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November 2, 2016

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Community and School Demographics

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Student Performance

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School Initiatives and Accomplishments

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Finances

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Facilities

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Technology

 Limited development will continue into the future

leading to a slight increase in the number of residences which will in turn, lead to a modest increase in the tax base.

 Resident school enrollment will continue to decline

for the immediate future.

 Students from both Pittsgrove and Elmer will

continue to attend school together from pre-school through 12th grade.

Source: Pittsgrove Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)

SY 2013 SY 2014 SY 2015 Projected SY 2018 A.P. Schalick High School 547 531 559 530 Pittsgrove Twp. Middle School 467 442 407 386 Olivet Elementary School 373 366 344 285 Elmer Elementary School 212 200 218 190 Norma Elementary School 167 172 154 149 Totals 1,766 1,711 1,682 1,540 Source: 2014-2015 School Performance Report

White Hispanic Black Other Disability Economically Disadvantaged A.P. Schalick High School 76% 11% 8% 5% 13% 33% Pittsgrove Twp. Middle School 76% 11% 8% 5% 19% 37% Olivet Elementary School 83% 6% 5% 6% 16% 35% Elmer Elementary School 83% 6% 5% 6% 13% 38% Norma Elementary School 77% 13% 6% 4% 20% 50%

Source: 2014-2015 School Performance Report

Measuring College and Career Readiness

PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT

2015-2016 GRADE-LEVEL OUTCOMES: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY

Did Not Yet Meet (Level 1) Partially Met (Level 2) Approached Expectations (Level 3) Met Expectations (Level 4) Exceeded Expectations (Level 5) PARCC (Levels 4 & 5) NJ (Levels 4 & 5) District (Levels 4 & 5) Grade 3 9% 19% 22% 44% 6% 40% 47%

50%

Grade 4 7% 23% 21% 36% 13% 44%

54%

49% Grade 5 7% 22% 23% 47% 1% 42%

53%

48% Grade 6 3% 14% 30% 45% 9% 41% 52%

54%

Grade 7 10% 9% 22% 41% 19% 44% 57%

60%

Grade 8 12% 16% 29% 37% 7% 45%

56%

44% Grade 9 12% 18% 25% 34% 11% 39%

48%

45% Grade 10 21% 13% 27% 32% 7% 40%

43%

39% Grade 11 24% 11% 25% 35% 5% 38% 39%

40%

SPRING 2015 & 2015-2016 PERCENTAGE THAT MET OR EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS: : ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 46% 45% 46% 52% 53% 52% 33% 46% 62% 50% 49% 48% 54% 60% 44% 45% 39% 40%

Spring 2015 2015-2016

2015-2016 GRADE-LEVEL OUTCOMES: MAT ATHEMATICS

Did Not Yet Meet (Level 1) Partially Met (Level 2) Approached Expectations (Level 3) Met Expectations (Level 4) Exceeded Expectations (Level 5) PARCC (Levels 4 & 5) NJ (Levels 4 & 5) District (Levels 4 & 5) Grade 3 3% 26% 30% 38% 4% 44%

52%

42% Grade 4 13% 34% 25% 28% 0% 37%

46%

28% Grade 5 8% 30% 37% 21% 4% 38%

47%

25% Grade 6 6% 17% 38% 34% 4% 34%

43%

38% Grade 7 10% 11% 44% 32% 2% 31%

38%

34% Grade 8 20% 23% 39% 18% 0%

29%

26% 18% Algebra I* 9% 18% 34% 39% 0% 33%

41%

39% Geometry 5% 21% 44% 28% 2% 27% 27%

30%

Algebra II 35% 20% 26% 19% 0% 23%

25%

19%

SPRING 2015 & 2015-2016 PERCENTAGE THAT MET/EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS: : MAT ATH

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 35% 26% 31% 36% 40% 20% 22% 19% 2% 42% 28% 25% 38% 34% 18% 39% 30% 19%

