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Shareholder Report Fall 2012 We are pleased to offer the Fall 2012 Electronic Shareholder’s Report for your review. This full version report is intended to be a companion to our Fall 2012 Printed Shareholder Update that was delivered by the post office to every resident in Englewood. By providing this longer report online instead of in print form, we save money that can be used directly for services and resources that directly impact our students. As referenced in both this report and the postcard update, additional information can be found on our district website: http://englewoodschools.net/
Brian Ewert Superintendent
Karen Brofft
Assistant Superintendent
Bond Projects The electorate recently approved a $50 million Bond that will build a new secondary campus at the current Englewood High School Site. The new site will house Englewood Middle School, Englewood Leadership Academy and Englewood High School. Additionally, a portion of the Bond will be combined with a matching BEST Grant to fund renovation of the current Englewood Middle School site for use by Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School.
The Englewood Campus Overview The renovation and development of the existing Englewood High School is now in full swing. The new Englewood campus hosting Englewood High School students, Englewood Middle School students and Englewood Leadership Academy students has become more defined over the last few months with the collaborative effort from the selected Design-Build team and the design advisory group. The 239,000 SF campus will accommodate approximately 1,250 students among the three schools. The design will be completed in two different phases with Phase 1 being complete in early November 2012.
Main entry of the new Englewood Middle School at the Englewood Campus
With a particular focus on the creation of 21st Century Learning Environment, the new facility will afford extensive learning opportunities to students in Englewood. Unique opportunities include STEM labs, a fabrication technology lab, a culinary arts lab, a black box theater, a digital production studio, fitness & dance studios, a tiered lecture hall, as well as graphic and fine arts spaces. Strong community involvement during design helped develop a facility that will be a central fixture of the community. The building is designed to encourage community use of shared spaces, while safely minimizing academic disruption. From the Library Media Center, Auditorium, two competitions sized athletic venues and planned community health clinic the school will be available for several community uses throughout the year. Designed around two central educational spines, the Englewood campus emphasizes student collaboration and shared educational facilities between high school, middle school and ELA students while maintaining a separate identity for each. The shared facilities serve not only to provide a fiscally responsible approach to the campus, while enhancing the available educational opportunities for all students. The spines create a highly visible educational atmosphere where learning is on display, collab
Bond Projects oration is encouraged and student achievement is celebrated. Informal teaching and learning settings abound throughout the facility. The layout of the site is defined by stepping the building to work with existing contours and a plan that creates a well-protected outdoor courtyard with outdoor learning spaces and amphitheater.
Main entry of the new Englewood High School at the Englewood Campus
The Englewood campus embraces sustainable design principles. Clerestory windows along central spines allow natural daylight to illuminate interior spaces. High efficiency glass, wall systems, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, and HVAC equipment minimize energy consumption. Carefully selected materials and construction methods will minimize environmental impacts. The design/build team is pursuing LEED Certification through USGBC.
Looking east toward the new Englewood Campus
Demolition for Phase 1 of a two-phase process is now complete. The building formally known as the Lowell building, the industrial arts wing, and the pool have all been demolished and removed to allow for the first phase of construction. The work will commence in November and be complete in December of 2013 with the high school students occupying the new building while the next phase of demolition and construction occurs. The Auditorium renovation will take place during the summer of 2013 and the South Fieldhouse renovation will occur simultaneously with the Phase 2 construction; January of 2014 through December of 2014. All three schools will then occupy the new campus in January of 2015.
