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Loudoun County School Board

FY18 Superintendent’s Proposed Budget Department of Instruction

January 17, 2017

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Organization of Information

• Context for Continuous Improvement
• Strengths
• Major Initiatives
• Major Budget Components

 FY18 Expenditure Changes  Staffing

• Enrollment Growth
• New Schools
• Other Growth Operating

 Enhancements  Restorations  Reallocations

• Budget Book Pages

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FY18 DOI Budget

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DOI Core Questions

• How can we reach our strategic goals, improve student

learning and performance on identified metrics, and align our plans, processes, decisions, and organizational structures?

• What do the voices of our customers tell us?
• How can we utilize continuous improvement strategies

(Baldrige Performance Excellence Criteria) to assist us with fulfilling our mission?

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Offices within DOI

Elementary School Education Teaching & Learning Instructional Programs School Administration High School Education Middle School Education

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A High Performing School Division

• Increased opportunity for students to solve authentic,

challenging problems in the world while learning significant content and important competencies

• Increased the number of students with opportunities

for personalized learning

• Achieved gains in math and reading SOLs, consistently
• utperforming the state and most divisions in the

region

• Matched or outperformed state averages in all subject

areas for ELL students

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A High Performing School Division

• Increased average SAT scores in reading, writing, and

math that exceeded 1600 and remained 82 points above the state average and 133 points above the national average

• Maintained SAT and ACT average scores above the

state and national averages

• Increased number of students participating in dual

enrollment courses by 203% from 2013-2014 to 2015-2016 (837 to 2532)

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A High Performing School Division

• Exceeded state percentage of students earning Advanced

Studies diploma by 19.4%

• Highlighted as one of five school divisions to achieve

recognition on the Advanced Placement Honor Roll

• Increased participation in AP exams by 7.8%, with

higher pass rates than the state and nation

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A High Performing School Division

• Identified by VDOE – three schools as Excellence in Co-

teaching Demonstration Sites – Discovery Elementary, Simpson Middle, and Harmony Middle

• Achieved Schools to Watch status for all eligible

middle schools

• Selected for the 2016 Virginia Index of Performance

Awards – 30 schools in LCPS

• Honored for selection as one of three national finalists

for the Future of Education Technology Conference STEM Excellence Award – Liberty Elementary School

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Major Initiatives

• Build on early successes of One to the World learning

experiences to achieve deeper learning

• Continue emphasis on personalizing learning to

ensure growth for all students  Expand the Young Adult English Learner Program  Expand access to digital resources and update textbooks  Implement instructional strategies in mathematics that support differentiation of instruction

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Major Initiatives

• Continue to build out and implement an assessment

and internal accountability framework for significant content and competencies to support deeper learning  Support and assistance in the development and implementation of performance assessments  Expansion of student growth measures MAP Assessment (Existing Resources)

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Major Initiatives

• Implement a comprehensive and ongoing professional

learning plan aligned to instructional initiatives to support deeper learning

• Expand full-day kindergarten to serve approximately 82%
• f kindergarten students
• Expand the Academy of Engineering and Technology to

include freshmen and sophomore cohorts

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Major Initiatives

• Provide focused support, assistance, and expertise to

secondary drama programs through a dedicated staff member

• Reclassify Technology Assistants to address rapid

expansion of educational technology, mobile computing and general use of technology in schools

• Expand differentiated staffing by applying the existing

standard and adjusting the formula at elementary from a 75% to 70% threshold

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Major Initiatives

• Map out K-8 computer science curriculum using AP and

dual enrollment course expectations to create alignment between elementary, middle and high school offerings in the area of computer science (existing funding for embedding coding into the existing curriculum)

• Implement the staffing standards, plan for enrollment

growth and provide the resources and support to achieve the mission of empowering all students to make meaningful contributions to the world

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Staffing

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FY18 Enrollment Growth

PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions Staffing Standard Driven 145.1 $13.6 New Schools Staffing 30.0 $2.1 Other Growth Staffing 1.0 $0.2 Other Growth Operating

• $1.0

Total al 176.1 6.1 $16. 16.9

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 These expenditures are needed to sustain excellence by maintaining the present service levels to our students.

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FY18 Staffing Standard Driven

PRIMARY CHANGES FTE Teachers, Elementary 15.7 Teachers, Middle 46.0 Teachers, High 45.2 Teachers, ELL 39.0 Teacher Assistants (1.0) Deans 2.0 Other Positions (etc.) (1.8) Total al 145. 5.1

FY18 Enrollment Growth

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 Given increasing student enrollment, these additional positions are needed simply to maintain current class sizes and services for our students.

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New School Staffing

PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions Brambleton Middle School 18.0 $1.0 ES-28 1.0 $0.1 MS-7 3.0 $0.2 Academies of Loudoun 8.0 $0.8 Total al 30.0 0.0 $2.1 2.1

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 New staff are needed for additional facilities opening within the school division that support increasing student enrollment.

