Class Size Reduction - Broward County Public Schools

Transcript Class Size Reduction - Broward County Public Schools

TERMS Update Symposium 2014-15

Carolyn Hill Christine LaNovara _______________________ CSR Consultants: Ray LaFevre Mark Thomas Margaret Underhill Sue Whiting

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2014 Legislative Updates

Legislation will keep period-by-period compliance Non-Charter schools for 2014-15:

 Grades PK-3 = 18  Grades 4-8 = 22

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 Grades 9-12 = 25 For classrooms out of compliance, school wide average (along with the number of students out period-by-period) will be utilized for penalty calculation. Calculation of penalty is now utilizing 100% Base Student Allocation vs. 50%

Full Core Course Listing available on the CSR Website: http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/casdl/csrdata/ Recall that our #1 Goal was: To have enough instructional staff to meet Class Size Reduction State Mandate 2 Overarching Considerations 1. Limit Student movement 2. Limit Staff movement

Master Schedule Considerations

       Additional students per grade level will be enrolled in one class – utilize co-teaching to assist with larger class. ALL Non-ESE Fee-based classrooms must be PRE-approved PRIOR to implementation & will be defined during Budget Conferences Headstart – requires grantees to maintain a (18 for developmentally delayed classes) 1 adult per 10 students ratio, not exceeding 20 students per class, throughout the day Nesting is NOT the same as Blended Learning   Specific requirements for Blended Learning Must have prior OSPA approval Middle School Teaming will be cost neutral High School AP courses running over 10+ will be reviewed Staffing Utilization details can be found in CSR guidelines on CSR Website. Do NOT schedule classes with non-approved positions!

Room Utilization Codes

 Room Utilization Data (Terms C01) should be updated by

August 1 st ! Input by School Staff

A C = Administrative Use (Storage, Facilitator office, etc.) = Construction R S T U D E F I = Demolition = ESE Self-Contained Classroom = Fee-Paid Use = Internal Suspension M = Maintenance = Reserved for Adult Education = Student Use (Resource, Labs, Pullouts, Specialized magnet rooms) = Relocatable in Transit = Unassigned

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Issue:

All unscheduled rooms should be coded with a Room Utilization Code in the C01 TERMS panel.

Corrective Action:

Go to the TERMS C01 panel and enter the appropriate room utilization codes ONLY on the rooms listed here.

2014-15 Class Size Reduction Timeline

Step 3:

August 1 st

Schedules Entered Into TERMS 2. CSR Data Review Begins

Step 1:

1. CSR Guidelines Approved 2. CSR – TERMS Update 3. Bridge Call by Level 5/14

Spring 2014 Step 4: October 17, 2014

FDOE Data CSR/FTE Survey 2 Snapshot Survey 2 Week: October 13-17

Step 5: November 14, 2014

Final to FDOE

Daily Data Review Continues

Step 6: Mid-December

CSR Appeals Due to FDOE 6/14 7/14

Step 2:

Update CSR Internal & Public Websites 8/14 9/14

Survey Week

10/14 11/14

Data Analysis – Based on

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Projected Penalty

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Classrooms Needed

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Review of Classroom Utilization Edits to TERMS External Files

12/14 01/15 2/15

Step 7: By February 1 st

2015-16 CSR Compliance Plan Approved by School Board

Step 8: February 13, 2015

CSR/FTE Survey 3 Snapshot Survey 3 Week: February 9-13 FDOE Data 3/15 4/15 5/15

November Tentative

Certification of Newly Enrolled Student Flexibility

Regular School Board Meeting January Tentative

Certification of 2015-16 Compliance Plan

Regular School Board Meeting

 FDOE determines timeline of data processing.

Next Steps

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Review the updated CSR Training Brainshark on the CSR Website

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Soon to come! Updated:

 CSR Q&A reflecting updated guideline information  Charter CSR Training Brainshark

Critical Dates:

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August 1 st

– Master Schedules in for ALL students 

September 4 th

– Classes leveled/Staff placed in preparation for Budget/OSPA/HR/CSR review 

September 12 th

– Classes leveled/Staff placed 

October 17

– FDOE FTE/CSR Survey 2 Date Certain 7

Contact Information

Please call the ETS Helpdesk if you have questions!

754-321-0411

Internal District CSR site: For use by District Staff involved with scheduling/facility data ONLY