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1 FeasibilityStudySpanishImmersionPilotProject
8489MadisonAvenueNE.BainbridgeIsland,Washington981102999.(206)7801067.
Fax(206)7801089
March22,2013
TO: FaithChapel,Superintendent
FR: JulieGoldsmith,AssociateSuperintendent
RE: SpanishImmersionPilotProject
AttheMarch14BoardofDirectorsmeeting,thedistrictprovidedareportontheFeasibilityStudy
thatwascompletedtoanalyzetheSpanishImmersionPilot.AttheMarch29thBoardMeeting,the
Boardwill
need
to
make
adetermination
in
three
areas:
1. Continuation:ShouldtheSpanishImmersionPilotProjectcontinue?2. Structure:Ifthepilotcontinues,howmanyclassrooms,whatgradeconfigurationsshouldbe
included,andwhatparametersarethereforwhoenrollsintheprogram?
3. Placement:Ifthepilotcontinues,whereshoulditbelocated?AstheBoardreviewsthematerialsintheFeasibilityStudyandthesequestions,theymayfindit
helpfultoreflectofthefollowingquestions:
x HowflexibleisthemodelinconsiderationofthefinaldeterminationoftheK6ConfigurationCommittee?
x Whataretheshortandlongtermcostimplications?
AdditionstotheFeasibilityStudy:
AttachedtothisreportisanupdatedFeasibilityStudy.TheFeasibilityhasbeenupdatedwiththe
followinginformation:
x InclusionofStaffingImpactChartsforeachOption(thiswasprovidedasapartofthepresentationtotheBoardonMarch14,butnotintheoriginalFeasibilityStudy)pages7,8,
10,13and16.
xCorrected
charts
for
determination
of
interest
(revision
of
private
versus
current
BISD
studentsand1additionalstudent)page4.
x CorrectedRevenue6potentialnewtodistrictstudents(insteadof5)page21.x AddendumwithtwoadditionaloptionsdevelopedfortheBoardsconsideration.These
optionsprovideforaKindergartenfourthgradeoptionwithoutfifthgrade(acontinuation
ofthepilotmodelthatwasinitiatedforthecurrentschoolyear)pages2225.
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BeforeSpanishImmersionisexpandedorofferedasapermanentprogram,itmustgo
throughaformalSchoolBoardapprovalprocess.ToprovidetheBoardofDirectorswith
datatohelpmakeadeterminationonpossibleoptionsfortheprogram,aFeasibilityStudy
hasbeen
completed.
The
key
components
of
the
Feasibility
Study
include:
TableofContents
I. OverviewofPilotProjectModel:................................................................................. 3
II. Determinationofinterestandcommittedenrollmentfortheprogram:................4
III. Developmentofpossibleoptionsforcontinuationorexpansion;..........................5
Option1:DiscontinuePilot............................................................................................. 6
Option2:
Continue
Limited
Pilot.
...................................................................................
7
Option3:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion.................................9
Option4:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1stClass,1st/2nd
Class,and3rd/4th/5thClassforatotalof3Classes).......................................................... 11
Option5:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1stClass,2nd/3rd
Classand4th/5thclassforatotalof3Classes)................................................................. 14
IV. AnalysisofPossibleProgramLocations:.................................................................. 17
V.
Analysisof
Costs:
Staffing,
Start
up,
Transportation,
and
Possible
Revenue
....
19
IV. AdditionalOptionstoConsider(VariationofOption3and4withno5thgrade
students):........................................................................................................................ 22
A. 3A:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion(K4)........................22
B.Option4A:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersionK4(K/1st
Class,1st/2ndClass,and2nd/3rd/4thClassforatotalof3Classes).............................24
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3 FeasibilityStudySpanishImmersionPilotProject
I. OverviewofPilotProjectModel:Theprogramisbasedonthephilosophyoflanguageimmersion,whichmeansstaying
inonelanguageratherthanmixingEnglishandSpanishduringagivenperiodof
instruction.SinceSpanishproficiencyisalearningobjectivefortheprogram,the
teacherdeliverscertaincontentintheSpanishlanguage,focusingnotonlyonmastery
ofcontentbutalsoontheacquisitionoflanguage,includingvocabulary,language
structure,and
functions.