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Budget Components Academies of Loudoun & AET

• Propose funding to expand the Academy of

Engineering & T echnology for the fall of 2017 to include freshman and sophomore cohorts  1 Director Position for the Academy of Engineering & T echnology  6 T eacher Positions  1 Secretary

High School Education

• pps. 52-55

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Other Growth Staffing

PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions Teacher, Douglass 1.0 $0.1 Middle Schools

• $0.1

Total al 1.0 .0 $0.2 0.2

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PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions Expansion of FDK (Teachers & Teacher Assistants) 121.4 $8.9 Strategic Staffing Standard Changes 7.5 $0.6 Total al 128.9 28.9 $9.5 9.5

FY18 Enhancements

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Proposed FY18 FDK Expansion Costs

PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions Kindergarten Teachers 55.5 $5.2 Kindergarten Teacher Assistants 56.0 $2.7 Art, Music, PE Teachers 9.9 $0.9 Sub-total Staff Costs 121.4 $8.8 Instructional materials start-up costs (not annual) $0.1 Total al Costs sts (incl clud uding ng staff aff costs ts & materi erials als star art-up up costs) ts) 121. 21.4 $8.9 8.9

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PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions Differentiated Staffing - Elementary 1.0 $0.1 Dean, Elementary 4.0 $0.4 Secretary II, Elementary 2.5 $0.1 Total al 7.5 $.06 .06

Strategic Staffing Standard Changes

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Operations & Maintenance

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Other Growth Operating

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PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions Instructional Materials

• $0.3

Contractual Services

• $0.6

Computers and Software

• $0.3

Training and Continuing Education

• $(0.2)

Total al

• $1.

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FY18 Growth Operating

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Budget Components Performance Assessments

• Provide professional development and ongoing support for

teachers in the development of performance assessments.  Provide professional development for 500+ teachers  Build a cadre of LCPS experts to train additional teachers year after year  Build on the work we have started with project based learning  Align with VDOE on shift from standardized tests to performance based assessment  Assess for LCPS success skills (critical thinking, communicating, collaborating, creativity, contributing) and deeper learning

Instructional Programs

• pps. 56-59

FY18 Growth Operating

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Budget Components Reclassification of Tech Assistants

• Support changes in curriculum, instruction, assessment,

and technology environment since the role was created

• Address rapid expansion of educational technology, mobile

computing, and general use of technology in schools

• Support the changing and growing use of technology in

schools allowing TRTs and teachers to focus more explicitly

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• pps. 56-59

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Budget Components Reclassification of Tech Assistants

Instructional Programs

• pps. 56-59

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Budget Components Young Adult English Language Learners

• Program in which older-aged English learners can earn credits

toward their high school diploma  Serving up to 40 students 18 years of age or older  Focus on acquisition of academic content related vocabulary  Ability to move into general education courses  Opportunity to complete graduation requirements  Career and educational counseling support  Access to digital language learning programs

Restorations

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FY18 Restorations

PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions Textbooks

• $2.0

Middle School Deans 3.0 $0.3 Total al 3.0 .0 $2.3 2.3

FY18 Restorations

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Budget Components Textbooks & Digital Resources

FY18 Restorations

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• FY 2006 with a student enrollment of 44,014, LCPS

underwent a textbook adoption for core mathematics materials, the per-pupil budgeted amount for textbooks was $122.98.

• FY18 with a projected student enrollment of 81,622,

the proposed per-pupil budgeted amount for textbooks & digital resources is $78.32

Elem., Middle & High School Education

• pps. 48-51
• pps. 52-55
• pps. 60-63

Reallocations

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Budget Components Proposed Organizational Structures

• Eliminated 3.0 clerical positions and a 1.0 Supervisor for

Project Management

• Repurposed 2.0 positions

Proposed repurposed positions include:  1.0 Acquisition & Online Librarian to 1.0 Acquisition/ Digital Resource Specialist  1.0 English Specialist to Textbooks/ Digital Resources and Student Publications Specialist Proposed new positions include:  1.0 Secretary II for Adult Education  1.0 Performing Arts Specialist T

• tal cost savings of approximately $300,000.

Instructional Programs & Teaching and Learning

• pps. 56-59
• pps. 68-71

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Proposed Structure for Supporting Library, Textbooks, and Digital Resources

Acquisition & Resource Specialist Library Media Services Supervisor Students

School Textbook & Digital Resources Contacts

Textbooks/ Digital Resources & Student Publications Specialist

Classroom Teachers Librarians Instructional Programs pps.56-59

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Proposed Structure for Supporting Drama in Secondary Schools

Visual Arts Supervisor

Music Supervisor and Music Specialist

Performing Arts Specialist Director of Teaching and Learning Fine Arts Teachers Teachers Drama Music Visual Arts Students Teaching & Learning

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FY18 Expenditure Changes

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PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions Enrollment Growth 176.1 $16.9 Enhancements 128.9 $9.5 Restorations 3.0 $2.3 Reallocations (3.0) $(0.3) Total al 305.0 05.0 $28.4 28.4

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FY18 Superintendent’s Proposed Budget Department of Instruction

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