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The School District of North Fond du Lac

Board of Education Meeting

Background Information Packet

Monday, May 14th, 2018

Working Together for the Success of All.

Packet Contents

o Agenda – Regular Meeting

o Agenda – Special Meeting

o Past Meeting Minutes

o April Regular Meeting (4/23/2018)

o Superintendents Report

o List of Educators to Approve

o Letter to Educators

o Student Fees

o School

o Breakfast/Lunch

o Notice of Budget Revisions

o Treasurer’s Report – Financial Report

o School – Administrative Reports

The School District

of

North Fond du Lac

Motto “Working Together for

the

Success of All.”

Goals Promote a Happy Culture for ALL

Maximize Student Learning in

Literacy for ALL

Provide High Quality

Instruction for ALL

Responsibility Prepare ALL student to be career,

college, and life ready.

School Board Pete Chisholm – President

Stephen Hock – Vice President

Vickie Goldapske – Clerk

Melissa Will – Treasurer

Shawn Pollack

Superintendent Aaron Sadoff


Notice of Regular School Board Meeting

Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of

the School District of North Fond du Lac will take place on Monday, May

14th, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the District Meeting Room. The meeting is a

meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting

the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public

community meeting. There is a time for public participation during the

meeting as indicated in the agenda.

_________________________ Aaron Sadoff – Superintendent

AGENDA A. Call to Order

B. Roll Call

C. Report on Public Notice

D. Pledge of Allegiance

E. Approval of Minutes

F. Treasurer's Report a. Cash on Hand b. Bills Payable

G. Clerk's Report

a. Correspondence

b. Donations

H. Student Council Report – Anna Maramonte

I. Superintendent’s Report

1. Music Celebration – Announcement of Fall Musical

2. Priority Standard Identification Update

3. Building Update

4. Future Board Agenda Items – June Policies/Administrative

Contracts

5. Other Announcements – June 3rd Graduation – 1pm –

HMHS Gym

J. New Business

1. Discuss and Consider Summer School Educator Contracts

2. Discuss and Consider Educator Contracts for the 2018-2019

School Year – Including Possible New Hires

3. Discuss and Consider Subcontractors for FLC, HMHS and

BAMS Referendum Projects

4. Discuss and Consider 2018-2019 Student Fees

Food Service Fees

School Fees

5. Discuss and Consider Adoption of Budget Revisions for

2017-2018

6. Discuss and Consider OPEB Trust Agreement and Single

Advisory Contract Update

K. Adjourn

Disability

Accommodations Notice Upon request to the

superintendent, submitted

twenty-four hours in advance,

the District shall make

reasonable accommodation

including the provision of

informal material in an

alternative format for a

disabled person to be able to

attend this meeting.

The School District

of

North Fond du Lac

Motto “Working Together for

the

Success of All.”

Goals Promote a Happy Culture for ALL

Maximize Student Learning in

Literacy for ALL

Provide High Quality

Instruction for ALL

Responsibility Prepare ALL student to be career,

college, and life ready.

School Board Pete Chisholm – President

Stephen Hock – Vice President

Vickie Goldapske – Clerk

Melissa Will – Treasurer

Shawn Pollack

Superintendent Aaron Sadoff


Notice of Special School Board Meeting

Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Board of Education of

the School District of North Fond du Lac will take place on Monday, May

14th, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the District Meeting Room. The meeting is a

meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting

the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public

community meeting.

________________________

Aaron Sadoff – Superintendent

AGENDA

A. Call to Order

B. Roll Call



E. Close Session

1. Discuss and Consider awarding contracts to subcontractors for

District building projects (S.S. 19.85 (1)(e))*

F. Adjourn

*Exemption to go into Closed Session Explanation

(e) Deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investigation

of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever

competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session.

Disability

Accommodations Notice Upon request to the

superintendent, submitted

twenty-four hours in advance,

the District shall make

reasonable accommodation

including the provision of

informal material in an

alternative format for a

disabled person to be able to

attend this meeting.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NORTH FOND DU LAC

MINUTES – BOARD OF EDUCATION

Date: April 23, 2018

A. The regular meeting was called to order at 7:04pm by President Peter Chisholm.

B. Roll Call

Roll Call – Board Present:

o Peter Chisholm, Vickie Goldapske, Stephen Hock, Shawn Pollack, Melissa Will

Administration Present:

o Adam Broten, Kerri jo Patten, Debbie Ellingen, Samantha Freimund, Maria

Putzer, Aaron Sadoff, Mike Gonzalez

Guests Present:

o Mary Schulze, Mike Fedyszyn, Beth Fedyszyn, Rose Mc Court, Mike Streetar


Aaron Sadoff reported that Public Notices and Agendas were mailed to the Fond du Lac Reporter,

Radio Station KFIZ 107The Bull, WFDL Radio; and the Agenda was posted in the District

Office, US Bank and the Municipal Building, on Friday April 20, 2018.


The Pledge of Allegiance was said by all present.

E. Oath of Office

The Oath of Office was given to Stephen Hock and Shawn Pollack, the new board

member.

F. Election of Officers

Pete Chisholm was nominated by Steve Hock for President. Motion carried.

Steve Hock was nominated by Melissa Will for Vice President. Motion carried.

Vickie Goldapske was nominated by Pete Chisholm for Clerk. Motion carried.

Melissa Will was nominated by Shawn Pollack for Treasurer. Motion carried.

G. Approval of Minutes

Minutes of the regular meeting of March 19, 2018 were approved as printed.

H. Treasure’s Report

Moved by Hock, seconded by Chisholm, to approve List Bills for April 2018 in the

amount of $1,359,897.76. Motion carried 5-0.

I. Clerk’s Report

Donations

o None

April 23, 2018

Correspondence

o None

J. HMHS Student Council Report – Anna Maramonte

K. Citizen’s Report

Public portion of the meeting was declared open at 7:21pm by President Pete Chisholm.

Public portion of the meeting was declared closed at 7:22pm by President Pete Chisholm.

L. Superintendent’s Report

Celebrate Cheer and Stunt Team

Building Trades Update

State of the District Presentation

Staffing Update

Future Board Agenda Items – Policy May and June

Administrative Team Reports – In May – not this month

Other Announcements – May 14th meeting

M. New Business

Moved by Will, seconded by Chisholm, to approve Mike Fedyszyn Educator FLC-

BAMS Band Director. Motion carried. 5-0

Moved by Goldapske, seconded by Hock, to approve Extra Duty Contracts. Motion

carried. 5-0

o Nate TeStroete – BAMS Track Coach

o Natalie Rauchle – BAMS Track Coach

o Tom Mauthe – Assistant High School Track Coach

Moved by Hock, seconded by Pollack, to approve Sub-Contractors for FLC Build and

Renovation Projects. Motion carried. 5-0

o Please see list

Appointed: Board Committee Members (FC), WASB Representative, CESA

Representative and Deputy Clerk

o CESA – Pete Chisholm

o WASB – Steve Hock

o Deputy Clerk – Aaron Sadoff

o Facilities – Entire Board

N. Closed Session

Moved by Will, seconded by Chisholm, to move to closed session. Motion carried. 5-0

Consider Pay Increase for Educators, Hourly Waged and Administrators.

o No Action

April 23, 2018 – minutes

Moved by Hock, seconded by Chisholm, to reconvene in open session. Motion carried.

5-0.

O. Adjourn

Moved by Hock, seconded by Goldapske, to Adjourn at 10:55pm. Motion carried. 5-0.

______________________________________

Vickie Goldapske, School District Clerk

School District of North Fond du Lac

May 14th, 2018 Board Background Information/ 1

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NORTH FOND DU LAC

BOARD BACKGROUND May 14th, 2018 Board of Education Meeting

“Working Together for the Success of All”

I. Superintendent’s Report 1. Music Celebration – A Performance – Musical Announcement

Anthony Rasmussen and Gerry Scudella do a great job preparing and supporting our

students in our choral and band programs. One annual event that our musicians prepare

for every year is solo ensemble. This is a great opportunity for our students to

demonstrate his or her mastery in different musical categories. Some of students did

incredible at state again this year!!! I have invited these fine musicians tonight to

celebrate his or her achievements!

STATE AWARD WINNERS

Receiving a 1st with potential selection for Exemplary Performance:

Jenna Catania - Flute Solo

Benjamin Franklin - Bass Solo

Benjamin Franklin - Bass Musical Theatre

Benjamin Franklin & Abraham Giebel - Bass Duet

Horace Mann High School Show Choir:

o Olivia Buckarma, Trisha Greuel, Megan McClyman, Elizabeth

Nicholls, Alysse Sodermark, Megan Klebs, Kerin Martin,

Amanda Schmitt, Camryn Semenas, Paige Smith, Benjamin

Franklin, Mack McCourt, Nejon Stubbs & Victor Wood

Receiving a 2nd:

Benjamin Franklin & Alysse Sodermark - Soprano & Bass Duet

Camryn Semenas - Alto Solo

Mack McCourt - Tenor Solo

Faith Peebles - Alto Saxophone Solo

Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Giebel, Mack McCourt, & Victor Wood -

Men's Quartet

Horace Mann High School Jazz Band:

o Faith Peebles, Diego Cortes, Allexis Wegner, Gabby Dochnahl,

Tasha Benson, Sheldon Smith, Dominick Ackerman, Alex

Zander, Michael Zagar, Layla Manke, Kayla Duel, Hailey

Vadnais, Nolan Thomas, Jenna Catania, Victor Wood & Cade

Wolf

2. Priority Standards Identification Update Over the course of this school year our K-12 teams have had formal meetings about

what we expect our students to learn. This is phase I of a 3-5 year curriculum review

process. Adam B. will share the reason for this work and what are the next steps; and

Adam M., Amy, and Gail will share what takes place at a typical Phase I Meeting.


3. Building Update During this portion of the report, I will update our building projects. Exciting times in

Oriole Nation.

4. Future Board Agenda Items – June Policies/Administrative Contracts

5. Other Announcements No 4th Monday Meeting in May

Graduation, Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 – 1pm, HMHS Gym


J. New Business 1. Discuss and Consider Educator Summer School Educator Contracts

Great job by Mike and his team. Below is the list (there maybe a few more) of staff

that will be supporting our abbreviated summer school.

Andrew Yahnke

Tom Mauthe

Heather Huesman

Mike Riese

Mike Fedryszn

Gerry Scudella

Ryan Lyle

Trish Draves

Teri Grabbe

Leanne Powers

Gail Hock

Erica Jenrich

Joelle Drew

Margaret Logemann

I recommend your approval of the issuance of summer school teacher contracts

for the below listed staff.

2. Discuss and Consider Educator Contracts for the 2018-2019 School

Year – Including Possible New Hire I included a list of the educators that I am recommending contracts for on the next page

(there may be some adjustments on Monday). All contracts have been adjusted using

the Educator Salary and Compensation Advancement Plan, which includes $175,000 put

in for salaries and benefit raises – there is an average increase of 2.70% (range from

1.94% - 3.83%) per educator. The 5 levels of raises were:

$1,494 ($37,500 – $43,999) – 3.83% - 3.47% increase

$1,480 ($44,000 – $51,999) – 3.35% - 2.89% increase

$1,450 ($52,000 – $58,999) – 2.77% - 2.48% increase

$1,435 ($59,000 – $64,999) – 2.39% - 2.24% increase

$1,420 ($65,000 and over) – 2.18% - 1.94% increase

I have included the letter that will be sent with the contracts (pending Board Approval)

as well as a list of the educators the contracts are recommended for – including 3

changes to add different responsibilities to Judy McKeough, Lauren Biolo and Jim

Knowlton. I may have one more contract recommendation on Monday also.

