Stoughton Public Schools

1. Stoughton Public Schools • Educational Goals, Challenges and Achievements • Academic Initiatives • Capital Planning • Fiscal Policy and Challenges

2. 2009-2014 Strategic PlanThe committee was composed of citizens across town and including municipal departments • Most of the goals and action items have been achieved or are ongoing including: • Greater professional development opportunities for teachers • New software, training and assessment tools such as AIMSweb, to analyze student work and instruction across all grades and vertically • More Multiple Intelligence offerings i.e., elimination of study periods at OMS • Peer to peer support for minority and low-income students such as Fruition Scholars • MCAS camps • Aggressive identification of student weakness early • Transition programs between Elementary and Middle School, and Middle School and High School • Walk to Math and Walk to Read programs • Appointment of Facilities Master Plan Committee for School Buildings • Begin process of MSBA facility upgrade and replacement • Parent Portal • Municipal department technology services, Town Hall, Council on Aging, Library, etc. Two significant goals remain: • Major facilities upgrade • Additional technology staff

3. Academic Initiatives: World Class Education in the 21st Century What students should have when they leave school - A combination of long established standards and “21st Century Skills” • High competency in higher order thinking • High level of cultural competency and knowledge of the world • Problem solving skills • Ability to work effectively in teams • Ability to express oneself effectively in writing and orally • A thorough understanding of the elements of overall wellness and skills to maintain it • A belief in the power of their own effort to achieve any goal • Technological and scientific literacy • The ability to analyze and evaluate vast amounts of information • Creativity • Elements of good citizenship • An enduring curiosity, love of learning and commitment to lifelong learning • A high degree of social skill

4. How We Get There • Extended curriculum day. • Exposure to culture, art, science, team building, sports, advanced writing and after school modules • Green education • High quality wellness curriculum • Continued growth in the arts • Opportunities to explore careers and experience less traditional ways of learning • Advanced technology and training • Add Chinese to World Language Program

5. World Class Education - Three Year Budget projectionThese amounts are in addition to a level-service budget

6. Positive Trends for Stoughton Public Schools • Stoughton High School - College Board AP Honor Roll for increasing access to AP courses and increasing % of passing scores • AP courses continue to increase - SHS now offers 12 • O’Donnell Middle School made gains in MCAS achievement gaps above the state average. • Class Size has been kept reasonable. • Notable areas of test score achievement: • Hansen Elementary • Science scores up significantly • Bridging achievement gaps, particularly in Middle School • Subgroups are outperforming in almost every category • Jump from Proficient to Advanced categories in most grades • Art and Music • Pathways program at Middle School • Quincy College Dual Enrollment, now extended to Stoughton Academy

7. An Example of This Trend Information from the Massachusetts Department of Education website

8. Massachusetts Framework for Educator EvaluationLegislation requiring that student achievement and/or student growth “significantly” inform teacher evaluation • Training in Stoughton begins this fall • Places student learning at center • Sets a high bar for tenure • Recognizes excellence • Data driven • Evaluation requires collection of evidence including: • Multiple measure of student learning • Unannounced observations • Continuous feedback to educators • Biggest change to public education in decades

9. Stoughton School District Capital Plan FY14 and Beyond

10. Stoughton School District Capital Plan - FY14 and Beyond • Facilities Committee on School Building - Working on Capital Plan to help the town with long range financial planning and budgeting for major capital expenses • Documents used include: • 20 years of knowledge and records from Joel Harding serving as District facilities manager • District Strategic Plan, • 2010 town-wide Facilities Master Plan, • 3 year Financial Budget Plan • Recommendations from Feasibility Committee. • Stoughton School Buildings - 5 elementary, a middle school, a high school and a preschool for a total of 8 buildings - 81% of the total square footage of buildings owned by our town. • Replacement of Buildings: • Stoughton High - immediately (SOI submitted to MA School Building Authority) • South Elementary - 2016 (SOI submitted to MA School Building Authority) • O’Donnell Middle School - 2019 • West Elementary - 2022 • Jones Early Childhood Center - 2025 • Hansen Elementary - 2028 • Gibbons Elementary - 2031 • Dawe Elementary - 2033

11. Capital Planning - Facilities Master PlanData on Current Replacement Value and Deferred Maintenance Comparisons

12. Capital PlanningFacilities Master Plan Deferred and Reasonable Deferred Maintenance

13. Capital Planning - Deferred Maintenance Values for all schools = $75.5 million

14. Fiscal Initiatives and Challenges

15. Geographic Funding Comparison 2011 Net School Spending Percent Above Minimum Required by MA Dept. of Education Net School Spending is the minimum requirement of spending recommended by the Department of Education to maintain Stoughton’s schools. 93.4% of Districts spend above this threshold. The average district in Massachusetts spends 14.6% above their Net School Spending. Stoughton’s school budget is 8% over net school spending.

