Watertown Public Schools School CommitteeJoint Budget & Finance, and Curriculum SubcommitteesSecondary ProgrammingJanuary 25, 2010

 Kimo Carter, Middle School PrincipalMichael Noftsker, High School PrincipalCurriculum Coordinators

Presentation Overview

• Ongoing Implementations• Staffing Needs• Materials & Supplies Needs• Questions

Ongoing ImplementationsCohesive Programming• 6-12 Coordinators

o Curriculum continuityo Professional development

• Curriculum & Technology Integrationo "Geek of the Week"o Presentations at Faculty Meetings

• Student Support Systemso Academic Assistance / Academic Learning Centero Language-based Instruction o Reading Programo Social-Emotional Programming

o CAP Programo IES Program

o Autism Program

Ongoing Implementations

Expanded Opportunities for Students• Engineering by Design• Virtual High School• MS and HS Robotics• Foreign Language: Rosetta Stone• ArMedia• MS and HS Journalism• MS Enrichment• Drama• “Fun, Fit for Life” • Academic Support After School

Current Realities• Increased enrollments

     • Decrease in staffing and larger class sizes • Increase in specialized instruction needs

o English Language Learnerso Language-Based Learnerso Learning Support Studentso Emotionally Challenged Studentso Autism Spectrum

• Decrease in Minuteman enrollment• Increase in quantities and costs of materials and

supplies

2008-09 2009-10 Projected2010-11

High School 676 728 740

Middle School 557 589 610

Staffing Needs• High School Special Education

o Expanded HS Language-based program. Staff needed: 0.8 FTE (Dual certification – SPED/Math)

o Social-emotional programs for students with emotional needso Program for anxious students o Program for behavioral studentso Attendance trackingo Additional staff needed: 1.0 teacher FTE, 2.0 IA FTEs,

0.75 social workero Vocational coach for school-to-work transitions program:

1.0 IA FTE• Middle School Special Education

o Expanded Autism Program. Staff needed: 3.5 IA FTEs

Staffing Needs (cont.)

• High School ESL• HS Intermediate English for ELLs: 0.2 FTE• 0.5 ESL tutor to replace current volunteer

• High School Math o Four-year math requiremento Need a 0.2 FTE for an ELL sheltered math class

• Middle School English/Readingo 1.0 FTE for English and Reading that was cut in FY2010o Helps to reduce reading class sizeso Special Education and ESL departments

• Middle School SRO o Explore cost-share with the Police Department for part-

time school resource officer for the middle school. (Cut by Police Dept. in FY10)

• Furniture for high and middle schools: $10,000 yearly line-item to upgrade furniture on a year-to-year basis

• Increase in school-based materials and supplies budgets: $15,000 per school

• Student Laptops and peripherals To be discussed with Tech/Teaching &

Learning plan

• Instructional Technology and Learning Commons To be discussed with Tech/Teaching & Learning plan

  

School-Wide Needs

Materials & Supplies NeedsEnglish • English Department becomes English & Communications

Department• Updated technology for new Web 2.0 Communications

course: (To be discussed with Tech/Teaching & Learning plan.)

• Updated technology for journalism (To be discussed with Tech/Teaching & Learning plan.)

Social Studies • Geography Alive textbooks for grade 6: $10,500• US History textbooks for grades 9 and 10: $3,200• Additional materials for HS courses: $2,200

Materials & Supplies Needs (cont.)

Math • Complete Impact Math textbook purchase: $3,500• Technology for math: document cameras, smartboards, (To

be discussed with Tech/Teaching & Learning plan.) Science • Transportation for HS Science League: $3,200• Lab equipment for middle and high schools: $15,000 (could

be done in a multi-year plan)• MS Enrichment Robotics materials: $2,000

 

Materials & Supplies Needs (cont.) Foreign Language • HS Rosetta Stone software: $3,000• HS Spanish Textbooks: $8,000• Updated technology for HS language lab: Plan under

construction

Fine and Performing Arts • Share HS and MS instrument repair costs

PE and Health • MS and HS fitness center maintenance: $3,000• High School Intramurals: $2,000 from the PEP grant• Open MS fitness center after school 2 additional days:

$2,700

Assessment & Guidance  • Measures of Academic Progress, Grades 6-11: To be

discussed with Teaching & Learning plan

Special Education • Assistive technology/Universal Design • MS Language-based: Language! curriculum with Kurzweil

software: $10,000• MS Learning Support: specialized math curriculum: $2,000• Expanded MS Autism: specialized curriculum: $4,000• New HS Social-Emotional Program: specialized curriclum:

$5,000  

Materials & Supplies Needs (cont.)

Questions?