I recommend the issuance of contracts to the list of educators included in this

report.

3. Discuss and Consider Subcontractors for the FLC, HMHS and BAMS

Referendum Projects I will have a list of subcontractors that will have been discussed in closed session before the

regular meeting for request of approval. This will include contractors for FLC, BAMS and

HMHS projects, as well as maintenance which is being displaced from ELC.

I recommend the approval of the list of subcontracts agreed upon by the Board.


4. Discuss and Consider 2018-2019 Student Fees I have two portions to this item, school fees and lunch prices (both documents are included

in the Board Report).

School Fees

No Changes – same as last year.

School Lunch Prices

Seven years ago we were made aware that because of the amount the federal government

reimburses the District for student breakfasts and lunches, the District cannot charge less

money for the non-free and reduced lunch prices. Thus we need to increase our student

lunch and breakfast fees. This public law is referenced as the “Equity in School Lunch

Pricing.” The government does not think it is appropriate for free and reduced lunch

students to supplement the prices of regular breakfast and lunch prices.

Last year was the seventh time the District increased food prices since 2002-2003. In order

to meet our obligation to the law and still make food prices reasonable we have to again add

to the student and adult lunch prices again this year to get us closer to the Federal

government expectations (see the included School Lunch Prices document with changes).

I recommend the approval of the included Fee Schedules.

5. Discuss and Consider Adoption of Budget Revisions for the 2017-2018

School Year Traditionally in May, we do a final budget analysis and revision which is submitted to DPI

in order to better forecast our state aid for the following fiscal year. In this packet, you will

find the budget revision documents that will be used to complete the final budget revision.

While things can still change in the next 7 weeks it appears we will end the year with a

$94,400 surplus. The main contributor to the surplus was the sale of the Elmwood

building. In order to keep up with expenditures, it is my recommendation to allocate

$72,400 of this surplus to our general fund balance. While this will result in less state aid,

the difference in the mill rate will only be an approximate $0.02 - $0.03. It is my

recommendation to allocate $10,000 of the surplus to the capital improvement fund and

$12,000 to the Employee Benefit Trust Fund. The latter two allocations would receive state

aid.

I recommend the approval of the Budget Revisions as presented.


6. Discuss and Consider OPEB Trust Agreement and Single Advisory

Contract Update CESA 6, in partnership with the WI OPEB Trust Advisory Committee, has completed a

review of the WI OPEB Trust’s relationship with Trustee, BMO Global Asset Management,

and Custodian/Investment Manager, Morgan Stanley/Graystone Consulting. The Trust

established these relationships in 2014. At the three year mark, CESA 6 and the Advisory

Committee recommend that WI OPEB Trust participating school districts take certain

actions to update their agreements, protocols and records. Maria will provided the

following documents for your review and approval:

Wisconsin OPEB Trust Agreement - Article 9(a) is updated to state that the

agreement is effective when the Trustee signs it.

Resolution Authorizing the Adoption of the Wisconsin OPEB Trust Agreement

and Single Advisory Contract as amended

Amendment to Single Advisory Contract between Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

LLC and School District of North Fond du Lac to update trust accounts.

I recommend approval of the above resolution adopting the Wisconsin OPEB Trust

Agreement and single advisory contract as amended.


Educators Recommended for Contract Issuance for the

2018-2019 School Year

Colleen Anhalt

Karen Bartelt

Katie Baumgartner

Lauren Biolo – Change

50% Educator – 40% Dean

– 10% E3

Samuel Bourassa

Kim Broten

Rebecca Carmona

John Cary

Jose Chavez

Pamela Ciha

Amber Coats

Amy Coe

Jennifer Dalle Nogare

Beth Dardis

James Detert

Tiffany Dolan

Patricia Draves

Joelle Drew

Kristen Eide

Heather Fauska

Mike Fedyszyn – Approved

Earlier

Patrick Flanagan

Elizabeth Forbes

Douglas Forsythe

Stephanie Fox

Theresa Galligan

Jennifer Gilbertson

Jill Goebel

Theresa Grabbe

Jennifer Grafton

Connie Gross

Lauren Guelig

Erica Harbath

Virginia Harney

Diane Haupt

Kathleen Hayes

Paul Helm

Jean Hintze

Daniel Hively

GailHock

Nathaniel Hughes

Ramsey Immel

Terri Jagodzinski

Brian Jagodzinski

Matthew Jahnke

Erica Jenrich

Kim Jodarski

Jamie Johnson

Melissa Kees

Krista Klanderman

James Knowlton – Change

50% Educator – 50% SPED

Support

Patrick Kolbe

Ashley Kreiter

Julie Kremer

Jacqueline Krupp

Gary Kuehl

Elizabeth Legler

Deanna Lemke

Margaret Logemann

Erin Luther

Ryan Lyle

Amy Martin

Rachel Martinez

Kelly Maurer

Thomas Mauthe

Rashelle McCallum

Carol McCarthy

Timothy McClyman

Michael McDowell

Sarah McDowell

Judy McKeough – Change 50% Educator – 40% SPED

Support – 10% E3

Adam Micke

Patricia Milanowski

Jane Mongin

Kimberly Orlebeke

Morgan Pelot

Noelle Pelot

Lindsey Pietrowski

Tammy Rademann

Melissa Rahn

Anthony Rasmussen

Amy Sabel

James Sandstrom

Karlie Sawitski

Gerald Scudella

Daniel Sitter

Lee Skaar

Julia Skaer

Royal Smit

Jenny Stahl

Katie Strobel

Elizabeth Stroede

Brandon Switz

Stacey Vigil

Amy Walters

Megan Ware

Katherine Warncke

Amanda Weed

Jana Weigandt

Todd Whittaker

Kurtis Wismer

Linda Wodsedalek

Keri Zank

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NORTH FOND DU LAC

Wednesday, May 15th, 2018

RE: Educator Contracts, Raises, Benefit Costs – Thank You!

Dear Educators:

On behalf of the Board of Education and myself, thank you for your service to students and the

District. The Board of Education is focused on creating an atmosphere in our District that attracts,

retains and rewards high quality people to help each of our students succeed. As we continued

focusing on helping students learn and building high quality relationships, we created an

atmosphere that has caused tremendous student growth (over 250 students in the past 4 years).

Because of the growth, which is a result of our hard work, we have positioned ourselves to move

forward with a more positive financial outlook and can now begin focusing on more predictable pay

increases.

Please Review the Educator Salary and Compensation Advancement Plan (ESCAP) for a full

explanation of how monies are distributed and the Guiding Theory and Rationale of our salary

advancement plan. The Effective Educator Index Advancement (EEIA) has been adjusted this year

to reflect the following allocations for salary increases (it is not current in the ESCAP document):

$1,494 ($37,500 – $43,999) – 3.83% - 3.47% increase

$1,480 ($44,000 – $51,999) – 3.35% - 2.89% increase

$1,450 ($52,000 – $58,999) – 2.77% - 2.48% increase

$1,435 ($59,000 – $64,999) – 2.39% - 2.24% increase

$1,420 ($65,000 and over) – 2.18% - 1.94% increase

The amount and distribution scale has been decided annually in April (not August as the ESCAP

currently states). The District will continually look to invest at least $150,000 annually into the

EEIA (this year $175,000 was allocated). Maria will be leading a group this summer and next fall

to review the ESCAP Plan and make recommendations of how to improve how the District

compensates educators. A survey will be coming out this week and the Compensation Committee

will be forming before the end of school. If you are interested on being on the committee, please let

me know.

Please review your contract, sign it and return one copy to the District Office by June 15th (if earlier that

would be great). If you have any questions about your contract or increase amount – please let me know.

Thank you very much for all you do!

Sincerely,

and The Board of Education

225 McKinley Street

North Fond du Lac, WI 54937 Phone: (920) 929-3750

FAX: (920) 929-3696

Benefit Costs 2018-2019 School Year

Health & Dental Benefit costs to each Educator

will remain at 10% premium $100 (single) or

$200 (family) deductible responsibility. This is

the same level as the last 10 years.


STUDENT FEE SCHEDULE 2018-2019

*School Fees

K-Grade – 5th Grade $25.00

Grades 6th – 8th $30.00

Grades 9th – 12th $40.00 *Above fees are waived for students who qualify for free lunch. Students who qualify for reduced lunch pay ½ of above fees.

Parking Fees

HM Student Lot $20.00

New sticker if lost $10.00

**Student Athletic Participation Fees

Bessie Allen Sports (per sport) $20.00

Horace Mann Sports (per sport) $30.00 **Fee is waived for students who qualify for free lunch only

**Band Instrument Rental

Bessie Allen $50.00

Horace Mann $50.00 **Fee is waived for students who qualify for free lunch only.

**Repairs in excess of $50 are responsibility of student

Solo Ensemble Fee:

Class A Class B Class C

Solo $16 $12 $12

Duet $8/student $6/student $6/student

Trio $6/student $4/student $4/student

Large group ensemble district fee (Jazz Band, Flute Choir, Show Choir, etc.): WSMA entry

fee divided by amount of performers, with a minimum of $5/student.

Maximum cost for Student Participation/Solo Ensemble Fees: $150.00 per family (per

building)

Technology Protection Fee (if paid last year and unused, no need for additional purchase):

High School Technology Protection Plan $25.00 (MANDATORY FOR ALL HMHS STUDENTS)

Middle School Technology Protection Plan $25.00 (OPTIONAL FOR BAMS STUDENTS)

Athletic Season Passes (entire school year):

Adult $25.00

Family Pass (2 adults plus graduated children) $50.00

Senior Citizens (Over 60 years old) Free (must get pass from HMHS or at games)

All North Fond du Lac Students Free

Board Approval May 14th, 2018

Student Food Service (Lunch and Breakfast) Prices 2018-2019


Kindergarten – 5th Grade Lunch

o Weekly $13.00 (+ $0.50)

o Daily $2.60 (+ $0.10)

Breakfast o Weekly $8.00 (+ $0.50) o Daily $1.60 (+ $0.10)

6th Grade – 12th Grade Breakfast Weekly $8.75 (+ $0.50)

Breakfast Daily $1.75 (+ $0.10)

Lunch Weekly $13.75 (+ $0.50)

Lunch Daily $2.75 (+ $0.10)

Reduced Lunch Costs (K – 12th Grades) Breakfast Daily $0.30

Lunch Daily $0.40

Adults Daily - Lunch $3.95 (+ $0.10)

Daily - Breakfast $2.65 (+ $0.10)

