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East Penn School District School Board Presentation- September 25, 2017

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The East Penn School District will provide a learning environment in which students become effective problem solvers, collaborators, critical thinkers, and communicators.

Full-Day Rationale:

East Penn School District is committed to the complete education of each child in our trust. We view time as an indispensable and dynamic investment in the invigoration of the kindergarten experience. Therefore, we will extend a responsive full-day kindergarten program to all children of the East Penn School District.

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April 2016

Share FDK timeline with Board

July 2016 - January 2017

FDK Research Committee

February- August 2017

FDK Planning Committee

September 2017

Share FDK costs

October 2017

Board vote

Winter 2017/Spring 2018

Staff Recruitment Curriculum Alignment Professional Development Parent Communication

March 2018

KG registration

August 2018

FDK implementation

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• Kindergarten enrollment for 2018-2019

○ Based on 2017-2018 kindergarten sections ■ 460 students ■ 2 full-day; 20 half-day sections ■ Need for 10 sections ○ Included potential students from private and parochial schools ■ Need for 4 sections

School Potential Additional Students Alburtis

5

Jefferson

5

Lincoln

5

Macungie

20 +1

Shoemaker

25 +1

Wescosville

15 +1

Willow Lane

20 +1

○ Need for 14 additional sections

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School

2017-2018 KG Sections 2018-2019 KG Sections

Alburtis

1 full-day; 1 AM; 1 PM 3 full-day

Jefferson

1 AM; 1 PM 2 full-day

Lincoln

1 full-day; 1 AM; 1 PM 3 full-day

Macungie

1 AM: 2 PM 4 full-day

Shoemaker

2 AM; 2 PM 5 full-day

Wescosville

2 AM; 1 PM 4 full-day

Willow Lane

2 AM; 2 PM 5 full-day

Total

2 full-day; 10 AM; 10 PM 26 full-day

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• Personnel

○ Based on new sections of kindergarten (+14) ○ Included advancing current elementary sections to next grade level (-4) ○ Need for 10 additional teachers

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Building Available rooms for 2018-2019 Alburtis 2 Jefferson 1 Lincoln 2

(includes room renovation)

Macungie 3 Shoemaker 4 Wescosville 3 Willow Lane 3

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Building Available rooms for 2018-2019 Rooms needed for full-day kindergarten Alburtis 2 1 Jefferson 1 1 Lincoln 2

(includes room renovation)

1 Macungie 3 2 Shoemaker 4 3 Wescosville 3 2 Willow Lane 3 3

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Building Available rooms for 2018-2019 Rooms needed for full-day kindergarten Remaining rooms 2018-2019 Additional Considerations Alburtis 2 1 1

Pre-K Counts

Jefferson 1 1

Head Start

Lincoln 2

(includes room renovation)

1 1 Macungie 3 2 1 Shoemaker 4 3 1 Wescosville 3 2 1 Willow Lane 3 3

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Item Base Unit Year 1 Costs Personnel $85,000 10 teachers $850,000 Lincoln classroom renovation (if needed) $53,000 1 room $53,000 Classroom furniture $9,300 14 sections $130,200 Instructional resources $7,600 14 sections $106,400 Technology $5,500 14 sections $77,000 Transportation

• $13,792

24 mid-day runs

• $331,008

TOTAL $885,592 Portable classroom rental $171,000 1 $171,000 FINAL TOTAL $1,056, 592

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Item Base Unit Year 1 Costs FINAL TOTAL $1,056, 592

• 0.21 Mills
• 1.16% Increase in Millage Rate

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