Beebe Public School DistrictBeebe Early Childhood

Annual Report to the Public

October 22, 2015

Vision Statement

The Beebe School Community, Preparing

Every Student for Success!

Mission Statement

• The mission of the Beebe Public School District is to utilize all resources in providing

learning opportunities, tools, progressive technology and guidance to enable all

students to become productive citizens and life-long learners.

District Growth for 2015-2016

• School funding is based on the three quarter average enrollment from the previous school year. The three quarter average enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year was 3,245. The current active enrollment in eSchool is 3,284.

Master Plan for 2015-2016

All projects listed on the 2014-2015 plan have completed. The District’s new Master Plan will be presented in November of 2015.

School Board Training for 2015-2016

• All board members fulfilled their training requirement for the 2014-2015 school year. New board members are required to obtain nine hours and veteran board members are required to obtain six hours annually.

Vending Machines for 2015-2016

• The contract with Coca Cola was renewed in October, 2013 and will last for five years. The Coke contract began in 2013 and will end in 2018. During the length of the contract, the total amount of monies received will be approximately $49,475.00.

Athletic Expenditures for 2014-2015

• The athletic expenditures were $1,003,019.57. This includes everything coded to athletics: Salaries, benefits, transportation, utilities, and supplies.

Gifted and Talented Expenditures for 2014-2015

• The amount required to be spent on the G/T Program was $156,575.40. The gifted and talented expenditures were $209,140.74.

Maintenance and Operations Expenditures for 2014-2015

• The amount required to be spent on Maintenance and Operations was $1,878,904.86. The District expenditures totaled $2,653,750.31.

Accreditation

• The annual accreditation report, the Statement of Assurances report, the G/T report, the Minority Recruitment report, and the Equity Compliance report will be submitted to the Arkansas Department of Education for review Thursday, October 15.

Accreditation Status

• Beebe Early Childhood (Accredited)

• Beebe Elementary School (Accredited)

• Badger Elementary School (Accredited)

• Beebe Middle School (Accredited-Cited)• Special Education on ALP 2nd Year

• Beebe Junior High (Accredited)

• Badger Academy (Accredited)

• Beebe High School (Accredited-Cited)• Library Media on ALP 2nd Year

• The schools receiving a “Cite” status have been corrected. The teachers in the positions have all certification requirements.

School Improvement Status for 2014-2015

• Beebe Early Childhood – Needs Improvement

• Beebe Elementary School – Needs Improvement

• Badger Elementary School – Needs Improvement

• Beebe Middle School – Needs Improvement

• Beebe Junior High School – Needs Improvement

• Badger Academy – Needs Improvement

• Beebe High School – Needs Improvement

• District – Needs Improvement

School and District School Improvement Plans

• (ACSIP Plans) have been submitted for the 2015-2016 school year. The priorities for the six school plans and the district plan include improvement in the areas of mathematics, literacy, ELL, and wellness.

Title I

• Funds are used to support Title I Programs in:

– Beebe Early Childhood

– Beebe Elementary

– District/Pre-K

Title I

• These funds provide supplemental services to improve student achievement in pre-kindergarten through grade 4. Students who are in need of extra help to reach grade level academic standards are provided assistance by federally funded, highly qualified teachers and highly qualified instructional assistants. Title I funds also provide additional professional development and professional materials for teachers, student materials and supplies, technology hardware and software for students and teachers, after school tutoring, parent involvement activities and materials, and assistance to homeless students.

Title I

• Five percent (5%) of the total Title I budget has been set aside to meet the requirement for professional development activities.

• Funds were set aside for student welfare (homeless students) as required by Title I guidelines.

• Districts that receive over $500,000.00 in Title I allocations must designate 1% for parent involvement activities. Of this year’s allocation ($623,479.90) 95% of the 1% must be placed in the building budgets. The district exceeded the required set aside amount placing nearly 2% in parent involvement.

Title II-A

• Funds provide training to assist teachers and administrators in becoming highly qualified, or to provide supplemental training opportunities to further enhance instructional practices.

• Teachers and administrators are encouraged to pursue college coursework toward advanced degrees. In return, employees receive tuition reimbursement from Title II-A funds up to 10 successfully completed courses.

Title II-A

• A district literacy specialist assists K-12 staff with continuous and current literacy curriculum training throughout the school year and during the summer.

• Title II-A funds are also used to recruit teachers for our district, especially in high-need areas where there are a limited numbers of applicants.

Title VI - State

• Funds are used to address the educational needs of low performing students. Instructional assistants provide support for students below grade level and offer the use of technology as an instructional strategy for addressing their needs. Funds will also be used to provide student materials.

Title I is a federally funded program that allows schools to provide services for students who may need extra help reaching grade level academic expectations. The services may be offered by certified teachers, instructional assistants, and/or through supplemental services.

What is Title I

How are Students Placed in the Title I Program

• All K-4 schools are Title I Schoolwide, which will allow any student to receive supplemental services who exhibits academic needs based on results from criterion and norm referenced testing, classroom assessments and other assessment instruments.

Title I Staff

• Ms. Patricia Moser, Literacy Coach, Ms. Darla Brown, Ms. Sherri Devore, and Ms. Cindy Powell, Instructional Assistants.

Examples of Materials Purchased

• Pebble Go K-2

• Brain POP

• Reading A-Z

• MoreStarfall.com

• Chromebooks