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[Harriet Tubman] Looking ahead to school year

2015-2016

Agendao Strategic Budgeting Process

o School Goals for 2015-2016

o Essential Features Of Our School

o Revenue Sources

o Expenditures: How Schools Spend Revenue

o Where Are We Going? • Our Students and Staff• One Newark Enrolls

o Family and Community Engagement

o Q & A

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Things to Keep in Mind

Strategic Budgeting Processo Student outcomes are at the heart of every prioritization and

allocation decisiono Data should drive the determination on how to best allocate

funding to meet student needs

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School Goals for 2015-2016

What are our school goals for SY 2015-2016?

o All students will achieve academic success. All students will score at or above grade level in literacy and math on the A-n et District Assessment. All students will score at or within 5% of all network schools in math and literacy on the A-net District Assessment.

o Educational opportunities will meet the unique academic, social, and emotional needs of all students.

Students will engage in activities to promote higher level thinking skills and develop skills for real-world applications. Interventions will be provided for students struggling in literacy and math. Students will receive character education instruction

o Parents and community members will be actively engaged. Promote and foster positive relations between school, parents, and community Provide opportunities to enhance family support for student success.

The district will maintain the same focus from 2014-15 in 2015-16 on three areas:• academic rigor• development of school-based teams• teaching students non-academic skills and habits

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The Essential Features of Our School

Increase the use of technology to support the upcoming PARCC Assessment.

Opportunities for Small Group Instruction using technology supports.

Ensure that the Performing Arts are sustained to support learning with specific link to ELA.

To ensure the social, emotional, and academic well-being of students and staff.

To strengthen home school connection and community partnerships that support college and career readiness.

To strengthen student-student and teacher-student relationships through the implementation of Character Education.

Provide students with interventions they need in the classroom in order to demonstrate growth on grade level skills

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The Essential Features of Our School:

Special Education Pathway

o Inclusive Supports-Indirect Services – This program provides consultative supports to general education teachers so they have the tools to meet the unique needs of students in general education classrooms.

o Integrated Co-Teaching – This program provides model of Integrated co-teaching with general education and a special education teacher working collaboratively in the class, with the ability to provide whole group and small group instruction. This program provides supports to students whose disability significantly impacts academic achievement.

o Inclusive Supports-Direct Services – Students who receive these services are educated primarily in the general education class and have the ability to spend some of their time out of that class receiving direct services from special education staff.

o Transitional Self – Contained – This service starts students in self-contained settings with the goal of moving into general education.

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Revenue Sources

• State Aid: The General Fund is primarily comprised of State Aid.o Funding from a local tax levy is also included.o The General Fund funds most Central Office and K-12 school-based

expenses.

• One-time Revenues: Funds that are not reoccurring (e.g., building revenue).

• Grants and Entitlements: There are significant restrictions on the spending of these funds.o Mainly comprised of Pre-Ko Also includes federal funding in the form of Title I, Title II, Title III

(bilingual) and IDEA

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Expenditures:

How Schools Spend Revenue?• Schools

o The Weighted Student Formula (“WSF”) is used to allocate funds to schools.

o WSF helps us to achieve our ultimate goal of college readiness for all students by distributing dollars equitably across schools based on the needs of the individual student no matter which school he or she attends.

o Dollars follow the student to each district school he or she attends, without hurting any schools.

o 95% of school budgets are spent on salary and benefits.o Allocating more dollars to schools with students in need of the most

support, such as schools with high numbers of Special Education students and low performing students.

• School-based Serviceso School-based services are priorities that are budgeted for centrally but

are school-based expenditures (e.g., custodial services, transportation, and special education).

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Where Are We Going?

Our Students and Staff Current School Year Next School Year

Enrollment 319 347Special Education Students

59 80

Budget 2,834,129 3,295,495Full Time Instructional Employees (FTEs)

25 27

• Our budget is based on our number of students and their needs

• This ensures students are funded equitably, regardless of which school they attend

• The above enrollment numbers does not include pre-kindergarten

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Positions to Support Student Growth

Returning Positions

• Guidance Counselor• Math Coach• Literacy Coach

New Positions

Two Academic Interventionist positions

School Operations Assistant Read 180/ Language Arts

Teacher Computer Teacher

Where Are We Going?

One Newark Enrolls

When will I learn about my Round 1 school match?

• You will be notified the week of March 30.

• A letter will be mailed to the address you provided on your application.

• Families who applied online will also be able to see their school match by logging into www.newarkenrolls.org.

• Families can also find out about their match outcome from their current school.

How do I accept my school match?

• Students who are matched to new schools for the 2015-2016 school year should register at their new school. Registration information will be included in your match letter and online at www.newarkenrolls.org.

• Students who are matched back to their current school and want to remain at their current school do not have to do anything. However, your current school may reach out to you to confirm that you will be attending.

• Students who are not matched will be able to participate in the Round 2 application process (April 27 to May 8).

If I did not apply, will my child receive a school for

2015-16?

• All Newark students are guaranteed a school for the 2015-16 school year.

• Students who did not apply in Round 1 can apply during Round 2 between April 27 and May 8.

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If you would like additional budget information, please visit the Newark Public Schools Website.

Thank you!

Q & A

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