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MOHAWK TRAIL REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

2013 STATE OF THE DISTRICT ADDRESS

Presented by:

Michael A. Buoniconti

Superintendent of Schools

Mohawk Trail Regional School District

June 12, 2013

ColrainHeath

Charlemont

Hawley Buckland

Shelburne

Ashfield

Plainfield

MOHAWK TRAIL REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FY13 STATE OF DISTRICT ADDRESS

PURPOSE

• To provide the Mohawk School

Community with an understanding

of the “State of the District “

– Second Annual Report

OVERVIEW

• Enrollment

• Accountability & Assessment

• Graduation & College Prep

• Financials

• District Improvement Plan

ENROLLMENT

• 13% decline over past 5 years

ENROLLMENT – SPECIAL EDUCATION

• Percentage of students with disabilities consistently above the State

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013Mohawk 21.0% 19.5% 20.1% 20.6% 19.7%State 17.1% 17.0% 17.0% 17.0% 17.0%

ENROLLMENT - STABILITY RATE

• Student stability significantly higher past 2 years

STUDENTS PER TEACHER

•Mohawk student to teacher ratio consistently lower than the State

# Students per Teacher 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

Mohawk 11.4 10.8 10.8 11.6 12.2

State 13.6 13.7 13.9 13.7 13.5

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

•Mohawk average class size significantly lower than the State

Average Class Size 2010-2011 2011-2012Mohawk 15.0 13.5State 19.2 18.8

ACCOUNTABILITY & ASSESSMENT

ACCOUNTABILITY – DISTRICT

CLASSIFICATION: LEVEL 2

ELA AND MATH - ALL GRADES

MCAS Proficiency 2008-2012

STUDENT GROWTH

Student Growth Percentile (SGP)

SCIENCE- ALL GRADES

ACCOUNTABILITY: MS-HS

ELA AND MATH: MS-HS

STUDENT GROWTH: MS-HS

ACCOUNTABILITY: BSE

ELA AND MATH: BSE

STUDENT GROWTH: BSE

ACCOUNTABILITY: SANDERSON

ELA AND MATH: SANDERSON

STUDENT GROWTH: SANDERSON

ACCOUNTABILITY: COLRAIN

ELA AND MATH: COLRAIN

STUDENT GROWTH: COLRAIN

ACCOUNTABILITY: HEATH

ELA AND MATH: HEATH

STUDENT GROWTH: HEATH

GRADUATION & COLLEGE PREP

GRADUATION RATE

• Data based on total # of graduates adjusted only for drop-outs

DROPOUT RATE

Annual Dropout Rate 2007-2011

• Mohawk’s dropout rate has trended downward for past 5 years

• Dipped below the State average in 2011 to 2.0%

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

• U.S. History was not offered in 2011-2012 due to low number of sign-ups

• Anticipate offering five AP courses in 2013-2014

AP Course Offerings 2007-2014

AP COURSE OFFERINGS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Biology X X X XCalculus AB X X X X X X XChemistry X X X XEnglish Language X X XEnglish Literature X X X XEnvironmental Science X X X X X XUS History X X X X X XWorld History X X X XTOTAL 5 6 5 6 4 3 4 5

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

AP Exam Results 2007-2012

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Number of Exams 82 87 68 109 69 69AP Students with scores 3+ 26 42 31 38 30 39% Total AP Students with scores 3+ 32% 48% 46% 35% 43% 57%

2012 AP EXAM RESULTS 5 4 3 2 1 Total ExamsEnglish Language and Composition 7 10 3 3 1 24U.S. History 3 2 4 9 5 23Calculus AB 1 0 1 4 1 7Chemistry 0 1 7 5 2 15TOTALS 11 13 15 21 9 69

SAT COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TEST

READING

SAT Reading 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011Mohawk 521 513 497 552 543State 505 507 509 509 506

WRITING

SAT Writing 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011Mohawk 511 503 496 531 517State 502 505 504 505 500

SAT Math 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011Mohawk 520 513 511 535 534State 516 521 522 524 524

