South Brunswick School District Goals & Objectives – Report of Progress 2010-2011 1. SUPERVISION & EVALUATION MODEL GOAL: Refine the model for supervision and evaluation for all levels of professional staff. Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Joanne Kerekes Reworked K-12 supervisory model based on RIF of 4 supervisors. Developed standardized evaluation tool for nurse educators. This is in draft. Also piloted audit tool with Library Media Specialists. Held off on other Education Specialists such as Social Workers until the above are tested and tried. Studied possible upcoming changes to the model based on State mandates. Awaiting word regarding specifics and dates. Until then, we updated existing templates for non tenured and tenured supervision and evaluation. Documentation Nurse Educator Templates, Library Media Specialist Templates, Supervisory Structure 10-11 chart
2. CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT GOAL: Continue to develop, implement and monitor a quality educational program including curriculum, instruction, assessment and professional development which considers the specific needs of each South Brunswick student and the community, supports high academic standards and addresses New Jersey state requirements (NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards- NJCCCS and Common Core State Standards—CCSS). CURRICULUM: Curriculum Review Cycle Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Joanne Kerekes Cycle revised into a two-part document (curriculum and program) based on NJCCCS, CCSS and programmatic guidelines; Board approved July 2010. Template for curriculum, units of study and lesson plans revised based on State model. Distributed to supervisors and currently in use. Curriculum developers/supervisors oriented to 21st Century standards (book study and training). Curriculum written and implemented for 21st Century courses at SBHS. K-12 science curriculum revised; will be implemented in 9/11. HS Financial Literacy curriculum drafted; will be piloted in 9/11. CCSS in Math and ELA were adopted. Supervisors and teachers have unpacked the standards and have started to revise curriculum according to state timeline. Turnkey training on standards done with all content supervisors. Documentation Science curriculum, Financial Literacy curriculum. Board approval date for review cycle. 21st century training materials. 2010 - 2011 Goals & Objectives - Report of Progress - June 13, 2011
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South Brunswick School District Goals & Objectives – Report of Progress 2010-2011 INSTRUCTION: Character Education Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Bonnie Capes and Joanne Kerekes Completed training for K-5 staff in Responsive Classroom Implemented training sessions to further develop the Middle School in Developmental Designs, including a focus on the core values during the December 1st PD Day. Trained staff and implemented the explicit teachings from the Excellence and Ethics approach. Code of Conduct is in draft. Currently under review and final revision. Will be Board approved in July 2011. Documentation PDX Training Records Character Education Action Plans (EL, MS, HS) Updated Code of Conduct ASSESSMENT: No Child Left Behind Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Rick Chromey, Joanne Kerekes, Gary McCartney District School Goals Report (October) was redesigned and is now a hybrid of the NJDOE’s template for Schools In Need of Improvement and the district’s Quality Annual Assurance Report A new process was implemented that has Central Office Administrators frame the development of school-specific goals that are consistent with district goals and objectives. Supervisors and specialists (Suskin, Ta, Dubois) were reassigned to support our Title I schools. Conducted Board Brief with Nicole Pormilli and Raphael Morales on Programs that Assist and Support with focus on Life Skills Programs and SST model. Documentation October 2011 School Goals Report Meeting agendas (September-October) Master schedules for Indian Fields, Constable, Greenbrook Board Brief, Program Booklet, PowerPoint presentation ASSESSMENT: Board Briefs Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Joanne Kerekes and Supervisors Nine Board Briefs completed to-date. Emphasis placed on local and state assessments as well as AP results and end of course examples. Briefs included points of pride and next steps. New presentation technologies employed such as Prezi, Animoto and iMovie. 2010 - 2011 Goals & Objectives - Report of Progress - June 13, 2011
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South Brunswick School District Goals & Objectives – Report of Progress 2010-2011 Documentation Executive summaries, PowerPoints, and VTN tapes
3. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOAL: Continue the development and implementation of initiatives that reinforce the use of technology as a tool for instructional improvement and student achievement gains. Objectives: Three-Year Technology Plan Status: COMPLETED TO DATE Point Person: Joanne Kerekes, Bonnie Capes, Aaron Bryan, Anthony Tonzini Training is ongoing through Tech Institutes, workshops, Tech Infused Project Professional Learning Communities and side-by-side trainers in classrooms. Curriculum integration is ongoing. Mapping of K-12 standards integration is occurring at this time. Technology was rolled-out according to distribution plan. The technology budget was upheld and maximized. We capitalized on “bargains” and used grant monies effectively. Documentation State Report, email notifications, PDX records Department Restructuring Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Joanne Kerekes, Aaron Bryan Following reduction of three, tasks were reassigned to remaining members of the tech department with everyone doing more with less. On a quarterly basis, the department revisited and revised its task list which has over 100 projects in some stage of development or maintenance. We determined status and what is needed moving forward. Certain department tasks were “farmed out” or reassigned to members of other departments. By way of example, working with Joanne, Madeline Daniels became the editor and publisher of the district Spotlight. Regina Barbely assumed responsibility for the district Calendar. Ann Barringer took over the VTN slide production and maintenance. Changes were shared with the Administrative Council in the Fall 2010 and with the school secretaries. Documentation Grid of who is doing what; tech update; Spotlights, Calendar, VTN slides
