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Entry1SchoolInformationCreated:07/20/2017•Lastupdated:07/31/2017

a.SCHOOLNAMEANDBEDS#

(Selectnamefromthedropdownmenu)

ORACLECS(SUNYTrustees)

b.CHARTERAUTHORIZER

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SUNY AuthorizedCharterSchool

c.DISTRICT/CSDOFLOCATION Buffalo

e.SCHOOLWEBADDRESS(URL) oraclecharterschool.org

f.DATEOFINITIALCHARTER 06/2004

g.DATEFIRSTOPENEDFORINSTRUCTION

08/2005

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d1.SCHOOLINFORMATION

PRIMARYADDRESS PHONENUMBER FAXNUMBER EMAILADDRESS

888DelawareAvenueBuffalo,NewYork14209

d2.PHONECONTACTNUMBERFORAFTERHOURSEMERGENCIES

ContactName JanetBarnes

Title HeadofSchool

EmergencyPhoneNumber(### #######)

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Date 2017/07/31

Signature,HeadofCharterSchool

Signature,PresidentoftheBoardofTrustees

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Entry2NYSSchoolReportCardLinkCreated:07/24/2017•Lastupdated:07/25/2017

1.NEWYORKSTATEREPORTCARD

ProvideadirectURLorweblinktothemostrecentNewYorkStateSchoolReportCardforthecharterschool(Seehttps://reportcards.nysed.gov/).

(CharterschoolscompletingyearonewillnotyethaveaSchoolReportCardorlinktoone.Pleasetype"URLisnotavailable"inthespaceprovided).

https://data.nysed.gov/reportcard.php?year=2016&instid=800000057555

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Entry4ExpendituresperChildLastupdated:07/27/2017

FinancialInformation

ThisinformationisrequiredofALLcharterschools.Providethefollowingmeasuresoffiscal

performanceofthecharterschoolinAppendixB(TotalExpendituresandAdministrativeExpenditures

PerChild):

1.TotalExpendituresPerChildTocalculate‘TotalExpendituresperChild’taketotalexpenditures(fromtheunaudited2016-17ScheduleofFunctionalExpenses)anddividebytheyearendFTEstudentenrollment.(IntegersOnly.Nodollarsignsorcommas).

Note:TheinformationontheScheduleofFunctionalExpensesonpages41–43oftheAuditGuidecanhelpschoolslocatetheamountstouseinthetwoperpupilcalculations:http://www.p12.nysed.gov/psc/AuditGuide.html

Line1:TotalExpenditures 5528342

Line2:YearEndFTEstudentenrollment 335

Line3:DivideLine1byLine2 16503

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2.AdministrativeExpendituresperChild

Tocalculate‘AdministrativeExpendituresperChild'Tocalculate“AdministrativeExpendituresperChild”firstaddtogetherthefollowing:

1.Taketherelevantportionfromthe‘personnelservicescost’rowandthe‘managementandgeneral’column(fromtheunaudited2016 17ScheduleofFunctionalExpenses)

2.Anycontractedadministrative/managementfeepaidtootherorganizationsorcorporations

3.Takethetotalfromaboveanddivideitbytheyear endFTEenrollment.Therelevantportionthatmustbeincludedinthiscalculationisdefinedasfollows:

AdministrativeExpenditures:Administrationandmanagementofthecharterschoolincludestheactivitiesandpersonneloftheofficesofthechiefschoolofficer,thefinanceorbusinessoffices,schooloperationspersonnel,datamanagementandreporting,humanresources,technology,etc.Italsoincludesthoseadministrativeandmanagementservicesprovidedbyotherorganizationsorcorporationsonbehalfofthecharterschoolforwhichthecharterschoolpaysafeeorothercompensation.DonotincludetheFTEofpersonnelwhoseroleistodirectlysupporttheinstructionalprogram.

Notes:TheinformationontheScheduleofFunctionalExpensesonpages41–43oftheAuditGuidecanhelpschoolslocatetheamountstouseinthetwoperpupilcalculations:http://www.p12.nysed.gov/psc/AuditGuide.html.Employeebenefitcostsorexpendituresshouldnotbereportedintheabovecalculations.