Bond Projects The project is being managed on behalf of the school by CBRE and the Design-Build team consists of MOA Architects and Saunders Construction. For more detailed information, including the latest drawing update, please select the Bond Projects tab from the center navigation bar on our main district webpage: http://englewoodschools.net/
Colorado’s Finest Update With the funding from Englewood voters and the BEST Grant in place, the Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School project has hit the ground running since early 2012. New entrance at Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School
The design for the new school has been progressing for several months and is expected to be completed in early November. The project is still focused primarily on a complete renovation of all classroom space in the current Englewood Middle School, as well as HVAC and fire sprinkler upgrades for the entire building. The classroom renovations will provide 21st century educational space and promote student-centered learning environments, while keeping an openness, which Colorado’s Finest students and teachers have embraced at their current facility. The school will also feature a new entrance, located at the corner of Chenango Ave & Delaware St, which will provide more visibility and safer, easier access from the primary parking lot.
Bond Projects The project will also feature a new Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Lab, Media Lab, as well as an entire wing dedicated to a new Cosmetology program. Cosmetology and STEM are a part of nation-wide push to move towards a Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum meant to better prepare students for further education and careers. This new CTE curriculum will better serve the entire school district as well as provide partnering opportunities with neighboring districts who can all share in the CTE classes being offered. The existing industrial arts building will be transformed into a new mechanical room, which frees up valuable space within the building for the Cosmetology program. The new mechanical and electrical systems to be installed are far more efficient than the outdated equipment currently in place. These new systems put the project on pace to be certified by the U.S. Green Building Council as LEED Silver, which is an impressive achievement for the school in its measure of energy efficiency and sustainable features. The project is being managed on behalf of the school by CBRE and is being designed by SlaterPaull Architects. Haselden Construction has been contracted to build the new school using a phased approach. The first phase of construction is slated to begin on the south half of the building in late December 2012 and continue through May 2013 and will occur while the middle school students safely occupy the north half. The second phase will see the majority of the work being completed from June 2013 through August 2013 while the building is unoccupied. With the first & second phases complete, students will be able to move back into the building for fall semester 2013. The third and final phase will continue into the fall and is expected to be complete by November 2013. For more detailed information, including renderings of the design of the school, please select the Bond Projects tab from the center navigation bar on our main district webpage: http://englewoodschools.net/
District Accountability &Strategies Improvement Strategies District Accountability and Major Improvement Englewood’s State Assessment Data The chart at right shows how Englewood students scored on the Spring 2012 TCAP (Transitional Colorado Assessment Program) compared to how students across the state scored on the same test. Additionally, the last two columns show themedian growth earned at each grade level in comparison to the adequate growth necessary to ensure that all students remain or attain proficiency within three years time. Median growth percentile at the state level is always 50.
Content
Grade
Reading
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 8 10
Writing
Math
School and District Performance Frameworks
% Proficient/Advanced State
District 2012
Median Growth Percentile
74 67 69 73 68 67 67 68 52 49 58 56 62 55 51 48 71 71 64 61 53 52 37 33 49 49 49
64 51 67 62 52 55 39 46 33 29 49 35 46 42 25 22 59 57 56 44 32 42 18 9 39 37 21
N/A 40 39 44 46 49 43 33 N/A 35 36 49 46 51 46 42 N/A 47 44 47 54 61 50 39 N/A N/A N/A
All districts and schools in Science Colorado are accredited through a Performance Framework that is released from the Colorado Department of Education. The Performance Frameworks provide an overview of how each district and school are progressing in the areas of: l Academic Achievement l Academic Growth
l Academic Growth Gaps l Post Secondary and Workforce Readiness
The table (right) displays the assigned plan type earned by the district and all Englewood Schools over the past three years.
District and School Performance Framework Comparison Chart 2010 - 2012
School
2010 Plan Type
2011 Plan Type
2012 Plan Type
District
42.9 (3 yr) Turnaround
46.8 (1 yr) Priority Imp.
43.8 (3 yr) Priority Imp.
Charles Hay
58.8 (3 yr) Improvement
70.1 (1 yr) Performance
47.8 (3 yr) Improvement
Cherrelyn
59.7 (1 yr) Performance
70.9 (1 yr) Performance
56.2 (3 yr) Improvement
Clayton
49.0 (1 yr) Improvement
62.1 (1 yr) Performance
58.5 (1 yr) Improvement
Bishop
37.3 (3 yr) Priority Imp.
