CSC 2023-24

Agenda

• Warm Welcome
• Purpose and Function of CSC
• Overview of Major Improvement Strategies
• Current Enrollment Update
• Family Events Update
• Optimistic Closure

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Warm Welcome

• Please share…
• Your name and role
• Your favorite back to school/ beginning of year happening or tradition

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Mission/ Vision

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• Mission/ Vision: Traylor exists to be a community school centered on kindness and respect. We believe that we are better together than we are apart from each other.
• We strive to be the positive and inclusive “hub” of Bear Valley with academic, social/emotional, and enrichment support and services for students, staff, and families.
• Core Values: Community, Respect, Kindness

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Members

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Voted Upon and Approved

• Jasmine Gonzales
• Laura Querrey
• Jasmine Perez
• Monica Ruadalez (community & parent)

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What does CSC do?

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Why do we have CSC?

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What is NOT CSC’s duty?

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What is NOT CSC’s duty?

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How does CSC work?

• Meet monthly (additional as needed)
• Give input, feedback, and ideas
• Generate best actions plans for students together
• Give principal consensus to carry out those best for student decisions
• Everyone welcome
• Only elected members can vote
• Term limit = 3 consecutives terms

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2023-24 Major Improvement Strategies of our UIP

• Data Driven Instruction bi-weekly with MLL students as focus students
• Standards based-instruction with observation, planning, and feedback guided by I.2 (rigorous tasks and texts), I.5 (checks for understanding) and I.7 (academic feedback with next steps) of the LEAP Framework
• PBiS Systems and Refined Operations Guidelines from Conscious Discipline

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Family Events

• Happened
• Back to School Carnival & Meet the Teachers
• On Deck
• JFK Homecoming
• Pumpkin Run
• Monster Mash
• Future Events
• Book Fair December/ March
• Tinsel Town
• Arts Night
• Tiger Talks
• TABs Meetings

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Current Enrollment

• Projection for K-5* was 259
• Looking like 9 over
• Gain: $55,800

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Will have official numbers by end of week

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Optimistic Closure

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• One wish I have for Traylor this year is…

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-Please complete vimeo training by 9/26. Thank you!

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Agenda: 9/26/23

• Warm Welcome
• Current Enrollment Update
• Family Events Update
• Optimistic Closure

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Mission/ Vision

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• Mission/ Vision: Traylor exists to be a community school centered on kindness and respect. We believe that we are better together than we are apart from each other. Everyone is welcome here.
• We strive to be the positive and inclusive “hub” of Bear Valley with academic, social/emotional, and enrichment support and services for students, staff, and families.
• Core Values: Community, Respect, Kindness

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Warm Welcome

• Please share…
• Your name and role
• Your favorite school celebration event as a student or staff member

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Current Enrollment

• Projection for K-5* was 259
• We were at 254!
• Had $85,000 in carry forward
• Paid back $31,500 (5 students x $6,300)
• Net $53,500 → posting for an additional 6 hour para for 1st grade

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Family Events until December

• TABS Meeting 9/25
• Conferences 10/17-10/20
• TABS to promote membership in person
• In-person and virtual options
• Pizza with Parents (Discovery Link)- 10/26
• Monster Mash 10/31
• Thanksgiving Meal 11/16
• Pastries with the Principal (first Friday of the month)

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Staffing Celebration!

• EdConnect Partnership
• 2-day per week high school junior to serve as a paid paraprofessional
• FREE for us, as EdConnect secured funding
• Wednesdays and Fridays starting 10/4

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School Celebration!

• Updates with new logo and branding being installed

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Optimistic Closure

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• A glimmer from your week

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-Please attend CSC training on 10/19 from 5-6:30

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Next meeting: 10/24/23

3-4 pm

Google Meet

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Agenda: 12/5/23

• Warm Welcome
• Current Enrollment Update & Class Sizes
• Family Events Update
• FACE Department Asks
• Optimistic Closure

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Warm Welcome

• Please share…
• Your name and role
• What did you want to grow up to be when you were a child?