Milk Only Per Semester $27.00

Per Half Pint $0.30

Approved: 5/14/2018

GENERAL FUND Audited

2015-2016

Audited

2016-2017

Approved

2017-2018

Revised

2017-2018

Beginning Fund Balance 3,380,198.00 3,314,107.00 3,292,459.69 3,292,459.69

Ending Fund Balance 3,314,107.00 3,292,459.69 3,293,155.69 3,364,859.69

REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES

Transfers-In (Source 100) - - - -

Local Sources (Source 200) 3,754,553.00 3,303,046.63 3,579,780.00 3,651,987.00

Inter-district Payments (Source 300 + 400) 1,550,950.00 1,842,245.20 2,265,842.00 2,268,879.00

Intermediate Sources (Source 500) 4,849.00 4,923.94 5,800.00 5,800.00

State Sources (Source 600) 8,631,590.00 9,428,071.10 9,650,102.00 9,664,256.00

Federal Sources (Source 700) 258,648.00 283,856.72 279,931.00 297,209.00

All Other Sources (Source 800 + 900) 184,919.00 52,333.07 40,500.00 136,115.00

TOTAL REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 14,385,509.00 14,914,476.66 15,821,955.00 16,024,246.00

EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

Instruction (Function 100 000) 6,764,434.00 6,922,940.22 7,160,379.00 7,127,787.00

Support Services (Function 200 000) 4,269,800.00 4,291,237.87 4,328,943.00 4,463,015.00

Non-Program Transactions (Function 400 000) 3,417,366.00 3,721,945.88 4,331,937.00 4,361,044.00

TOTAL EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 14,451,600.00 14,936,123.97 15,821,259.00 15,951,846.00

SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND Audited

2015-2016

Audited

2016-2017

Approved

2017-2018

Revised

2017-2018

Beginning Fund Balance 28,691.00 30,718.00 39,083.43 39,083.43

Ending Fund Balance 30,718.00 39,083.43 39,083.43 39,083.43

REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 3,231,546.00 3,585,183.48 3,922,124.00 3,966,633.00

EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 3,229,519.00 3,576,817.90 3,922,124.00 3,966,683.00

DEBT SERVICE FUND Audited

2015-2016

Audited

2016-2017

Approved

2017-2018

Revised

2017-2018



REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 1,152,820.00 1,779,108.01 1,867,158.00 2,260,769.00

EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 1,097,378.00 1,141,015.00 2,611,984.00 2,776,496.00

CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND Audited

2015-2016

Audited

2016-2017

Approved

2017-2018

Revised

2017-2018

Beginning Fund Balance 0.00 0.00 95.31 95.31

Ending Fund Balance 0.00 95.31 95.31 17,677,898.31

REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 0.00 95.31 0.00 19,130,768.00

EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,452,965.00

FOOD SERVICE FUNDAudited

2015-2016

Audited

2016-2017

Approved

2017-2018

Revised

2017-2018


Ending Fund Balance 12,953.00 43,872.45 22,918.45 918.45

REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 702,323.00 711,839.48 706,800.00 684,800.00

EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 705,247.00 680,919.65 727,754.00 727,754.00

Notice of Budget Revision 2017-2018


Notice is hereby given that the Budget Revision was passed during the regualar board meeting in the District Meeting Room in Bessie Allen Middle School, on the 14th day of May, 2018 at seven o'clock in the evening. A summary of the budget is printed below. Detailed copies of the budget are available in the District Office at 225

McKinley Street, North Fond du Lac, WI 54937

Dated this 14th Day of May, 2018 Vickie Goldapske, District Clerk

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST Audited 2015-

2016

Proposed 2016-

2017

Proposed 2017-

2018

Revised 2017-

2018



REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 204,776.00 110,875.83 0.00 0.00


COMMUNITY SERVICE FUNDAudited

2015-2016

Audited

2016-2017

Approved

2017-2018

Revised

2017-2018

Beginning Fund Balance 4,407.00 (2,509.00) 2,829.84 2,829.84

Ending Fund Balance (2,509.00) 2,829.84 2,679.84 2,829.84

REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 86,444.00 101,424.00 98,594.00 98,594.00


ALL FUNDSAudited

2015-2016

Audited

2016-2017

Approved

2017-2018

Revised

2017-2018

GROSS TOTAL EXPENDITURES -- ALL FUNDS 19,782,127.00 20,625,394.67 23,281,865.00 25,061,871.68

Interfund Transfers (Source 100) - ALL FUNDS 2,014,541.00 2,709,855.00 2,327,022.00 2,642,895.00

Refinancing Expenditures (FUND 30) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

NET TOTAL EXPENDITURES -- ALL FUNDS 17,767,586.00 17,915,539.67 20,954,843.00 22,418,976.68

PERCENTAGE INCREASE – NET TOTAL FUND

EXPENDITURES FROM PRIOR YEAR 4.71% 8.33% 16.96% 25.14%

PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY

FUNDAudited

2015-2016

Audited

2016-2017

Approved

2017-2018

Revised

2017-2018

General Fund 3,356,411.00 2,910,219.00 3,201,280.00 3,250,777.00

Referendum Debt Service Fund 1,040,000.00 1,620,000.00 1,711,810.00 1,711,810.00

Non-Referendum Debt Service Fund 103,982.00 152,065.00 150,174.00 150,174.00

Capital Expansion Fund 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Community Service Fund 84,844.00 98,594.00 98,594.00 98,594.00

TOTAL SCHOOL LEVY 4,585,237.00 4,780,878.00 5,161,858.00 5,211,355.00

PERCENTAGE INCREASE --

TOTAL LEVY FROM PRIOR YEAR -1.05% 4.27% 7.97% 9.00%

MILL RATE 9.64$ 9.64$ 10.41$ 10.27$

PERCENTAGE INCREASE

MILL RATE FROM PRIOR YR 0% 0% 7.99% 6.54%

Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

May 14th, 2018

Financial Reports


Maria Putzer – Business Manager

Bonnie Detert – Payroll Specialist

Karen Hoff – Purchasing Agent and Support

Working Together for the Success of All.

REPORT by: Director of Pupil Services: Debra Ellingen

DISTRICT GOALS ELC Special Education SLOS Professional Practice Cornerstones

1. Maximize student learning in literacy for all students. 2. Provide high quality instruction for all students. A primary focus will be on providing feedback to students. 3. Promote a Happy Culture for All Staff, Students, and Community Members to belong to.

Early Learning Center Building Goal: Given individual baseline data, 100% of the students at ELC and FLC will show appropriate growth in their reading comprehension skills of retelling or summarizing. PLC teams will now work together to support our reading comprehension goal based on data they have collected. Kindergarten PLC: Given individual baseline data from Fall, 2017, 85% of students at ELC and FLC will be at or above grade level benchmarks for Instructional Level D Reading by Spring 2018. The Early Childhood team will develop their goal based on a rubric they have developed. Targeted student population

Improving Literacy (Reading/Writing)

● Learning Targets ● Level of Questioning ● PLCs and SSTs ● Classroom Management ● Orange Frog (Positive

Emotional State) ● Providing Feedback to

students

will gain a score of two or more additional points from their baseline rubric total. 4K: Given baseline data, 100 % of the four year olds will show growth in early literacy skills. 80% will identify 26 upper case letters by May of 2018. Special Education Program SLOs Early Childhood Team: 100% of the three, four, and five year olds will increase two point, on the four point scale, from their beginning baseline score. Grade Level Co Teachers at FLC will meet within their PLC to select SLOs. BAMS Special Education Staff:The Special education staff at BAMS is workng to support the writing rubric and some are working in teams on literacy skills. HMHS: Three of four staff are working as a team to increase literacy skills again through STAR assessments. Mr. Kuehl is working with Mrs. Mauer on the Citizenship assessment that all students must take for his SLO. Individual Programs: Mrs. Dolan is working with hyperlexia and a research study for her SLO, while the IP programs are working on creating student independence by having them follow three step directions. Educational specialists: The school psychologists are supporting special education staff by working with them on reevaluations as their SLO. Mrs. Bartelt is

joining in with Mrs. Dolan on her SLO. Speech/Language Therapists at the various levels have either an individual SLO or are meeting with partners to support literacy goals. Mrs. Amadon will be working with support staff to make sure all the legal health requirements are completed as part of her SLO.

May 2018gm

Kindergarten: ● All of the kindergarten staff have begun their end of year assessments for report cards and those arranged to be

consistent with tests administered at FLC. Mrs. Hock will share tonight about the results of the aligning of our Priority Standards, along with other classroom teachers and Mr. Broten.

● Some curriculum decisions have been made about handwriting for the 2018-19 school year, so that everyone is using the same program. The selected program is the Early Handwriting without Tears. Mr. Broten has also been working with myself and Mrs. Patten, as well as the literature team. Next, there will be decisions on Work Work after the research has been done.

● We have 92 signed up for the 2018-19 school year as incoming kindergarten students at this time. The Early Childhood team

● This month the EC team has again been busy completing some evaluations for referrals from B-3 and also looked at laying out options for 4k and 5k students. With the addition of a 4K partner in the Treffert Center, I have met with Meg Puddy and Dr. Matt Doll, to look at space, and room use. Additionally, the Treffert Center will be provided some summer therapies at ELC and wanted to see the location/ look at timelines for this.

● The EC team has also begun to look at placements for students next year. Early Childhood ends on May 17th, 2018, and will then start up on Tuesday, September 11th, 2018.

Four Year Old Kindergarten

● At our 4K staff meeting this month, all of our partners had time to meet and welcome the Preschool Coordinator from the Treffert Center, Ms. Arika Woods. We did some joint problem solving together, and toured the facilities once more

for the new partner. ● The 4K staff, much like the 5K staff are all involved in their end of year assessments for report cards. The growth they

have made is outstanding and so fun to see how proud students are of their own accomplishments. Special Education:

● We had two more initial evaluations on students that qualified in this past month, as well as one dismissal. There are several still in process.

● LFI held the second Open House tour, and we have already have 7 accepted applicants for year one for next fall. What is amazing is that we are hearing there are still 6 more coming in.

● I need to praise all the special education teachers as well for their work with Mr. Broten and myself on getting ready for the FORWARD exam and the DLM. They had to specify individualize all the accommodations and get them into the website in order for testing to begin today. For the DLM, the teachers have to recertify themselves, take quizzes on videos each year, fill out the first point of contact per child, then the personal needs survey, to get the students’ test tickets. These preparations take many hours of work, and they have been diligent about getting these in to start testing. The windows for WFE, ACT, and DLM have now closed and we are happy to report that all the required state testing was completed.

● LFI had its Fifth graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 10th. We had a small class, but they have all been successful in attaining employment. PIctures are on the website as well as some below. My continued thanks and praise goes to Mrs. Joanne Marchionda for her work with these students.

● We have been busy interviewing and hiring. Mrs. Amadon and I interviewed and have selected a candidate for an LPN Instructional Assistant. Also, we had the round of teacher interviews for the position at the high school, and are in process of checking references. We still have some instructional assistant positions to fill.

● I will begin meeting individually with all the 26 instructional assistants to go over their end of year evaluations. The teachers gave me great feedback to help this.

● Mr. Sadoff, Kayla Detert and myself met to go over the open enrolled special education students, who will be accepted and who will be denied to to not having a program for them. We will be communicating early with these families, so they are able to make arrangements with their resident district.