42.3 (1 yr) Priority Imp.
49.3 (1 yr) Improvement
ELA
66.0 (3 yr) Performance
77.1 (1 yr) Performance
90.2 (1 yr) Performance
EMS
49.6 (3 yr) Improvement
52.3 (1 yr) Improvement
48.6 (1 yr) Improvement
EHS
50.1 (1 yr) Priority Imp.
53.9 (1 yr) Improvement
51 (3 yr) Improvement
CFAHS
Performance
64.0 (1 yr) Performance
Not yet Available
District Accountability &Strategies Improvement Strategies District Accountability and Major Improvement Improvement Strategies All school districts in the state of Colorado are required to complete a District Unified Improvement Plan and submit it to the Colorado Department of Education. Englewood Schools has outlined the following Major Improvement Strategies in the District Unified Plan:
l Build a system of shared leadership in which all stakeholders are empowered to positively impact
and held accountable to the outcomes of student growth and achievement. l Create an aligned system of curriculum, instruction and assessment that provides feedback to teachers and students regarding ongoing progress. l Expand educational pathways, beyond traditional approaches, in order to ensure post secondary success and work-force readiness for Englewood students.
For more detailed information on accreditation and accountability measures, please visit CDE’s Interactive Accountability website: http://www.schoolview.org/
Implementation of Englewood’s Instructional Model Englewood Schools’ Instructional Model supports learners in the development of skills associated with higher order thinking and problem solving. These proficiencies are directly aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards and Common Core State Standards (see article below). It is essential that all graduates from Englewood Schools have the skills to compete in a global economy. Englewood Schools’ Instructional Model ensures that students develop independence and proficiency through direct instruction, guided practice and collaborative experiences to ultimately demonstrate proficiency at an independent level. Englewood Schools began district-wide orientation to the Instructional Model in the 2011-2012 school year. Much of this year was devoted to professional development intended to develop full understanding and begin to align instructional practices to the model. Englewood Schools entered the first year of district-wide implementation in the 2012-2013 school year. Preliminary implementation data gathered in the spring of 2012 indicated that 85% of teachers were beginning to implement the model on a weekly basis. Additionally, teachers noted several student effects as a result of implementing lessons aligned to Englewood’s Instructional Model. The percentage of teachers reporting these effects are noted to the right of the effect listed below: l Increased engagement (61%) l Increased understanding of the learning expectations (54%) l Increased understanding of the concepts (50%) l Increased “on task” behavior (43%) l Increased student accountability (34%) l Increased student motivation (30%)
For more detailed information, please visit the Instructional Model tab from the center navigation bar on our main district webpage. http://englewoodschools.net/
District Accountability &Strategies Improvement Strategies District Accountability and Major Improvement New Academic Standards and Assessments The Colorado State Board of Education formally adopted new standards in December 2009. The new standards replaced the Colorado Model Content Standards adopted and used over the last 15 years. In August 2010, the Colorado State Board of Education voted to fully adopt and integrate the Common Core State Standards (National Standards) into the newly developed 2009 Math and English Language Arts Standards. It is important to note this change in standards as it has significant implications for how proficiency for students will be determined using State assessments in the coming years. The new standards are more rigorous; in some cases increasing expectations for proficiency by more than one year. For example, the standards content proficiency for mathematics that previously was expected for 4th grade students, may now be expected for 3rd grade students. With the change in standards, comes a change in assessment. The first transition for the existing CSAP occurred in 2012 with the introduction of the TCAP (Transitional Colorado Assessment Program) for Reading, Writing, Math and Science. SPRING 2012: Items remained on the TCAP from the previous CSAP only if aligned to the more rigorous standards of the future. This means items aligned to the past, less rigorous standards, were removed. This created an assessment with increased rigor.
