THE WHEATLEY SCHOOL · PRESENTATION SEAN C. FEENEY, ... The Wheatley School NYS Average is 489 /...

March 2017

Wheatley Proposed Budget 2017-18 1

2017-18 BUDGET PRESENTATION

SEAN C. FEENEY, PRINCIPALKAREN KLAPPER, ASS’T PRINCIPAL

THE WHEATLEY SCHOOL

Indicators of Success

The Wheatley School

March 2017


Wheatley Recognition

Consistently ranked in the top 1% of high schools by various national rankings

Recognized as a Reward School by New York State for having the highest student performance with no significant gaps

Our Newspaper, The Wildcat, and our literary magazine, Aurora, are both recognized for excellence

Regionally and nationally recognized faculty

The Wheatley SchoolThe Wheatley School

Student Recognition

2 students named National Merit Finalists

1 student named National Merit Commended student

137 students recognized as AP Scholars 15 National AP Scholars

1 student named News12 Scholar-Athlete

2 students recognized for contributions to scientific manuscripts


March 2017


Music and Art Recognition

The Wheatley School

3 students named NYSSMA All-State (1 as an alternate)

25 students named All-County

8 Long Island String Festival musicians

Athletics Recognition

All teams earned NYS Scholar Recognition Girls Soccer Long Island Champions! Boys Soccer Nassau County Finalists! Girls Fencing Final Four (Nassau County) Football Conference Finalists

The Wheatley School

March 2017


Faculty Initiatives

Hosting of Peru exchange students

Faculty-led trips to Italy and Peru

Faculty members selected to be AP graders

Faculty presentations at regional and national conferences

Midterm Experience to engage students in 9th and 10th grade

Career Fair for students in 11th and 12th grades


Community Interaction

Walk-A-Thon raised thousands of dollars for local charities

Homecoming Celebration brings together the community

ICU Luncheon provides donations for the INN

Our CARE club raised funds for Sunrise Day Camp

Food drives, toy drives, school supply drives and personal care item drives for the INN

8th Annual Day of Service and Learning engages all students and faculty with over three dozen projects

Safe Halloween for younger students


March 2017


Special Programs

Wheatley-Bronx Arts Ensemble joint concert

Showdown Wheatley Welcomers Day of Service and Learning Mock Trial Competition SWS Midterm Experience Career Fair Hundreds of AP and Regents review

sessions ICU Luncheon Science Olympiads FIRST Robotics competition


Regents Results (2016)

100 99

91

97 97 100 100 1009495

70

41

68

59

79

54

84

49

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

ELA CC* Algebra 1CC*

GeometryCC*

Algebra 2CC*

Global US History Living Env. EarthScience

Chemistry

Pass

Mastery


March 2017


Average SAT Scores

567550 558

572591 589 582

601580 576 574

594

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

2012 2013 2014 2015

Reading

Math

Writing


NYS Average is 489 / 502 / 478US Average is 495 / 511 / 484

Average ACT Scores

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

25.7 25.8 25.226.2

25.9 26

Score


NYS Average is 23.7US Average is 21.0

March 2017


Students Participating in AP

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

277 284292 309 318

298

# of students participating


In addition to AP courses, students can choose to take a growing variety of Dual Enrollment classes (DE), permitting them to receive college credit for Wheatley classes.

AP Participation by Class

81

87

7376

84 83

70

60 61

7075

67

32

38

5350

5357

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

% of Class Enrolled in at Least One AP

12th

11th

10th


NYS Average is 26.8% of 11th and 12th graders

March 2017


AP Papers Submitted

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16*

689706

675

780841

782

# of papers submitted


AP Scholars Recognized

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

97

121111 116

141

127

# of AP Scholars


March 2017


AP Passing Rate

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

6672 70

76 7870

% of passing scores (3-5)


NYS average is 63%Nassau average is 69%

Wheatley’s participation rate is 2.2 times greater than the average for Nassau County.

Dual Enrollment Participation

0

50

100

150

200

250

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

71

45

137

177

214 219

# of students participating


These courses represent College-level opportunities outside of the AP program. They include courses offered in conjunction with: Syracuse University Farmingdale University St. John’s University Stony Brook University Molloy College

March 2017


Graduation Rates

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

100 100 99 99 99 100

8489 88

84 85 85

% o

f G

rad

uat

es

Regents Adv. Desig.NYS Average: 76.4%, 31.0%Nassau Average: 89%, 54%


Looking Ahead to 2017-18

March 2017


Initiatives for 2017-18

New Course Offerings Integrated co-teaching for Earth

Science AP Computer Science Principles PLTW: Principles of Engineering AP Research (as part of AP

Capstone)

Program Initiatives and Enhancements Expansion of our AP Capstone

Program Continued growth of Chromebook

Initiative Year 4 of Project Lead the Way

implementation Ongoing expansion of Dual

Enrollment courses


Enrollment Projections

Projected

16-17

Actual

16-17

Projected

17-18

8 146 148 151

9 156 152 148

10 133 137 152

11 143 146 137

12 135 133 146

UGS 7 6 6

Total 720 722 740


March 2017


Projected Course TalliesActual Projected

2016-17 2017-18 % change

Art 274 330 20.4

Business 180 211 17.2

English 763 856 12.2

World Language 536 600 12.2

Mathematics 882 902 2.3

Computers 69 118 71.0

Music 217 253 16.6

Physical Education 724 734 1.4

Health 167 184 10.2

Science 892 877 -1.7

Social Studies 799 853 6.8

Technology 294 333 13.3

(PLTW) (74) (75) 0.0

Totals 5797 6251 7.8%


Staffing Projections

Despite expanded offerings of courses and programs, stable staffing in core academics

