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Update on Central Office Consolidation

Update on Central Office Consolidation. Creating an effective and sustainable leadership team for Orange, Petersham and Mahar School Districts. Overview of tonight ’ s presentation. Sharing of Central Office personnel Our theory of action

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Update on Central Office Consolidation

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  1. Update on Central Office Consolidation MARS presentation to Swift River SC Creating an effective and sustainable leadership team for Orange, Petersham and Mahar School Districts

  2. Overview of tonight’s presentation • Sharing of Central Office personnel • Our theory of action • Incremental consolidation, collaboration and regionalization • Benefits at the elementary level • Benefits at the secondary level • Details • Moving towards greater collaboration • Questions? Concerns? Thoughts? MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  3. Sharing of central office personnel • Special Education personnel already shared and jointly employed (this school year) • Superintendent will be jointly hired by all three school districts • New position: Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education (1.0 FTE) • New position: Assistant Superintendent for Teaching, Learning and Accountability (0.3 FTE) MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  4. Our theory of action • Agreements / changes in administration are done to improve education • This arrangement must be cost-neutral for all three districts • Arrangements must be based on the expressed shared interests of the member towns, school committees and communities MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  5. Incremental consolidation / collaboration / regionalization • We have been given a ‘green light’ by DESE to pursue this hybrid regional model • Orange and Petersham full K-12 partners • Wendell and New Salem 7 – 12 at Mahar • Wendell and New Salem continue to belong to Union 28 • This central office consolidation is seen by DESE as a steppingstone to fuller (hybrid) regionalization. • Recognition of importance of local control, local decision-making, local interests • Recognition of importance and effectiveness of existing educational arrangements and structures MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  6. Benefits at the elementary level (for Orange and Petersham) • Economies of shared central office • Maintaining a strong elementary focus • Recognition of differences between schools and towns • Shared professional development • Strengthened horizontal alignment and sharing • Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education focused more strongly on educational issues MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  7. Benefits at the secondary level • Strengthened vertical alignment of curriculum, professional development and assessment, preK-12 • Increased ability to ensure uniform preparation for all entering 7th grade students • Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning and Accountability (0.3 FTE) dedicated 70% to secondary students MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  8. Details of new administrative structure MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  9. Existing Central Office organizational chart – January 2010 MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  10. Recommended Consolidated Central Office – for July 1, 2011 MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  11. Principles of Cost Allocation Plan • Cost sharing • Based on enrollment, number of schools and good-faith estimates of time and duties • Subject to review for following year • Cost-neutral for all three districts MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  12. Existing positions and costs MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  13. Projected positions and costs MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  14. Moving towards greater collaboration MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  15. MAJOR INITIATIVES TO DATE • Fiscal, governance • Shared negotiations for health insurance • Mahar K-12 Regional Planning Sub-committee • Shared Special Education administrative team • Educational • National Institute for School Leadership • shared three-district leadership training • RTI • Tools of the Mind • setting the standard for early literacy, play and self-regulation • Learning Walks MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  16. Key provisions in the draft amended Regional Agreement • Mahar K-12 Regional District School Committee members will be elected at large, with a residency requirement. • New Salem and Wendell will each have two seats on the committee of twelve. • Only Orange and Petersham SD members will vote on matters affecting Mahar elementary schools (Orange and Petersham). • Towns will have the option to direct additional funding to their town elementary school(s). MARS presentation to Swift River SC

  17. Questions? Comments? Discussion… MARS presentation to Swift River SC

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