Line1:RelevantPersonnelServicesCost(Row) 218561

Line2:ManagementandGeneralCost(Column) 647384

Line3:SumofLine1andLine2 865945

Line5:DivideLine3bytheYearEndFTEstudentenrollment 2585

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Charter Funding Alphabetical By NYS School District* (Sum of Charter School Basic Tuition and Supplemental Basic Tuition)

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ANNUAL BUDGET & QUARTERLY REPORT TEMPLATE

Oracle Charter School

SCHOOLName: Oracle Charter School

CONTACT INFORMATIONContact Name: Lisa KirisitsContact Title: CFOContact Email:Contact Phone:

REPORT PERIODCurrent Academic Year: 2017-18Prior Academic Year: 2016-17

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PRIOR YEAR ANNUAL BUDGET 2016-17 QUARTER 1 QUARTER 2 QUARTER 3

PRIMARY/OTHER DISTRICT NAME(S)Actual

Enrollment

OriginalBudgetedEnrollment

RevisedBudgetedEnrollment

OriginalBudgetedEnrollment

RevisedBudgetedEnrollment

OriginalBudgetedEnrollment

RevisedBudgetedEnrollment

7 8 9 10 11 12137 106 51 46

ACTUAL QUARTERLYTOTAL DISTRICTS/ENROLLMENT

QUARTER 4 QUARTER 1 QUARTER 2 QUARTER 3 QUARTER 4Original Revised Actual Actual Actual Actual

1 0 0 0 0 0340 0 0 0 0 0

ACTUAL ENROLLMENT BY QUARTERQUARTER 4 QUARTER 1 QUARTER 2 QUARTER 3 QUARTER 4

OriginalBudgetedEnrollment

RevisedBudgetedEnrollment

ActualEnrollment

ActualEnrollment

ActualEnrollment

ActualEnrollment

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the 'REVISED' Column(s) udget columns for the

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ACTUAL ENROLLMENT BY QUARTERQUARTER 4 QUARTER 1 QUARTER 2 QUARTER 3 QUARTER 4

OriginalBudgetedEnrollment

RevisedBudgetedEnrollment

ActualEnrollment

ActualEnrollment

ActualEnrollment

ActualEnrollment

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ORACLE CHARTER SCHOOLALANCE SHEET

2017-18

Prior Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2016-17 As of 9/30 As of 12/31 As of 3/31 As of 6/30ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETSCash and cash equivalents - - - - -Grants and contracts receivable - - - - -Accounts receivables - - - - -Prepaid Expenses - - - - -Contributions and other receivables - - - - -

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS - - - - -

PROPERTY, BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT, net - - - - -

OTHER ASSETS - - - - -

TOTAL ASSETS - - - - -

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIESAccounts payable and accrued expenses - - - - -Accrued payroll and benefits - - - - -Deferred Revenue - - - - -Current maturities of long-term debt - - - - -Short Term Debt - Bonds, Notes Payable - - - - -Other - - - - -

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES - - - - -

LONG-TERM DEBT and NOTES PAYABLE, net current maturities - - - - -

TOTAL LIABILITIES - - - - -

NET ASSETSUnrestricted - - - - -Temporarily restricted - - - - -

TOTAL NET ASSETS - - - - -

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS - - - - -

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Annual Report Requirementfor SUNY Authorized Charter Schools

ORACLE CHARTER SCHOOL2017-18

Administrativeexpenditures per pupil: $0.00

Per NYS Statute Administrative expenditures per pupil: the sum of allgeneral administration salaries and other generaladministration expenditures divided by the totalnumber of enrolled students. Employee benefitcosts or expenditures should not be reported here.

