Arlington Public Schools Whom are we serving Who
Arlington Public Schools Whom are we serving? Who is providing the services? What is changing? How are the services provided? October 2010
Whom are we serving?
Student Demographics Ethnicity and Free/Reduced Lunch Ethnicity Amer. Ind. 2005 -06 2006 -07 2007 -08 2008 -09 2009 -10 2010 -11 0. 1 0. 1 -- Asian 10. 3 10. 9 10. 8 10. 7 11. 1 -- Black 14. 1 13. 8 13. 5 12. 9 12. 7 -- Hispanic 29. 0 27. 2 26. 4 26. 7 26. 3 -- White 45. 8 47. 0 47. 9 48. 1 48. 4 -- 0. 8 1. 0 1. 3 1. 5 1. 4 -- Unspecified F/R Lunch 35. 02 33. 63 29. 52 31. 56 31. 85 --
Gifted Students 18% of K-12 population (September 2009) identified as Gifted, of that 18%: • 11% Asian • 8% Black • 14% Hispanic • 66% White • 1% Unspecified 5% dually identified Gifted and Special Education
Students with Disabilities • 3059 students receive special education services (15% of September 2010 student population) • All APS schools including alternative programs serve students with disabilities
Students with Disabilities The following is a breakdown of disabilities: • • • 31% Specific Learning Disability 17% Other Health Impairment 16% Speech or Language Impairment 10% Autism 8% Developmental Delay 7% Emotional Disability
Students with Disabilities The following is a breakdown of disabilities: • • • 4% Intellectual Disability 3% Multiple Disabilities <1% Hearing Impairment <1% Orthopedic Impairment <1% Traumatic Brain Injury <1% Visual Impairment
Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students 3, 743 students K-12 (approximately 19% of September 2010 student population) receive direct ESOL/HILT services. As of October 2010: • 1, 170 students in exited Year 1 and Year 2 • 864 in exited Year 3 and Year 4 • 588 in pre. K classes • 191 eligible but not receiving services
Title I Services • Title I Basic: – 13. 5 Reading Teachers – 2. 5 Mathematics Coaches • Title I School Improvement: – 3. 8 Reading Teachers – 2. 5 Mathematics Coaches • Title I ARRA (Stimulus Funding): – 5. 5 Reading Teachers – 1. 0 Mathematics Coaches • 2, 809 students receive Title I services at ten elementary schools: – 237 in Targeted Assistance schools (direct services to Title I eligible students) – 2, 572 in School-wide schools (Title I teachers provide services to all K-5 students)
Other School-Based Staff • 28. 5 Reading Teachers across 22 elementary schools providing coaching/modeling for teachers and some direct instruction • 0. 5 Mathematics Instructional Resource Teachers at each elementary school providing coaching/modeling for teachers and some direct instruction • 0. 5 Testing Coordinator at each Title I school • 28. 5 Instructional Technology Coordinators (ITCs) providing support for teachers in integrating instructional technology throughout the curriculum • 21. 5 Resource Teachers of the Gifted (RTGs) providing coaching/modeling for teachers, some direct instruction, and student identification – 1. 0 (elementary schools >500) or 0. 5 – 1. 0 at each middle and high school
Important Links -- Data Free/Reduced Lunch: http: //www. apsva. us/15401081104241813/blank/browse. asp? a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=54554 Civil Rights Statistics: http: //www. apsva. us/15401081104241813/blank/browse. asp? a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=54557 Enrollment Data: http: //www. apsva. us/15401081104241813/blank/browse. asp? a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=54558
Who is providing the services?
