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Essex Junction School District

139th Annual Report 2011-2012

Please bring this report to the Annual Meeting 6:30 p.m., Monday, April 9 in the Essex H.S. Cafeteria

Mission Lead and connect . . . Connect and lead

Vision

Chittenden Central Supervisory Union, a student‐centered learning community, will maximize available resources through unified, collabo‐rative leadership to be consistently recognized as exemplary, as meas‐ured by continuous improvement in the areas of achievement, safe and respectful learning environments, and the promotion of equity for all.

Our Mission and Vision

The Annual Meeting will be held Monday, April 9, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in the Essex High School Cafeteria.

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Artwork by: Eva Joly, 4th Grade, Fleming

Table of Contents Officer and Administrator Listing 4

Outstanding Teacher: 2011‐2012 5

School Directors’ Report 6

Superintendent’s Report 9

Highly Qualified Teacher Status 10

VT Department of Education Comparative Data 11

Student Performance 15

Principal’s Report: Albert D. Lawton 20

Principal’s Report: Thomas Fleming School 22

Principal’s Report: Hiawatha Elementary School 24

Principal’s Report: Summit Street School 26

EJSD Financial Summary (Year Ending 6/30/11) 28

Treasurer’s Report: July 1, ‘10‐June 30, ‘11 31

About Chittenden Central Supervisory Union 33

Chittenden Central Supervisory Union Budget 34

Essex Junction School District: Enrollment 37

Essex Junction School District: Budget Overview 38

Essex Junction School District: Proposed Budget 40

Essex Junction Town Meeting Tax Grid PreK‐12 46

Essex Junction School District: Capital Plan Overview 47

Essex Junction School District: Capital Plan 48

EJ Recreation and Parks: Director’s Report 49

EJ Recreation and Parks: Budget Overview 51

EJ Recreation and Parks: Proposed Budget 52

EJ Recreation and Parks: Capital Plan 55

Minutes of the 138th Annual Meeting 56

Annual Meeting Warning 57

Visit Us Online! 59

Important Phone Numbers 60

4 Officer and Administrator Listing

District Officers

Moderator Ms. Brenda Dawson Crocket

Clerk/Treasurer Ms. Lynette Corbin

Tax Collector Ms. Susan Hill

Prudential Committee

Ms. Charlee Day, Chair Term Expires April, 2012

Mr. David Reister, Vice‐Chair Term Expires April, 2013

Ms. Marla Durham, Clerk Term Expires April, 2014

Mr. John Gazo, Member Term Expires April, 2012

Mr. Michael Smith, Member Term Expires April, 2013

Essex Junction School District Administration

Albert D. Lawton Intermediate School Principal Ms. Laurie Singer

Albert D. Lawton Intermediate School Assistant Principal Mr. Kevin Barber

Fleming Elementary School Principal Mr. Daniel Ryan

Hiawatha Elementary School Principal Mr. Tom Bochanski

Summit Street School Principal Ms. Mary Hughes

Essex Junction Recreation and Parks Administration

Director Mr. Brad Luck

Assistant Director—Administration Mr. Mark Brislin

Assistant Director—Programs Mr. Ryan Hegreness

Chittenden Central Supervisory Union Administrators

Superintendent Dr. Michael Deweese

Associate Superintendent Ms. Judith DeNova

Legal Counsel Mr. Paul O’Brian

Executive Director of Operations/Chief Financial Officer Mr. Grant Geisler

Executive Director of Human Resources Ms. Deb Robbins

Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Ms. Amy Cole

Executive Director of Student Support Services Ms. Erin Maguire

Executive Director of Technology Mr. Vince Gonillo

5 Outstanding Teacher: 2011-2012

(excerpt from nomination) Mary Beth has provided leadership in the re‐alignment of our grade levels; Responsive Class‐room; Curriculum Mapping; literacy programming; the mentoring program; the science cur‐riculum committee; and the supervision & evaluation team. Mary Beth’s classroom is meticu‐lous, and she recognizes that preparation is a critical factor in presenting enriching learning experiences to a diverse range of learners within her classroom. Mary Beth understands the value of a Professional Learning Community, and always extends her knowledge & resources to colleagues. Mary Beth cares passionately about her students, recognizing that each child who enters her classroom is special & deserving of unyielding support.

Mary Beth Funtow – Hiawatha

6 School Directors’ Report

T he Prudential Committee (PC) is pleased to present to the community the 2011‐2012 Annual Re‐port of the Essex Junction School District (EJSD) and the Essex Junction Recreation and Parks De‐

partment (EJRP). 2011‐2012 Board Overview In April the PC welcomed back to the Board newly elected member, Marla Durham and returning board member David Riester. Marla returned to us after a five year hiatus and was elected as Board Clerk. Dave Riester was elected by the Board to the position of Vice‐Chair. In addition, Michael Smith and John Gazo continued their terms on the Board. John will not be running for re‐election this year; his heart and perspective from the teachers’ view will truly be missed. The last year has seen many changes and improvements, and I would like to personally thank my fellow board members for all their hard work and dedication. The PC would like to thank each and every teacher, staff and administrator for their hard work and commitment. Their dedication and willingness to work together to continually improve our students’ educational experience is commendable. We say a reluctant goodbye and a HUGE THANK YOU for outstanding years of service to the following faculty who are retiring this year (as of this date): Susan Macmillan (2nd grade, Summit) Donna Burnett (5th grade, Fleming) Kathleen Adams (5th grade, Fleming) Ruth McGowan (PE, ADL) Renee Comeau (1st grade, Summit) Pat Moore (reading, ADL) Don Yaggy (Title I Math Tutor, Fleming) Bette Martin (Secretary, Fleming)

You each have touched the lives of so many and will be missed greatly! EJRP Recreation Advisory Council members Wendy Johnson and Bridget Meyer also stepped down from their positions this year. Their endless energy and sense of volunteerism is commendable and will be missed – thank you both for all you have done for our community. 2011‐2012 Highlights As we strive for continued excellence in education for the Essex Junction community, some of the years’ highlights are as follows.

Reparation of the relationship between the EJSD/EJRP and the Essex Junction Board of Trustees (BOT). Both the PC and the BOT are committed to working together to rebuild and maintain a posi‐tive, collaborative relationship – we are one community!

Improvement of Facilities –

Hiawatha began the school year with a new main entrance, lobby and office suite.

The Summit Natural Playground Committee has secured funds and is moving forward with Phase One.

Long range facilities planning continues. As Fleming turns 100 and Summit turns 60 this year, the EJSD is beginning to take a look at how our schools will look in the next decade or two. We

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are just at the be‐ginning stages of this and will be wel‐coming community involvement as things progress.

EJRP has made mul‐tiple improvements to Cascade Park, is preparing the fu‐ture site for the Maple Street Bike Park, has signed a licensing agreement with the State which will allow for construction of a Dog Park at the West Street Complex, has expanded our West Street Community Gardens, and has launched operation of the Aspire Stu‐dio.

Technology – All schools continue to focus on integration of technology, next generation skills and a vision for technology use and information literacy for both students and educators.

2011 NECAP Scores EJSD continues to deliver value to the Essex community, while remaining focused on closing

the achievement gap for student subgroups. Students saw significant growth in math, reading and writing, with 90 percent of 7th and 8th grade students reaching proficiency or higher in reading and 76 percent in math. Seventy percent of 8th grade students reached proficiency or higher in writing. The combined fourth/fifth grade 2011 testing year data shows 77 percent of students scored proficient or higher in reading, 74 percent scored proficient or higher in math, and 52 percent of fifth grade students scored proficient or higher in writing. At the third grade level, students at Summit Street School and Hiawatha School showed consistently strong per‐formance with 77 percent of students scoring proficient or higher in reading and 80 percent scoring proficient or higher in math.

Honored faculty, administration, and community members. All of our colleagues are outstanding, but the following received extra honor this year for their excellence. Congratulations to all of you, we are so proud to have you in our school district.

Tom Bochanski was recognized as Vermont’s 2011 National Distinguished Principal – spon‐sored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals

Laurie Singer was the recipient of the National Association of Secondary School Principals and John Winton Middle Level Educator of the Year Award for VT

Mary Beth Funtow, Hiawatha, was recognized as the CCSU Elementary Teacher of the Year – sponsored by the UVM Teacher Recognition Program

Amanda Eldridge, ADL, was a recipient of the Positive Youth Sports Alliance Coach of the Year.

EJRP Recreation Advisory Council members Wendy Johnson & Bridget Meyer were recognized by the VT Recreation & Parks Association with the annual Friends of Recreation Award.

Budget Overview The Prudential Committee worked closely with Chittenden Central Supervisory Union (CCSU) and build‐ing administrators to propose an FY’13 budget. Our dual objectives of academic excellence and fiscal

PC Members (left to right): M. Smith, J. Gazo, C. Day, D. Riester, M. Durham

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responsibility resulted in board guidance to present an EJSD budget to:

Maintain the high level of educational quality presently found in the district.

Support the essential elements of the School Action Plan, analyzing current practices as well as un‐funded requirements and adjusting as necessary for enrollment.

Be sensitive to the burden on taxpayers.

On April 9, 2012, voters will be asked to approve the following articles: Essex Junction School District

Approve total budget of $16,442,713 Commit $198,000 for less than anticipated revenue in future years to stabilize future tax rates

Appropriate $100,000 to supplement the Capital Reserve Fund

Increase Board Chair Stipend by $500 Essex Junction Recreation and Parks

Appropriate $604,857 of tax revenues necessary to support EJRP Appropriate $75,000 for the EJRP Capital Reserve Fund

The budget details are further laid out within this Report by our CFO, Grant Geisler.

Vision Our common Vision Statement at CCSU is as follows: Chittenden Central Supervisory Union, a student‐centered learning community, will maximize available resources through unified collaborative leadership to be consistently recognized as exemplary, as meas‐ured by continuous improvement in the areas of achievement, safe and respectful learning environ‐ments and the promotion of equity for all. The PC would like to thank the Essex Junction citizens for giving us the opportunity to serve our com‐munity in such a meaningful way. Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Prudential Committee. Charlee Day Chair, Prudential Committee Chittenden Central Supervisory Union

9 Superintendent’s Report

I am pleased to report on yet another outstanding year for the school chil‐dren of Essex Junction. Read up on each school’s Principal’s Report fur‐

ther in this document for details at the schoolhouse level. We are blessed with ongoing public support and my visits to your schools routinely remind me of how well your investments are serving the commu‐nity’s children. Modern conditions require adjustments, many of which are significant, to ensure we are providing our children with a complete and well rounded education, and that our schools are helping in the development of safe, healthy, happy, and successful students. With full thanks to our education professionals, children are fully immersed in contemporary educational opportunities. Technology is enabling students to communicate with others to learn and problem solve around the globe. World cultures are introduced to students in meaningful ways. The arts are very much alive and well. Teachers are working collaboratively with one another to ensure meaningful and integrated learning projects for learners. Children are regularly engaged in health and physical education endeavors. Essex Junction’s schools are rich and varied places, where learning is central. And, we are pleased with very positive student achievement results in recent stan‐dardized tests. The schools are small communities unto themselves, and many very important people make the day complete for students. I am grateful not only for the good and hard work of principals and teachers, but also to our support personnel who keep our schools clean and organized, and who help keep our students well nourished, healthy, safe, and supported. My appreciation goes out to all school person‐nel who work so hard each day on behalf of students. In addition, I am grateful for the support of our community. Your volunteer school board members serve the school district with distinction in their governance activities. I am gratified to routinely see parents and volunteers in our schools, working directly with students to make their learning experi‐ences even more complete. Your schools are continually striving to improve even further for the benefit of our learners, and I com‐mend the great progress made to date, and we look forward to new and exciting challenges ahead. In closing, I encourage each citizen to consider checking in with your schools to appreciate first‐hand how well your investment in children is paying dividends. You can do so “virtually” on the web at www.ccsuvt.org, or by contacting a school for a visit or to offer volunteer services. Yours in education, Dr. Michael R. Deweese, Superintendent Chittenden Central Supervisory Union (in service to the Essex Junction School District)

Superintendent Deweese

10 Highly Qualified Teacher Status

STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

120 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620‐2501

FINAL DETERMINATION

Title I (1111)(h) of NCLB requires LEAs to publicly report the percentage of core academic classes* NOT taught by highly qualified teachers, the percentage of teachers teaching on emergency credentials by LEA and school, and the professional qualifications of their teachers. The following is the percentage of core academic classes NOT taught by highly qualified teachers and the percentage of teachers teaching on emergency credentials for your LEA as a whole and for all schools in your LEA for the 2010‐2011 school year. LEAs are responsible for determining a measure for the professional qualifications of their teachers.

