Spanish Immersion Feasibility Study

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1 FeasibilityStudySpanishImmersionPilotProject

8489MadisonAvenueNE.BainbridgeIsland,Washington981102999.(206)7801067.

Fax(206)7801089

March22,2013

TO: FaithChapel,Superintendent

FR: JulieGoldsmith,AssociateSuperintendent

RE: SpanishImmersionPilotProject

AttheMarch14BoardofDirectorsmeeting,thedistrictprovidedareportontheFeasibilityStudy

thatwascompletedtoanalyzetheSpanishImmersionPilot.AttheMarch29thBoardMeeting,the

Boardwill

need

to

make

adetermination

in

three

areas:

1. Continuation:ShouldtheSpanishImmersionPilotProjectcontinue?2. Structure:Ifthepilotcontinues,howmanyclassrooms,whatgradeconfigurationsshouldbe

included,andwhatparametersarethereforwhoenrollsintheprogram?

3. Placement:Ifthepilotcontinues,whereshoulditbelocated?AstheBoardreviewsthematerialsintheFeasibilityStudyandthesequestions,theymayfindit

helpfultoreflectofthefollowingquestions:

x HowflexibleisthemodelinconsiderationofthefinaldeterminationoftheK6ConfigurationCommittee?

x Whataretheshortandlongtermcostimplications?

AdditionstotheFeasibilityStudy:

AttachedtothisreportisanupdatedFeasibilityStudy.TheFeasibilityhasbeenupdatedwiththe

followinginformation:

x InclusionofStaffingImpactChartsforeachOption(thiswasprovidedasapartofthepresentationtotheBoardonMarch14,butnotintheoriginalFeasibilityStudy)pages7,8,

10,13and16.

xCorrected

charts

for

determination

of

interest

(revision

of

private

versus

current

BISD

studentsand1additionalstudent)page4.

x CorrectedRevenue6potentialnewtodistrictstudents(insteadof5)page21.x AddendumwithtwoadditionaloptionsdevelopedfortheBoardsconsideration.These

optionsprovideforaKindergartenfourthgradeoptionwithoutfifthgrade(acontinuation

ofthepilotmodelthatwasinitiatedforthecurrentschoolyear)pages2225.


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BeforeSpanishImmersionisexpandedorofferedasapermanentprogram,itmustgo

throughaformalSchoolBoardapprovalprocess.ToprovidetheBoardofDirectorswith

datatohelpmakeadeterminationonpossibleoptionsfortheprogram,aFeasibilityStudy

hasbeen

completed.

The

key

components

of

the

Feasibility

Study

include:

TableofContents

I. OverviewofPilotProjectModel:................................................................................. 3

II. Determinationofinterestandcommittedenrollmentfortheprogram:................4

III. Developmentofpossibleoptionsforcontinuationorexpansion;..........................5

Option1:DiscontinuePilot............................................................................................. 6

Option2:

Continue

Limited

Pilot.

...................................................................................

7

Option3:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion.................................9

Option4:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1stClass,1st/2nd

Class,and3rd/4th/5thClassforatotalof3Classes).......................................................... 11

Option5:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1stClass,2nd/3rd

Classand4th/5thclassforatotalof3Classes)................................................................. 14

IV. AnalysisofPossibleProgramLocations:.................................................................. 17

V.

Analysisof

Costs:

Staffing,

Start

up,

Transportation,

and

Possible

Revenue

....

19

IV. AdditionalOptionstoConsider(VariationofOption3and4withno5thgrade

students):........................................................................................................................ 22

A. 3A:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion(K4)........................22

B.Option4A:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersionK4(K/1st

Class,1st/2ndClass,and2nd/3rd/4thClassforatotalof3Classes).............................24


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I. OverviewofPilotProjectModel:Theprogramisbasedonthephilosophyoflanguageimmersion,whichmeansstaying

inonelanguageratherthanmixingEnglishandSpanishduringagivenperiodof

instruction.SinceSpanishproficiencyisalearningobjectivefortheprogram,the

teacherdeliverscertaincontentintheSpanishlanguage,focusingnotonlyonmastery

ofcontentbutalsoontheacquisitionoflanguage,includingvocabulary,language

structure,and

functions.