*NOTE: THIS TAB ONLY NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED FOR Q4

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2.TotalNumberofMembersonJune30,2016

14

3.TotalNumberofMembersJoiningtheBoard2016-17SchoolYear

4

4.TotalNumberofMembersDepartingtheBoardduringthe2016-17SchoolYear

3

5.NumberofVotingMembers2016-17,assetbytheby-laws,resolutionorminutes

13

6.NumberofBoardMeetingsConductedinthe2016-17SchoolYear

11

7.NumberofBoardMeetingsScheduledforthe2017-18SchoolYear

13

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20

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Entry11EnrollmentandRetentionofSpecialPopulationsCreated:07/24/2017•Lastupdated:07/31/2017

InstructionsforReportingEnrollmentandRetentionStrategiesDescribetheeffortsthecharterschoolhasmadein2016 2017towardmeetingtargetstoattractandretainenrollmentofstudentswithdisabilities,Englishlanguagelearners,andstudentswhoareeconomicallydisadvantaged.Inaddition,describetheschool’splansformeetingormakingprogresstowardmeetingitsenrollmentandretentiontargetsin2017 2018.

Recruitment/AttractionEffortsTowardMeetingTargets

DescribeEffortsTowardMeetingRecruitmentTargets2016 17)

DescribePlansTowardMeetingRecruitmentTargets2017 18)

EconomicallyDisadvantaged

EconomicallyDisadvantagedEffortsTowardMeetingRecruitmentTargets2016 2017OCSexceededtheenrollmenttargetwith95.3%oftotalenrollmentbeingeconomicallydisadvantagedstudents.BecauseOCShashistoricalstrengthsinenrollmentofeconomicallydisadvantagedstudents,themosteffectiverecruitingamongthispopulationisbaseduponwordofmouth.Additionaleffortstowardrecruitingforthe2016 2017schoolyearincludebillboardandprintadvertisementonpublictransportation,targetedbillboardsforeconomicallydisadvantagedneighborhoods,andradiospotsonlocalradiostations.OCSaddedanewpositionforthe2016 2017schoolyear,theDirectorofCommunityRelationsandOutreach,targetingbrandingandmarketinginordertorecruitandretainstudents.TheDirectorofCommunityRelationsandOutreachorganizedandattendedseveralrecruitingboothsatK 8charterschoolsandBuffaloPublicSchoolsinordertorecruitspecialpopulations.

EffortsTowardMeetingRecruitmentTargets2017 2018BecauseOracleisexceedingtherecruitmenttargetbyover20%,Oraclewillcontinuetheenrollmenteffortspreviouslyputforthandwilladdadditionalradiostationadvertisements.

EnglishLanguageLearnersEffortsTowardMeetingRecruitmentTargets2016 2017OCSprovidespreferentialenrollmenttoENL

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EnglishLanguageLearners

studentssothattheycanbeenrolledwithouthavingtogothroughthelotteryprocess.OraclemakesdeliberateattemptstorecruitELLstudentssuchasprovidingpreferentialenrollmenttoELLstudentsandtheirfamilies.OCSprovidesschoolapplicationsinfourdifferentlanguages:Spanish,Nepali,Arabic,andBurmese.OCSprovidesschoolapplicationsinfourdifferentlanguages:Spanish,Nepali,Arabic,andBurmese.TheDirectorofCommunityRelationsandENLteacherpresentedanoverviewoftheOCSENLprogramatimmigrantorganizationssuchasJerichoRoadandInternationalInstitute,aswellasrecruitmenteffortsatlocalmiddleschools(BuffaloK 8CharterSchoolsandBuffaloPublicSchools)torecruitENLstudentsgoinginto9thgrade.OCSincreasedadvertisementsintargetedimmigrantandrefugeeneighborhood.AdvertisementsofferedinSpanish,French,andBurmese.Specialtranslatedfliersweredistributedatlocalimmigrantandrefugeechurches.

EffortsTowardMeetingRecruitmentTargets2017 2018Inadditiontopreviousenrollmentefforts,additionalprintadvertisementswerepostedinimmigrantandrefugeeneighborhoodsinthesummerof2017.TheseadvertisementsweretranslatedintoBurmese,French,andSpanish.PhysicallylocatednexttotheInternationalInstitute,OCSisatagreatadvantage.TheDirectorofCommunityRelationsandOutreachhaspartneredwiththeInternationalInstitute.