2011‐12 Professional Qualifications of Teachers

*Core academic subjects are: English language arts (including ESL), math, science, social studies, read‐ing, foreign languages, art, music, and the generalist endorsement areas of elementary education and early childhood education (grades K‐3 only). In addition, alternative program and special education primary instruction assignments in math, science, social studies and/or ELA/reading are also consid‐ered “core” areas.

LEA SCHOOL NAME Classes taught by NOT HQ teacher/total classes

Percentage of core academic classes NOT taught by highly qualified teachers

Essex Junction ID 0 / 133 0.00% Albert D. Lawton School 0 /80 0.00% Hiawatha School 0 / 17 0.00% Summit Street School 0 / 16 0.00% Thomas Fleming School 0 / 20 0.00%

LEA SCHOOL NAME # of Emergency credentialed teachers/

total teachers

Percentage of teachers teaching with emergency credentials

Essex Junction ID 0 / 95 0.00% Albert D. Lawton School 0 / 36 0.00% Hiawatha School 0 / 23 0.00% Summit Street School 0 / 23 0.00% Thomas Fleming School 0 / 23 0.00%

Professional Qualifications of Teachers All Teachers ADL Fleming Hiawatha Summit Percentage who hold a master’s degree or higher

66% 66% 76% 62% 61%

Percentage who hold a level II Professional Educator License in the area taught

75% 78% 64% 79% 75%

Percentage who hold additional licensing endorsements

40% 45% 33% 34% 46%

Average in-district teaching experience 10.5 years 11.8 years 8.5 years 9.3 years 11.8 years

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15 Student Performance

T he Essex Junction School District (EJSD) appreciates the opportunity to fully engage the commu‐nity in the purposes, uses, and results of the assessments administered as part of our comprehen‐

sive system. Student academic performance is analyzed using multiple measures from state assess‐ments, local common assessments as well as ongoing formative and summative classroom assess‐ments, each with their own purpose and design. Teachers and school leaders use assessment results to measure student learning, to guide and refine the delivery programs, and to determine focuses of instructional improvement. State Assessment – The New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) The NECAP reading, writing, mathematics, and science tests measure students’ academic knowledge and skills relative to Vermont Grade Expectations (GEs) which represent the knowledge and skills that students should have achieved by the end of the previous school year (reading and math) or at the end of a specific grade span (writing and science).

Reading: Administered in October to students in grades 3‐8 and 11 Math: Administered in October to students in grades 3‐8 and 11 Writing: Administered in October to students in grade 5, 8, and 11 Science: Administered in May to students in grades 4, 8, and 11

NECAP scores are reported at four levels of academic achievement: Proficient with Distinction, Profi‐cient, Partially Proficient, and Substantially Below Proficient. Students also receive a scaled score which serves as a three digit numeric indication of annual growth from year to year.

2011 NECAP Results On the following pages, you will find the current NECAP results for EJSD students. Essex Junction stu‐dents saw significant growth in all three areas, with 90 percent of 7th and 8th grade students reaching proficiency or higher in reading, and 76 percent in math. Seventy percent of 8th grade students reached proficiency or higher in writing. “These results illustrated a return to the more common pattern of continual improvement we’ve been experiencing over the last several years,” ADL Principal Laurie Singer said. “Our reading and writing scores were the highest since we began NECAP testing, with increasingly more students scoring in the proficient with distinction range in reading, writing and math. We attribute our growth to a school wide focus on literacy and differentiated instruction across the content areas. Additionally, we drasti‐cally changed our approach in scheduling our NECAP testing days so that students could focus just on giving their best efforts on the assessments. The 2011 results suggest that both our academic focus and new approach to testing had very positive results. Some cohort groups made as much as a 19 per‐cent increase in reading scores and 16 percent increase in math scores.” Essex Junction students showed consistent growth across the other grade levels, as well with increases in scores in both year‐to‐year comparisons, as well as looking at student cohort growth from one grade to the next. For example, 80 percent of 5th grade students showed proficiency in reading, a 7 per‐cent increase from the same group of students the year before as 4th grade students. Similar growth was seen in math with an increase from 72 percent of 4th grade student proficient or higher and an increase to 76 percent as fifth graders this year. Thomas Fleming Elementary School continues to ex‐perience improvement in student’s NECAP scores school‐wide. The combined fourth/fifth grade 2011

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testing year data shows that 77 percent of students scored proficient or higher in reading, 74 percent scored proficient or higher in math, and 52 percent of fifth grade students scored proficient or higher in writing. “We note and celebrate a growing data trend of increasing numbers of students scoring at the profi‐cient with distinction performance level in math,” Fleming School Principal Dan Ryan said. “Nearly one third of current Fleming students scored at this highest performance level in math. NECAP teaching year data shows a consistent improvement trend line for Fleming students in reading and math at the next tested grade levels from fourth grade through eighth grade. Our local constructed response writ‐ing assessment data offers a view of steady improvement in writing which we feel is not fully reflected on this fifth grade NECAP writing assessment.” At the younger grades, students at Summit Street School and Hiawatha School showed consistently strong performance with 77 percent of 3rd grade students scoring proficient or higher in reading, and 80 percent of students scoring proficient or higher in math. “Again the performance of Summit students exceeds state average and we are encouraged that chil‐dren who are economically disadvantaged scored significantly higher on this year’s reading assess‐ment,” Summit Street School Principal Mary Hughes said. “Closing this performance gap is a major fo‐cus of our Action Plan and this improvement is a testimony to our efforts. Summit educators will con‐tinue to analyze these results to inform instructional programming as well as to monitor student pro‐gress.” Hiawatha Principal Tom Bochanski also addresses the need to remain focused on closing the achieve‐ment gap for student subgroups. “Although there was an upward tick in overall math performance for Hiawatha ‘end of second grade’ and ‘end of third grade students’, we are disappointed with results related to our focus in supporting all children,” Bochanski said. “For the first time in several years, the achievement gap between eco‐nomically diverse students and all students increased. We are committed to supporting all students and we will absolutely take steps to review our instruction across all grade levels at our school and the manner in which we provide outreach support to families.” In looking at CCSU scores as a whole, 83 percent of students scored proficient or higher in reading, 69 percent of students scored proficient or higher in math, and 59 percent scored proficient or higher in writing.

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How did EJSD perform compared to the state? EJSD performed above state‐wide levels of proficiency in all subjects tested.

Are EJSD scores improving over time? READING – Grades 3‐8: Levels of proficiency in reading have dropped slightly compared to last year. MATH – Grades 3‐8: Levels of proficiency in math have remained steady in the past three years. SCIENCE – Grade 4: Levels of proficiency in grade 4 science rose slightly from 2009 to 2010. SCIENCE – Grade 8: Levels of proficiency in grade 8 science rose significantly from 2009 to 2010.

2010‐2011 Teaching Year NECAP Results – Essex Junction S.D.

EJSD State EJSD State EJSD State EJSD State


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Upcoming Changes in Standards and Assessments All Vermont schools will be experiencing some changes in curriculum and assessment in the next few years. CCSU Curriculum Director Amy Cole explains, “beginning 2013/2014, Vermont schools will ex‐perience a change with the implementation of the new Common Core State Standards in Mathematics and English/Language Arts and the Next Generation Science Standards.” Adopted by 48 states and ter‐ritories, the Common Core Standards identify the knowledge and skills students require to graduate high school college and career‐ready. In addition Vermont is one of 26 partner states developing Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). With the change in curriculum standards, comes changes in state assessments. Beginning 2014/15 Vermont students will no longer take the NECAP assessment. Vermont is one of 29 states working with the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), which will provide a new computer adaptive testing system for Vermont Students. Students will take much of their state assessment on com‐puters. “We’re excited about the changes in standards and assessments,” Cole said. “Teachers and teacher leaders have begun examining the new documents and attending trainings and we feel confi‐dent that we’ll be in a strong position for implementation Fall 2013. We are also looking forward to the new testing system which provides us with a much wider testing window of 12 weeks each spring and we are optimistic that the computer adaptive testing system will provide us with more individual‐ized formative and summative results on each student and within a more timely fashion.”

For more information about the new standards and assessments, visit their sites at http://www.corestandards.org/, http://www.nextgenscience.org/ and http://www.k12.wa.us/smarter/.


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For more information, including School Report Cards for each school within EJSD, visit the “School Reports” page at

www.ccsuvt.org/schoolreports

Available information includes:

NECAP results for each school compared to the district and the state Multi‐year trend data in student achievement NECAP achievement levels for each grade and subject tested Participation rates and achievement levels for the following subgroups: All

Students, Major Racial and Ethnic groups, Student with Disabilities, Limited English Proficient, Economically Disadvantaged, and Gender.

Accountability data, including Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) information Teacher quality data, including information about highly qualified teachers

(HQT) Information on Title I programs Other school reports, including graduation rates, action plans, etc.

www.ccsuvt.org/schoolreports

20 Principal’s Report: Albert D. Lawton

T he last five years have been a whirlwind of activity to say the least. Here’s a quick re‐cap: Physical changes include: newly renovated science labs, new gymnasium bleachers, re‐design of the parking lot, replacement of asbestos flooring throughout the building and energy effi‐cient lighting, renovation of the library/media center and the creation of a classroom sized computer lab, installation of three collapsible walls, allowing teachers to open classrooms for teaming purposes, and lastly, the installation of new student lockers.

Changes in technology include: installation of wireless access points throughout the building and mounted projectors in each classroom, the purchase of a laptop cart and 25 laptops, as well as three mini‐notebook carts which each house 25 minicomputers. We also gained three ELMOs (allows us to project 3D images), and several digital cameras.

Within the structure of the school we have made some major changes as well. We are now in the fourth year of teaming, which includes a five teacher sixth grade team (Team Wonder), two 7‐8 looping teams (Teams Nova and Alchemy), one 7/8 multiage team (Team Discovery) and our unified arts, PE and foreign language team (ALPHA). We de‐tracked all academic classes and instead built all heterogeneous classes (mixed abilities all together) so each student has access to rigorous, engaging curriculum. We combined reading and English classes into a lan‐guage arts class and focused on literacy across the content areas by incorporating reading and writing strategies in every classroom. We re‐organized our special educators and instructional assistants and assigned them to one of the 6th, 7th or 8th grade teams so they could become well versed in the curriculum and able to form strong relationships with their students and teacher colleagues. We scheduled foreign language classes to meet when the unified arts and PE classes take place, freeing interdisciplinary teams to create flexible schedules at their discre‐tion. We re‐vamped algebra into a weekly seminar to address the 25% of algebra curriculum not found in our 8th grade Connected Math Program and allowed any motivated 8th grader with an interest in algebra to enroll. Consequently, the numbers of students taking algebra has in‐creased to almost half the class.