Research

shows

that

separation

of

languages

for

instruction

helpstopromotecommunicationskillsandlanguagedevelopment.Instructionis

designedcarefullytointegratelanguageandcontent,toaddresssecondlanguage

learnerneeds,andtoencouragethetransferofskills,strategies,andknowledgeacross

languages.(Howard,Sugarman,Perdomo,andAdger,2005).ChartAdemonstrates

howthedifferentcontentareasaredelivered:

Subject\Grade K2 (90/10Model) 34 (50/50Model)

LanguageArts Spanish English

Math Spanish Spanish

Science Spanish Spanish

SocialStudies Spanish/English Spanish/English

PhysicalEducation

/Music/Art

English English

ChartA:LanguageInstructionbySubjectArea


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II. Determinationofinterestandcommittedenrollmentfortheprogram:InterestintheSpanishImmersionProjectisstrong.Fiftytwostudentshaveapplied

forentranceintotheprogram.Thesestudentsrangeingradelevelsfrom

kindergartentofifthgrade.Theoriginaltwentyeightstudentsinthepilothavealso

expressedinterestincontinuingintheprojectforthe201314schoolyear.ChartB

belowhighlightsthenumberofstudentsateachgradelevel,andChartC

demonstrateswhere

the

students

are

currently

enrolled

for

2013

14.

GradeLevel

201314

NewApplicants

(CurrentDistrict

Studentsbutnot

currentlyenrolledin

Immersion)

ApplicantsNewtothe

District

Rollupof201314Enrolled

ImmersionStudents

Totals

Kindergarten 14 3 0 17

1 13 2 11 26

2 9 6 15

3 5 1 3 9

4

4

4

8

5 2 4 6

TOTALS 47 6 28 81

53Applicants 28CurrentStudents 81TotalChartB:ParentRequestsforSpanishImmersion

GradeLevel

201314

Blakely Ordway Wilkes Currentlynotenrolled

inBISDSchools

K

3

3

7

3

1 4 3 6 2

2 3 5 1

3 1 3 1

4 2 1 1

Total 13 15 16 5ChartC:DistributionofnewapplicantswhoareinterestedinSpanishImmersion


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III. Developmentofpossibleoptionsforcontinuationorexpansion;Inevaluatingtheenrollmentinterest,therearefivepossibleoptionsfortheBoardof

Directorstoconsider:

Option1:Discontinuethepilot.Thisdoesnotaddresscurrentinterestor

provideanavenueforstudentstolearnasecondlanguageinthistypeof

programmodel.

Option2:Continuealimitedpilotprojectwithcurrentstudentsforonemore

year.Provideanotheryearofprogramdevelopmentandconsiderthe

possibilityofexpandingin201415schoolyear.Thisaddressesnoneofthenew

interestintheprogram.

Option3:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion.Thiswould

addressapproximately40%ofthenewinterestintheSpanishImmersion

Program.

Option4:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1stClass,

1st/2ndClass,and3rd/4th/5thClassforatotalof3Classes).Thiswouldprovideaclass

forapproximately

90%

of

the

parents

that

have

expressed

interest

in

the

pilot.

Thismaybethemostdisruptiveoptioninconsideringtheenrollmentimpact

onotherschools.

Option5:CreatetwotothreeadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion

(K/1stClass,2nd/3rdClassand4th/5thclassforatotalof3Classes).Thisisdependent

uponanadditionalapplicationprocessforgradesfourandfive.Thiswould

provideanadditionoffortyeightnewstudentsintothepilot.Thiswould

addressapproximately6070%oftheinterest.Ifadditionalenrollmentisnot

obtained,8studentswhoarecurrentlyintheprogramandthe6studentswho

have

signed

up

to

be

enrolled

in

the

program

would

not

be

included.

ImportantassumptionsorconsiderationsindevelopingandreviewingeachOption

include:

x Longandshorttermimpactonneighborhoodschools;x Assumptionofamaximumcapacityofthreemultiageclassroomswith

enrollmentof7578students(alargerenrollmentcouldhavealargerimpacton

neighborhoodschools);

x Enrollmentshouldfocusonadmittingstudentsduringthekindergartenand/orfirstgradeyears.Ifvacanciesoccurfrom2ndto5thgrade,applicantsonthe

waitinglist

may

consider

joining

the

immersion

program

if

they

are

already

speakersoftheimmersionlanguage.Childrenwhohavenothadanyprior

experienceinthelanguage(eitherathome,throughtravel,oroutsidestudy)

willfinditverydifficulttosucceedintheimmersionprogramalongside

childrenwhohavebeenacquiringthelanguagefortwoyears;

x Anyoptionselectedwouldneedtobeevaluatedannuallytodetermineenrollmentinterestandtheimpactonneighborhoodschools;