SPRING 2013: TCAP will be administered again for Reading, Writing and Math. A new Social Studies and Science assessment will be field tested in grades 5, 8, and 11. SPRING 2014: TCAP administered in Reading, Writing, and Math. First year of new Social Studies and Science assessments will be operational. SPRING 2015: New Reading, Writing, and Math assessments will be administered. Second year of new Social Studies and Science assessments will be operational.
Once the new assessments are fully operational in Spring 2015, the assessment program will represent the fully rigor of the new standards. For more detailed information on standards and assessments, please visit CDE’s Standards and Assessment website: http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_stnd-access.htm
Special Education Growth Data Englewood has implemented several new interventions for special education students, and initial results indicate that students using these interventions are gaining ground in terms of growth. Although the results below show that students who receive special education support are not meeting or exceeding proficiency at the same level as peers across the state, the growth that is emerging would indicate that Englewood special education students are exceeding the median growth percentile for the state in several areas. For students well below proficiency, growth is the best way to measure gains until students reach proficiency. Students must grow at a faster rate than their like peers in order to reach higher levels of proficiency. Middle school students have exceeded state median growth for reading, writing and math, while elementary students have exceeded state median growth in math. It can be hypothesized that the intervention programs are supporting continuous growth toward proficiency. 2012-2013 marks the 3rd year of implementation for these three intervention programs. Based on the data below, we can predict that successful implementation of these programs over time will lead to increased levels of proficiency among special education students. 2011-2012 TCAP achievement and growth for Englewood Special Education Students compared to Special Education Students Across the State of Colorado
Elementary Grades 3-5
% of Special Education Students scoring PP/P/A at the District Level
% of Special Education Students scoring PP/P/A at the State Level
Median Growth Percentile of Special Education Students at the District Level
Median Growth Percentile of Special Education Students at the State Level
R W M
39 54.8 51.7
54.4 69.5 62.8
30 32 42
42 42 40
43.4 75 34.7
50.8 77.1 40.8
54 48 55
46 44 46
38.6 54.3 20.5
63 71.2 21.2
35 35 42
47 46 46
Middle Grades 6-8 R W M High Grades 9-10 R W M
Post Secondary and Workforce Readiness Graduation, Completion and Dropout Data Graduation, completion and dropout rates are important pieces of information for schools, communities, and the state. The graduation data report the rate of students graduating high school in four years (considered “on time” graduation). The completion data report students who graduate plus students who complete a GED. The dropout data report students who did not complete their high school education. Year
CFAHS 2010-11 20.4 2009-10* 12.8 2008-09 24.8 2007-08 31.5 2006-07 32.5 2005-06 26.2
Graduation Rate EHS District 72.5 44.4 78.0 39.9 78.6 49.8 72.2 48.5 71.3 50.6 54.0 37.9
State 73.9 72.4 74.6 73.9 75.0 74.1
CFAHS 29.9 25.9 50.9 52.1 49.6 48.3
Completion Rate EHS District 74.7 50.5 80.3 48.6 83.7 66.1 80.5 64.0 80.8 64.3 77.0 60.5
State 76.8 75.8 79.2 78.8 79.8 80.5
CFAHS 15.4 20.3 19.0 21.3 22.4 25.8
Dropout Rate EHS District 2.3 7.3 2.8 10.3 3.5 9.8 4.6 11.5 5.7 12.1 3.5 10.5
State 3.0 3.1 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.5
* “On-time,” four year graduation formula put in place by CDE
Concurrent Enrollment Englewood Schools believes that high school students who are capable of, and wish to pursue college level work while in high school, should be permitted to do so. Any student who is not more than twentyone years old, is enrolled in the 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade, and has met the necessary course requirements may be eligible to take college level course work. These approved courses will receive both high school and college credit. Students may take two courses per semester with tuition paid by Englewood Schools. The district is proud of the growing number of students that successfully take college-level course work each year. SCHOOL YEAR/TERM
NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COLLEGELEVEL CLASSES
PASS RATE OF COLLEGE-LEVEL CLASSES
TUITION PAID BY DISTRICT
2008-09
21
95%
$3,997.11
2009-10
93
94%
$26,653.96
2010-11
142
92%
$43,048.60
2011-12
84
95.5%
$26,909.50
Dropout Prevention and Re-engagement Englewood Schools is committed to ensuring that all students reach their full learning potential, and in doing so, earn a high school diploma and demonstrate readiness for postsecondary education and the workforce. Englewood recognizes the critical impact a high school diploma has on a student’s future,
Post Secondary and Workforce Readiness and therefore has developed tightly woven strategies and action steps to promote high school graduation and dropout prevention across the district. The following initiatives are underway to address dropout prevention: l An alternative learning environment offered at the Ombudsman Student Support Center serving
at-risk students, expelled and suspended students, students who have dropped out, and students who desire a blended face-to-face and technology-delivered curriculum.
