Loudoun County School Board FY21 Superintendent’s Proposed ... · (2.0 FTE) Support EL teachers and general education teachers in developing increased content knowledge and strategies

Loudoun County School Board

FY21 Superintendent’s Proposed Budget

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Organization of Presentation

• Context for Department of Instruction• Opportunities Aligned to Strategic Actions and

Division Priorities• Major Budget Components Enrollment Growth Enhancements Reallocations Other Salaries and O&M

• Budget Book

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Divisions within Department of Instruction

Elementary School

EducationMiddle School

EducationHigh School Education

Teaching & Learning

Instructional Programs

School Administration

Budget Book p. 153-187Department of Instruction

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LCPS Strategic Actions – Vision 2020

• Academies of Loudoun• Assessment and Internal Accountability• Differentiated Resources• Division Professional Learning Plan• Elementary Class Sizes• Full Day Kindergarten• Gifted Education • One to the World

Budget Book pp. 32-34LCPS Strategic Actions

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Strategic Goal: Develop knowledgeable critical thinkers, communicators, collaborators, creators, and contributors.

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New and Draft LCPS Strategic Actions

• Deeper Learning (School Board approved in December 2019)

• Professional Learning (draft being developed)• Gifted Education (draft being developed)• Equity and Culturally Responsive Instruction (Division

priority)Budget Book p. 35LCPS Strategic Actions

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Strategic Goal: Develop knowledgeable critical thinkers, communicators, collaborators, creators, and contributors

Opportunities

• Continue emphasis on deeper learning through personalized project-based learning with a focus on professional learning and instructional facilitator support for schools.

• Focus on equity and culturally responsive instruction in teaching, learning, school administration, and leadership.

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Opportunities

• Expand emphasis on computer science and computational thinking.

• Expand and strengthen support of English learners and students entering LCPS through the Welcome Center.

• Meet needs of all high schools, Academies of Loudoun and Douglass School with additional support in the High School Education Office.

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Opportunities

• Support equitable teaching and learning for all students, through initiatives such as transitioning the elementary gifted education model and providing differentiated staffing for schools with higher proportions of EL students and students eligible for free- and reduced-priced meals.

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FY21 Expenditure Changes

PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions Slide #s

Enrollment Growth 210.1 $21.5 10-19Enhancements 49.8 $6.8 20-37Reallocations 6.0 $0.9 38-40Other Salaries and Operations and Maintenance - $0.3 41-42Total 265.9 $29.5

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FY21 Enrollment Growth

PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millionsStaffing Standard Driven 189.1 $18.7New Schools Staffing 21.0 $2.0Other Growth Operations and Maintenance $0.8Total 210.1 $21.5

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These expenditures are needed to sustain excellence by maintaining the present service levels to our students.

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FY21 Staffing Standard Driven

PRIMARY CHANGES FTETeachers, Elementary 40.3Teachers, Middle (8.3)Teachers, High 110.9Teachers, EL 29.2Teacher Assistants 18.0Deans (2.0)Other Positions (net) 1.0Total 189.1

FY21 Enrollment Growth Instruction

Given increasing student enrollment, these additional positions are needed simply to maintain current class sizes and services for our students.

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New School Staffing

PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millionsES-23 2.0 $0.2ES-29 2.0 $0.2Lightridge High 17.0 $1.5Total 21.0 $1.9

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New staff are needed for additional facilities opening within the school division that support increasing student enrollment.

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Other Growth Operations and Maintenance

PRIMARY CHANGES $ in millionsDepartment-wide O&M $0.8Total $0.8

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Position FY20 Staffing Standard FY21 Enhancement FTE $ in millions

Secretary II, Elementary

1.0 per school <300 students1.5 per school 300-399 students2.0 per school 400-899 students3.0 per school 900-1,199 students4.0 per school≥1,200 students

Hold Harmless 1.0 $0.1

Teacher, Reading ES

0.5 per school <200 students1.0 per school 200-449 students1.5 per school 450-749 students2.0 per school 750-999 students2.5 per school≥1,000 students(+4.0 at Discretion of Instruction based on need)


(4.0) ($0.4)

Teacher, Reading ES


Hold Harmless 0.5 $0.1

Strategic Staffing Standard Changes

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Teacher, Reading MS

1.0 per school (+4 at discretion of Instruction based on need)


(1.0) ($0.1)

Teacher, Reading HS


1.0 per school (+3 at discretion of Instruction based on need) (1.0) ($0.1)

Teacher, Grades 1-5 Contingency 5.0 $0.5

Teacher, Grades 6-8 Contingency 1.0 per 2,792 students 1.0 per 1,750 students

5.0 $0.5

Teacher, Grades 9-12 Contingency 3.0 $0.3

Strategic Staffing Standard Changes cont.