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x Thedemographicdatareportcompletedin2011wasusedasabasisforprojectedkindergartenenrollment.Projectionsandcurrentenrollmentdata

demonstratesthatenrollmentatallthreeelementaryschoolsisdecliningover

thenextseveralyears.TheSchoolConfigurationCommitteeisstudyingthe

possibilityofchangingthegradelevelconfigurationofdistrictschoolsto

addressthisdecliningenrollmentissue.Forthisstudy,impactswerereviewed

forthe

creation

of

up

to

three

classrooms.

If

the

configuration

committee

recommendsstayingwithourcurrentkindergartentofourthgrade

configuration,therecommendationwouldbeforthecreationofthree

classrooms:First/Second,Third/FourthandFifth/Sixth.Thiswouldmean

studentswouldbeginimmersionstudiesatthefirstgrade.Ifthecommittee

recommendsconfiguringtheschoolsinakindergartentofifthgrademodel,the

recommendationwouldbetocreatethreeclassroomscomprisedofa

kindergarten/first,second/third,andafourth/fifth;and

x Forexpediencytheoptionshavebeenbuiltonakindergartentofifthgrademodel.

Option1:DiscontinuePilot.

Thiscouldpossiblyincreaseenrollmentatneighborhoodschools.Thereisalsothe

possibilityoflosingstudentstolocalprivateschools.Sevenstudentsenrolledinthe201213

pilotprojectarenewtothedistrict,bringingadditionalrevenueof$36,400.Thiswouldnot

addressinterestforlanguageimmersioninBISD.

SummaryOption1:DiscontinuePilot

Pro Con

x Doesnotaddressinterestoflanguageimmersion.

x TheoptiondoesnotattractnewenrollmenttoBISD.

x Thisoptionmaydecreaseoverallrevenueforthedistrict.


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Option3:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion

Option3providesforoneadditionalsectionofSpanishImmersion,grantingtwentytwo

newstudentsentranceintotheprogram.Alotterywouldbeneededfortheselectionofnew

studentsatgradeskindergarten,second,third,andfourthgrade.

Grade

Levels

#of

Students

Enrollment

Composition

Lottery

Needs

Classroom

1

K/1 23 13newtoprogram,11

continuing

LotteryforKindergarten

(13slots16

applications)

Classroom

2

2nd/3rd/4th/5th 27 6newtoprogram,17

continuing

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ChartG:Option3ClassroomComposition201314

2

Classes 2Classes 2.5Classes 3Classes Option3 201314

AddedEnrollment 201415 AddedEnrollment 201516 AddedEnrollment 201617 AddedEnrollment

Kindergarten 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 121st 11 0 13 0 13 1 13 12nd 12 6 11 0 13 0 13 03rd 3 0 12 0 11 0 13 04th 4 0 3 12 0 11 05th 4 0 4 4 12 0Total 47 19 55 12 65 13 74 13

ChartH:Option3EnrollmentGrowthOverTime

DemographicStudyEnrollmentProjections MediumRangeForecast

13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16Oct

K 222 211 213 216

1 236 255 242 244

2 232 229 253 241

3 251 241 238 263

4

279 261 250

247

TotalK4 1220 1197 1196 1211

EnrollmentforSpanish

Immersion&K4Odyssey 92 99 108 108

AverageEnrollmentfor

Blakely,Ordway&Wilkes 376 366 363 368

ChartI:Option3ImpactonNeighborhoodSchools


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SummaryOption3:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion

Pro Con

x Thiswouldaddressapproximately40%ofthenewinterestintheSpanish

Immersionx Limitedstartupcostsx Allowsthestafftocontinuethedevelopmentoftheprogramona

smallerpilotscale

x Providesconsistentenrollmententryforkindergartenand/orfirstgradeof

1213studentseachyear

x Additionalevaluationoftheprogramcomponentswillprovidedatatomake

improvementstobothcurriculumand

instruction.

x Thisoptionbuildstheprogramattheyoungergrades,butprovidesforan

imbalanceofclasssizeintheupper

gradesinthenextthreeyears.

x Thisprogramisthemostchallenginginstructionallyduetothelargerange

ofgradelevelsinthe2ndclassroom.

