Transcript Update on Class Size - Zionsville Community Schools

Board of Trustees Meeting– 5-12-2014
http://mbcurl.me/GQZ7
• Call to order, confirm quorum, moment of silence, Pledge
• Consent Agenda (minutes, field trips, financials, donations, etc.)
• Superintendent’s Report
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Teacher of the Year – Martha Farley and ZCS Principals
ZEF Announcement
Restraint & Seclusion Plan – Report – Andrew Manna, Esq. & Cathy Fuelling
Random Drug Testing Program Overview – Tim East & Greg Schellhase
Youth Assistance Program – Andrew Manna, Esq. & Jill Woerner
Standing reports and Maintenance Facility update
• Audience Comments on Non-Agenda Items
– Old Business –
– New Business
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6a – Textbook rental
6b – Capital Lease
6c – Lunch Prices
6d – Restraint & Seclusion (First reading, no action requested)
6e – Random Drug Testing (First reading, no action requested)
6f – Financial services for bond refinancing
ZIONSVILLE COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS’
TEACHERS OF
THE YEAR
Step one toward
Indiana Teacher of the Year recognition
ZCS Director, Martha Farley
ZIONSVILLE COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS’
TEACHER OF
THE YEAR
Step one toward
Indiana Teacher of the Year recognition
ZCS Director, Martha Farley
ZCS Teachers of the Year - 2014
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ZMS, Fifth-Grade Humanities teacher Amy Ertel
ZWMS, Art teacher Lauren Heath
Eagle Elementary, Fourth Grade Teacher Jayne Shubat
Stonegate Elementary, Second Grade Teacher
Amy Brizzolara
• Pleasant View Elementary,
Music Teacher
Rebecca Hampton
• Union Elementary, First Grade Teacher Sharon Boggs
• Boone Meadow Elementary, Pre-School Special
Education Teacher Kristin Dawson
• ZCHS, Art Teacher Jonathan Dehner
ZIONSVILLE COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS’
TEACHER OF
THE YEAR
Step one toward
Indiana Teacher of the Year recognition
ZCS Director, Martha Farley
ZCS Teacher of the Year - 2014
Union Elementary, 1st Grade Teacher
Sharon Boggs
Board of Trustees Meeting– 5-12-2014
http://mbcurl.me/GQZ7
• Call to order, confirm quorum, moment of silence, Pledge
• Consent Agenda (minutes, field trips, financials, donations, etc.)
• Superintendent’s Report
•
•
•
•
•
•
Teacher of the Year – Martha Farley and ZCS Principals
ZEF Announcement
Restraint & Seclusion Plan – Report – Andrew Manna, Esq. & Cathy Fuelling
Random Drug Testing Program Overview – Tim East & Greg Schellhase
Youth Assistance Program – Andrew Manna, Esq. & Jill Woerner
Standing reports and Maintenance Facility update
• Audience Comments on Non-Agenda Items
– Old Business –
– New Business
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•
•
•
•
•
6a – Textbook rental
6b – Capital Lease
6c – Lunch Prices
6d – Restraint & Seclusion (First reading, no action requested)
6e – Random Drug Testing (First reading, no action requested)
6f – Financial services for bond refinancing
Board of Trustees Meeting– 5-12-2014
http://mbcurl.me/GQZ7
• Call to order, confirm quorum, moment of silence, Pledge
• Consent Agenda (minutes, field trips, financials, donations, etc.)
• Superintendent’s Report
•
•
•
•
•
•
Teacher of the Year – Martha Farley and ZCS Principals
ZEF Announcement
Restraint & Seclusion Plan – Report – Andrew Manna, Esq. & Cathy Fuelling
Random Drug Testing Program Overview – Tim East & Greg Schellhase
Youth Assistance Program – Andrew Manna, Esq. & Jill Woerner
Standing reports and Maintenance Facility update
• Audience Comments on Non-Agenda Items
– Old Business –
– New Business
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•
•
•
•
•
6a – Textbook rental
6b – Capital Lease
6c – Lunch Prices
6d – Restraint & Seclusion (First reading, no action requested)
6e – Random Drug Testing (First reading, no action requested)
6f – Financial services for bond refinancing
ZCHS Random Drug Testing (RDT)
Program Recommendation
Background Information for
First Reading May 12, 2014
A full copy of the RDT Program recommendation is
included in the Board Packet.