APS Organizational Chart School Board Superintendent Schools Dept of Administrative Services Dept of Facilities & Operations Dept of Finance & Management Services Dept of Information Services Dept of School & Community Relations Dept of Personnel Services Dept of Instruction Dept of Student Services Design & Construction Services Financial Services Planning & Evaluation Instructional Program Benefits Plant Operation Services Purchasing/ Inventory Management Special Projects Curriculum Program Payroll Special Education Maintenance Services Food Services Technology Services Early Childhood & Elementary Employment Services Stratford Program Transportation Services Extended Day Integrated Information Services Career, Technology, & Adult Employee Assistance Network Services Professional Development Engineering & Technical Services Program Planning, Aquatic Services Technology Training Research, & Grants Printing Pupil Services
APS Department of Instruction 2010 -2011 Assistant Superintendent College and Career-Ready Students Early Childhood and Elementary Education Director , Early Childhood & Instructional Program Offices (Student Instruction/Support) Elementary Education Early Childhood (VPI and Montessori) Director, Career, Technology, Curriculum Program Offices (Student Instruction/Content) ESOL/HILT & Adult Education Arts Intake Center Fine Arts Apprentice Program Extended Instruction Adult Education GED Business, Marketing, & Computer Sciences Humanities Project English Language Arts/Reading Summer School Gifted Services Health and P. E. Library Media Services Mathematics Media Processing Science Professional Library Minority Achievement Title I Professional Development Family & Consumer Sciences Teen Parenting Instructional & Innovative Technologies AETV & Distance Learning Outdoor Lab Instructional Media Integration Planetarium Materials Production Social Studies REEP World Languages Technology Education Research, Program Planning, &Grants YES
Important Links -- Program School Options: http: //www. apsva. us/154010811517240/site/default. asp Four-Six Year Academic Plan: http: //www 2. apsva. us/15401081151831300/site/default. asp
What is changing?
American Productivity and Quality Council (APCQ) Process Management A systematic approach to identifying and aligning an organizations processes, measurement systems, gap analysis and process improvement efforts to strategic business goals and customer requirements. Performance Management A comprehensive process for establishing measurement systems that assess an organizations ongoing ability to perform against strategic goals and customer requirements.
APQC Process Design Measure Analyze Improve Control Define: Define the problem, the process, and the project goals. Measure: Measure and collect data that will determine the factors that have influence over the outcome of the process or procedure. Analyze: The data are analyzed using statistical techniques. Improve: The team identifies solutions to improve the process based on the data analysis. Control: Control planning, including data collection and control mechanisms, is required to ensure that the solutions can be sustained to deliver peak performance and early deviations from the target do not materialize into process defects.
2011 -17 Strategic Plan Overview Every six years the Arlington Public Schools, under the guidance of the School Board, develops a new Strategic Plan that represents Arlington’s vision for education and plans for monitoring progress on goals. Process & Timeline • Kevin Clark and Ron Fecso, Co-Chairs • 2011– 17 Strategic Plan Task Group (Parent, Community, and Staff) • November/December 2010 – Community Forum to analyze and assess current plan • February/March 2011 – Community Forum to provide feedback on draft of new Strategic Plan • June 2011 – School Board adopts 2011 -2017 Strategic Plan Link http: //www. apsva. us/15401082104136983/blank/browse. asp? a=383&BMDRN=2000 &BCOB=0&c=66042
How are the services provided?
How Do We Pay For It? • School Board provides guidance to the Superintendent • Revenue Sources • Revenue Sharing Agreement with County • Total Budget and Expenditures • School Operating Fund
Where Does the Money Come From? (FY 11)
Where Does the Money Go? (School Operating Fund Only)
Important Links -- Fiscal Information on FY 2012 Budget Process, including Community Forums: http: //www. apsva. us/15401082104136983/blank/browse. asp? a=3 83&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=66238 Additional Information on the FY 2011 Adopted Budget, including Planning Factors: http: //www. apsva. us/budget FY 2010 Washington Area Boards of Education (WABE) Guide: http: //www. apsva. us/budget then click on “WABE Guide” under “Contents” on the left
Questions and Comments
Breakout Questions • Which of the topics in APS 101 is most important to you, and why? • What areas/topics do you want to know more about? • What are your top 4 or 5 priorities for the FY 2012 budget? • Where should APS focus its resources in FY 2012? • Do you have any cost-neutral ideas for changes in APS Programs for FY 2012? • If necessary, where would you make reductions for FY 2012?
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