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March 2016

Wheatley Proposed Budget 2016-17 1

2016-17 BUDGET PRESENTATION

SEAN C. FEENEY, PRINCIPALKAREN KLAPPER, ASS’T PRINCIPAL

THE WHEATLEY SCHOOL

Indicators of Success

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March 2016


Student Recognition

2 students earned invitation to competed in the finals National History Day competition (June 2015)

4 students earned recognition from NYS Historical Society

5 students named National Merit Finalists

12 students named National Merit Commended students

127 students recognized as AP Scholars 14 National AP Scholars

1 student named National Hispanic Scholar

1 student named Siemens Semifinalists

1 student named Intel Semifinalists

1 student invited to participate in U.S. Presidential Scholar program

Student opinion pieces or articles have appeared in Newsday and media outlets

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Music and Art Recognition

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1 Student named Long Island Scholar-Artist

2 Students named NYSSMA All-State

1 Student named to All National Honor Ensemble

1 Student invited to NYS Band Directors’ Symposium

10 Long Island String Festival musicians

March 2016


Athletics Recognition

All Fall and Winter Varsity Teams earned NYS Scholar-Athlete Recognition

Girls Soccer and Girls Tennis named NYS Scholar Athlete State Champion

Girls Volleyball Nassau County Champions NYS Wrestling Champion Runner-up

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Faculty Initiatives

Hosting of Peru exchange students

Faculty-led trips to France and Peru

Three faculty members selected to be AP graders

Faculty presentations at regional and national conferences

Midterm Experience to engage students in 9th and 10th grade

Career Fair for students in 11th and 12th grades


March 2016


Community Interaction

Walk-A-Thon raised thousands of dollars for local charities

Our CARE club raised funds for Sunrise Day Camp

Tri-M donated iPods to the Troops

ICU Luncheon provided donations for the INN

Food drives, toy drives, school supply drives and personal care item drives for the INN

7th Annual Day of Service and Learning engages all students and faculty with over three dozen projects

Safe Halloween for younger students


Special Programs

Wheatley-Long Island Philharmonic joint concert

Showdown Wheatley Welcomers Day of Service and Learning Mock Trial Competition SWS Midterm Experience Career Fair Summer Opportunities Fair Hundreds of AP and Regents review

sessions ICU Luncheon Science Olympiads FIRST Robotics competition


March 2016


Regents Results (2015)

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ELA* Algebra 1CC*

GeometryCC*

Algebra2/Trig

Global US History Living Env. EarthScience**

Chemistry

Pass

Mastery


Graduation Rates

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Regents Adv. RegentsNYS Average: 76.4%, 31.0%Nassau Average: 89%, 54%


Highest rates in Nassau County!

March 2016


Looking Ahead to 2016-17

Initiatives for 2016-17

New Course Offerings Physics of Toys and Gadgets / Physics of

Sports and Stunts elective offerings Integrated co-teaching for Living

Environment Music offering for Life Skills program

Program Initiatives and Enhancements Implementation of AP Capstone Program

(beginning in Grade 10, with AP Seminar) as a way of tying together our various Research strands (e.g., Science, Mathematics and Social Science)

Continued growth of Chromebook Initiative

Expansion of support in Learning Lab Year 3 of Project Lead the Way

implementation


March 2016


Enrollment Projections

Projected

15-16

Actual

15-16

Projected

16-17

8 156 154 146

9 137 138 156

10 141 147 133

11 133 134 143

12 146 146 135

UGS 7 7 7

Total 720 726 720


Projected Course TalliesActual Projected

2015-16 2016-17 % change

Art 260 338 30.0

Business 165 155 -6.1

English 775 806 4.0

Foreign Language 560 571 2.0

Mathematics 904 932 3.1

(Computers) (69) (85) 23.2

Music 245 257 4.9

Physical Education 725 730 3.1

(Health) (126) (200) 58.7

Science 854 908 6.3

Social Studies 866 868 0.2

Technology 311 317 3.1

(PLTW) (80) (84) 5.0

Totals 5860 6169 5.3%


March 2016


Staffing Projections

Despite increased offerings of courses and programs, stable staffing in core academics

Additional staff (1 teacher, 1 TA) for ongoing support in Learning Lab, reading and writing


Average Class Size

Department 2015-16 2016-17*

English 18.4 18.1

World Language 17.5 17.8

Mathematics 18.4 18.0

Science 18.9 18.9

Social Studies 19.7 18.9

Program Overview (1 of 3)

