Summer School Monitoring Report 

2019Sheri Furlott, Wendy Pilch & Ty Byrd

December 5, 2019

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Presentation Overview

Good News

What We’ve Learned

Summer School Data

Moving Forward ADD PHOTO

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Good News

● 5429 Total Students for 2019 including 2527 English Learners and 1404 Students with Disabilities

● Over 3300 Students in Elementary Summer Programs

● Added a recreation block for students in Elementary Strengthening

● 1171 books checked out at the Middle School (21% increase over Summer 2018)

● 80% SOL score improvement ‐ Secondary

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Summer School 2019 Bright Spots

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What We Have Learned

● Increase consistency for applying criteria for Elementary Strengthening

● There is a large cost to summer school along with a major impact on the workforce and APS operations○ Human Resources○ Facilities○ Transportation○ Information Systems

● Work closely with Office of Special Education to Refine Extended School Year (ESY) planning and timeline 

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Evaluating Summer Success ‐ High SchoolPerformance Objective 1:   Increased achievement for all reporting groups on district and state assessments shows progress toward eliminating the opportunity gap.

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SOL Performance

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SOL Performance

Student Well‐Being

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Offerings Summer 2019: Elementary

● Elementary Strengthening with recreation component

● Multiple Enrichment Options for students K‐5

● Young Scholars Innovation Academy

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Student Well‐Being

Offerings Summer 2019: Secondary

Middle School

● Make‐Up and Strengthening○ Math, English, and Science

● English Learners○ English and Math

● Special Education○ English, Math Life Skills and MIPA

● Enrichment○ Jumpstart Toward Algebra, Google Lit 

Trips, Leadership Academy, Democracy in Action, Literacy Academy, and Outdoor Lab

Student Success ‐ Strategy:  Provide learning opportunities in a variety of settings, times, and formats

High School

● Make‐Up and Strengthening○ English, Social Studies, Math, Science, and 

Health● English Learners

○ English and Math● Special Education

○ English, Math, Life Skills, MIPA and PEP● New Work for Credit

○ English, Social Studies, Math, Science, and Health

● Virtual Instruction

Performance Objective 8: 

EngagedWorkforce

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Staffing Summer School

● Approximately 700 employees● Professional Learning for all employees● 75% of staff were APS employees 

during the regular school year● Majority of summer teachers and 

administrators return each year

Performance Objective 15:   All staff participate in training that meets or exceeds industry standards for their position and focuses on student success and well‐being

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Total Costs from FY 2018 through FY 2020

FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020

Adopted Expenditures $3,446,357 $3,535,252 $3,041,880

Actual Expenditures $3,777,077 $4,092,363 $3,848,710

Variance $330,720 $557,111 $857,452 to date (excludes costs to be added in 2020 projected at $150,000)

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Overview of Proposed Changes for Summer 2020

● No changes for Secondary Summer School

● Increase consistent application of criteria for enrollment in Elementary Strengthening Program

● Tighten Timeline, Data Collection, Budget and Staffing for students with Extended School Year goals

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Proposed Changes for 2020 Elementary Programs 

Extended School Year (ESY)

Reading Camp

Innovation Academy

Opening School Libraries 

Four Weeks Four Weeks Four Weeks Six Weeks

Any Special Education student who qualifies based on their IEP

K‐5th Grade

Any Student who has reading services on their IEP

PreK‐5th Grade

Students at least one year below grade level in Reading and/or Math

All students

Locations TBD

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Proposed Fees for 2020

Program 2019 2020

Full Fee Reduced Fee Full Fee Reduced Fee

Make Up and Strengthening  $100 $56 $150 $56

Middle School Enrichment $380 $77 $380 $77

Outdoor Lab $684 $113 $684 $113

High School New Work for Credit $300 $87 $300 $87

W‐L Intro to Advanced Courses  $175 $56 $175 $56

Wakefield AP  Summer Bridge Program $175 $56 $175 $56

Summer School Monitoring Report 

2019Sheri Furlott, Ty Byrd & Wendy Pilch

December 5, 2019