January 10, 2018
“To develop and support a partnership which provides a positive climate encouraging all people in the Newfane School and Community to grow toward their highest potential.”
Agenda
Committee Updates
2016-2018 District Goals
Status towards attainment
Brainstorming New Goals/ Goal Areas
OutcomesBy the end of the meeting, we will:
Identify information to be shared with the Board of Education regarding the our progress towards achieving our goals.
Be able to identify general focus areas for future goal development.
Have an understanding of what the standing committees are working on.
Our Focus as a Team
Goals
Communication
Our Job-as the DPT
Building Planning
TeamsTask Force
Standing Committees
District Planning Team
Board of Education
Board of Education
District Planning Team
The core responsibility of the DPT is to develop, recommend to the BOE,
implement and then assess identified District goals.
Elementary
Building Planning Team Chair: Bldg. Principal & 1 faculty member
The core responsibility of the BLT is to
develop, implement and assess building goals.
Middle School
Building Planning Team
Chair: Bldg. Principal & 1 faculty member
The core responsibility of the BLT is to
develop, implement and assess building goals.
High School
Building Planning Team Chair: Bldg. Principal & 1 faculty member
The core responsibility of the BLT is to
develop, implement and assess building goals.
Curriculum
Committee
Facilities
Committee
Technology
Committee
Health & Wellness
Committee
Student Safety
Committee
Responsible for:
Review of new
course offerings;
Identifying and
approving
appropriate
professional
development
opportunities;
Providing feedback
and input on
curricular changes.
Membership to
include CFs and
representatives from
BLTs: parents,
teachers, students;
BOE rep; co-chaired
by Curriculum
Director and (1) CF.
(2017 Chair- Pete
Young & TBA)
Responsible for:
Ensuring compliance
with all appropriate
regulations;
Reviewing Building
Condition Survey and
using that to identify
potential areas to be
addressed through
capital outlay and/or
capital improvement
projects; addressing
energy conservation
and recycling issues.
Member ship to
include
representatives from
BLTs; parents;
students; facilities
workers; BOE rep;
co-chaired by
Director of Facilities
and School Business
Official.
2017 Chair- Bart
Schuler and George
Noon
Responsible for:
Monitoring and
implementation of
Smart Schools
investment plan;
recommends
potential
upgrades/changes to
technological
infrastructure;
Implementation of
new technologies.
Membership
includes building and
community
representatives
(parents, students,
community
members, faculty,
staff, etc); BOE rep.
Chaired by
Coordinator of
Technology and
Curriculum Director.
2017 Chair- Pete
Young & Jeff Anstett
Responsible for:
Monitoring, updating
and implementation of
District Wellness Plan;
provides input and
feedback to Food
Service Program;
identifies potential
activities to promote
and model wellness
throughout the District.
Membership includes
building and
community
representatives
(parents, students,
faculty, staff, etc); BOE
rep. Chaired by the
Director of Food
Service and (1) school
nurse.
2017 Chair- Joanne
Huntington and Jen
Bower
Responsible for:
Monitoring, review
and updating of the
Code of Conduct and
the Attendance Plan;
recommends
potential activities to
promote a safe
environment;
Membership
includes
representatives from
the BLTs, PTA and
secondary students;
BOE rep. Chaired by
the High School
Assistant Principal
and (1) secondary
faculty member.
2017 Chair- Danielle
Hawkins and TBA
DPT Membership:
Superintendent, HS, MS, Elem Principals;
Directors: Spec Ed, Curriculum, Facilities
2 BOE members, Business Official
2 El. Teachers, 2 MS teachers
2 HS teachers
2 MS students; 2 HS students
2 Parent Reps, 2 CSEA reps
1 Community Member
1 Rep from Higher Ed
DPT meets 5x per year:
Summer- Goals Planning
October- Committee, goal updates
January- Mid-year goal updates
March- Committee updates
May- Goal Updates
DLT presents to BOE 3x per year:
September- present District Goals
February- mid-year goal update
June- end of year goal status update
Committee Updates:
Middle School Planning Team
Implementing last year’s goals; preparing students for HS through social emotional awareness; 6th grade focus on study skills; 7th and 8th grade focus on suicide awareness and prevention (lifelines curriculum); 8th
graders are mentoring 5th graders; creation of unity groups (adults teamed with small groups of students).