StudentswithDisabilities

StudentswithDisabilitiesEffortsTowardMeetingRecruitmentTargets2016 2017OCSmakespurposefulattemptstodistributeschoolmaterialsincludingapplicationsthroughoutthecityofBuffalEffortsTowardMeetingRecruitmentTargets2017 2018Inadditiontopreviousenrollmentefforts,additionalprintadvertisementswerepostedinimmigrantandrefugeeneighborhoodsinthesummerof2017.TheseadvertisementsweretranslatedintoBurmese,French,andSpanish.PhysicallylocatednexttotheInternationalInstitute,OCSisatagreatadvantage.TheDirectorofCommunityRelationsandOutreachhaspartneredwiththeInternationalInstitute.

o,includinghavingtheBuffaloPublicLibrarysystemdistributeOCSmaterialsatlocallibrariesthroughoutthecity.OCSclearlyindicatesonitsmarketingmaterialsthatitservesspecialeducationstudents.StudentswhoqualifyforanaccommodationplanunderSection504arealsoabletodoso

EffortsTowardMeetingRecruitmentTargets2017 2018OCSwillcontinuetoclosethegapbetweenthetargetandactualenrollmentofspecialeducationstudentsbyutilizingthestrategiesfrompreviousyears.TheDirectorofCommunityRelationsandOutreachwillcollaboratewiththeCoordinatorofStudentInterventionstopresentandoutreachatadditionalorganizationsandK 8schools.

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atOCS.Followingawell definedqualificationprotocolestablishedin2013,a504eligibilitymeetingisheldwithatleastoneparent,teacher,counselor,andCoordinatorofStudentIntervention.Theseplansarereviewedandupdatedannuallytomakesuretheyaresufficientlymeetingstudentneeds.TheDirectorofCommunityRelationsandOutreachclearlycommunicatestoneighboringK 8schoolsthatintegratedcoteachingisprovidedtospecialeducationstudents.

RetentionEffortsTowardMeetingTargets

DescribeEffortsTowardMeetingRetentionTargets2016 17)

DescribePlansTowardMeetingRetentionTargets2017 18)

EconomicallyDisadvantaged

EconomicallyDisadvantagedEffortsTowardMeetingRetentionTargets2016 2017Becausestudentswhoareeconomicallydisadvantagedoftenexperiencemoretraumathantheirmiddleclasspeers,OCSaddedthepositionofaSocialWorkerandBehaviorMediationSpecialistinordertoprovidesocial emotionalsupportforstudentsatOCS.Byworkingwiththesetwoprofessionals,studentsareabletoaccessinterventionsnecessarytohelpthembeconfidentandacademicallysuccessful.OCSsponsoredtheCollegeSimulationExperience,aneducationalinitiativeintendedtoimprovecollegeretentionratesforstudentsinpovertybyexposingprecollegestudentstoreal lifescenariosthroughrole playingina6weekworkshop.OCSpartneredwithanumberofcommunityservicestohelpparentsinpovertysuchastheBuffaloUrbanLeaguetoprovideparenteducation,voterregistrationatOCS,familyfunnights,andaninitiativetocelebratestudentsuccessesthroughtheLunchwithLeadersprogram.TheDirectorofCommunityRelationsandOutreachisworkingtodevelopanOracleCultureCrewthatwillbealeadershipprogramforstudents.Thiswillhelpwithskillsthatstudentswhocomefromdisadvantagedhomestypicallylacksuchasresumebuilding,peertopeermentoring,andwillhelpdevelopaschoolnewsletter.