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South Brunswick School District Goals & Objectives – Report of Progress 2010-2011 Tech Educators Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Joanne Kerekes Based on the lack of continuity (or in some cases, lack of existence) of viable technology in the K-1 classes, a uniform tech-infused project based on existing software such as Math Investigations was not possible. Instead, the decision was to design a K and a 1st grade model technology pilot and to deploy this in at least one classroom per school throughout the district. This work was done in December through March. Pilots are all up and running and supported by the tech educators at this time. No plans for full deployment until 2012-2013. Will adjust models based on input which is given weekly via a survey. Students in grades 2-5 all received direct instruction in a tech-infused project based on 21st century skills (e.g. 2nd grade podcast, 3rd grade PowerPoint, etc). All middle school students now take a sequence of technology courses based on 21st century skills. Tech infused research projects continued to be refined and implemented in core classes. More work needs to be done on the latter, and the former will need upgrading to the 2009 NJCCCS next year. Ann Jahr was placed on assignment at SBHS this year. One of her main areas of focus was working with Diane Bollaci on getting students and parents into Family Connect this year so that scheduling could become an online function. The “on the ground” training model in which tech educators co-teach and model as they go in a side-by-side relationship with classroom teachers continues to be in place at all levels—and enjoying great success. Documentation Sample tech projects are posted on district Wikis and Blog Sites Technology Distribution Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Joanne Kerekes, Aaron Bryan K-12 printers, as they are expiring, are not being replaced. Printers are being deployed as a shared resource between classrooms. Aaron has worked with Joan Bonk to better use school copiers as printers as well. Early Childhood Classroom Teaching Stations for Grades K, 1 and 2 have been defined by a Task Force of grade level teachers and tech educators and vetted by the Tech Department. A pilot is in place at all three grade levels at this time. Feedback is collected weekly from each teacher involved in the pilot. Based on input, determination will be made regarding next steps and modifications. Elementary Teacher Stations are now installed in ALL 3-5 classrooms. Middle School stations are now installed in ALL classrooms. The math and science models include SmartBoards. The Library desktops have also been replaced. High School stations are now installed in nearly all classrooms. The remaining few will be done over the summer. In addition, E302 was redone as a Microsoft Word Processing Lab and the teacher workstations in the department offices were replaced. 2010 - 2011 Goals & Objectives - Report of Progress - June 13, 2011
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South Brunswick School District Goals & Objectives – Report of Progress 2010-2011 Documentation Teacher Station Models, communication to principals and staff, meeting minutes, training plans, distribution plans High School Specialized Technology Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Aaron Bryan, John Piznar, Anthony Tonzini, Tim Matheney Phase 1 of the Video Surveillance wiring, hardware, servers and installation of cameras in cafeterias, hallways, stairwells and outside the building doorways. Main building wiring for new phones and upgrade of network infrastructure to support a greater demand of local resources. Online registration of HS student courses by parents in Family Connect. Documentation Project Camera Maps
4. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD) GOAL: Continue to develop, implement and monitor a quality professional development program which considers the specific needs of each South Brunswick staff member, supports high academic standards and addresses New Jersey state requirements. Flex Plan Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Bonnie Capes, Joanne Kerekes The 11-hour FLEX requirement was completed by 99.6% of the professional staff. For staff that did not complete the requirement, appropriate reductions will be made to his/her wages. Documentation PDX Bi-monthly Reports PDX Final Report Comprehensive Equity Plan Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Bonnie Capes, Michael Lacey The Equity Committee met in the fall and again in the spring. A mission statement was created to guide the work of the committee Sub-committees were created to address the areas of Professional Development, Human Resources, and Community Outreach. The DOE issued a memo stating that all districts are to follow the Comprehensive Equity Plan from 2007-2010, until further information is shared.
