Pekin Public Schools District 108

Student Support Services Study

2004-2005

Where Do You Want To Go?

• Committee Charge
• Study Rationale
• Full Committee Meetings and Products
• Subcommittee Meetings and Products
• Full Committee Membership
• Subcommittee Membership
• Scenarios & Survey Analyses
• DRAFT Recommendation Powerpoint (05 02 15)
• Board Report (05 02 21)
• Adopted Student Support Services Model

Superintendent's Charge

Submit a recommendation to the superintendent regarding warranted changes (if any) in the identified support and special area positions:

• Counselor

• Learning Center Teacher

• Learning Consultant

• Psychologist

• Social Worker

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Rationale

     Two streams of events converge as the impetus for this study.  The more obvious is the financial situation of the district, which requires us all to carefully consider what the district does and at what expense in time, people, and money.  After several years, and $5M in reductions, it is well past time for easy decisions in this area.  Now we must carefully clarify and prioritize the District's services to students, faculty, and community.  Unless something changes the District's financial outlook, hard, bleak choices are ahead.  We professionals have an ethical responsibility to make sure those choices are informed by the actual needs of students and the community.

     A less obvious impetus is the need every excellent organization has for reflecting upon its mission and how it accomplishes it.  In Superintendent White's metaphor, our schoolhouse has solid structure, and it has served our needs very well.   But times and conditions change our needs, and now it is time to check whether or not the roof needs work or the rooms need to be reconfigured for different uses.  In this light, a reasonable outcome might be the same number of employees whose work has been reconfigured to better serve our students.

     The District 108 culture requires us to come together as a team to make sure we serve both of the reasons for this study.  The superintendent and board must have our best analysis to make their difficult decisions. 

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Full Committee Meetings

• 9-20 @ 3:30-3:30 in PDS room
  • Agenda
  • FAQ
  • Project Flow Chart
  • Job Descriptions
    • Counselor
  • Learning Center Assistant
  • Learning Center Teacher
  • Learning Consultant
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker
  • Special Education Coordinator
  • Tech Center Supervisor
  • Teacher--Alternative Education Program
  • Technician
  • Assistant Superintendent
  • Assistant Principal
  • Legal and Strategic References

• 10-22 @ 9:00-11:30 Board Conference Room
  • Agenda
  • Completed Task 1 Excel Files
    • Please provide your input before Friday's meeting:
      • Save this file to your computer
        • Click on the link, choose "Save this file to disk," and save the file where you will be able to find it again.
        • Close this Web site, find the file where you saved it, and open it.
      • Look for missing elements.
        • You can sort the entries in each worksheet by doing the following:
          • Select "Sort" from the "Data" menu at the top of the Excel window.
          • Click the radio button for "Header row," and the titles of each column will appear in the sort-by windows.
          • Starting with the "Sort by" window and proceeding to the "Then by" if you wish, tell the computer how you want the data sorted.  (You might want all the "Legally Mandated" items grouped together, or all the "Social Worker" items.
        • Review the items and list any you think should be added.
      • Prepare your input for Friday.
        • Make a note of what you want to add, along with the appropriate X's.
        • 3x5 card forms will be provided on Friday for you to submit your additions.

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Subcommittee Meetings

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Committee Membership by Job Type

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Subcommittee Membership

Scenarios

• Agenda 12-13-04
• Flow
• No Flow
• Combo
• Discrete

Analysis of Scenario Survey Responses

• Flow Input Analysis
• No Flow Input Analysis
• Combo Input Analysis
• Discrete Input Analysis
• Scenario Rankings and Comments

DRAFT Recommendation Powerpoint (05 02 15)

• Student Support Services Plan DRAFT Recommendation

Board Report (05 02 21)

• Student Support Services Study Report to Pekin Pbulic Schools Board of Education

The Student Support Services Model and Job Descriptions

• Documents

The Student Support Services Intoduction for School Staff

• SSS Intro Powerpoint
• FAQs
• Documents

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