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Stoughton Public
Schools
Educational Goals, Challenges
and Achievements
Academic Initiatives
Capital Planning
Fiscal Policy and Challenges
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2009-2014 Strategic Plan
The committee was composed of citizens across town and including
municipal departments
Most of the goals and action items have been achieved or are ongoing
including:
 Greater professional development opportunities for teachers
 New software, training and assessment tools such as AIMSweb, to analyze student
work and instruction across all grades and vertically
 More Multiple Intelligence offerings i.e., elimination of study periods at OMS
 Peer to peer support for minority and low-income students such as Fruition Scholars
 MCAS camps
 Aggressive identification of student weakness early
 Transition programs between Elementary and Middle School, and Middle School and
High School
 Walk to Math and Walk to Read programs
 Appointment of Facilities Master Plan Committee for School Buildings
 Begin process of MSBA facility upgrade and replacement
 Parent Portal
 Municipal department technology services, Town Hall, Council on Aging, Library, etc.
Two significant goals remain:
 Major facilities upgrade
 Additional technology staff
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Academic Initiatives: World Class Education in the 21st
Century
What students should have when they leave school - A combination of long
established standards and “21st Century Skills”
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High competency in higher order thinking
High level of cultural competency and knowledge of the world
Problem solving skills
Ability to work effectively in teams
Ability to express oneself effectively in writing and orally
A thorough understanding of the elements of overall wellness and skills to maintain it
A belief in the power of their own effort to achieve any goal
Technological and scientific literacy
The ability to analyze and evaluate vast amounts of information
Creativity
Elements of good citizenship
An enduring curiosity, love of learning and commitment to lifelong learning
A high degree of social skill
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How We Get There
Extended curriculum day.
Exposure to culture, art, science, team building, sports, advanced writing and
after school modules
Green education
High quality wellness curriculum
Continued growth in the arts
Opportunities to explore careers and experience less traditional ways of
learning
Advanced technology and training
Add Chinese to World Language Program
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World Class Education - Three Year Budget projection
These amounts are in addition to a level-service budget
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Positive Trends for Stoughton Public Schools
Stoughton High School - College Board AP Honor Roll for increasing access to AP
courses and increasing % of passing scores
AP courses continue to increase - SHS now offers 12
O’Donnell Middle School made gains in MCAS achievement gaps above the state
average.
Class Size has been kept reasonable.
Notable areas of test score achievement:
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Hansen Elementary
Science scores up significantly
Bridging achievement gaps, particularly in Middle School
Subgroups are outperforming in almost every category
Jump from Proficient to Advanced categories in most grades
Art and Music
Pathways program at Middle School
Quincy College Dual Enrollment, now extended to Stoughton Academy
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An Example of This Trend
Information from the Massachusetts Department of Education website
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Massachusetts Framework for Educator Evaluation
Legislation requiring that student achievement and/or student growth
“significantly” inform teacher evaluation
Training in Stoughton begins this fall
Places student learning at center
Sets a high bar for tenure
Recognizes excellence
Data driven
Evaluation requires collection of evidence including:
 Multiple measure of student learning
 Unannounced observations
 Continuous feedback to educators
Biggest change to public education in decades
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Stoughton School District
Capital Plan
FY14 and Beyond
Stoughton School District Capital Plan - FY14 and
Beyond
Facilities Committee on School Building - Working on Capital Plan to help the
town with long range financial planning and budgeting for major capital
expenses
Documents used include:
 20 years of knowledge and records from Joel Harding serving as District facilities
manager
 District Strategic Plan,
 2010 town-wide Facilities Master Plan,
 3 year Financial Budget Plan
 Recommendations from Feasibility Committee.
Stoughton School Buildings - 5 elementary, a middle school, a high school and a
preschool for a total of 8 buildings - 81% of the total square footage of
buildings owned by our town.
Replacement of Buildings:
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Stoughton High - immediately (SOI submitted to MA School Building Authority)
South Elementary - 2016 (SOI submitted to MA School Building Authority)
O’Donnell Middle School - 2019
West Elementary - 2022
Jones Early Childhood Center - 2025
Hansen Elementary - 2028
Gibbons Elementary - 2031
Dawe Elementary - 2033
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Capital Planning - Facilities Master Plan
Data on Current Replacement Value and Deferred Maintenance Comparisons
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Capital Planning
Facilities Master Plan Deferred and Reasonable Deferred Maintenance
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Capital Planning -
Deferred Maintenance Values for all schools = $75.5 million
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Fiscal Initiatives and
Challenges
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Geographic Funding Comparison
2011 Net School Spending
Percent Above Minimum Required by MA Dept. of Education
Net School Spending is the minimum requirement of spending recommended by the
Department of Education to maintain Stoughton’s schools. 93.4% of Districts spend
above this threshold.
The average district in Massachusetts spends 14.6% above their Net School Spending.
Stoughton’s school budget is 8% over net school spending.
