2016‐2017 BUDGET NARRATIVE  MSAD #60 EXCEL PROGRAM    Presented to Superintendent Steven Connolly and the Board of Directors, MSAD #60  By Fern Brown, Director, EXCEL Program   

         

  

         

            

 

 

    Top:   (left) Noble High School EXCEL Teacher (left) is presented her Maine Gifted and Talented Educator of the Year  Award by nominator Janice Eldridge.  (right) 2015 Maine National History Day medalists pose at the University of Maine NHD State Championships.  Bottom:   (left) EXCEL Theater Arts students paired up with the NHS Introduction to Drama class to participate in  the University of New Hampshire’s Performing Arts Day.  (right) EXCEL Teachers Eileen Sahagian and Laurie Bond with renowned Professor of  Gifted Education Joyce  VanTassel‐Baska at the New England Conference on the Gifted and Talented in Cromwell, Connecticut  

 

OVERVIEW  The MSAD #60 EXCEL Program is designed to meet the needs of advanced learners in the areas  of arts and academics.  It is a comprehensive program, providing services throughout the  district via a highly professional staff of teachers of the gifted and talented, independent  contractors who work with artistically talented students, and classroom teachers who work on  a day‐to‐day basis to support high ability learners.   We are focused on several areas that complement the work of MSAD #60:  ● Our staff has worked cohesively to assist in our district’s literacy goal.  The elementary  staff meets regularly to implement programming developed as an extension of the  Summer Literacy Institute attended by EXCEL teachers.  Our EXCEL teachers provide  literacy extensions targeted to assist high ability learners in reaching their potential.  ● EXCEL teachers have taken advantage of opportunities to engage in professional  development that assists them in being current in their educational practices.  These  include our state and New England Gifted and Talented conferences, as well as staff  meetings.  ● We are expanding our support of regular classroom teachers through added  consultation time.  This time assists teachers in differentiating for and working with high  ability students and in creating more challenging units of study.  ● Taking the time to look at data has allowed us to more effectively reflect on our  program and identification procedures.  We are currently engaged in longitudinal  studies that will help us ensure equity across the district and look at what practices are  most successful with students.  Integration of our program into the work of the district continues to be a critical component of  our program design.    MSAD #60 STUDENTS AND STAFF TRULY EXCEL:  ● Noble High School EXCEL Teacher Adina Hunter was named  2015 Gifted and Talented  Teacher of the Year  by the Maine Educators of the Gifted and Talented.  ● 16 Noble Middle and Noble High School EXCEL Students won awards at the 2015 Maine  State History Day at the University of Maine; eight of these students participated in the  National History Day  Competition at the University of Maryland.  ● 7 EXCEL students won awards in the  Maine Scholastic Writing Competition .  ● Elementary EXCEL Students earned three awards in the annual  Foster's Showcase  Holiday Writing Contest .  ● The North Berwick Elementary EXCEL group has begun a full  recycling club ...paper,  bottles and cans, plastic, metal and glass,  They are collecting, weighing, and tracking for  the year “would be waste' which is now being recycled. 

● Students at Knowlton and NMS were visited by  Washington State University's Professor  Emeritus of Russian Studies and Foreign Languages , Birgitta Ingemanson. Prof.  Ingemanson has studied the Lord and Pray families of Berwick.  Eleanor Pray spent  several decades in Vladivostok, Russia, where she and her husband owned an American  goods store; a statue of her stands in Vladivostok today.  Eleanor was the subject of the  Professor's most recent book, "Letters from Vladivostok", from which Mrs. Sahagian and  Mrs. MacKinnon's class read excerpts in preparation for her visit. The visit was made  possible by retired EXCEL teacher Pat Boisvert.  ● The Noble Dumpster Divers robotics team advanced to the state  FIRST LEGO LEAGUE  competition in Augusta from the pre‐qualifier at Middle School of the Kennebunks.  ● Several NMS EXCEL students qualified  to have their  novels published  in softcover by  "Letters and Light," having written as many as 50,000 words (150 pages) during  NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).  ● 8 EXCEL Voice students were selected for the Southern Maine Middle School Honors  Festival.  ● 12 EXCEL Music students were selected for the 2016 District One Honors Festival.  ● 3 EXCEL Music students were selected for the 2016  All State Honors Music Festival.  ● 5 EXCEL Music students were selected for the 2015 All State Honors Music Festival; one  of whom received a significant scholarship to USM as a result of her exceptional ability.    SECTION ONE:  HIGHLIGHTS AND RATIONALE FOR PROGRAM CHANGES AND/OR PURCHASES  The overall EXCEL budget shows a net reduction for the 2016‐17.  We want to ensure that  monies allocated for students are efficiently expended and, at the same time, meet their  educational needs.   Among the reductions are:  Professional Development:

‐$1800; there is no New England Conference for the Gifted and   Talented in 2016 

Independent Contractors:

‐$909 to reflect more efficient scheduling 

Tuition

‐$950 to reflect more accurate enrollment numbers 

Among the increases are:  Travel:

$316, reflecting a change in some line items to more accurately  reflect expenses 

Mileage:

$136 to reimburse teachers for travel to Saturday competitions  (previously unbudgeted) 

Instructional Supplies:

$1495 primarily to add materials for NMS Robotics program and  help develop Challenge Boxes for Primary Students at Hanson,  NBES and Hussey 

Protocols (CogATs):

$47 reflects potential increase in costs by publisher 

Books and Periodicals:

$63 ‐ replacement of fifth grade reading materials 

Dues and Fees:

$1,031 ‐ increased participation in NMS Robotics program 

Transportation:

$160 ‐ cost of bus for Robotics competition 

Professional Services:

$200 ‐ speaker for Parent Meeting 

Overall budget: 

$43,531, decrease of $211 (0.5%) 

  SECTION TWO:  STAFFING AND ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS  The EXCEL staff of six academic teachers and a director currently provides a total of 5.2 FTE to  the district.  Two staff members work part time in EXCEL and part time as Interventionists.  This  allows each teacher to be in one school, rather than being shared among different buildings.  In  addition to academic staff, a dozen independent contractors provide lessons in art, creative  writing, theater, voice, and a variety of musical instruments to students in grades 6 through 12.  Staffing for 2016‐17 shows a slight reduction at the Lebanon Schools to bring their teacher to  student ratios more in line with the other district elementary schools, as well as a slight  reduction at NBES to accomplish a similar goal, with a net reduction in staff to 4.8 FTE.  Staffing Distribution 

Berwick Schools 

K‐5 

Total  Population  630 

Lebanon Schools 

K‐5 

474 



29 

.5 

North Berwick Elementary 

K‐5 

316 



22 

.5 

Noble Middle School 

6‐7 

472 

38 

15 

1.0 

Noble High School 



246 

19 



.4 

Noble High School  EXCEL Director 

9‐12  K‐12 

881   

77 

25   

1.0  .6 

School 

Grades 

GT ID 

Informal 



42 

EXCEL  Staffing  .8 

 

Total    3019  152  135  4.8  Teachers work with teachers and students in grades K‐3 prior to formal identification and may  have high ability “guests” periodically join in group meetings, so caseloads extend beyond those  formally identified.  *11 non‐identified students on Robotics team. 

Enrollment in EXCEL Programming  Grade  Academic  Arts  Total  K‐2  0  0  0  3  1  0  1  4  6  1  7  5  11  0  11  6  19  20  39  7  19  24  43  8  19  33  52  9  18  37  55  10  23  23  46  11  22  19  41  12  14  20  34  Total  152  177  329  **students may be identified in both academic and arts, hence the discrepancy in enrollment  numbers used for staffing (number of students) and enrollment in EXCEL (identification); 47  students are identified both in academic and arts.    SECTION THREE:  NEEDS, SHORT‐ AND LONG‐TERM  The EXCEL Staff has identified several needs for the program.  While they will require a large  amount of time and commitment from the staff, the financial cost to the district should be  minimal.  These needs include:  Professional Development  –   Develop additional means of providing professional development  to regular education staff in the area of differentiation and the needs of gifted students.  Communication  – Continue to improve our communication with staff, parents and the  community to assist in understanding the EXCEL program.  Needs‐based programming  – Ensure that services are tailored to meet student needs as  ascertained through data and professional understanding, support the district literacy initiative,  and encourage accomplishment at the highest levels on state and national assessments.   

 

MSAD #60 EXCEL PROGRAM BUDGET, 2016‐17    

2016‐17  

 

2015‐16 

Change 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Prof. Development 

$600 

 

$2,400 

‐$1,800 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Travel 

$1,200 

 

$884 

$316 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Mileage 

$680 

 

$544 

$136 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Instructional Supplies 

$3,145 

 

$1,650 

$1,495 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Protocols (CogATs) 

$3,332 

 

$3,285 

$47 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Books and Periodicals 

$710 

 

$647 

$63 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Dues and Fees 

$2,864 

 

$1,833 

$1,031 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Transportation 

$4,850 

 

$4,690 

$160 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Independent Contractors 

$19,300 

 

$20,209 

‐$909 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Tuition 

$6,650 

 

$7,600 

‐$950 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Professional Services 

 $200 

 

 $0 

$200 

 

 

 

     

 

 

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

Overall budget 

 $43,531 

 

$43,742 

‐$211 

 

 

 

 

 

  Respectfully Submitted,  Fern L. Brown  EXCEL Director 

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