High School Planning Team
Developing ideas/ initiatives to support goals; i.e. potential new courses (like a journalism course to support a school paper; business courses that could support a school store, etc.
Committee Updates:
Elementary School Planning Team
Focus has been on the culture of the cafeteria, both from an emotional and a sensory needs perspective., and the readiness for learning after spending time in an unstructured environment (cafeteria).
Facilities/Building Safety Committee
Shared information relevant to the Building Condition Survey, which has to be done every 5 years; the BCS identifies conditions of the physical plant of the District that need to be addressed, and prioritizes those needs. The BCS is done by the architectural firm hired by the district and is used extensively to plan capital projects.
Committee Updates:
Curriculum Committee
At last meeting the high school guidance department updated the group on college and AP course offerings and the process for identifying/selecting/including/ notifying students of those options.
They reviewed planning for Superintendent’s Conference Day in March
Constant monitoring of the Eureka math pilot at the El/MS.
Health and Safety Committee
Currently reviewing the food standards and nutritional guidelines that must be followed; are looking for ways to get more student input into menu choices.
Committee Updates:
Technology Committee
Introduced new Coordinator of Technology (Jeff Anstett) and continue to work on developing implementation plans for the eventual move to wireless computing and 1:1 technology once Smart Schools money is made available to the District.
Student Safety Committee
Focus is on the review and updating of the Code of Conduct.
Our Job-as the DPT
Understand the District Goals Assess our
progress in meeting those
goals
Identify focus areas for future
goals
Review information/
data pertinent to those areas
Revise current goals/finalize
new goals.
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District Goals Technology- Develop a comprehensive multiyear plan, utilizing the smart schools monies as
a primary resource, to create a technological infrastructure within our district and community that better prepares our students with a solid technological knowledge base for the future.
Professional Development- Establish a thoughtful, articulated and well planned professional development program focused on identified District and building level curricular and instructional needs based upon student performance and District initiatives.
Fiscal Management- Initiate activities to review the budget development and implementation process in order to ensure a multi-year approach and the involvement of all internal stakeholders.
Communication & Community Involvement- Establish a framework for District and building level shared decision making and leadership development; and to establish structures that will strengthen both communication and involvement of employees, families and community members in District shared decision making.
Student Achievement- Initiate activities to increase the percentage of students who take and pass the third year of
Regents level mathematics (Algebra 2) prior to graduation from the 2015-2016 level of 37% to 45%.
Initiate activities to ensure that 85% of our students will participate in a college-level (Advanced Placement or local college-articulated) course prior to graduation.
Technology- Develop a comprehensive multiyear plan, utilizing the smart schools monies as a primary resource, to create a
technological infrastructure within our district and community
that better prepares our students with a solid technological
knowledge base for the future.
Goal has been achieved; plan has been written and submitted to SED for approval. Going on 12 months of waiting for SED action/approval.
Now that the planning goal is met, the next logical step is to look at developing an implementation goal.
Professional Development- Establish a thoughtful, articulated and well
planned professional development program focused on identified District and building
level curricular and instructional needs based upon student performance and District
initiatives. Goal has not been achieved, although we have made significant advances in our professional
development program Agreement across the board that PD becomes more and more critical in the face of changing
standards and state requirements. In some areas (ELA/Math) the PD is pretty solid, with intense training in multi-day “summer
institutes” with planned follow through during the school year. In other areas PD opportunities through the District have not been as good (remedial, non-core areas, social studies and science).
People can still self-identify opportunities (through the teachers center or other venues) for professional growth.
Before we can say we have achieved this goal, we need to make sure our plan addresses the needs of all the professionals in the District.
With our current focus on math/ELA, it may be to everyone’s benefit to look at a focus on applicability of the PD in those areas to other content areas; i.e., a focus on how the PD we are offering in Math can be applied in the science or technology classroom; how the PD in ELA can lead to greater student achievement in social studies (essay writing and DBQs, etc).
Fiscal Management- Initiate activities to review the budget development and implementation process in order to ensure a
multi-year approach and the involvement of all internal
stakeholders.
We have begun the budget development process earlier than ever.
Administrators have a bigger role in the budget development process.
We still need to find more and better ways to solicit community support/input into the budget process.
Budget presentations and cover letter inviting response are posted on website. Publicize through building facebook posts?
Communication & Community Involvement- Establish a framework for
District and building level shared decision making and leadership development; and to
establish structures that will strengthen both communication and involvement of
employees, families and community members in District shared decision making.
