Summer School Monitoring Report
2019Sheri Furlott, Wendy Pilch & Ty Byrd
December 19, 2019
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Presentation Overview
Good News
What We’ve Learned
Summer School Data
Moving Forward ADD PHOTO
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Good News
● 5429 Total Students for 2019 including 2527 English Learners and 1404 Students with Disabilities
● Over 3300 Students in Elementary Summer Programs
● Added a recreation block for students in Elementary Strengthening
● 1171 books checked out at the Middle School (21% increase over Summer 2018)
● 80% SOL score improvement - Secondary
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Summer School 2019 Bright Spots
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What We Have Learned
● Increase consistency for applying criteria for Elementary Strengthening
● There is a large cost to summer school along with a major impact on the workforce and APS operations○ Human Resources○ Facilities○ Transportation○ Information Systems
● Work closely with Office of Special Education to Refine Extended School Year (ESY) planning and timeline
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Evaluating Summer Success - High School
Performance Objective 1: Increased achievement for all reporting groups on district and state assessments shows progress toward eliminating the opportunity gap.
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SOL Performance
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SOL Performance
Student Well-Being
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Offerings Summer 2019: Elementary
● Elementary Strengthening with recreation component
● Multiple Enrichment Options for students K-5
● Young Scholars Innovation Academy
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Student Well-Being
Offerings Summer 2019: Secondary
Middle School
● Make-Up and Strengthening○ Math, English, and Science
● English Learners○ English and Math
● Special Education○ English, Math Life Skills and MIPA
● Enrichment○ Jumpstart Toward Algebra, Google Lit
Trips, Leadership Academy, Democracy in Action, Literacy Academy, and Outdoor Lab
Student Success - Strategy: Provide learning opportunities in a variety of settings, times, and formats
High School
● Make-Up and Strengthening○ English, Social Studies, Math, Science, and
Health● English Learners
○ English and Math● Special Education
○ English, Math, Life Skills, MIPA and PEP● New Work for Credit
○ English, Social Studies, Math, Science, and Health
● Virtual Instruction
Performance Objective 8:
EngagedWorkforce
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Staffing Summer School
● Approximately 700 employees● Professional Learning for all employees● 75% of staff were APS employees
during the regular school year● Majority of summer teachers and
administrators return each year
Performance Objective 15: All staff participate in training that meets or exceeds industry standards for their position and focuses on student success and well-being
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Total Costs from FY 2018 through FY 2020
FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Adopted Expenditures $3,446,357 $3,535,252 $3,041,880
Actual Expenditures $3,777,077 $4,092,363 $3,848,710
Variance $330,720 $557,111 $857,452 to date
(excludes costs to be
added in 2020 projected at
$150,000)
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Overview of Proposed Changes for Summer 2020
● No changes for Secondary Summer School
● Increase consistent application of criteria for enrollment in Elementary Strengthening Program
● Tighten Timeline, Data Collection, Budget and Staffing for students with Extended School Year goals
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Proposed Changes for 2020 Elementary Programs
Extended
School Year
(ESY)
Reading
Camp
Innovation
Academy
Opening
School
Libraries
Four Weeks Four Weeks Four Weeks Six Weeks
Any Special
Education
student who
qualifies based
on their IEP
K-5th Grade
Any Student
who has
reading
services on
their IEP
PreK-5th Grade
Students at least one
year below grade
level in Reading
and/or Math
All students
Locations TBD
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Proposed Fees for 2020
Program 2019 2020
Full Fee Reduced Fee Full Fee Reduced Fee
Make Up and Strengthening $100 $56 $150 $56
Middle School Enrichment $380 $77 $380 $77
Outdoor Lab $684 $113 $684 $113
High School New Work for Credit $300 $87 $300 $87
W-L Intro to Advanced Courses $175 $56 $175 $56
Wakefield AP Summer Bridge Program
$175 $56 $175 $56
Summer School Monitoring Report
2019Sheri Furlott, Ty Byrd & Wendy Pilch
December 5, 2019