2. Can you feel the fiscal squeeze?
How can school improve during the fiscal squeeze?
Research
Best-practice-based strategies
Reallocation of existing resources
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3. Redesign + Improve
How can school
improve during the
fiscal squeeze?
Research +
Redesign=
Improvement
Best-practice-based
strategies
Reallocation of
existing resources
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2 automobile
manufacturing
companies went
bankrupt and what
did they do?
They had to
redesign and
improve the cars in
order to compete in
the marketplace.
4. Redesign + Improve
Oscar Goldman: Steve
Austin, astronaut: a man
barely alive
Gentlemen we can
rebuild him
We have the technology
We have the capability
to make the worlds first
bionic man
Steve Austin will be that
man
Better than he was
before
Better, Stronger, Faster
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Fiscal squeeze- barely
keeping afloat
Stakeholders-we can rebuild
it
We have the resources
We have the capability
to make the worlds best
educational institution
CCSD will be that institution
Better than it was before
Better, Wiser, for the Greater
Good
5. Would money help ?
“Studies have found that even when resources increase
substantially, schools frequently do not use the new
dollars to strategically improve performance (p. 46).”
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6. Understanding and Resist the Cost
Increase Pressures on Schools
Studies show that the
following positively
impact student
achievement:
Smaller Classes for K-3
(15 students per class)
positively impacts
student achievement in
the short and long haul.
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7. Understanding and Resist the Cost
Increase Pressures on Schools
Studies show that the
following positively
impact student
achievement:
More electives (art,
music, health, physical
education, career and
technical education,
advanced World
language)
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8. Understanding and Resist the Cost
Increase Pressures on Schools
Studies show that the
following positively
impact student
achievement:
Automatic pay increase
does not have a
positive impact on
system performance and
costs more yearly by
keeping up with the
annual increase.
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9. Understanding and Resist the Cost
Increase Pressures on Schools
Studies show that the
following positively
impact student
achievement:
Growing costs for
pension and health
benefits has a huge
impact on the year’s
budget especially with
rising health costs.
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10. Increased costs and flat performance
In summary, schools are bombarded by the intense
pressures of:
Smaller class sizes
More electives
Automatic pay increases
Health and pension benefits
*With all of these increase costs, none have significant positive
impacts on student learning.
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11. Increased costs and flat performance
“No wonder spending per
pupil has risen dramatically
in the past three decades
while performance has been
flat or only modestly
increasing (p.50).”
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12. How do we move forward?
Clear goals must be established
Implementation of a Plan of Action
Clear understanding of the basics needed
for the Plan of Action
Strategic budgeting
Principles to guide budget decisions
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13. 1. Analyze current
performance situation
2. Set High Goals
3. Change Curriculum and
Define Effective
Instructional Practices
4. Core v. Elective Strategy
5. Data Driven Instruction
6. Create Collaborative
Groups
Where to begin….. Plan of Action
7. Invest in ongoing,
comprehensive, and
intensive PD.
8. Use RTI effectively to raise
student standards.
9. Distribute leadership
10. Create a professional
culture
11. Use an effective observation
and evaluation model
12. Embrace a culture of
accountabilty
Adapted from slide #9 of Ben Sosebee
14. The haves and have nots
3 categories of schools:
1- Those that have more funds than what the
Plan of Action requires
These schools need to use resources to attain
core student assessment goals
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15. The haves and have nots
3 categories of schools:
2- Those that are facing budget cuts
Need to determine what cuts will have the least
impact on student performance
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16. The haves and have nots
3 categories of
schools:
3- Those with
resources
significantly less
than the Plan of
Action
Fund as much as
possible for the Plan of
Action using 6 macro-
strategies
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1-reallocate staff based on
Chptr. 1
2-be flexible with class size
3-implement collaborative
time with teachers
4-make Tier 1 effective with
the core program
5-provide extra help
strategies
6-reduction in instructinal
programs
17. In sum…
The Plan of Action with its formulas and
configurations provides a guide to help estimate
necessary funding for the haves and have nots.
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19. More Detail on Strategic Budgeting
Raising class sizes
Elective v. core classes
Time for collaboration
Costs of professional development
Provide individual & small group tutoring
Rethink every use of staff in school
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20. More Detail on Strategic Budgeting
Raising class sizes
Regular class sizes of 15 students K-3 & Class sizes of 25
students 4-12
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21. More Detail on Strategic Budgeting
Elective v. core classes
Roza (2010) found that expenditures of elective classes
far exceed the expenditures of core classes
ex. $36,000 per pupil for chearleading
ex. $20,000 per pupil for jewelry making
ex. $5,ooo to $7,000 per pupil for algebra and biology
What does this mean? Major misallocation of funds and not
aligned with the core goals of the education system
*the elective funds takes into consideration of teacher:pupil
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22. More Detail on Strategic Budgeting
Finding collaborative time
Districts need to train principals on how to organize the
school day to help facilitate collaboration.
Making wise use of time while collaborating will entail
training.
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23. More Detail on Strategic Budgeting
Extra help programs for struggling students
Teacher/tutor for Tier 2 intervention
Suggested formula: 1 teacher/tutor for every 200 at-risk
students
Staff for extended-day academic help
Staff for summer school
Rethink every use of staff in school
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24. Resources
Google Images
Slide #9 from Ben’s presentation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7zNY0I5JNI
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071054/quotes
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