Research
shows
that
separation
of
languages
for
instruction
helpstopromotecommunicationskillsandlanguagedevelopment.Instructionis
designedcarefullytointegratelanguageandcontent,toaddresssecondlanguage
learnerneeds,andtoencouragethetransferofskills,strategies,andknowledgeacross
languages.(Howard,Sugarman,Perdomo,andAdger,2005).ChartAdemonstrates
howthedifferentcontentareasaredelivered:
Subject\Grade K2 (90/10Model) 34 (50/50Model)
LanguageArts Spanish English
Math Spanish Spanish
Science Spanish Spanish
SocialStudies Spanish/English Spanish/English
PhysicalEducation
/Music/Art
English English
ChartA:LanguageInstructionbySubjectArea
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II. Determinationofinterestandcommittedenrollmentfortheprogram:InterestintheSpanishImmersionProjectisstrong.Fiftytwostudentshaveapplied
forentranceintotheprogram.Thesestudentsrangeingradelevelsfrom
kindergartentofifthgrade.Theoriginaltwentyeightstudentsinthepilothavealso
expressedinterestincontinuingintheprojectforthe201314schoolyear.ChartB
belowhighlightsthenumberofstudentsateachgradelevel,andChartC
demonstrateswhere
the
students
are
currently
enrolled
for
2013
14.
GradeLevel
201314
NewApplicants
(CurrentDistrict
Studentsbutnot
currentlyenrolledin
Immersion)
ApplicantsNewtothe
District
Rollupof201314Enrolled
ImmersionStudents
Totals
Kindergarten 14 3 0 17
1 13 2 11 26
2 9 6 15
3 5 1 3 9
4
4
4
8
5 2 4 6
TOTALS 47 6 28 81
53Applicants 28CurrentStudents 81TotalChartB:ParentRequestsforSpanishImmersion
GradeLevel
201314
Blakely Ordway Wilkes Currentlynotenrolled
inBISDSchools
K
3
3
7
3
1 4 3 6 2
2 3 5 1
3 1 3 1
4 2 1 1
Total 13 15 16 5ChartC:DistributionofnewapplicantswhoareinterestedinSpanishImmersion
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III. Developmentofpossibleoptionsforcontinuationorexpansion;Inevaluatingtheenrollmentinterest,therearefivepossibleoptionsfortheBoardof
Directorstoconsider:
Option1:Discontinuethepilot.Thisdoesnotaddresscurrentinterestor
provideanavenueforstudentstolearnasecondlanguageinthistypeof
programmodel.
Option2:Continuealimitedpilotprojectwithcurrentstudentsforonemore
year.Provideanotheryearofprogramdevelopmentandconsiderthe
possibilityofexpandingin201415schoolyear.Thisaddressesnoneofthenew
interestintheprogram.
Option3:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion.Thiswould
addressapproximately40%ofthenewinterestintheSpanishImmersion
Program.
Option4:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1stClass,
1st/2ndClass,and3rd/4th/5thClassforatotalof3Classes).Thiswouldprovideaclass
forapproximately
90%
of
the
parents
that
have
expressed
interest
in
the
pilot.
Thismaybethemostdisruptiveoptioninconsideringtheenrollmentimpact
onotherschools.
Option5:CreatetwotothreeadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion
(K/1stClass,2nd/3rdClassand4th/5thclassforatotalof3Classes).Thisisdependent
uponanadditionalapplicationprocessforgradesfourandfive.Thiswould
provideanadditionoffortyeightnewstudentsintothepilot.Thiswould
addressapproximately6070%oftheinterest.Ifadditionalenrollmentisnot
obtained,8studentswhoarecurrentlyintheprogramandthe6studentswho
have
signed
up
to
be
enrolled
in
the
program
would
not
be
included.
ImportantassumptionsorconsiderationsindevelopingandreviewingeachOption
include:
x Longandshorttermimpactonneighborhoodschools;x Assumptionofamaximumcapacityofthreemultiageclassroomswith
enrollmentof7578students(alargerenrollmentcouldhavealargerimpacton
neighborhoodschools);
x Enrollmentshouldfocusonadmittingstudentsduringthekindergartenand/orfirstgradeyears.Ifvacanciesoccurfrom2ndto5thgrade,applicantsonthe
waitinglist
may
consider
joining
the
immersion
program
if
they
are
already
speakersoftheimmersionlanguage.Childrenwhohavenothadanyprior
experienceinthelanguage(eitherathome,throughtravel,oroutsidestudy)
willfinditverydifficulttosucceedintheimmersionprogramalongside
childrenwhohavebeenacquiringthelanguagefortwoyears;
x Anyoptionselectedwouldneedtobeevaluatedannuallytodetermineenrollmentinterestandtheimpactonneighborhoodschools;
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x Thedemographicdatareportcompletedin2011wasusedasabasisforprojectedkindergartenenrollment.Projectionsandcurrentenrollmentdata
demonstratesthatenrollmentatallthreeelementaryschoolsisdecliningover
thenextseveralyears.TheSchoolConfigurationCommitteeisstudyingthe
possibilityofchangingthegradelevelconfigurationofdistrictschoolsto
addressthisdecliningenrollmentissue.Forthisstudy,impactswerereviewed
forthe
creation
of
up
to
three
classrooms.