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Teacher, Grades 6-8 Differentiated

If % EL and % Econ. Disadv. is at least 25%, then,

(%EL + %Econ. Disadv)(projected enrollment)(0.05)

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to staffing formula



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staffing formula

6.0 $0.6

Teacher, Grades 9-12Differentiated




to staffing formula




to staffing formula

6.8 $0.7


FY21 Enhancements


Teacher, EL-MS

1.0 per school per 25 students WIDA English Proficiency Levels 1-2




WIDA English Proficiency Levels are based on either the ACCESS 2.0 annual English language proficiency assessment or the WIDA English Language Proficiency Screener. At secondary level, itinerant teachers are not assigned more than 2 schools. All rounding are in 0.5 increments at the school level.

1.0 $0.1




Teacher, EL-HS



1.0 per Virtual Loudoun

1.0 per school per 15students WIDA English Proficiency Levels 1

1.0 per school per 20 students WIDA English Proficiency Levels 2

4.4 $0.5

Teacher, MATA(Firefighter, EMT) 0.5 per Pathway 0.6 per Pathway 0.1 $0.0

Total 26.8 $2.8



PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millionsSupervisor, High School Education 1.0 $0.2Teacher, Gifted 5.0 $0.5Instructional Facilitator-Deeper Learning 3.0 $0.3Instructional Facilitator-English Language and Literacy

2.0 $0.2

Supervisor, Equity and Culturally Responsive Instruction

1.0 $0.2

Instructional Facilitators-Equity and Culturally Responsive Instruction

3.0 $0.3

Instructional Facilitator-Mathematics 2.0 $0.2Instructional Facilitator, Computer Science 1.0 $0.1Teacher, Health and Physical Education Resource 1.0 $0.1

Enhancements – Other Growth Staffing


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PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millionsTeacher, Propel – Level Up 2.0 $0.2Teacher, Family Life Education 2.0 $0.2Curriculum Development - $0.2Instructional Facilitator-Deeper Learning - $0.1Part Time – Welcome Center - $0.1EL School Counselor-Increase in Contract Days - $0.0Lead Adapted PE Teacher Stipend - $0.0Elementary Team Lead Stipend - $0.3Total 23.0 $3.2

Enhancements – Other Growth Staffing cont.

FY21 Enhancements

Supervisor, High School Education

Office of High School Education currently consists of one high school director and bookkeeper. Examples of the need for additional support is based on: High ratio of principals to supervisor Additional demands of opening Academies of

Loudoun, two new comprehensive high schools (Independence and Lightridge), and the upcoming transition of Douglass School to North Star School.

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Strategic Action: Gifted Education

Gifted Education Program

• Multi-year transition from center-based Futura program to school-based gifted model.

• Additional 5.0 FTE needed in FY21 for Phase 3 of the transition.


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Elementary Gifted Education Program

Phase of Implementation

Additional FTEs Needed

Total Elementary Gifted FTEs

Number of Schools in New

ModelFY19 - 55 6FY20 5 58 14FY21 5 63 25FY22 5 68 59*

*Includes ES-23 and ES-29, scheduled to open in FY22.

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Deeper Learning in LCPS

Budget Book p. 7Strategic Goal #1

Building Blocks Toward Deeper

Learning

Culturally Responsive Framework

Profile of a Graduate

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Deeper Learning in LCPS

Articulate the essential components around which a school leadership team can develop appropriate goals and supports within their school context to move toward Deeper Learning

Create and guide support of student centered learning environments with a critical focus on culturally and linguistically diverse students that have been marginalized.

Articulates our shared vision for the students who leave our school system and move toward college, career, or civic life.

Budget Book p. 11Deeper Learning Strategic Action

Instructional Facilitators• Instructional Facilitators – Deeper Learning (3.0 FTE) Support deeper learning across all schools, to include

project based learning, performance assessments, and personalized learning.

• Instructional Facilitators – English Language and Literacy (2.0 FTE) Support EL teachers and general education teachers

in developing increased content knowledge and strategies related to English language and literacy development.

• Instructional Facilitators – Mathematics (2.0 FTE) Support math instruction (i.e.. math workshop) across

all schools. Facilitators are assigned schools based on data and school improvement goals.

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Equity & Culturally Responsive Instruction

The following would allow ongoing professional development in culturally responsive instruction, racial consciousness and implicit bias, as well as collaboration with other school and division leaders. Equity and Culturally Responsive Instruction

Supervisor Equity and Culturally Responsive Instructional

Facilitators (3.0 FTE)

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Strategic Action: Deeper Learning

Computer Science Integration

• VDOE has stated that beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, the 2017 Computer Science Standards of Learning will be included in the written and taught curriculum at schools.

• A full integration of computer science and computational thinking, connected with personalized project-based learning, is planned to continue over the next three years in LCPS.