Ongoing support for research and engineering initiatives Ongoing support for students through Learning Lab and Reading


Average Class Size

Department 2016-17 2017-18*

English 17.1 18.3

World Language 17.9 20.0

Mathematics 17.9 18.0

Science 18.8 18.9

Social Studies 17.8 18.0

March 2017


Program Overview (1 of 3)

Code Description16-17

(Adopted)17-18

(Recom’d)%

ChangeComments

2020 Supervision 20,950 20,650 -1.43Included costs for regional/national

conferences for principal / AP

2110 Instructional 79,447 106,417 33.95Copiers, printing, supplies, agenda books; Additional student desks; recategorization

of AP/SUPA training codes

2112 English 17,246 16,705 -3.14 Midterm experience funding; book purchases and replacements

2113 World Language 7,425 7,630 2.76Support for cultural programs; replacement texts; digital access; for exchange moved to

new code

2114 Mathematics 26,061 25,717 -1.32New class sets of graphers; AP Comp Sci

books; Regents and AP review books

2115 Science 45,975 46,225 0.45New ES, LE and Bio texts; classroom and lab supplies; increase in special programs

2116 Social Studies 33,181 29,705 -10.48Texts / Digital Texts for grades 8; review

books; special programs; AP Capstone

2117 Art 24,400 23,850 -2.25 All art supplies and materials; additional SLR film cameras; inks for printers

2118 Physical Ed. 7,660 5,700 -25.59 Replacement of cardio and strength equipment in weight room




(Adopted)17-18

(Recom’d)%

ChangeComments

2119 Music 13,706 15,956 16.42 Increase in competition fees; repair of instruments; new set of theory books

2121 Health 1,200 1,200 0.00 Supplies for health classes

2122 Business 2,668 2,750 3.07 Workbooks for business classes

2124 Indust. Tech. 8,169 10,054 23.08 New sander and replacement camcorders; supplies to maintain program

2126 ENL 1,655 1,715 3.63 Ongoing support for the program

2129 Remedial 1,070 1,000 -6.54 F&P Reading LLI materials already purchased; can reuse same supplies

2131 STEM 17,600 26,949 53.12 Vernier probe bundle; PLTW Vex supplies; PLTW subscription; POE training costs

2132 For. Exch. 0 2,600 New code for foreign exchange programs (taken out of 2113 code)

2250/1/2 Special Ed. 10,699 10,134 -5.28 Continued support of Special Educationprograms, including supplies for Life Skills


March 2017




(Adopted)17-18

(Recom’d)%

ChangeComments

2610 Library/AV 70,303 72,468 3.08Ongoing support of library and research

programs; adjustment of databases to support research needs

2630 Computers 33,447 35,702 6.74 Computer software & supplies, incl. toner, bulbs, batteries, printers, projectors

2810 Guidance 18,700 21,651 15.78Naviance support; ongoing support of college

visits; Social Worker workshops and conferences

2815 Health Services 4,760 4,260 -10.50 AED replacement completed; Supplies to support health of students in grades 8-12

2820 Psych. Services 2,000 2,000 0.00 Psychological tests and supplies

2850 Co-curricular 75,091 77,722 3.50Support for printing, WTC, yearbook,

graduation, NHS, student competitions; increase support for special programs

5540 Field Trips 41,700 41,700 0.00 Maintenance of current level of trips

Total 565,113 586,280 3.75%Overall $$ increase in Wheatley programs


Budget Summary

Years2013-14budget

2014-15budget

2015-16budget

2016-17budget

2017-18

(Recom’d)

Program $520,063 $513,170 $527,939 $565,113 $610,460

Salaries $10,910,730 $10,692,416 $10,748,979 $11,285,288 $11,487,904

Total Budget

$11,430,793 $11,205,586 $11,276,918 $11,850,401 $12,098,364

Change -0.24% -1.97% 0.42% 5.09% 2.09%


March 2017


Program Distribution


20.5%

17.5%

12.7%11.9%

9.8%

7.3%

5.9%

4.4%

3.6%

3.4% 3.1%

Core Academics

Instructional

Co-curricular

Library / AV

Special Areas

Field Trips&Exchanges

Computers

STEM

Guidance

Supervision

SpEd / ENL / Services

Budget Implications

Maintain instructional and support programs Additional new courses and programs are being offered Continued collaboration among departments to coordinate programs with student interest

and faculty expertise Continue to provide an excellent Wheatley experience for students Recommended budget maintains current programs, addresses identified needs and

continues laying a strong foundation for growth through ongoing capacity building. All within a budget that falls below the allowable tax levy.


March 2017


Remembering What Matters


East Williston Schools

Learning for a Lifetime

Thank You

The Wheatley School

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