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Meeting Date:
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2/23/2017 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Report of the Committee on Strategic Planning and Budget
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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4. Action on a Request to Establish the Frances Starms Early Childhood Center (2616 W. Garfield Avenue) as a K3 Head Start Site with the Start of the 2017-18 School Year and to Reconfigure Frances Starms Discovery Learning Center (2035 N. 25th Street) from Grades 1-8 to Grades K4-8 with the Start of the 2017-18 School Year
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Attachments
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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In an ongoing effort to increase effective and efficient operations and prepare for the FY18 budget, the Administration is bringing forward a series of items focusing on proposed changes related to regional development.
The Administration has historically examined the needs of our families, along with district data to provide programming that best supports each school community. Data that are routinely examined include, but are not limited to, school enrollment, requests for programs versus seats available/program need, school budgets, feeder patterns, and school performance.
In order to continue to better serve our students and families, the Administration has conducted an assessment of programs in an effort to expand access to programs through additional seats; to expand access to programs and to strengthen feeder patterns through grade realignment; to create schools within schools; and to merge or close programs to better support students and to achieve greater operational efficiency.
Outcomes of the assessment include a recommendation to establish the Frances Starms Early Childhood Center as a K3 Head Start site for the 2017-18 school year and to reconfigure Frances Starms Discovery Learning Center from serving students in grades 1-8 to serving students in grades K4-8. It is especially fitting that the Frances Starms Early Childhood Center be established as a K3 Head Start site, as the school is the namesake of Frances Starms, who was the first MPS Head Start director. The proposed changes to both Starms sites will support furthering the legacy of Frances Starms.
The official fall enrollment count for Frances Starms Early Childhood Center was 290 students. The official fall enrollment count for Frances Starms Discovery Learning Center was 329 students. Frances Starms Discovery Learning Center has a Meets Few Expectations rating on the State Report Card.
The proposed addition of establishing Frances Starms Early Childhood Center as a K3 Head Start site and the reconfiguration of grades at Frances Starms Discovery Learning Center have been discussed at meetings with the school leadership, staff, and families.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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This item does not authorize expenditures. Any costs or savings associated with establishing the Frances Starms Early Childhood Center as a K3 Head Start site and the reconfiguration of grades at Frances Starms Discovery Learning Center will be included as part of the FY18 budget.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Upon approval by the Board, the Administration will work with the school communities and respective departments to move forward with the establishment of the Frances Starms Early Childhood Center as a K3 Head Start site and the reconfiguration of grades at Frances Starms Discovery Learning Center.
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Recommendation:
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Your Committee recommends that the Board keep the current Frances Starms program intact and direct the Administration to find a more suitable site for the K3 Head Start program.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer
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