Elementary Enrollment Update

September 17, 2015

Enrollment Data

Annual enrollment study by Planning Advocates, Inc.

Fall 2014, enrollment study also conducted as part of the OFCC evaluation

Monitor enrollment monthly, looking at data on: Changes in overall class sizes Special services numbers (Intervention Specialists,

TAG, Reading Intervention, and Paraprofessional Tutors)

Number of specialists (art, music, PE) Any additional needs for Assistant Teachers

Historical Trends

Projected Elementary Enrollment

Fiscal Background

Passed the levy for a reduced millage and the promise to do business differently

Overall reduction in expenditures of 4.5 million dollars by 2017

Maintain current staffing levels – financial forecast does not have funding for additional staffing ( we added two due to increased enrollment in August – Grade 1 Wickliffe, Grade 5 – Barrington)

Differences between funds for operating, digital conversion project, and renovations

Special Education Services

All buildings have access to: School Psychologists Related Services (OT, SLP, PT, Adaptive PE) Reading support (OG, Wilson, RR, Lift) Paraprofessional Tutor support

Number of Intervention Specialists: Barrington – 8 Greensview – 4 Wickliffe – 7 Windermere – 4 Tremont – 4

Enrollment Shifts:School 6-1-14 9-1-14 6-1-15 8-20-15 Adjustment

June-August2015

Barrington 715 733 731 764 +33

Greensview 366 394 400 415 +15

Tremont 579 591 592 604 +12

Wickliffe 519 494 496 505 +6

Windermere 418 412 419 405 -14

Totals 2597 2624 2638 2693(projected)

2629

52

Current Elementary Enrollment

Financial Impact

Salary range: BA Step 0: $43,322 MA Step 5: $61,722 MA Step 5 Salary with benefits:

$90,792.75

Current Elementary Enrollment

If cap is set at no more than 25 students (depicted in blue) per classroom, this would be eight new classroom teachers and eight additional sections of music, pe / sixteen new sections of art or five additional specialist teachers

The annual cost for 13 additional teachers - eight (8) new classroom teachers and five (5) specialists:

$1,108,307.70 .65 additional mill of additional

taxes (1 mill = $1,700,000)

Current Elementary Enrollment

If cap is set at no more than 24 students (depicted in orange) per classroom, this would be eleven new classroom teachers and eleven additional sections of music and pe / twenty two new sections of art or eight additional specialists.

The annual cost for 19 additional teachers - eleven (11) new classroom teachers and eight (8) specialists:

$1,725,062.20 or over one (1) additional mill of

additional taxes (1 mill = $1,700,000)

Solution

Current practice Continue our current path with Assistant

Teachers assigned for classes who reach 26 students• Provides flexibility• Cost effective• Trained teachers• Additional professional development

support• Monitor these grade levels for potential

adjustments in staffing during the upcoming school year (16/17)