Enumclaw School District Report to the Community: Spring/Summer 22-23

ENUMCLAW SCHOOL DISTRICT

REPORT TO THE

INSIDE: Message From Dr. Carey Learning & Assessment Data Problem-Based Math Cirriculum

WA Public Schools Funding Explained

Honoring Our Retirees Budget & More!

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MESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT DR. SHAUN CAREY

Dear Enumclaw School District Families, We are excited to bring you the second edition of our Enumclaw School District's Report to the Community. The 2022-2023 school year was filled with students achievements, growth, and accomplishments across the District.

As we anticipate the 2023-2024 school year, we recognize that every student is unique, bringing with them a diverse set of needs and aspirations; we are striving to create a nurturing environment where all students can thrive academically, emotionally, and socially. To achieve this, we continuously assess and adapt our teaching methods, taking into account individual learning styles and challenges.

Your insights as parents and guardians are invaluable in understanding your child's needs, and we welcome your active engagement in their educational journey.

In constant pursuit of the best possible learning experience, acknowledging the pressing need for improved facilities within our school district comes up.

Upgrading our infrastructure will not only enhance the safety and security of our students and staff but also create a more conducive environment for learning and growth. The District has taken your feedback and is working to move in the direction the community has asked.

We are looking forward to the upcoming school year, working with you to create an enriching and inclusive educational experience for all ESD students. Together we can inspire students to discover their own way to learn, lead and impact their community and world Sincerely, Shaun

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SCHOOL BOARD

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CLASS OF 2023 GRAD STATS

278

GRADUATED SENIORS

8

will serve in the US Military

15

will attend a trade school

$72,700.00

IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS EARNED BY THE CLASS OF 2023

51

will attend a two-year college

101

will attend a four-year college

14

will enter an apprenticeship program

92%

GRADUATION RATE

ENROLLMENT BY GRADE 2022-2023 School Year

PRE-K

117 361

KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE

341 305

3RD GRADE

332

4TH GRADE

330

5TH GRADE

334

6TH GRADE 7TH GRADE 8TH GRADE

305 320 340

9TH GRADE 10TH GRADE

351 344

11TH GRADE

332

12TH GRADE

331

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FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 2021-2022 Fiscal Year Budget

The Enumclaw School District is committed to responsible financial stewardship, efficiently coordinating our actions and resources to provide students with an exceptional education. Through prudent financial management, we strike a longterm balance between revenue and expenses, enabling us to uphold vital educational standards and prioritize the well-being of our students.

$67,730,758.97 2021-2022 Total Revenues State, General Purpose

58.9%

State, Special Purpose

17.3%

Local Taxes

13.2%

Federal, General & Special Purpose

9.6%

Other, Local Support Non-tax

$69,292,013.54 2021-2022 Total Expenses General instruction

49.1%

Special Education Service

15.2%

Career & Technical Education

5.9%

Other Student Support Services

5%

Food Services

3.9%

Transportation

4.3%

District-wide Operations

13.9%

ESSER Support

2.7%

$16,618 05

1%

PROMISES MADE PROMISES KEPT Safety + Security Thanks to funding available through the existing Technology Levy, the Technology and Operations teams partnered to evaluate, replace or repair two-way radios housed in every building across the District. In June 2022 all radios were collected to assess capabilities, and make repairs and programming updates as needed. With common programming, radios in our system can move between sites and switch channels to be used interchangeably, which is an important factor in the event of an emergency.

System Electrical Upgrades & Increase Wireless Access Points Direct impact to schools: Southwood: 6 newly functional radios Sunrise: 6 new radios Byron Kibler: all radios replaced Westwood: all radios replaced Black Diamond: repairs as needed and returned to service Thunder Mountain: 12 new radios Enumclaw Middle: all new radios Enumclaw High: repairs as needed and returned to service Throughout the 2022-2023 school year, 93 radios have been replaced to models that operate in both digital and analog mode. Upon completion of cycling out older devices, all radios will operate in digital mode providing school users with longer range and better voice clarity.

