ENTRY PLAN RECOMMENDATIONSMay 13, 2008

Mark P. Mondanaro

Superintendent of Schools

Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda UFSD

Goal 1:Develop and ensure effective district governance through effective and positive Board-Superintendent Relations

Strategies/

Activities

Time Participants Lead Person

Budget Results

1. Develop new

BOE Goals.

Fall

2007

Erie County School Boards Superintendent

Board Members

BOE President

Annual allocation

Goals adopted 12.11.07

a. Develop monitoring or

progress Tool.

Spring 2008

BOE Members

Public Relations

Supt.

Public Relations

N/A Evaluation

Goal 1:Develop and ensure effective district governance through effective and positive Board-Superintendent Relations

b. Revise Goals.

Summer

2008

Superintendent

BOE Members

BOE President

Annual allocation

Re-adoption if necessary.

2. Ensure BOE participation in required and desired governance training.

Annually BOE Members District Clerk

Annual allocation

Updated records and submissions.

Goal 1:Develop and ensure effective district governance through effective and positive Board-Superintendent Relations

a. Attend annual State, SLN, and FRN Conferences.

Fall 07

Spring 08

BOE Members

Supt.

BOE President

&

Mary Lou Saur

Annual allocation

Increased operational knowledge.

b. Attend ECSB Seminars.

Quarterly BOE Members

BOE President

&

Mary Lou Saur

n/a Increased operational knowledge.

Goal 1:Develop and ensure effective district governance through effective and positive Board-Superintendent Relations

3. Revise BOE required and necessary policies.

Monthly BOE President

Vice President

Supt.

Cabinet

BOE President

&

Mary Lou Saur

Boces

5,000 Updated,

approved

and disseminated policies.

4. BOE self-evaluation of governance.

Annually BOE BOE President n/a Completed instrument.

Goal 1:Develop and ensure effective district governance through effective and positive Board-Superintendent Relations

5. Board is updated with timely information regarding district operations.

Weekly Supt.

Cabinet

Superintendent

Mary Lou Saur

n/a Electronic weekly updates delivered.

Goal 2:Increase student achievement for all students while simultaneously closing the achievement gap

1. All students will achieve competency in the NYSTP.

2014 Faculty

Students

Janet

Gillmeister

(see allocations for activities)

100%

passing rate

for students.

a. Train leadership teams in building-wide Instructional Improvement Plan

formation.

Summer

2008

Administrators

SIT Reps.

CLS

Staff-Dev

Data and research

Janet

Gillmeister

Pending Completed training.

Goal 2:Increase student achievement for all students while simultaneously closing the achievement gap

b. IIP steps will include:

* Needs Assessment

* Conclusion Statements

* Root Cause Analysis

* Strategies

*Milestone formation

* Bldg. & Dist. Follow-up

Fall

2008

(same) Building Principals

Pending Detailed, simple plans.

2. LASW protocols and professional staff collaborative time established.

Fall

2008

(same) Janet Gillmeister

Pending LASW protocols established.

Professional learning community collaboration established.

Goal 2:Increase student achievement for all students while simultaneously closing the achievement gap

3. Create building Data-Dashboards to facilitate easier principal and faculty student achievement data access.

December

2008

Data-Research

IDAB

Tech. Staff

Faculty Admin. Reps.

Barbara Battaglia

Annual allocation

Building Dash Boards

4. Increase accelerated student achievement participation & offerings (AP, possible IB, etc), as well as levels of distinction performance.

September

2008

Principals,

CLS & faculty

Janet

Gillmeister

Pending recs.

Increased participation and level of distinction performance

Goal 2:Increase student achievement for all students while simultaneously closing the achievement gap

5. Stabilize and decrease need for students to be classified by CSE

a. Form RTI district committee charged for recs. & policy.