Part of the framework is in place (district standing committees and building planning teams are up and running and functional)
Leadership development opportunities exist (curriculum facilitators, faculty led professional development, administrative internship opportunities) for those who want to take advantage of them.
Communication with and community involvement is still lacking; suggestions on next slide:
Communication & Community Involvement- Suggestions for imp[roving
communication:
Reinstitute doing a district calendar for all in the community with important information and events;
Continue to use electronic means (facebook, e-alerts, twitter, etc) BUT make efforts to ensure that 1. the community knows we are using that (“follow us online at…. notices on hard copies of things) and be cognizant that there are still areas where internet accessibility is an issue- we are not in a position to eliminate printed materials.
Look into sending out one-pagers with progress reports, etc. Have to exercise caution, however- inundating people with communication often
results in them tuning us out. Find the proper balance- what do they need/want to know?
Take advantage of our relationships with “outside” organizations- PTSA, library, boosters, etc.
Use local radio, newspapers as much as possible.
Student Achievement: (a) Initiate activities to increase the percentage of students who take
and pass the third year of Regents level mathematics (Algebra 2) prior to
graduation from the 2015-2016 level of 37% to 45%.
(b) Initiate activities to ensure that 85% of our students will participate in a
college-level (Advanced Placement or local college-articulated) course
prior to graduation.
Mr. Bedette distributed the current “numbers” of students in these measures to give the group a feel fro where we stand currently in terms of reaching the measures outlined in this goal.
Then the building leaders shared what efforts and focuses were going on in their buildings that they felt would provide direct and indirect support for these achievement goals (see next few slides)
Student Achievement: Elementary
Work with AccessMathematics and the full implementation of Eureka Math in September is building consistency in instruction and practice, as well as teacher confidence in mathematics.
Writers workshop is adding a consistent writing instruction across genres in all classrooms as well as creating opportunities for students to celebrate their work.
Interim assessments are being given and the information provided through those assessments is being used to focus and drive instruction moving forward.
Student Achievement: Middle School
Utilizing scheduling flexibility to provide 60 minute instructional blocks in Math and ELA at the 5th and 6th grade levels.
Implementing Eureka Math
Providing and encouraging opportunities for collegial observations within the building.
Continued focus on social emotional well being and coping skills of our students through instruction counseling program.
Future Goals………“To develop and support a partnership which provides a positive climate
encouraging all people in the Newfane School and Community to grow toward their highest potential.”
Our next steps are to begin developing goals for 2018-2019. These can be brand new focus areas, or continuations (or the next step) of our current goals. The next couple of slides give an outline of what we need to articulate in a goal, with the example of one of the Board’s goals from last year.
All team members were emailed a goal development template (seen on the next few slides) to use to begin thinking about possible goals and what we would need to do to achieve them.
Future Goals………“To develop and support a partnership which provides a positive climate
encouraging all people in the Newfane School and Community to grow toward their highest potential.”
General Area
Specific Action
Success Indicators
Activities to get us there
Who’s going to do it?
What will it cost?
Goal Activities Timelines Those Involved Success Indicators CostProgress by:
November 2018
Progress by:
January 2019
Progress by:
March 2019
Progress by:
June 2019Next Steps
2018-2019 Newfane District Goals
1.
Board Goal #2 General Area- SCHOOL BOARD POLICY REVIEW
Specific Action- “Complete a comprehensive review and update of the Newfane Central School District Policy Manual”
Success Indicators- All policies are updated; current; personalized to the needs of our District; consistent and compliant with all laws and regulations.
Activities to get us there- Hire BOCES service to review current policies; identify policies to be updated; create a schedule for policy review by section and specific identified policy; solicit input on policy revisions from appropriate staff members; provide board members with draft revised policies for their review; provide final drafts of policies to the Board for their approval at BOE meetings.
Who’s going to do it? BOCES staff; board clerk, superintendent, additional staff as deemed necessary per specific policy
What will it cost? BOCES service cost $6000; all other work done as part of usual work day.
Meeting DatesDistrict Planning Team meetings for this year are scheduled for:
Wednesday, November 8, 4:00-5:430pm
Wednesday, January 10, 4:00-5:430pm
Wednesday, March 7, 4:00-5:30PM
Wednesday, May 9, 4:00-5:30PM
and a summer 1/2 day planning meeting TBD