Option4:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1stClass,

1st/2ndClass,and3rd/4th/5thClassforatotalof3Classes)

ThisoptionaddressestheinterestthathasbeenexpressedforenrollmentintheSpanish

ImmersionPilot.Itwouldcreateabubbleorlargegroupofstudentsatonegradelevel(in

201314atthe1stgrade).Projectedoutsixyears,thisenrollmentbubblewouldcontinueto

movethrougheachgradeleveluntiltheenrollmentstabilizedto3balancedclassesinthe

201819schoolyear.Thisoptionwouldalsolimittheavailableopenenrollmentslotsover

thenextfouryearsto910studentseachyear.Additionalresourceswouldneedtobe

purchasedto

support

the

large

number

of

students

at

the

grade

level.

Those

materials

would

notbeneededinfutureyearswhentheenrollmentstabilizedtoamultiageclassroom

comprisedoftwogradelevelsforstudentsinKindergarten/first,second/thirdgradeand

fourth/fifthgrade.


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201314

GradeLevels

#of

Students EnrollmentComposition LotteryNeeds

Classroom

1

K/1 25

25newtoprogram(12

Kindergarten,13first

grade)

LotteryforKindergarten

(16kindergarten

interested/151stGrade)

Classroom

2

1st/2nd 25

8new(2firstgradeand6

secondgrade)

17continuing

(11

first

grade/6secondgrade)

Lotteryfor

Second

grade

9

interested

Classroom

3

3rd/4th/5th 23

12new(6thirdgrade,4

fourthgrade,2fifthgrade)

11continuing(3third

grade,4fourthgrade,4

fifthgrade)

NoLotteryneeded

*openingsfor4additional

students

TOTAL 73

ChartK:Option4ClassroomComposition201314

Option4 201314Added

Enrollment 201415

Estimated

new

enrollment 201516

Estimated

new

enrollment 201617

Estimated

new

enrollment

Kindergarten 12 12 9 9 10 10 10 10

1st 26 15 12 0 9 0 10 0

2nd 12 6 26 0 12 0 9 0

3rd 9 6 12 0 26 0 12 0

4th 8 4 9 0 12 0 26 0

5th 6 2 8 0 9 0 12 0

Total

Enrolled 73 45 76 9 78 10 79 10

ChartL:Option4EnrollmentGrowthOverTime


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Blakely Ordway Wilkes Spanish COS Total Blakely Ordway Wilkes Spanish COS Total

Kindergarten 61 62 65 12 200 Kindergarten 67 66 69 9 211

1st 67 71 73 26 12 249 1st 75 75 75 12 12 249

2nd 75 66 69 12 12 234 2nd 67 71 73 26 12 249

3rd 79 76 71 9 12 247 3rd 75 66 69 12 12 234

4th 99 76 79 8 13 275 4th 79 76 71 9 12 247

Total 381 351 357 67 49 1205 Total 363 354 357 68 48 1190

Blakely Ordway Wilkes Spanish COS Blakely Ordway Wilkes Spanish COS

Kindergarten 68 67 68 10 213 Kindergarten 68 68 70 10 216

1st 74 74 73 9 12 242 1st 74 74 74 10 12 244

2nd 75 75 75 12 12 249 2nd 74 74 73 9 12 242

3rd 67 71 73 26 12 249 3rd 75 75 75 12 12 249

4th 75 66 69 12 12 234 4th 67 71 73 26 12 249

Total 359 353 358 69 48 1187 Total 358 362 365 67 48 1200

201516 201617

201314 201415

DemographicStudyEnrollmentProjections MediumRangeForecast 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16Oct

K 222 211 213 216

1

236

255

242 2442 232 229 253 241

3 251 241 238 263

4 279 261 250 247

TotalK4 1220 1197 1196 1211

Spanish&

Odyssey14 116 116 117 115

Blakely,

Ordway,

Wilkes 368 360 360 365

ChartM:

Option

4Impact

on

Neighborhood

Schools

ChartN:FourYearProjectedEnrollmentOption4


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Additionalresourceswouldneedtobepurchasedtosupportnewstudentsattheupper

gradelevels.Thethirdclassroomatthefourth/fifthgradeleveldoesnothaveadequate

enrollmentatthistime.However,becauseparentswerenotawareofthepossibilityofa

fourth/fifthgradeconfigurationanextendedapplicationprocessmayincreasetheinterestof

thisnewpilotoption.

