1.0 Academic Achievement:
1.1 Present Plan with Corresponding Data which assesses the value of:
The math intervention model at Village Elementary is a combination of push-in and pull-out support. During each grade level math block, a special education teacher pushes into a general education class to support students daily (co-teaching). In addition, students identified with gaps in math skills needed to access grade level content receive additional support in the Learning Lab for 30 minutes outside of the general education math block to work on math fluency and conceptual understanding.
The intervention model at Silver Strand is a combination of push-in support or small group instruction. Similar to Village, special education teachers push into the general education math block (co-teaching). In addition, students identified with gaps in the math skills needed to access grade level content receive additional support through small group instruction during the general education math block to work on math fluency and conceptual understanding.
Our DoDEA Project M3 Grant: Math, Mindset, and Mastery identifies students in grades 3-5 as ‘M3’ who score a level 1 or 2 on CAASPP and below 50th norm percentile on Spring MAP for intervention.
1.2 Identify top research-based instructional practices, models, programs, and resources, and provide comprehensive report to the Governing Board.
Staff will present an update to the Governing Board on proposed adjustments to bell schedules across CUSD.
Draft schedules will align with criteria shared during April 2019 Board meeting:
Coronado Middle School will present a proposed schedule for school year 2019-20 which includes ‘Triton Time’ four times / week and a later start time.
3.0 Support:
3.1 District office staff and departments will provide timely and efficient service to CUSD school sites, measured by clearly defined metrics for accountability and resource allocation.
At the October 2018 ‘job-a-like’ meeting, District staff and School Administrative Assistants established a goal to restructure its shipping and receiving workflow to route all deliveries directly to school sites. Previously, all deliveries were made to the District office, checked-in and then delivered to school sites. By removing redundancies, we have reduced the average delivery time from 23 days, to 8 days, resulting in a 65% reduction in wait times to deliver items to end users.
Understanding that the Brian Bent Memorial Aquatics Complex operated with a slight deficit in school year 2017-18, the Governing Board directed staff to increase district use of the facility to ensure funding for the pool would also benefit our non-aquatic-student-athletes. During 2017-18, student use (beyond athletics) was limited to three days of 6th grade ‘Olympics’ training. This year, we significantly increased access to CUSD students:
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CMS : Water safety and swim instruction (grades 6-8); April 5, 8, 15 ,16, 18.
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CMS : Sixth Grade Olympics; May 24
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CHS : Water safety and swim instruction (9th Grade PE); May 13, 14,15, 16, 17.
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CHS : Water safety and swim instruction (NJROTC); April 16, May 13, 14,15.
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VES : Water safety testing (5th Grade); June 6, 7. 5th Grade Pool Party, June 10
In total, the BBMAC provided programing to CUSD students for two full weeks of instruction (grades 6-9) this Spring.
4.0 Communication:
4.1 Establish an effective and efficient communication plan for CUSD ensuring consistent branding and messaging across all platforms.
Staff is finalizing the Strategic Communications Plan which was presented in draft form to the Governing Board on April 18, 2019. Please review the attached ‘Executive Summary’ newsletter mentioned in our April meeting. A copy of this newsletter was emailed out to staff and shareholders on Monday, May 13th. The final version of our Communication Plan will be brought before the Governing Board for action in June. If approved, full-implementation of the plan and accompanying systems/strategies will be rolled out to all shareholders for school year 2019-20.
4.2 Establish Budget Study Committee in partnership with ACT and CSEA
The Coronado Unified School District ‘Budget Study Committee’, comprised of community members, Parent Teacher Organization representatives, parents, ACT leadership and teachers, CSEA leadership and staff, Governing Board Trustees, and district administration, will hold its third and final meeting this month. The goal of the committee is to create opportunities to inform our community on the intricacies and complexities of public school funding, specifically the impact of funding on CUSD. In the spirit of transparency and collaboration, participants ask targeted questions and support the development of future agenda items for review.
Our first session, held on January 9, 2019, provided information on our annual budget cycle, Basic Aid vs. LCFF funding, and an overview of how we (CUSD) receive revenue from State, Federal, and local sources.
The second session, held on February 6, 2019, outlined expenditures, staffing, health and welfare costs, STRS/PERS contributions, and a summary of implications regarding the Governor’s Budget proposal on CUSD. In addition, Mr. Salamanca facilitated a lesson on how to interpret mandated budget reports.
The final Budget Study Committee meeting of school year 2018-19 will take place on Wednesday, May 29th, at 3:30 in the CUSD Board Room. The team will receive updates on Special Education funding, and implications for Coronado Unified from the Governor’s May Revision.
Feedback from these sessions have been incredibly positive. It is our goal to continue providing these experiences for our community in school year 2019-20, and we are considering streaming and/or recording the sessions to increase access for shareholders.