l Specific identification of and Targeted Services to students demonstrating at risk factors (failing
grades in core subjects, low attendance, and disengagement in the classroom including behavior problems)
l High school Credit Recovery Programs l Programs designed to address Key Educational Transition Periods (5th to 6th grade transition and
8th to 9th grade transition)
l Implementation of Individual Career and Academic Plans for all 6th through 12th graders l Middle and high school Advisory Programs for all 6th through 12th graders l Implementation of American School Counselor Association (ASCA) standards for all secondary
counselors to ensure comprehensive school counseling services that address students’ academic, career, and social/emotional needs.
l Ongoing Dropout Prevention and Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness professional
development for counselors, teachers and administrators.
l Expansion of Concurrent Enrollment, Advanced Placement, and Career and Technical
Education courses to promote rigorous and relevant learning and overall student engagement.
l Implementation of AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) programs at Englewood
High School, Englewood Middle School, and Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School. AVID is a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges. Although AVID serves all students, it focuses on the least served students in the academic middle.
l Outreach services and interventions to Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School students who
have dropped out in order to re-engage and re-enroll them in school.
Englewood’s focus on dropout prevention will continue to yield research-based strategies and initiatives to ensure our students graduate from high school ready for postsecondary education and the workforce. For more detailed information, please pull down the Learning Services/College and Career Readiness menu tab from the Departments tab on the left navigation bar on our main district webpage. http://englewoodschools.net/
Instructional Technology Virtualizing Resources: Improving Efficiency For the 2012-2013 school year, Englewood Schools’ IT department continues to push the envelope on server and desktop virtualization. Using powerful servers and sophisticated software, multiple applications or desktop screens are tied back to one root operating system. The advantage for staff and community is in increased efficiency: Fewer computers are able to serve more people. Cost savings are realized with reduced hardware costs, less electrical demands, and less labor and provisioning. The end user just notes quieter, cooler computer labs. This technology allows Englewood to meet its growing computer requirements efficiently.
Bandwidth Nearly Doubles; More Coming One mark of a learning organization is its demand for Internet bandwidth. Englewood’s staff and students are increasingly turning to the Internet to gather resources and to publish their work. To keep up with our students, Englewood has nearly doubled its pipeline to the Internet, increasing from 40 megabytes per second (Mbps) to 70Mbps. This is a reflection of Englewood’s students having access to the Internet from over 2200 laptops, netbooks, tablets and devices. To keep pace with this explosive demand, Englewood is updating its fiber optics-based network, thus providing Englewood’s staff and students with some of the fastest Internet speeds in Colorado.
One to One Computing Grows Englewood students in grades five through eight have each been assigned a small laptop, called a Netbook, to use throughout the school day. Students are able to access multi-media resources and work digitally and collaboratively with their peers. Students are using the technology for online resources, and to turn in work to their teachers digitally. At the high schools, the academic areas of Language Arts, Social Studies, Math and Science have ready access to laptops and netbooks to conduct research, work on projects, and look into post-secondary options. Englewood Schools, by deploying technology to our students, is helping prepare our students to be competitive in the 21st Century. Englewood supports over 2200 devices (laptops, tablets, netbooks) for about 3000 students, offering one of the best computer to student ratios in Colorado.