So, what’s ahead for ADL? During the ‘11‐’12 and ‘12‐’13 school years, we are preparing ourselves for the implementation of VT’s recently adopted Common Core of State Standards (CCSS) in ’13‐’14 and our ability to administer the new state assessment, the SBAC, that will replace our current NECAP assess‐ment in the spring of ’15. This new as‐sessment will be taken by students using a computer rather than pencil and paper tasks. To aid us in this transition, we’ve continued to work closely with differenti‐ated instruction consultant Bill Rich. His focus in the ‘10‐‘11 school year was to complete work with cohort groups of teachers in learning how to plan and im‐Getting ready for the ADL art showcase—to see more student art, and learn

more about ADL, visit http://www.ccsuvt.org/adl

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plement differentiated instruction, as well as supporting teachers in develop‐ing formative assessments that allows teachers to continually check in on student understanding of concepts in order to adjust instruction according to student needs. By the time evaluative assessments take place, the teacher knows that students are ready for the assessment and consequently perform at much higher success rates. Another area of focus for ADL teachers has been in technology. We have continued to add mini‐computers to classrooms and hope in the near future to provide each student with a mini for the entire school day. This access to technology enables students to work on papers and projects collaboratively using Googledocs without having to meet in the evenings or on the weekend to complete group tasks, access their work from anywhere that has internet access, participate in computer programs that sharpen and build skills in ar‐eas such as math, reading and foreign language, build portfolios of student work that show evidence of growth in all curricular standards that can be accessed from home and into the high school years, etc. Our goal is to have students so comfortable with technology that, when they take their SBAC assess‐ments in the spring of ’15, we’ll know we’re testing students’ content knowledge and not their facile‐ness with technology. Additionally, they will learn how to build the social and academic skills they will need as adults to transition to the work world of their futures. As always, we continue to study our NECAP and local assessment data to determine patterns and trends from which we can plan action steps to improve student learning. Our science NECAP scores slipped a bit from our NECAP high in 2010, but were one of the highest in Chittenden County and well above the state average. Our fall of ’11 data demonstrated our 8th graders made incredible progress throughout their three years at ADL by increasing their reading scores 19% and their math scores by 16%. Together, our 7th and 8th graders averaged 90.5% proficiency in reading and 8th graders scored 70% proficiency in writing; both scores are new all time highs for ADL. In all three grades, increasing numbers of students are scoring in the highest category of proficient with distinction in both reading and math and far fewer students are scoring in the bottom category of substantially below proficient, telling us that students across all ability levels are progressing. We will continue to study our NECAP data, especially in the subgroup areas of low income students and students with disabilities to deter‐mine how we can close the gap between their achievement levels and those of the rest of their peers. I hope you will consider visiting ADL to appreciate not only the wonders of working with middle school children, but also to bring your talents and skills to share. You are always welcome to join us for lunch, to volunteer in some capacity or to listen to a concert or watch the school musical (this year’s selection is “The Music Man” and is scheduled for production on April 12‐14). You are always welcome. Respectfully submitted, Laura K. Singer, Principal

Principal Singer

22 Principal’s Report: Thomas Fleming School

W e are fully engaged in planning for Fleming School’s century of learning celebration. The dates of June 1, 2012 to June 9, 2012 will frame a week of special school and community events to

commemorate the 100 year anniversary of this beautiful school building. The pride and quality educa‐tion spirit that was expressed through an article written in “The Essex Record” newspaper on March 13th, 1913 makes us appreciate even more the enduring value and high regard for this school as being a special place. In this article it was written:

The site, which is in the northern part of the village, is one of the most beautiful in all Vermont. It is away from the noise of passing railroad trains and removed from the clanging of the trolley cars. Situated on a bluff overlooking the village there is a grand sweep of rolling country for miles to the east with the majestic Mount Mansfield and noble Camels Hump piercing the skyline in the distance. In all the world if scenic beauty lends its inspiration towards knowledge and instruction it is here. There’s lots of ground about the building for play with shelter among the pines from the hot rays of the sun. It would seem as though nature itself had created this very spot for an institution of learning, so ideal are the conditions and surroundings.

This new Essex Junction High and Graded School provided an education for students in grades one through twelve in 1913. The Senior Class had 11 students and the first grade teacher’s classroom en‐rollment was 37 students. There were 56 fourth and fifth grade students being educated in this school 100 years ago compared to the 218 fourth and fifth grade students who come to Thomas Fleming School ready to learn this year. The Fleming School faculty and staff have continued to refine and expand their professional skill sets and have been fully engaged in professional learning and embedded training in the key areas of literacy and mathematics assessment and instruction. We have also continued with our school improvement targeted work to help our students improve their thinking through writing skills in a cross curriculum constructed response instruction and assessment program. All Fleming teachers have engaged in ongo‐ing professional development to better teach and formatively assess our students constructed re‐sponse learning products to monitor and best support their continuous progress in this thinking

through the writing domain area. We celebrate the con‐tinuous progress that our students have evidenced that they are making in this critical learning area. The district has also provided valuable leadership and support for our teachers learning about and prepar‐ing for a big shift in educa‐tion with the national im‐

The Fleming School fourth grade class circa 1920. Follow the celebra-tion at www.ccsuvt.org/fleming. From the Fleming School Photo archives.

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plementation of the new Common Core of Learning. This change will impact curriculum, instruction and assessment in the years ahead and our teachers are positioned well for the extensive professional learning work that will be necessary to support our students learning success at meeting these next generation learning standards and expectations. The results from the October 2011 New England Common Assessment Pro‐gram have just been received at the school. Initial reflections regarding NE‐CAP 2011 scores are that we continue to be pleased with the improved per‐formance of our students on the math and reading NECAP assessments. Im‐provement is noted in comparisons from both year to year as well as looking at cohort group growth from one grade to the next. For example, 80% of the current fifth grade students demonstrated proficiency or greater in reading , a 7% increase from their reading performance (73%) upon entering Fleming School as fourth grade stu‐dents. Similar growth was seen in math performance with an increase from 72% percent proficient or greater in math as entering fourth grade students increasing to 76% proficient or greater as fifth grade students. NECAP teaching year data shows a consistent improvement trend line for Fleming students in reading and math at the next tested grade levels from entering scores in fourth grade through eighth grade. We understand that the continuum of data from NECAP testing will soon come to closure and new national assessments will be administered which align with a Vermont adopted new national Com‐mon Core curriculum. We are ready and positioned well to engage in the new professional learning and curriculum planning and implementation that will come from this new federal and state educational change mandate. The celebration of quality education in a safe, engaging, challenging learning environment happens due to the work of many in this school community. We are grateful for the privilege of having the daily op‐portunity to get to know and educate 218 wonderful students. We are thankful for the outstanding teachers and staff that daily provide caring high quality learning opportunities and instruction. We are thankful for the visionary collaborative leadership and dedicated work of the management team of the district educational leadership team members and the Prudential Committee who work tirelessly to support the very best education for all students in the district. We are thankful to the Fleming PTO and the many volunteers who support through funding and involvement in the mission of this educational community. We are very appreciative and grateful to the citizen’s of Essex Junction for building this wonderful school building 100 years ago and providing all that has been needed to meet the educa‐tional needs of this school’s students for over a century. In closing, please know that we value your partnership as we continue to grow and improve as a school to best serve the learning needs of 21st century learners. Your positive support of education in this school makes a lasting difference in the learning and lives of children in this community. We are most grateful that we have the opportunity to educate such wonderful students who are dedicated learners and caring young citizens. They give us great hope for the future. We all can be looking forward to the next 100 years of Fleming School! Respectfully submitted, Daniel Ryan, Principal

Principal Ryan

24 Principal’s Report: Hiawatha Elementary School

C ongratulations to Mrs. Mary Beth Funtow, one of our second grade teachers, who was recog‐nized as the University of Vermont’s Teacher of the Year representing Chittenden Central Super‐

visory Union. This award was given to one pre‐kindergarten through grade eight teacher within our supervisory union. Mrs. Funtow is an extraordinary teacher who spends countless hours at our school organizing, preparing, and planning learning opportunities for her students. We are all very proud of Mrs. Funtow’s accomplishment! Each year a portion of our students are administered the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP). The NECAP provides an opportunity to measure student progress in the areas of math and reading. The NECAP is part of our State’s comprehensive assessment program; and is also required by the Federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA). All of our current third grade students and fourth grade students who have moved on to Fleming Elementary School take the NECAP math and reading tests. The tests measure student progress compared to standards set at the end of second grade (for third grade students) and at the end of third grade (for fourth grade students). This is the seventh year that our students have taken the tests. Our overall students’ progress toward attainment of grade level learning standards has gradually increased, but has since been mixed, since the NECAP was first administered in October 2005. About 100 Hiawatha students take the test each year. This year 111 students took the assessment. Seventy one percent scored proficient or higher in the reading NECAP subtest; and 76% scored proficient or higher in the math NECAP subtest. Although there was a slight uptick in overall student math performance this year; the performance of disaggre‐gated student groups, especially economically disadvantaged students decreased significantly com‐pared to recent years. In October 2011 this subgroup’s performance decreased to 44% (reading) and 52% (math) from an all time high of almost 66% from the previous year. Over the next few months we will begin, in earnest, to examine these data and their implications for instruction and curriculum im‐plementation. Short term goals include an increase in our overall student progress to 79% in both the reading and math tests as measured by the October 2012 NECAP; and a continued increase in our dis‐aggregated student group scores. Coming into the 2011 – 2012 school year, we have continued our focus on supporting a positive learn‐ing environment for our students. We have outlined school‐wide behavioral expectations for all of our

children; and have clearly communi‐cated these expectations to parents and families. Our staff and teachers have utilized positive discipline steps in man‐aging student behavior; and we have been much more purposeful in commu‐nicating with parents when needed. We have instituted a school‐wide climate team that meets regularly throughout the school year. This team reviews school‐wide climate data; provides case study opportunities for significantly dis‐ruptive children; and renders recom‐mendations for school‐wide/classroom behavioral programming. We have re‐ceived training in the use of functional

Artwork by: Heidi Stewart, grade 2. To view more student art, and learn more about Hiawatha, visit: www.ccsuvt.org/hiawatha

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behavior assessments and collaborative decision‐making for challenging stu‐dent behaviors. All of these focused efforts have led to a more respectful learning environment for our children. A review of student behavior data indicates a slight decrease in classroom discipline referrals per month com‐pared to the previous school year. We have become much more proficient in the use of student behavior data; and we use these data on a regular basis to modify behavior programming for identified students. Our PTO continues to be a mainstay in supporting positive learning opportu‐nities for our children here at Hiawatha. The PTO meets on the second Tues‐day of each month; and all parents are invited to attend. Fundraising for the PTO goes a long way to support many activities including our artist‐in‐residence projects. This year we have hosted two projects including a visual arts project and a performing arts project. We are extremely thankful to the many parents who have volunteered countless hours in supporting these fine arts programs! We are now in the second year of utilizing a trimester reporting calendar – formally reporting to par‐ents three times each school year. We use a common K‐5 reporting tool that is utilized by our three Essex Junction PreK‐5 elementary schools (Summit – Hiawatha – Fleming). Common grade level stan‐dards and learning indicators are used on the progress reporting tools. Teachers now work as grade level teams to calibrate their assessment of student progress as compared to standards and learning indicators. Grade level teachers are also using common locally‐derived assessments to better gauge student progress as compared to our Chittenden Central Supervisory Union Curricula. As with any endeavor, we recognize our responsibility to demonstrate continuous improvement. We will continue to work, in a purposeful manner, through the remainder of this school year to accomplish our goals. As we prepare for next year we will continue to focus on our most important responsibility: to ensure a safe, positive school climate in which meaningful learning takes place for all of our children. Respectfully Submitted, Thomas Bochanski, M.Ed., Principal

Principal Bochanski

26 Principal’s Report: Summit Street School

A t Summit Street School, it is our mission, in partnership with parents, to ensure that each child learns within a safe and engaging environment to achieve social and academic success through

established attainable goals by self‐empowerment and self‐directed investigations, so that it is natural to take risks. In an ongoing effort to improve learning experiences for our students and close the achievement gap, results from local, state and formative assessment are analyzed for academic and behavioral trends. Summit students continue to exceed the performance of their peers across the state as measured by the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP). Seventy‐seven percent of third graders in the fall of ‘11 met or exceeded the reading standards, and 81% percent met or exceeded the math standards. It should be noted more than 45% of all Summit students who took the mathematics sec‐tion of NECAP as third or fourth graders earned proficient with distinction. Additional data was gleaned from a survey conducted in the fall to gauge the level of satisfaction from parents and guardians. The majority of respondents indicated generally high levels of satisfaction. Every respondent indicated communication from school and faculty as excellent. Ninety‐four percent agreed or strongly agreed that they feel welcomed and comfortable approaching Summit staff. Ninety percent agreed or strongly agreed that their child is excited about learning and finds school interesting and fun. Eighty‐seven percent agreed or strongly agreed that their child’s progress is communicated clearly. Consideration of the above data informed the following areas of focus and professional devel‐opment:

To improve communication regarding student progress toward established standards To thoughtfully integrate technology to augment learning To construct a “natural” playground (in collaboration with Summit’s PTO) for the children of

Essex Junction To ensure a positive learning community

This photo first appeared in a 1951 edition of “On the Blackboard” when Summit Street School opened with a caption that read: MODERN CLASSROOM—This photo of the first grade classroom denotes the many modern features. The glass walls and new lighting system and movable desks are displayed as well as numerous other features. Some of the 347 stu-dents are also shown. To learn more about Summit Street School and it’s 60th anniversary celebrations, visit www.ccsuvt.org/summit.