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HOW ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROTOTYPICAL FUNDING MODEL

Washington State school districts are funded through four primary sources: the State, the Federal Government, local taxpayers, and other local fees.

Enrollment Staffing Formulas Salaries Materials, Supplies, and Operating Costs

The state's funding formula for K-12 education is called the Prototypical School Funding Model*. The Washington State Basic Education Act of 1977 originated the funding model, and outlines the definition of Basic Education in public schools. This model determines the base amount of funding each district receives per student based on a fixed theoretical school size enrollment.

The model establishes minimum staff to student ratios for various positions such as principals, teachers, custodians, nurses, and more. The dollars received by school districts based on this model is called General Apportionment.

*RCW 28A.150.260

WHAT THAT MEANS IN ESD

There are still several areas that the state does not fully fund in regards to basic education. Some examples in the Enumclaw School District are health room professionals, paraeducators, school psychologists, custodians, and counselors. School districts have the responsibility of finding ways to make up the funding difference.

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FUNDED IN

Washington State ?

WHAT IS MCCLEARY?

In 2007, the Washington Supreme Court ruled in the McCleary v.

Washington case that the state was not meeting its constitutional duty to "make ample provision for the education of all children." The court found that the state's education funding system relied too heavily on local property taxes, leading to significant disparities in funding between wealthier and poorer school districts.

COUNSELORS

LEADERSHIP

BAND

CORALE

TRANSPORTATION

STAFF TRAINING

The court ordered the state to take

action and develop a plan to "fully fund basic education" by 2018. Over the years, the court issued several followup rulings, asserting that the state had not adequately addressed the funding issue.

As a result of the McCleary case, the Washington State Legislature enacted a series of reforms aimed at increasing education funding and improving outcomes. While the McCleary ruling and subsequent legislative actions have made strides in addressing education funding, it is not sufficient in lightening the local tax burden covered by levies for student learning, and bonds for capital projects.

ATHLETICS

MULTI-LANGUAGE LEARNING

CULTURAL PROGRAM COMPUTER SCIENCE

BUS DRIVERS

ORCHESTRA

CUSTODIANS

CHOIR

CLASSROOM SIZE BUILDING SAFETY & SECURITY PARAEDUCATORS HEALTH ROOM PROFESSIONALS FINANCIAL DRAMA LITERACY ENGLISH SECURITY OFFICER UNIFIED PROGRAMS SCIENCE STUDENT ACHIEVMENT Funded Total Funded by Local in ESD

by State Levies .63

+8.37

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Health Room Professionals to support student health

8

+3

11

Counselors guiding student growth

.1

+ 5.9

6

School Psychologists for academic support

16

+ 11

27

Custodians to keep schools clean and safe

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Our ultimate purpose is to positively impact student learning and math achievement. Many people think that mathematical knowledge and skills exclusively belong to “math people.”

However, research shows that students who believe that hard work is more important than innate talent learn more mathematics.* We want students to develop the attributes of resilience, perseverance, and curiosity in order to become strong problem solvers, confident in their own abilities. * Uttal, D.H. (1997). Beliefs about genetic influences on mathematics achievement: a cross-cultural comparison. Genetica, 99(2-3), 165-172. doi.org/10.1023/A:1018318822120

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In order to be successful in applying mathematics, students must both understand and be able to do the mathematics. This requires math instruction that addresses three interconnected aspects of mathematical proficiency.

Conceptual understanding: Students need to understand the why behind the how in mathematics. Concepts build on experience with concrete contexts. Students should access these concepts from a number of perspectives in order to see math as more than a set of disconnected procedures.

Procedural fluency: We view procedural fluency as solving problems expected by the standards with speed, accuracy, and flexibility.

Application: Application means applying mathematical or statistical concepts and skills to a new mathematical or real-world context.

Finally, students should not just learn about mathematics, they should do mathematics. This can be defined as engaging in mathematical practices.

