TEACHER ACADEMY
- Offered Tech classes
each semester and in the summer.
- Began on-line registration
for courses.
- Furthered cohort
programs with a masters in reading program with ISU and the field based
leadership program with St. Xavier.
INCENTIVES FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT
- Increased tuition
reimbursement to $65 per credit hour in 2000-2001 and $90 per credit
hour in 2001-2002
- Provided stipends
for summer work.
- Provided stipends
for fellowship action research projects.
- Provided release
time for curriculum SAI and school improvement work.
- Provided Tuition
Waivers from Illinois State University.
MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAM
- Developed mentor
teacher program for Professional Development School program.
- Continued mentor
teacher program for non-tenured staff.
SELF-REFLECTION,
PEER EVALUATION, TEAM GOAL SETTING
- Provided staff
with an opportunity to self evaluate progress made toward their goal
and/or teacher expectations.
- Conducted parent
conferences in November and encouraged parent conferences in March.
- Encouraged student-led
conferencing.
- Aligned the school
and classroom goal setting process with district goals.
- Encouraged team
goals.
SALARY AND BENEFIT IMPROVEMENT
- Enhanced salaries
with the two-year extension of the contract with the Association.
- Incurred a 20%
increase in insurance premiums for 1999-2000 with Mutual of Omaha.
- Reduced benefits
for 1999-2000 to keep within 10% increase in insurance premium.
- Received a grievance
over the definition of "current premium" in the contract with
the Association.
- Resolved grievance
of definition of "current premium"
BALANCED BUDGET/ ELIMINATION
OF DEBT
- Approved a balanced
budget for 1999-2000.
- Budgeted money
to further reduce the deficit of the district.
- Added to the reserves
on June 30, 2000, by receiving more revenues that budgeted and spending
less than was budgeted.
- Lost 150+ students
in enrollment for 1999-2000.
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- Met with Pekin
Community High School committee to consider a joint foundation.
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TEACHER ACADEMY
- Developing Data
Tracker to document training efforts
- Exploring course
offerings with ISU and St. Xavier University
INCENTIVES FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT
- Implementing new
tuition reimbursement procedures.
- Providing substitutes
for curricular work.
MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAM
- Revising mentor
teacher program for Professional Development School.
SELF-REFLEFCTION, PEER EVALUATION, TEAM GOAL SETTING
- Reviewing staff
self-evaluations.
- Scheduling parent
conferences in both November and March per school calendar.
- Training additional
staff to use student led conferencing.
- Increasing the
number of teachers participating in team goals.
- Publishing alignment
of school and classroom goals to district goals on district and school
web sites.
SALARY AND BENEFIT
IMPROVEMENT
- Incurring a 39%
increase in insurance premiums for 2000-2001.
- Reducing slightly
insurance benefits and passing on monthly costs to employees who opt
to receive individual or dependent coverage.
- Providing a 4.3%
salary increase for 2000-2001
- Resolving a grievance
over "50% dependent insurance coverage" from the Education
Association of Pekin.
BALANCED BUDGET/ELIMINATION OF DEBT
- Preparing a deficit
budget for 2000-2001 due to construction costs and loss in state aid.
- Using reserves
to finance deficit budget.
- Projecting a loss
of 50+ additional students for 2000-2001.
- Planning for the
complete reduction of debt in 2002.
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- Reviewing District
108 by-laws for the foundation.
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TEACHER ACADEMY
- Will develop required
track for non-tenured teachers in course offerings.
- Will develop course
offerings as part of teacher re-certification program.
- Will offer approved
university courses on site as part of academy.
- Will develop re-certification
plan approval process with Local Professional Development Council as
required by law.
INCENTIVES FOR STAFF
DEVELOPMENT
- Will explore ways
to offer incentives to mentor teachers.
- Will explore ways
to offer additional reimbursement for district-approved master’s programs.
- Will use Goals
2000 grant to provide incentives for school improvement work for staff.
MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAM
- Will integrate
activities of the mentor teacher program for non-tenured staff with
the professional development school program.
SELF REFLECTION, PEER EVALUATION, TEAM GOAL SETTING
- Will continue self-evaluation
process for all staff.
- Will continue to
enlist more teachers participating in team goals
- Will continue to
align school and classroom goals to district goals.
- Will offer parent
conferences in November and March.
- Will engage more
staff in the use of student led conferencing.
SALARY
AND BENEFIT IMPROVEMENT
- Will provide a
4.3% salary increase for 2001-2002.
- Will investigate
improved services and costs for insurance.
- Will distribute
attachment to contract to clarify grievance-related issues.
- Will investigate
retirement incentive as a measure to reduce costs to balance 2001-2002
budget.
BALANCED BUDGET/ELIMINATION OF DEBT
- Will develop a
balanced budget for 2001-2002 by bringing expenditures once again in
line with revenues.
- Will reduce staffing
to account for loss of students and state aid.
- Will consider renovation
costs for "Old Wilson" and ‘61 Washington.
COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION
- Will continue efforts
to develop a joint foundation with the high school to promote experimentation
and training.
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