201314

GradeLevels

#of

Students

Enrollment

Composition LotteryNeeds

Classroom

1

K/1 26 15newtoprogram(13

Kindergarten,2first

grade);11students

continuinginfirstgrade

LotteryforKindergartenand

FirstGrades.New

applications:

x 16Kindergartenx 15FirstGrade

Classroom

2

2nd/3rd 24 15newtoprogram(9

secondand6thirdgrade);

9continuingstudents(6

secondgradeand3third

grade)

Nonespaceavailablefor2

additional3rdgradespots.

*Classroom

3Dependent

onadditional

enrollment

4th/5th 26 18newtoprogram(9at

fourthgradeand9atfifth

grade);8students

continuing(4atfourth

gradeand4atfifthgrade)

Noneneedtogain

enrollmentforclasstobe

feasible.Currentlyhave14

studentsneedatleast12

moretomaketheclassviable

TOTAL 76

ChartO:Option5ClassroomComposition201314

3Classes

3Classes

3Classes`

3Classes

Option5 201314Added

Enrollment 201415

Estimated

new

enrollment 201516

Estimated

new

enrollment 201617

Estimated

new

enrollment

Kindergarten 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

1st 13 2 13 0 13 0 13 0

2nd 15 9 13 0 13 0 13 0

3rd 9 6 14 0 13 0 13 0

4th 13 9 13 4 14 0 13 0

5th

13

9

13

0

13

0

14

0

Total

Enrolled 75 48 79 17 79 17 79 13

ChartP:Option4EnrollmentGrowthOverTime


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16 F

Blakel

K 61

1st 71

2nd 75

3rd

79

4th 99

Total 385

Blake

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1st 74

2nd 75

3rd

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4th 75

Total 363

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200 K

249 1st

236 2nd

247

3rd

280 4th

1212 Total

216 K

246 1st

250 2nd

249

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1197 Total

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75

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364

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25012 249

48 121


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SummaryOption5:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1stClass,

2nd/3rdClassand4th/5thclassforatotalof3Classes)

Pro Con

x Providesanadditionoffortyeightnewstudentsintothepilot.This

wouldaddressapproximately6070%

ofthe

interest.

x Providesforthreebalancedclassesforinstructionandmaterials.

x Ifadditionalenrollmentisnotobtained,8studentswhoarecurrently

intheprogramandthe6students

whohave

signed

up

to

be

enrolled

in

theprogramwouldnotbeincluded.

x Additionalresourceswouldneedtobepurchasedtosupportnewstudents

attheuppergradelevels.

x ImpactsSakaiStaffingandclasssize.

IV. AnalysisofPossibleProgramLocations:InaccordancewiththedraftBISDProposingandApprovingPilot/OptionsProgramsprocedures(attached),newprogramsaresitedonaspaceavailablebasis.Potential

locationsfortheprograminclude:

a. ContinuationatCommodoreOptionsSchool.Thereisspaceavailable;however,thefollowingcostsorimpactswouldbeincurred:

i. Dependingontheoptiontherewouldbetheneedtoaddupto.55SpecialistsFTE(music,PE,artteachers)fortheadditionalclassrooms.

ii. Increasedplaygroundsupervisionwouldbeneededfortheadditionofstudents.

iii. Anadditionofupto.12CounselorFTEwouldbeneededb. SitetheprogramatOrdwayElementarySchool.Decliningenrollment,dueto

ourchangingdemographics,willimpactOrdwaywiththelossofupto1.5

classroomteacherFTE.ThisalsoimpactsthestaffingallocationatOrdwayfor

specialistsandcounseling.IftheprogramwerelocatedatOrdwaytherewould

benoneedforreductionofanyofanystaffing.


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MosaicStaffing Teachers Specialists Ordway

Staffing

Teachers Specialists

Without

Spanish

1 0.14

Current

201213

15.5 2.17

With1Spanish

Class 2 .28Projected

20131414

1.96

With2Spanish

Classes 3 0.42

With1

Spanish

Class

15 2.1

With2.5

SpanishClasses 3.5 .49

With2

Spanish

Classes

16 2.24

With3Spanish

Classes 4 0.56

With2.5

Spanish

Classes

16.5 2.31

With3

Spanish

Classes

17 2.38

ChartR:ImpactonSpecialist(Art,PE&Music)Staffing

ChartS:ProjectedStaffing(BasedonDemographicReportandHRDepartmentAnalysis)

SummaryLocation:Commodorehasspace,butthecostsforimplementingthe

programthereareprohibitive.Ordwayhasspaceandcurrentstaffinglevelthatwould

supporttheneedsoftheprogram.