If
the
configuration
committee
recommendsstayingwithourcurrentkindergartentofourthgrade
configuration,therecommendationwouldbeforthecreationofthree
classrooms:First/Second,Third/FourthandFifth/Sixth.Thiswouldmean
studentswouldbeginimmersionstudiesatthefirstgrade.Ifthecommittee
recommendsconfiguringtheschoolsinakindergartentofifthgrademodel,the
recommendationwouldbetocreatethreeclassroomscomprisedofa
kindergarten/first,second/third,andafourth/fifth;and
x Forexpediencytheoptionshavebeenbuiltonakindergartentofifthgrademodel.
Option1:DiscontinuePilot.
Thiscouldpossiblyincreaseenrollmentatneighborhoodschools.Thereisalsothe
possibilityoflosingstudentstolocalprivateschools.Sevenstudentsenrolledinthe201213
pilotprojectarenewtothedistrict,bringingadditionalrevenueof$36,400.Thiswouldnot
addressinterestforlanguageimmersioninBISD.
SummaryOption1:DiscontinuePilot
Pro Con
x Doesnotaddressinterestoflanguageimmersion.
x TheoptiondoesnotattractnewenrollmenttoBISD.
x Thisoptionmaydecreaseoverallrevenueforthedistrict.
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Option3:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion
Option3providesforoneadditionalsectionofSpanishImmersion,grantingtwentytwo
newstudentsentranceintotheprogram.Alotterywouldbeneededfortheselectionofnew
studentsatgradeskindergarten,second,third,andfourthgrade.
Grade
Levels
#of
Students
Enrollment
Composition
Lottery
Needs
Classroom
1
K/1 23 13newtoprogram,11
continuing
LotteryforKindergarten
(13slots16
applications)
Classroom
2
2nd/3rd/4th/5th 27 6newtoprogram,17
continuing
Lotteryforgrades2
(6slots9applications)
ChartG:Option3ClassroomComposition201314
2
Classes 2Classes 2.5Classes 3Classes Option3 201314
AddedEnrollment 201415 AddedEnrollment 201516 AddedEnrollment 201617 AddedEnrollment
Kindergarten 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 121st 11 0 13 0 13 1 13 12nd 12 6 11 0 13 0 13 03rd 3 0 12 0 11 0 13 04th 4 0 3 12 0 11 05th 4 0 4 4 12 0Total 47 19 55 12 65 13 74 13
ChartH:Option3EnrollmentGrowthOverTime
DemographicStudyEnrollmentProjections MediumRangeForecast
13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16Oct
K 222 211 213 216
1 236 255 242 244
2 232 229 253 241
3 251 241 238 263
4
279 261 250
247
TotalK4 1220 1197 1196 1211
EnrollmentforSpanish
Immersion&K4Odyssey 92 99 108 108
AverageEnrollmentfor
Blakely,Ordway&Wilkes 376 366 363 368
ChartI:Option3ImpactonNeighborhoodSchools
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Blak
K 60
1st 71.0
2nd 75.0
3rd
80.0
4th 101.
Total 387
Blak
K 64
1st 69
2nd 73
3rd 71.0
4th 75.0
Total 352
hartJ:Four
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60
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79.0
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73
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ctsOption
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ilkes Spanish
70 13
79.0 11
68.0 12
79.0
3
80.0 4
376 43
201516
ilkes Spanish
65 12
69 12
73 13
79.0 11
68.0 12
354 60
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Odyssey To
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3 K
7 1st
4 2nd
3
3rd
5 4th
12 Total
B
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1 1st
4 2nd
7 3rd
4 4th
61 Total
lakely Ordwa
64 63
73 73
71.0 74.0
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363 356
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347 350
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201617
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355
anish Odyssey
12
13 12
11 12
12
12
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51 48
anish Odyssey
12
12 12
12 12
13 12
11 12
60 48
Total
203
244
247
234
253
1181
0
207
231
231
244
247
1160
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SummaryOption3:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion
Pro Con
x Thiswouldaddressapproximately40%ofthenewinterestintheSpanish
Immersionx Limitedstartupcostsx Allowsthestafftocontinuethedevelopmentoftheprogramona
smallerpilotscale
x Providesconsistentenrollmententryforkindergartenand/orfirstgradeof
1213studentseachyear
x Additionalevaluationoftheprogramcomponentswillprovidedatatomake
improvementstobothcurriculumand
instruction.
x Thisoptionbuildstheprogramattheyoungergrades,butprovidesforan
imbalanceofclasssizeintheupper
gradesinthenextthreeyears.
x Thisprogramisthemostchallenginginstructionallyduetothelargerange
ofgradelevelsinthe2ndclassroom.