2013-2014 HCC Schools
RDT Program Use
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Avon
Brownsburg
Fishers
HSE
Harrison
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
• Lafayette Jeff No
– Under Consideration
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McCutcheon
Noblesville
Westfield
Zionsville
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
The RDT Advisory Panel Membership
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Matt Noel – ZCHS Student
Elizabeth Schuler – ZCHS Student
Jo Roberts – ZCHS Parent/PTO Board Member
Shannon Ross – ZCHS Parent/ZABC Board Member/After Prom
Chair
Bob Brennan – ZCHS Teacher/Coach
Greg Kirkham – ZCHS Counselor/Club Sponsor
Susie Fields – Midwest Toxicology Services, Inc. Consultant
Greg McDaniel – ZCHS Assistant Principal
Greg Schellhase – ZCHS Athletic Director
Tim East – ZCHS Principal
(The entire ZCHS Administration Team also acted in a review and
advisory role.)
RDT Program FAQ
• Why does ZCHS need a
RDT Policy?
• Who will be included in
the voluntary RDT
Program?
• Will all students be
included in the RDT
Program?
• Can a student/family
participate in the
program if they are not
involved in
extracurricular activities
or a student driver?
• Will all participating
students be tested
under this policy?
RDT Program FAQ
• How will the results of
positive tests from a
random draw be
utilized?
• Does this policy change
ZCHS’s current policy
related to testing for
reasonable suspicion of
drug and/or alcohol
usage at school or a
school event?
• How are the costs
associated with the RTD
Program covered?
• Will the results of be
kept confidential?
ZCHS Random Drug Testing (RDT)
Program Recommendation
Thank you for your consideration of this policy
that will equip our students with another
reason to “Just Say No” when confronted with
societal pressure to participate in the unhealthy
use of illegal drugs and alcohol.
Board of Trustees Meeting– 5-12-2014
http://mbcurl.me/GQZ7
• Call to order, confirm quorum, moment of silence, Pledge
• Consent Agenda (minutes, field trips, financials, donations, etc.)
• Superintendent’s Report
•
•
•
•
•
•
Teacher of the Year – Martha Farley and ZCS Principals
ZEF Announcement
Restraint & Seclusion Plan – Report – Andrew Manna, Esq. & Cathy Fuelling
Random Drug Testing Program Overview – Tim East & Greg Schellhase
Youth Assistance Program – Andrew Manna, Esq. & Jill Woerner
Standing reports and Maintenance Facility update
• Audience Comments on Non-Agenda Items
– Old Business –
– New Business
•
•
•
•
•
•
6a – Textbook rental
6b – Capital Lease
6c – Lunch Prices
6d – Restraint & Seclusion (First reading, no action requested)
6e – Random Drug Testing (First reading, no action requested)
6f – Financial services for bond refinancing
Board of Trustees Meeting– 5-12-2014
http://mbcurl.me/GQZ7
• Call to order, confirm quorum, moment of silence, Pledge
• Consent Agenda (minutes, field trips, financials, donations, etc.)
• Superintendent’s Report
•
•
•
•
•
•
Teacher of the Year – Martha Farley and ZCS Principals
ZEF Announcement
Restraint & Seclusion Plan – Report – Andrew Manna, Esq. & Cathy Fuelling
Random Drug Testing Program Overview – Tim East & Greg Schellhase
Youth Assistance Program – Andrew Manna, Esq. & Jill Woerner
Standing reports and Maintenance Facility update
• Audience Comments on Non-Agenda Items
– Old Business –
– New Business
•
•
•
•
•
•
6a – Textbook rental
6b – Capital Lease
6c – Lunch Prices
6d – Restraint & Seclusion (First reading, no action requested)
6e – Random Drug Testing (First reading, no action requested)
6f – Financial services for bond refinancing
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (con’t)
Continued planning and discussion:
ZCS Maintenance Facility
• Heard input from Cobblestone area neighbors
– Plan Commission process requires a neighbors meeting
– Not at plan stage for such a meeting; got good feedback anyway!
