AND MATH: BSE



STUDENT GROWTH: BSE



ACCOUNTABILITY: SANDERSON



ELA AND MATH: SANDERSON



STUDENT GROWTH: SANDERSON



ACCOUNTABILITY: COLRAIN



ELA AND MATH: COLRAIN



STUDENT GROWTH: COLRAIN



ACCOUNTABILITY: HEATH



ELA AND MATH: HEATH



STUDENT GROWTH: HEATH



GRADUATION & COLLEGE PREP


GRADUATION RATE

• Data based on total # of graduates adjusted only for drop-outs


DROPOUT RATE

Annual Dropout Rate 2007-2011

• Mohawk’s dropout rate has trended downward for past 5 years

• Dipped below the State average in 2011 to 2.0%


ADVANCED PLACEMENT

• U.S. History was not offered in 2011-2012 due to low number of sign-ups

• Anticipate offering five AP courses in 2013-2014

AP Course Offerings 2007-2014

AP COURSE OFFERINGS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Biology X X X XCalculus AB X X X X X X XChemistry X X X XEnglish Language X X XEnglish Literature X X X XEnvironmental Science X X X X X XUS History X X X X X XWorld History X X X XTOTAL 5 6 5 6 4 3 4 5


ADVANCED PLACEMENT

AP Exam Results 2007-2012

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Number of Exams 82 87 68 109 69 69AP Students with scores 3+ 26 42 31 38 30 39% Total AP Students with scores 3+ 32% 48% 46% 35% 43% 57%

2012 AP EXAM RESULTS 5 4 3 2 1 Total ExamsEnglish Language and Composition 7 10 3 3 1 24U.S. History 3 2 4 9 5 23Calculus AB 1 0 1 4 1 7Chemistry 0 1 7 5 2 15TOTALS 11 13 15 21 9 69


SAT COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TEST

READING

SAT Reading 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011Mohawk 521 513 497 552 543State 505 507 509 509 506



WRITING

SAT Writing 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011Mohawk 511 503 496 531 517State 502 505 504 505 500



MATH

SAT Math 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011Mohawk 520 513 511 535 534State 516 521 522 524 524


FINANCIALS


OPERATING BUDGET

FY10-FY14

• Budget decreased 0.5% over past 5 years


TOWN ASSESSMENT

FY10-FY14

• Town assessment increased 2.3% over past 5 years


COST PER PUPIL - TOTAL

FY09-FY13

• Cost per pupil increased 13.4% over past 5 years


COST PER PUPIL - TOWNS

FY09-FY13

• Cost per pupil increased 14.6% over past 5 years


5-YEAR REVOLVING ACCOUNT HISTORY

FY10-FY14

• Cost needs to be approx. $650K to achieve sustainability


SCHOOL CHOICE HISTORY

•School Choice has averaged $164K annually over past 10 years

Students Tuition Students Tuition

2014 est. 85 503,809$ est. 60 294,722$ 209,087$

2013 85 503,809$ 67 347,503$ 156,306$

2012 86 533,355$ 69 355,857$ 177,498$

2011 92 588,282$ 69 363,544$ 224,738$

2010 99 667,734$ 70 376,156$ 291,578$

2009 78 530,563$ 61 344,699$ 185,864$

2008 72 418,123$ 71 382,087$ 36,036$

2007 78 446,658$ 61 339,967$ 106,691$

2006 93 561,326$ 55 309,309$ 252,017$

2005 80 481,835$ 63 352,175$ 129,660$

Choice-In Choice-OutFY Net Revenue


ATHLETICS

• 2012-2013: added

boys tennis

• 2011-2012: added

indoor track

•Approximately 40% of students participate in at least one sport


CHARTER SCHOOL HISTORY

•Charter school expense has increased 253% over 10 years

Year Students Charge Reimbursement Net Expense % Increase

FY14 est. 46 $711,576 $ (133,832) 577,744$ 6%

FY13 45 $617,039 $ (71,956) 545,083$ 12%

FY12 47 $632,961 $ (146,643) 486,318$ 24%

FY11 46 $537,243 $ (146,278) 390,965$ 10%

FY10 39 $471,024 $ (114,197) 356,827$ 11%

FY09 44 $503,109 $ (181,157) 321,952$ 29%

FY08 39 425,971$ (176,069)$ 249,902$ 13%

FY07 42 351,713$ (130,185)$ 221,528$ 30%

FY06 32 315,239$ (144,704)$ 170,535$ 4%

FY05 26 232,689$ (69,152)$ 163,537$ 11%


DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN

1. Leadership, Governance & Communication 2 Strategies

2. Curriculum and Instruction 2 Strategies

3. Assessment 4 Strategies

4. Human Resources & Professional Development 2 Strategies

5. Student Support 2 Strategies

6. Financial and Asset Management 2 Strategies



• STANDARD 1. LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, AND

COMMUNICATION

– Strategy 2: Develop and implement Professional Learning Communities

(collaborative structures) at both the district and school levels

• Progress: Mohawk, BSE and Sanderson are in early stages of implementation

• Next deliverable: extend implementation to Colrain and Heath



• STANDARD 2. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

– Strategy 2: Characteristics for Standards-Based Teaching and

Learning Continuum of Practice be utilized to develop a common

understanding of effective instruction

• Progress: foundational development of collaborative school structures

(PLCs and Learning Walkthroughs); completed school-based educator

evaluation training with focus on effective instruction in all schools

• Next deliverable: Develop 2013-2014 PD calendar to incorporate continued

training on instructional best practices.



• STANDARD 3. ASSESSMENT

– Strategy 2: District schools adopt a limited number of common

assessment tools to collect data regularly (3-4 times per year) for ELA

and Mathematics

• Progress: (K-6) DIBELS, BAS, Math Unit tests; (Grade 6) NWEA MAP Math;

(7-9) NWEA MAP ELA, Math

• Next deliverable: (1-10) NWEA MAP ELA, Math; Evaluation of current

assessment tools for streamlining and MCAS results correlation.



• STANDARD 4. HUMAN RESOURCES & PD

– Strategy 1: Train all administrators and Unit A personnel in the new

Educator Evaluation System and implement it with fidelity

• Progress: Administrators completed training. Principals trained teachers.

Evaluated and selected for purchase software and hardware to support

evaluation system. JLMC negotiating contract.

• Next deliverable: JLMC tentative agreement. Ratification of tentative

agreement. Administrators complete self-assessment and goals. PD in

new evaluation technology for all administrators.



• STANDARD 5. STUDENT SUPPORT

– Strategy 2: Continue assessing time on learning in each building to

optimize student learning and teacher effectiveness

• Progress: Principals focused on scheduling as a way to improve student

learning. ELO block for MS/HS schedule for intervention and other

enrichment activities developed and proposed- JLMC tentative agreement.

• Next deliverable: Ratification of ELO tentative agreement. Implementation

of ELO block into schedule. Explore after-school programming. Summer

academic support for at-risk MS/HS students. Summer enrichment camps.



• STANDARD 6. FINANCIAL AND ASSET MANAGEMENT

– Strategy 1: Develop & implement long term financial sustainability plan.

• Progress: Explored the establishment of a public school district endowment

fund. Explored creation of international tuition revenue stream. Exploring

creation of international tuition revenue stream.

• Next deliverable: Complete research regarding the establishment of an

endowment fund and make recommendation to School Committee. Continue

exploring creation of international tuition revenue stream; conduct follow-up

meeting with Chinese tuition program consultant.


QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION

Presented by:

Michael A. Buoniconti

Superintendent of Schools

Mohawk Trail Regional School District

June 12, 2013

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