C ATEGO RI ES ENRO LLMENT: 363.0 ENRO LLMENT: 372.0 ENRO LLMENT: 398.0 ENRO LLMENT: 42

CERTIFI CATED STAFF(FT ENRL RATIO STAFF(FT ENRL RATIO STAFF(FT ENRL RATIO STAFF(F T ENRL RA

Teachers (K)** 2.500 64.0 25.60 2.000 45.0 22.50 2.000 45.0 22.50 2.000 45.0 2

Teachers (1) 3.000 74.0 24.67 3.000 74.0 24.67 3.000 74.0 24.67 3.000 74.0

Teachers (2) 3.000 69.0 23.00 3.000 69.0 23.00 3.000 69.0 23.00 3.000 69.0

Teachers (3) 3.000 79.0 26.33 3.000 79.0 26.33 3.000 79.0 26.33 3.000 79.0

Teachers (4) 3.000 77.0 25.67 3.000 77.0 25.67 3.000 77.0 25.67 3.000 77.0

Spanish 1.000 28.0 28.00 2.000 54.0 27.00 3.000 76.0

TotalK4Staff 14.500 363.000 15.000 372.000 16.000 398.000 17.000 420.000

Counselor(K4) 0.800 0.800 0.800 0.800

Specialists (K4) 1.990 2.100 2.240 2.380

Librarian(K4) 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.750

ORDWAY*2Spanish ORDWAY*3SpanishORDWAY*NoSpanish ORDWAY*1Spanish


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V. AnalysisofCosts:Staffing,Startup,Transportation,andPossibleRevenue

a. Staffing:AssignmentofstaffmemberstotheSpanishImmersionPilotProjectwillbebasedontheCollectiveBargainingAgreement.TheHumanResources

Departmenthasforecastthehiringneedsforthe201314schoolyear.Atthistime

thereareanticipatedretirementsthatwillaccountforanyneedstoreducestaffing

atthe

elementary

level

if

one

additional

teacher

is

needed

for

Spanish.

The

additionoftwoSpanishteachersmaybeproblematicdependingonstaffattrition.

Dependingontheinstructionalmodelthatisused,anewhirewouldneedtobe

madeforatleastonenewSpanishspeakingteacher.Thebiggestimpacton

staffingistheimpactonspecialists,dependingonwheretheprogramislocated.

IftheprogramislocatedatCommodore,additionalspecialiststimewouldneedto

beaddedandOrdwaywouldneedtoreducespecialiststaffing.Therewouldnot

beaneedtodoareductioninforce(RIF)toaccommodatethespecialiststaffing

changes(due

to

the

status

of

current

non

continuing

contracts).

There

would

be

aneedtochangethespecialistsscheduleattheelementarylevelthatwouldimpact

somespecialistsandrequireapersontotravelto3differentbuildings.

Chart:StaffingImplications(YellowIndicatesmajorclasssizeissuesneedforadditionalstaffing

oraddressoverload)

SummaryStaffing:Instructionalstaffingwouldbeimpactedbydifferentoptions.

WithouttheSpanishProgramwewouldhaveaneedtoaddressclasssizeissuesata

varietyofgradelevels.Option3providestheleastimpactonclasssizefornextyear.The

impactonspecialists(art,musicandphysicaleducationstaff)couldbesignificant

dependingonthesizeandwheretheSpanishImmersionclassesarelocated.

Current

2012-13

Projected

2013-14 Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5

Kindergarten 8.5 8 8 8 8 8 8

1st 9 9 10 9 9 9 9

2nd 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

3rd 10 10 10 10 9 9 9

4th 11 10 10 10 10 10 105th 11 11 11 11 11 11 10

Spanish

Immersion 1 1 0 1 2 3 3

Total K-5 59.5 58 58 58 58 59 58


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b.StartupCosts:Dependingontheimplementationmodelselectedtheremaybe

additionalstartupcosts.Thereiscurrentlyabalanceof$8000availabletosupport

theprogramfromthe$25,000thathasbeendonatedthroughtheBainbridge

SchoolsFoundation(BSF).

