Community Update

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Community Update

• A US News World Report Silver Medal winner as
  one of Americas Top 200 High Schools

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Welcome from PTSO

• Trisha Masuda, DSA PTSO President
• Following input from the last PTSO meeting we
  have implemented a new
• weekly email calendar

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Sample Email Weekly Calendar
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WELCOME MR. KOHUT

• A special welcome to Representative Michael
  Merrifield

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Attendance- First Semester 2009/2010

• High School 93.67
• Middle School 95.10
• SPF Attendance rate- 94.39

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Discipline Statistics Fall Semester 2009-2010

• Behavior Events at the Middle School Level 8
• Behavior Events at the High School Level 8
• Out of school suspensions Middle School 1
• Out of school suspensions High School 1

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DSA Vision

• DSA strives to offer a rigorous academic program
  from grades 6-12 and arts education that
  encourages creativity, provides a path to college
  readiness for post secondary study and enables
  students to become lifelong arts advocates.

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School Improvement Milestones

• 90 of students receiving interventions will
  pass their courses during 1st semester (93)
• Reduce by 25 the identified students as falling
  below a 2.25 GPA from 1st quarter 1st semester to
  1st quarter 1st semester (32)
• 10 increase in students enrolled in AP courses
  (34)
• 100 of Advanced Placement Teachers will be
  trained in the College Board AP curriculum and
  delivery of AP instruction (100)

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School Improvement Milestones

• 90 of DSA AP teachers will attend district AP
  network meetings (95)
• 100 of DSA AP teachers will have College Board
  AP approved course syllabi (100)
• DSA students will be represented in regional,
  state, and national arts festivals shows, and
  competitions (All-State Choir, Orchestra
  City-wide Band, Orchestra and Choir Western
  States Honor Orchestra State and National
  Thespian production Senior dances in Miami in
  April)

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School Improvement Milestones

• Increased attendance at PTSA meeting with at
  least 50 parents represented at the November 2009
  meeting (November 88, January 52)
• Increase the number of parents/students attending
  visitation days to 40 families per visit (Average
  attendance at 58)

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What will be new for DSA in 2010/2011

• A return to block schedule next fall with all
  teachers teaching 6 classes, stripe day on
  Wednesdays
• Expanded Advanced Placement Course Options
• 6th 7th grade students paired at the middle
  level with academic electives in addition to
  their arts block
• 8th graders having the option to take expanded
  elective offerings and world language requirement
  for all 8th graders
• Pre-AP classes in the 7th and 8th grade
• Honors classes in middle school math
• Expanded elective offerings 8 12th grade

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What will be new for DSA in 2010/2011

• Addition of Guitar Major
• Expanded Video Cinema Program with writing
  component

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2009-2010 Master Schedule News
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DSA Student Forum

• Ethan Kessinger and Alexandra Price, members of
  the Student Board of Education representing DSA
• Research Questions posed to focus groups
• How do we better prepare students fro
  post-secondary success while bridging the gap
  between middle school and high school students
  within all arts majors.

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DSA Student Forum

• Teacher Focus Groups
• Student Interviews
• Student Voice Forums
• Highlights of these meetings were
• Need for an additional Counselor
• Need for a College Academy for juniors
  seniors
• Mentoring program between middle school high
  school students

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Community Collaboration

• DSA Common Area Focus Groups working on a
  stronger college readiness system for students
  and better options for food services at DSA
• Building a close community partnership with the
  Friends of the Arts to support the missions and
  vision of DSA
• School focused school-wide fundraising efforts to
  support DSA initiatives

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BUDGET UPDATES 2010-2011
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DSA 2010-2011 Enrollment Projection

• Student enrollment projection
• Middle School 471
• High School 584
• Total 1055

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DSA Audition Data for 2010

• Total students completing application 863
• Total students completing audition
  process 526
• Students offered admission 262
• Students Waitlisted 44
• Student denied admission 220

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District Timeline

• Enrollment Projection January 19th
• Budgets released on February 5, 2010
• Budget 1 on 1 meeting for DSA, February 12, 2010
  930 am 330 pm
• Personnel actions February 8 19
• In-building bidding February 8 - 26
• Hiring begins TBD

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District Timeline

• Non-renewal of probationary teachers- February 19
  May 3
• Final Budgets due March 5, 2010

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New in 2009-2010 Budget

• 4.5 reduction in budget to schools
• 6.1 increase in cost of buying employees
• Schools will receive 52 per student for teacher
  sick leave/personal leave substitute pay
• DPS total reduction to budget at 35 million
  dollars

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How will DSA enrollment increase help?

• Increase of 292,546.00 in student based dollars
  to DSA
• Cost of purchasing certificated personnel in
  2010-2011 65,944.00
• Without these additional dollars, and no increase
  in enrollment the CSC would have been faced with
  reducing 4.5 teaching positions
• With this increase plus additional class-size
  allocation DSA was able to budget for an
  additional full time counselor, keep all current
  teaching allocations, expand the video/cinema
  major and add guitar as a major, and add needed
  support staff into key areas and allot
  additionals instructional money to academic
  programs at DSA

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CSAP and the School Performance Framework

• Many community families wonder why CSAP has much
  emphasis and is so important.
• CSAP is directly tied to School Performance
  Framework Reports, rating on these frame works
  have a direct impact on the school.

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DSA SFP Ratings

• Middle School

• High School

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OVERALL DSA SPF RATING
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Why is CSAP Important

• Schools who are considered blue and green schools
  have less district mandates to follow and more
  flexibility in district assessments, curriculum,
  professional development, and budget
• Certificated staff and administrator pay is
  directly tied to student performance in the form
  of bonus dollars

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THE DSA Community Giving Campaign

• Beginning in March DSA will launch a community
  giving campaign
• Invitations will be mailed to all DSA families
  encouraging them to give a donation to support
  the DSA wish list and to solicit family members,
  friends, neighbors, and business to support our
  school

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THE DSA Wish List

• Pay for the installation of the marquee
  (8,500.00)
• Fund a full time Development/Marketing Director
  salary with benefits (75,000.00)
• Remodel the main office to include an Art Gallery
  for display of student work (15,000.00)
• Remodel the fitness room located in the basement
  to include drama rehearsal space and expanded
  room for vocal music rehearsal and practice areas
  (45,000.00)

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THE DSA Wish List

• Invest in marketing materials and advertisement
  to promote DSA (25,000.00)
• Purchase a Steinway Grand Piano for the Concert
  Hall Stage (100,000.00)
• Develop a fund for Academic Department
  Mini-Grants for teaching materials and academic
  resources to enhance the curriculum (30,000.00)

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THE DSA Wish List

• Fund an on-going Student/Parent Assistance Fund
  to assist families in need with DSA related
  expenses (15,000.00)
• Develop a Capital Purchase account for the
  replacement of technical equipment in the Schomp
  Theatre, the Dance Performance Facility, and the
  Concert Hall (50,000.00)
• Fund a Summer Arts Academy for DPS elementary
  students (35,000.00)

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QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

• 20 MINUTES WILL BE ALOTTED FOR QUESTIONS AND
  COMMENTS