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Standards‐based teaching and learning served as the basis for implementa‐tion of a new report card. Survey results from parents regarding this new progress report were generally positive. Throughout the year, educators provided an overview to parents of the standards‐based reporting system. Benchmarks were developed at each grade level along with assessments to measure if a student’s performance is at the secure, developing or beginning level. These learning standards guide instruction, provide meaning to dis‐plays on bulletin boards, communicate the purpose of field trips and clarify desired outcomes. 21st century classrooms incorporate technology as effective learning tools. From authentic learning connections with zoo keepers in the Bronx, to polar bear experts in Manitoba, Canada, these real‐life connections through virtual field trips provide authentic settings for discovery and learning. Reaching beyond the walls of the school was also possible through funding from a grant from the Vermont De‐partment of Education that supported pairing of Summit classrooms with children in Hawaii, Honduras, Wisconsin, Nevis, India and Costa Rica. Through Skype, various digital projects were shared resulting in the publication of a book entitled: Playgrounds around the World. A new mobile mini computer lab put tools in the hands of children within their classrooms so they could visit and compare playgrounds with children around the world. In a school designed for 21st century learners, we will tap the many benefits technology provides. The PTO’s Natural Playground Committee continues fundraising with the goal to develop the design created by the Natural Playground Company. Approval was granted for this project from the Pruden‐tial Committee and from the Essex Junction Planning Commission for Phase I, which includes a reading garden, game table, snow fencing and landscaping. Results from grant applications as well as commu‐nity‐wide fundraising efforts will determine next steps. In closing, Summit Street School is a caring and thriving learning community that prioritizes safety and achievement; our school is enriched by important partnerships with families, colleagues and beyond. School nurse, Kathleen Ready acquired a grant to purchase a grow lab so children can conduct experi‐ments and observations with growing seeds. Professional coach and behaviorist Scott Noyes spent several days with Summit educators in an effort to enhance a positive learning community. PTO mem‐bers sponsored community ‐ building annual events such as the Pancake Breakfast, Spaghetti Dinner, Book Swap, Book Fair, just to name a few. Celebrating the diverse cultures within Summit is the theme for the International Potluck Dinner, hosted by school counselor Ashley Wageman, which includes shared entrees from various ethnic traditions. Parent volunteers support the implementation of the Four Winds nature program. Parents, guests and visitors join faculty and staff for school assemblies where children showcase their learning. It is the participation of so many individuals that makes Summit such a special place. We are proud of our school; thank you for your ongoing support and partnership. Respectfully submitted, Mary Hughes, Principal

Principal Hughes

28 EJSD Financial Summary (Year End 6/30/11)

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The audit for FY’2011 was completed by Mudgett, Jen

nett & Krogh

‐Wisner, P.C. These charts are only a summary of the audit. A complete set of financial

statem

ents and related

auditor’s reports are available at the Chittenden

Cen

tral Supervisory Union office during regular business hours.

31 Treasurer’s Report: July 1, ‘10-June 30, ‘11

1) LONG‐TERM DEBT SUMMARY Bonds Payable ‐ Fleming, Summit and Hiawatha Improvements/A. D. Lawton and Essex Com‐munity Educational Center Roof Replacement ‐ bond issued on August 2, l995, in the name of the Essex Junction School District, payable $200,000 annually on December 1, 1996‐2010, and $155,000 annually on December 1, 2011‐15. Since the establishment of the Union School District #46, the Essex Commu‐nity Educational Center roof replacement portion is paid by the Union District. Therefore, the bond portion for the Essex Junction School District will be pay‐able $181,500 annually on December 1, 1996‐2010, and $137,240 annually on December 1, 2011‐15. FY’11 interest payable December 1 at 5.65% and June 1 at 5.85%. 12/31/2011 Balance Outstanding ‐ $620,000 Essex Junction School District Portion Balance Outstanding ‐ $548,960 Essex Junction Recreation & Parks Pool Renovations & Additions – bond issued on July 22, 1999, in the name of the Essex Junction School District payable $105,000 annually on December 1, 2000‐19. FY’11 interest payable on December 1 at 4.985% and June 1 at 5.065%. 12/31/2011 Balance Outstanding– $840,000 2) DELINQUENT SCHOOL TAX SUMMARY

The Essex Junction School District contracts with the Village of Essex Junction to perform the duties as tax collector for the District at the location of the Village Municipal Offices, 2 Lincoln Street in Essex Junction. This agreement results in simplifying the tax payment process for Village taxpayers. 3) CASH ON HAND

Taxes (2007-2010) $120,741.96

Penalty $9,659.37

Interest $14,439.46

Outstanding Total as of 6/30/11 $144,840.79

Cash Accounts

Beginning 7/1/2010 Ending 6/30/2011

District Operating Sweep $1,868,564 $1,834,175

Impact Fee $23,321 $11,789

Albert D. Lawton School $21,252 $23,616

Albert D. Lawton Memorial Fund $579 $580

Fleming School Activity $4,183 $2,740

Hiawatha School Activity $7,634 $7,243

Summit Street School Activity $4,992 $4,303

Recreation Petty Cash $158 $570

Clerk/Treasurer Corbin

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4) INVESTMENTS

Investment Distribution: Bond

Defeasance

Fund

Balance Carried Forward 7/1/10 $420,693.00

Earnings $142,188.66

Contributions $0.00

Sub Total $562,881.66

Transfers:

Transfer $2,561.53

Sub Total $565,443.19

Disbursements:

Bond Payments ($152,000.00)

Bank Management Fees ($8,751.27)

BOOK VALUE BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2011 $404,691.92

FY/11 Unrealized Gain/Loss ($124,237.09)

Capital Gains/Loss from Prior Period $657,060.00

MARKET VALUE AS OF JUNE 30, 2011 $937,514.83

Fiscal Year Total Return % 1.67%

Capital Improvements Reserve Certificate of Deposit $1,026,500.00

Earnings at 7/10/10 Maturity $21,050.28

Draw for FY10/11 Capital Improvements ‐$184,700.00

CD Reinvestment (7/10/11 Maturity) $862,850.28

33 About Chittenden Central Supervisory Union

C hittenden Central Supervisory Union (CCSU) is comprised of three “member” school districts: Westford Town School District, Essex Junction School District (EJSD), and the Union #46 School District (U#46). Westford School District includes Westford Elementary (preK‐8th grade). EJSD includes: Summit Street School (preK‐3), Hiawatha Elemen‐tary School (preK‐3), Thomas Fleming School (grades 4‐5), Albert D. Lawton In‐termediate School (grades 6‐8), and the Essex Junction Recreation and Parks De‐partment. The U#46 School District in‐cludes the Essex Community Educational Center consisting of Essex High School and the Center for Technology, Essex. Serving approximately 3,000 students, CCSU is the third largest Supervisory Union in Vermont. General functions of CCSU include: insulating the schools from unnecessary bureaucracy, providing centralized administration and management services to member districts, and serving in supervising, coordinating, and consultative roles for and on behalf of member school districts. The CCSU Central Office is made up of supervisory union administrators and support staff. Administra‐tors include: the Superintendent; Associate Superintendent; Executive Directors of Operations/Chief Financial Officer; Human Resources; Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment; Technology; Student Sup‐port Services, and Legal Counsel. Although not necessarily co‐located, the Directors of Property Ser‐vices, Food Service, and Finance are also part of Central Office. In addition, payroll and accounting and the Essex Junction Treasurer work in the Central Office. Lastly, some Technology Department person‐nel who support the entire supervisory union are funded in the Central Office budget.

CCSU Budget The CCSU Central Office budget is approved by the CCSU School Board which is made up of three board members from each member school board. The CCSU budget is funded by way of assessments to the member districts. This assessment is largely based on percentage of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions. However, portions of the budget may be assessed based on other factors such as square footage or percentage of computers. While the FY’13 CCSU budget increased by $21,154 to $3,308,881, the SU assessment costs to school districts increased by $54,363 or 2.1%. The budget included increases in the areas of salaries, but these increases were largely offset by a decrease in CCSU Food Service subsidy. The assessment is higher than the budget increase because the available fund balance in FY’13 is lower than FY’12. The following pages break out CCSU revenues and expenses.