Additionalplanningtimewouldbeneededforthestafftocontinuedevelopment

oftheprogram.Additionalplanningtimewouldbepaidusingastandard

curriculumrate,whichincludingtaxesandbenefitsisapproximately$24.00per

hour(withtaxandbenefits,$32.00).Between75150hoursofadditionaltime

wouldbeneededinthefirstyearoftheprogramforeachteacher($4800$9600).

Additionaltrainingonstrategiesforteachinginaimmersioninstructionmayalso

bebeneficial.Thecostofregistration,travelandstafftimeshouldbeconsidered.

Therangeofcostwouldbe$1000to$2000perteacher.

ChartTprovidesanoverviewoftheinstructionalmaterialneedstosupportthe

program.

ContentArea Status EstimatedCost

LanguageArts(K2

inSpanish/Grades3

5inEnglish)

x Majorityofmaterialspurchasedin201213

x Someresourceswouldbeneededtosupportincreasednumberof

students

x Handwritingmaterialspurchasedbydistrictannually

$500

Mathematics x

District

is

adopting

new

materials

for

201314Spanisheditionsare

availableandwouldbepurchased

withdistrictfunds

Science x Currentdistrictsciencekitshaveteacherandstudentmaterialsin

Spanish

SocialStudies x Needtopurchaseadditionalresourcesandnonfictionmaterials

inSpanishtosupporttheoldergrade

levels

$1500

PhysicalEducation,

Music,andArt

x ContenttaughtinEnglish $0ChartT:InstructionalMaterialNeeds


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SummaryStartupCosts:

Approximately$7800to$13,600wouldbeneededtosupportthestartupcostsforexpansion

ofthepilotimmersionproject.Thereiscurrentlyabalanceof$8000tosupportadditional

costs.

c.Transportation:Limitedimpact.Childrenwouldbeservedbyexistingbusroutes.Ifastudentlivesoutsideofanexistingbusroute,theparentswillberequiredto

providetransportation.However,theremaybeanimpacttoridershipofbusesto

BlakelyandWilkesresultinginlessfundingfromthestate.

SummaryTransportation:

Limitedimpactexpected.

d.Revenue:

An

increase

of

revenues

would

be

generated

from

new

students

to

the

district.Approximately$5200isprovidedinadditionalbasiceducationallocations

fromthestate.Thereare6studentsthatarenewtothedistrictinthepoolof

applicants.Thiswouldprovideupto$31,200.

SummaryRevenue:Newstudentstothedistrictin201314wouldbringinadditional

fundsupto$31,200.TheSpanishImmersionProgram(coupledwithapotentialFLES

programforallstudents)mayprovideincreasedinterestinenrollmentandcontinued

increasedrevenueovertime.


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March22,2013

AftertheMarch14thBoardofDirectorsmeetingthefollowingadditionaloptionshavebeen

developedfortheBoardsconsideration.TheseoptionsprovideforaKindergartenfourthgrade

option(acontinuationofthepilotmodelthatwasinitiatedforthecurrentschoolyear).

IV. AdditionalOptionstoConsider(VariationofOption3and4withno5thgradestudents):

Option3A:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion(K4).This

wouldaddressapproximately52%ofthenewinterestK4.Thereare6fifthgrade

studentswho

would

not

be

served

(4

students

continuing

from

this

years

pilot

and

2

newapplicants).

Option4A:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersionK4(K/1stClass,

1st/2ndClass,and2nd/3rd/4thClassforatotalof3Classes).Thiswouldprovideaclassfor

approximately90%oftheparentsthathaveexpressedinterestinthepilot.There

wouldbeopeningsforadditionalenrollmentof56studentsinthe2nd4thgrade

classroom.