Option4:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1stClass,
1st/2ndClass,and3rd/4th/5thClassforatotalof3Classes)
ThisoptionaddressestheinterestthathasbeenexpressedforenrollmentintheSpanish
ImmersionPilot.Itwouldcreateabubbleorlargegroupofstudentsatonegradelevel(in
201314atthe1stgrade).Projectedoutsixyears,thisenrollmentbubblewouldcontinueto
movethrougheachgradeleveluntiltheenrollmentstabilizedto3balancedclassesinthe
201819schoolyear.Thisoptionwouldalsolimittheavailableopenenrollmentslotsover
thenextfouryearsto910studentseachyear.Additionalresourceswouldneedtobe
purchasedto
support
the
large
number
of
students
at
the
grade
level.
Those
materials
would
notbeneededinfutureyearswhentheenrollmentstabilizedtoamultiageclassroom
comprisedoftwogradelevelsforstudentsinKindergarten/first,second/thirdgradeand
fourth/fifthgrade.
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201314
GradeLevels
#of
Students EnrollmentComposition LotteryNeeds
Classroom
1
K/1 25
25newtoprogram(12
Kindergarten,13first
grade)
LotteryforKindergarten
(16kindergarten
interested/151stGrade)
Classroom
2
1st/2nd 25
8new(2firstgradeand6
secondgrade)
17continuing
(11
first
grade/6secondgrade)
Lotteryfor
Second
grade
9
interested
Classroom
3
3rd/4th/5th 23
12new(6thirdgrade,4
fourthgrade,2fifthgrade)
11continuing(3third
grade,4fourthgrade,4
fifthgrade)
NoLotteryneeded
*openingsfor4additional
students
TOTAL 73
ChartK:Option4ClassroomComposition201314
Option4 201314Added
Enrollment 201415
Estimated
new
enrollment 201516
Estimated
new
enrollment 201617
Estimated
new
enrollment
Kindergarten 12 12 9 9 10 10 10 10
1st 26 15 12 0 9 0 10 0
2nd 12 6 26 0 12 0 9 0
3rd 9 6 12 0 26 0 12 0
4th 8 4 9 0 12 0 26 0
5th 6 2 8 0 9 0 12 0
Total
Enrolled 73 45 76 9 78 10 79 10
ChartL:Option4EnrollmentGrowthOverTime
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Blakely Ordway Wilkes Spanish COS Total Blakely Ordway Wilkes Spanish COS Total
Kindergarten 61 62 65 12 200 Kindergarten 67 66 69 9 211
1st 67 71 73 26 12 249 1st 75 75 75 12 12 249
2nd 75 66 69 12 12 234 2nd 67 71 73 26 12 249
3rd 79 76 71 9 12 247 3rd 75 66 69 12 12 234
4th 99 76 79 8 13 275 4th 79 76 71 9 12 247
Total 381 351 357 67 49 1205 Total 363 354 357 68 48 1190
Blakely Ordway Wilkes Spanish COS Blakely Ordway Wilkes Spanish COS
Kindergarten 68 67 68 10 213 Kindergarten 68 68 70 10 216
1st 74 74 73 9 12 242 1st 74 74 74 10 12 244
2nd 75 75 75 12 12 249 2nd 74 74 73 9 12 242
3rd 67 71 73 26 12 249 3rd 75 75 75 12 12 249
4th 75 66 69 12 12 234 4th 67 71 73 26 12 249
Total 359 353 358 69 48 1187 Total 358 362 365 67 48 1200
201516 201617
201314 201415
DemographicStudyEnrollmentProjections MediumRangeForecast 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16Oct
K 222 211 213 216
1
236
255
242 2442 232 229 253 241
3 251 241 238 263
4 279 261 250 247
TotalK4 1220 1197 1196 1211
Spanish&
Odyssey14 116 116 117 115
Blakely,
Ordway,
Wilkes 368 360 360 365
ChartM:
Option
4Impact
on
Neighborhood
Schools
ChartN:FourYearProjectedEnrollmentOption4
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Additionalresourceswouldneedtobepurchasedtosupportnewstudentsattheupper
gradelevels.Thethirdclassroomatthefourth/fifthgradeleveldoesnothaveadequate
enrollmentatthistime.However,becauseparentswerenotawareofthepossibilityofa
fourth/fifthgradeconfigurationanextendedapplicationprocessmayincreasetheinterestof
thisnewpilotoption.