FINANCIALS

OPERATING BUDGET

FY10-FY14

• Budget decreased 0.5% over past 5 years

TOWN ASSESSMENT

FY10-FY14

• Town assessment increased 2.3% over past 5 years

COST PER PUPIL - TOTAL

FY09-FY13

• Cost per pupil increased 13.4% over past 5 years

COST PER PUPIL - TOWNS

FY09-FY13

• Cost per pupil increased 14.6% over past 5 years

5-YEAR REVOLVING ACCOUNT HISTORY

FY10-FY14

• Cost needs to be approx. $650K to achieve sustainability

SCHOOL CHOICE HISTORY

•School Choice has averaged $164K annually over past 10 years

Students Tuition Students Tuition

2014 est. 85 503,809$ est. 60 294,722$ 209,087$

2013 85 503,809$ 67 347,503$ 156,306$

2012 86 533,355$ 69 355,857$ 177,498$

2011 92 588,282$ 69 363,544$ 224,738$

2010 99 667,734$ 70 376,156$ 291,578$

2009 78 530,563$ 61 344,699$ 185,864$

2008 72 418,123$ 71 382,087$ 36,036$

2007 78 446,658$ 61 339,967$ 106,691$

2006 93 561,326$ 55 309,309$ 252,017$

2005 80 481,835$ 63 352,175$ 129,660$

Choice-In Choice-OutFY Net Revenue

ATHLETICS

• 2012-2013: added

boys tennis

• 2011-2012: added

indoor track

•Approximately 40% of students participate in at least one sport

CHARTER SCHOOL HISTORY

•Charter school expense has increased 253% over 10 years

Year Students Charge Reimbursement Net Expense % Increase

FY14 est. 46 $711,576 $ (133,832) 577,744$ 6%

FY13 45 $617,039 $ (71,956) 545,083$ 12%

FY12 47 $632,961 $ (146,643) 486,318$ 24%

FY11 46 $537,243 $ (146,278) 390,965$ 10%

FY10 39 $471,024 $ (114,197) 356,827$ 11%

FY09 44 $503,109 $ (181,157) 321,952$ 29%

FY08 39 425,971$ (176,069)$ 249,902$ 13%

FY07 42 351,713$ (130,185)$ 221,528$ 30%

FY06 32 315,239$ (144,704)$ 170,535$ 4%

FY05 26 232,689$ (69,152)$ 163,537$ 11%

DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN

1. Leadership, Governance & Communication 2 Strategies

2. Curriculum and Instruction 2 Strategies

3. Assessment 4 Strategies

4. Human Resources & Professional Development 2 Strategies

5. Student Support 2 Strategies

6. Financial and Asset Management 2 Strategies

• STANDARD 1. LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, AND

COMMUNICATION

– Strategy 2: Develop and implement Professional Learning Communities

(collaborative structures) at both the district and school levels

• Progress: Mohawk, BSE and Sanderson are in early stages of implementation

• Next deliverable: extend implementation to Colrain and Heath

• STANDARD 2. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

– Strategy 2: Characteristics for Standards-Based Teaching and

Learning Continuum of Practice be utilized to develop a common

understanding of effective instruction

• Progress: foundational development of collaborative school structures

(PLCs and Learning Walkthroughs); completed school-based educator

evaluation training with focus on effective instruction in all schools

• Next deliverable: Develop 2013-2014 PD calendar to incorporate continued

training on instructional best practices.

• STANDARD 3. ASSESSMENT

– Strategy 2: District schools adopt a limited number of common

assessment tools to collect data regularly (3-4 times per year) for ELA

and Mathematics

• Progress: (K-6) DIBELS, BAS, Math Unit tests; (Grade 6) NWEA MAP Math;

(7-9) NWEA MAP ELA, Math

• Next deliverable: (1-10) NWEA MAP ELA, Math; Evaluation of current

assessment tools for streamlining and MCAS results correlation.

• STANDARD 4. HUMAN RESOURCES & PD

– Strategy 1: Train all administrators and Unit A personnel in the new

Educator Evaluation System and implement it with fidelity

• Progress: Administrators completed training. Principals trained teachers.

Evaluated and selected for purchase software and hardware to support

evaluation system. JLMC negotiating contract.

• Next deliverable: JLMC tentative agreement. Ratification of tentative

agreement. Administrators complete self-assessment and goals. PD in

new evaluation technology for all administrators.

• STANDARD 5. STUDENT SUPPORT

– Strategy 2: Continue assessing time on learning in each building to

optimize student learning and teacher effectiveness

• Progress: Principals focused on scheduling as a way to improve student

learning. ELO block for MS/HS schedule for intervention and other

enrichment activities developed and proposed- JLMC tentative agreement.

• Next deliverable: Ratification of ELO tentative agreement. Implementation

of ELO block into schedule. Explore after-school programming. Summer

academic support for at-risk MS/HS students. Summer enrichment camps.

• STANDARD 6. FINANCIAL AND ASSET MANAGEMENT

– Strategy 1: Develop & implement long term financial sustainability plan.

• Progress: Explored the establishment of a public school district endowment

fund. Explored creation of international tuition revenue stream. Exploring

creation of international tuition revenue stream.

• Next deliverable: Complete research regarding the establishment of an

endowment fund and make recommendation to School Committee. Continue

exploring creation of international tuition revenue stream; conduct follow-up

meeting with Chinese tuition program consultant.

QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION

Presented by:

Michael A. Buoniconti

Superintendent of Schools

Mohawk Trail Regional School District

June 12, 2013

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