Spring

2008Faculty

Parents

Administrators

Thomas Wolff

n/a

Recs. received and acted upon

6. Support recs. from district co-teaching committee (structural, instructional, student learning)

Annual Administrators A. Erzkus

M. LoVullo

Rec. dependent

Recs. acted upon by administrators

Goal 2:Increase student achievement for all students while simultaneously closing the achievement gap

7. Administrator assigned to at risk student programs including:

* GED waivers

* Suspension Education

* Placement

* Transitions

* Credit Recovery

Summer

2008

Superintendent

Cabinet

Mark Mondanaro

08-09 budget approval

Assignment

Goal 2:Increase student achievement for all students while simultaneously closing the achievement gap

8. Support and evaluate current literacy program.

Annual Administration

Faculty

Janet Gillmester

$100,000 local

Consultant

Title 1

Increased student literacy and program evaluation.

Goal 2:Increase student achievement for all students while simultaneously closing the achievement gap

9. Raise Curriculum scan aggregate perception scores to at least 4 for all areas.

2 years Administration

Faculty

CLS

Data-Research

Mark Mondanaro

Pending action plan

November 2010

a. Develop action plan to include: internal audit, curriculum cycle formation to SED cycle, and adopted BOE policy.

Summer 2008

Administration

Faculty

CLS

Data-Research

Janet Gillmeister

Pending Completed action plan

August 31st, 2008

Goal 2:Increase student achievement for all students while simultaneously closing the achievement gap

10. Revise elementary report card.

08-09 Faculty

Parents

Administration

Janet Gillmeister

n/a pending recs.

Revised report card implemented

September 2009.

11. Maximize time on task.

Example: H.S.

* 45 Min. Periods

* 30 Min. Lunches

* Grading Policies

08-09 Faculty

Counselors

Administrators

Parents

Principals n/a Detailed plans for increasing time on task for 09-10 school year.

Goal 2:Increase student achievement for all students while simultaneously closing the achievement gap

12. Revise Annual

Performance Plan Review (APPR).

July

2008

Administration

Faculty

BOE

Steve

Bovino

n/a Revised BOE approved APPR including district wide evaluation format.

Goal 3:Improve public trust, commitment and confidence through open, honest communication and responsive corrective action to identified obstacles to student achievement and conditions of teaching and learning

1. Develop long range facilities plan for possible late 2008 vote.

2008 Architect

Faculty

Administration

Gerry Stuitje

$50,000 Approved long range and/or phased plan.

2. Collaborate with Town to achieve common goals for youth.

On-going Leaders Mark

Mondanaro

Pending Improved opportunities for youth pending

findings.

Goal 3:Improve public trust, commitment and confidence through open, honest communication and responsive corrective action to identified obstacles to student achievement and conditions of teaching and learning

3. Fund ONLY programs that are working in both good and bad financial times.

Annually Cabinet Mark Mondanaro

Pending evaluations

Based on program evaluation.

4. Follow through with all internal and external financial audit recommendations in a timely fashion.

Post

reports

Cabinet Gerry Stuitje Recommendation

dependentCompleted compliance

Goal 3:Improve public trust, commitment and confidence through open, honest communication and responsive corrective action to identified obstacles to student achievement and conditions of teaching and learning

5. Maintain fund equity and keep the tax rate stable.

Annually Financial Department

Gerry Stuitje n/a Revenue vs. expenditure increases

tracked for

stable tax rate.

6. Decrease the appropriated fund balance while creating a viable capital reserve.

Annually Financial

Department

Gerry Stuitje n/a Established capital reserve.

Goal 3:Improve public trust, commitment and confidence through open, honest communication and responsive corrective action to identified obstacles to student achievement and conditions of teaching and learning

7. Follow through with all internal and external Public Relations Activities outlined in Assistant to Superintendent for Public Relation’s Entry Plan.

Plan oriented

Principals

Faculty

Students

Parents

Employees

Community

Michael Haggerty

Pending

(annual allocation)

Completed steps and improved Public Relations.

8. Establish a Kenmore Education Foundation.

[501(c)(3)]

December

2008

Faculty

Community

School Attorney

PR

Mark Mondanaro

Attorney fees

Established Kenmore Education Foundation.

Goal 3:Improve public trust, commitment and confidence through open, honest communication and responsive corrective action to identified obstacles to student achievement and conditions of teaching and learning

9. Migrate to a more capable and comprehensive financial management software program.

December

2009

Payroll

HR

Financial

department

Gerry

Stuitje

60,000

(BOCES aidable)

Completed migration and user training for all financialcomponents

Goal 4: Increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency

1. Revise Program Supervisor allocation through formula criterion

(pupils, SES, AYP)

08-09 Cabinet

Administration

Mark Mondanaro

n/a Re-allocation

as evidenced.

