GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHING & LEARNING TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL COMMITTEE MARCH 18, 2015 Newton Public Schools SUPERINTENDENT’S PROPOSED FISCAL 2016 BUDGET

Educational Goals Provide appropriate resources to accommodate changes in student population Provide strong professional development programs that both improve teacher quality and strengthen the curriculum Continue to pilot new initiatives and target longer term investments in academic and SEL interventions that have demonstrated success and are linked to important system wide goals Approved by School Committee

ELEMENTARY MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL General Education

Elementary School Highlights Enrollment Projected increase of 26 students -1 FTE (282 elementary school classrooms) Average class size of 20.8 students Teacher stipends for Angier and Zervas moves

Elementary Schools Enrollment Classroom teacher reserve 1.0 FTE $ 58,400 Literacy specialists 2.5 FTE $146,000 (shifting resources)

Middle Schools Highlights Maintain Staffing All core academic programs –English, Math, Science, History, World Language Rich program of electives – Chorus, Orchestra, Art, Engineering, Physical Education, Health & Wellness Shifts in present resources will allow the establishment of an academic after school program at each middle school

Enrollment – Team teachers 2.0 FTE increase Classroom teachers Classroom teacher reserve 1.0 FTE $ 58,400 Middle Schools Brown2.0 FTE Day2.0 FTE Oak Hill-2.0 FTE Net2.0 FTE$116,800

High School Highlights Staffing added to maintain favorable class size with projected increase of 108 students All current programs are anticipated in FY16 New STEAM initiative at Newton South

High Schools Enrollment Classroom teachers5.0 FTE $292,000 Classroom teacher 1.0 FTE$58,400 (reserve)

Envisioning, developing, delivering curriculum Providing professional learning experiences Supporting teacher growth Teaching & Learning

Teaching & Learning Highlights Professional Learning Coaching and Intervention Curriculum Development and Delivery Sustainable Pilots and Initiatives Social Emotional Learning

Professional Learning Opportunities provided by Newton Public Schools: Tuesdays and early release days Summer Opportunities provided by related organizations Mentoring and Induction Technology enhances professional development, allows storage and retrieval of past workshops, and creates opportunities for blended learning. Just in time professional development – coaching LLI and BAS Math practices and content trajectory

Coaching and Intervention Continuous improvement in teaching and learning Just in time professional learning for individuals and small groups at the school site System-wide professional development K-5 Additional literacy specialist time at Title 1 schools Training for Coaches and Literacy Specialists

Curriculum Development and Delivery Curriculum Coordinators continue development and piloting of new units, common assessments, and curriculum revisions in collaboration with teachers. Alignment with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks incorporating the Common Core State Standards continues PARCC assessment will provide feedback from which to make adjustments K-8 Next Generation Science Standards Curriculum delivery system Texts and materials Electronic learning platform

Sustainable Pilots and Initiatives Calculus Project Summer 2015 – Year 3 – 80 students! School-based after school support Grant money and shifting existing resources Social and Emotional Learning Middle School academic support after school program

Social and Emotional Learning School Climate Transformation and Project Aware grants Effective program of social emotional learning for every student K-12 Systematic network of supports for small groups and individual students Professional Learning K-12 Continue program development

Improve infrastructure to support access at all levels Support and amplify teaching & learning Technology

Technology Highlights Budget Overview Funding Resources Infrastructure/Access Goals FY16 Staffing

FY15/FY16 Budget Overview

Funding Resources for Technology FY15 Operating Budget Proposed ($1.4m) Boston College Partnership ($100k) PTO Funds (est 55K) Erate Funds ($117k) FY16 Operating Budget Proposed ($1.4m) Boston College Partnership ($100k) PTO Funds (TBD) Erate Funds ($75k)

FY16 Budget Focus Bring the remaining elementary schools to the access standard Implement the new student information system (SIS) Implement the new teacher/staff evaluation system Increased focus on middle school student access to technology with additional carts

FY16 Budget Plan Update grade four and five teacher laptops (130K) Expand middle school student access (321K) Expand elementary student access (210K) New student information system(120K) Purchase and install new hardware for the new city-wide area network (WAN)(100K)