2016-17 Proposed Budget Priorities Draft: March 18, 2016

Vision: Working in partnership with our families and community, we develop curious, creative, compassionate, competent, action-oriented citizens prepared to change the world.

Assumptions: • Increases in mandatory costs related to staff salary, benefits, insurance, and pensions • Successful passage of our levies • Maximize state and federal grant funding • Ongoing maintenance our facilities and transportation fleet • Compliance with our district’s ending fund balance policy Outlook At Present: • Stable enrollment • No increases in state and federal revenue • Maintain current investments in each of our six strategic areas of focus

1.Exceptional Teaching and Learning: Planned Investments: • Expand staffing/reduce class sizes - K-3 class size reduction • Expand access to high quality professional development for all staff • Expand nursing services • Expand MVES counseling services • Expand LB World Language to include 8th grade • Initiate annual, long-term investment in literacy-based resources for classrooms and libraries • Expand resources aligned with integrated units of study • Initiate regular Para-planning time within job-alike settings Priorities Needing Additional Funding: • Expand MVES World Language Program • Expand LB Jr. HS Music Program • Expand LB Math Intervention Program • Expand secretarial support for: Athletics, Nursing, Special Education, Early Childhood Education programs



2. Innovation & Flexibility:

Planned Investments: • Initiate Mentorship Coordinator • Expand our Competency-Based Learning Program at the Independent Learning Center • Initiate computer sciences/coding coursework in partnership with Microsoft and Google Priorities Needing Additional Funding: • Initiate Integration Coach (Technology Levy Funds – 2017/18) • Expand resources in support of robotics, engineering, and computer sciences (Technology Levy Funds – 2017/18) • Initiate Fire/EMT Coursework

3. Early Childhood Education: Planned Investments: • Expand Cub Club Priorities Needing Additional Funding: • Initiate Summer School Enrichment Program • Initiate 5-day Week “Sliding-Scale” Pre-School Program • Expand Cub Club and Summer School Enrichment Coordination

4. Equity and Excellence for All:

Planned Investments: • Expand College Advisor Staffing Priorities Needing Additional Funding: • Reduce and eliminate school-related fees: o Reduce Pay-to-Play fees o Reduce PSAT and AP Testing fees • Initiate K-6 Healthy Snack Program

5. Learner Profile:

Planned Investments: • Professional Development for staff: o Learner Profile o Digital Citizenship

6. Family and Community Engagement:

Planned Investments: • Initiate comprehensive “Kindergarten Orientation” in support of student and family transition into Kindergarten • Initiate district-wide Family and Community Engagement Committee focused on improving how we communicate and report student progress and performance • Expand existing community-based partnerships in support of real-world internships and project-based and learning opportunities • Initiate new community-based partnerships aligned with the district’s integrated units of study