R ECOMMENDATIONS TO THE B OARD OF E DUCATION Presented by Engage 204 Facilitating Team Leaders: Jessica Johnson, Mark Lobos, Crystal Porter and Archana Sharma 1
Agenda • Why Engage 204? • Engage 204 in Review • Recommendations from Engage 204 Participants 2
Why Engage 204? • Formation of a broad-based team of community and staff members to solicit stakeholder hopes, feedback, ideas and suggestions • Engage in meaningful dialogue and discussion • Gather input from the community to advise the Board in the formulation of a plan for immediate, intermediate, and long-term planning 3
Why Engage 204? Purpose • Review current and accurate information that reflects the community’s priorities related to the future operations and educational opportunities for students in District 204 • Involve a broad-based group of citizens in dialogue and deliberation 4
The Process • Facilitating Team (FT) • Community Engagement Sessions (CES) 5
Facilitating Team Members Role • Community Team Leaders • Process • Community Members • Strategy • Staff Representatives • Communications • District Leadership • Agendas • Board of Education • Materials Liaisons • Final Report of Community Recommendations 6
Facilitating Team Team Roster Community Team Leaders Jessica Johnson Dr. Crystal Porter Mario Lambert Archana Sharma Mark Lobos Community Members Peter Barnard Christine Jeffries Audra Braski Chris Leshock Ruby Chawla Rachel Ossyra Annie Cole Eric Rose Aurelie Dubois Randy Sidio Angie Gaul Chad Stevens District Representatives Dr. Karen Sullivan Janet Buglio Jay Strang Paul Gamboa School Board Members Mike Raczak Susan Demming 7
CES Calendar/Syllabus Session Date/Time Location November 14, 2017 CES 1 Still Middle School 7:00-9:00 pm December 7, 2017 CES 2 Still Middle School 7:00-9:00 pm January 29, 2018 CES 3 Still Middle School 7:00-9:00 pm February 26, 2018 CES 4 Still Middle School 7:00-9:00 pm March 20, 2018 CES 5 Still Middle School 7:00-9:00 pm Presentation May 21, 2018 Crouse Education Center to the Board 7:00 pm 8
Session Attendance • Nearly 490 stakeholders attended at least one session • Average session attendance was 131 stakeholders 9
Session Attendance Type Total Parent (Current Student) 421 Parent (Former Student) 53 Parent (Future Student) 41 Alumni 17 Staff 44 Community Member 90 Business Owner 18 10
Additional Feedback In addition to in-person feedback provided by attendees at each Engage 204 session, the district received: • 13 emails • 19 comment cards This additional feedback covered 14 different topics including: achievement gap, boundaries, and school safety 11
What did we learn? E NGAGE 204 R ECOMMENDATIONS 12
Community Engagement Topics • Session 1 – State of the District • Session 2 – Changing Enrollment • Session 3 – Academics • Session 4 – Facilities • Session 5 – Budget 13
Community Engagement Presenters • Session 1 – Dr. Karen Sullivan, Superintendent • Session 2 – Jay Strang, Chief School Business Official Robert Schwarz, RSP & Associates • Session 3 – Kathy Pease, Chief Academic Officer Dr. Louis Lee, Assistant Superintendent • Session 4 – Jay Strang, Chief School Business Official Todd DePaul, Building Operations Director Jennifer Costanzo, Architect, STR Partners LLC • Session 5 – Jay Strang, Chief School Business Official 14
Finances Engage 204 participants provided feedback regarding financial priorities. • Facilities’ & Programming Needs • Priorities 15
Finances Priority recommendations: 1. Class size ($16.7M annual) 2. Deferred maintenance projects ($10M) 3. Teacher salaries ($7.5M annual) 4. Additional staff ($4.2M annual) 5. Locks and intercoms ($2M) tied with 5. Space for alternative high school and STEPS program ($1.2M annual) 7. Elementary air conditioning ($7M) 8. Capital maintenance spending ($4M annual) 16
Academic Programs & Services Engage 204 participants suggested that the school district explore various opportunities to continue to enhance the students’ future readiness. • Teacher Training & Additional Staff • Student Wellness • Class Sizes • STEPS/Special Education 17
Facilities & Maintenance Engage 204 participants offered suggestions for addressing facility maintenance and improvements. • Facility Improvements • Safety and Security • Financial Options 18
School Boundaries Engage 204 participants noted the importance of addressing the under-utilized and over-utilized schools in Indian Prairie School District 204. • Comprehensive Redistricting Study • Neighborhood Consideration • Transportation • Travel Times 19
Additional Considerations • Engage 204 gathered important feedback from a relatively small sample of District stakeholders. – Explore utilizing a comprehensive feedback mechanism to gather broader community input on potential solutions 20
Additional Considerations • Consider new information that may impact key decisions to be made as it becomes available. – Wagner Farms – This information became available after the Changing Enrollment presentation in Session Two. – As such, community recommendations are based on information that did not include this factor that will impact student enrollment in the south end of the District. 21
Facilitating Team Impressions • The Engage 204 process provided valuable information to the IPSD 204 stakeholders • The information presented and subsequent discussion clearly illustrated the school district’s significant need for funding • It is evident from the Engage 204 process that important decisions need to be made to ensure IPSD 204 will be able to effectively meet future needs of students and staff 22
Engage 204 Information • IPSD 204 stakeholders are encouraged to review the information shared during the Engage 204 process. • Session presentation videos and slides as well as small group responses will continue to be available at engage204.org 23
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