1. High School Research Team
Presentation to BHS Staff
March 31, 2009

2. Committee Charge To recommend changes that will:
1. Maintain or improve the program that we offer
     students
2. Improve the efficiency of our operation and
     save money for the district
This is a work in progress

3. Committee Members BHS Teachers: Central Office:
 Pat Boehm – Media Specialist 
 Sean Carney – Teacher
 Lynette Daig – Teacher
 Tom Doane - Teacher
 Joanne Durham – Teacher
 Pat Rogers – Teacher
BHS / District Staff:
 Renee Morrison – Spec. Ed.
 Kathy Posly – Nurse
 Ed Renckley – Operations
 Aileen Samson – Operations
 Laura Saunders – Security
 Cindy Stafford – Data Proc.
 Barb Williams – Student Sppt
Central Office:
  Bonnie Riutta, Superintendent
  Baiba Jensen, Curriculum
  Elson Liu, Technology
BHS Administration:
  Ken Hamman, Principal
  Kirk Hobson, Asst. Principal
  Pat Meyer, Asst. Principal
  Laura Surrey, Asst. Principal
Parents:
  Lydia Dubose
  Bill Roth
  Randy Swain
BEA:
  Barry Goode
  Arnella Park

4. Subcommittees Student Pride Campaign
Staffing Efficiency (building operations)
Scheduling & Staffing (classroom)
Technology / Online Learning
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5. Student Pride Campaign
Purpose
To create a healthy, attractive work atmosphere for students and staff
To save money on repairing vandalism and cleaning
To promote community service and ownership at BHS
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6. Student Pride Campaign
Philosophy
Campaign policy: 
        Of the students,
        by the students,
        for the students
Student involvement
Staff involvement
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7. Staffing Efficiency: Career Center
Keep Career Center at 0.6 FTE
Counselors & Admin to make Career Center more efficient and focused on Career Pathways
Curriculum & MS Counselors to make grade 8 EDP's more consistent with coming to BHS
Grade 10 PLAN Test to better use Career Cruising, personal curricula, college searches
Meet MERIT curriculum 20 hour online learning requirement through Career Center
Revisit recommendation once grade 8 EDP's are more consistent with coming to BHS

8. Staffing Efficiency: Secretarial / Clerical
Close clerical offices on days that there are no students or staff in attendance.
Reduce salary, benefits, heating, cooling, electricity
12 days including:
Wednesday before Thanksgiving
Winter (Holiday) Break
Mid-Winter Break
Spring Break
Approximate savings ~ $21,000

9. Staffing Efficiency: Campus Security & Saturday School
Reduce one 37.5 hr / wk position
Approximate savings ~ $21,900
Reduce two 30 hr / wk positions
Approximate savings ~ $35,100
Saturday school – eliminate 21 Saturday schools each year
Approximate savings ~ $3,300

10. Scheduling & Staffing
Restructure year-long courses into semester courses
: all except required English courses
: all courses
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11. Scheduling & Staffing Maximize class sizes
Drop courses with low enrollment
Restructure art courses from 3 levels to 2 levels
Beginning
Studio:
                pottery
                metal arts
                drawing & painting
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12. Scheduling & Staffing Projections
Projected enrollment: 2200 students
Projected staffing: 86.5 FTE
Reduction of 7.5 FTE from
Approximate savings ~ $450,000
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13. Scheduling & Staffing Projections
Reduced course offerings based on low enrollment
Several full capacity courses scheduled
Every department FTE reduction
Elimination of Technology Support
Includes maintaining 0.6 FTE Career Center
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14. Technology / Online Learning
Targeted courses, targeted models:
Credit recovery
Traditional sections, daily attendance
At least 1 section outside traditional school day
Advanced: electives not otherwise available
At least 1 face-to-face check in per week
Teacher & Student Qualifications
Staffing

15. Technology / Online Learning
Costs & Savings:
Short term: At Risk funding
Long term: consolidate low enrollment electives
Best case approximate savings: ~ $50,000
Ongoing planning:
BAS staff-created courses, Seat-time waiver, Middle school courses
Infrastructure & Personnel needs
Other recommendations: Energy efficiency
Approximate savings: ~ $20,000

16. Other Areas to be Investigated to Continue the Transformation
Number of Administrators
Curriculum Coordinators
Elective Parameters
Technology Support
Seven Period Day
Shortened School Year
Consolidating Administrative Secretarial duties

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Questions and Answers
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