201314
GradeLevels
#of
Students
Enrollment
Composition LotteryNeeds
Classroom
1
K/1 26 15newtoprogram(13
Kindergarten,2first
grade);11students
continuinginfirstgrade
LotteryforKindergartenand
FirstGrades.New
applications:
x 16Kindergartenx 15FirstGrade
Classroom
2
2nd/3rd 24 15newtoprogram(9
secondand6thirdgrade);
9continuingstudents(6
secondgradeand3third
grade)
Nonespaceavailablefor2
additional3rdgradespots.
*Classroom
3Dependent
onadditional
enrollment
4th/5th 26 18newtoprogram(9at
fourthgradeand9atfifth
grade);8students
continuing(4atfourth
gradeand4atfifthgrade)
Noneneedtogain
enrollmentforclasstobe
feasible.Currentlyhave14
studentsneedatleast12
moretomaketheclassviable
TOTAL 76
ChartO:Option5ClassroomComposition201314
3Classes
3Classes
3Classes`
3Classes
Option5 201314Added
Enrollment 201415
Estimated
new
enrollment 201516
Estimated
new
enrollment 201617
Estimated
new
enrollment
Kindergarten 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
1st 13 2 13 0 13 0 13 0
2nd 15 9 13 0 13 0 13 0
3rd 9 6 14 0 13 0 13 0
4th 13 9 13 4 14 0 13 0
5th
13
9
13
0
13
0
14
0
Total
Enrolled 75 48 79 17 79 17 79 13
ChartP:Option4EnrollmentGrowthOverTime
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Blakel
K 61
1st 71
2nd 75
3rd
79
4th 99
Total 385
Blake
K 68
1st 74
2nd 75
3rd
71
4th 75
Total 363
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353
y Ordway
67
74
75
74
66
356
yearenroll
ctsOption
ySpanishIm
201314
Wilkes S
65
79
69
71
79
363
201516
Wilkes S
68
73
75
79
69
364
entprojecti
mersionPilo
anish COS
13
13 12
14 12
9
12
13 13
62 49
anish COS
13
13 12
13 12
13
12
14 12
66 48
onOption5
tProject
Total
200 K
249 1st
236 2nd
247
3rd
280 4th
1212 Total
216 K
246 1st
250 2nd
249
3rd236 4th
1197 Total
Blakely
67
75
71
75
76
364
Blakely
68
74
74
75
71
362
20
rdway Wilk
66 6
75 7
74 7
66
6
75 7
356 36
20
rdway Wilk
68 70
74 74
74 73
75
7574 79
365 37
1415
es Spanish
13
13
13
14
13
3 66
1617
es Spanish
13
13
13
13
13
65
COS Tota
21
12 25
12 24
12
23
12 24
48 119
COS
219
12 247
12 246
12
25012 249
48 121
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SummaryOption5:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1stClass,
2nd/3rdClassand4th/5thclassforatotalof3Classes)
Pro Con
x Providesanadditionoffortyeightnewstudentsintothepilot.This
wouldaddressapproximately6070%
ofthe
interest.
x Providesforthreebalancedclassesforinstructionandmaterials.
x Ifadditionalenrollmentisnotobtained,8studentswhoarecurrently
intheprogramandthe6students
whohave
signed
up
to
be
enrolled
in
theprogramwouldnotbeincluded.
x Additionalresourceswouldneedtobepurchasedtosupportnewstudents
attheuppergradelevels.
x ImpactsSakaiStaffingandclasssize.
IV. AnalysisofPossibleProgramLocations:InaccordancewiththedraftBISDProposingandApprovingPilot/OptionsProgramsprocedures(attached),newprogramsaresitedonaspaceavailablebasis.Potential
locationsfortheprograminclude:
a. ContinuationatCommodoreOptionsSchool.Thereisspaceavailable;however,thefollowingcostsorimpactswouldbeincurred:
i. Dependingontheoptiontherewouldbetheneedtoaddupto.55SpecialistsFTE(music,PE,artteachers)fortheadditionalclassrooms.
ii. Increasedplaygroundsupervisionwouldbeneededfortheadditionofstudents.
iii. Anadditionofupto.12CounselorFTEwouldbeneededb. SitetheprogramatOrdwayElementarySchool.Decliningenrollment,dueto
ourchangingdemographics,willimpactOrdwaywiththelossofupto1.5
classroomteacherFTE.ThisalsoimpactsthestaffingallocationatOrdwayfor
specialistsandcounseling.IftheprogramwerelocatedatOrdwaytherewould
benoneedforreductionofanyofanystaffing.
