Arlington Public Schools Whom are we serving? Who is providing the services? What is changing? How are the services provided? October 2008

Whom are we serving?

: White: 43% Hispanic: 32% Black: 14% Asian: 10% : White: 46% Hispanic: 29% Black: 14% Asian: 10% : White: 48% Hispanic: 29% Black: 13% Asian: 10% : White: 48% Hispanic: 26% Black: 14% Asian: 11% Student Demographics

% % % % % % % Students on Free/Reduced Lunch

Gifted Students 18% of K-12 population (September 2008) identified as Gifted, of that 18%: 11 % Asian11 % Asian 8 % Black8 % Black 14 % Hispanic14 % Hispanic 66 % White66 % White 6 % dually identified Gifted and Special Education

Students with Disabilities 2945 students, (15% of September 2008 student population) receive special education services2945 students, (15% of September 2008 student population) receive special education services All APS schools service students with disabilities including alternative programsAll APS schools service students with disabilities including alternative programs

Students with Disabilities The following is a breakdown of disabilities: 31% Specific Learning Disabilities31% Specific Learning Disabilities 16% Other Health Impairment16% Other Health Impairment 16% Speech or Language Impairment16% Speech or Language Impairment 12% Developmental Delay12% Developmental Delay 8% Emotional Disturbance 8% Emotional Disturbance 9% Autism Spectrum Disorder 9% Autism Spectrum Disorder

Students with Disabilities The following is a breakdown of disabilities: 4% Cognitive Disabilities 1,2,3 4% Cognitive Disabilities 1,2,3 2% Multiple Disabilities 2% Multiple Disabilities <1% Hearing Impairment<1% Hearing Impairment <1% Orthopedic Impairment<1% Orthopedic Impairment <1% Traumatic Brain Injury<1% Traumatic Brain Injury <1% Visual Impairment<1% Visual Impairment

Limited English Proficient Students 3,452 students (19% of September 2008 student population) received ESOL/HILT services3,452 students (19% of September 2008 student population) received ESOL/HILT services 1,234 students in exited Year 1 and Year 21,234 students in exited Year 1 and Year in exited Year 3 and Year 4630 in exited Year 3 and Year in preschool classes501 in preschool classes 197 eligible but not receiving services197 eligible but not receiving services

Who is providing the services?

APS Organizational Chart

APS Department of Instruction

Title I Services 19.0 Title I Reading Teachers19.0 Title I Reading Teachers 4 Mathematics Instructional Resource Teachers (MIRTs)4 Mathematics Instructional Resource Teachers (MIRTs) 0.5 Central Office based Reading Recovery Lead Teacher0.5 Central Office based Reading Recovery Lead Teacher 2,616 students receive Title I services at eleven elementary schools2,616 students receive Title I services at eleven elementary schools – 294 in Targeted Assistance schools (direct services to Title I eligible students) – 2,322 in School-wide schools (Title I teachers provide services to all K-5 students)

Other School-Based Staff 28.5 Reading Teachers across 22 elementary schools providing coaching/modeling for teachers and some direct instruction28.5 Reading Teachers across 22 elementary schools providing coaching/modeling for teachers and some direct instruction 0.5 Mathematics Instructional Resource Teachers (MIRTs) at each elementary school providing coaching/modeling for teachers and some direct instruction0.5 Mathematics Instructional Resource Teachers (MIRTs) at each elementary school providing coaching/modeling for teachers and some direct instruction 0.5 Testing Coordinator at each Title I school0.5 Testing Coordinator at each Title I school 28.5 Instructional Technology Coordinators (ITCs) providing support for teachers in integrating instructional technology throughout the curriculum28.5 Instructional Technology Coordinators (ITCs) providing support for teachers in integrating instructional technology throughout the curriculum 21.5 Resource Teachers of the Gifted (RTGs) providing coaching/modeling for teachers, some direct instruction, and student identification21.5 Resource Teachers of the Gifted (RTGs) providing coaching/modeling for teachers, some direct instruction, and student identification 1.0 (elementary schools >500) or (elementary schools >500) or at each middle and high school1.0 at each middle and high school

Important Links -- Program School Options: Four-Six Year Academic Plan:

Free/Reduced Lunch: Civil Rights Statistics: Enrollment Data: Important Links -- Data

What is changing?

Projections Enrollment projections done 2 times a year in October and February (updates in summer as PreK classes are added)Enrollment projections done 2 times a year in October and February (updates in summer as PreK classes are added) ProcessProcess –Total K-12 system projected using a variety of models Forecast Average Rate of Change Weighting –School level projections calculated separately and then cross-checked to match totals &BCOB=0&c= &BCOB=0&c=54201

Crowding Project Team Pursuant to the School Board’s direction provided on February 14, 2008, a staff group, the Crowding Project Team (CPT), was convened to accomplish the following work and analyses: to identify and analyze options to relieve crowding in March; to meet with interested groups about the options in April and May; to discuss the options with members of the Senior Staff in May; to refine the options after securing feedback; and to assist the Superintendent with preparing a report to the School Board in June.

CPT Membership Meg TuccilloAssistant Superintendent, Administrative Services Alison DentonFacilities Planner Mark MacekuraSpecial Projects Coordinator Mark JohnstonAssistant Superintendent, Instruction Linda ErdosAssistant Superintendent, School & Community Relations Kathleen BragawSpecial Projects Specialist Julie CrawfordDirector, Special Education C.R. LyonsDirector, Maintenance Services

CPT Factors The CPT considered possible issues related to each option to determine its feasibility based on four factors, including: How does the option affect instruction? How does the option reduce crowding? How does the option impact the budget? How does the option move students?

CPT Options 33 elementary school options or variations on an option 7 middle school options or variations on an option

Create Capacity in North Arlington Increase Choice Options Revise Admissions Policies Build NewRelocatables Reclaim Space Language Second ATS Montessori Other Focus Transpor- tation Gunston/ Jefferson ATS Reed Wilson Langston Program remains, Neighbd pref Program moves, Neighbd sch Controlled Choice Choice at Grade 1 Grand- fathering Sibling Transfers Elementary Options Overview

How are the services provided?

School Board provides guidance to the Superintendent Revenue Sources Revenue Sharing Agreement with County Total Budget and Expenditures School Operating Fund Additional Information on the FY 2009 Adopted Budget: dopted_Budget_FINAL.pdf FY 2008 Washington Area Boards of Education (WABE) Guide: ABE_Guide_NOV_2007.pdf How Do We Pay For It?

Where Does the Money Come From?

Where Does the Money Go? (School Operating Fund Only)

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