Asheville City Schools Vision/Goals for 21st Century Schools

Great Great Expectations!Expectations!

Vision/Goals for 21st Century Schools

Prepared especially for

CIBOAugust 12, 2011

How does a good school system become a great school

system? According to author Jim Collins….

we must embrace change in order to transform

the way we educate students……..

Mission

The Mission of Asheville City Schools is to provide quality education in which we respect students’ individual and cultural differences,

develop their talents in partnership with family and community and ensure that they possess the life skills necessary for

personal success and civic responsibility.

Source: Policy Code 1100

ACS Core Belief Statements• All students can learn, achieve and succeed.• An appropriate learning environment is essential for learning, achievement and

success.• Students learn in different ways and each way is valued.• Each student is a valued individual with unique needs and talents.• Students learn best when they are active participants in their learning.• High expectations increase individual student performance.• Schools must assume leadership in ensuring that students, families, schools and

communities share the responsibility for education.• A strong (open and honest) home-school partnership can have positive impacts on

achievement.• Families are partners in decisions about their student’s learning.• A safe, orderly, caring environment is essential to student learning.• Awareness and knowledge of diversity promotes respect for cultural and individual

differences while valuing the contributions of all.• A multicultural educational staff better prepares students to live in a culturally diverse

world.

Source: Policy Code 1100

Superintendent’s Vision Statement

All students in Asheville City Schools will graduate from high school in four years,

prepared to meet the challenges and expectations of a 21st Century world.

Claxton Elementary

Dickson Elementary

Hall Fletcher Elementary

Jones Elementary

Vance Elementary

FX@AHS

One 5-Star PreschoolOne 5-Star PreschoolOne 5-Star PreschoolOne 5-Star Preschool

Five Elementary Magnet

Schools

One Middle School

Asheville Middle School Randolph Learning Center

Asheville High School &School of Inquiry & Life Sciences at Asheville

Asheville High School &School of Inquiry & Life Sciences at Asheville

One Special Program

One Alternative School

System Configuration

Day 10 - 6 Year look at District Membership

Source: NCWISE Department

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'05-'06 '06-'07 '07-'08 '08-'09 '09-'10 '10-'11

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up 121 studentsfrom 2009/10

Asheville Asheville City City

Schools Schools is growing! is growing!

Asheville Asheville City City

Schools Schools is growing! is growing!

Demographics

Ethnicity Number %

White 2106 55

Black 1115 30

Hispanic 270 7

Asian 45 2

American Ind. 5 -

Multi-racial 284 8

ACS Headcount – Month 9- 2011

Poverty

Students

Total Budget $60,066,928

Fund Balance & Fund Balance & Transfers Transfers

$3.3M/5.6%$3.3M/5.6%


$3.3M/5.6%$3.3M/5.6%

Federal Federal $11.4M/18.9%$11.4M/18.9%


Local Local $24.3M/40.4%$24.3M/40.4%

Local Local $24.3M/40.4%$24.3M/40.4%

State State $21.1M/35.1%$21.1M/35.1%

State State $21.1M/35.1%$21.1M/35.1%

2010-11 ACS Initial Budget by Revenue Source

Out of the ordinary

Total Initial Operating Budget $60,066,928

Supplies & Supplies & Materials Materials $4M/7.6%$4M/7.6%

Supplies & Supplies & Materials Materials $4M/7.6%$4M/7.6%

Other Other $.9M/1.7%$.9M/1.7%

Other Other $.9M/1.7%$.9M/1.7%

Contracts/Staff Contracts/Staff Dev/Utilities Dev/Utilities

$6.4M/12.2%$6.4M/12.2%

Contracts/Staff Contracts/Staff Dev/Utilities Dev/Utilities

$6.4M/12.2%$6.4M/12.2%

2010-11 ACS Initial Operating Budget by Object of Expenditure –

Salaries & Salaries & Benefits Benefits

$41.2M/78.5%$41.2M/78.5%

Salaries & Salaries & Benefits Benefits

$41.2M/78.5%$41.2M/78.5%Capital Outlay Capital Outlay $7.5M/12.6%$7.5M/12.6%

Capital Outlay Capital Outlay $7.5M/12.6%$7.5M/12.6%

Improve achievement for all students

Goal Goal 11

ACS End of Grade Tests – 2009-10Students proficient in both Math and Reading, Grades 3-8 composite

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ACS NC

BlackWhite

Gap = 46.9% Gap = 31.7%

Per

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ages

ACS End of Course Tests - AHSProficiency composite for all EOC tests – 2009-10

Gap = 41.6% Gap = 28.4% Gap = 21.5%

Per

cent

ages

THEMES emerging from the 2011 Achievement Gap Summit

• Core Instruction• Reframing “The Gap”• Catch’em Early• Time

At the heart of our early childhood education programs -

Understanding & addressing

poverty

Fidelityto the core

Moretime

• Above grade level by 3rd grade

• Longer school day?• Combat ‘summer loss’• Study year-round calendar for

ACS in 2012-13

What does the research tell us about “The Gap”???

• According to Dr. Ferguson…– Mitigate for biases– Half the gap - predicted by economics.– Half the gap - black parents (on average) not as

academically oriented in raising their children as white parents.

– At age 1 = no gap / At age 3 = there “it” is

Extrapolating from the national and local data …

• Low-income kids may out-learn high-income kids during the school year, but during the summer they fall behind.

• When it comes to reading skills, low-income kids learn nothing when school is not in session.

• Virtually all of the advantage that wealthy kids have over low-income kids is the result of differences in the way privileged kids learn while they are not in school.