PERSONAL GOALS I want to encourage and show by my actions, to our students and staff every single day, that I believe our school district, and our Early Learning Center is the best place in America to educate all students. Every single person I meet, needs to know that what they say and do matter, and will have a positive impact on others. Special Education: 1.During the 2017-18 school year, I will provide professional development to staff regarding:

a. Evaluations and Re-evaluations b. Modifications and accommodations for students that significantly below grade level c. What Specially Designed Instruction means, How to provide this and supplement students’ universal, general classroom

instruction 2. Develop protocol for evaluating the educational specialist school nurse and occupational therapists within a similar framework that teachers use. 3. Investigate use of Title IV funding options, and grants to set up the opportunity to bring Mental Health clinics into our schools. Facility Goal Work as a member of the leadership and design committee to assist in making decisions about the transition of 3,4,and 5 year olds to FLC.

Also, to look together with the leadership and design committee to assist in making decisions about ELC usage. This would include use for specialized programs, overflow, an apartment, and possibly assist in looking at Day Care Programs as decisions are made to use part of ELC for this. Updates on some of my goals:

● Staff progress on SLOs is shared above. Most are well on their way to reaching their academic goals. ● We have redefined what specially designed instruction looks like and are implementing already at ELC and FLC. We are in

planning stages at BAMS for the 2018-19 school year. We are in discussion about some changes required for a specific group entering HMHS.

● Teachers have all been doing evaluations, and have learned the reevaluation process with our support and also support from out two school psychologists.

● The website for LFI is now linked on the School District Website, but also, will be on the MPTC website in the next year.

2018 Learning for Independence Graduation Ceremony: May 10th, 2018

DISTRICT GOALS Horace Mann BUILDING SLO Professional Practice Cornerstones

District Goals ● Maximize Student Learning in Literacy

for ALL ● Provide High Quality Instruction for

ALL - Focus: Feedback ● Promote a Happy Culture for ALL

It is not enough for students to have resilience and perseverance - we need to add meaning and help create happy (positively engaged) humans - being Happy is a life advantage!

GOAL:

HMHS SLO Building SLO: By the end of the 2017-18 school

year, 100% of the class of 2018 will be Career

Ready, and the percentage of students who meet

College Readiness requirements will increase

from 42% to 52%.

By the end of the 18-19 school year, 100% of the

class of 2019 will be Career Ready, and the

percentage of students who meet College

Readiness requirements will increase from 52%

to 60%.

● Improving Literacy (Reading/Writing)

● Learning Targets ● Level of Questioning ● PLCs and SSTs

● Classroom Management

○ Co-Teaching ○ Oriole Way

● Orange Frog (Positive

Emotional State)

Horace Mann updates May 11th Project Grill-Thank you Paul Helm May 16th Senior Awards Night May 21st Retirement Party Whispering Springs May 21-24 Final exam week for seniors May 25th Seniors last day June 1st Senior graduation practice 9am June 3rd Graduation 1pm(seniors arrive at noon) June 4-5 Final exams grades 9-11 June 6th Last day of school, 9-11 awards in gym and month of giving culmination Oriole time update: As a high school staff we have reviewed our Oriole time remediation/enrichment program and discussed literacy and the need to change what we are doing. This past month we held discussions during our PLC time, discussed options, heard information from BAMS silent reading program from Julie S and Adam B and then finally this past week made a decision. Next year on Wednesdays we will meet with our homeroom groups during Oriole time and read. Staff members will also model reading (as BAMS has done) and we will have high interest reading materials available to each homeroom to encourage students to read. On Thursday we will continue with ACT prep for juniors, reteaching/remediation/support for students who need it and enrichment activities for those who do not. We hope this step in literacy will help not only encourage students to read but also support them on a path to being better readers. As a staff we are also continuing to refine our Oriole Way reading and writing posters along with the work of our ELA team on curriculum. College and Career Readiness I will share complete data with you next month for our SLO. We are currently waiting on semester grades for dual enrollment/gpa/AP scores and grades and adding any community service hours. This year we have asked homeroom teachers to be the go to for collecting information on career cluster, community service hours and to share with either myself or Sam Flood any other information to add. After this data collection at the end of semester we will as a school improvement team(next meeting May 15th) review our processes and look at any changes for next year.

Senior Awards The past few years we have noticed a decline in attendance at our HMHS awards night. It is a huge night with a lot of work from our team(Linda, Jill, Jenny and myself) and we met as well as reviewed notes from last year and are making a change this year as a trial. On Wednesday, May 16th we will hold HMHS awards but for seniors only. This way we hope to keep the ceremony important, highly encourage students to attend and to keep it within an hour. On our last day of school, June 6th, we will hold a school assembly to start our day. Our plan right now(work in progress) is to have an hour of celebration, to share pictures/video of all our state bound teams and celebrations and to hand out athletic and academic awards to students in grades 9-11. We will also share a summary with them of our senior awards including the money earned to hopefully encourage them to keep/have future goals for themselves. We will then have opportunities for groups afterwards to participate in our month of giving(groups are currently signing up) to support our community. Grants-Liz Legler, Diane Haupt and I are currently working on a grant to support mental health. We are applying for the AMHE School Mental Health grant in hopes of receiving up to $75,000. We also submitted two teams for K-12 to participate in Allies for Mental Health Training that begins this summer and our Title 4A and District money will cover(unless we receive the grant). I also submitted to Aaron a safety grant for our District and will continue to act as Safety Director for our District. Shawn and I will be attending ALICE training in August and also have a District safety committee up and running. Graduation/seniors I will keep you in the loop in the next two weeks regarding seniors. We may not be able to get all students to complete their 24 credit requirement to walk in the ceremony but we will always have a plan for every senior to earn their diploma. We currently do have 4 students who will almost for sure not be able to graduate on time-we have one working at MPTC in their HSED high school contracted program and will do so in the fall and three others who we hope will agree to complete summer work or if they do not come back in the fall. We currently have a handful of seniors that must pass all of their classes in order to graduate and hopefully they will do so. Seniors are again sharing they are looking to “camp out” in our parking lot as a senior event. We notify the police department and remind students to be respectful of our neighbors. Online registration:

Earlier in the year I met with our secretarial staff to discuss online registration. In the past year staff have visited other schools that have implemented not only fee management but also online registration, attending a skyward webinar training, attended the skyward conference sessions on online registration and met as a K-12 team. For this summer I am proud to share both staff at BAMS and HMHS will go to online registration this summer. We are working together on logistics to support our families during this transition and once we are reading to go we will share more with the Board. Scheduling Our schedule is completed for the 18-19 school year and counselors are making final tweaks and then will begin to work with students on conflicts in their schedules. A huge thank you to Jill, Jenny and Linda for all their work with me on our master schedule and time and energy invested in this. We are also in process of looking at students and applications for our ALC program for next year with Liz Forbes. We have a CAPP math and physics .50 position posted right now and are working also with local colleges on possible staffing. On Monday, May 14th we will interview for the HMHS special ed teacher position. We also have an aide position to fill as unfortunately we are losing Melissa Ott due to personal reasons. Debbie and I will keep you updated on these positions. Others Thank you to Paul Helm and our Project Grill team for an awesome grill this year and for participating in the Grill showcase at Festival on Friday during our awful weather. Thank you to Kurt Wismer and our InCubator edu students for holding an open house in hopes of raising more money for our program. Thank you to Jenny and Jill for continuing to support all the needs of our students, especially during this senior crunch time. Here is a document they recently shared: Final Stretch Seniors Thank you to Matt Bertram for all he is doing to support spring sports-what a spring it is! A huge thank you to Linda and Becky for agreeing and participating in training to move to online registration this year. HMHS and BAMS will act as the trial this summer for the other buildings. I have and will continue to meet with the secretarial group and am very thankful for their efforts. Thank you to Jana Weigandt and staff members(including Steve Hock and Shawn Hendrix) who participated in mock interviews for special education students in her self advocacy class. Thank you to our Senior advisors-Becky Carmona, Brian Jagodzinski and Jim Sandstrom for all they did this year to support our senior class.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18pbLuVaDuDyEyy1YwjS2Xgtt-c9OmnEUXtReB1nbcC8/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you to our staff for going out of their way to support our students-there are many, many students who are being supported with special situations. Happy Mothers Day everyone and Happy Teacher Appreciation week!! Have a great weekend everyone!

Great job to our State Bound Powerlifters, Our State Bound Robotics Team, Stat Bound Solo and Ensemble Participants!!! Dates to Remember March 25th Nationals Powerlifting March 19-23rd Forward Testing Social Studies 10th grade April 7th Feed My Starving Children -Student Council/Key Club April 18th Jazz Band Chili Supper April 9-May 11th 9th and 10th grade ACT aspire testing May 4t5th Choral Cabaret Confidential-College and Career Readiness https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13etJnVbXDr3f0SJIKH-boub19ilwF9tZUKtHgrVwkpI/edit#gid=1491806126 Walk out-we were very impressed with our students who led this group. I shared the newsclip and will continue to share their efforts. I am also working with staff to order safety locks for doors and the HMHS staff will also be trained April 20th on Stop the Bleed by the Fire Department. Shawn Hendrix and I will be attending a two day ALICE training in August in Sun Prairie. As a staff we are currently reviewing Oriole time and where we are at with it’s purpose, if we’re on the same page and what we should look at for the future. Counselors are also reviewing the ACP model and if homeroom is enough time. We are currently working on the master schedule and our needs for next year. I will share ELA updated reading and writing posters for HMHS with you. ELA staff members, myself and Adam updated the Oriole Way reading and writing posters and are in process of sharing these updates with staff. We shared last week and are making a couple of tweaks and hope to roll out in the next week to students so there is shared language for expectations on reading and writing. Staff also agreed to review Oriole Way

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13etJnVbXDr3f0SJIKH-boub19ilwF9tZUKtHgrVwkpI/edit#gid=1491806126

classroom expectations at the start of each quarter and to remember the 72 activity(getting to know your students). We have many new students who either began this week or will on Monday and again want to make sure all are on the same page. We have met for Challenge day, sent letters home and met with the 100+ students who were invited and are gathering numbers for this exciting day. We have several parents who are attending. As a staff we are continuing to support Homeroom activities for ACP, relationship building and College/Career/Life Readiness. Scheduling-we held incoming freshmen transition night on January 17th and had a great turnout. Elective teachers shared their course options for families to consider. Jenny and Jill have completed two grade levels of scheduling presentations and students will soon begin to turn in their scheduling sheets for next year. As a special ed staff we are looking at our needs for space in the High School next year and may be rearranging some rooms to support our ID and self contained students. We are looking at converting our science classroom to an ID classroom. ACT Information that will be shared with staff: http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/state-and-district-solutions/wisconsin.html http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ScheduleofEventsACTWorkKeys-WI.pdf http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/WhatsNewwithStateDistrictTestingACT-WI.pdf

HMHS To Do List Prior to Testing ACT & WorkKey Testing

December

● Request ACT Accommodations phone: 800.553.6244 ext:1788 email: [email protected]

○ Samantha will work with the SPED Teachers to request the needed accommodations per IEPs

■ Junior SPED List (verify with a highlight to confirm registration)-Special ed completed requests by December 18th.