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Class Sizes

• ECE: 53
• Manning: 18
• Kaspersen: 18
• Torres: 17
• Kinder: 35
• Balding: 17
• Laureska: 18
• 1st: 38
• Klaiber: 18
• Querrey: 20
• 2nd: 47
• Jacobs: 23
• Dunn: 24
• 3rd: 49
• Joy: 23
• Rinehart: 26
• 4th: 50
• Hardy: 25
• Frazee: 25
• 5th: 38
• Armstrong: 20
• Igleheart: 18

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Family Events

• December -- Book Fair, Penguin Patch, ROAR, Pastries with the Principal, Middle School Open House
• January-- ROAR, Pastries with the Principal
• February -- Valentine’s Dance, ROAR, Pastries with the Principal
• March-- ROAR, Pastries with the Principal
• April -- ROAR, Pastries with the Principal
• May -- Field Day, picnics

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FACE Department Plans

• From Data MINE Ask
• Presence and support for newcomer families
• Empathy survey for attendance
• FACE suggested a committee at our school to do this
• CSC can help support this effort
• Questions
• Number of questions
• Gauging community voice and needs

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Optimistic Closure

• What is a bright spot from your week?

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Welcome and Norms

• Only elected CSC members have ability to make recommendations to principal
• Positions NOT people
• Keep in mind: Core Values
• Community
• Kindness
• Respect
• Please stay on mute unless speaking

Thank you!

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Budget Season Timeline

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• January
• Central Office gives enrollment projections
• CSC meeting and recommendations
• Principal submits budget form *Principal is final decision maker
• February
• Staffing decisions
• Budget Assistance may be granted
• March
• Hiring begins, if needed, for 2024-25

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Differences from previous years

• COVID Stimulus is over
• $105,000
• Used for .5 of school psychologist and full-time RP coordinator
• One-time Budget Assistance from 2023-24 year is over
• $95,000
• Used for 0.6 Social Worker and 7 hour para

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This is $195,000 that is already part of our deficit

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Student Based Budget Projections

• Projection for Fall 2023-24 (259 Students): we were down 5 students and used about $28,000 of carry forward to cover that to avoid staff reductions

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• Current K-5 Enrollment as of today: 265 (and growing)

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• Projection for 2024-25: 246 K-5th Students
• Down 13 Students from last year’s projection and $84,500

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Deficit

• Budget assistance: $95,000
• COVID Relief: $105, 000
• Down 13 students: $84,500

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Need to solve for: $284,500

~3.0 FTE (full time employees)

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Note- this is WITH using carry forward AND getting 8 students added to projection. If we maintained exactly the same staffing and programming into next year, we’d be down $373,000.

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2024-25 Budget Next Steps

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Next Steps: CSC and Community Input (survey and during the next meeting), formal recommendation meeting with open forum; apply for Budget Assistance for most urgent needs

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There is no way to avoid staff reductions for next year.

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Average Costs

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• Full time teacher (including general, specials, intervention, and special education) - $108,000
• School Psychologist or Social Worker - $108,000
• Full time nurse - $90,000
• Paraprofessional - $34,000
• Financial Specialist - $22,000
• Half-time Tech Partner - $40,000
• Assistant Principal - $110,000
• Dean - $84,000

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Current Roles

• 2 Senior Team Leads (Intervention/ ELD, 3rd Literacy)
• 2 Specials Teachers
• 2 Special Educators
• 2.6 Mental Health Providers
• 11.5 Kinder-5th Grade Classroom Teachers
• 1 Secretary
• 1 Health Tech Para (8 hours per day)
• 1 Nurse (planned for full time but have her 3 days)
• 1 Financial Specialist
• Half-time School Tech Partner
• 5 General/Tutor Paraprofessionals
• 1 Library Para (6 hours per day)
• 2 ELA-S Resource Teachers
• 3.0 ECE Teachers and 3.0 ECE Paraprofessionals

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Requirements per DPS -MUST have

• 3.0 ECE and 3.0 ECE Paras
• .6 Nurse (3 days a week)
• 1.0 Mental Health (.2 must be psychologist)
• 1.5 Special Education
• 1.5 ELA-S/TNLI Resource
• 2.0 Specials

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TLC Allocation

(Teacher Leadership & Collaboration) -MUST have

• 3 Senior/Team Leads
• 2 in classroom (.5 teach, .5 release)
• 1 for ELA-S/TNLI (.66 teach, .33 release)
• 4 Team Specialists
• MTSS Representatives
• Support DDI