Code Description15-16

(Adopted)16-17

(Recom’d)%

ChangeComments

2020 Supervision 17,550 20,950 19.37Included costs for regional/national

conferences for principal / AP

2110 Instructional 69,522 79,447 14.28Copier, printing, supplies, agenda books;

Additional student desks and increase support for teacher conferences

2112 English 17,095 17,246 0.88 Midterm experience funding; book purchases and replacements

2113 Foreign Lang. 8,180 7,425 -9.23Includes support for trips and cultural

exchange programs (Peru and Italy)

2114 Mathematics 27,078 26,061 -3.76New class sets of graphers; Algebra and

Geometry textbooks; Regents workbooks

2115 Science 37,610 45,975 22.24New ES, LE and AP Psych texts;

Thermocycler for Science Research; increase in special programs

2116 Social Studies 26,193 33,181 26.68Texts / Digital Texts for grades 8/9;

increased special programs; AP Capstone

2117 Art 23,000 24,400 6.09 Flat file storage for student work; all art supplies and materials

2118 Physical Ed. 3,800 7,660 101.58 Replacement of cardio and strength equipment in weight room


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(Adopted)16-17

(Recom’d)%

ChangeComments

2119 Music 16,900 13,706 -18.90 Support for student competitions; repair of instruments; new set of method books

2121 Health 1,140 1,200 5.26 Additional mannequins for health classes

2122 Business 1,401 2,668 90.44 Workbooks for accounting class

2124 Indust. Tech. 8,818 8,169 -7.36 Ongoing support and supplies for existing courses

2125 Driver Ed. 0 0 0 Self-sustaining program

2126 ENL 1,875 1,655 -11.73 Ongoing support for the program

2129 Remedial 11,785 1,070 -90.92 F&P Reading LLI materials already purchased; can reuse same supplies

2131 STEM 25,369 17,600 -30.62 Additional 3D printer and storage cabinets;PLTW subscription; decrease in training costs

2250/1/2 Special Ed. 11,188 10,699 -4.37 Continued support of Special Educationprograms, including supplies for Life Skills




(Adopted)16-17

(Recom’d)%

ChangeComments

2610 Library/AV 65,325 70,303 7.62Ongoing support of library and research

programs; Additional databases to support AP Capstone

2630 Computers 33,197 33,447 0.75 Computer software & supplies, incl. toner, bulbs, batteries, printers, projectors

2810 Guidance 16,350 18,700 14.37Naviance support; ongoing support of college

visits; Social Worker worships and conferences

2815 Health Services 4,760 4,760 0.00 Phasing out of original AEDs; supplies to support health of students in grades 8-12

2820 Psych. Services 2,100 2,000 -4.76 Psychological tests and supplies

2850 Co-curricular 68,203 75,091 10.10Support for printing, WTC, yearbook,

graduation, NHS, student competitions; increase support for special programs

5540 Field Trips 29,500 41,700 41.36 Recategorization of bus costs for educational field trips

Total 527,939 565,113 7.04%Overall $$ increase in Wheatley programs


March 2016


Budget Summary

Years2012-13budget

2013-14budget

2014-15budget

2015-16budget

2016-17

(Recom’d)

Program $554,876 $520,063 $513,170 $527,939 $565,113

Salaries $10,903,251 $10,910,730 $10,692,416 $10,748,979 $11,336,842

Total Budget

$11,458,127 $11,430,793 $11,205,586 $11,276,918 $11,901,955

Change 0.90% -0.24% -1.97% 0.64% 5.54%


The actual salary total for 2015-16 is $10,930,650. The adopted salary total does not reflect restructuring of Social Worker salary or the P/T Reading Teacher added in September.

Program Distribution


23.0%

14.1%

13.3%12.4%

11.1%

7.4%

5.9%

3.7%

3.3%

3.1%

2.7% Core Academics

Instructional

Co-curricular

Library / AV

Special Areas

Field Trips

Computers

Supervision

Guidance

STEM

Special Ed

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Budget Implications

Maintain instructional and support programs Additional new courses and programs are being offered Continued collaboration among departments to coordinate programs with student interest

and faculty expertise Continue to provide an excellent Wheatley experience for students Recommended budget maintains current programs, addresses identified needs and

continues laying a strong foundation for growth through ongoing capacity building. All within a budget that falls below the allowable tax levy.


Remembering What Matters


March 2016


East Williston Schools

Learning for a Lifetime

Thank You

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