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MosaicStaffing Teachers Specialists Ordway
Staffing
Teachers Specialists
Without
Spanish
1 0.14
Current
201213
15.5 2.17
With1Spanish
Class 2 .28Projected
20131414
1.96
With2Spanish
Classes 3 0.42
With1
Spanish
Class
15 2.1
With2.5
SpanishClasses 3.5 .49
With2
Spanish
Classes
16 2.24
With3Spanish
Classes 4 0.56
With2.5
Spanish
Classes
16.5 2.31
With3
Spanish
Classes
17 2.38
ChartR:ImpactonSpecialist(Art,PE&Music)Staffing
ChartS:ProjectedStaffing(BasedonDemographicReportandHRDepartmentAnalysis)
SummaryLocation:Commodorehasspace,butthecostsforimplementingthe
programthereareprohibitive.Ordwayhasspaceandcurrentstaffinglevelthatwould
supporttheneedsoftheprogram.
C ATEGO RI ES ENRO LLMENT: 363.0 ENRO LLMENT: 372.0 ENRO LLMENT: 398.0 ENRO LLMENT: 42
CERTIFI CATED STAFF(FT ENRL RATIO STAFF(FT ENRL RATIO STAFF(FT ENRL RATIO STAFF(F T ENRL RA
Teachers (K)** 2.500 64.0 25.60 2.000 45.0 22.50 2.000 45.0 22.50 2.000 45.0 2
Teachers (1) 3.000 74.0 24.67 3.000 74.0 24.67 3.000 74.0 24.67 3.000 74.0
Teachers (2) 3.000 69.0 23.00 3.000 69.0 23.00 3.000 69.0 23.00 3.000 69.0
Teachers (3) 3.000 79.0 26.33 3.000 79.0 26.33 3.000 79.0 26.33 3.000 79.0
Teachers (4) 3.000 77.0 25.67 3.000 77.0 25.67 3.000 77.0 25.67 3.000 77.0
Spanish 1.000 28.0 28.00 2.000 54.0 27.00 3.000 76.0
TotalK4Staff 14.500 363.000 15.000 372.000 16.000 398.000 17.000 420.000
Counselor(K4) 0.800 0.800 0.800 0.800
Specialists (K4) 1.990 2.100 2.240 2.380
Librarian(K4) 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.750
ORDWAY*2Spanish ORDWAY*3SpanishORDWAY*NoSpanish ORDWAY*1Spanish
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V. AnalysisofCosts:Staffing,Startup,Transportation,andPossibleRevenue
a. Staffing:AssignmentofstaffmemberstotheSpanishImmersionPilotProjectwillbebasedontheCollectiveBargainingAgreement.TheHumanResources
Departmenthasforecastthehiringneedsforthe201314schoolyear.Atthistime
thereareanticipatedretirementsthatwillaccountforanyneedstoreducestaffing
atthe
elementary
level
if
one
additional
teacher
is
needed
for
Spanish.
The
additionoftwoSpanishteachersmaybeproblematicdependingonstaffattrition.
Dependingontheinstructionalmodelthatisused,anewhirewouldneedtobe
madeforatleastonenewSpanishspeakingteacher.Thebiggestimpacton
staffingistheimpactonspecialists,dependingonwheretheprogramislocated.
IftheprogramislocatedatCommodore,additionalspecialiststimewouldneedto
beaddedandOrdwaywouldneedtoreducespecialiststaffing.Therewouldnot
beaneedtodoareductioninforce(RIF)toaccommodatethespecialiststaffing
changes(due
to
the
status
of
current
non
continuing
contracts).
There
would
be
aneedtochangethespecialistsscheduleattheelementarylevelthatwouldimpact
somespecialistsandrequireapersontotravelto3differentbuildings.
Chart:StaffingImplications(YellowIndicatesmajorclasssizeissuesneedforadditionalstaffing
oraddressoverload)
SummaryStaffing:Instructionalstaffingwouldbeimpactedbydifferentoptions.
WithouttheSpanishProgramwewouldhaveaneedtoaddressclasssizeissuesata
varietyofgradelevels.Option3providestheleastimpactonclasssizefornextyear.The
impactonspecialists(art,musicandphysicaleducationstaff)couldbesignificant
dependingonthesizeandwheretheSpanishImmersionclassesarelocated.