• Still studying options and recommendations
– No longer plan to recommend Option 1 @ CR875 campus
– Option 1 location was most cost effective but also most onerous
to neighbors due to proximity to Cobblestone Gardens’ entrance
– Three other options exist on 875, and we are vetting these now
– Revisiting (though counsel) mandatory placement at CR875
– Looking into possibilities of dividing the maintenance function
again with a two smaller facilities with separate functions
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (con’t)
Continued planning and discussion:
ZCS Maintenance Facility
• Research on HS location of present facility
– Could remain as portion of Master Planning activity from 2008
– Could be about one-half of the solution, if refurbished
• Prior question – Leave at HS with whole function?
– Master Planning Ordinance approval would need to change for
the ZCHS campus
– Adding the entire maintenance footprint on this small, and
enrollment growth-focused campus would be difficult for
approvals on drainage, parking space, and neighbors’ likely
objections (literally on the fencerow with Bloor Woods homes)
– Still studying dividing functions and other options
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (con’t)
Continued planning and discussion:
ZCS Maintenance Facility
• FAQ from 4/14 on main ZCS website
– http://www.zcs.k12.in.us/sites/default/files/Documents/SchoolBo
ard/FAQ_maintenancefacility.pdf
• Function as handled elsewhere… A nearby example
– Carmel Clay Schools has two combined maintenance,
transportation facilities (with workshop and
warehousing storage)
– Both are located on school campuses not unlike the
CR875 campus in the making here in ZCS.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (con’t)
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (con’t)
2005 Bond Series Projects
Zionsville Community Schools
Zionsville, Indiana
RECOMMENDATION FOR
TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET
Project
BUDGET UPDATE
Construction Contingency CM Fee
Budget
Bid Savings Add Scope Rev. Budget Rev. Savings
ZHS Additions/Renovations:
$ 9,000,000 $ 450,000 $ 750,000 $ 10,200,000 $ (1,949,193) $ 700,000 $ 8,950,807 $ (1,249,193)
New Maintenance Facility:
$ 2,000,000 $ 100,000 $
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$ 2,100,000 $
New Tennis Facility:
$ 1,000,000 $
50,000 $
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$ 1,050,000 $ (200,180) $
PVE Interior Remodeling:
$
25,000 $
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$
Total Construction Cost:
$ 12,515,000 $ 625,000 $ 750,000 $ 13,890,000 $ (2,226,559) $ 1,000,000 $ 12,663,441 $ (1,226,559)
515,000 $
540,000 $
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TBD
$ 2,100,000 $
$
849,820 $
(200,180)
(77,186) $ 300,000 $
762,814 $
222,814
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$
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Soft Costs:
$ 1,333,873 $
60,000 $ 1,393,873 $
60,000
Total Project Cost:
$ 15,223,873 $ (2,226,559) $ 1,060,000 $ 14,057,314 $ (1,166,559)
Cash Reconciliation of Current Construction Projects
2005 Bond Issue
Project
Rev. Budget Expended to Date Unexpended
ZHS Additions/Renovations:
$ 8,950,807
$
168,291
New Maintenance Facility:
$ 2,100,000
$
New Tennis Facility:
$
849,820
$
397,223
$
452,597
PVE Interior Remodeling:
$
762,814
$
66,424
$
696,390
Total Construction Cost:
$ 12,663,441
$
631,938
Soft Costs:
$ 1,393,873
Total Project Cost:
$ 14,057,314
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$ 8,782,516
$ 2,100,000
$ 12,031,503
$ 1,393,873
$
631,938
$ 13,425,376
Bank Balance as of 5/12/2014
$ 14,500,900
Uncommitted as of 5/12/2014
$ 1,075,524
ZCS Good News!
So much good stuff is happening
daily that we can hardly fit it all in!
2011 ZCHS Graduate
Ian Boggs earned the men's title at in the
Draft-Legal USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship.
FROM THE APRIL REPORT
ZCHS and ZMS swept the top three place finishes in their respective
divisions last weekend at the Indiana Future Problem Solvers’ State
Bowl.
Petra Waterstreet,
5th grader at ZMS
1st place in the FPS International
Scenario Writing Competition
for the Junior Division
FOUR STAR SCHOOLS
• Each year, the Indiana Department of Education
recognizes schools that perform in the upper 25th
percentile of schools in performance on ISTEP+ and
ECA state exams, as well their rating determined by the
national No Child Left Behind statute's Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP).
