4. State Funding Cuts’ Impact to Per Pupil Funding: DPS  2015-16 funding may be significantly impacted by the possibility of TABOR required refunds to residents of CO, increasing the negative factor

5. Expenditures by Category School Budgets 72% District Budgeted School Resources 23% Central5%  Source: FY2013-14 Amended Budget, K-12 @ 1.0  In a study performed by ERS in 2010, DPS’s District-Level expenditure of 5% was the lowest among urban school districts across the country. FY2013-14 Budget Expenditures by Cost Category

8. Whole Child

9. 9 John Simmons, Executive Director, Division of Student Services

10. Whole Child

11.  Ways we support students:  Ensuring specialized instruction and related services for students with disabilities  Ensuring that over 95% of division funding goes directly to supporting students in schools  Providing social and emotional counseling to students under emotional distress, including trauma, bullying, or suicide  Advancing discipline practices that balance school safety with keeping students on track academically

12. What resonates with you? What else would you like to see? What have you seen in your schools? What do you see as your role in the home to support the whole child? Table Discussion: Whole Child

13. Share Out

14. What is Social & Emotional Learning? Eldridge Greer, Ph.D. Director Mental Health & Assessment Services

15. Social & Emotional Learning Why Now? Failure of zero-tolerance discipline policies Desire of DPS teachers to provide social and emotional instruction to all students Increased focus on how to ensure strong school communities in face of recent acts of school violence in the U.S.A.

16. Social & Emotional Learning Video http://www.edutopia.org/keys-social-emotional-learning-video

17. Self-Management Using strategies to calm down; using positive self-talk “No-Nonsense Nurturing” Social Awareness Recognizing differences, perspective-talking, developing empathy “School-wide Morning Meetings” Relationship Skills Listening well, including others, cooperating “ School-wide Bullying Prevention” Self-Awareness Recognizing and naming your emotions, self-knowledge “Restorative Approach” Responsible Decision-Making Problem-solving, speaking up, dealing with bullying behavior “Attendance Mediation Workshops” DPS Examples of Social & Emotional Learning

18. Why is S&EL Critical? DPS cannot meet its vision of Every Child Succeeds without strong S&EL components in each classroom and in each school Schools with S&EL programs show an 11 percentage point gain in student achievement Punitive practices, such as detention, out-of- school suspension, and/or expulsion, do not improve academic outcomes for students.

19. Breakout 1.Spanish 2.Elementary 3.Middle & High

20.  What’s the role of the school to support Social and Emotional Learning?  What do you need as a parent to effectively support Social and Emotional Learning in your home?  What is the evidence that shows your school is successfully addressing students’ Social and Emotional Learning needs? Social and Emotional Learning Breakout Questions

21. Save the Date! Tuesday, May 13 th PPA Event Center