Current
2012-13
Projected
2013-14 Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5
Kindergarten 8.5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1st 9 9 10 9 9 9 9
2nd 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
3rd 10 10 10 10 9 9 9
4th 11 10 10 10 10 10 105th 11 11 11 11 11 11 10
Spanish
Immersion 1 1 0 1 2 3 3
Total K-5 59.5 58 58 58 58 59 58
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b.StartupCosts:Dependingontheimplementationmodelselectedtheremaybe
additionalstartupcosts.Thereiscurrentlyabalanceof$8000availabletosupport
theprogramfromthe$25,000thathasbeendonatedthroughtheBainbridge
SchoolsFoundation(BSF).
Additionalplanningtimewouldbeneededforthestafftocontinuedevelopment
oftheprogram.Additionalplanningtimewouldbepaidusingastandard
curriculumrate,whichincludingtaxesandbenefitsisapproximately$24.00per
hour(withtaxandbenefits,$32.00).Between75150hoursofadditionaltime
wouldbeneededinthefirstyearoftheprogramforeachteacher($4800$9600).
Additionaltrainingonstrategiesforteachinginaimmersioninstructionmayalso
bebeneficial.Thecostofregistration,travelandstafftimeshouldbeconsidered.
Therangeofcostwouldbe$1000to$2000perteacher.
ChartTprovidesanoverviewoftheinstructionalmaterialneedstosupportthe
program.
ContentArea Status EstimatedCost
LanguageArts(K2
inSpanish/Grades3
5inEnglish)
x Majorityofmaterialspurchasedin201213
x Someresourceswouldbeneededtosupportincreasednumberof
students
x Handwritingmaterialspurchasedbydistrictannually
$500
Mathematics x
District
is
adopting
new
materials
for
201314Spanisheditionsare
availableandwouldbepurchased
withdistrictfunds
Science x Currentdistrictsciencekitshaveteacherandstudentmaterialsin
Spanish
SocialStudies x Needtopurchaseadditionalresourcesandnonfictionmaterials
inSpanishtosupporttheoldergrade
levels
$1500
PhysicalEducation,
Music,andArt
x ContenttaughtinEnglish $0ChartT:InstructionalMaterialNeeds
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SummaryStartupCosts:
Approximately$7800to$13,600wouldbeneededtosupportthestartupcostsforexpansion
ofthepilotimmersionproject.Thereiscurrentlyabalanceof$8000tosupportadditional
costs.
c.Transportation:Limitedimpact.Childrenwouldbeservedbyexistingbusroutes.Ifastudentlivesoutsideofanexistingbusroute,theparentswillberequiredto
providetransportation.However,theremaybeanimpacttoridershipofbusesto
BlakelyandWilkesresultinginlessfundingfromthestate.
SummaryTransportation:
Limitedimpactexpected.
d.Revenue:
An
increase
of
revenues
would
be
generated
from
new
students
to
the
district.Approximately$5200isprovidedinadditionalbasiceducationallocations
fromthestate.Thereare6studentsthatarenewtothedistrictinthepoolof
applicants.Thiswouldprovideupto$31,200.
SummaryRevenue:Newstudentstothedistrictin201314wouldbringinadditional
fundsupto$31,200.TheSpanishImmersionProgram(coupledwithapotentialFLES
programforallstudents)mayprovideincreasedinterestinenrollmentandcontinued
increasedrevenueovertime.
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March22,2013
AftertheMarch14thBoardofDirectorsmeetingthefollowingadditionaloptionshavebeen
developedfortheBoardsconsideration.TheseoptionsprovideforaKindergartenfourthgrade
option(acontinuationofthepilotmodelthatwasinitiatedforthecurrentschoolyear).
IV. AdditionalOptionstoConsider(VariationofOption3and4withno5thgradestudents):
Option3A:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion(K4).This
wouldaddressapproximately52%ofthenewinterestK4.Thereare6fifthgrade
studentswho
would
not
be
served
(4
students
continuing
from
this
years
pilot
and
2
newapplicants).
Option4A:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersionK4(K/1stClass,
1st/2ndClass,and2nd/3rd/4thClassforatotalof3Classes).Thiswouldprovideaclassfor
approximately90%oftheparentsthathaveexpressedinterestinthepilot.There
wouldbeopeningsforadditionalenrollmentof56studentsinthe2nd4thgrade
classroom.
