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School Board Workshop

January 6, 2022

6:00 PM

Scarborough Public Schools

Board of Education

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Pledge of Allegiance

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School Board Meeting

January 6, 2022

7:00 PM

Scarborough Public Schools

Board of Education

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Pledge of Allegiance

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Summer 2021 Programming Presentation

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Scarborough Public Schools

Summer Academies 2021

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The Why

A School Year with Challenges

  • Staying Healthy
  • Maintaining Connections
  • Sense of Belonging
  • Interactions with Peers
  • Being in School
  • Continue with Learning

Meeting needs of struggling learners

Leverage Federal Funding:

20% Set Aside to Support Unfinished Learning

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What Was Offered

Kindercamp (Aug 9 - 19)

  • For entering Kindergarteners to orient to their school and to each other
  • Students: one week each Monday through Thursday from 8:50a - 11:50a

Extended School Year Summer Program (July 12 - Aug 19)

  • For students who require specialized instruction for continuity of learning
  • Students: Monday through Thursday with services of varying time between 8:00a and 1:00p

Elementary Summer Academy (July 12 - Aug 5)

  • For entering grade 1-5 to keep the learning going with emphasis on community
  • Students: 4 weeks Monday through Thursday from 9:00a to 11:00a

Middle School Summer Academy (July 12 - Aug 5)

  • For students to orient to middle school and develop confidence and connections with peers
  • Students: 2 weeks Monday through Thursday from 9:00a to 11:00a

Middle School Band Academy (June 14 - Aug 30)

  • For entering 6th graders to develop relationships and instrument instruction
  • Students: 7 individual lessons for approx. 45 - 60 minutes each

High School Summer Academy (July 12 - 29)

  • For high school students in need of credit recovery in ELA, Math, Social Studies
  • Students: 3 weeks Monday through Thursday from 8:00a - 12:15p

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Participation: students and staff

Program

Grades

Students

Hours per Student

Staff

Total hours per staff

Kindercamp

pre-K

148

12

16

32

Extended School Year

K-12

100

varied

50

varied

Elementary Academy

K-5

55

32

12

64

MS Academy

6-8

13

16

2

32

MS Band Camp

6-8

38

7

6

varied

HS Academy

9-12

37

20 per course (.5 credit)

5

48

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What Did It Cost

Local Budget

CARES ESSER I

ARP ESSER III

Total

Kindercamp

$13,977

0

0

$13,977

Extended School Year (Special Svcs)

$146,148

$33,059

0

$179,207

Elementary Academy

0

$2,106

$20,047

$22,153

MS Academy

0

$1,579

$9,684

$11,263

MS Band Camp

0

0

$10,376

$10,376

HS Academy

0

$2,106

$37,286

$39,392

Costs include: salaries, benefits, supplies, contracted services, etc.

Costs not included: transportation, facilities, food service, administration.

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Impact

Kindercamp

Children were able to practice being in school, ride a bus, make new friends, meet new adults, and start the transition away from preschool/daycare/home.

School staff got to know students which informed school transition planning to ensure smooth transitions into their Kindergarten year.

Extended School Year

Students were able to maintain learning; individualized progress tracked

Elementary Academy

  • Student, parent, staff survey data indicate overall positive experience
    • Learning fun again
    • Improved confidence and interest in learning
  • Student pre and post data to be analyzed after Jan i-Ready administration

MS Academy

Fewer transition issues and unexpected behavior reports

MS Band Camp

Able to start students as beginners on instruments during the summer; provide individualized programming for successful MS band programming

HS Academy

13 courses offered; 21 half credits earned during Academy; with study center/guidance support for students during school year

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Elementary Summer Learning Academy

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Egg Drop!

“STEM Week was my favorite!”

“I really liked playing the learning games.”

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Reader’s Theater!

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“I really liked seeing my friends this summer.”

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Marshmallow Ovens

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“My son came home PRAISING summer academy. Thank you for making learning fun!”

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“My child absolutely loved the program.”

“Thank you for your genuine support for our kids.”

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Planning for the Coming Year

Build Upon Previous Years Successes:

  • Debrief meetings held after each event
    • What went well:
      • Students had successful experiences
      • Transportation went above and beyond
    • What might be improved:
      • Start planning earlier in the year
      • Engage more staff, nurse

  • What might our students need?

Planning to begin by the end of January:

  • Kindercamp
  • Extended School Year Summer Program
  • Elementary Summer Academy
  • Middle School Summer Academy
  • Middle School Summer Band
  • High School Summer Academy

Other Options as Student Needs are identified

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Questions?

Special Thanks:

Those who stepped up to lead/coordinate:

  • Brittany Oja, K-5 Principals
  • Jennifer Wood, Jake Brown, Sue Ketch
  • Melissa Jones, Missy Shabo, Kathy Tirrell
  • Chris Rohde
  • Meg Altieri, Jaime Devin, Danielle Anderson, K-2 Principals

Those who were there to ensure it happened:

  • Transportation
  • Facilities
  • Information Technologies
  • Food Services
  • Central Office Support

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School Board Executive Session

The School Board meeting will resume shortly.