Spring 2015 2015-2016

Indicator Schalick H.S. State Target 4-Year Adjusted Graduation Rate 94 (SDS 90%) 78% Post-Secondary Enrollment 72 (SDS 67%) 78% SAT Participation Rate 97% 79% PSAT Participation Rate 48% 80% Scoring > 1550 on SAT 26% 34% Students Taking at Least 1 AP Course 25% 60% Students Scoring 3 or Greater on AP 68% 54% Enrolled in Career/Technical Education 6% 18%

Source: 2014-2015 School Performance Report

Schalick H.S. PTMS Olivet Elmer Norma Length of School Day 6h 56m 6h 36m 6h 36m 6h 36m 6h 36m Instructional Time 6h 18m 6h 0m 6h 11m 6h 11m 6h 11m Suspension Rate 5.90% 14.00% .3% 0.50% 0% Student/Faculty Ratio 13 to 1 11 to 1 13 to 1 13 to 1 17 to 1 Student/Admin. Ratio 140 to 1 205 to 1 229 to 1 174 to 1 154 to 1 Chronic Absenteeism 2.50% 2.30% 2.30% Students Enrolled in Art 36.70% 100% (State 49.9) (State 89.8)

Source: 2014-2015 School Performance Report

 Textbooks and Supplemental Instructional Materials

• STEM at APSHS (Engineering) & PTMS (Exploratory classes)
• New Science textbook pilot program at PTMS
• Phonics program for Pre-School and Kindergarten students
• Textbooks (as needed for Grades K-12)

 Professional Development Opportunities for All Staff

• PARCC – Disaggregating the data/finding resources to meet the

learning needs of all students

• Common Core State Standards
• Data Analysis
• Character Education
• Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Training
• STEM
• Phonics Program (Wilson Fundations)

 Curriculum & Instruction Work (New Courses & Revisions)

• Additional class time for Math & Health/P.E. (PTMS)
• Exploratory Pathways (PTMS)
• STEM/PLTW (APSHS & PTMS)
• New Curricula and Revisions:

 English (APSHS)  PLTW: Introduction to Engineering Design (APSHS)  Foundations of College Math (APSHS)  Pre-Calculus Honors (APSHS)  NAO Robots (PTMS)  PLTW: Flight & Space and Medical Detectives (PTMS)

• Creation of/revisions to assessments

 Focus on Data Analyses

• To identify strengths and gaps that exist in curriculum and instruction.

 Use of Instructional Management Software and Testing Programs

• OnCourse
• NWEA (MAP)
• DIBELS
• Talent Ed.

 Project Lead the Way (PLTW): Engineering Program  Sustainable Schools Health & Wellness Grant Award

• Lifetime Fitness (weight room equipment)

 PSEG Grant Awards

• Schalick’s Summer STEM Quest (2016, 2017)

 Salem Community College

• Dual Credit Partnership
• Jump Start Program

 Schalick’s MakerSpace  Redesigned our Media Center’s collaborative learning spaces.  New Courses: Sports in Modern Society, French III, Foundations

• f College Mathematics

 Extra/Co-Curricular Opportunities – Expanded Offerings  Committed Staff  Positive reputation in Athletics and the Arts  High School student involvement with K-8 schools  Excellent technology resources (hardware)

 Staffing

• Needed to offer more courses
• SAC Counselor

 Career Programs (Career & Technical Education)  Substitutes – More Coverage Needed  After-School Bussing  Expanded Elective Offerings in STEM, CTE, and

Career Readiness

 Diverse Personnel  Instructional Technology Support needed

 Maintain Language Arts and Math classes (20-25).  Maintain Science and Social Studies classes (23 -28).  Continue the newly created STEM Exploratory classes:

• PLTW: Flight and Space (6th Grade)
• NAO Robots (7th Grade)
• PLTW: Medical Detectives (8th Grade)

 Continue with daily P.E./Health instructional time.  Combine Language Arts Reading and Writing with the current

number of teaching staff.

 Continue with 90-minute Math classes.  Continue to offer a full-day in-school suspension to reduce the

number of out-of-school suspensions.

 Continue the Mentoring Program.  Maintain current support staff.

 Class sizes range from 25-27.

• One 5th Grade homeroom has 28 students.

 Full-time guidance support  As of January 1, 2017, all grades will have ICR and

LD options available for Special Education students.