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School Department Reductions
A loss of 40 positions over ten years
Examples:
Two Secondary Librarians - one
restored 2012
One Math Tudor.
Director Positions were
consolidated.
Athletic Director position reduced
to 195 days.
Five Advisorships were eliminated.
One full time maintenance.
One full time custodian.
Three part time custodians.
One Secretary – Special Education
Department.
Two part time hall monitors.
Three full time and 12 part time
Special Education Aides
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Supply and Textbook Comparisons
SUPPLY/TEXT COMPARISON FY01-FY11
Decrease in
amounts of
spending from FY
01 - 11 of @75%
1,200,000
FY 12 Budget
includes increase
in classroom
supplies.
400,000
Supplies,
AV, Office,
Library,
etc.
Textbooks
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
200,000
FY
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FY
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FY
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FY
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FY
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FY
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FY
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FY
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FY
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FY
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FY
11
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FY01
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
Supplies, AV,
Office, Library, etc.
Textbooks
Total
Enrollment
Per pupil
amounts
1,028,561
767,714
508,914
324,886
374,000
498,858
417,837
572,850
565,459
433,432
256,429
136,395
99,145
105,904
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188,564
124,711
104,464
203,195
45,958
48,161
42,487
1,164,956
866,859
614,818
324,886
562,564
623,569
522,301
776,045
611,417
481,593
298,916
4,187
4,156
4,125
4,087
4,082
4,025
4,015
4,046
3,928
3,851
3,851
278.23
208.58
149.05
79.49
137.82
154.92
130.09
191.81
155.66
125.06
77.62
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Some Examples of District Services to Municipal
Departments
Director of Maintenance
 Library Building Committee Board
 Energy Committee Board
 Bicycle and Sidewalk Board
Offer and continue to offer bidding to all town departments for utilities,
paper, copiers, etc.
 Gas and electric bids savings for the town.
 Elevator maintenance agreement.
Payment of Crossing Guards.
Grounds work with the Recreation Department.
Donated land for Skate Park.
Donated custodial services for parades.
Supplied offices for Fire Department during renovations.
In-service Budget meetings.
Emergency Shelters.
Voting Polls
Absorbed overtime custodial charges of $2405.50 since July of 2009.
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Shared Technology Support has saved the Town of
Stoughton $420,000 since 2003
Municipal
 Tech support for all town agencies including 24/7-365 day support for public
safety.
 Replaced aging town hall network with new servers and Cisco hardware.
 Continued update of all town servers with secure access to all applications.
 Replaced 500 KB internet connection with 7.5 MB, recently updated to 80MB
connection at no additional cost.
 Replaced aging PC’s and printers; acquired laptops for key town administrators.
 Updated Microsoft Office and anti-virus software.
 NEW - On-line billing for tax collections.
 Remote Access
 Update Website.
 Free email.
Police Department
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Installed New HP sever setup with Cisco network hardware.
Replaced and added additional PC’s and printers.
Installed hard drive back-up system.
Supported installation of new electronic fingerprinting system and
barcoding for evidence tracking.
Supported rebuild of dispatch area.
Installed IMC Mobile with Toughbooks in all police cars.
Installed two Smartboards for training.
In process of refreshing all PC’s.
Fire Department
 Installed New HP sever setup with Cisco network hardware and replaced the
T1 between stations with fiber.
 Updated FirePoint software.
 Replaced and added additional PC’s and printers.
 Implemented a voice-over (internet) telephone connection to town hall.
 Installed FireMaker server which eliminated dispatch system issues.
DPW
 Installed hard drive back-up system.
 Updated out-dated server with industrial strength server.
 Re-connected town hall with fiber, cancelling separate T1 line $2400/year savings.
 Implemented a voice-over (internet) telephone connection to town hall.
 Just completed second refresh of PC’s.
Library
 Replaced many PC’s; updated operating systems to Windows XP adding antivirus software.
 Moved internet connection with firewall to Comcast Connection, free to
the library.
 Implemented a voice-over (internet) telephone connection to town hall.
 Added wireless netbook cart with 15 netbooks.
 Implemented wireless service for patrons using the Comcast Internet
Connection.
 Added wireless connection and a Smartboard in the French Wales Room.
 Implemented a CD Server serving CD content to the Children’s Area.
 Implemented wireless service for patrons using the Comcast Internet
Connection.
Visiting Nurse Association
 Implemented network firewall, blocking access to VNA computers, a HIPPA
requirement.
 Updated and converted all data for primary software.
 Added web-based Medicare data submission.
 Updated and corrected all PC issues will add two new workstations.
Youth Commission and Senior Center
 Implemented T1 connection to the Town Hall enabling Internet, email and
telephone access.
 Implemented Voice over IP telephone system.
 Updated network, server, PC’s and added printers.
 Installed hard drive backup system.
 Implemented use of web site calendar for the Senior Center.