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South Brunswick School District Goals & Objectives – Report of Progress 2010-2011 Documentation Committee agendas/membership, PowerPoints, Mission Statement, 2007-2010 CEP Report Best Practice Continuum Series Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Bonnie Capes, School Professional Development Committees The HS Best Practice Series and MS Professional Development Series were investigated, keeping the PreK-12 vision in mind. Based on information gathered, a decision was made to have the ownership and development of this series rest with the SPDC teams for 2011-2012. The teams will use the current assessment data to identify staff needs and to create a series that targets these needs. Documentation HS Best Practice Series Draft MS Professional Development Series Draft Proposed EL Best Practice Series Draft Implementation Plan Required Trainings Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Bonnie Capes, Joanne Kerekes Mandated Policy Training: o A plan was implemented to ensure that 100% of staff members are trained. For staff that was not able to attend the annual training, an online video reproduction was posted on the portal, along with an assessment/signature sheet. o For student teachers/volunteers, each building was provided with a system to ensure proper training. o The delivery system will be annually reviewed to address the current and annual requirements for new legislation. New Staff Training: o Current plans were reviewed and analyzed for alignment to the current NJ Professional Teaching Standards and for consistency PreK-12. o Based on findings, a comprehensive course of study for all non-tenured staff in years 1, 2, & 3 was developed and will be implemented in 2011-2012. Mentor Training: o The District Mentor Training Team worked to ensure the ongoing training of new mentors throughout the school year. o A draft of revisions was created and will be reviewed with administration in the summer. Documentation Updated plans for NST, Mandated Policy Training Draft of revisions for Mentor Training. 2010 - 2011 Goals & Objectives - Report of Progress - June 13, 2011
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South Brunswick School District Goals & Objectives – Report of Progress 2010-2011 School Professional Development Committees Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Bonnie Capes SPDC teams came together in the fall to review current data and to create action plans for this school year. Formerly Instructional Council Grants, the SPDC took control over a small amount of money that was equitably distributed to all buildings to help provide financial support for the PD plans. SPDC teams met again in March to write the NJ State PD Plans for 2011-2012. This plan was developed to match the revised guidelines provided by the state. Based on the time-line, SPDC teams will meet in the fall, in conjunction with the School Goals committees to analyze the most up-to-date and comprehensive data available. Documentation LPDC/SPDC Plan SPDC Action Plans SPDC Grant Applications/Approval Records
5. FACILITIES Goal: Continue to provide a facilities infrastructure that appropriately and effectively houses the programmatic needs of our students. Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Anthony Tonzini Summer projects were completed timely and within the parameters of the budget established. Phase one of the camera installation occurred at the high school last summer with more than 150 cameras completed during the initial installation. Energy savings companies were interviewed and proposals provided to the district in an effort to reduce energy consumption and to develop strategies for a more efficient means of energy utilization. Solar possibilities were explored and discussions continue on an on-going basis as both a shared service possibility with the Township Shared Services Committee and with Middlesex County officials. Documentation Complete budget analysis for summer projects. Bid results showing major capital projects compared to submitted budgetary amounts. Project completion schedule. Camera placement map, purchase orders, wiring bid documents. Proposals from Energy Education and Schools for Energy Efficiency (SEE Program). 2010 - 2011 Goals & Objectives - Report of Progress - June 13, 2011
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South Brunswick School District Goals & Objectives – Report of Progress 2010-2011
Contact via phone and email to our local representatives along with an email proposal via the Middlesex County Office regarding a pooled solar initiative.