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Survey Responses: 15 total

From Staff

-13 people

From Community

-2 families

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Speaker sign up: 0

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Community Feedback: reduction considerations

• 60% said mental health in some capacity
• 26% said specifically Restorative Practice
• 33% said special education
• 7% said Reflex Math, as we now have Spring Math
• 7% said positions funded through COVID relief
• 14% said math intervention (put this position back into .5 classroom teaching)
• 7% said tech partner
• 7% said ECE → not possible, is required
• 7% said an ILT position → not possible, is required

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Community Feedback: wants

• 7% said math interventionist
• 7% said literacy interventionist
• 7% said Reorganize MH/Sped based on caseloads and needs and direct time with students
• 33% said AP/Dean
• 7% Specific ELA-S paras for newcomers
• 7% another para
• 13% said music, 3 specials
• 13% None, nothing with our current needs
• 7% tutoring and more extracurriculars after school

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Community Feedback: other comments

• “What does ‘Mill Levies’ mean in regards to the budget?”

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• “Nursing needs are significant for schools.”

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• “I want to advocate to maintaining mental health and special education supports.”

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• “In my opinion, classes should be slower paced…more interaction with kids to keep them engaged”

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Considerations

• Reductions do not need to be complete 1.0, can reduce by FTE status (i.e. .5 half-time)
• What maintains safe, warm, and welcoming?
• Duty coverage ratios
• SAL responsibilities
• Language needs of community
• Direct time with kids and families
• Class coverage
• Do we want to request budget assistance?

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Next Steps

• By Monday, January 29 at 3 pm, give feedback via Google survey-- also deadline to sign up for a 2 minute speaking period at CSC meeting
• Tuesday, January 30 from 3-4 pm: CSC presents feedback and holds open forum to hear ideas
• Wednesday, January 31 by 7 am, CSC gives recommendations to Principal
• Principal has final say in completing budget form
• Friday, February 2, Principal holds conversations and shares budget plan for 2024-25

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10 minute open forum - 2 mins each

-up to 5 people

Next Steps

• By Monday, January 29 at 3 pm, give feedback via Google survey-- also deadline to sign up for a 2 minute speaking period at CSC meeting
• Tuesday, January 30 from 3-4 pm: CSC presents feedback and holds open forum to hear ideas
• Wednesday, January 31 by 7 am, CSC gives recommendations to Principal
• Principal has final say in completing budget form
• Friday, February 2, Principal holds conversations and shares budget plan for 2024-25

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Agenda: 3/20/24

• Warm Welcome
• Enrollment Numbers
• Staffing Updates
• UIP updates and progress
• MLE and PAC progress
• Family Events
• April meeting preview
• Optimistic Closure

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Warm Welcome

• Please share…
• Your name and role
• What are the signs of spring you look forward to?

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Enrollment and Current Numbers

• As of 3/20/24
• ECE-5th: 311
• K-5th: 260
• Class sizes
• Kinder: 17, 18 (35)
• 1st: 18, 21 (39)
• 2nd: 21, 27 (48)
• 3rd: 22, 28 (50)
• 4th: 27, 24 (51)
• 5th: 18, 19 (37)
• ECE: 18, 16, 17 (51)

K-5 Projection for 24-25: 246

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Staffing Updates

• Open & Interviewing
• ECE E/S
• Kinder Math/Science
• Bilingual AP
• Filled
• Team Lead/ ELD
• 3rd Math/Science

Have interviewed 18 people and counting

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UIP Updates and Progress

• Academics
• Strong Tier 1 Instruction
• Filling in gaps with Spring Math and Lexia
• Paras doing small groups, too
• School Culture
• Conscious Discipline - will continue next year
• Attendance
• Our goal is 89%, currently at 88%
• Past 4 weeks: 89%
• This week: 91%
• Lots of initiatives: class wide and individual

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Family Involvement and Events

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• CMAS Snacks
• Teacher Appreciation
• Block Party
• Field Day
• Book Fair

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April Preview

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• Principal survey

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Optimistic Closure

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• A glimmer from your week

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