COMPLETED

■ EL List (verify with a highlight to confirm registration)-CONFIRMED REQUESTED ACCOMMODATIONS

http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/state-and-district-solutions/wisconsin.html

http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ScheduleofEventsACTWorkKeys-WI.pdf

http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/WhatsNewwithStateDistrictTestingACT-WI.pdf

mailto:[email protected]

Expelled Student-set up testing-AD-COMPLETED

Amity student-requested special ed support-COMPLETED

EL Support offered on the test

● Approved Bilingual Dictionary, small group testing, translated instructions, 1.5 testing time

○ Verify accommodations were completed before christmas break

■ This is very important in case any accommodations are denied!-ALL APPROVED

January

● Student/Parent/District Communication

○ Linda will send out a letter with the semester report cards- for junior parents and all other grade level parents with the

days off of school and late start information due to testing.

■ USE THIS LETTER- Junior Parent Letter- explains purpose of tests, dates, schedule IN PROCESS

■ ACT/WorkKeys Parent Letter for NON Juniors IN PROCESS

■ Linda order pre-sharpened pencils

○ Linda will hand out a postcard with upcoming ACT & WorkKey information during parent teacher conferences. (Link

postcard) FEBRUARY

● Breakfast/Snack- both days

○ Samantha will communicate Breakfast and Snack requests with the Food Service- be specific - breakfast sandwich, fruit,

cheese, milk. Snack: PB & J, fruit, milk-COMPLETED

■ Remind food service day prior that students will not be charged

● Bussing

○ Samantha/Becky/Linda will notify Johnson Bus Company(Brenda) about our schedule & the impact it will have on bus

riders. COMPLETED BUT WILL REMIND

● Incentives

○ Those who score composite State average-prizes, 10 person pizza party, etc

○ Prizes/treats for kids after their pre-test-who reach a certain score on State testing day

○ ? Free movie tickets, popcorn, water

○ Ask business for a couple of big ticket items

○ REVIEWING WITH STAFF

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lySglEyLqryuV64HR82tg1sd2h2LOlXh7v9-vYVQBwI/edit

https://docs.google.com/a/nfdlschools.org/document/d/1QwwoK8m5wievn5Xvb56yJBBk8O5KrdYKb_tTiQnpUvE/edit?usp=sharing

February

Completing the Non-Test Portions Before Test Day- ACT & WorkKeys

● Jenny/Jill

○ Place barcode labels on answer folders prior to student’s filling in their demographic information-counselors (received)

○ Coordinate to complete during resource, skills tutor, and study halls to complete registration

○ Those without a study hall will need to complete during Oriole Time (Jenny, Jill, Sam Freimund)

● Jenny will inventory ALL testing materials when they arrive

○ Linda will put students into appropriate rooms with proctors- verify with Samantha the SPED rooms based on

accommodations

○ Jenny will format into ACT roster

● Samantha will train all testing proctors and handout a manual to each person

○ Copies may need to be made. Also email an electronic version if available.

○ Confidentiality Forms need to be signed by each teacher and staff working with the testing materials.

○ Reminder to make sure to indicate the number of blank bubbles, after time is called per test for each student. Sample of

Test Room Report

● Have Kelly Maurer ask all juniors who is in need of a calculator for the upcoming ACT & WorkKeys? Include Dan Hively on this

email- he will be supplying the calculators.

○ Sample Email

○ Sign Up List

● Week Prior: Communicate scheduled day off due to ACT testing and half a day off due to WorkKeys testing to students, parents,

and school district (district office/BAMS) via email and alert system

● Email Teachers to invite them down to pick up materials

Hi Everyone,

Are you ready for the big day tomorrow? If not, please seek out Samantha, Jill, or myself to help answer any questions you may have.

The office conference room will open tomorrow at 7a.m. for you to come and pick up your testing materials. Everything has been organized and put

into piles. You will have to sign out materials and then sign them back in- we will help you with this. You will be receiving the following materials:

● Pack of sharpened pencils

● ACT Roster (list of students in your testing group- use this document to fill out the Test Room Report)

● Test Room Report (4 sheets of paperwork that needs to be filled out by each testing room- use the ACT Roster to find most of the needed

information)

● Student Answer Folders

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a4Ru-jxA4XbQkV3XSCJsXW76SGWyiU1ESWji-7znQaM/edit

https://docs.google.com/a/nfdlschools.org/document/d/1W1iYNLv3apiFgZv6a2DW7uCccgnr7T8i9CC2jdbzu3w/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/a/nfdlschools.org/document/d/1W1iYNLv3apiFgZv6a2DW7uCccgnr7T8i9CC2jdbzu3w/edit?usp=sharing

● Writing Test Booklets

● ACT Test Booklets

A similar email will come out tomorrow about the WorkKeys on Wednesday.

ACT & WorkKeys Schedule

● Day before testing

○ Jenny/Linda: Will move all of the testing materials out of the office safe and place into the back conference room.

○ Materials will be inventoried and organized per testing group

■ Pack of sharpened pencils

■ ACT Roster (list of students in your testing group- use this document to fill out the Test Room Report)

■ Test Room Report (4 sheets of paperwork that needs to be filled out by each testing room- use the ACT Roster to find most of

the needed information)

■ Student Answer Folders

■ Writing Test Booklets

■ ACT Test Booklets

● Dismissal Process

○ Students will not be able to go to lockers until all rooms are finished testing on that floor.

○ Students should remain in room until all testing is completed

● Jenny/Jill: Package/Return Materials

○ Samantha needs to order make up materials

March

● Make Ups: Jenny/Jill will be responsible for coordinating a designated testing area and communicating to those who will need

to be here (time/place). 3/16 completed

● Results

○ Interpretation session during homeroom? Maybe break down results???

○ We will look at a homeroom as soon as we receive results of the ACT.

●

https://docs.google.com/a/nfdlschools.org/document/d/1FgkU808n5EnlaCYD9YY8BFQ9j7e9ica9QNaOsJgI3eI/edit?usp=sharing

College and Career Readiness Document

Document being updated as we go. Staff members are adding volunteer hours and we are updating our

spreadsheet. I will share some updated numbers with the Board on Monday.

1-List of 2.5 gpa shared with staff for seniors and juniors-encouraged to support them in raising their gpa.

2-Class of 2018 36 students currently college ready. Others in Alg 2 will be after grades. 46 students right now have 2.8 gpa or better.

3-Homerooms continuing to talk about ACT/Oriole Way and college/career readiness. Students often asked about their career

cluster(career ready).

4-ELA met a couple of times and after one more meeting will have new ELA reading and writing posters for the High School.

5-PLC teams reviewing question one-what do we want our students to learn? Adam working with ELA and Math this year on standards

and what is being taught.

6-Math department in conversation with Samantha and others to drop Algebra IA/IB and have all students take Algebra.

7. Many course descriptions are changing and new courses to support students career pathways.

8. At semester the document will be updated with community service hours, gpa and attendance.

-Staff PLC’s are by department this year. This will help with increased collaborative and curricular conversations. -Non-negotiables for ELA include capitalizing I and writing complete sentences for formal writing. -We are re-vamping the Reading and Writing Posters to fit HMHS. College and Career Readiness

● Homerooms have updated career cluster for each student in their homeroom ● Fall activities including clubs and sports are being added to student’s college/career readiness ● All juniors who took the practice ACT assessment have scores in the college readiness document as well as in

Educlimber ● All sophomores who took the practice ACT test-waiting on scores from ACT(by December) ● All students who have taken Algebra 2 earning A-C have been updated on our document ● PLC teams are working on the first question of PLC-What do you want your students to know? Adam and I will be

working with teams this year focused on ELA and Math common core standards. This is a 3-5 year process.

● Data digs-Adam and I met with the ELA and Math departments to review data and start our data dig conversations. For math we reviewed the ACT and what is on the ACT and our math sequencing.

● Literacy-Adam is meeting with the ELA team on the reading/writing posters. ● Staff members are completing their SLOs for this year along with their professional practice goals(due by Nov. 3rd).

FLYWAY Conference Dates 2017-18 -Conference Top Ten Academic Scholars at North FdL 2/25/18 -Math Meet at Omro, written by SLS -Academic Bowl at WLA-3/5/18 -Forensics-Springs will look at date -Large Group Instrumental Festival at Lomira 4/18/18 -Large Group Choir Festival at NFDL 3/22/18

BOARD MEETING: MONTHLY REPORTS by Principal Gonzalez

May 2018

DISTRICT GOALS BAMS BUILDING SLO Guiding Practices

#1. All Students Get Better at Literacy! We have a moral obligation to ensure that all students are literate - can read and write - TIME MATTERS NO EXCUSES!!! #1. Engaging and Effective Instruction! Make Tier 1 instructional practices better for all students, every hour, every day! #1. Create and Maintain a Happy (Positive Emotional) Environment! It is not enough for students to have resilience and perseverance - we need to add meaning and help create happy (positively engaged) humans - being Happy is a life advantage!

Eighty percent (80%) of students in grades 6-8 will attain proficiency in a predetermined array of reading/writing skills as assessed by classroom teachers at least three times throughout the course of the school year. Conventions (Spelling, Sentence Structure, Punctuation) Written Responses (Three steps, Restate question Make your claim) Elaboration (Defend your Writing/Thinking) (Provide evidence from the text) Making inferences Answering questions in a given format

● Our conversations and actions will center on maximizing learning for all students.

● Through the use of

research-based professional educational practices and collaboration, we will make decisions that ensure all students will learn to be effective and independent problem solvers, critical thinkers, lifelong learners and positive community members.

MAY 2018

BAMS Celebrations ● Families of 57 students attended the 6th Grade Orientation Night at BAMS on Thursday, May 10th. The day before, Mr. Gonzalez visited with all 5th

graders at FLC during their lunch. More information on future orientation events is HERE. Thank you to the 6th Grade Team as well as Exploratory Teachers for planning this event!

● Nine female students from BAMS participated in this weekend’s Girls on the Run Event. Kim Broten, Kathy Hayes, Heather Switz and Beth Stroede worked with ten students through a program called Heart and Sole. Thank you to all coaches and parents. Congratulations to all students involved!

● Music Concerts: Mr. Riese’s last Band Concert after 38 years at BAMS took place on May 9th. It was a great, sold-out turnout! Mr. Fedysyzn, the new Band Director and Music Teacher at BAMS for next year, even conducted a three-song piece that evening. Mr. Rasmussen and the BAMS Choir also had a splendid, well-attended concert that same evening! Thank you to Mr. Riese for his decades of service to our District and to Mr. Rasmussen for putting out quality work every time! Props go out to all of our student musicians!

● On May 2nd and 3rd, some eighth grade students participated in mock interviews as part of Academic and Career Planning. Ms. Galligan and her students would like to thank Culver's Managers Ms. Lohmann and Mr. George; Y Associate Executive Director Mr. Raflick; Festival Managers Mr. Jozefowski and Ms. Okon; Quad Graphics Supervisor Mr. Feucht; and community member and volunteer Mrs. Lancor for giving these students this awesome opportunity to learn interviewing skills!

● Eight of our 8th Graders visited Michels Corporation last week under the supervision of Mr. Switz. Thank you, Mr. Switz and Michels Corporation for the hospitality and opportunity to learn more about building trades!