6. COST EFFECTIVENESS/COST CONTAINMENT Goal: Continue to seek all possible avenues to contain and/or reduce costs of all school district endeavors in order to best represent the financial interests of our taxpayers while still providing quality educational experiences for our students. Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Anthony Tonzini Overtime costs continue to be maintained at levels far below those of just a few years ago Shared service opportunities in the areas of transportation, solar power, and purchasing have been and will continue to be explored in the coming months and the foreseeable future The 2010-11 Budget has been successfully implemented and evidence will show significant areas of reduction, including the reduction of professional services fees The district has explored various areas to reduce mailing costs, including on-line district newsletters, electronic mail and reduction of unnecessary literature at various district sponsored events. Documentation Five year overtime analysis in the areas of significant overtime compilation Notes for shared services meetings with Township officials, cooperative solar purchasing documentation through Middlesex County Officials as well as correspondence with other local school districts Listing of various cost saving measures implemented, along with projected savings as a result of implementation RFQ for Health Insurance Broker and resulting savings Summary of E-textbook investigation Listing of various mailing reductions and projected cost savings
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South Brunswick School District Goals & Objectives – Report of Progress 2010-2011 7. SCHOOL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND STUDENT SUPPORT Goal: Continue to review and update school and district plans, educational programs and operational procedures dealing with students, staff, schools and community as they relate to health, academic personal support and safety issues. Student Support Team (SST) Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Nicole Pormilli Used data from annual reflection (09-10) to create an action plan for the upcoming school year reflecting team needs. Revised guidelines included protocols for looking at school-based data. Observed teams & emphasized data collection. Restructured teams & trained at the middle school level. Refined our practice and began development of a strategies database. Investigated and researched RTI model (response to intervention). Continue to work on articulation between schools on SST students. Documentation SST Action Plan, Revised SST Guidelines, SST training PowerPoint, Template for strategies database, RTI document Instructional Support Team (IST) High School Based on program review of the James Kimple Center Program, redesign and implement an alternative approach that takes into consideration the following: Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Joanne Kerekes, Susana Nikitczuk, Sue Coyle Master schedule based on one-hour blocks with a structured break and common lunchtime. Core Curriculum compacted into semester courses and taught via alternative methodology. Option II “Directed Study in Fine Arts” with a focus on media. Option II “Directed Study in Health and Physical Education” with focus on fitness. Character Education Advisory (2.5 credit class that meets daily). Spanish Cultures I and II (title change). Business Skills for the 21st Century (including internship/apprenticeship). JKC teachers under direct supervision of content leaders to enhance content knowledge. JKC upgrades in technology. Documentation JKC memo to the Board 2010 - 2011 Goals & Objectives - Report of Progress - June 13, 2011
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South Brunswick School District Goals & Objectives – Report of Progress 2010-2011 Middle School Conduct a program review of middle school and make recommendations for change. Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Nicole Pormilli Developed articulation between elementary and middle school during scheduled job alike. Program review of current practice with recommendations to come in June. Continued focus on using data for instructional decisions. Trained middle school IST in the SST model; include them in the fixed SST. Documentation Program review, SST middle school training PowerPoint, job alike calendar and agenda Elementary School Continue refinement of services. Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Nicole Pormilli Continued development of using data to drive instruction through Leveled Literacy Intervention Kits, 3-5 Assessment kits & pre & post math assessments. Several IST became SST team leaders. Conducted book study on brain research as it relates to strategies for boys and girls. Continue to discuss student work and what it tells instructionally. Developed goals for Stacey Ta and Sharon Suskin for 2010 - 2011. Continued to work on the Title I advocacy role. Developed parent academy workshop focused on strategies to assist boy learners at home. Documentation Book study notes, goals and schedules for ST and SS, SBPA PowerPoint 504 Plans Create a district committee (similar to SST) that will work all year on the following: Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Nicole Pormilli Conducted 504 training at Fall Administrative Workshop. Committee created/articulation between schools/needs outlined. Researched 504 law. Draft of new guidelines and forms shared with committee. Documentation Administrative training PowerPoint, draft revised 504 Guidelines & Forms, Meeting agendas 2010 - 2011 Goals & Objectives - Report of Progress - June 13, 2011