 Full-time Enrichment teacher (shared with Elmer)  Basic skills teachers teach reading to students in all

three grades, allowing for smaller class sizes in Reading.

 WIN (What I Need)

• 30-minute intervention/enrichment period

 Continue with after-school club offerings.

New for 2016-2017 School Year:

 Spring conferences  Updated writing model  Health lessons  Cross-Curricular Activities

• Norma schedules visitations with Elmer’s 1st and 2nd

Grades

 T.E.A.M. (Together Elmer Achieves More) Time

Looking Ahead at Next Year and the Future:

 Implementation of the Wilson Fundations Program in 1st Grade

during the 2017-2018 school year.

 Maintain 1st Grade classrooms at 18-20 students.  Decrease 2nd Grade classrooms to 18-20 students.  Maintain Special Education programs.  Author’s Spotlight and Elmer Eagle Newsletter  Caught by the Eagle: Character Education lessons  Continue to provide a variety of programs to meet students’ needs.  Utilize all available resources to provide needed interventions,

including High School Student Mentoring.

 Special Events: Veteran’s Day, Family Fun Nights, etc.  Maintain current technology offerings.  Report Card revisions  Strengthen curricular areas of need.  Strengthen the I & RS Program.  Increase Parent/School partnerships.

 The district is pursuing early childhood

initiatives that will directly impact student learning, such as:

• Norma Elementary School operates two full-day

programs for four-year-old students.

• The program is supported by a combination of

state funds for economically disadvantaged students, parent tuition, and local funds.

• The Early Launch to Learning Initiative (ELLI) helps

to instill kindergarten readiness while serving the incoming kindergarten class.

New for 2016-2017 School Year:

 Strengthen curricular needs:

• Implementation of Wilson Fundations Program

 Spring conferences  Pre-School informational parent workshops  Cross Curricular Activities

• Scheduled visitations with Elmer’s 1st and 2nd Grades

 Cub newsletter  Health lessons  T.E.A.M. Time

Looking Ahead at Next Year and the Future:

 Maintain class sizes of 18 Kindergarten students and 18-20 Pre-School

students.

 Maintain 6 Kindergarten classrooms.  Continue our Specials Programs.  Maintain inclusive Pre-School and Kindergarten classrooms.  Pre-School will remain as ½ day sessions.  Reading incentive program  Caught by the Cub: Character Education lessons  Utilize all available resources to provide needed interventions, including

High School Student Mentoring.

 Special Events: Someone Special Celebration, Family Fun Nights, etc.  Maintain and increase current technology offerings (iPads, computer

lab).

 Explore Pre-School curricular needs.  Strengthen the I & RS Program.  Increase Parent/School partnerships.

 Continue to provide our students with a

continuum of program options in the Least Restrictive Environment.

 Reassign staff to address multi-sensory reading

intervention at the elementary level.

 Addition of staff to address and enhance the

needs of the students.

 Continue to foster students’ independence to

promote their transition to post-secondary vocational and/or continued higher education

• pportunities.

 The District is actively pursuing its goal of

increasing 21st Century technology skills and collaboration.

 Students are using new Chromebooks to

utilize their own pittsgrove.net G-mail accounts and interface with Google Docs.

 Interactive whiteboards are utilized as a

teaching tool in every classroom across the District to further technology-based, interactive learning.

 Every teacher has a laptop computer.

*State Aid: The NJDOE estimates that if the current school funding law was fully implemented, the Pittsgrove Township School District would lose approximately $210,000 in aid.

*State 54.3% Local Taxes 32.9% Federal 2.5% Tuition 10.3% Use of Fund Balance 0.0% Other 0.0%

Pittsgrove’s Budgetary Costs Group Average Costs: K-12 (Up to 1,800 Students) 2013-2014 Actual Costs/Pupil: $13,447 2013-2014 Actual Costs/Pupil: $14,502 2014-2015 Actual Costs/Pupil: $14,031 2014-2015 Actual Costs/Pupil: $14,604 2015-2016 Budgeted Costs/Pupil: $14,214 2015-2016 Budgeted Costs/Pupil: $15,144