● Mrs. Draves and her ID Program students have established a working relationship with Domino’s Pizza. They will be providing assistance several days throughout the week from now into the Summer. This will be a wonderful opportunity for our ID students to learn on-the-job and daily functional skills in the community. Thank you Sandie Ritchie at Domino’s Pizza for providing this learning experience for our ID students!

● Mr. Hughes's 8th grade health classes have started working on their "Advocates for a Cause Project" and will be presenting their projects on Friday May 25th in the BAMS Cafeteria during 1st and 2nd hour. Feel free to visit these students as they present important and relevant health-related topics in a problem-solving and project-based learning venue!

● Kiel MS Staff will be visiting BAMS on May 25th to learn more about our literacy efforts. See the schedule in the “Calendar” section of this report for more details. This would be the fourth school visit from a state school district in around a year’s time.

● Many celebrations and updates not included here are on District's Facebook and Twitter

Oriole Way ● Discipline:

○ 669 Referrals for Year; 4.13 per day. ○ 77% of all students have 0-1 referrals; 65% have 0 referrals at all; 72 students account for 33% of all referrals. ○ Locations: 65% in Classroom; 18% in Hallways; 6% in Cafeteria; 3% in Gym.

● Attendance: ○ Goal - All students at BAMS will collectively attend at least 90% of 177 school days.

■ 93.6% rate in 2017-18. ■ 6th: 94.5%; 7th 93.9%; 8th: 93% ■ 25 students have perfect attendance for 2017-18. ■ 60 students have no tardies for the year.

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Parent Communication ● Homework Page - Parents can access assignments due dates here. It has been accessed over 130,500 times! ● Summer School 2018 Brochure was shared with community and updated last week. ● 6th Grade Orientation Letter was sent to parents last week. This breaks down all activities for end of year and through Summer. ● BAMS Oriole Way Parent Newsletter April Recap and Mid-May Update will be published and sent to BAMS families today.

Educator Effectiveness

● BAMS is 81% done with all elements as a staff. This includes ALL teacher evaluations for the year.

Literacy:

● STAR Assessments have been given three times to each student this year. Here are average growth results by grade: ○ 6th Grade: +118 Raw Points and +1 Grade Equivalency ○ 7th Grade: +63 Raw Points and +.4 Grade Equivalency ○ 8th Grade: +84 Raw Points and +.6 Grade Equivalency

Math: ● STAR Assessments have been given three times to each student this year. Here are average growth results by grade:

○ 6th Grade: +52 Raw Points and +.9 Grade Equivalency ○ 7th Grade: +30 Raw Points and +.6 Grade Equivalency ○ 8th Grade: +27 Raw Points and +.9 Grade Equivalency

Career, College, and Life Readiness:

● Here is a review of all of our ACP Activities for 2017-18: ○ Monthly ACP lessons developed for each grade level. ○ Strengths Explorer - 6th grade (all students learn about their top three strengths). ○ Career Cruising lessons at each grade level including: ○ My Matchmaker interest inventory at each grade level ○ Learning Styles Inventory - 6th grade ○ Multiple Personalities - 6th grade ○ Multiple Intelligences - 6th grade ○ Development of "My Plan" - 7th and 8th grade ○ Personal Statement - 8th Grade ○ Tri-College Exploring Event - 8th Grade ○ Career Connections Academy - 7th and 8th grade ○ Lemonade Day: BAMS had two teams (four students each) in the 6th grade participate in this program in 2018.

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CALENDAR

BAMS EVENTS: 5/14: Genius Hour (5:30pm) 5/14: Honors Assembly (6pm-8pm) 5/14: Board Meeting (7pm) 5/21: Retirement Party at Whispering Springs (5:30pm) 5/23: Faculty Meeting (2:45pm) 5/25: Health Fair (DMR - 1st and 2nd Hours) 5/28: Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL 5/30: Data Digs: 7th and 8th Grades 5/31: Data Digs: 6th Grade 6/3: Graduation at HMHS (1pm) 6/6: LAST DAY of SCHOOL! Early Release at 12:37PM. Kiel MS will be coming on May 25th. Here is the agenda: 7:45-8am - Arrive in NFDL 8-8:45am - Overview and Questions - DMR 8:45-10:30 am - Visiting Classrooms 10:30-11am - Debrief - Questions and Comments About Observations - DMR

SPECIAL EVENTS: May 14 - May 18: National Employee Fitness Challenge: FABOH - Points are earned per minute of exercising, stretching, resistance training and bonus activities to be determined. May 19th -9:00 am: Oriole Athletic Complex Track - All district staff and family are invited to participate ORANGE OUT!! Wear any and all ORANGE you have! ELC and FLC Night at A&W: Wednesday May 23, 2018 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm Bridging Brighter Smiles: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 BAMS Events Calendar has latest updates on all events associated with our school. It is constantly being updated. Daily Announcements are now online at our District Webpage. We posted this update on FB and Twitter as well.

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BOARD MEETING REPORT by Kerri jo Patten, Principal of Friendship Learning Center October 2017 November 2017 December 2017 January 2018 February 2018 March 2018 May 2018

DISTRICT GOALS FLC BUILDING SLOs Professional Practice Cornerstones

1. Maximize student learning in literacy for all students. 2. Provide high quality instruction for all students. A primary focus will be on providing feedback to students. 3. Promote a Happy Culture for All Staff, Students, and Community Members to belong to.

Given individual baseline data from Fall 2017, 85% of students at ELC and FLC will be at or above the Fountas and Pinnell grade level benchmark for Independent Reading by Spring 2018. OR Given individual baseline data from Fall 2017, 100% of the students at ELC and FLC will show appropriate growth in their reading comprehension skills of retelling or summarizing by Spring 2018. OR Given individual baseline data from Fall 2017, 100% of the students at ELC and FLC will show appropriate growth in their Fountas and Pinnell Independent Reading Level by Spring 2018.

✓Meaningful Assessments

✓Growth Mindset

✓Targeted Professional Development

✓Data Informed Decision-Making

✓Celebrations & Acknowledgements

Important Upcoming Dates at FLC: May 18 5th Grade DARE Graduation 2pm in FLC Gym; May 21 NFDL Retirement Party at Whispering Springs (Debbie

Gorske, FLC Secretary); May 23 A&W Night with ELC and FLC Teachers & Staff serving as car-hops from 4:30-7:30; May 25 FLC Talent Show for Parents

and Community at HMHS PAC 11:00-12:00; May 30 Basketball Bonanza 5th Grade vs. FLC Teachers & Staff at BAMS Gym 1:45-3:00; June 1 5th Grade

Recognition 2pm in FLC Gym; June 5 FLC Olympics; June 6 FLC End of Year Assembly 9am in FLC Gym and Early Dismissal at 1pm

May, 2018

✓ Meaningful Assessments

○ Fountas and Pinnell reading assessments are used as the measure for two of our school-wide SLOs. While Spring benchmarking is still

underway for the next two weeks, we do have some data to report. Final results will be published in the June update to the Board.

Grade Level

# of Students Tested (Fall 2017)

# of Students At/Above Grade Level Expectation (Fall 2017)

% of Students At/Above Grade Level Expectation (Fall 2017)

# of Students Tested (Spring 2018)

# of Students At/Above Grade Level Expectation (Spring 2018)

% of Students At/Above Grade Level Expectation (Spring 2018)

1 Reading 74 29 39%

2 Reading 90 28 31%

3 Reading 89 35 39%

4 Reading 101 23 23%

5 Reading 100 40 40% 73 33 45%

○ STAR Reading and STAR Math assessments were administered last week, with the following results for STAR Reading:

Grade Level




# of Students Tested (Spring 2018)

# of Students At/Above Grade Level Expectation (Spring 2018)

% of Students At/Above Grade Level Expectation (Spring 2018)

1 Early Lit 92 30 33% 88 55 63%

1 Reading 11 10 91% 34 28 82%

2 Early Lit 11 0 0% 11 0 0%

2 Reading 90 29 32% 95 38 40%

3 Early Lit 2 0 0% 3 0 0%

3 Reading 93 39 42% 72 33 46%

4 Early Lit 1 0 0% 1 0 0%

4 Reading 104 35 34% 105 41 39%

5 Reading 101 28 28% 102 41 40%

✓ Growth Mindset

○ Erica Harbath, Karlie Sawitski, Carol McCarthy, Jenni DalleNogare, Ashley Kreiter, Lauren Biolo, Adam Broten and Kerri jo Patten attended

professional learning presented by the Wisconsin RtI Center (Framework for a School-Wide Approach to Implementation). Facilitators

were impressed by the leadership capacity of teachers at FLC, including those who were not present but serving on various teams through

Oriole Outreach. They wish to use FLC’s shared leadership structure as an example for others attending future Wisconsin RtI Center

workshops.

○ Liz Legler, Jane Mongin, Carol McCarthy, Lauren Biolo, Erica Harbath, Jenni DalleNogare, Karlie Sawitski, Beth Dardis, Gail Hock and Kerri jo

Patten represented K-5 to learn more about CESA 6’s Rapid Center for Improvement process earlier this month

○ Thank you to the 19 Educators, Specialists and Instructional Aides who took time to complete the Administrator Survey, providing valuable

feedback that will be reflected on and acted upon to continuously improve my (Kerri jo’s) leadership practices in service to others

✓ Targeted Professional Development

○ Work is underway for creating next year’s professional learning opportunities related to Lucy Calkins Readers and Writers Workshop

○ Teams are being formed to attend professional learning related to Mental Health, Trauma Sensitive Schools and Student Engagement

✓ Data-Informed Decision Making

○ Teachers review STAR data to look at growth and to analyze strengths and areas for improvement for students and self.

○ Reading Specialists analyze Fountas and Pinnell assessments with classroom teachers, forming individualized goals for each student.

✓ Celebrations & Acknowledgements

○ Thanks to Amy Martin, Amber Coats and Tiffany Dolan (coaches) and Lauren Biolo (buddy runner) for supporting our inaugural Girls on the

Run team in their first 5K on May 12 at Lakeside Park

○ Thanks to Debbie Gorske and Kathy Rashid for the pizza lunch during Teacher Appreciation Week

○ Thanks to our Spring F&P Classroom Teacher Assessment Team (Katie Strobel, Amber Coats, Pam Ciha, Lauren Biolo, Jenni DalleNogare

and Erin Luther) and to our Literacy Team (Jamie Johnson, Margaret Logemann and Karlie Sawitski) for providing up to date training on

process

○ Thanks to Erin Luther for her dedicated leadership over the past three years serving as our inaugural E3 Coordinator

○ Thanks to Debbie Gorske, Carol McCarthy, Matt Jahnke, Amy Martin, Erica Harbath, Joelle Drew and Kelly Schaefer for biking to school

with our students on May 10, and to Linda Schultz and Ashley Kreiter for organizing the FLC Bike to School Day this year

○ Thanks to Amy Walters, Jackie Krupp, Katie Baumgartner, Jenny Grafton, Ashley Kreiter, Judy McKeough and Lauren Biolo for flexibility in

job changes for next year. Mrs. Walters (1st) and Mrs. Grafton (3rd) will be teaching 2nd grade; Mrs. Krupp (2nd) and Mrs. Baumgartner

(2nd) will be teaching 3rd grade; Mrs. Kreiter (3rd) will be teaching 4th grade; and Mrs. McKeough (4th) and Mrs. Biolo (4th) will share a

classroom of 4th grade students, each teaching part of the day while spending the other part of their day serving in the role of EC-5th

Grade Program Support (McKeough) and K-5 Dean of Students (Biolo). Mrs. McKeough and Mrs. Biolo will also serve as E3 Coordinators.

