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Board Study Session – April 15, 2014

Board Study Session – April 15, 2014. Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. Study Session Introduction & Opening Activity. 2014-2015 District Goals Revisited. Implementation, support and monitoring of the Common Core State Standards Maintain a safe environment for students and staff

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Board Study Session – April 15, 2014

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  1. Board Study Session – April 15, 2014 Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

  2. Study Session Introduction & Opening Activity

  3. 2014-2015 District Goals Revisited • Implementation, support and monitoring of the Common Core State Standards • Maintain a safe environment for students and staff • Maintain fiscal solvency, liquidity, and effective use of District resources • Maintain positive District and community relations • Function as a continually effective Governance Team

  4. Three Year Educational Initiatives • Planning document for departments within Educational Services • Key initiatives will be highlighted • Additional initiatives on full document • Three year actions are not included for all initiatives

  5. Goal 1 Implementation, support and monitoring of the Common Core State Standards

  6. Opportunities for Student Learning

  7. Opportunities for Student Learning

  8. Opportunities for Student Learning

  9. Opportunities for Student Learning

  10. Early Learning Programs

  11. Technology & STEM

  12. Board Priorities

  13. Goal 2

  14. Sullivan Interagency Youth Center

  15. Support Services for Students

  16. Impact Upon Facilities

  17. Goals Revisited • K-5 Elementary Schools • 6-8 Middle Schools • K-8 options throughout the District • K–3 Class Size Reduction • Long-range plan for Public Safety Academy • Early Childhood Education Program

  18. School Configurations

  19. School Configurations

  20. Things Change • We Strive to be Proactive • AND • Things Change: • When we last closed elementary schools • There was no Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Program • K-3 Class Size Reduction was a Flexibility Program • We had been in continuous declining enrollment • We also Strive to be Thoughtful in our Approach to Dealing with these Changes

  21. Facility Issues • Laurel Creek current enrollment: 975 • No room for TK or expansion to K-8 without additional facilities • Grange Middle School current enrollment: 1,156 • Lunch facilities inadequate for current population • Public Safety Academy • Amy Blanc site insufficient for full build-out (science labs, student parking) • Special Education and Transitional Kindergarten • Increases in enrollment impacting facilities • Seven elementary schools at or near capacity

  22. We Need Time to Plan • 2014-2015 Planning Year • 2015-2016 Implementation Year

  23. Recommendation - Part #1 • Re-open Amy Blanc Elementary School in 2015-16 • Opens up space at Cleo Gordon Elementary and David Weir Preparatory Academy • Allows Laurel Creek to go K-8 • 2014-15 – 978 – K-6 • 2015-16 – 847 – K-7 • 2016-17 - 914 – K-8 • Eases pressure on Grange Middle School • 2014-15 – 1,226 • 2015-16 – 1,210 • 2016-17 – 1,130

  24. Recommendation – Part #2 • Expand Public Safety Academy – currently 3 classes per grade level (4 in 7th) • Current projections: • 2013-14 – 491 – 5th-9th • 2014-15 – 551 – 5th-10th • 2015-16 – 641* – 5th-11th • 2016-17 – 731* – 5th-12th *depending upon where grade level build-out occurs • Recommend expansion of up to four classes per grade level • Approximately 960 enrollment at full build-out • In 2015-16: • Move to Dover site • Eases pressure on other sites depending upon who attends • Provides adequate space for build-out: • Provides better core facilities • Science facilities available • Large field spaces • Increased parking

  25. Recommendation – Part #3 • SemYeto Main Campus – transitions to satellite programs on Fairfield and Rodriguez High School campuses • 2013-14 – 271 @ Dover • 2014-15 – 266 @ Dover • 2015-16 • Potential 61 additional @ Armijo High School • Potential 173 @ Fairfield High School • Potential 40 @ Rodriguez High School

  26. Recommendation – Part #4 • Bridge-to-Success – redefine Matt Garcia Learning Center (MGLC) program to align with Bridge-to-Success • 2013-14 • 74 @ Dover • 145 @ MGLC • 2014-15 • 74 @ Dover • 145 @ MGLC • 2015-16 • 219 @ Matt Garcia Bridge Program

  27. Recommendation – Part #5 • Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center • 2014-15 • Planning Year • 2015-16 • 4 TK classes (AM/PM - 2 rooms) • 2 Structured Class for Intensive Learning (SCIL) classes (full day program - 2 rooms) • 4 Pre-School Special Day Classes (AM/PM - 2 rooms) • Preschool Assessment Team relocated from Suisun Elementary (1 room) • Move Phonological Program from Laurel Creek (1 room)

  28. Recommended Grade Level Configurations

  29. Recommended Grade Level Configurations

  30. Final Analysis of Goal Attainment • K-5 Elementary Schools • complete by 2015-16 • 6-8 Middle Schools • complete by 2015-16 • K-8 options throughout the District • complete by 2016-17 • K–3 Class Size Reduction • addressed by 2015-16 with the reopening of Amy Blanc Elementary • Long-range plan for Public Safety Academy • complete by 2015-16 • Early Childhood Education Program • complete by 2015-16

  31. “We are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on details.” ~Jeff Bezos “Flexibility is a requirement for survival.” ~Roger Von Oech

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