SUPERINTENDENTS

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• SUPERINTENDENTS
• RECOMMENDED
• EDUCATION
• BUDGET
• 2007-2008

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• A Budget Expresses
• Philosophy Goals
• in Dollars.

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We Need To Know

• What are we trying to achieve?
• Who are we serving?
• What will be our benchmarks of success?
• What factors will influence our ability to meet
  our goals?

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The Directive

• We will propose no new programs and seek no
  additional staffing.
• We will re-assess use of all current resources.

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• The State of the Schools

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State of the Schools

• 90 of Bethels children attend the Bethel Public
  Schools.

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State of the Schools

• The Bethel student enrollment has remained
  steady.
• The needs of the student body have changed.
• The opportunities afforded to the students have
  changed.

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State of the Schools

• The Bethel Schools have admitted 150 additional
  minority students in recent years.
• 191 new students have entered our schools since
  September 2006.
• The number of low income children in Bethel has
  remained constant since 2003.

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State of the Schools

• The number of Bethel children attending a
  pre-school has increased by 15 in recent years.
• The enrollment in the Circle of Friends
  pre-school is 66.

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State of the Schools

• Bethel educates 293 children for whom English is
  a secondary language.
• 239 go to a home where little or no English is
  spoken.
• Our students speak 24 languages.

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State of the Schools

• Bethel educates 293 children for whom English is
  their secondary language.
• Brookfield educates 58.
• New Fairfield educates 18.
• Newtown educates 56.

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State of the Schools

• Bethel students spend more hours in school than
  those in neighboring districts.

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State of the Schools

• Bethel students spend more hours in school than
  those in neighboring districts.
• Bethels drop out rate is one of the lowest in
  the State.

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State of the Schools

• Bethel students spend more hours in school than
  neighboring districts.
• Bethels drop out rate is one of the lowest in
  the State.
• 82 of Bethel High graduates attend college.

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State of the Schools

• 153 Bethel High students are currently enrolled
  in college credit advanced placement courses.

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State of the Schools

• 153 Bethel High students are currently enrolled
  in college credit advanced placement courses.
• 106 Bethel students are currently being provided
  with gifted education services.

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State of the Schools

• 153 Bethel High students are currently enrolled
  in college credit advanced placement courses.
• 106 Bethel students are currently being provided
  with gifted education services.
• Bethel out performed all area schools in regional
  science fairs.

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State of the Schools

• 348 of Bethels children receive special
  education services.
• 23 children receive specialized programming for
  autism spectrum disorders in district.
• 32 children receive specialized programming for
  multiple, intellectual, or severe disabilities in
  district.
• 24 children with complex needs are out-placed to
  special facilities by Bethel or a state agency.

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State of the Schools

• Thus far 420 Bethel High students have
  participated in athletics in the 2006-2007 school
  year.
• This represents an increase from 382 for the fall
  and winter season in 2005-2006.

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State of the Schools

• At Berry School 55 third grade children are in
  the strings program.
• At Rockwell School 60 third grade children are in
  the strings program.
• 60 children and parents participated in Odyssey
  of the Mind in 2006.
• 30 Rockwell children take after-school Spanish or
  French.

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State of the Schools

• At Johnson School
• 140 children are in the band program.
• 70 children are in the strings program.
• 47 children stay after school to take
  Spanish or French.
• 80 children participated in the Science
  Fair.

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State of the Schools

• At Bethel Middle School
• 203 students play in the band.
• 79 students play in the orchestra.
• 100 students participated in the musical.
• 250 students participated in the science
• fair.

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State of the Schools

• At Bethel High School
• 73 students are in the band program.
• 24 students make up the Bethel High Orchestra.
• BHS students excelled in competitions in
  science, math, history, and mock trial.

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State of the Schools

• At Bethel High School
• 76 Bethel High members of the Class of 2006
  earned 1.7 million in scholarships and grants.
• 76 of BHS students taking the AP tests earned
  college credit.

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State of the Schools

• CMT test results in Reading, Writing, and
  Mathematics in 2006
• Best performance in Bethel testing history.
• Over 25 perform at advanced level.
• Highest overall achievement in the DRG.
• Very competitive achievement in the region.

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State of the Schools

• CAPT results in 2006
• Reading in each discipline improved
• Over 33 of BHS students performed at advanced
  levels in writing, reading, science, and
  mathematics

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Per Pupil Costs

• One school district has an 8 period day at their
  high school.
• Bethel
• Brookfield
• New Fairfield
• Newtown

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Per Pupil Costs

• One school district has an exemplary ROTC
  program.
• Bethel
• Brookfield
• New Fairfield
• Newtown

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Per Pupil Costs

• One school district has a comprehensive gifted
  education program for its children.
• Bethel
• Brookfield
• New Fairfield
• Newtown

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Per Pupil Costs

• One school district has an orchestra program and
  one of the best music programs in America.
• Bethel
• Brookfield
• New Fairfield
• Newtown

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Per Pupil Costs

• One school district has one of the largest summer
  school programs in Connecticut.
• Bethel
• Brookfield
• New Fairfield
• Newtown

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Per Pupil Costs

• One school district has the largest English
  Language Learner program.
• Bethel
• Brookfield
• New Fairfield
• Newtown

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Per Pupil Costs

• One school district has a comprehensive remedial
  reading program.
• Bethel
• Brookfield
• New Fairfield
• Newtown

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Per Pupil Costs

• These seven exemplary programs and good class
  sizes were approved by the Board of Education and
  by the voters of Bethel. But there is more

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Per Pupil Costs

• Full spectrum of SPED services
• Taxpayer-funded athletics
• Instructional technology
• Health and wellness initiative
• Data driven teacher development
• Student internships