• Here is the link that explains how 4 star is calculated:
• http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/accreditatio
n/methodologyforfourstar2011-20121.pdf
• 6/7 eligible Zionsville Schools were recognized.
I-READ
• 483 ZCS third graders took the I-Read test
online
Results:
• 12 students did not pass
• 97.52% passed
• #1 in the state
Top five in the world!
• Congratulations to the ZCHS Steel Eagles Robotics Team
7701 who received the Design Award for the Arts
Division at the Vex World Robotics Championship in
Anaheim, California.
Bio-Olympiad
The USA BioOlympiad is described as follows:
“The premiere biology competition for high school students in
the United States, the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO)
enriches the life science education of nearly 10,000 talented
students annually. It provides the motivation, curricular
resources, and skills training to take them beyond their
classroom experience to the level of international
competitiveness.”
The test covers a variety of biology subjects:
Animal Anatomy and Physiology (25%), Cell Biology (20%), Genetics and
Evolution (20%), Plant Anatomy and Physiology (15%),
Ecology (10%), Ethology (5%), and Biosystematics (5%).
Bio-Olympiad (continued)
39 ZCHS Participants!
Any interested student at ZCHS can participate
in the Open Exam. Many of the students
come from genetics, AP biology and
anatomy classes. This year we had 39 students
participate, and one advanced to the semiFinals! Only the top 8% of students in the
country advance to this semi-final level.
Bio-Olympiad
National Semi-Finalist
Morgan Oberweiser
American Chemical Society
• Every year the local American
Chemical Society holds a scholarship
exam which serves several
functions.
• Allows students to compete to earn a
scholarship to the university of their
choice.
• It is a local screening exam for the
United States National Chemistry
Olympiad (USNCO). There is also a
team competition for money.
AMC Award Winners
• This year we had one first-year
chemistry student earn an Honorable
Mention Award, Sophomore, Emily
White
• Two advanced chemistry students,
Theresa Ortyl and Robert Shrote, were
asked to sit for the official screening
exam to determine which students
would attend the USNCO held at the
United Stated Air Force Academy.
APRIL and May are
ADULT LEARN-TO-SWIM MONTHS
• In support of USMS's efforts, Zionsville
Aquatic Masters swimmers offer free adult
swim lessons during the months of April
and May
• Over 95 adults are learning to
swim at the Zionsville
Aquatics Center
Bike or Walk to School Day
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (con’t)
ZWMS’ Matt (and Libby)
Doublestein welcomed
Elsa Leigh Doublestein…
on Mothers’ Day!
The
Superintendent’s
Report
NEW BABY CAM
Sunday,
5/11/2014
at 5:37 pm.
7lbs 14oz
and 20.25".
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
• Attendance and Enrollment Update
Total
Enrollment
PK-13
Student
Attendance
As of
May 1, 2014
As of Last Student
Day in May 2013
Change
As of
May 1, 2013
1 year
change
6195
6017
178
6021
174
As of
May 1, 2014
As of Last Student
Day in May 2013
Difference
As of
May 1, 2013
96.94%
96.73%
0.21%
96.68%
0.26%
Board of Trustees Meeting– 5-12-2014
http://mbcurl.me/GQZ7
• Call to order, confirm quorum, moment of silence, Pledge
• Consent Agenda (minutes, field trips, financials, donations, etc.)
• Superintendent’s Report
•
•
•
•
•
•
Teacher of the Year – Martha Farley and ZCS Principals
ZEF Announcement
Restraint & Seclusion Plan – Report – Andrew Manna, Esq. & Cathy Fuelling
Random Drug Testing Program Overview – Tim East & Greg Schellhase
Youth Assistance Program – Andrew Manna, Esq. & Jill Woerner
Standing reports and Maintenance Facility update
• Audience Comments on Non-Agenda Items
– Old Business –
– New Business
•
•
•
•
•
•
6a – Textbook rental
6b – Capital Lease
6c – Lunch Prices
6d – Restraint & Seclusion (First reading, no action requested)
6e – Random Drug Testing (First reading, no action requested)
6f – Financial services for bond refinancing