Contract For Excellence

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Contract For Excellence

• August 2008

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Background

• School districts that receive an increase of more
  than 10 in their New York State Foundation Aid
  and have a School in Need of Improvement are
  eligible for Contract for Excellence (C4E) funds.

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Background

• Massena Central Schools will receive an increase
  of 1,432,990 in Contract for Excellence funds
  for 2008-09.

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Use of C4E funds

• Fifty percent of these funds can be spent for new
  efforts to improve student achievement.
• The remaining fifty percent can be spent to
  offset the cost of existing locally funded
  programs.

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This increased State Aid must be spent in any of
these six categories

• Class Size Reduction
• Increased Time on Task
• Teacher Principal Quality Initiative
• Middle School High School Restructuring
• Full Day Pre-K and/or Kindergarten
• Model Programs for LEP/ELL Students

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Performance Targets

• Improving Student Achievement
• Increasing Graduation Rates
• Decreasing Drop-Out Rates
• Pre-Kindergarten Program
• Continue Efforts Aimed at Supporting At-Risk
  Students
• Increased Academic Intervention Services

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Contract for Excellence Performance Target
Regulations

• At least a 10 improvement in proficiency for all
  NYS assessments each building will meet all NYS
  accountability targets.

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Proposed 2008-09 Expenditures by School Level and
Category
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Massena High School

• Improve Teacher/Principal Quality
• Targeted SIP Professional Development
• Instructional Materials to Support Teacher
  Training
• High School Restructuring
• Alternative Education
• BOCES Occupational Education-10 Slots
• BOCES GED-5 Slots

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JW Leary Junior High School

• Improve Time-On-Task
• Individualized Tutoring
• Monitoring of Attendance
• Behavioral Supports
• Improve Teacher/Principal Quality
• Targeted SIP Professional Development
• Middle Level Training for a New Building
  Principal
• Instructional Materials to Support Teacher
  Training
• Middle School Restructuring
• Alternative Education Program for At-Risk Middle
  Level Students
• District Program-20 Slots

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Madison Elementary School

• Class Size Reduction-Grade 6 Level
• Increase Time-On-Task
• Summer Learning Experience
• Individualized Tutoring
• Improve Teacher/Principal Quality
• Targeted SIP Professional Development
• Instructional Materials to Support Teacher
  Training
• Pre-Kindergarten
• 2008-09 26 Students
• 2009-10 36 Students

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Nightengale and Jefferson Elementary Schools

• Increase Time-On-Task
• Summer Learning Experience
• Individualized Tutoring
• Improve Teacher/Principal Quality
• Targeted SIP Professional Development
• Instructional Materials to Support Teacher
  Training
• Pre-Kindergarten
• 2008-09 26 Students
• 2009-10 36 Students

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Public Comment

• You are encouraged to provide us with comments
  and feedback.
• Public Comment Period
• August 1 -30, 2008
• Contract for Excellence Public Comment/Complaint
  Form available on the Massena website at
  http//mcs.k12.ny.us/
• Please mail the completed form to
• Massena Central School District
• Attn Judy Leary, Director of Curriculum
• 84 Nightengale Ave.
• Massena, NY 13662
• Oral and written comments are welcome at this
  hearing.

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Massena Central School DistrictContract for
Excellence Public Hearing August 18,
2008Public Hearing Assessment

• There were no written comments received at the
  end of the public hearing comment period, August
  30, 2008.
• Oral questions asked at the August 18, 2008
  public hearing are as follows
• Questions were asked about the extended day
  program and the timeline for offering this
  program. A suggestion was made to start the
  program at the beginning of the school year and
  to extend the hours.
• The response included information about the
  program and the current schedule. There will be
  a review of the program to determine if it can be
  offered sooner in the school year and have
  extended hours.
• A question was asked about the time frame of the
  Jr. High SINI status and its impact on our C4E
  funding.
• The response was that we are still waiting to
  hear about our 2008-09 SINI status from SED and
  that it will not have an impact on our C4E
  funding this year. If the Jr. High gets off the
  SINI list this year, we will still get C4E
  funding.
• There were no suggestions or complaints as to the
  C4E contract plan.