2. Increase CLS delineation to further support student achievement

(principals as contacts as opposed to “in charge” of subject areas”

08-09 Cabinet Mark Mondanaro

Contractual Increased CLS’s starting with Math and

ELA elementary.

Goal 4: Increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency

3. Revise Director of Data and Research to include accountability.

08-09 Superintendent

KAA

Board of Education

Mark Mondanaro

Pending Established Office of Accountability,

Data, and Research

4. Upgrade Director of Student Services to oversee Special Education.

08-09 Superintendent

Board of Education

Mark Mondanaro

Pending Established

Executive Director.

Goal 4: Increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency

5. Re-establish Director of Technology

(align tech. to Asst. Supt. for HR as intermediate step)

? Superintendent

Board of Education

Mark Mondanaro

$70,000 Eventual position

6. Transfer field trip and fund raising oversight from ASCI to PR.

08-09 Superintendent Mark Mondanaro

n/a Duties transferred

Goal 4: Increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency

7. Restore some permanent B&G positions and reduce B&G substitute expenditures.

08-09 Cabinet

B & G Supervisor

Mark Mondanaro

(-130,000) Established FTE.

8. React to and follow through with external clerical study recommendations.

March

2008

Outside

consultant

Stephen

Bovino

Pending Pending

recommendations

Goal 4: Increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency

9. Establish stringent position control system.

07-08 Ron Moser

Payroll Financial Office

Stephen

Bovino

n/a Position control payroll system established in HR Department.

10. Evaluate remaining work flow systems for efficiency.

08-09 Consultant Mark Mondanaro

Pending Pending recommendations

Goal 4: Increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency

11. ASCI to supervise Principals as CLS phase in and reorganization continues.

January 2010

Janet Gillmeister

Mark Mondanaro

Mark Mondanaro

Pending ASCI evaluations of Principals.

Goal 4: Increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency

12.Migrate STARBASE student information system to BOCES system of choice.

10-11

School year

Tech. services

Principals

Clerical

Data-Research

Cabinet

Joanne Mendola

$35,000

(BOCES aidable)

New student information system.

13. Create student central registry.

09-10

School year

Principals

Clerical

Tech. Services

Thomas Wolff

$40,000 Central District student enrollment registry.

Goal 5:Establish a supportive, positive, and effective district climate singularly focused on achievement and “Good to Great” systems thinking

1. Establish BHAG for 2020, including Core Purpose and Core Values.

Spring

2008

Faculty

Parents

Students

Community

BOE

Employees

Don Smyton

and

Michael Haggerty

$125.00 Completed Core Purpose and Core Values, along with 2020 BHAG and parallel

Vivid Description.

2. Increase Perceptual Data on Jim Collins survey.

Every 1.5 years

Employees Mark Mondanaro

n/a Increased,

quantified results.

Goal 5:Establish a supportive, positive, and effective district climate singularly focused on achievement and “Good to Great” systems thinking

3. Convene student World Café: an integrated set of design principles for hosting conversations that matter.

08-09 Students

Interested faculty

Superintendent

Michael

Haggerty

Pending What do we now see and know as a result of these student

conversations?

Next steps

Revise based on feedback Complete Final Entry Plan Comprehensive

Report & Establish Tracking System Publicize! Take Action! THANK YOU!

Abbreviation Appendix:

BOE= Board of Education SLN= State Legislative Network ECSB= Erie County School Boards FRN= Federal Relations Network NYSTP= New York State Testing Program CLS= Curriculum Learning Specialist LASW= looking at student work AP= Advanced Placement. IB=International Baccalaureate SWD= Students With Disabilities RTI= Response to Intervention GED= General Education Development SED= State Education Department ASCI= Assistant Superintendent For Curriculum and Instruction HR= Human Resources B&G= Buildings and Grounds BHAG=Big Hairy Audacious Goal IB=International Baccalaureate