AdditionalEffortsTowardMeetingRetentionTargets2017 2018Buildingonthepreviouseffortsfromlastyear,thefollowingwillbeimplemented.SchoolGuidanceCounselingdepartmentwasrestructuredinordertobetterservestudentswhocomefrompoverty.Previously,counselorsworkedwithcaseloadsdependentuponcohortstatus.Therestructuringwillsplitcaseloadsofstudentsbasedonlastnametothecounselors.ThispartnershipwillalsoincludeNiagaraUniversity.TheDirectorofCommunityRelationsandOutreachispartneringwiththeAssociationforBetterLivingandEducation(ABLE)tobringadditionalcourseelectivestosupporteconomicallydisadvantagedstudents.TwonewcourseofferingsforstudentswillbePositiveActionandCollegePrep.TheDirectorofCommunityRelationsandOutreachhaspartneredwiththeguidancedepartmenttostrategicallyimplementanactionplanaimedtowardincreasingOCSstudentexposuretocolleges.OCSaddedthepositionoftheAttendanceClerkinordertomonitorgeneralandspecificstudentattendancetrendsandworktowardmakingsurestudentsreceivesupportstheyneedandareinschool.OCS’SocialMediaSpecialist’seffortshavebeensuccessfulandsocialmediafollowershiphastripledin16 17.AniPhoneappforstudentsandparentstodownloadwillbecreatedtoincreaselinesofcommunicationforschoolandparents.

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EnglishLanguageLearners

EnglishLanguageLearnersEffortsTowardMeetingRetentionTargets2016 2017AspartofanefforttoretainENLstudents,OracleisworkingtowardbuildingtheacademicsuccessesofENLstudents.OCScurrentlyimplementsamodelofco teachingastheprimarylevelofserviceforENLstudentssothatstudentsareintegratedintoheterogenousclassroomsandlearnfromtheirpeers.Additionalpull outservicesforENLstudentsareprovidedwhennecessary.ENLandcontentteachershavejointaccountabilityforstudentperformanceandformalevaluations.Co teachingpairshavecommonplanningtimeandreceivefeedbackandcoachingbothontheiruseofinstructionalanddifferentiationstrategiesaswellastheirworkasaco teachingpair.Interpretingservicesareprovidedforallparent/guardianmeetingsinstudents’nativelanguages.Translationservicesareprovidedforexaminationswherepermitted.ENLstudents’summativeacademicachievementdatawillbetrackedeveryfiveweeksthroughprogressreports,markingperiodgrades,andsummativeassessmentdatafrominterims.Thisdataisusedtocreateindividualizedactionplanstoremediateskillsandimproveacademicperformanceduringthenextfiveweeks.Inaddition,OCShaspostedforasecondESLteacherpositionforthe2016 2017schoolyearinordertosupporttheESLpopulationwhohavenotshowngrowthontheNYSESLATorwhoarestrugglingacademically.TheadditionalESLteachersupportsstudentsinlanguageacquisitionandinthecontentareasaboveandbeyondtheminimumminuterequirementsforESLlanguagesupport..OCSwillsupporttheOCSENLandrefugeecommunitybybuildingawarenessthroughculturalevents.OCShostscommunityandinternationalnights,internationalfoodfundraisers,andinternationalsoccerclub,andHennaclub.OCSincreasedadvertisementsintargetedimmigrantandrefugeeneighborhood.AdvertisementsofferedinSpanish,French,andBurmese.Specialtranslatedfliersweredistributedatlocalimmigrantandrefugee

AdditionalEffortsTowardMeetingRetentionTargets2017 2018OCSwillcontinuetobuildsupportfortherefugeeandinternationalcommunityatOCS.InternationalDanceclub,Languageclub,anInternationalLunch,andadisplayofinternationalflagsareplannedtobeaddedinthe2017 2018schoolyear.OCSwillsendrepresentativestodonatewintergearwiththeOCSlogos(suchasbrandedgloves,scarves,andknithats)tolocalimmigrantcommunityorganizationstobuildawarenessoftheEnglishLanguageLearnersprogramoptionatOCS.Inaddition,OCShaspostedforasecondESLteacherpositionforthe2017 2018schoolyearinordertosupporttheESLpopulationwhohavenotshowngrowthontheNYSESLATorwhoarestrugglingacademically.

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churches.