A. 3A:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion(K4).

GradeLevels

#of

Students

Enrollment

Composition

Lottery

Needs

Classroom

1

K/1 25 14newtoprogram,11

continuing

12Kindergarten

13FirstGrade

x LotteryforKindergarten(12slots16

applications)

x Lotteryfor1st(2slots15applications)

Classroom

2

2nd/3rd/4th 27 13newtoprogram,13

continuing

15secondgrade

7third

grade

4fourthgrade

x NoLotteryforgrades2(9slots9applications)

x Lottery3rdgrade(4slots6applications)

x Nolottery4th(nonewslots)


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23 F

Option3A

Kindergarte

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

TotalClass

Enrollment

hart:Optio

hart:Staffin

asibilityStu

2Classes

20131

12

13

12

9

50

3AEnrollm

Impact

ySpanishIm

AddedEnrollment

12 2 9 4 0 27

entGrowth

mersionPilo

201415A

En

13

12

13

12

9 59

verTime

tProject

dedrollment 201

13

0

0

0

13

516AddedEnrollm

12

13

12

13

12

62

ent 20161

12

0

0

0

0

12

AddedEnrollment

3 13

2 0

3 0

2 0

3 0

3 13


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SummaryOption3A:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersionK4

Pro Con

x Thiswouldaddressapproximately52%ofthenewinterestintheSpanish

Immersionx Limitedstartupcostsx Allowsthestafftocontinuethedevelopmentoftheprogramona

smallerpilotscale

x Providesconsistentenrollmententryforkindergartenand/orfirstgradeof1213

studentseachyear

x Additionalevaluationoftheprogramcomponentswillprovidedatatomake

improvementstobothcurriculumand

instruction.

x Stayswithinbudgetstaffingallocation.x Helpsaddressimbalanceofclasssize

andtheneedtohireadditionalK4staff

oraddressoverload.

x Thisoptionbuildstheprogramattheyoungergrades,butprovidesforan

imbalanceofclasssizeintheupper

gradesinthenextthreeyears.

x Thisprogramisthechallenginginstructionallyduetotherangeofgrade

levelsina2nd4thgradeclassroom.

B.Option4A:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersionK4

(K/1stClass,1st/2ndClass,and2nd/3rd/4thClassforatotalof3Classes)

201314

GradeLevels

#of

Students

Enrollment

Composition

Lottery

Needs

Classroom

1

K/1 2525newtoprogram(12

Kindergarten,13first

grade)

x LotteryforKindergarten(12slots16

applications

x Nolottery1stClassroom

2

1st/2nd 25 131stGrade

122ndGrade x NoLotteryneededClassroom

3

2nd/3rd/4th 20 3SecondGrade

9Thirdgrade

4Fourth

grade

x NoLotteryneeded*openingsfor56additional

students(If

we

move

to

Ordway

it

maybepossibletogetadditional

2nd4thgradestudents)

TOTAL 70


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Option4A 201314Added

Enrollment201415

Estimated

new

enrollment

201516Estimated

new

enrollment

201617Estimated

new

enrollment

Kindergarten 12 12 12 12 12 10 13 12

1st 26

15

12

0

12

0

12

0

2nd 15 9 26 0 12 0 12 0

3rd 9 9 15 0 26 0 12 0

4th 4 0 9 0 15 0 26 0

Total

Enrolled66 45 74 12 77 10 75 12

Chart:Option4AEnrollmentGrowthOverTime

Chart:StaffingImpact

SummaryOption4A:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1stClass,

1st/2ndClass,and2nd/3rd/4thClassforatotalof3Classes)

Pro Con

x Provideaclassforapproximately90%oftheparentsthathaveexpressed

interestinthepilotx Modelprovidesforastableenrollmentof

73

79

students

x Createsadisproportionateenrollmentatfirstgradethatwilldrivethepurchaseof

materialsthatwouldbeneededforone

yearateachgradelevelasthegroup

transitionsfromfirstgradetofourth

grade

x Continuesanimbalanceofclasssizethatneedstobeaddressedwithadditional

staffingoroverload.

x Largestimpactonstartupcostsx Largestimpactonbudgetedstaffing

allocation

Option 4A

CATEGORIES 400 342 375

CERTIFICATED STAFF

ENRL. Cla ssSize STAFF ENRL Class

Size STAFF ENRL Class

Size

Teachers(K)** 3 74 24.67 2 45 22.50 3 70 23.33

Teachers(1)

25 3 70 23.33 3 76 25.33 3 74 24.67

Teachers(2)

26 3 74 24.67 3 65 21.67 3 70 23.33

Teachers(3)

26 3 81 27.00 3 77 25.67 3 79 26.33

Teachers(4)

27 4 101 25.25 3 79 26.33 3 82 27.33

TotalK4Staff 16 400 14 342 15 375

BLAKELY* ORDWAY* WILKES*

ENROLLMENT: ENROLLMENT: ENROLLMENT:


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