Kiwanis

Dr. Timothy MitchellRapid City Area Schools 1-17-12

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Learning Target:RCAS school board members and all stakeholders will understand:

-The key research-based principles by which the 2012-13 GF budget recommendations are based.

-The strategy and key factors utilized to develop the 2012-13 GF budget recommendations.

-To provide additional clarity as to the development of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) in the RCAS

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Criteria for Success:The RCAS administration and school board will develop a 2012-13 GF Budget based upon sound research-based principles, aligned with district priorities and with feedback from all stakeholders.

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The type of district and schools that I envision as we move forward embraces the current research as to what is the best way for leaders and teachers to act.

They are also fiscally responsible and committed to our mission, vision and priorities as established by the community.

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The Potential Future:RCAS Reports:

Increases in Student Achievement

Increases in Graduation RatesDecrease in Achievement Gaps

(NA/ED/SPED)

Albert Einstein

“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity”

Budget Proposal

Governor’s Proposed Budget is a positive given the limited resources

Funded Formula ($100.95 2.3 %)-Gave additional one-time money ($30.73 0.7 %)

Per Student Allocation Increase $34.68 0.8%

SD Investing in Teachers-8.4 Million 1.5% Common Core/STEM/Career

Development Common Core/Evaluation

RCAS 2012-2013 Budget

Still a need to address Deficit Released $4.3 mill Budget Reduction

Plan Fiscally Responsible/Committed to

Mission Packaged w/Instructional Calendar

Proposal Taking into account the latest

research on how to improve schools

The Strategy

To become as Effective and Efficient as possible

To become as Innovative and Creative as possible

To guide a conversation to the determine the expectations for public schools-support ways to meet those expectations

The process has included:-utilizing every opportunity to explain the situation

-a review of current expenditures-Where is the $$ going?

-reminding people of the mission and priorities

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Four resource shifts with great potential:

-away from quantity of staff towards quality

-from remediation to early identification-from isolated practitioners to teacher

teams-from full-time teachers toward creative

and effective alternative delivery systems

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-This proposed plan reduces expenditures for the 2012-2013 school year by:

$4,343,000-We also believe we can realize some additional savings through the final budget process.-We will be adding $1,200,000 in expenditure for additional staff for All Day Kindergarten

John Hattie-Visible Learning

Visible Learning synthesized the results of more than 15 years of

research involving millions of students and it represents the

biggest collection of evidenced-based research into what actually

works in schools to improve learning.

John Hattie-Visible Learning

What is the barrier to high quality learning in every classroom:

*The variation of implementation causes different impact on learning

The First Building Block

Significant finding: The most successful schools function as a professional learning community:

Teachers pursue a clear shared purposeEngage in collaborative workTake collective responsibility for student learning

Learning is Our Work

The best way to improve a school or

district is by developing the

people within it!!

Instructional Calendar Proposal

A regularly scheduled early release time district-wide to enhance student learning by allowing teachers time to plan as teams, create common formative assessments and learning targets, do data charts to monitor student progress, create enrichment lessons and move forward any future district initiatives

Instructional Calendar Proposal

Reduction of Additional Pay and Temporary Staffing

Additional Time to implement district priorities Transportation Savings Less Substitutes and Higher Quality Contact

Time All staff could be involved with

implementation Improves the learning of all students Builds collective capacity of the staff

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A Professional Learning Community (PLC) is:-An on-going process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve-PLCs operate under the assumption that the key to improved learning for students is continuous, job-embedded learning for educators

What does the future hold?

*Will student number continue to increase?*Will current cash balances remain stable?*Compensation/Benefits/Negotiations?*What will happen in the Legislative

Session?*What will happen at the Federal level?*Will the efforts of SD Moving Forward be

successful (Sales Tax Initiative)?

Next Steps

The Administrative Recommendation has been completed and can be found posted

on our website www.rcas.org

Presentation to Staff and Public Monday January 23, 2012-South Middle School Monday January 30, 2012-Dakota Middle

School Tuesday February 7, 2012-North Middle School Monday February 27, 2012-Southwest Middle

School

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John Hattie (2009), in his book Visible Learning, examines numerous instructional practices and concludes that teachers working together in collaborative teams to clarify what students must learn, gather evidence of learning, and analyze that evidence so that they can identify the most powerful teaching strategy is indeed the practice that yields the most results in improving student learning. Getting this powerful continuous model in place requires both structural adjustments and cultural shifts.

William A. Foster

"Quality is never an accident: It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent

direction and skillful execution. It represents the wise choice of many

alternatives."