StudentswithDisabilities

StudentswithDisabilitiesEffortsTowardMeetingRetentionTargets2016 2017OCScurrentlyimplementsanintegratedcoteachingmodelastheprimarylevelofserviceforspecialeducationstudents.Thoughnotonlytheonlyserviceprovided,co teachingprovidesbothgeneralandspecialeducationstudentswithheterogeneouslearningenvironmentsinwhichthetwoteacherscanworkcollaborativelyinahighlyintegratedsetting.Asageneralpractice,co teachingpairsalsosharethesamephysicalteachingspaceandhavejointaccountabilityforstudentperformanceoutcomesrelatedtoformalobservations.AdditionalresourceroomserviceareprovidedifrequiredperIEP.Co teachingpairshavecommonplanningtimeandworkcollaborativelywiththeDOI,InstructionalCoach,andCOSItoreceivefeedbackandcoachingontheinstructionalanddifferentiationstrategiesaswellastheirworktogetherasapair.TheCOSIandspecialeducationteachermeetweeklytodiscussstudentswhomaynotbemeetingannualgoalbenchmarksandprovidestrategiestohelpthesestudentsbesuccessful.Thepairsreceivemultipleinformalobservationsandtwoformalobservationstogethereachyear.OCS’sspecialeducationstudents’summativeacademicachievementdataistrackedeveryfiveweeksthroughbothprogressreportandmarkingperiodgrades.Thislongitudinaldataisusedtocreateindividualizedactionplanstoremediateskillsandultimatelyimproveacademicperformanceduringthenextfiveweeks.Currently,allcoreacademicclassesatOCSareco taught.ThisincludesELA9 12,GlobalI,GlobalII,andUSHistory,CommonCoreAlgebra,Geometry,andLivingEnvironment.Themostintensesupportisprovidedduringfreshmanyearwherestudentsreceiveupto208minutesofco taughtinstructiondaily.ItisscaffoldedbackeachyearinaccordancetothepresentIEP.Thismodelenablesstudentstocontinuetoreceivesupportsneededtobesuccessfulwhileallowingformoreopportunitiesforthemtobecomeindependentlearnersandself advocate.

AdditionalEffortsTowardMeetingRetentionTargets2017 2018OCShasaddedanadditionalspecialeducationteachertoitsfacultyinordertoofferadditionalco taughtclassesinsubjectsinwhichstudentsstruggle.OCSwillcontinuetooffercoreacademicco taughtclassesbutwilladdscienceandmathelectivestocotaughtsubjectareas.OCShaspartneredwithACCES VR,aNYSagencythatsupportcareerandcontinuingeducationservicesforindividualswithdisabilities.Bi annualmeetingswilltakeplaceforparentstomeettheOCSrepresentativeandtoconnectthemwithresourceinordertoachieveandmaintainemploymentandcareer relatedtraining.

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Entry12ClassroomTeacherandAdministratorAttritionCreated:07/24/2017•Lastupdated:07/26/2017

Reportchangesinteacherandadministratorstaffing.

InstructionsforcompletingtheClassroomTeacherandAdministratorAttritionTablesCharterschoolsmustcompletethetwotablesnamed2016-2017ClassroomTeacherandAdministratorAttritiontoreportchangesinteacherandadministratorstaffingin2016-2017.Pleaseprovidethefulltimeequivalent(FTE)ofstaffonJune30,2016;theFTEforanydepartedstafffromJuly1,2016throughJune30,2017;theFTEforaddedstafffromJuly1,2016throughJune30,2017;andtheFTEofstaffaddedinnewlycreatedpositionsfromJuly1,2016throughJune30,2017usingthetwotablesprovided.

ClassroomTeacherAttritionTable

FTEClassroomTeachersonJune30,2016

FTEClassroomTeachersDeparted7/1/166/30/17

FTEClassroomTeachersFillingVacantPositions7/1/16 6/30/17

FTEClassroomTeachersAddedinNewPositions7/1/16 6/30/17

FTEofClassroomTeachersonJune30,2017

33 22 17 0 27

AdministratorPositionAttritionTable

FTEAdministrativePositionsonJune30,2016

FTEAdministratorsDeparted7/1/166/30/17

FTEAdministratorsFillingVacantPositions7/1/166/30/17

FTEAdministratorsAddedinNewPositions7/1/166/30/17

FTEAdministrativePositionsonJune30,2017

7 4 3 1 7

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