2. SUMMARY OF ITEMS UNDER CONSIDERATION May 5 th BOE Meeting Athletic Trainer Certified Occupational Assistant Friends of Rachel Laptop Program May 21 st BOE Meeting Staffing/Retirements Monitors/Aides

3. ATHLETIC TRAINER Assigned to attend all 93 home athletic events Trainer would be responsible for the following: Pre-game taping or treatment as necessary Treating injuries that occur during a contest Work in collaboration with the coaches, school nurses and school doctor in the care and prevention of injuries including concussion protocol Most schools our size and some smaller have contracted trainers Reduce the liability of having our coaches treating injuries Difficult to coach the team and properly care for an injury during a game While all our coaches are properly certified, most of our coaches are not Health or PE Teachers who have extended knowledge of injury care and treatment Proactive safety measure for concussion management and return to play protocol

4. CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT (COTA) The two district-wide Occupation Therapists (OT) carry caseloads of up to 75 students-a typical maximum load is 55 students COTA will reduce the caseload of the OT’s to allow them to write reports for CSE and LIT meetings COTA could provide pre-referral intervention services within Kindergarten classes-this could potentially avoid referral to the CSE or LIT team The OT and COTA could work collaboratively providing assistance to students transitioning into the workforce $25,000

5. FRIENDS OF RACHEL CHAIN REACTION ASSEMBLY We have been presenting this assembly for 6 years Will cover the cost of one day-serving 100 students Currently funded through fundraising and BEPT Proactive program aimed at promoting tolerance, reducing bullying/hazing, suicide prevention Please see Board packet for additional information $4,300

6. LAPTOP PROGRAM 125 Laptops/Chromebooks at PJHS Program was put on hold to allow for teacher training Focus on student learning and teaching Use of laptops for instructional purposes in line with notion of College and Career ready Evaluation of program: Collect qualitative data through student interviews and surveys Please see Board packet for additional information $50,000

7. RETIREMENTS-JUNE 2015 High School PE Guidance Health/AD Earth Science Special Ed. Middle School 7 th Grade English Special Ed. HBE 2 nd Grade 2016 Retirements Literacy ASK

8. HIGH SCHOOL PE SECTIONS 2014-2015 PERIODTeacher 1Teacher 2Teacher 3Teacher 4CLASS SIZE # STUDENTS/ TEACHER SECTIONS PER PERIOD 119 14 4715.63 2232122 66223 32427 237424.63 4 1617 3316.52 514 13 2713.52 6 26275326.52 72426 237324.33 8 28 315929.52 TOTAL 432 A/B 20 4 teachers=20 sections=21.6 students per section 3 teachers=15 sections=28.8 students per section

9. HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT Counselor Caseloads Counselor 1: 9 th -10 th (A-L)=175 students Counselor 2: 9 th -10 th (M-Z)=170 students Counselor 3: 11 th -12 th (A-L)=211 students Counselor 4 (Coordinator): 11 th -12 th (M-Z)=137 students Counselor 5: 9 th -12 th : All IEP students=153 846 students: 5 counselors=169.2 students per counselor 846 students: 4 counselors=211.5 students per counselor Additionally, each counselor is also assigned certain specific duties/responsibilities Please see Board packet for additional information

10. HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH TEACHER 2014-2015 6 sections of Health : 23.3 students per section Athletic Director Duties 2015-2016 8 sections of Health: 20 students per section 2 sections of a Health Elective to cover the loss of elective teacher in 2013-2014 (FACS) Semester vs. A/B Days Electives under consideration: Personal Fitness, CPR, First Aid, Personal Training, Sports Marketing, Sports Management, Team Manager Program

11. HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE Science teachers must be certified in a specific subject area Retiree teaches 3 sections of Earth Science Regents and 2 sections of Earth Science non-Regents Currently have 5 sections of Earth Science Regents with 23.2 per section Loss of 3 sections of Earth Science Regents would put next year’s sections at 70 students per section Currently have 4 sections of Earth Science non- Regents with 19 per section Loss of 2 sections of Earth Science non-Regents would put next year’s sections at 38 students per section

12. MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH 2014-2015 2 English Teachers in each grade Teaching Assignments 2 sections of 7 th Grade regular ed. 3 sections of 7 th Grade Inclusion

13. REPLACE MS ENGLISH VS. HS TRANSFER High School English: Average Class Size 9 th : 17 10 th : 21 11 th : 20 12 th : 23 Impact on High School English Department Increased AIS demands Implementation of new Common Core English Presently adding English Electives Presently offer: English Honors, Syracuse English, OCCC English, Laptop Classes Impact of Loss of HS English Position (Impact Will Vary) 12 th grade sections=30.3 Loss of 4 sections (2 A/B) of AIS 9 th grade sections=23

14. ASK PROJECTED CLASS SIZES Grade2014-2015 Enrollment 2014-2015 Sections Average Class Size 2015-2016 Enrollment 2015-2016 Sections Average Class Size K139720140721 1134719139720 2131622134622 3138623131622 4129621138623 5142528129526 6112522142528 TOTAL 92542 95342

15. HBE PROJECTED SECTIONS Grade2014-2015 Enrollment 2014-2015 Sections Average Class Size 2015-2016 Enrollment 2015-2016 Sections Average Class Size K6432265322 147315.664322 27741847315.6 37432272418 456317.368322.6 56932252317.3 690421.7566322 TOTAL 47723 43422

16. MONITOR REQUEST ASK requested 3 Cafeteria Monitors for 3 hours a day each These Monitor positions went unfilled last year: one mid-year retirement, one mid-year resignation, one end of the year retirement ASK is also requesting an additional Library Aide for 3 hours to cover the afternoon Reviewed all Aide and Monitor assignments districtwide Each building is utilizing all Aides/Monitors efficiently according to their building needs Comparatively, these additional positions would put ASK and HBE in line with each other in regards to Monitor and Aide coverage

17. ONE DISTRICT~ ONE MISSION