2018-19 Proposed Superintendent’s BUDGET
Supporting Excellence Through Equity
Board of Education Meeting: March 28, 2018 Presenters: Raymond Sanchez, Superintendent of Schools Alita Zuber, Assistant Superintendent for Business
Public Education Matters Public schools teach every child. Public schools are the foundation of a free society where equality and justice are our most important pillars. Public schools foster an environment that embraces, celebrates, and accommodates diversity. Subsequently, public education matters as it is the only entity dedicated to providing equity and access to that which nurtures every child’s ability to think, contribute, and participate in our democracy. ~ New York State Council Of School Superintendents
2017-2018 Accomplishments Park School
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Marcela Levin named Rotary Employee of the Year TC Readers and Writers Workshop Painting of school APTT parent workshops
Brookside School ● ● ● ●
APTT parent workshops Systemic Equity Work Implementation of Reader’s Workshop Continued partnerships that foster authentic experiences (Jacob Burns, Teatown)
2017-2018 Accomplishments Claremont School
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STEM lab and new STEM curriculum Family Learning Breakfasts 4th grader Wesley Morrison was the youngest of over 500 tuba and euphonium players to play in the TubaChristmas concert at Rockefeller Center.
Roosevelt School ● ● ●
Cafeteria Expansion New professional theater dance class New gym floor and basketball hoops (thank you PTA)
2017-2018 Accomplishments AMD
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Student equity leadership team School year kickoff with building wide kindness activity Robotics Wizards compete at the FLL competition Over 30 students participated in the Rivertowns Honor Band and Orchestra festival
OHS ● Skyler Jones named Regeneron Finalist- 1 of only 40 in the nation. 4 students named Regeneron Semifinalists- Sarah Hoffman, Skyler Jones, Emma San Martin, Catherine Kamp ● OHS Junior Zac Bonner is the 2018 Section 1 Wrestling Champion ● Sarah Hoffman was selected as top 3 in the nation for neuroscience research in the AAN Neuroscience Research Prize ● Patrick St. Ange named Cross Country All Section First Team recipient ● OHS Art Teacher, Ron Whitehead, selected as featured artist for the White House Fellows Leadership Conference
Education Plan Priorities
Class Size Infrastructure Professional Learning
Balancing Act
Superintendent’s 2018-19 Proposed Fiscal Education Plan Priorities Professional Development: • •
Summer Staff Development and curriculum work Instructional coaches to support jobembedded professional development.
Class Size: • •
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Pre-K -12 class sizes aligned with Board Policy; considers enrollment projections Support elementary STEM opportunities Claremont/Roosevelt and Brookside AMD: after-school programs maintained Support electives at OHS
AMD: 2017-2018 Class Size Averages Grade 6 average
Grade 7 average
Grade 8 average
ELA
23
21
19
Social Studies
26
22
21
Mathematics
Math=20; Honors=27
Math=23; Honors=21
Math=20; Honors=23 Algebra=24
Science
24
22
24 (Earth Science)
Superintendent’s 2018-19 Proposed Fiscal Education Plan Priorities Infrastructure School
Project
Ossining High School
Improve safety and traffic flow for driveway Replace unsafe windows
Anne M. Dorner Middle School
Replace worn out turf field Renovate Bathrooms
Roosevelt School
Replace Univents
Brookside School
More secure entrance
Claremont School
More secure entrance
Safety Measures
Fiscal Information 2018-19 Superintendent’s Proposed Budget: $128,150,000 Budget-to-Budget Increase: 1.97% Tax Levy Limit: 2.33% Tax Levy Increase: 2.33% Fund Balance Appropriation: $3,859,231 • Superintendent’s Proposed Tax Levy is at the Tax Cap. • Use of fund balance should decrease based on 2018-19 State Aid projections in the NYS April 1st budget.
New Voting Machines Ossining School District will continue to use Electronic Optical Scan Voting Machines for the Annual District Budget Vote on May 15th
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