Budget Book p. 363, 374

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Elementary Computer Science Integration

FY20 • Year 3 of Computer Science Immersion schools (3 schools)• 15 elementary schools integrated CS in curriculum grades K-2

FY21• First cohort of 15 elementary schools would integrate CS in curriculum

grades K-5• Additional elementary schools would integrate CS in grades K-2

FY22• First two cohorts of elementary schools would integrate CS in curriculum

grades K-5• Additional elementary schools would integrate CS in grades K-2

FY23 • Budget pending, all elementary schools would integrate CS in curriculum grades K-5

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Vision: Every elementary school student develops and demonstrates computer science skills and computational thinking as they learn math, science, social studies, reading and writing.


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Computer Science – Secondary Schools

Support will be provided through the Go Virginia grant received by LCPS in January 2020. Focus on integrating block-based coding and computational thinking in the core content areas.

FY20

• Offer elective courses in CS at all middle schools and review current middle school CS electives and future opportunities.

• In 5 middle schools, integrate CS and computational thinking with project-based learning experiences across the curriculum in Grade 6.

FY21

• In 5 middle schools, integrate CS and computational thinking with project-based learning experiences across the curriculum in Grade 6.

• In 5 middle schools, integrate CS and computational thinking with project-based learning experiences across the curriculum in Grade 6 and 7.

FY22 • Additional middle schools integrate CS and computational thinking with project-based learning experiences across the curriculum in Grade 6, 7 and 8.

FY23 • The experiences from previous years will inform the creation of a division-wide plan for middle schools for FY23 and beyond.

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Enhancements – Other GrowthTeacher Support

• Health & Physical Education Resource Teacher (1.0 FTE) Health education, physical education, adapted

physical education, driver education and “Behind the Wheel,” and Family Life education.

• Propel/Level-Up Teachers (2.0 FTE) Teachers will allow LCPS to expand the currently

grant-funded after-school program to more students and during the school day in additional middle schools.

• Family Life Education Teachers (2.0 FTE) Additional FTE to address scheduling limitations,

additional mandated content, and addition of new schools since FY17.

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Enhancements – Other GrowthAdditional Support

Additional teachers and staff to support existing and growing programs:• Lead Adapted PE Teacher Stipend• Elementary Lead Teacher Stipend• Part time – Welcome Center• Welcome Center School Counselor – increase in

contract days

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Enhancements - Other Growth Operating

PRIMARY CHANGES $ in millionsAcademies of Loudoun Testing Fees $0.1K-12 Classroom Libraries $0.1O&M New Computer Science Instruction $0.1O&M New Equity and Culturally Responsive Instruction

$0.3

O&M Implementation and Expansion of Level Up at ES and MS

$0.2

Total $0.8


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Strategic Action: Deeper Learning and Equity

Equitable Access: Academies of Loudoun Testing Fees

• Academies of Loudoun testing fees These funds would allow LCPS to eliminate all

testing fees for all students applying to Academies of Loudoun.

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Strategic Action: Deeper Learning and Equity

Equitable Access: K-12 Classroom Libraries

A classroom library is a wide assortment of books available to students in each elementary school classroom (grades K-5) and secondary English classroom (grades 6-12). These are optional books, and students select titles based on their own interests and reading level. FY21 funds allocated to classroom libraries would bring

all classroom libraries up to a minimum standard. FY22 funds would begin a regular replenishment cycle.

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PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions

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PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millionsFacilitator, English and Language Arts (ES) 4.0 $0.5Facilitator, English and Language Arts (Secondary) 2.0 $0.2Part Time-Teachers working Summer Events - $0.2Total 6.0 $0.9

FY21 Reallocations

FY21 Reallocations

Instructional Facilitators, English & Language Arts

• Reallocation of discretionary Reading Teachers to Instructional Facilitators, English Language Arts Provide professional learning within the school

setting on implementing effective personalized learning (reader/writer workshop), project-based learning, and performance assessments.

Facilitate connections with core instruction and intervention.

Meet with grade level teams across the division to provide sustained support in English Language Arts instruction.

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PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millions

Slide #s


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Other Salaries and Operations & Maintenance

PRIMARY CHANGES $ in millionsPart Time – Enhancing Math Curriculum $0.0Misc. Dept-wide O&M $0.3Total $0.3

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PRIMARY CHANGES FTE $ in millionsEnrollment Growth 210.1 $21.5Enhancements 49.8 $6.7Restorations - $0.1Reallocations 6.0 $0.9Other Operations and Maintenance - $0.3Total 265.9 $29.5

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Loudoun County School Board

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Loudoun County School Board FY21 Superintendent’s Proposed ... · (2.0 FTE) Support EL teachers and general education teachers in developing increased content knowledge and strategies

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