CCSU Offices—51 Park Street, Essex Junction

34 Chittenden Central Supervisory Union Budget

FY'11 Actuals

FY'12 Approved

FY'13 Proposed

$ Change % Change

REVENUES

LOCAL

Fund Balance CY Approp $36,300 $100,000 $85,000 ‐$15,000 ‐15.0%

E‐Rate Revenues $63,192 $50,000 $50,000 $0 0.0%

Interest Earnings $2,817 $4,000 $4,000 $0 0.0%

Admin Fee $7,029 $7,674 $7,582 ‐$92 ‐1.2%

Treasurer Reimburs. $2,600 $2,600 $2,600 $0 0.0%

Miscellaneous Income $113 $0 $0 $0 N/A

LOCAL Total $112,050 $164,274 $149,182 ‐$15,092 ‐9.2%

STATE

BEST Grant $4,000 $0 $0 $0 N/A

STATE Total $4,000 $0 $0 $0 N/A

ASSESSMENT

Union #46 Assessment $1,508,444 $1,480,514 $1,513,309 $32,795 2.2%

EJSD Assessment $976,950 $950,680 $966,962 $16,282 1.7%

Westford Assessment $202,901 $187,855 $193,141 $5,286 2.8%

ASSESSMENT Total $2,688,295 $2,619,049 $2,673,412 $54,363 2.1%

FEDERAL

Title I $2,889 $0 $0 $0 N/A

Title I ARRA $446 $0 $0 $0 N/A

Title IIA $125,322 $135,720 $130,000 ‐$5,720 ‐4.2%

Title IID $2,077 $1,500 $0 ‐$1,500 ‐100.0%

Title IID ARRA $5,560 $0 $0 $0 N/A

Title III $16,485 $10,000 $0 ‐$10,000 ‐100.0%

Title IV $7,207 $0 $0 $0 N/A

IDEA‐B $160,993 $288,481 $284,349 ‐$4,132 ‐1.4%

IDEA‐B ARRA $181,110 $0 $0 $0 N/A

EPSDT Medicaid $20,000 $28,000 $28,000 $0 0.0%

Medicaid Reimburs. $19,412 $18,703 $21,938 $3,235 17.3%

Tobacco Use Prevention Grant $26,718 $22,000 $22,000 $0 0.0%

FEDERAL Total $568,219 $504,404 $486,287 ‐$18,117 ‐3.6%

GRAND TOTAL $3,372,564 $3,287,727 $3,308,881 $21,154 0.6%

ASSESSMENT PERCENTAGES FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013

U#46 Educational Center 56.11% 56.53% 56.61%

EJ School District 36.34% 36.30% 36.17%

Westford School District 7.55% 7.17% 7.22%

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FY'11 Actuals

FY'12 Approved

FY'13 Proposed

$ Change %

Change

EXPENDITURES

SALARIES $2,010,414 $2,001,835 $2,059,623 $57,788 2.9%

BENEFITS $563,276 $606,478 $611,866 $5,388 0.9%

PROF SERVICES

320 Prof Education Services $156,394 $147,200 $104,250 ‐$42,950 ‐29.2%

330 Other Professional Services $63,968 $50,825 $49,225 ‐$1,600 ‐3.1%

370 Audit Services $9,600 $9,700 $9,800 $100 1.0%

390

Other Purchased Prof & Tech Services $95,000 $96,000 $69,613 ‐$26,387 ‐27.5%

PROF SERVICES Total $324,961 $303,725 $232,888 ‐$70,837 ‐23.3%

CONTRACTED SERVICES

411 Water/Sewage $356 $375 $375 $0 0.0%

421 Disposal Service $303 $400 $350 ‐$50 ‐12.5%

430 Equipment Maintenance $415 $1,500 $2,000 $500 33.3%

432 Maintenance of Buildings $833 $1,200 $700 ‐$500 ‐41.7%

434 Maintenance of Vehicles $4,022 $5,000 $5,000 $0 0.0%

435 General Maintenance $105,811 $39,405 $32,021 ‐$7,384 ‐18.7%

436 Maintenance Software $37,045 $39,973 $39,024 ‐$949 ‐2.4%

441 Rental of Land and Buildings $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $0 0.0%

442 Rental of Equipment $7,303 $7,500 $7,300 ‐$200 ‐2.7%

CONTRACTED SERVICES Total $231,087 $170,353 $161,770 ‐$8,583 ‐5.0%

OTHER SERVICES

519 Student Transportation $19,903 $5,000 $17,000 $12,000 240.0%

521

Property & Liability Insurance $6,191 $7,900 $7,500 ‐$400 ‐5.1%

531 Telephone $20,749 $18,907 $20,760 $1,853 9.8%

532 Postage $8,000 $8,500 $8,500 $0 0.0%

535 Telecommunications $15,091 $15,921 $23,806 $7,885 49.5%

540 Advertising $1,105 $3,200 $2,200 ‐$1,000 ‐31.3%

550 Printing & Binding $0 $0 $0 $0 N/A

580 Travel & Conference $14,210 $21,650 $18,600 ‐$3,050 ‐14.1%

583 Vicinity Travel $4,419 $7,300 $6,300 ‐$1,000 ‐13.7%

OTHER SERVICES Total $89,667 $88,378 $104,666 $16,288 18.4%

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FY'11 Actuals

FY'12 Approved

FY'13 Proposed $Change %Change

EXPENDITURES

SUPPLIES

610 General Supplies $72,300 $37,710 $36,910 ‐$800 ‐2.1%

626 Gasoline $14,679 $12,000 $15,000 $3,000 25.0%

641 Books $2,290 $4,075 $4,205 $130 3.2%

642 Periodicals $583 $1,350 $1,200 ‐$150 ‐11.1%

670

Technology Software $13,827 $12,738 $25,380 $12,642 99.2%

SUPPLIES Total $103,680 $67,873 $82,695 $14,822 21.8%

UTILITIES

621 Natural Gas $3,148 $3,500 $3,400 ‐$100 ‐2.9%

622 Electricity $7,255 $7,200 $7,500 $300 4.2%

SUPPLIES Total $10,403 $10,700 $10,900 $200 1.9%

EQUIPMENT/PROPERTY

730 Equipment $4,263 $4,550 $1,450 ‐$3,100 ‐68.1%

732 Vehicles $0 $0 $0 $0 N/A

734

Technology Hardware $22,365 $20,300 $28,143 $7,843 38.6%

EQUIPMENT/PROPERTY Total $26,628 $24,850 $29,593 $4,743 19.1%

DUES/FEES

810 Dues & Fees $12,599 $13,535 $14,880 $1,345 9.9%

812

Student Special Programs $795 $0 $0 $0 N/A

DUES/FEES Total $13,394 $13,535 $14,880 $1,345 9.9%

DUES/FEES

990

Prior Year Adjust‐ment $13,922 $0 $0 $0 N/A

DUES/FEES Total $13,922 $0 $0 $0 N/A

GRAND TOTAL $3,387,433 $3,287,727 $3,308,881 $21,154 0.6%

37 Essex Junction School District Enrollment

2009‐10 2010‐11 2011‐122012‐13

(projected)

8 110 113 112 110

7 116 111 109 118

6 110 109 117 113

5 113 112 111 109

4 112 111 107 115

3 107 103 115 123

2 98 117 120 117

1 109 113 114 104

K 111 116 106 107

Total 986 1,005 1,011 1,016

111 116 106 107

109 113 114 104

98 117 120 117

107103 115 123

112 111 107 115

113 112 111 109

110 109 117 113

116 111 109 118

110 113 112 110

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38 Essex Junction School District Budget Overview

T he Prudential Committee (PC) is proposing a budget of $16,442,713 for the Essex Junction School District (EJSD). The budget represents an increase in education spending of $270,748, or 2.1%,

from the current year, but is actually lower than the FY’11 level. It’s noteworthy that this minimal in‐crease was achieved in spite of being one of the few districts to already significantly decrease spending in FY’12 to satisfy the ‘Challenges for Change’ reduction target. The bar graph below indicates invest‐ment increases and decreases from the FY’12 budget to the FY’13 budget.

Investments: Since salaries and benefits make up over 75% of the budget, we focus much attention on staffing levels. We have the same class size standards, and enrollment projections are very stable, so we did not make any adjustments to the number of classroom teachers. Nonetheless, there were investment increases in this area. In FY’12, we assumed a ‘steps‐only’ settlement (which only allowed for changes on the salary schedule based on longevity), but negotiated an agreement that included both steps and an increase to the base (inflationary increase), resulting in a higher than usual budget‐to‐budget increase (covered by a larger than usual fund balance revenue). In addition, the budget pro‐poses a few staffing adjustments. After the FY’12 budget was approved, we received more Federal Title I funds than anticipated and were able to hire a part‐time Math Specialist and two Math Tutors, causing an increase from budget‐to‐budget offset by higher Title I revenue. Based on student needs in special education, we are adding one Interventionist position, which will be offset by additional special education revenue. We are also adding three part‐time Teaching Assistants who will assist K‐5 schools during the school day and be employed by Essex Junction Recreation & Parks after school in the Village Kids Program. Inflationary pay raises and an increase in the early release incentive program round out the increases in salary. FY’12 marked the first year of payments toward the new early release incen‐tive program and there were five applicants. In FY’13, we have six additional applicants which in‐creased costs by $43,000, but should yield new hire savings in the future. Most of the benefit increase is in the area of health premiums (rates increased by 3.5%), but there were also increases in social se‐curity (in line with salary increases) and dental premiums. Shared service is a reimbursement to the U#46 district for employees providing support to our schools. The cost is allocated based on factors such as square footage and number of computers—the increase in this area is mostly inflationary. The Special Education (SpEd) tuition and professional service increase relates to outside placements and psychological services based on student needs. The technology increase is driven by the planned pur‐chase of enough mini‐computers to provide one device for each 7th and 8th grade student.

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Revenues: The available fund balance was higher than the prior year and allowed for an increase of $150,000. This increase is fortunate since we have a higher than usual budget‐to‐budget salary in‐crease (described earlier) that can be offset by this revenue. We could have increased the revenue by another $198,000, but this increase could cause an unfavorable tax increase for FY’14 (when the fund balance will likely be lower). Therefore, we are proposing a special article to commit these funds for lower than anticipated revenues in a future year. As mentioned above: our FY’12 Federal Title I fund‐ing came in higher than anticipated and we expect a similar level of revenue in FY’13; and our special education costs are expected to increase which, in turn, generates a higher level of reimbursement. The PC was sensitive to tax payer burden, but unwilling to sacrifice educational quality. We believe the draft budget satisfies these competing interests. In calculating tax rates, the Board has some control over the level of Education Spending, little control over the Equalized Pupil count, and no control over the Base Education Amount. The PC was able to minimize the increase in Education Spending (2.1%). In addition, when factoring in more Equalized Pupils, the Education Spending per pupil only increased by 0.7%. The Legislature must set the Base Education Amount, but we assume there will be an infla‐tionary adjustment for the first time in four years. If so, the District Spending Adjustment (a critical factor in tax rate calculations) will actually decrease by 2.1%.

Below are the calculated EJSD K‐8 tax rates: Homestead Tax Rate – The increase is due to the assumption that the base rate will increase by 2 cents. In addition, there are a higher percentage of EJ students who are in K‐8 versus those in grades 9‐12 – High school rates will be lower and the net effect (when the rates are blended) will lower this tax impact.

Income Sensitivity Rate – The minor increase is due to a higher percentage of K‐8 EJ students. When blended with high school rates, the tax impact should actually be favorable.

Description FY'12 FY'13 Change % ChangeTotal Expense Budget $15,743,203 $16,442,713 $699,510 4.4%

- Non-Tax Revenue $2,822,206 $3,250,968 $428,762 15.2%+ Capital Fund Contribution $100,000 $100,000 $0 0.0%

= Education Spending (ES) $13,020,997 $13,291,745 $270,748 2.1%÷ Equalized Pupil (EP) Count 1,013.26 1,027.27 14.01 1.4%

= ES/EP $12,850.60 $12,938.90 $88.30 0.7%÷ Base Education Amount $8,544.00 $8,723.00 $179.00 2.1%

= District Spending Adj (ES/EP / Base Ed Amt) 150.405% 148.331% -2.074%

Essex Junction K-8 Homestead Tax Rate FY'12 FY'13 Change

Base Homestead Tax Rate $0.870 $0.890 $0.020× District Spending Adj (ES/EP / Base Ed Amt) 150.405% 148.331% -2.074%

= EJSD Estimated Equalized Homestead Rate $1.3085 $1.3201 $0.0116÷ Common Level of Appraisal 99.76% 100.990% 1.23%

= EJSD Estimated Actual Homestead Rate $1.3116 $1.3072 ($0.004)× % of Equalized Pupils in K-8 64.110% 65.600% 1.490%

= K-8 Estimated Actual Homestead Rate $0.8409 $0.8575 $0.0166 $16.60 Impact per $100K in property

Essex Junction K-8 Income Sensitivity Rate FY'12 FY'13 Change

Base Rate 1.80% 1.80% 0.00%× District Spending Adj (ES/EP / Base Ed Amt) 150.405% 148.331% -2.074%

= EJSD Income Sensitivity Rate 2.71% 2.67% -0.04%× % of Equalized Pupils in K-8 64.11% 65.60% 1.49%

= K-8 Income Sensitivity Rate 1.74% 1.75% 0.01% $5.00

Impact for $50K in income

40 Essex Junction School District Proposed Budget

CATEGORY DESCRIPTION ‐ Revenue FY'10

ACTUALS FY'11

ACTUALS FY'12

APPROVED FY'13

PROPOSED VARIANCE

LOCAL Fund Balance $0 $0 $600,000 $750,000 $150,000

Shared Costs $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $0

Tax Penalties/Interest $51,447 $42,711 $35,000 $35,000 $0

Interest Earnings $6,285 $6,475 $10,000 $7,000 ($3,000)

Building Rental $1,306 $558 $2,000 $1,000 ($1,000)

Regular Elem Tuition $36,176 $25,000 $0 $12,500 $12,500

LOCAL Total $135,215 $114,744 $687,000 $845,500 $158,500

STATE Education Spending Grant $12,530,507 $12,765,488 $12,920,997 $13,191,745 $270,748

Special Ed Mainstream Block Grant

$353,684 $342,223 $340,814 $350,040 $9,226

Special Ed ‐ Expenditures $1,016,994 $1,311,248 $1,013,119 $1,159,726 $146,607

Special Ed ‐ Extraordinary Reimburs.

