College Gardens Elementary School

Principal’s Presentation

TuesdayMarch 1, 2011

Talking Points

Maryland School Assessment (MSA); Grades 3, 4 & 5

Maryland Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Student Enrollment Budgeting Focus for FY12 College Gardens Recess Rangers Richard Montgomery Cluster ES #5 Superintendent’s Potential Budget Reductions A College Gardens Look at the Operating Budget Dates to Remember

CGES PTA Family Fun Night!

Another great success! Thank you Gegi Leeger! Thank you parents! Thank you students! Thank you staff! Thank you Building Services Staff!

Maryland School Assessment (MSA)

Assessment Grade (s) Date (s)

MSA Reading 3rd & 4th March 7th & 8th

MSA Reading 5th March 9th & 10th

MSA Math 3rd & 4th March 11th & 14th

MSA Math 5th March 15th & 16th

MSA Make Ups 3rd, 4th & 5th March 17th – 23rd

MSA Science 5th April 11th – 12th

Maryland Common Core State Standards

As featured in Cover to Cover– 2011 January February Edition– http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/dep

artments/itv/CoverToCover/

College Gardens ES Enrollment

Pre – K K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Autism

FY11; 817 17 137 145 133 166 107 100 12

FY12; 846 16 134 141 142 135 159 108 11

College Gardens Budget Focus FY12

Promethean Boards; 5 Desk Top Computers; 12 Printers; 5 Elmos; 5 Promethean Board Video Cameras; 6

MCPS Funds, E – Script Funds, PTA Funds

College Gardens Recess Rangers

Are you looking for a wonderful volunteer opportunity? 

An opportunity to spend quality time with your child and their friends during the school day? 

If so, we hope you will consider volunteering to serve as a College Gardens Recess Ranger. 

College Gardens Recess Rangers

Recess Rangers are parent volunteers who are able to consistently volunteer during one or more of our 5 recess periods between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. 

If you are interested in serving as a College Gardens Recess Ranger please contact Mrs. Connie Boorstein at 301-279-8470.  Thank you.

Superintendent’s Potential Budget Reductions

Class size – An increase of an average of 1 student per class at each school level would eliminate 193.4 teacher positions. This is in addition to the 240.0 positions cut to increase class size by an average of 1 for FY2011.

Staff Development Teachers – Reducing the 174.1 positions budgeted for elementary and secondary schools by 75.9 (43 percent) would leave 98.2 positions. Special and alternative education programs would receive a reduction of 3.5 positions.

Superintendent’s Potential Budget Reductions

Instrumental Music Teachers – A reduction of 4.0 of the 37.2 instrumental music teacher positions would require that students receive instruction in larger groups and some students may receive less support.

Counselors – A cut of 10.0 elementary and 10.0 middle school counselors would reduce the ratio of students to professionals and severely impact services to at-risk students. In FY 2011, 9.0 positions were cut from the

budget.

Superintendent’s Potential Budget Reductions

Elementary Paraeducators, Lunch Hour Aides, Parent Community Coordinators – A cut of 20.0 paraeducators, 6.0 lunch hour aides, and 2.2 parent community coordinators will reduce support at a time of significant student growth. There was a reduction of 27.0

paraeducators in FY 2011.

Instructional Data Assistant Hours – A reduction of 16.4 elementary and 4.75 middle school positions will reduce support to administrators and teachers who use

student data to drive educational decisions.

Superintendent’s Potential Budget Reductions

Media Assistants – A reduction of 23.0 elementary, 8.0 middle, and 7.5 high school positions will require a change in the current enrollment-based guidelines for allocating these positions to schools. Overall, support to students will be decreased. There were 10.5 positions cut over the last

two years.

ESOL Counselors/Staffing Ratios - A reduction of 5.0 ESOL counselors would reduce the number of positions from 11.0 to 6.0. A reduction of 9.1 teacher positions would increase the students to staff ratio by .8 for elementary schools, .5 for middle schools, and .6 for high schools. There was a

reduction of 6.0 ESOL teachers in the FY 2011 budget.

FY12 Staffing Allocations

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A College Gardens Look at the Operating Budget

Ashley Johnson; Teacher

Michael Dushel; IB PYP Coordinator

Dian Rubiera; Staff Development Teacher

Stacey Rogovoy; Assistant Principal

John Ewald; Principal

Richard Montgomery Cluster ES #5

Feasibility Study Meeting Dates & Times– Children’s Resource Center– 332 West Edmonston Dr. Rockville MD 20852

– February 28, 2011, 7:00 p.m.– March 21, 2011, 7:00 p.m.– April 7, 2011, 4:00 p.m.– April 28, 2011, 7:00 p.m.– May 12, 2011, 7:00 p.m.

 

Dates to Remember

March 2 Connect ED Test Message March 4 Early Release Day; Students Dismissed at 12:55 p.m., Teacher

Report Card Preparation & Planning

March 7 MSA Reading; Grades 3 & 4 March 8 MSA Reading; Grades 3 & 4 March 9 MSA Reading; Grade 5 March 9 Hearing & Vision Screening March 10 MSA Reading; Grade 5 March 10 Hearing & Vision Screening March 11 MSA Math; Grades 3 & 4 March 11 Hearing & Vision Screening March 14 MSA Math; Grades 3 & 4 March 15 MSA Math; Grade 5 March 16 MSA Math; Grade 5