The selection of the math material was a two-year process involving more than 60 District elementary teachers, and administrators. Of whom, a research committee was formed to identify the highest-rated, student-centered materials available to teachers. During the 2021-2022 school year, all elementary teachers piloted an alternate math curriculum. At the end of the one year pilot period, the majority of teachers were not convinced that material was the best choice. Open Up Resources was recommended as a second resource to pilot. Almost half of the elementary teachers across the District chose to participate in the new pilot. This group understood they would make a recommendation between the two materials in the end. A final committee was formed

to review the recommendations of the teachers and the results were clear: Open Up Resources is the best option to meet the needs of ESD’s diverse learners, as well as provide rich and engaging mathematical tasks.

An additional advantage to our district selecting Open Up Resources is that all of the material can be accessed online.

Parents and students can access individual lessons as well as practice lessons online without additional licensing or logging in.

Teachers continue exploring resources for families to support their children at home and will be participating in professional learning to ensure a successful broad implementation with our new curriculum in the 2023-2024 school year.

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RESULTS On behalf of the Enumclaw School District and Board of Directors I would like to express our sincere gratitude for engaging in this survey, 1,623 participants dedicated their time to share feedback and recommendations and the input we received is greatly valued and appreciated. This data is being used to inform decisions to ensure we are addressing the needs of our students, families and schools, as a community.

-Superintendent Shaun Carey

The Enumclaw School District launched the Bond Feedback Survey in April. The survey closed on May 31st, and the district received 1,623 submissions. The survey was provided electronically and by paper mailer sent to all district residents.

1,419 responded electronically, and 194 paper surveys were turned in. After failing to receive a sufficient number of survey responses to the previous bond survey, the district worked to ensure an appropriate sample size. The amount of submissions we received is an appropriate sample size based on the district population, with 99% confidence and a margin of error of 3%.

6-10 >15

1-5 11-15

<1

Age

Involvement with the ESD

11

Current ESD Employee

6.2%

Parent/Guardian of a current ESD student

38%

Parent/Guardian of a current ESD student and ESD Employee

5.1%

Community Member

N/A

50.7%

18-24

.6%

25-34

11.5%

35-49

41.8%

50-64

25.9%

65+

17.4%

Prefer not to answer

2.8%

Proposal was too expensive

RESULTS No Yes

27.3%

56.56%

58.9% 5.5%

4.2%

4.1%

96.7%

Funding for safety & seciruty upgrades

55.95% Funding for maintenance of existing buildings and assets

52.8% Replacement of Byron Kibler Elementary & the Early Learning Center

33.7%

Factors for drafting future bond proposals

Construction of an elementary in Ten Trails

23.91% Replacement of the EHS auditorium with a performing arts center

12.75% Preferred ways to receive communication from ESD

11.65% Girls fastpitch field across from Osborne Field & Thunder Mountain Fields

Construction of a stadium or athletic complex

Would not

14.05% approve any of the projects

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2023 ESD RETIREES We pay tribute and thank each of the dedicated Enumclaw School District staff members retiring throughout the 2022-2023 school year. We appreciate the many years you have devoted and the difference you have made in students' lives. Thank you for your service.

Rose Leggett 34 Years at ESD Educator, Thunder Mountain Middle School

Michelle Wasisco 21 years Paraeducator, Southwood Elementary

Barbara Schreiner 24 years at ESD, 40 years in education Educator, Enumclaw High School

Melanie Wills 28 years Paraeducator, Southwood Elementary

Elizabeth Walsh 27 years ESD, 39 years in education Educator, Sunrise Elementary

Darrell Seymour 9 years Custodian, Enumclaw Middle School

Cheri Long 20 years Paraeducator, Enumclaw High School

Sharon Luthi 21 Years Nutrition Services, Enumclaw High School

Sharie Signani 20 years Nutrition Services, Sunrise Elementary

Vickie Elder 28 years Bus Driver, Transportation

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2023

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