Masconomet Regional School District

1. Masconomet Regional School District Public Hearing FY 2011-12 Proposed Budget

2. Agenda –

3. How do we measure up?

4. Academic Knowledge • College Entrance • SAT’s

5. SAT Scores – Class of 2010

6. Academic Knowledge • College Entrance • SAT’s • Standardized Testing • AP

7. Advanced Placement Scores (7th Annual AP Report to the Nation, 2011)

8. Academic Knowledge • College Entrance • SAT’s • Standardized Testing • AP • MCAS

9. Comparison Communities Community Wealth Similar to Masconomet (Property Values & Per Capita Income) • Acton-Boxborough • Andover • Hamilton-Wenham • Lynnfield

10. Other Comparison Communities • Concord-Carlisle • Dover-Sherborn • Lexington • Lincoln-Sudbury • Manchester-Essex • Danvers

11. Academic Knowledge • College Entrance • SAT’s • Standardized Testing • AP • MCAS • Ethnographic Research

12. Are we effective in providing students with the academic knowledge necessary to succeed in higher education?

13. What would help us to improve in the area of academic knowledge ?

14. Other 21st Century Competencies • Information, Communication, Digital Literacy • Global Awareness • Problem Solving/Expert Thinking Skills • Life Skills (Anti Bullying, Alcohol and Drug Awareness, Health Education, Ethics, etc.)

15. Other 21st Century Competencies Information, communication, digital literacy • Some staff incorporate productivity and automation tools within the curriculum • Middle school librarian provides some digital literacy and technology skill development instruction to students

16. Other 21st Century Competencies

17. Other 21st Century Competencies Problem solving/expert thinking skills • Projects in which students apply knowledge in creating a product (e.g., Engineering Day, Science Fair) • Elective Courses Focusing on Bioethics, Forensics • Interdisciplinary Elective Courses such as Prometheus, Architecture, Neuroscience

18. Other 21st Century Competencies Life Skills (Anti Bullying, Alcohol and Drug Awareness, Health Education, Ethics, etc.)

20. Are we effective in providing students with the 21st Century skills that are necessary to succeed in higher education? YES in some areas; NO in others. We are making strides.

21. Higher Education Environment • On-line, hybrid, and traditional classroom settings. • Students are expected to collaborate remotely on team based projects

22. Higher Education Environment • Most processes are automated – INTRA Net • Application, registration, paying tuition, ordering books, etc. • Turning in assignments, instructor feedback, grading, etc.

23. Are we preparing students for this environment?

24. Areas of weakness • Integrating technology standards into the core curriculum • Automation tools • Resources • Staff development • Setting benchmarks to measure progress in this area

25. Are we effective in providing students with the skills necessary to succeed in the higher education environment? We are beginning to look more closely at this issue.

26. Are we efficient? • Business, Operations, Costs • Outsourced Janitorial Services • Outsourced Food Service • Instituted Green Initiative • Re-bid and re-distributed transportation contract • Insurance - increased co-pays, increased employee contribution, changed plan for early retirees, competitively bid insurance

29. Local Comparison

30. Masconomet’s Approved Budget FY09-FY11 1.5% increase from FY09 to FY11

31. Masco Spending Benchmarks FY09

32. Are we efficient from a business, operations, and cost perspective?

33. Student Teacher Ratio Comparison

34. Are we efficient? • In many ways we are very efficient • Very high return on investment • Students are being accepted into colleges at a higher than average rate • Majority of resources are focused on teaching and learning • Lean administration and support staff

35. Are we efficient? • In other areas we could improve • Automating processes • Communicating internally and externally • Modernize instructional methodology • Middle School class size • MCAS – Special Education • Equipment and training

36. Are we efficient from an instructional service delivery perspective?

37. Career Preparation • Work Force Skills • Global Awareness • Communication Skills • Generation Y Profile

38. Career Preparation –Demand for Skills • More demand for: • Complex Communication • Expert Thinking • Less demand for: • Routine Manual • Routine Cognitive

39. 21st Century Workforce Skills Employers Seek a Variety of Skills: • Basic Skills: The academic basics of reading, writing, and computation • Technical Skills: Computer skills and information technology skills

40. 21st Century Workforce Skills • Organizational Skills: Communication skills, analytical skills, problem-solving and creative thinking, interpersonal skills, the ability to negotiate and influence, and self-management. • Company Specific Skills (U.S. Department of Commerce, 1999)

41. Career Preparation –Global Awareness “Because of the ease of travel, the pervasiveness of communication technology, and economic reliance on other countries, the societies of the twenty-first century are, and will continue to be, global and multicultural in a way that is more obvious than ever before. The effects of cultural diversity on organizations are significant.” ~ Alan Jay Zaremba

42. Profile of Generation Y • Tech Savvy – prefer to communicate through email & text messaging rather than in person • Family Centric – prefer work-life balance, flexible schedules, less billable hours • Achievement Oriented –confident, ambitious, question authority

43. Profile of Generation Y • Team Oriented – want to be included and involved, seek input and affirmation of others • Attention Craving – Crave attention, need a lot of praise, need reassurance, need guidance

44. Career Preparation –Communication Skills “The average employee needs to be able to: • Listen effectively • Communicate during meetings • Use new communication technology efficiently • Write well • Persuade colleagues • Communicate cross culturally • Communicate interpersonally during performance review interviews • Make ethical decisions regarding how and what to communicate • Know when, what, and how to communicate” ~Alan Jay Zaremba

45. How does Masco Measure up? • Job embedded school to work for special education students • Senior internships • Co-curricular programs • Real world opportunities • Website design • Graphic arts • Computer gaming

46. Areas where we can improve: • Online collaboration • Global connections and communication • More interdisciplinary courses and connections

47. Are we effective in providing students with the skills necessary to succeed in the 21st Century workforce?

48. Where do we go from here? What are we doing? Establish and implement a vision: • Development of a Strategic Plan – Summer/Fall 2011 • Completion of Technology Plan –Spring 2011

49. What are we doing now? • Preparing a technology plan • Acquiring instructional equipment • Digitizing Media • Curriculum Mapping of Technology Standards • Professional Development • Early release day workshops • Summer institutes • Afterschool workshops

50. What are we doing now? • Integration of technology, UDL, and modern pedagogy • Study group to investigate automation and integration of curriculum management and student Information • Participating in Common Core Development