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[Harriet Tubman]
Looking ahead to school year
2015-2016
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Agenda
o Strategic Budgeting Process
o School Goals for 2015-2016
o Essential Features Of Our School
o Revenue Sources
o Expenditures: How Schools Spend Revenue
o Where Are We Going?
• Our Students and Staff
• One Newark Enrolls
o Family and Community Engagement
o Q&A
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Things to Keep in Mind
Strategic Budgeting Process
o Student outcomes are at the heart of every prioritization and allocation
decision
o Data should drive the determination on how to best allocate funding to
meet student needs
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School Goals for 2015-2016
What are our school goals for SY 2015-2016?
o All students will achieve academic success.
 All students will score at or above grade level in literacy and math on the A-n
 et District Assessment.
 All students will score at or within 5% of all network schools in math and literacy on the A-net District
Assessment.
o Educational opportunities will meet the unique academic, social, and emotional needs
of all students.
 Students will engage in activities to promote higher level thinking skills and develop skills for real-world
applications.
 Interventions will be provided for students struggling in literacy and math.
 Students will receive character education instruction
o Parents and community members will be actively engaged.
 Promote and foster positive relations between school, parents, and community
 Provide opportunities to enhance family support for student success.
The district will maintain the same focus from 2014-15 in 2015-16 on three areas:
• academic rigor
• development of school-based teams
• teaching students non-academic skills and habits
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The Essential Features of Our School
 Increase the use of technology to support the upcoming PARCC
Assessment.
 Opportunities for Small Group Instruction using technology
supports.
 Ensure that the Performing Arts are sustained to support learning
with specific link to ELA.
 To ensure the social, emotional, and academic well-being of
students and staff.
 To strengthen home school connection and community
partnerships that support college and career readiness.
 To strengthen student-student and teacher-student relationships
through the implementation of Character Education.
 Provide students with interventions they need in the classroom in
order to demonstrate growth on grade level skills
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The Essential Features of Our School:
Special Education Pathway
o Inclusive Supports-Indirect Services – This program provides
consultative supports to general education teachers so they have the
tools to meet the unique needs of students in general education
classrooms.
o Integrated Co-Teaching – This program provides model of Integrated
co-teaching with general education and a special education
teacher working collaboratively in the class, with the ability to provide
whole group and small group instruction. This program provides
supports to students whose disability significantly impacts academic
achievement.
o Inclusive Supports-Direct Services – Students who receive these
services are educated primarily in the general education class and
have the ability to spend some of their time out of that class receiving
direct services from special education staff.
o Transitional Self – Contained – This service starts students in selfcontained settings with the goal of moving into general education.
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Revenue Sources
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State Aid: The General Fund is primarily comprised of State Aid.
o Funding from a local tax levy is also included.
o The General Fund funds most Central Office and K-12 school-based
expenses.
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One-time Revenues: Funds that are not reoccurring (e.g., building
revenue).
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Grants and Entitlements: There are significant restrictions on the
spending of these funds.
o Mainly comprised of Pre-K
o Also includes federal funding in the form of Title I, Title II, Title III (bilingual) and
IDEA
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Expenditures:
How Schools Spend Revenue?
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Schools
o The Weighted Student Formula (“WSF”) is used to allocate funds to schools.
o WSF helps us to achieve our ultimate goal of college readiness for all
students by distributing dollars equitably across schools based on the needs
of the individual student no matter which school he or she attends.
o Dollars follow the student to each district school he or she attends, without
hurting any schools.
o 95% of school budgets are spent on salary and benefits.
o Allocating more dollars to schools with students in need of the most support,
such as schools with high numbers of Special Education students and low
performing students.
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School-based Services
o School-based services are priorities that are budgeted for centrally but are
school-based expenditures (e.g., custodial services, transportation, and
special education).
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Where Are We Going?
Our Students and Staff
Current School Year
Enrollment
Special Education
Students
Budget
Full Time
Instructional
Employees (FTEs)
Next School Year
319
59
347
80
2,834,129
3,295,495
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• Our budget is based on our number of students and their needs
• This ensures students are funded equitably, regardless of which school they
attend
• The above enrollment numbers does not include pre-kindergarten
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Positions to Support
Student Growth
New Positions
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Two Academic Interventionist
positions
School Operations Assistant
Read 180/ Language Arts
Teacher
Computer Teacher
Returning Positions
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Guidance Counselor
Math Coach
Literacy Coach
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Where Are We Going?
One Newark Enrolls
When will I learn about my
Round 1 school match?
• You will be notified the week of
March 30.
• A letter will be mailed to the
address you provided on your
application.
• Families who applied online will
also be able to see their school
match by logging into
www.newarkenrolls.org.
• Families can also find out about
their match outcome from their
current school.
How do I accept my school
match?
• Students who are matched to
new schools for the 2015-2016
school year should register at
their new school. Registration
information will be included in
your match letter and online at
www.newarkenrolls.org.
• Students who are matched back
to their current school and want
to remain at their current school
do not have to do anything.
However, your current school
may reach out to you to confirm
that you will be attending.
• Students who are not matched
will be able to participate in the
Round 2 application process
(April 27 to May 8).
If I did not apply, will my child
receive a school for 2015-16?
• All Newark students are
guaranteed a school for the 201516 school year.
• Students who did not apply in
Round 1 can apply during
Round 2 between April 27 and
May 8.
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If you would like additional budget information, please visit the
Newark Public Schools Website.
Thank you!
Q&A
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