1. Board of Education Presentation November 17, 2014

2. Topics Schedule Enhancement of Curriculum Needs – rooms & support personnel Concerns

3. Option 1 - TraditionalOption 2 – All BlockOption 3 – Blended All MS/HS classes in a traditional schedule with 55 minute class periods All MS/HS classes on a 85 minute 4-Block class schedule similar to existing HS schedule MS on a traditional schedule and HS on a block schedule – this is the schedule provided to the BOE. The committee looked at various types of schedules and listed pros and cons for each one. The BOE has been provided the recommended schedule and the list of pros and cons for all three types.

4. Riley County High School /Middle School 2015-2016 Class Schedule WIAR/SeminarW2W3W4B1AR/SeminarB2B3B4 RCHS8:15-9:409:45-10:3010:35-12:3012:35-2:002:05-3:308:15-9:409:45-10:3010:35-12:3012:35-2:002:05-3:30 BARNARDAP CalcXCollege AlgebraAlgebra IIPLANCollege AlgXAlgebra IIPLANAlgebra II DAVIDSON XPLANGrade SchoolPLANBandXPLANGrade SchoolPLAN THOMSONPLANXBiology Adv. BiologyPLANXAnatomyEarth/ScienceBiology JOHNSTONWomen's ChoirXConcert ChoirMusic Theater7/8 ChoirPLANXIntro to MusicPiano I7/8 Choir RnBPLAN Music TechnologyPiano IIPLAN HUSEMANSpanish IIXSpanish ISpanish III/IVPLAN XSpanish ISpanish IISpanish I D. GRATERBuidling Constr Intro to IndustDraftingPLANBuilding Const. Intro to Industrial TechBuilding Const.PLAN J. GRATERFunc. Of EarlyXJr. EnglishIntro to Human ServJunior EnglishPLAN Human GrowthIntro to Human ServJr. English Intro to Human Serv Family StudiesIntro to Human Serv HARMISONPhysicsXPLANChemistryEng. DesignChemistryXPLANAdv. ChemistryChemistry FINKFreshman EnglishXPLANComp ISpeechComp IXFreshman English Debate Comp IISpeechComp II Forensics LAURIEVideo ProducationXWeb Page DesignPLANComputer Apps XPLANComputer AppsAccounting Business Essentials Adv. Accounting GEIERPLANXYogaDrawingIntro to Art XGraphic DesignPhoto ImagingStudio Portfolio YogaPaintingCeramicsSculpture Ceramics OLIVERWorld HistoryXGeographyAthletic Director World HistoryX Athletic Director Economics M. STEINERSo. EnglishXPLANSr. English21st Journ/NewspaperSo. EnglishXSophomore EnglishPLANSr. English W. STEINERRC History Kansas History TAYLORAlgebra IXGeometryPLANGeometry XAlgebra IPLANConsumer Math WAGNERBody Cond.XPLANPhysical EducationBody Cond. X PEPLAN Physical Education PE WHEARTYFund of AgXAG P&MAnimal ScienceAg C&EPLANXAg BusinessPlant ScienceFund of Ag WILLIMONAm HistoryXPLANAm GovtAmerican HistoryAm GovtXAmerican GovtAmerica HistoryPLAN Sociology Current Events Sociology Additional Staff already BOE approvedComp AppsXPLAN / MS Comp AppsComp AppsMS Comp AppsComp AppsXPLAN / MS Comp AppsMass Medica IIMS Comp Apps RCMS8:15-8:559:00 - 9:409:45 - 10:3010:35-11:1511:15-11:4511:45-11:5511:55 - 12:3012:35-1:151:20 - 2:002:05-2:452:50- 3:30 BROMLEY87PLAN8LUNCHHOMEROOMCurrent Events 7877PLAN DICKERSON888PLANLUNCHHOMEROOMModels 7777PLAN LEMAY7PLAN77LUNCHHOMEROOMCareers 8888PLAN OLIVER, E.Algebra IAlgebra 1 LUNCHHOMEROOMMath in The Real World 7PLANPreAlgebra PLAN TITGEMEYERGeneral Math PreAlgebra LUNCHHOMEROOMStudy Skills 7/8PreAlgebra PLAN TAPHORNPLAN877LUNCHHOMEROOMBody Conditioning 8887Body Conditioning 7 VARGO7788LUNCHHOMEROOMPLAN7 8Yearbook 8 Band 7/8Woods 8 Gifted 7/8Choir 7/8 Computer Apps 8Art 7 Spanish ?Computer App 8 Spanish ?

5. Enhancement of Curriculum Middle School Electives 7 th electives would be exploratory in nature and include current electives by middle school teachers. 8 th electives would be current electives with Woods and Computer Applications that introductory classes to HS Pathways. Continue to look at additional electives for both grades such as Spanish, Ag, and FACS. All electives are dependent on personnel certification. High School Until the first year with MS is completed, enhanced classes at the high school level will consist of additional sections of certain classes BOE approved hiring of additional high school teacher and the recommendation at this time is for it to be a Business teacher. Classes that are being discussed for following years include: Entrepreneurship, Business Economics, Business Law, Interactive Media, Game Design, Marketing, Media & Public Relations

6. Rooms Needed Middle School Reading Writing/technology lab Math 7 Math 8 Special Education* Autism classroom* PE classroom for health/Gifted** Science with tile flooring Social studies * Could be shared if large enough space. ** Could be shared dependent on schedule. High School 2 Computer Labs Special Education

7. Additional Personnel Needs with the addition of Middle School students Business teacher – BOE approved an additional teacher position earlier in the year. 1 cook 1 custodian.75 nurse (already have a.25 position) 1 autism teacher Para support for special needs students

8. Concerns A shared vision for what we want for USD 378 students ADA accessible bathrooms, doorways, and ramps Time enough to have buildings physically ready for August start date. – Modular moved in June – Could the modular be used by high school students while renovating the high school building for middle school? Example would be if special education and autism is housed in the current FACS room What is temporary? Will there be a full time nurse on site? Safety / security – More doors now could be unlocked

9. Concerns, page 2 Additional storage space – Athletics-Art – PE-Band Practice locations Tunnel clean out Negotiated agreement – Plan time Additional cost of adding books at both HS & GS libraries. Other concerns such as logistics, transitioning, technology, student handbooks, communication between buildings, and student lockers can be addressed by administration.