A. 3A:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion(K4).
GradeLevels
#of
Students
Enrollment
Composition
Lottery
Needs
Classroom
1
K/1 25 14newtoprogram,11
continuing
12Kindergarten
13FirstGrade
x LotteryforKindergarten(12slots16
applications)
x Lotteryfor1st(2slots15applications)
Classroom
2
2nd/3rd/4th 27 13newtoprogram,13
continuing
15secondgrade
7third
grade
4fourthgrade
x NoLotteryforgrades2(9slots9applications)
x Lottery3rdgrade(4slots6applications)
x Nolottery4th(nonewslots)
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Kindergarte
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
TotalClass
Enrollment
hart:Optio
hart:Staffin
asibilityStu
2Classes
20131
12
13
12
9
50
3AEnrollm
Impact
ySpanishIm
AddedEnrollment
12 2 9 4 0 27
entGrowth
mersionPilo
201415A
En
13
12
13
12
9 59
verTime
tProject
dedrollment 201
13
0
0
0
13
516AddedEnrollm
12
13
12
13
12
62
ent 20161
12
0
0
0
0
12
AddedEnrollment
3 13
2 0
3 0
2 0
3 0
3 13
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SummaryOption3A:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersionK4
Pro Con
x Thiswouldaddressapproximately52%ofthenewinterestintheSpanish
Immersionx Limitedstartupcostsx Allowsthestafftocontinuethedevelopmentoftheprogramona
smallerpilotscale
x Providesconsistentenrollmententryforkindergartenand/orfirstgradeof1213
studentseachyear
x Additionalevaluationoftheprogramcomponentswillprovidedatatomake
improvementstobothcurriculumand
instruction.
x Stayswithinbudgetstaffingallocation.x Helpsaddressimbalanceofclasssize
andtheneedtohireadditionalK4staff
oraddressoverload.
x Thisoptionbuildstheprogramattheyoungergrades,butprovidesforan
imbalanceofclasssizeintheupper
gradesinthenextthreeyears.
x Thisprogramisthechallenginginstructionallyduetotherangeofgrade
levelsina2nd4thgradeclassroom.
B.Option4A:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersionK4
(K/1stClass,1st/2ndClass,and2nd/3rd/4thClassforatotalof3Classes)
201314
GradeLevels
#of
Students
Enrollment
Composition
Lottery
Needs
Classroom
1
K/1 2525newtoprogram(12
Kindergarten,13first
grade)
x LotteryforKindergarten(12slots16
applications
x Nolottery1stClassroom
2
1st/2nd 25 131stGrade
122ndGrade x NoLotteryneededClassroom
3
2nd/3rd/4th 20 3SecondGrade
9Thirdgrade
4Fourth
grade
x NoLotteryneeded*openingsfor56additional
students(If
we
move
to
Ordway
it
maybepossibletogetadditional
2nd4thgradestudents)
TOTAL 70
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Option4A 201314Added
Enrollment201415
Estimated
new
enrollment
201516Estimated
new
enrollment
201617Estimated
new
enrollment
Kindergarten 12 12 12 12 12 10 13 12
1st 26
15
12
0
12
0
12
0
2nd 15 9 26 0 12 0 12 0
3rd 9 9 15 0 26 0 12 0
4th 4 0 9 0 15 0 26 0
Total
Enrolled66 45 74 12 77 10 75 12
Chart:Option4AEnrollmentGrowthOverTime
Chart:StaffingImpact
SummaryOption4A:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1stClass,
1st/2ndClass,and2nd/3rd/4thClassforatotalof3Classes)
Pro Con
x Provideaclassforapproximately90%oftheparentsthathaveexpressed
interestinthepilotx Modelprovidesforastableenrollmentof
73
79
students
x Createsadisproportionateenrollmentatfirstgradethatwilldrivethepurchaseof
materialsthatwouldbeneededforone
yearateachgradelevelasthegroup
transitionsfromfirstgradetofourth
grade
x Continuesanimbalanceofclasssizethatneedstobeaddressedwithadditional
staffingoroverload.
x Largestimpactonstartupcostsx Largestimpactonbudgetedstaffing
allocation
Option 4A
CATEGORIES 400 342 375
CERTIFICATED STAFF
ENRL. Cla ssSize STAFF ENRL Class
Size STAFF ENRL Class
Size
Teachers(K)** 3 74 24.67 2 45 22.50 3 70 23.33
Teachers(1)
25 3 70 23.33 3 76 25.33 3 74 24.67
Teachers(2)
26 3 74 24.67 3 65 21.67 3 70 23.33
Teachers(3)
26 3 81 27.00 3 77 25.67 3 79 26.33
Teachers(4)
27 4 101 25.25 3 79 26.33 3 82 27.33
TotalK4Staff 16 400 14 342 15 375
BLAKELY* ORDWAY* WILKES*
ENROLLMENT: ENROLLMENT: ENROLLMENT:
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