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Special Ed ‐ State Placed $4,867 $1,000 $0 $6,000 $6,000

Essential Early Education $112,505 $97,058 $98,742 $106,987 $8,245

State Transportation Aid $1,840 $545 $0 $0 $0

STATE Total $14,020,397 $14,517,563 $14,373,672 $14,814,498 $440,826

FEDERAL IDEA‐B $149,476 $40,000 $104,084 $102,200 ($1,884)

IDEA B ‐ Preschool $12,850 $13,039 $13,223 $13,223 $0

Title I Basic & Concentration Grants

$249,715 $203,910 $209,409 $307,804 $98,395

Medicaid Reimbursement (IEP)

$94,150 $124,445 $108,015 $112,957 $4,942

Education Jobs Fund $0 $77,259 $72,800 $79,531 $6,731

Ed Spending Grant ‐ ARRA $445,627 $454,423 $0 $0 $0

IDEA‐B ARRA $37,244 $32,954 $0 $0 $0

IDEA‐B Preschool ARRA $11,990 $1,240 $0 $0 $0

Title I ARRA $131,944 $0 $0 $0 $0

FEDERAL Total $1,132,996 $947,270 $507,531 $615,715 $108,184

OTHER Fund Transfer In $237,935 $227,771 $175,000 $167,000 ($8,000)

Prior Year Adjustments $32,947 $0 $0 $0 $0

Copier Rental $70,492 $70,492 $0 $0 $0

Miscellaneous Income $0 $2,210 $0 $0 $0

VSBIT Refund $0 $8,929 $0 $0 $0

OTHER Total $341,375 $309,403 $175,000 $167,000 ($8,000)

$15,629,983 $15,888,980 $15,743,203 $16,442,713 $699,510 Grand Total

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CATEGORY DESCRIPTION Investments

FY'10 ACTUALS

FY'11 ACTUALS

FY'12 APPROVED

FY'13 PROPOSED

VARIANCE

Personnel Certified Staff Salaries $7,162,389 $7,242,437 $7,293,484 $7,477,117 $183,633

& District Support Staff Salaries $1,416,200 $1,516,710 $1,164,655 $1,368,896 $204,241

Wide Substitute Teachers $286,387 $297,831 $290,840 $290,840 $0

Certified Staff Retirements $54,000 $46,000 $57,000 $100,000 $43,000

Extra Curric. Activity Stipends $65,292 $70,134 $67,915 $73,240 $5,325

Tutoring Salaries $40,110 $45,827 $51,242 $43,950 ($7,292)

Overtime Salaries $39,262 $50,579 $15,718 $15,718 $0

Certified Staff Extra Duty $16,634 $3,075 $16,054 $16,337 $283

Board Stipends $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $6,300 $1,300

Social Security (FICA) $679,067 $693,715 $685,600 $718,543 $32,943

Health Benefits $1,779,424 $1,766,457 $1,820,764 $1,910,551 $89,787

Catamount Health $10,443 $18,256 $12,423 $16,312 $3,889

Health Inoculations $231 $246 $200 $200 $0

Dental Insurance $145,755 $157,487 $151,419 $168,332 $16,913

Group Life Insurance $14,333 $14,553 $14,003 $14,474 $471

Retirement Contributions $72,666 $78,075 $71,680 $72,383 $703

Tuition Reimbursement $114,419 $107,260 $122,844 $119,496 ($3,348)

Unemployment Compensation $3,853 $11,892 $13,477 $13,477 $0

Workers' Compensation $56,406 $67,629 $74,846 $71,331 ($3,515)

Personnel & District Wide Total $11,961,872 $12,193,166 $11,929,164 $12,497,497 $568,333

Direct Audiovisual Materials $1,641 $480 $1,450 $1,150 ($300)

Instruction Books $13,129 $12,460 $14,025 $13,925 ($100)

Dues & Fees $471 $657 $935 $720 ($215)

Equipment $95,827 $96,145 $14,118 $12,890 ($1,228)

General Maintenance $970 $841 $1,250 $1,450 $200

General Supplies $134,613 $130,923 $133,366 $139,565 $6,199

Miscellaneous Expense $0 $80 $0 $0 $0

Other Professional Services $5,368 $6,018 $6,350 $4,200 ($2,150)

Periodicals $2,102 $1,353 $1,960 $2,140 $180

Printing & Binding $85 $0 $300 $0 ($300)

Prof. Education Services $2,640 $4,408 $7,500 $6,500 ($1,000)

Rental of Equipment $11,278 $9,222 $9,000 $9,000 $0

Rentals & Leases $34,046 $33,527 $29,400 $29,250 ($150)

Student Special Programs $10,749 $8,593 $13,800 $14,050 $250

Technology Hardware $7,993 $1,778 $1,800 $200 ($1,600)

Technology Software $6,677 $9,780 $16,625 $15,405 ($1,220)

Testing Materials $2,284 $0 $8,700 $5,450 ($3,250)

Travel & Conference $4,503 $2,236 $9,330 $9,200 ($130)

Tuition to Other VT Schools $0 $0 $2,500 $0 ($2,500)

Tuition to Private Schools $26,561 $32,499 $106,600 $106,600 $0

$360,939 $351,000 $379,009 $371,695 ($7,314) Direct Instruction Total

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FY'10 ACTUALS

FY'11 ACTUALS

FY'12 APPROVED

FY'13 PROPOSED

VARIANCE

Special Advertising $343 $578 $400 $550 $150

Education Audiovisual Materials $295 $0 $0 $0 $0

Books $1,722 $2,404 $3,375 $3,125 ($250)

Equipment $3,192 $4,758 $3,620 $2,950 ($670)

Excess Costs $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

General Maintenance $0 $187 $0 $200 $200


Other Professional Services $190,259 $227,993 $189,281 $219,184 $29,903

Periodicals $0 $0 $100 $100 $0

Postage $97 $88 $100 $100 $0

Printing & Binding $0 $0 $300 $300 $0

Student Special Programs $390 $672 $400 $600 $200

Technical Services $0 $0 $1,000 $500 ($500)

Technology Hardware $4,647 $2,494 $5,670 $3,950 ($1,720)

Technology Software $1,166 $1,487 $5,823 $6,408 $585

Telephone $85 $604 $1,680 $1,700 $20

Testing Materials $2,005 $1,674 $2,900 $3,350 $450

Travel & Conference $209 $818 $300 $600 $300

Tuition to Other VT Schools $164,063 $177,783 $173,982 $206,582 $32,600

Special Education Total $382,038 $443,570 $401,456 $465,974 $64,518

Co‐Curricular Dues & Fees $100 $135 $720 $730 $10

& Athletics Equipment $420 $0 $0 $0 $0

General Supplies $3,208 $3,291 $4,020 $2,950 ($1,070)

Officials' Fees $5,940 $6,625 $6,440 $6,940 $500



Co‐Curricular & Athletics Total $13,208 $12,786 $16,430 $16,570 $140

Guidance Books $347 $329 $550 $625 $75

Dues & Fees $230 $320 $110 $155 $45

Equipment $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

General Supplies $1,604 $965 $1,815 $1,645 ($170)

Periodicals $0 $0 $230 $230 $0

Student Special Programs $440 $856 $1,000 $1,000 $0

Technology Hardware $67 $135 $200 $200 $0


$2,753 $2,780 $4,005 $3,955 ($50) Guidance Total

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FY'10 ACTUALS

FY'11 ACTUALS

FY'12 APPROVED

FY'13 PROPOSED

VARIANCE

Health & Books $69 $0 $0 $50 $50

Wellness Equipment $0 $0 $0 $530 $530


General Supplies $40 $4,704 $5,075 $5,525 $450

Other Professional Services $156 $0 $185 $185 $0

Periodicals $69 $0 $0 $0 $0


Health/Wellness Total $783 $5,040 $5,760 $6,790 $1,030

Library/Audio Audiovisual Materials $1,548 $1,413 $900 $1,100 $200

Visual Books $23,140 $23,740 $22,475 $23,125 $650

Dues & Fees $35 $35 $35 $35 $0

Equipment $1,698 $5,120 $5,150 $4,275 ($875)

Equipment Maintenance $225 $169 $200 $175 ($25)


General Supplies $8,371 $9,025 $9,275 $9,064 ($211)

Other Professional Services $100 $0 $0 $0 $0

Periodicals $4,259 $3,987 $3,800 $3,565 ($235)

Rentals & Leases $1,477 $835 $1,200 $1,200 $0

Student Special Programs $800 $1,591 $1,500 $2,000 $500

Technology Hardware $4,923 $2,515 $1,450 $2,000 $550

Technology Software $4,858 $5,075 $6,229 $7,045 $816

Travel & Conference $258 $370 $480 $440 ($40)

Library/Audio Visual Total $51,691 $54,288 $53,069 $54,699 $1,630

District Advertising $4,313 $3,109 $7,931 $6,841 ($1,090)

Admin. Audit Services $11,491 $9,631 $11,200 $11,360 $160

Dues & Fees $1,945 $2,220 $2,350 $2,350 $0

Gasoline $2,300 $2,300 $2,350 $1,563 ($787)

General Supplies $4,238 $7,316 $5,000 $4,800 ($200)

Legal Services $15,408 $23,329 $13,160 $13,162 $2

Maintenance of Vehicles $820 $820 $820 $820 $0

Official/Admin Services $1,090 $1,011 $2,250 $0 ($2,250)

Other Prof & Tech Svc $287,538 $307,353 $853,250 $889,313 $36,063

Other Professional Services $20,058 $37,876 $21,600 $22,100 $500

Postage $0 $661 $500 $600 $100

Printing & Binding $3,865 $3,818 $4,931 $4,884 ($47)

Rental of Land & Buildings $2,600 $2,600 $2,600 $2,600 $0

School Board Expenses $927 $1,094 $1,100 $1,100 $0

SU Assessment $871,958 $893,776 $878,653 $893,160 $14,507

Travel & Conference $311 $78 $400 $300 ($100)

$1,228,861 $1,296,992 $1,808,095 $1,854,953 $46,858 District Administration Total

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FY'10 ACTUALS

FY'11 ACTUALS

FY'12 APPROVED

FY'13 PROPOSED

VARIANCE

Principal Audiovisual Materials $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Services Books $1,703 $1,192 $1,350 $1,220 ($130)

Dues & Fees $2,838 $4,330 $3,319 $4,444 $1,125

Equipment $3,480 $949 $2,550 $4,220 $1,670


General Supplies $9,182 $11,267 $12,200 $12,200 $0

Miscellaneous Expense $3,172 $3,568 $2,200 $2,200 $0

Periodicals $45 $60 $79 $89 $10

Postage $10,425 $9,707 $11,320 $10,420 ($900)

Printing & Binding $3,324 $2,483 $3,250 $3,240 ($10)

Rental of Equipment $712 $712 $500 $500 $0

Rentals & Leases $4,750 $3,937 $4,300 $4,300 $0


Technology Hardware $264 $939 $0 $2,000 $2,000

Testing Materials $1,187 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $0

Travel & Conference $4,450 $2,251 $5,200 $5,725 $525

Principal Services Total $46,967 $44,521 $49,568 $53,958 $4,390

Maint. Building Improvements $96,835 $44,215 $38,735 $22,625 ($16,110)

of Plant Disposal Services $17,175 $14,565 $17,050 $17,050 $0

Equipment $20,700 $2,893 $2,400 $11,100 $8,700

General Maintenance $39,529 $50,662 $59,895 $47,704 ($12,191)

Land & Improvements $13,614 $2,729 $8,550 $7,250 ($1,300)

Maintenance of Buildings $38,049 $24,699 $41,273 $38,445 ($2,828)

Maintenance of Equipment $2,559 $3,722 $5,100 $5,100 $0

Maintenance of Grounds $5,616 $1,543 $5,115 $9,675 $4,560

Maintenance of Vehicles $183 $230 $800 $800 $0

Maintenance of Plant Total $234,260 $145,259 $178,918 $159,749 ($19,169)

Operation Electricity $144,370 $148,493 $162,912 $167,604 $4,692

of Plant Emergency Expenses $7,893 $10,501 $10,000 $10,000 $0

Gasoline $700 $700 $700 $700 $0


Natural Gas $169,983 $176,957 $211,290 $205,500 ($5,790)

Property/Liability Insurance $46,868 $47,787 $53,725 $52,650 ($1,075)

Water/Sewage $12,714 $13,804 $14,004 $14,910 $906

$427,753 $444,188 $497,581 $496,314 ($1,267) Operation of Plant Total

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FY'10 ACTUALS

FY'11 ACTUALS

FY'12 APPROVED

FY'13 PROPOSED

VARIANCE

Safety and Equipment $567 $0 $1,500 $1,500 $0

Security General Supplies $0 $245 $0 $0 $0

Safety and Security Services Total $567 $245 $1,500 $1,500 $0

Information Equipment $26,423 $25,914 $24,190 $10,250 ($13,940)

Technology Equipment Maintenance $605 $1,558 $5,500 $5,500 $0

General Maintenance $3,556 $10,986 $7,245 $7,437 $192


Maintenance Software Support $5,813 $7,071 $8,279 $8,401 $122


Technology Hardware $53,497 $64,963 $52,794 $109,250 $56,456

Technology Software $1,001 $1,674 $1,550 $15,193 $13,643

Telecommunications $36,582 $38,072 $35,005 $35,107 $102

Telephone $74,933 $73,933 $74,947 $62,887 ($12,060)

Travel & Conference $910 $1,007 $1,000 $1,000 $0

Information Technology Total $230,781 $255,553 $221,397 $269,537 $48,140

Student Transport. Services

Student Transportation $108,452 $14,962 $20,481 $20,980 $499

Student Transportation Services Total $108,452 $14,962 $20,481 $20,980 $499

Debt Service Long Term Debt Principal $181,500 $181,500 $137,240 $137,240 $0

Long Term Interest $56,435 $46,271 $37,030 $28,802 ($8,228)

Short Term Interest $0 $0 $2,500 $2,500 $0

Debt Service Total $237,935 $227,771 $176,770 $168,542 ($8,228)

Adjustments Prior Year Adjustments ($38,338) ($1,276) $0 $0 $0

Prior Year Adjustments Total ($38,338) ($1,276) $0 $0 $0

$15,250,521 $15,490,845 $15,743,203 $16,442,713 $699,510 Grand Total

46 Town Meeting Tax Grid Grades PreK-12

$0.89

47 EJ School District Capital Plan Overview

T he EJSD Capital Plan was historically funded from the Capital Reserve Fund with no tax implica‐tions. Significant investments in capital improvements from 2006‐08 drew down the fund’s bal‐

ance. To slow the depletion of the fund, the capital budget was significantly decreased beginning in FY’09 and an article was approved by voters to contribute $100K in new tax revenues. The proposed FY’13 Capital Plan is $237,000 – 9.2% lower than this year. The PC is once again proposing an article to contribute $100K in new tax revenues. The idea is to continue to extend the life of the Capital Reserve Fund in order to minimize the future year tax implications. This $100K is already factored into the esti‐mated K‐8 tax rates. The following is a summary of the FY’13 budget within the Capital Plan:

Security: For replacement cameras.