Pittsgrove’s Budgetary Per Pupil Costs for Total Classroom Instruction Group Average Costs for Total Classroom Instruction (Up to 1,800 Students) 2013-2014 Actual Costs/Pupil: $7,310 2013-2014 Actual Costs/Pupil: $8,589 2014-2015 Actual Costs/Pupil: $7,628 2014-2015 Actual Costs/Pupil: $8,638 2015-2016 Budgeted Costs/Pupil: $7,614 2015-2016 Budgeted Costs/Pupil: $8,942 Pittsgrove’s Budgetary Per Pupil Extracurricular Costs Group Average Extracurricular Costs (Up to 1,800 Students) 2013-2014 Actual Costs/Pupil: $271 2013-2014 Actual Costs/Pupil: $260 2014-2015 Actual Costs/Pupil: $311 2014-2015 Actual Costs/Pupil: $265 2015-2016 Budgeted Costs/Pupil: $345 2015-2016 Budgeted Costs/Pupil: $280

Pittsgrove: Total Operations and Maintenance Group Comparison (Up to 1,800 Students): Total Operations and Maintenance 2013-2014 Actual Costs/Pupil: $1,657 2013-2014 Actual Costs/Pupil: $1,766 2014-2015 Actual Costs/Pupil: $1,657 2014-2015 Actual Costs/Pupil: $1,744 2015-2016 Budgeted Costs/Pupil: $1,779 2015-2016 Budgeted Costs/Pupil: $1,812

Pittsgrove Group Comparison (Up to 1,800 Students) 2014-2015 Student to Teacher Ratio: 12.8 2014-2015 Student-to-Teacher Ratio: 12.9 2014-2015 Median Teacher Salary: $61,350 2014-2015 Median Teacher Salary: $64,399 2015-2016 Student-to-Teacher Ratio: 12.3 2015-2016 Student-to-Teacher Ratio: 12.1 2015-2016 Median Teacher Salary: $61,864 2015-2016 Median Teacher Salary: $65,338

 The annual audit states that:

“The Board of Education continues its commitment to providing quality schooling for the children of Pittsgrove

• Township. Recent literacy, technology, and reduced

class size initiatives attest to the fact. However, with resources being finite, and the continued pressure of federal and state mandated programs, the future is not without challenge. Pittsgrove Township is primarily a residential community, with very few ratables; thus the homeowner bears the tax burden. The current down turn in the economy has impacted future State funding to the school, this has made the budget process more challenging.”

School Year Built Age (Years) Capacity A.P. Schalick High School 1976 40 680 Pittsgrove Township Middle School 1989 27 650 Olivet Elementary School 1930 86 527 Elmer Elementary School 1956 60 250 Norma Elementary School 1953 63 225

 Board of Education Building and Grounds

Subcommittee have conducted walkthroughs in the schools to determine facility needs.

 Facility requests and upgrades have been

submitted to the Architect for future planning.

 Recent solar panel initiatives:

• Norma Elementary School
• Elmer Elementary School
• Olivet Elementary School
• Pittsgrove Township Middle School
• A.P. Schalick High School

 Maintain business operations systems and

technology.

 Monitor and scale up the Broadband Internet.  Improve the firewall and secure all campus

networks.

 Provide reliable, fast wireless networks.  Maintain telecommunications network for both

voice and data.

 Expand the camera and door security.  Convert the remaining analog systems to digital:

• Intercom systems, bells, clocks, and alarms.
• Phones, doorbells, and fax machines.

 Interactive whiteboards in every classroom  Elementary School iPads  Chromebook carts in Grades 3 -12  STEM Labs, NAO robots, and coding  Google Apps for Education: Student Accounts  Specialized computer labs  Media Center Technology and Maker Space

Resources

 Educational software and content subscriptions  Wi-Fi access to student owned devices  Teacher laptops

 Improve teacher training and support (staff

appropriately).

 Budget to replace/upgrade existing investments.  Upgrade interactive whiteboards to digital displays in

grades K-12.

• Olivet Elementary School was upgraded this summer.

 Expand Google Apps and other web-based resources.  Implement "bring your own device" (BYOD).  Maintain teacher resources and laptops.  Expand student ed. tech resources to support the

curriculum.