16. School Department ReductionsA loss of 40 positions over ten years Examples: • Two Secondary Librarians - one restored 2012 • One Math Tudor. • Director Positions were consolidated. • Athletic Director position reduced to 195 days. • Five Advisorships were eliminated. • One full time maintenance. • One full time custodian. • Three part time custodians. • One Secretary – Special Education Department. • Two part time hall monitors. • Three full time and 12 part time Special Education Aides

17. Supply and Textbook Comparisons • Decrease in amounts of spending from FY 01 - 11 of @75% • FY 12 Budget includes increase in classroom supplies.

18. Some Examples of District Services to Municipal Departments • Director of Maintenance • Library Building Committee Board • Energy Committee Board • Bicycle and Sidewalk Board • Offer and continue to offer bidding to all town departments for utilities, paper, copiers, etc. • Gas and electric bids savings for the town. • Elevator maintenance agreement. • Payment of Crossing Guards. • Grounds work with the Recreation Department. • Donated land for Skate Park. • Donated custodial services for parades. • Supplied offices for Fire Department during renovations. • In-service Budget meetings. • Emergency Shelters. • Voting Polls • Absorbed overtime custodial charges of $2405.50 since July of 2009.

19. Shared Technology Support has saved the Town of Stoughton $420,000 since 2003 • Municipal • Tech support for all town agencies including 24/7-365 day support for public safety. • Replaced aging town hall network with new servers and Cisco hardware. • Continued update of all town servers with secure access to all applications. • Replaced 500 KB internet connection with 7.5 MB, recently updated to 80MB connection at no additional cost. • Replaced aging PC’s and printers; acquired laptops for key town administrators. • Updated Microsoft Office and anti-virus software. • NEW - On-line billing for tax collections. • Remote Access • Update Website. • Free email.

20. Police Department • Installed New HP sever setup with Cisco network hardware. • Replaced and added additional PC’s and printers. • Installed hard drive back-up system. • Supported installation of new electronic fingerprinting system and barcoding for evidence tracking. • Supported rebuild of dispatch area. • Installed IMC Mobile with Toughbooks in all police cars. • Installed two Smartboards for training. • In process of refreshing all PC’s. • Fire Department • Installed New HP sever setup with Cisco network hardware and replaced the T1 between stations with fiber. • Updated FirePoint software. • Replaced and added additional PC’s and printers. • Implemented a voice-over (internet) telephone connection to town hall. • Installed FireMaker server which eliminated dispatch system issues.

21. DPW • Installed hard drive back-up system. • Updated out-dated server with industrial strength server. • Re-connected town hall with fiber, cancelling separate T1 line - $2400/year savings. • Implemented a voice-over (internet) telephone connection to town hall. • Just completed second refresh of PC’s. • Library • Replaced many PC’s; updated operating systems to Windows XP adding anti-virus software. • Moved internet connection with firewall to Comcast Connection, free to the library. • Implemented a voice-over (internet) telephone connection to town hall. • Added wireless netbook cart with 15 netbooks. • Implemented wireless service for patrons using the Comcast Internet Connection. • Added wireless connection and a Smartboard in the French Wales Room. • Implemented a CD Server serving CD content to the Children’s Area. • Implemented wireless service for patrons using the Comcast Internet Connection.

22. Visiting Nurse Association • Implemented network firewall, blocking access to VNA computers, a HIPPA requirement. • Updated and converted all data for primary software. • Added web-based Medicare data submission. • Updated and corrected all PC issues will add two new workstations. Youth Commission and Senior Center • Implemented T1 connection to the Town Hall enabling Internet, email and telephone access. • Implemented Voice over IP telephone system. • Updated network, server, PC’s and added printers. • Installed hard drive backup system. • Implemented use of web site calendar for the Senior Center.