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Bethel Education Grants 2004-2006

• GRANTS 04/05 05/06 06/07
• REGULAR EDUCATION
• CARL D. PERKINS VOC TECH ED. ACT. 16,780 17,108
  16,462
• TITLE II PART A TEACHERS 60,349 59,976 59,195
• TITLE III PART A ENGLISH LANG. ACQUIS. 17,750 15,4
  86 19,044
• TITLE IV SAFE DRUG FREE SCHOOLS 6,955 6,960 5,
  423
• TITLE V INNOVATIVE EDUCATION STRAT. 9,146 6,466
  3,182
• SPECIAL EDUCATION
• IDEA PART B, SECTION 611 541,872 565,960 558,976
  
• IDEA PART B, SECTION 619 26,754 26,747 26,691
• 679,606 698,703 688,973

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Donations

• Donations Greater Than 500.00 To Bethel Public
  Schools
• Mr. Robert Hennessey
• 25,000 for Distinguished Teacher Award
• Mr. Mrs. Michael Kelly
• 2,500 to BHS Music Dept.
• Mr. Mrs. Gary Belardinelli
• 60 Volumes of Great Books to BHS Music Dept.
  (1,200)
• Blakeslee, Arpaira, Chapman Families
• 10,000 to Bethel Public Schools
• MaryAnn Kulla, Kunio Owaki
• Beseler photo equipment to Art Dept. (1,237)
• Robert Crnic
• Miscellaneous equipment to BHS (3,090)
• Monica Schaefer
• Portable Electronic keyboard to BHS Learning
  Ctr. (500)
• Bishop Thompson, Walmart
• 2 Compact computers/HP printers to Berry
  (2,000)
• Mr. J. Malatestinic, Purdue Pharmacy

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Board of Education Goals

• To increase student achievement at all grade
  levels.
• To improve instruction at all grade levels.

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Board of Education Goals

• To reduce racial, ethnic, and economic isolation.
• To encourage greater parent and community
  involvement.

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Board of Education Goals

• To provide cohesive leadership as a
• Board of Education.
• Monitor and maintain school facilities in order
  to provide safe, energy-efficient, and an
  appropriate learning environment for all
  students.
• Re-engineer the Bethel High School
• Senior Year.

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ContextPre-K 3 Enrollment

• Relatively stable
• Diversity in language, basic skills, and reading
• 938 students (10/1/2006)
• 956 students (1/25/07 100 new)
• 929 projected in 2007-2008

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ContextPre-K-3 Enrollment

• High percentage of children new to Bethel enter
  below grade level in reading.
• Increasing need for remedial services.

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ROCKWELL / BERRY

• Projected Kindergarten

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ROCKWELL / BERRY

• Projected Grade 1

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ROCKWELL / BERRY

• Projected Grade 2

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ROCKWELL / BERRY

• Projected Grade 3

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ContextGrades 4-5 Enrollment

• Increasing diversity in
• language
• basic skills
• reading
• 468 students (10/1/2006)
• 470 students (1/25/07 34 new)
• 452 projected in 2007-2008

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JOHNSON SCHOOL

• Projected Grade 4

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JOHNSON SCHOOL

• Projected Grade 5

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ContextGrades 6-8 Enrollment

• Relatively Stable.
• Increasing diversity in language, basic skills,
  reading
• 761 students (10/1/2006)
• 766 students (1/25/07 34 new)
• 765 Projected in 2007-2008

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

• Projected Grade 6

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

• Projected Grade 7

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

• Projected Grade 8

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HIGH SCHOOL

• Last new position approved in 2002.
• Increasing diversity in language, basic skills,
  reading.
• Increased academic expectations.
• 1063 Students (10/1/2006).
• 1053 Students (1/25/07 23 new).
• 1091 Projected in 2006-2007.
• From 10/1/03 to 10/1/06, increase of 103
  students.

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PRE K-12 ENROLLMENT
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EDUCATION BUDGET

• Superintendents
• Proposed Budget
• 2007 - 2008

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SALARY ACCOUNTS 1000s
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SALARY ACCOUNTS
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SALARY ACCOUNTS
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BENEFIT ACCOUNTS - 2000s
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BENEFIT ACCOUNTS - 2000s
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PURCHASED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 3000s

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PURCHASED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 3000s
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PURCHASED PROPERTYSERVICES 4000s
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PURCHASED PROPERTY SERVICES 4000s
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OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES 5000s
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OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES 5000s
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SUPPLIES 6000s
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SUPPLIES 6000s
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EQUIPMENT 7000s
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EQUIPMENT 7000s
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DUES AND FEES 8000s
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DUES AND FEES 8000s
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PROPOSED 2007-2008
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Context

• Area Superintendents Budgets
• for 2007-2008
• Bethel 4.31
• Brookfield 7.5
• Danbury 7.0
• Easton 8.07
• New Milford 6.57
• New Fairfield 3.86
• Redding 5.97
• Ridgefield 7.33
• Average statewide 7.13

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Summary

• Budget proposed 35,818,146
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  4.31 increase
• Current contractual 35,817,488
• obligations 4.31
  increase
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• New School Initiatives None

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Summary

• Additions
• Summer School 19,350
• Textbooks 60,150
• Custodial Overtime 5,000
• BOE Policies on-line 3,500
• 88,000
• Reductions
• .4 Psychologist -24,304
• 1.0 Certified Staff -62,998
• -87,302

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Summary

• We will continue to examine and allocate our
  resources based upon enrollment, student needs,
  and Board goals.

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Summary

• This conservative budget acknowledges taxpayer
  support for our schools.
• It maintains a consistent level of funding.
• We will continue to move forward.

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Summary

• The future of the Bethel Public Schools has
  never been brighter.