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Superintendent’s Report

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Superintendent’s Report

Health and Safety:

Maine DOE and CDC Updated Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) for responding to COVID-19 positive cases as of 12.30.2021

  • Updated protocols for identifying positive cases and contact tracing in schools
  • New quarantine expectations consistent with updated Federal CDC guidance
  • New definition for “outbreak” in a school and outline of response

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Superintendent’s Report

New SOP Language as it relates to Positive Individuals Isolating:

  • Individuals who test positive should isolate for 5 days from the onset of symptoms, or if they are asymptomatic, from the date of their positive test.
  • If you have no symptoms or symptoms have resolved after 5 days, you can leave your house and return to school. You must continue to wear a mask around others in the community for at least 5 additional days. If you have persistent or worsening symptoms after 5 days, be sure to stay home until there are no symptoms AND until 24 hours after your fever resolves without the use of medications.

New Language Regarding Close Contacts:

  • Because our district participates in mandatory masking, regardless of their vaccination status, students and staff can continue to participate in school and school activities when they are close contacts. Close contacts must wear a mask around others for at least 10 days in the community, and Maine CDC encourages testing 5 days after exposure if they do not participate in weekly pooled testing at school.

  • Unless a close contact is fully vaccinated or has had COVID in the last 90 days, they must quarantine in the community per Maine CDC quarantine guidelines, although they can continue to come to school and attend school based activities. If symptoms develop, get tested, stay home from school, and call a healthcare provider for questions or concerns about symptoms.

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Superintendent’s Report

Updated Quarantine Exceptions

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Superintendent’s Report

New SOP Definition of “Outbreak”:

  • Instead of opening an investigation when a school has 3 or more positive PCR cases as was previously in place, the Maine CDC will open an epidemiological investigation in a school when at least 15% of students and staff are absent due to illness. When a school reports 15% absenteeism, Maine CDC will follow up with the school to obtain additional information and determine if the absenteeism report meets outbreak status.
  • This approach is consistent with Maine CDC’s approach to other communicable diseases.
  • When a school reports 15% absenteeism, Maine CDC will follow up with the school to determine if the absenteeism report meets outbreak status. Maine CDC will inquire about:
    • Number of COVID-19 positive students and staff;
    • Number by test type (PCR or antigen);
    • Number of students of staff who are in quarantine and not in school; and
    • Number of students and staff working/attending remotely.

Local Decision: At Home Tests:

  • With increasing availability of at-home COVID-19 tests, schools may choose to accept the results from such tests.
  • Maine CDC recommends that schools that choose to accept home-based test results do so when the school is able to verify the collection date and patient. Having this information will help determine the start and end dates of isolation and quarantine, if indicated.

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Superintendent’s Report

Total # of Positive Pools this week

Total # of Pools tested each week

Total # of people participating in Pool Testing

Total # of students and staff at each site

Total # of cases that were reported this week

Blue Point

2

16

199

247

13

Eight Corners

4

17

226

279

11

Pleasant Hill

4

14

184

223

13

Wentworth

5 to date

41

531

756

36

SMS

4 to date

48

436

818

56

SHS

6

37

336

1074

74

District level

1 to date

7

37

57

2

TOTAL

26

180

1,949

3,447

205

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Superintendent’s Report

Universal Masking Requirement

  • Metrics around the CDC local universal masking requirement recommendation have been discussed with leaders at Maine DOE and CDC.
  • These metrics include assessing local and county transmission rates as well as staff and student vaccination rates: a minimum of 75-80% of students and staff vaccinated, along with moderate to low COVID-19 transmission rates, must both be present to consider removing a universal masking requirement.
  • Given the changes in the Maine CDC SOP document, as well as the high transmission rates across Cumberland County and entire state, maintaining the universal masking requirement for all students and staff serves to keep our community learning in our classrooms in the safest and most healthy way possible.

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Chair’s Report

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Committee Reports

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Finance Committee

First meeting with new board members: 12/8/2021

Future meetings will be held every 2nd Thursday of the month.

Next meeting: 1/13/2022

4:30PM - 5:30PM

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Policy Committee

Next meeting to be held January 11 at 5:00 - 6:30 pm

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Negotiations Committee

Educational Support Professionals “Ed Techs”

Contract expired July 1, 2021

Board approved Tentative Agreement on October 21, 2021

What’s Next?

Waiting for Union vote

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Negotiations Committee

Custodians and Food Service Specialists

Ongoing negotiations

Impact Bargaining - COVID

Ongoing negotiations

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Communications Committee

Last meeting:

1/5/22 via Zoom

Upcoming meeting:

2/2/22 location TBD

Be on the lookout for articles in town and district newsletters, the leader and on social media!

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Curriculum Committee

Upcoming zoom meeting 01/12/2022 3:30-4:30

This will be our first meeting. We will introduce new members and discuss committee goals.

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Liaisons

  • Vocational - John Kelleher
  • Teacher Evaluation - John Kelleher
  • Health, Safety & Security Advisory Team - Jillian Trapini-Huff
  • Pre-K Task Force - Jillian Trapini-Huff
  • Drop-out Prevention Team - Jenna Leong
  • Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) Planning Team - Jenna Leong
  • Transportation/Bus Safety - Shannon Lindstrom
  • Town Council - Kristen Turner

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Student Reports

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Student Reports

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Student Reports

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Student Reports

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Student Reports