Doors: For repair/replacement of exterior doors at any EJ school – possibly Summit doors in FY’13.

Food Service Equipment: For a captive air, energy efficient kitchen hood with fire suppression at ADL.

Floors: For repair/replacement of flooring at any EJ school – specific known requirements for Fleming main office and Summit hallway.

Roof Repairs and Maintenance: For roof repairs at any EJ school. No pressing needs, but repairs can be costly and setting aside money for future needs is prudent.

Heat Plant Repairs and Maintenance: To replace burners or pumps as needed at any EJ school. Computer Replacement Program: For infrastructure requirements ‐ three servers, three switches, wireless access points and a wireless controller.

Hiawatha Renovation: To renovate classroom to provide multiple learning spaces for individual students or small groups.

Hiawatha Tennis Court: To convert courts to green space. Courts are in disrepair and are not needed.

Hiawatha Elementary School front entrance was recently relocated to the student drop-off side of the school using Capital Funds. Photos above—Hiawatha before (left), after (right)

48 Essex Junction School District Capital Plan

Title Site Description FY'12 FY'13 FY'14 FY'15 FY'16

Safety DISTRICT Security $6,000 $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 $8,000

& Security Doors $10,000 $7,000 $7,000 $7,000

Safety & Security Total $16,000 $14,000 $14,000 $7,000 $15,000

Accessibility Improvements

DISTRICT Parking Lot & Sidewalk Maint,

$20,000 $20,000 $25,000

FLEMING Driveway & Parking Lot

$50,000 $42,000

Accessibility Improvement Issues Total $0 $0 $70,000 $62,000 $25,000

Preventative Routine Capital Maintenance

DISTRICT

Food Service Equipment

$25,000 $35,000

Floors (Tile/Carpet)

$15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000

Roof Repairs and Maintenance

$25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $80,000

Heat Plant Repairs and Maint.

$10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000

FLEMING Stage Curtain $25,000

Preventative & Routine Capital Maintenance Total

$25,000 $75,000 $75,000 $85,000 $105,000

Environment Enhancements/ Efficiencies

DISTRICT

Computer Replacement Program

$50,000 $61,000 $55,000 $55,000 $60,000

Energy Conservation Efforts

$20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000

ADL Replacement Lockers ‐ Gym

$32,000

Building Renovations

$150,000 $45,000

Remove Tennis Court

$10,000

Environment Enhancements/ Efficiencies Total

$220,000 $148,000 $75,000 $75,000 $80,000

Grand Total $261,000 $237,000 $234,000 $229,000 $225,000

HIAWATHA

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It’s the people!

T here’s not nearly enough space to recognize and celebrate all of the people who make our community and EJRP such a success. These are simply highlights about some of the amazing community members who are busy creating community through people, parks, and programs. Sam Stultz works tirelessly through Building Bright Futures to provide oppor‐tunities for parents and young children to socialize, grow, and learn. Dozens of families take advantage of the free programs she coordinates. And when that’s not happening, long time preschool teacher Maureen Watson is facili‐tating a childcare co‐op for 2‐5 year olds whereby parents share in providing quality care. Meanwhile, next door, Christina Poland and her staff are re‐viewing today’s date and the weather with sixteen 3‐5 year olds in the EJRP Preschool Program. The year‐round, full‐time program became an Act 62 partner with CCSU this year, providing families with financial support for quality pre‐K education. If it’s Wednesday, nearly 50 seniors will be gathering for lunch in the back room. They will socialize and enjoy soup, sandwiches, and desserts, served and provided by local churches. Just before Thanksgiving 225 seniors will gather at The Essex for an amazing lunch, co‐coordinated by EJRP and the Town Parks and Recreation. As the end of the day approaches for school‐aged kids, nearly 25% of the students from each of our three elementary schools will head to the Village Kids afterschool program. Others will go to the EJRP/CCSU newly piloted intramural program at Fleming, coordinated by Jason Kittredge. And some will find their niche in other programs, sports, and activities, including a high quality woodworking program led by Stuart Cheney and Sachi Hergesheimer. As the workday ends for adults, hundreds will find time to promote their own health and well‐being through Zumba, yoga, Pilates, boot camp, or dancing at the newly opened Aspire Community Studio. The 1,800 square foot facility was opened in January by Assistant Director Ryan Hegreness. Behind the scenes Administrative Assistant Carrie Hall will quietly and successfully manage the financials to make this all happen. Over 100 men and women will play in an EJRP adult basketball league. For the past 18 years, Dennis Barcomb has been coordinating a men’s league that promotes camaraderie and respect in a competi‐tive atmosphere. Others will seek an evening of intellectual or creative stimulation, participating in one of EJRP’s new gardening classes, or learning to play the bagpipes, explore massage therapy, or square dance with Fred Smith. To register for these programs many will go online, but some will have questions and seek help from one of our greatest resources, Department Secretary JoAnn VanOrden. As the night time comes around, high schoolers will find rejoice in playing sports for recreation in Reece Tanguay’s newly formed soccer league under the lights at the park in the fall, or join in the Frank Smith High School Rec Basketball League in the winter. Frank graciously gives back to his community year after year.

EJ Recreation & Parks Director’s Report

EJRP Director Luck

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During the sunny days of summer, Danielle Grise can be seen by the Camp Maple Street flagpole lead‐ing 92 campers in a morning activity, while at the Maple Street Pool Annie Cooper can be heard cheer‐ing 60 of the 300 swim lesson participants that will walk through the gates that day. This year Annie began offering winter swim lessons, with over 150 kids per session. Throughout all seasons, there will be opportunities to recreate and celebrate. Runners will join in the Halloween Hustle, Fathers Day and Block Party Fun Runs, or Maple Street Park 5K Running Series, all coordinated by Assistant Director Mark Brislin. Families will gather to watch acts at the Essex Has Tal‐ent competition, socialize at the Fall Pumpkin Fest, and join many other events: Halloween Celebra‐tion, Community Bonfire, Winter Carnival, Easter Egg Hunt, Summer Family Fun Series, and July 4th Celebration. Volunteer people and groups are making progress on exciting community endeavors. Wendy Johnson and Bridget Meyer

were recognized with the Friends of Recreation Award by the Vermont Parks and Recreation Association for their con‐tributions as community recreation ad‐vocates.

Deb Carlin, Andrew Cimonetti, Abby Rice, Sharon Downs, Marla Durham, Dan Kerin, Nan Pay‐son, and Kahlil Zaloom meet monthly with Chair Wendy Johnson to serve on the Recreation Advi‐sory Council and provide strategic direction for EJRP programs and parks.

Kathy Rouleau, James Powers, and Tim Schonholtz ensure that the community garden plots at West Street and Meadow Terrace are well taken care of, including 40 new plots for this summer.

Kahlil Zaloom and Andrew Cimonetti successfully gained planning approval for a Bike Park at Ma‐ple Street Park, raised over $4,000, and were awarded a Recreational Facilities grant for $5,000.

The Essex Dog Park group, under the leadership of Matt Reed, signed a licensing agreement to host a dog park on state property on West Street.

Amanda Eldridge was recognized as the Positive Youth Sports Alliance of Essex Coach of the Year. She has been the coach of the Essex women’s rugby program since 1999.

Scott Morris, Ed VonSitas, and several other community volunteers head the Essex Memorial Day Parade, the largest parade in the state.

Lastly, but certainly not least, thousands of people visit our parks, pools, and facilities. We continue to invest in providing the best green and recreational spaces around. This year the Cascade basketball and tennis courts were resurfaced, and a plan was developed for future pathways throughout Maple Street Park. The park looks so good due to the hard work of the Head of Grounds and Facilities, Harlan Smith. And, many admire the landscaping in the front of the park each summer, which is elegantly planned and maintained by Kristin Guthrie.

As you can gather, there are many people who make this community great. Thanks for all contribu‐tions.

Respectfully Submitted, Brad Luck, Director

www.ejrp.org

51 EJ Recreation & Parks Budget Overview

T he Essex Junction Recreation & Parks Department (EJRP) is largely self‐sufficient, but some Mu‐nicipal Tax revenue is required to balance the General Fund budget and to pay for requirements in

the Capital Plan. Consistent with the PC’s guidance, the current year tax rate was held constant so the amount of revenue will only increase if there is an increase in the value of the Grand List. The amount required in the General Fund is $604,857 and the amount required for the Capital Plan is $75,000.

EJRP FY’13 GENERAL FUND Expenses: The total expense budget is $1,559,558 and represents an increase of $50,592 or 3.4%. Two factors account for the majority of the increase. Fluctuations in fund balance make it difficult to build budgets with level tax rates. The FY’13 fund balance increase will be used to invest in some one‐time equipment items. This will allow us to reduce investments in FY’14 when there is less fund bal‐ance revenue available. The increase in equipment requirements is visible in the area of Parks, Pool, Facilities. We will be making improvements to the pool house floor as well as the pool fencing and grounds. The other significant increase is for health benefits and is visible in the area of Licensed Child‐care. To recruit and retain qualified Village Kids Coordinators for the preK‐5 schools, we are initiating a model whereby part‐time teaching assistants will be combined with the part‐time Village Kids Coordi‐nators to create full‐time positions which will qualify for benefits. The cost will be split between the school district and EJRP. The cost of benefits drives an increase in the EJRP budget. Revenues: The most significant change in revenues is an increase in fund balance – from $98,000 to $135,000. The fund balance revenue is based on our ending position from FY’11. Most of this $37,000 increase will be applied to one‐time requirements (described above). Licensed Childcare revenue is also increasing by over $8,000, which helps offset the increased benefit costs for Village Kids Coordina‐tors.