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South Brunswick School District Goals & Objectives – Report of Progress 2010-2011 Preschool Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Nicole Pormilli, Laurie Faigin Completed second year of Tools of the Mind training. Curriculum training completed. Site visits are completed. Action plan created on assessment, articulation to elementary school and program recommendation for targeting “at risk” students. Documentation Program notes, training/ site visit schedules, assessment plans Program Review Status: IN PROGRESS Point Person: Raphael Morales Finalizing student services department handbook to include procedural guidelines and expectations for everything from referral to eligibility to IEP development to related services to reevaluations to FAQs. Finalizing a K-12 comprehensive guidance and counseling program guide with goals, roles and responsibilities and curricular scope and sequence. Documentation Student Services Handbook, School Counseling Program Guide School Safety Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Raphael Morales Executed a comprehensive review with all building principals of the Incident Command System for responding to emergencies in a school. Held monthly meetings with principals to train, prepare and implement the statutory regulation regarding school security drills. Held monthly debriefings of drill procedures and how they were executed at each building to improve response and ensure consistency. Created an Administrator’s Manual on school security drills with response procedures, duties and responsibilities and recovery efforts during a bomb threat, school lockdown, active shooter and non-fire evacuation response. Developed reference materials for faculty and staff regarding roles, responsibilities and procedures. Reviewed anonymous tip line services with local police department and are currently studying the benefits and complications with the pending Bullying Legislation. Documentation Memos, Administrator’s Manual, Faculty and Staff Roles, Recommendation to the Board on adopting or abandoning a district controlled tip line service, Meeting notes with police and We Tip program. 2010 - 2011 Goals & Objectives - Report of Progress - June 13, 2011
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South Brunswick School District Goals & Objectives – Report of Progress 2010-2011 Health Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Raphael Morales Developed a comprehensive Diabetes Management and Procedures Manual for each building nurse. Trained all staff (and contracted employees) on diabetes management and recognizing the signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. Documentation Diabetes Management and Procedures Manual, Policy and Procedures
8. MISCELLANEOUS Redesign of Secondary Schools Conduct a series of middle school-high school articulation meetings on topics related to the NJ Redesign of Secondary Schools and topics of interest to the district. Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Joanne Kerekes Conducted a continuing series of middle school-high school articulation meetings related to the NJ Redesign of Secondary Schools, needs of the two schools in terms of working together in a seamless manner, and topics of interest to the district. Option II plans and processes were finalized and implemented. An online course in 12th grade health was designed and piloted. Results TBD. Contracts for students participating in extra curricular activities at the middle and high schools are in draft. A conversation about approaches to integrity violations is in progress. Discussion about copyright and fair use has not been held; this will be a future topic. Additionally, the state has pushed back its decision on Student Personalized Learning Plans. We will also go on hold with this. Documentation Meeting agendas, sign-in sheets, Board Brief in January Exploration of Data Warehousing The District will explore avenues and costs for creating data retrieval systems for the purpose of enhancing student achievement. Status: COMPLETED Point Person: Joanne Kerekes, Rick Chromey, Aaron Bryan Conducted a comparative study of several warehouse systems including one produced by PowerSchool. Selected Performance Matters which is being used by West Windsor-Plainsboro and Montgomery. Joined a consortium to take advantage of shared learning and cost savings. Utilized ARRA funding to make initial investment. 2010 - 2011 Goals & Objectives - Report of Progress - June 13, 2011
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Identified the management team (Rick, Joanne, Raphael, Bonnie, and Nicole); the owners (supervisors and chairpersons) and the end users (teachers). Held orientation meetings. Documentation Meeting agendas, sign-in sheets, notes and materials from all studies
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