The Public School Forum• Recommendation #8

– Invest in early childhood education– Hear the “third grade alarm”

• Recommendation #9– Lengthen school day– Lengthen the calendar

Recent efforts to extend the school day

VISIONNew/Innovative Programs

In Real Life afterschool program

Single-gender Classrooms

Teaching Artist Presenting in Asheville Schools

TeachersObserving Teachers and Sharing

Foreign Language, Music & Art flourish in every district school

Goal Goal 22 21st Century professionals will lead and teach in Asheville City Schools

‘Tour of Asheville’ - 2011

Recruitment of international teachers

HR visits to regional colleges/universities

Board Policy 7100 – Recruitment & Selection of Personnel

Prioritization of professional development needs

Goal Goal 33 Sustain and improve the district’s resources

Total Budget $60,066,928 (2010-11)


$3.3M/5.6%$3.3M/5.6%


$3.3M/5.6%$3.3M/5.6%



Local Local $24.3M/40.4%$24.3M/40.4%

Local Local $24.3M/40.4%$24.3M/40.4%

State State $21.1M/35.1%$21.1M/35.1%

State State $21.1M/35.1%$21.1M/35.1%

State Budget Overview/Crisis

Just as NC schools are showing significant progress, state budget shortfalls have us on the ‘edge’.

Overall Funding Reductions in Public Education (K-12)

NC = $432,194,090 (5.79%)

ACS = $1,793,512(*includes discretionary cut)

2011-12 State Budget2011-12 State BudgetImpacts on public education

10 positions lost – budget 15.24 + positions lost from

existing discretionary statereduction

25.24 positions lost from state funding

(Final Legislative Budget)

Asheville City SchoolsAsheville City Schools

Net loss of 11.16 positions, local funding.

Offering retirement incentives to classified personnel so that cuts can be handled through attrition.

Local BudgetLocal Budget

On the positive side for On the positive side for 2011-12…2011-12…

Edujobs

Designated for saving educators jobs in local district

Federal Grants FundFederal Grants Fund

AARA stabilization & stimulus funding


However, will be fully expended by 9/30/11

Race to the Top

For Instructional Technology Facilitators and staff development


Estimated increase in County General Appropriation

for 2011-12

Local BudgetLocal Budget

Other significant impacts Other significant impacts from the new State budgetfrom the new State budget

Increased # of instructional days from

180 185

2011-13 State Budget2011-13 State Budget

Class size reduction, Grades 1-3

1:18 1:17

Impacts on public education

* Maximum 1:24

Eliminated reporting requirements

•School Improvement Team & Plan•Safe Schools Plans•Personalized Education Plans•School Technology Plans


Phasing Out –

• NC Teaching Fellows Program• Established in 1986• 6,000 graduates• Is the most ambitious teacher preparation program

in the nation• Many teach in ACS• Provided $6,500 per year to 500 high school seniors• 4,000 graduates were employed in public schools in

2010-11


May mean the end of…

• Governors School• Budget eliminated $849,000 annual funding• School recognized students with talent w/o

regard to economic status• Founded in 1963 by then-Gov. Terry Sanford• Has enriched 31,000 young North Carolinians in

multiple disciplines


More At Four

• Consolidated More At Four program into Division of Child Development

• Now called NC Prekindergarten Program (NCPK)• Impacts ACS Preschool• 11.5% funding cut statewide• 80% of parents will now pay a fee• Judge Howard Manning just ruled against this

legislation


Tax credits for children with disabilities

• $3,000 per semester• Tax credit for tuition at a private school or for

home schooling


Other ways we are addressing budget shortfalls…

• Supplemental/sales tax funding stream• Grants• Regular meetings with local government leaders• Maintain the supplement rate for all employees• Counter state and federal decreases with

efficient operations & ADM growth• Energy utilization• Seek capital outlay funds for new schools –

2012/13• Seek funding to preserve city school districts

Goal Goal 44 Improve or replace aging facilities

Ongoing improvements/renovations

AHS windows, lighting, hallways,

classrooms

Renovation of ten science labs

QZAB Bonds

QSCB Bonds

Under consideration: replacements for two schools

Asheville Middle School

Isaac Dickson Elementary

Goal Goal 55

Facilitate digital literacy

$3,000,000+ IMPACTingSchool Leadership Grants

Network communications

• Voice over internet protocol phones (CISCO)

• Voice-mail for all teachers/usage of phones in emergency situations

• Electronic surveillance in secondary schools

• Entry security systems at elementary schools

* Seek funding to implement/sustain 1:1 Laptop Initiative

Sustaining the 1:1 laptop initiative

Mebane Foundation matching grant

Appalachian Regional Council award

Goal Goal 66 Effectively market the district to all stakeholders

Presenting our IMAGEIMAGE//BrandBrand//MissionMission

in both TRADITIONALTRADITIONAL and cutting edgecutting edge ways in a

warmwarm and welcomingwelcoming environment

Our vision for Asheville

City Schools

Reduce/Eliminate the Achievement GapReduce/Eliminate the Achievement Gap

Build Digital LiteracyDigital Literacy is attained as students use digital tools and resources to gain fluency in the following areas woven into the NC Essential Standards:

Technology Operations, Concepts

Place a Laptop Computer in the Hands of Every Student

Build on New & Innovative ProgramsBuild on New & Innovative Programs

In Real Life afterschool program

Single-gender Classrooms

Teaching Artist Presenting in Asheville Schools

Small Family-friendly Safe Academically-sound

Great Great Expectations!Expectations!

Vision/Goals for 21st Century Schools