Fun at Maple Street Pool—to see all of what EJRP has to offer, visit www.ejrp.org

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CATEGORY DESCRIPTION: Revenues & Investments

FY'10 ACTUALS

FY'11 ACTUALS

FY'12 APPROVED

FY'13 PROPOSED

VARIANCE

Administration Professional Staff Salaries $167,640 $178,053 $181,272 $189,920 $8,648

Support Staff Salaries $110,277 $112,945 $114,102 $117,465 $3,363

Substitute Salaries $0 $0 $500 $0 ‐$500

Overtime Salaries $513 $0 $0 $0 $0

Social Security (FICA) $21,079 $21,658 $22,634 $23,515 $881

Workers Compensation $0 $0 $3,515 $3,515 $0

Health Benefits $64,692 $68,907 $74,204 $75,859 $1,655

Dental Insurance Premiums $5,508 $5,200 $5,508 $5,837 $329

Group Life Insurance $1,151 $970 $980 $1,005 $25

Retirement Contributions $11,097 $15,985 $17,630 $18,390 $760

Tuition Reimbursement $449 $1,973 $4,000 $6,342 $2,342

Advertising $4,481 $1,997 $3,934 $3,059 ‐$875

Audit Services $909 $3,169 $2,800 $2,840 $40

Dues and Fees $1,761 $1,727 $1,651 $1,650 ‐$1

Equipment $1,746 $308 $1,000 $750 ‐$250


General Supplies $5,064 $4,890 $5,000 $4,800 ‐$200

Legal Services $1,091 $750 $847 $838 ‐$9

Long Term Interest $57,474 $52,298 $47,022 $35,094 ‐$11,928

Long Term Principal $105,000 $105,000 $105,000 $105,000 $0

Maintenance Software $122 $59 $62 $62 $0

Other Prof. Services $5,875 $2,824 $5,100 $6,000 $900

Other Purchased Prof & Tech Services $25,028 $18,325 $13,762 $14,693 $931

Postage $5,999 $4,656 $6,356 $6,356 $0

Printing and Binding $11,669 $11,274 $11,321 $11,716 $395

Prior Year Adjustments ($1,822) $0 $0 $0 $0

Property & Liability Insurance $3,962 $4,052 $15,451 $15,451 $0

Rental of Equipment & Vehicles $549 $1,618 $1,200 $1,200 $0

Rental of Land/Buildings $0 $0 $0 $500 $500

Supervisory Union Assessment $79,686 $83,174 $72,026 $73,802 $1,776

Technology Hardware $4,475 $2,824 $4,410 $4,600 $190

Technology Software $0 $375 $900 $0 ‐$900

Telecommunications $1,919 $1,613 $495 $496 $1

Telephone $10,131 $9,557 $8,748 $8,359 ‐$389

Travel & Conference $8,081 $7,367 $8,000 $8,000 $0

Fund Balance ($36,528) ($7,452) ($98,000) ($135,000) $37,000

Property Taxes ($588,749) ($592,629) ($598,554) ($604,857) $6,303

Miscellaneous Income $0 ($300) $0 $0 $0

$90,493 $123,252 $42,924 $7,314 Administration Total

Non‐shaded cells are Investments Shaded cells are Revenues

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FY'10 ACTUALS

FY'11 ACTUALS

FY'12 APPROVED

FY'13 PROPOSED

VARIANCE

Parks/Pools/ Support Staff Salaries $93,208 $100,501 $109,611 $111,590 $1,979

Facilities Overtime Salaries $9,501 $7,107 $7,605 $8,144 $539

Social Security (FICA) $7,585 $8,235 $8,967 $9,160 $193

Health Benefits ($6) $0 $0 $0 $0

Retirement Contributions $77 $104 $0 $180 $180

Dues and Fees $70 $85 $100 $100 $0

Electricity $26,117 $26,772 $24,971 $27,734 $2,763

Equipment $6,345 $5,136 $7,853 $29,637 $21,784

Gasoline $771 $2,021 $1,000 $1,439 $439

General Maintenance $8,500 $9,214 $12,000 $16,800 $4,800


Land & Improvements $1,188 $2,488 $1,500 $3,500 $2,000

Natural Gas $4,204 $4,502 $6,157 $6,394 $237


Rental of Equipment & Vehicles $1,297 $2,140 $1,500 $3,750 $2,250

Water/Sewage $2,318 $3,062 $4,127 $3,935 ‐$192

Daily Fees ($42,883) ($49,739) ($38,750) ($44,016) $5,266

Swim Lessons ($49,132) ($53,186) ($46,849) ($48,689) $1,840

Pool Membership & Fees ($32,137) ($41,786) ($37,992) ($35,686) ‐$2,306

Scholarship ($37) $0 $0 $0 $0

Field Rental ($4,285) ($5,880) ($4,500) ($5,885) $1,385

Facility Rental ($3,335) ($2,348) ($1,500) ($2,938) $1,438

Concession Sales ($19,191) ($22,614) ($18,810) ($20,878) $2,068

$51,114 $30,708 $63,914 $92,048

Youth Support Staff Salaries $41,853 $41,701 $50,504 $49,002 ‐$1,502

Programs Overtime Salaries $9 $0 $0 $0 $0

Social Security (FICA) $3,191 $3,094 $3,863 $3,749 ‐$114

Equipment $0 $0 $250 $450 $200

Field Trips $778 $1,052 $2,120 $2,395 $275

Fund Transfer Out $0 $0 $418 $706 $288

General Supplies $14,546 $9,840 $15,355 $13,717 ‐$1,638


Other Purchased Prop. Services $99 $0 $0 $0 $0

Student Special Programs $0 $0 $0 $1,582 $1,582

Fees ($91,193) ($96,928) ($92,014) ($93,276) $1,262

Youth Programs Total ($14,757) ($17,123) ($8,931) ($10,937)

Parks/Pools/Facilities Total

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FY'10 ACTUALS

FY'11 ACTUALS

FY'12 APPROVED

FY'13 PROPOSED

VARIANCE

Adult & Support Staff Salaries $8,956 $13,073 $16,275 $6,117 ‐$10,158

Senior Overtime Salaries $794 $722 $0 $0 $0

Programs Social Security (FICA) $748 $1,030 $1,245 $468 ‐$777

Retirement Contributions $48 $43 $0 $0 $0

Equipment $0 $2,434 $2,250 $0 ‐$2,250

Field Trips $3,413 $3,223 $3,405 $3,450 $45


Other Professional Services $6,209 $3,763 $4,791 $3,667 ‐$1,124

Fees ($33,327) ($45,878) ($38,681) ($23,674) ‐$15,007

Adult & Senior Programs Total ($9,940) ($14,339) ($7,335) ($6,360)

Comm. Support Staff Salaries $0 $132 $500 $500 $0

Programs Social Security (FICA) $0 $10 $38 $38 $0

Advertising $600 $1,145 $1,242 $842 ‐$400

Dues and Fees $1,215 $862 $1,485 $1,281 ‐$204

Equipment $0 $0 $0 $750 $750



Other Professional Services $14,365 $15,475 $16,223 $17,490 $1,267

Other Purchased Prop. Serv.

$0 $161 $0 $0 $0

Postage $0 $593 $754 $676 ‐$78

Printing and Binding $114 $628 $1,620 $1,945 $325

Rental of Equip. & Vehicles $460 $460 $600 $600 $0

Water/Sewage $252 $685 $315 $738 $423

Fees ($9,181) ($12,081) ($10,867) ($14,386) $3,519

Sponsorships ($1,950) ($4,250) ($6,898) ($6,648) ‐$250

Community Programs Total $10,352 $9,573 $11,849 $12,342

Licensed Support Staff Salaries $225,152 $268,879 $309,312 $303,080 ‐$6,232

Childcare Overtime Salaries $5,814 $0 $0 $0 $0

Social Security (FICA) $17,086 $20,216 $23,663 $23,186 ‐$477

Health Benefits ($401) $10,263 $11,513 $31,831 $20,318

Dental Insurance Premiums $0 $875 $875 $2,919 $2,044

Group Life Insurance ($3) $78 $78 $153 $75

Retirement Contributions $276 $0 $2,575 $2,726 $151

Construction Services $51,709 $0 $0 $0 $0

Equipment $7,517 $2,020 $3,600 $2,900 ‐$700

Field Trips $8,539 $12,563 $20,260 $23,105 $2,845

General Supplies $23,593 $25,102 $28,314 $27,308 ‐$1,006

Other Professional Services $1,225 $5,982 $10,240 $9,310 ‐$930

Travel & Conference $463 $1,115 $2,700 $2,700 $0

Fees ($468,231) ($479,163) ($515,551) ($523,625) $8,074

($127,261) ($132,071) ($102,421) ($94,407)

Total Investments $1,380,159 $1,413,933 $1,508,966 $1,559,558 $50,592

Total Revenues ($1,380,159) ($1,413,933) ($1,508,966) ($1,559,558) $50,592

Licensed Childcare Total


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T he EJRP Capital Plan extends well beyond FY’13 and is aligned with the Recreation & Parks Master Plan. FY’13 requirements include: $10,000 for resurfacing Maple Street Park basketball courts as

well as providing surface materials for the skatepark and playground; $21,000 for maintenance equip‐ment including a zero‐turn mower for Cascade Park and a park utility vehicle; $18,000 for park ameni‐ties to construct a shed at Cascade and purchase some pool equipment; $20,500 to repair and extend pedestrian paths at Maple Street Park; and $5,500 for general landscaping improvements.

CATEGORY DESCRIPTION FY'12 FY'13 FY'14 FY'15 FY'16

Safety & Security

Playground Equipment $10,000

Resurfacing $24,000 $10,000 $6,500 $3,000

Life Safety & Security Total $24,000 $10,000 $16,500 $0 $3,000

Preventative & Routine Maintenance

Fencing $15,000 $45,000

Parking Lot $4,000

Maintenance Equipment $21,000 $12,000 $22,000

Preventative & Routine Capital Maintenance Total $0 $21,000 $16,000 $37,000 $45,000

Park Amenities $30,000 $18,000 $11,500 $32,500 $5,500

Pedestrian Paths $15,500 $20,500 $25,500 $16,000

Landscaping $5,500 $5,500 $5,500 $5,500 $5,500

Environment Enhancements Total $51,000 $44,000 $42,500 $38,000 $27,000

Grand Total $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000

Environment Enhancements

Capital funds were used for several improvements at Cascade park, including the tennis courts.

Photos: tennis courts before (left) and after (above right)

56 Minutes of the 138th Annual Meeting

57 Annual Meeting Warning

ESSEX JUNCTION SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING AND PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARING

Monday, April 9, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.

The legal voters of the Essex Junction School District, in the Village of Essex Junction, Town of Essex, County of Chittenden, and State of Vermont are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Essex Community Educational Center, on Educational Drive, in the cafeteria of said school, at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 9, 2012, to take action upon the articles below, and thereafter to hold a public informational hearing on the fiscal year 2013 budget. ARTICLE I: To elect a moderator for the term of one year. ARTICLE II: Shall the voters of Essex Junction authorize the Prudential Committee

to borrow money by issuance of bonds or notes not in excess of antici-pated revenues for the next fiscal year?

WHEREUPON, after disposition of said business, said meeting shall be adjourned to the following day, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, when legal voters are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Essex Community Educational Center Union School District #46 in the Village of Essex Junction between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., to vote by Australian ballot on Articles III-X. ARTICLE III: Shall the voters of Essex Junction appropriate $16,442,713 necessary

for the support of the schools for the year beginning July 1, 2012? ARTICLE IV: Shall the voters of Essex Junction appropriate $100,000 necessary to

supplement the Contingency and Capital Reserve Fund in support of the District’s Capital Plan?

ARTICLE V: Shall the voters of Essex Junction authorize a transfer in the amount of

$198,000 from the unassigned fund balance to the existing committed fund balance of $190,346, the total of said funds to be available at the Prudential Committee’s discretion for use in the event of an unantici-pated decrease in revenues in future years?

ARTICLE VI: Shall the voters of Essex Junction appropriate $604,857 of tax reve-

nues necessary for the support of the Recreation and Parks Depart-ment for the year beginning July 1, 2012?

ARTICLE VII: Shall the voters of Essex Junction appropriate $75,000 for the Recrea-

tion and Parks Department Capital Replacement Reserve Fund? ARTICLE VIII: Shall the voters of Essex Junction authorize an increase of $500 to the

annual salary for the Prudential Committee chair. The total amount of $1,500 for such salary shall be an annual budget expenditure.

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ARTICLE IX: To elect two Prudential Committee members: one for a term of two

years and one for a term of three years. ARTICLE X: To elect one Essex Community Educational Center Union District #46

school director for a term of three years. Approved this 9th day of February, 2012 by the Prudential Committee of the Essex Junction School District.

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Board of Directors

Ms. Charlee Day, Chair 872‐0499

Mr. David Riester, Vice‐Chair 878‐4199

Ms. Marla Durham, Clerk 879‐2093

Mr. Michael Smith, Member 922‐4377

Mr. John Gazo, Member 598‐3831

Albert D. Lawton School 878‐1388

Thomas Fleming School 878‐1381

Hiawatha Elementary School 878‐1384

Summit Street School 878‐1377

Essex Junction Recreation and Parks 878‐1375

Property Services 879‐5554

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Superintendent 857‐7000 x4018

Associate Superintendent 857‐7000 x4018

Legal Counsel 857‐7000 x4003

Executive Director of Student Support Services 879‐5575

Executive Director of Operations/Chief Financial Officer 857‐7000 x4005

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CCSU Central Office 879‐5579

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