March 2018


○ Fountas and Pinnell reading assessments are used as the measure for two of our school-wide SLOs. While Winter benchmarking is

complete, EduClimber data for 4th and 5th grade is in the process of being entered. I will provide another update with complete data in

the April Board Report.

Grade Level




# of Students Tested (Winter 2018)

# of Students At/Above Grade Level Expectation (Winter 2018)

% of Students At/Above Grade Level Expectation (Winter 2018)

1 Reading 74 29 39% 88 36 41%

2 Reading 90 28 31% 92 26 28%

3 Reading 89 35 39% 87 28 32%

4 Reading 101 23 23% 83 20 24%

5 Reading 100 40 40% 64 25 39%

✓ Growth Mindset

○ We have revisited the purpose of our Oriole Way Work Teams based on staff feedback, and will be offering up different opportunities for

all staff to get involved throughout the year. This will eliminate the need for monthly Oriole Way Work Team meetings, and brings us to

nearly 100% of all FLC faculty and staff participating in some form of Oriole Engagement to improve our academic and behavior outcomes

for all.

○ Carol McCarthy met with a representative from the Wisconsin RtI Center to learn more about the requisites to achieve Silver, Gold or

Platinum recognition for improving our culturally responsive multi-level systems of support in academics and behaviors. FLC is currently

recognized at the Bronze level. In order to achieve Silver or higher for the 2017-2018 school year, additional professional development is

needed by April 30. We would like to send a team to the upcoming development sessions in April, pending funding and logistics with

other district goals.


○ Teachers are engaging in weekly 30-minute sessions of just-in-time professional learning at FLC. This month's PD topics included Lucy

Look For’s with Adam Broten, and ALICE procedures with Kerri jo Patten

○ Teachers in Grades 2, 3 and 4 are growing through weekly Collaborative Coaching sessions with Karlie Sawitski, who has been certified as

an Instructional Coach through UW-Oshkosh’s Literacy Coaching Certificate program (a nine-credit, three course program designed for

those who already have Wisconsin license 5017 – Reading Specialist or 1316 – Reading Teacher)

○ Liz Legler is leading a team book study of Ross Greene’s Lost at School and video viewings from the Lives in the Balance website. The main

message is that people do well when they can! Participants include Amy Martin, Tiffany Dolan, Karen Bartelt, Amanda Weed, Erica

Harbath, Deanna Miller, Natalie Rosas and Kerri jo Patten.


○ FLC’s Tier 1 Leadership Team (Joelle Drew, Jackie Krupp, Jenny Grafton, Judy McKeough, Julie Kremer, Erin Luther, Amy Martin, Liz Legler)

analyzes data related to Minor ODRs (Office Discipline Referrals) and Tier 1 (universal) instruction. The team is also charged with the

responsibility to:

■ Enter minors in SWIS

■ Meet weekly to analyze the Big 5 (who, what, when, where, how often) for Minors

■ Generate ideas to address Big 5 Minors with students, teachers and staff

■ Coordinate Cool Tools

■ Review STAR and F&P data following each testing window (Fall, Winter, Spring)

■ Develop and deliver professional learning to teachers and staff (academic and behavior)

○ FLC’s Tier 2 Leadership Team (Jenni DalleNogare, Carol McCarthy, Lauren Biolo, Ashley Kreiter, Tiffany Dolan, Jane Mongin, Erica Harbath,

Karlie Sawitski) analyzes data related to Major ODRs (Office Discipline Referrals) and Tier 2 interventions. The team is also charged with

the responsibility to:

■ Meet weekly to analyze the Big 5 (who, what, when, where, how often) for Majors

■ Generate ideas to address Big 5 Majors with students, teachers and staff

■ Develop and deliver professional learning to teachers and staff (academic and behavior)

■ Assess Academic SGI, Behavior SGI, CICO and SAIG placement


○ Thanks to Kathy Rashid, Debbie Gorske, Penny Serwe and Jenny Grafton for organizing materials and snacks for the Forward Exam

○ Thanks to Jenni DalleNogare for organizing the ELC/FLC Family YMCA Night in February. Oriole Nation had the largest turnout of any

school-sponsored event at the Fond du Lac YMCA, and our teacher and staff volunteers really made the night special for our students and

their families! Volunteers included: Liz Legler, Ashley Kreiter, Lindsey Pietrowski, Katie Strobel, Erin Luther, Lauren Biolo, Tammy

Rademann, Amy Walters, Jamie Johnson, Margaret Logemann, Karlie Sawitski, Erica Harbath, Jane Mongin, Pam Ciha, Judy McKeough,

Carol McCarthy, Jackie Krupp, Kim VanHerwynen, Kim Jodarski, Rachel Martinez, Amber Coats and Penny Serwe.

○ Thanks to Amy Martin, Amber Coats and Tiffany Dolan for coaching our inaugural Girls on the Run team. We have a great group of girls

who are very motivated and having a wonderful experience building their endurance in preparation for a 5K on May 12 at Lakeside Park

February 2018


○ Fountas and Pinnell reading assessments are complete and being entered into EduClimber. Results have been shared at February’s Family

Conferences, and will be reported out to the Board in next month’s report

○ STAR assessment data has been analyzed for Early Literacy, Reading and Math

Grade Level # of Students Tested (Fall 2017)

# of Students At/Above 50th Percentile (Fall 2017)

% of Students At/Above 50th Percentile (Fall 2017)


# of Students At/Above 50th Percentile (Winter 2018)

% of Students At/Above 50th Percentile (Winter 2018)

1 Early Literacy

11 10 91% 30 23 77%

1 Reading 92 30 33% 91 57 63%

2 Reading 90 29 32% 94 43 46%

3 Reading 93 39 42% 97 42 43%

4 Reading 104 35 34% 104 41 39%

5 Reading 101 28 28% 99 38 38%

Grade Level # of Students Tested (Fall 2017)

# of Students At/Above 50th Percentile (Fall 2017)

% of Students At/Above 50th Percentile (Fall 2017)


# of Students At/Above 50th Percentile (Winter 2018)

% of Students At/Above 50th Percentile (Winter 2018)

1 Math 92 45 49% 91 59 65%

2 Math 98 30 31% 99 40 40%

3 Math 96 48 50% 99 53 54%

4 Math 105 48 46% 105 48 46%

5 Math 101 42 42% 100 60 60%

✓ Growth Mindset

○ Teachers and support staff completed the Self Assessment Survey for our School-Wide Implementation of PBIS (Oriole Way), providing

valuable feedback for our Tier 2 Leadership Team to consider and act upon as part of our overall improvement plan

○ One-on-one Faculty Forums allow for meaningful conversation between teachers and administration, with the agenda being set by each

individual educator based on their self-identified growth needs


○ Teachers are engaging in weekly 30-minute sessions of just-in-time professional learning at FLC. This month's PD topics included

proctoring and learning sessions with Adam Broten in preparation for the Forward Exam (Grades 3-5)

○ The Tier 2 Oriole Way Team attended a booster inservice to better meet the needs of students, teachers and staff

○ Jamie Johnson is attending LLI workshops to learn more about this intervention which aligns with our literacy objectives

○ Margaret Logemann, Karlie Sawitski and Jamie Johnson attended WSRA to learn more about trends in literacy instruction


○ We are reaching more students for targeted support based on our Winter assessments, and I’m excited to see the mid-year results that

will be available in a few weeks!


○ Thanks to Kathy and Debbie for organizing food for each of our conference nights at FLC

○ Thanks to Linda Schultz, Penny Serwe, Kelly Schaefer, Jodi Feiereisen and Ali Scharpf for supporting our Family Conferences by staffing the

book fair and our lost and found

January 2018


○ Fountas and Pinnell reading assessments continue to be administered by our Literacy Specialists and we should be finished by the end of

the month. We are seeing amazing growth across classrooms and grade levels, closing gaps at a more aggressive pace than previous years!

○ STAR assessments in reading and math were administered and now classroom teachers will collaborate with peers to analyze results and

make adustments to student instruction.

✓ Growth Mindset

○ As educators, our first priority is to ensure our students are academically successful in reading, writing and math. To provide additional

minutes of support beyond the guaranteed curriculum at a child's assigned grade level (60 minutes reading, 60 minutes writing, 60

minutes math, 30 minutes language), we will offer specially designed instruction provided by our student support specialists at the child's

zone of proximal development

○ As an employer, we believe our human resources are most effective when they are in positions that are engaging to them and when they

believe that they are equipped and empowered to make a difference each day.

○ We asked and listened to the feedback from our teachers and are making adjustments in our service delivery model to better align adult

strengths with student needs. Specially designed instruction is now a service, and no longer a program. It is not a location in a school; it is

the collaboration of general and special educators to achieve goals that are within an IEP or that have been identified as needing

additional direct instruction. Because we are no longer bound by outdated laws or the mindset of our licensed special educators serving

only those students with an IEP, we will begin referring to our district's special educators as "Student Support Specialists" who can serve

ALL students.


○ We welcomed Christy from Teacher’s College to provide a full day of inservice on Lucy Calkin’s Units of Study in Writing

○ Teachers are engaging in weekly 30-minute sessions of just-in-time professional learning at FLC. This month's PD topics included

additional work with Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Readers and Writers Workshop, and Oriole Way (PBIS)


○ We are reaching more students for targeted support based on our Winter assessments, and I’m excited to see the mid-year results that

will be available in a few weeks!


○ Heartfelt thanks go out to Teri Grabbe, Deanna Lemke, Rachel Martinez, Erin Luther, Rashelle McCallum, Lindsey Pietrowski, Amanda

Weed, Tammy Rademann, Lauren Biolo, Amy Martin and Kim Jodarski for their flexibility in changing from a co-teaching model within the

classroom to one that will support a greater number of students in small group instructional settings as we work together for the success

of all!

■ Teri Grabbe, Lindsey Pietrowski, Rachel Martinez for organizing the academic small group instruction room

■ Amy Martin, Amanda Weed, Tiffany Dolan and Karen Bartelt for organizing the behavior small group instruction rooms along with

reorganizing the Regulation Station and SET room to meet the expanding needs of students

■ Deanna Lemke, Jodi Feiereisen, Natalie Rosas and Deanna Miller for organizing, painting, moving and prepping rooms for the new

model

○ Equal thanks to Margaret Logemann, Angie Long, Linda Schultz, Penny Serwe, Kelly Schaefer and Ali Scharpf for their flexibility and sweat

in moving from their former home base to a new space in order to accommodate the space needs in our building

○ Rick Kreiter, Ron Priessner, Mary Schultz and Dave Mand have been essential in this transition as well, erecting walls, moving shelves and

furniture, painting, and keeping a positive attitude during our nearly month-long evolution of space

○ Carol McCarthy has been outstanding at keeping Oriole Way at the forefront of our minds, leading our Tier 1 and Tier 2 Meetings and

staying on top of communicating and tracking the progress of our Oriole Way Work Teams

December 2017


○ We continue to plan, study and act based on district wide assessments as well as grade-level/classroom assessments. What we know is

that our students are capable of great things and that we as a staff believe we can all play a role in getting them to reach their fullest

potential.

