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EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS Vision sion: To serve as the innovative arm of non- traditional learning for adults and students within the district, who are seeking pathways to educational success and realization. Mission To serve “opportunity youth” who have not found success in the district’s traditional school settings and need a non traditional pathway to earn a high school diploma as part of a postsecondary pathway.

EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS STUDENTS SERVED Educational Options • Total schools: 15 • Total Students 2716 Re-Engagement Center’ Adult Education SPE-Intake 770 students Outreach/Placement 640 students Home Schooling BASES Review/Approval Alternative Programs 377 students 335 students Code Of Conduct Middle School Review/Placement Review/Placement 36 students 100 students Diagnostic Assessment In School tier intervention support 8 schools 7 schools 458 students

EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS CONTINUUM Re-Engagement Center’ SPE-Intake Outreach/Placement Adult Education ADP program Alternative Programs Transition for Overage Ed Home Schooling Review/ Middle School Options Review/Placement Application Review Approval Code Of Conduct In School tier intervention support Review/Placement Diagnostic Assessment

Boston on Alternativ ernative e Schoo hool l Experience perience Sites es (BASES) ASES)  We propose ose that at students dents in FY 15-16 will l be coded d as part t of const stellatio ellation n campus us called ed Bost ston on Altern ernat ativ ive e School ol Experience perience Sites es (BASES). ASES).  We expec pect t the enrollment ollment of BASE SE to fluctu ctuat ate e bet etween een 334- 450 students dents each year as stude udent nts s earn diplom lomas as.  BASE SES S will ll allow w all Altern ernat ativ ive e Programs ograms to have one set et of graduati duation on requir iremen ements ts.  BASE SES S will ll simplify plify entry y and placemen ement t in/with within in programs grams.  BASE SES S will ll allow w for cohesiv sive and flexible xible approac oach h to program gram redesign esign and develo lopm pment nt to resp spond ond to changing ing needs s of stud uden ents. ts.

BASES DESCRIPTIONS  BAS ASES ES intak ake is staggered gered in diver erse se time e period ods: s: Sept ptemb ember er, Decemb cember er and d early y March beca cause use of the e ongoing going referral erral process cess and d drop op-out ut out utrea reach ch. .  An Any studen udent t enrol olled led in Ed Educ ucat ationa ional l Options ons programm ramming ing will ll be part of BAS ASES, ES, will have e to meet t State e MCAS AS requi uirem remen ents ts and Distri rict ct graduati duation on requi uire reme ments nts to earn n a diplom oma. a.  BAS ASE E will us use a c com ompe petenc ency based ed cur urriculum culum at all sites. s.  Teaching ching meth ethodo dolog logies ies will incl clude de Projec ject t Based ed Lea earnin rning, g, Un Univer ersal sal Desi sign, gn, Blend nded ed Lear arning, ning, Ex Expedi edition ionary y Learn rning ng Ex Experien riences ces and d Facilit ilitat ated ed Learning. arning.  BAS ASES ES will us use a rot otat ating ing mode del to ensure sure that EL ELL L students udents at all level els s and Specia cial Ed Educ ucati tion on student udents s have e ful ull access ess.  BAS ASES ES will have e a centr tral al applica cati tion on process cess/i /intak ntake throu ough gh the e REC EC and will be the e offici icial al keeper eeper of transcripts scripts, , IEP EPS, S, test t score res, s, et etc. c.

BOSTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE SITES ABCD Enrollment 94 EDCO Project Uplift Enrollment P=45 80 College SIFE Bound Internationa Dorchester l CVTE Enrollment P=25 42 BASES Logon St. Mary’s YMCA East Enrollment Boston 24 P=25 Blue=Existing Programs Logon Freedom Green=Existing Specialty Ostiguy House Copper=Compliance Specialty Enrollment Enrollment Brown=New Pending funding 46 Logon Hyde 18 Current Enrollment 335 Park Expected next year :430 Enrollment 31

BASES SCHOOL STRUCTURE • Academic Program • Operations Director Coordinator • Itinerant • Administrative Teachers Assistant • SPED Teachers School Academic Infrastructure Instructional Base Direct Leadership Service Team Providers • Department • ABCD Chairs • Ostiguy • Academic • EDCO Director • Log ON • Operational • Freedom House Coordinator • East Boston • Program • SIFE CVTE Directors • Uplift St Mary's • College Bound

BASES CURRICULUM DESIGN PROCESS Professional Development • Teaching Pedagogy • Competency utilization • Assessing Instructional Practice • Creating critical friends protocols • SIE/SPED Competency revision • UDL • Blended learning • BASE Rubric Benchmark • Assessment Network Content Chair • Summative Capstone • Alignment with CC and PARCC Instructional Leadership • Online alignment Team • MAP • Transcript and content analysis Curriculum Products • Individual learning plan BASES • Transcript translators • Content maps Content Teachers from Competency • Benchmarks criteria each program gather • Cross functional projects Framework • Final Graduation Criteria

EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS 2016 FUNDING STRUCTURE  Ed Educ ucati tion onal l Op Option ons s will be fun unded ded un under der two o so sour urce ces; ; central ntral office ice and d weight ighted ed student udent fun unding. ding.  As As part of centr ntral al servi vice ces, s, Ed Educ ucat ationa ional l Options ons recei ceives es sup uppor ort t from om centra ntral l resour sources ces for code de of Cond nduc uct, t, home me schooli hooling ng and ot othe her r sp speci cialized alized se servic vices. . This also so includes des the e work k of the Re- enga gagem gemen ent t Cent nter er as a drop op-out out recover ery/ou /outr treach, ch, with th addit itional ional partner tnersh ship ip resour ource ces s provide ided d by the e Private e Industr dustry y Coun uncil cil collaboration. aboration.  The e se secon cond se segmen gment t of fun unding ding is s us used d to fun und d alterna ernati tive e educ ucat ation ion for r studen udents ts and deri rived ed from om WEI EIGHTED HTED STUDE DENT NT FUNDING. NDING.  The 2016 allocation for WSF is 75% for this first year.  In subsequent years weighted student dollars will be equal to 100% full enrollment.

ED OPTIONS DEPARTMENT FUNDING SOURCES ED Weighted Options student Central funding Office Funding

BUDGET IMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS SY 2015-2016 SY 2014-2015 Total Ed Options $2,951,164 WSF Funding for BASE $981,728 Non-WSF Funding $1,402,821 Total Ed Options $2,634,549 Net Change: -$316,615 (-11%) Held Outside Ed Options: $327,242 - 25% of WSF dollars remaining in home schools for SY2015-2016. $171,000 - Possible increase in Ostiguy tuitions due to State Legislature action. $270,000 - College Bound Middle School is budgeted outside of Ed Options in numbers above.

ED OPTIONS BUDGET CHANGES Changes to Budget from Prior Year Manager Non-Academic $ (95,828.00) Coordinator $ (91,966.00) SPED Resource Teacher $ (91,243.00) University HS Contract $ (15,000.00) College Bound Bridge Contract $ (180,000.00) Telecom Cuts in Central Offices $ (4,025.00) Stipend Cut 40% in Central Offices $ (14,420.00) ELL Part-time Stipend Positions $ 88,583.00 Manager Academic $ 95,828.00 Net Change $ (318,071.00) *Additional minor change in budget attributed to changes in average salary of retained positions.

ED OPTIONS STAFFING CHANGES SY 2014-2015 SY 2015-2016 BPS FTE 16 FTE BPS FTE 14 FTE Ostiguy FTE 4.4 FTE Ostiguy FTE 5.5 FTE Total FTE 20.4 Total FTE 19.5 • Ed Options reduced by 1 teacher and 1 administrator. • Ostiguy reimbursable positions increased by 1 guidance counselor and .1 nurse.