2. Continuing our Journey toward Excellence

3. Choosing to be excellent is recognizing where you need to improve, doing what it takes to make improvement and remaining consistently effective over time no matter what.

4. Choosing to be excellent usually involves doing the difficult things, rather than taking the path of least resistance. It takes time, sacrifice and an extraordinary effort.

5. Be Strategic and Intentional about becoming Excellent

7. PK-12 STUDENT ENROLLMENT [Source: Fall Enrollment Report – Last Friday in September]

8. PK-12 STUDENT ENROLLMENT TREND [Source: Fall Enrollment Report – Last Friday in September] Decrease of 189 Students over 10 years

9. County Census - 2010 Non Metro Counties (84)- 1.8% Metro Counties (9)+13.7% Youth 17 years and younger: Lancaster, Douglas, Sarpy+12.3% 62 Counties- 10.0% 28 Frontier Counties*- 18.0% (*Density of less than 6 people per square mile)

10. PK-12 STUDENT ENROLLMENT TREND [Source: Fall Enrollment Report – Last Friday in September] Decrease of 189 Students over 10 years Declining/Stagnant Population. Competition from private and other public schools. More students Option out of BPS than those who Option in. Priority must be that Beatrice families choose Beatrice Public Schools.

11. Nebraska High School Graduates Trends Percentages of Graduates by Race/Ethnicity 2002-2003 Projected 2019—2020 White89.5%69.9% Black 4.3% 6.7% Hispanic 4.0%19.4% Asian 1.4% 3.1% Native.08%.9%

13. School Year Total Enrollment Total Minority FRLELLSPED 1990-91272,99010%NA 12% 2000-01285,48217%30.4%3.6%15.3% 2010-11298,31429.2%41.2%6.6%15.3% Trends: More minority, greater levels of poverty Nebraska Public Schools Demographics

16. PERSONNEL [Source: Fall (October) Personnel Report]

18. As well as or better than half of the national sample Low Average to below national sample

22. Quartile Quartiles partition - as the name suggests - the corresponding distribution into four quarters each containing 25% of the data. A particular quartile is therefore the border between two neighboring quarters of the distribution. Quartiles 57% in the top 2 quartiles in 2009- 2010 55% in 2010- 2011 Largest Movement was from the lowest and highest quartiles to the middle

23. ACT Results Beatrice 22.2 Nebraska 22.1

25. NeSA Reading and Math Will be Public on October 19 th in the State of the Schools Report. Districts will receive embargoed aggregate results on August 29 th.

27. Board Goals 2010-2011 Goal #1: To produce data and other evidence in order to ensure that Professional Learning Communities are improving student achievement. Goal #2: To develop a plan to efficiently utilize available funds. Goal #3: To promote the Beatrice Public Schools within an engaged community that is educated about our district.

28. Goal #1: To produce data and other evidence in order to ensure that Professional Learning Communities are improving student achievement. Evidence of Attainment in 2010-2011: Professional Development for use of data and development of common assessments. Professional Development for PLC Leaders. Implementation of Individualized Learning Plans for students with skill deficiencies. Implementation of Intervention time in each school.

29. Goal #2: To develop a plan to efficiently utilize available funds. Evidence of Attainment in 2010-2011: Beatrice Public Schools was involved in the legislative process for the amending of the state-aid to schools formula. Utilized the Q-Sort Process which involved staff and community members in the development of multi-level budgets to address necessary budget reductions. Continued to make necessary capital and instructional improvements in the district.

30. Goal #3: To promote the Beatrice Public Schools within an engaged community that is educated about our district. Evidence of Attainment in 2010-2011: Involved over 130 community members in the development of the district strategic plan. Community has created and communicated their expectations for us via the strategic plan. Continued public communication via the media, public presentations, inviting parents into our schools, and school communication with families.

32. Continued Curriculum and Assessment Work Adoption of additional high school Math and Science and English requirements for 2011-2012 to meet new state requirements. Curriculum Alignment in these and other core curricular areas to meet standards and increase rigor.