○ Fountas and Pinnell reading assessments will be administered by our Literacy Specialists from January 2-January 18.

○ STAR assessments in reading and math will be administered by classroom teachers the week of January 8.

○ Sight Word Reading and Spelling assessments will be administered by classroom teachers between January 8 and January 18.

✓ Growth Mindset

○ As educators, our first priority is to ensure our students are academically successful in reading, writing and math. To provide additional

minutes of support beyond the guaranteed curriculum at a child's assigned grade level (60 minutes reading, 60 minutes writing, 60

minutes math, 30 minutes language), we will offer specially designed instruction provided by our student support specialists at the child's

zone of proximal development

○ As an employer, we believe our human resources are most effective when they are in positions that are engaging to them and when they

believe that they are equipped and empowered to make a difference each day.

○ We asked and listened to the feedback from our teachers and are making adjustments in our service delivery model to better align adult

strengths with student needs. Specially designed instruction is now a service, and no longer a program. It is not a location in a school; it is

the collaboration of general and special educators to achieve goals that are within an IEP or that have been identified as needing

additional direct instruction. Because we are no longer bound by outdated laws or the mindset of our licensed special educators serving

only those students with an IEP, we will begin referring to our district's special educators as "Student Support Specialists" who can serve

ALL students.


○ Teachers are engaging in weekly 30-minute sessions of just-in-time professional development at FLC. This month's PD topics included

eduCLIMBER and Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Readers and Writers Workshop.


○ Major and Minor Referrals averaged 15 per day in November, and have dropped to an average of 8 per day in December. The number of

Major Referrals has decreased from 46 in November to 10 thus far in the month of December. There are 82 students out of 499 enrolled

who have received 3 or more Major Referrals this school year. We purposefully celebrate students who have NOT received a Major or

Minor Referral.


○ Professional staff and students are growing through shared experiences in Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop. This month, I would like to

highlight the work of the following classes:

■ Mrs. Strobel’s class for their First, Then, Next, Last written retelling of “Olive the Other Reindeer”

■ Mrs. DalleNogare’s class for their work on their non-fiction research and participating in a virtual field trip to the San Diego Zoo.

Students were excited to share the new learning they had about tigers, including the three types that are now extinct, and what

type of habitat they prefer

■ Mrs. Kreiter’s class for their conversations in connecting today’s learning with the past

■ Ms. Ciha’s class for their writer’s celebration and sharing of positive feedback to the student authors

■ Ms. Kremer’s class for their research and written work on Westward Expansion, and their deeper dive into specific topics with

partners

○ Erica Harbath and Teri Grabbe, with the help of many hands, have spearheaded another successful year of Adopt a Family

○ Heather Fauska produced a wonderful holiday program for our 1st and 3rd grade families, and partnered with Mike Riese to showcase our

5th grade Chorus and Band in their December concert. Bravo!

○ Jane Mongin’s work with 5th grade artists to “Create with a Cause” raised much needed funds for the Fondy Food Pantry, and I couldn’t be

more proud of their efforts!

○ Classrooms that brought in the most monetary and school supply donations during the Hurricane Supply drive are Mrs. Strobel, Mrs.

Krupp, Mrs. Kreiter, Mrs. Biolo and Mrs. McCarthy

○ Classrooms that brought in the most food donations for Adopt a Family are Mrs. Lemke/Ms. Grabbe, Mrs. DalleNogare, Mrs. Coats, Mrs.

Biolo, and Mrs. Jodarski/Mrs. Martin

November 2017


○ The Wisconsin Department of Instruction Report Card results are in, and FLC couldn't be more proud of our students, staff and district!

For the first time ever, Friendship Learning Center is rated as "Exceeds Expectations" based on statewide criteria. Our score increased 7.8

points from last year, primarily due to the student scores in Literacy (English Language Arts). While "Achievement" scores remain well

below the state average, we are demonstrating that we are closing the achievement gap for a significant number of our students, and

therefore, the points awarded for "Closing Gaps" is well above the state average. This is based on deliberate action to focus our efforts on

Tier 1 Instruction and targeting our limited intervention resources toward students who were closest to reaching grade level expectations

✓ Growth Mindset

○ Professional staff are working on analyzing results from their first of two Student Surveys as part of the Effectiveness Project process

○ Although our baseline data shows this is an uphill journey that outsiders might say is impossible, we are aiming for 85% of our students to

be at or above grade level because we believe in our students and in our own capacity to bring out the best in everyone

○ We believe that strengthening our Tier 1 instruction will have the greatest impact on overall growth and achievement, and we are taking

deliberate action to push in supports whenever possible, including our Literacy Specialists, EL resources and Speech and Language services

○ Many of our staff have publicly affirmed their belief in this statement and we will continue to hold each other accountable for walking the

talk, because it matters greatly: What some are identifying as a "behavior" or a "problem" in my school I am identifying as a child with a

need that s/he is not currently able to meet on her/his own. This child needs me, this child is counting on me, I take deliberate action to

have positive interactions with this child multiple times a day, and I am here to support this child no matter what!


○ Teachers are engaging in weekly 30-minute sessions of just-in-time professional development at FLC. This month's PD topics included

partnering with the North Fond du Lac Fire Department and St. Agnes Hospital for "Stop the Bleed", along with an introduction of the new

RtI Handbook, eduCLIMBER, and a refresher on 504 Health Plans.


○ We use behavior data to determine which students would benefit from Check In and Check Out (CICO), a positive, early-response Tier 2

PBIS Intervention intended to make an impact on student behavior in as few as 6 weeks. We currently have 13 students participating in

CICO, and have 9 adults mentoring these students to start and end their day with a positive interaction and Oriole Way encouragement.

○ Major and Minor Referrals were averaging 14 per day in October, and have dropped to an average of 11 per day in November. The

number of Major Referrals has increased from 1.62 per day in October to 1.89 in November. There are 11 students out of 498 enrolled

who have received 3 or more Major Referrals this school year. We purposefully celebrate students who have NOT received a Major or

Minor Referral.


○ Student representatives from grades 2-5 have selected a zoo theme for the main courtyard, with plans to incorporate the various animals

from each continent in an outdoor play and learning space. The students are also working on ideas for the primary courtyard, which will

be accessible from the Kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms, and the new playground area. Rumor has it that we may be looking at an

outer space playground adventure to carry on the theme of a World of Friendship inside, and a Galaxy of Friendship outside.

○ The 2017 Fall Book Fair has broken our previous record based on historical revenue data over the past decade! Our proceeds of $3,718

will be used by ELC and FLC to purchase additional books to support Reader's Workshop and continue building more robust classroom

libraries

○ FLC will be participating in Girls on the Run this year, under the leadership of Tiffany Dolan as our Site Liaison, and Carrie Netz, Amy Martin

and Amber Coats as our Head Coaches. FLC's Girls on the Run provides a safe and interactive way for girls in grades 3-5 to learn about

healthy living, including goal setting, cooperation, and self respect all while training for a local 5K event. The mission is to give girls the

tools to make positive choices for a healthy body and mind while reducing the many risks they face today.

○ PIzza with the Principal is underway for students who are nominated by their classroom teacher and have not received a Major or Minor

referral for the month. Thus far, we have had 66 students participate, with the incentive being available roughly twice per month. We

also offer VIP seating for our Monday Morning Meeting, VIP seating at a “fancy” table at lunch, and opportunities to use Terrific Tickets for

school store and for personal experiences (lunch with a teacher, Officer Shawn or the principal; game time with an adult; reading to

another class; students vs teachers basketball; positive contact home from the principal, and more!).

○ We are grateful for the talents of Jane Mongin and the 5th grade artists who are “Creating for a Cause” and donating proceeds from their

art sale to the Fondy Food Pantry

○ Santa’s elves are busy preparing for this year’s “Adopt a Family” under the leadership of Teri Grabbe and Erica Harbath. If you are

interested in getting connected as a sponsor of a child or family, or if you wish to make a donation, these two ladies will get you

connected!

October 2017


○ STAR Reading and Math results will be shared with parents at our November conferences using GE (Grade Equivalent) rather than SGP (Student Growth Percentile) or SS (Scaled Score), as GE provides parents with more practical information on progress over time

○ STAR Reading/Early Literacy data will be reviewed by grade level teams during a Fall data dig with Adam Broten ○ STAR Math data will be reviewed during 1:1 conferring sessions between the classroom teacher and Jenny Grafton ○ Fountas and Pinnell (F&P) data will be reviewed during 1:1 conferring sessions between the classroom teacher and their Literacy Team

coach (Jamie Johnson or Karlie Sawitski). Margaret Logemann is conferring on literacy with the Kindergarten team this year.

✓ Growth Mindset ○ Professional staff are working on completing SLOs (Student Learning Objectives) and PPGs (Professional Practice Goals) as part of their

Educator Effectiveness Project. Each individual may choose from one of the three building SLOs noted above, or customize a goal if they are not a primary teacher of reading (Math/Science teacher, Encore teacher, Student Services)

○ Although our baseline data shows this is an uphill journey that outsiders might say is impossible, we are aiming for 85% of our students to be at or above grade level because we believe in our students and in our own capacity to bring out the best in everyone


○ Teachers are engaging in weekly 30-minute sessions of just-in-time professional development at FLC ○ Differentiated in-service options are provided for our Student Services Team (counselor, school psychologist, nurse), Encore Team (music,

art, physical education), and Math/Science Team (2 of our 4th grade educators) ○ In-service for our K-5 classroom teachers will focus on Lucy Calkins’ Units of Study for Readers and Writers Workshop

✓ Data-Informed Decision Making ○ Students in Grade 3 are leading the building in following Oriole Way by having the fewest number of office/major referrals thus far (2),

followed by our 5th Grade (4), then 1st Grade (5), 2nd Grade and 4th Grade (12 each). The total number of major referrals to date is 35, with one student having three or more referrals.

○ There have been 201 teacher-managed/minor referrals thus far, with the 5th grade students needing the fewest reminders for expected Oriole Way behavior (8), followed by 3rd grade (25), 4th grade (38), 2nd grade (42) and 1st grade (88). This data makes sense based on the number of years our older students have been exposed to Oriole Way expectations.

✓ Celebrations & Acknowledgements ○ On October 26, to get us warmed up for our Halloween Party in the evening, the 1st and 2nd Graders will be “parading” through school

and out onto the playground (weather permitting) for parents to see. We will come out of door #4 on the Northeast side of the building by the grassy field about 3:10. We will walk on the sidewalk back to the playground and then go back in by door #6 (by our classroom) to get ready for our regular 3:30 dismissal.

○ Student representatives from grades 2-5 are participating in the design of some of the improvements and expansion of FLC ○ Jenni DalleNogare, Heather Fauska, Tiffany Dolan and Karlie Sawitski have been nominated for the prestigious Herb Kohl Fellowship Award ○ 100% compliance for student vaccinations this year, thanks to the hard work of Bridgett Amadon, Julie Shafer, Debbie Gorske and Kathy Rashid

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