Students Work in the Cloud This year, Englewood students join the growing trend of working in “the cloud.” What this means is the application (things like word processors, presentation software, spreadsheet programs) and file storage is online. The advantages for students are significant: students have access to their online resources at home, the files transfer easily between computer, tablets and phones, and the ability to collaborate is improved. Using a free Google product specifically designed for education, Englewood students are rising to new heights in the cloud!
Instructional Technology Englewood Parents Can Now Register Returning Students Online Englewood parents can now register returning students online. To help busy parents, online registration will be available for returning students. In this process, parents can re-enroll returning students using a Web-based portal. This saves parents time, because they only need to update changed information (perhaps a new cell phone number) and confirm existing information, and saves the district time, as registrars have less transcription to do from paper forms. In the first year of deployment, over 1000 of Englewood students were registered online. Look for notices during the enrollment season this spring!
Aligning Technology to Instructional Goals Not only is Englewood committed to providing a world-class technology environment for our staff and students, but supporting our staff through meaningful professional development. Staff have access to after school training session on using technology tools to support the classroom, and almost 100 of our 200 teachers have signed up for a technology class. Topics include using multi-media, Web 2.0 tools, Podcasting and more. Teachers report that they enjoy the courses and pushing their own learning. Resources are online at the District’s Instructional Model links, here. For more detailed information, please pull down the Technology menu tab from the Departments tab on the left navigation bar on our main district webpage. http://englewoodschools.net/
Business Services Financial Transparency Englewood Schools values Open and Honest Communication with its many stakeholders: staff, students, parents and taxpayers. In order to meet the requirements of Article 44, Title 22 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, The Public School Financial Transparency Act, we have posted several items on our Financial Transparency webpage.
Financial Reporting Award of Excellence For over twenty years, Englewood Schools has been a recipient of the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting as presented by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) to government units whose comprehensive annual financial reports (CAFRs) achieve the highest standards in government accounting and financial reporting. For the just completed 2011-12 school year, the district auditors, in their opinion, stated that the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the district in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Once again the district intends to submit its CAFR to GFOA for receipt of their certificate of achievement. The 2011-12 CAFR can be found on the district’s website under Departments, Business Services, Financial Transparency.
For more detailed information, please pull down the Business Services menu tab from the Departments tab on the left navigation bar on our main district webpage. http://englewoodschools.net/
Human Resources The past year has been very busy and challenging for Human Resources with the execution of new systems and processes, and due to this, it has also been very rewarding. Here’s a quick glance at what’s new in HR and what is to come: l Implemented and trained employees on Halogen, our new online evaluation/feedback tool. l Implementing an online professional development learning tool (Public School Works) that is coupled with our current online bullying reporting system. l Implementing SubPay a component of our current SubFinder system that will increase efficiencies
with the payroll system for substitutes.
l Streamlined processes included eliminating paper contracts and status sheets, group orientations instead of one on one, and aligning benefits across all employee groups.
Onboarding has seen vast improvements utilizing our current AppliTrack system to communicate the hiring of individuals to multiple stakeholders at once. Accountability has been greatly increased with the establishment of new hire and change of status paperwork. We’ve reduced unemployment claims and anticipate reducing workers’ compensation claims through increased education using the online professional development tool. Future opportunities include fulfilling the need for electronic time clocks for greater accuracy of employee time and attendance, and transitioning all paper personnel files to electronic files. A great deal of cleanup has occurred throughout the year and more is yet to come. Thanks to all of our employees for their support. For more detailed information, please pull down the Human Resources menu tab from the Departments tab on the left navigation bar on our main district webpage: http://englewoodschools.net/