33. Continued Curriculum and Assessment Work Development of District-Wide Reading and Math progress monitoring and high stakes assessments that are aligned with new standards Beginning of the development of common course assessments.

34. Continued Curriculum and Assessment Work Creation of comprehensive curriculum cycle that ensures that each curriculum area is reviewed, revised, materials are updated and new assessments are developed in a timely manner. Creation of a comprehensive Professional Development Plan to ensure that all BPS Staff are trained in best practices in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment.

35. Continued Curriculum and Assessment Work Response to Intervention that includes the implementation of ILPs.

36. Accomplishments in Technology

37. Improvements in Technology Automation of Elementary Libraries and update to Middle School and high school Libraries technology. Continued to outfit classrooms with projectors and Mobis Purchase of high school staff laptops Wireless network installation at the high school.

38. Improvements in Technology Purchase of Middle School Staff Laptops Installation of Middle School wireless network. Conversion to electronic school board meetings. Development of Long-Range Technology Plan this year.

39. New Programs

40. Elementary and High School Summer School. Beatrice Community Preschool Compass Learning Community

42. Paddock Lane Special Education Annex Middle School roof replacement completion High School Exterior Finishing System

44. Being Strategic about where we are going

46. FUNDING US average PPE = $10,499 (2009) NE average PPE = $10,045 (2009) Bottom five – Ashland-Greenwood, Gretna, Norris, Beatrice, and Millard - $8,500 ADM Top five – Sioux County, Bruning-Davenport, Thedford, Santee, McPherson County - $23,570 ADM New Realities – ‘Doing more with less,’ Equalization, Equity, Competition at all levels

47. Understanding and Responsibly Planning to traverse the Cliff Two sources of revenue to fund schools Local Property Taxes State Aid In 2009-2010,2010-2011 and 2011-2012, State Aid has been artificially supplanted with federal stimulus dollars Reductions in personnel costs and non-personnel costs were made in order to balance the budget for this year.

48. Budget Development for FY13 The 2012-2013 budget must be on our minds now. While we have time, we will plan together how to balance the budget for the next fiscal year and beyond.

49. Executing the Strategic Plan

50. Beatrice Public Schools MISSION The mission of Beatrice Public Schools, a collaborative partnership of students, staff, families and community, is to guarantee all students achieve academic excellence and develop responsible citizenship by providing aligned, rigorous curriculum, and high quality instruction that utilizes 21 st Century tools in a system that is measurably among the best in the nation.

51. Strategies 1. We will develop and implement plans to provide and maintain the facilities necessary to achieve our mi ss ion. 2. We will ensure effective communication in order to unite all members of our partnership in achieving our mission and objectives. 3. We will complete the alignment of rigorous curriculum, establish a balanced assessment system and ensure high quality instruction. 4. We will integrate, model, reinforce and assess the character attributes of respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, caring, fairness, and citizenship. 5. We will develop and implement plans to effectively utilize all resources and coordinate their use district-wide.

52. To be implemented this year Determine solution for Elementary physical plant and program needs. Determine Middle School physical plant needs. Create new evaluation system for administrators, staff, and board. Improve system of communication. Implement parent training programs

53. To be implemented this year Improve format for Parent/Teacher Conferences. Provide more opportunities for parent, student and community input and participation. Identify 21 st Century tools to be implemented and how they will be utilized. Develop district-wide marketing model Continue Curriculum and Assessment alignment and development

54. To be implemented this year Identify effective instructional practices and research new instructional strategies. Select a uniform approach to grading. Inventory and evaluate technology needs. Choose a character development model. Choose a model to measure and increase staff, parent and student engagement.

55. To be implemented this year Plan for long-range funding solutions such as grants, donations and bonds. Strategically celebrate the success of our staff, board and students.

56. Comprehensive Building Level School Improvement Plans Data Driven Involving all stakeholders Focused on Student Achievement

57. Beatrice Public Schools We Choose Excellence