Report to the Community - Huntington Beach City School District

Huntington Beach City School District
Superintendent’s Message
It has been quite a few years since the Huntington
Beach City School District communicated a Report
to the Community, so I am very pleased to share
with our community the great things that are happening in HBCSD. You are going to read, in the
next few pages, the tremendous amount of
changes that have and are happening in education
and how HBCSD has responded to those changes
in a positive way. Through each and every one of
the changes, we have kept our focus on our students and their achievements. Whether we are
talking about new curriculum, i.e., mathematics,
new assessments, or the new funding formula and
its association with our Local Control Accountability Plan, one element has remained consistent and
that is the mission of HBCSD to support the academic and personal development of every student
so that each student becomes a responsible, wellrounded individual who achieves success and fulfillment in a global environment.
As we proceed forward in the next couple of years,
HBCSD is committed to continuing to meet the
needs of our students, parents, and community.
We will continue to provide first best instruction
for all of our students and seek ways to support
that instruction through supplemental programs.
We will continue to communicate with our community and involve them in each of the changes
and challenges. We will continue to expand available programs for our students, such as the science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) program and continue to provide professional development for our teachers to meet the
needs of each of our students.
HBCSD test scores are among the best in Orange
County, but where you can really see the success of
this district is when you walk into classrooms
throughout our seven elementary school and two
middle school campuses. HBCSD teachers are tremendous facilitators of learning who engage students daily and move them toward their best on a
regular basis. Lessons are rich and robust with
large amounts of information being discussed and
utilized during each and every class. Expectations
are high at every school and our teachers work with
students and parents to meet and exceed those expectations. We also have an amazing support staff
that takes pride in their positions and the work they
do to keep our students moving forward. HBCSD is
a wonderful place to work alongside incredibly talented and motivated individuals as you will see in
the following pages.
Thank you for taking the time to read about our district. We are proud of what we do and look for any
opportunity to share.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our Mission is to support the academic and personal development of every student
so that each student becomes a responsible, well-rounded individual who achieves
success and fulfillment in a global environment.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
Bridget Kaub, Board President
Brian E. Rechsteiner, Vice President
Paul Morrow, Ed.D., Board Clerk
Rosemary Saylor, Board Member
Shari Kowalke, Board Member
Gregory Haulk, Superintendent
Jon M. Archibald, Asst. Supt., Admin. Svcs.
Patricia Hager, Asst. Supt., HR
Jennifer Shepard, Asst. Supt., Ed. Svcs.
17011 Beach Boulevard, Suite 560, Huntington Beach, CA 92647, 714-964-8888
www.hbcsd.us
National and State Accolades for Excellence
CALIFORNIA GOLD
CALIFORNIA
RIBBON AWARD
TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
The California Gold Ribbon
Schools Award was created to
honor schools while the California
Distinguished Schools Program is on hiatus as
California transitions to new assessment and accountability systems. The Gold Ribbon campuses that demonstrated innovations in academic achievement as they transition to the new
state standards are: Eader, Hawes, Huntington
Seacliff, Moffett, Perry, and Smith Schools. The
State representatives will make a validation visit
to each of these schools. Once the validation
visits are complete, the schools will be recognized as Gold Ribbon Award Schools. Dwyer
and Sowers Middle Schools each received the
California Gold Ribbon Award in 2015.
8
2
Distinguished
Schools
Blue Ribbon
Schools
The overall purpose of the California Teachers
of the Year Program is to honor the profession
chosen by 300,000 persons in the state and to
heighten the interest in teaching as a career.
The program affords the opportunity to bring
attention to teachers who successfully employ
strategies to increase academic success and
narrow the achievement gap of diverse students.
Lisa Moloney, second grade teacher at Perry
School, was named a State semi-finalist for the
2016 school year.
Tony Zini, Title I teacher at Perry School, was a
semi-finalist at the County level for the 2015
school year.
Deanna Zamiska, former third grade GATE
teacher at Peterson School who is now at Dwyer
Middle School, was a finalist at the County level
for the 2013 school year.
STANDARDS BASED ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM
(SBAC) RESULTS
English Language Arts
Overall Percentage Grades 3-8
Mathematics
Overall Percentage Grades 3-8
63%
71%
53%
44%
44%
HBCSD
Orange County
California
33%
HBCSD
Orange County
California
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Comprehensive mathematics instructional resources
(print and digital) were adopted and implemented
this year and we will continue to use the MIND Research Institute ST Math Program in grades K-8. The
MIND Music/Keyboarding program has also been
fully implemented at all elementary school sites.
The District is preparing to pilot English-Language
Arts and English Language Development core programs in 2016/2017. We
are currently piloting DIBELS Next and
Imagine Learning.
The Cognitively Guided Instruction/
Early Childhood Math (CGI/ECM) Coaching Cadre
model is implemented at all elementary sites with a
primary and upper elementary coach, district level
coaches, and Orange County Department of Education consultant support. The focus is on building capacity of coaching staff and engaging in high level
teacher collaboration to support instruction and student achievement in mathematics.
This is the initial implementation year for the elementary vocal music program and the adoption of the
Music Play curriculum.
Blended Learning instruction is occurring for advanced mathematics in middle school and an online
program is being piloted for Independent Study and
Saturday School Attendance Recovery.
Mathematics instructional practice
and support is the focus for our
professional development.
Site
and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) emphasis is on internal expertise and teacher choice
sessions of high interest and yield
for classroom application. There is increasing participation in the Gifted and Talented Education
(GATE) professional development though the California Association for the Gifted and the Orange County
Department of Education events.
The Annual Survey for families has been expanded
to include staff members and students.
Huntington Beach City School District will continue
to collaborate with Huntington Beach Union High
School District, Fountain Valley School District,
Ocean View School District, Westminster School District, and the Orange County Department of Education.
There will be continued focus on and development of
the partnerships with the Assistance League of Huntington Beach, Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley, ExplorOcean, Opterra Energy Solutions, and
YMCA.
Big Picture Early Childhood Education
High quality early learning programs include the following:
 Learning Link for birth-5 year olds (with close to 100 families engaging with us since September 2015),
 THINK Together Early Literacy and Mathematics Program for 3-5 year olds with parent participation,
 Preschool Academy at Eader, Perry, and Peterson Schools,
 Preschool Academy Summer Camp inaugural year in July/August 2015,
 Preppy K classes (includes Transitional Kindergarten),
 Extended Kindergarten learning experiences,
 Kindergarten programs throughout the district.
These programs allow us to welcome families into the district and serve as a community resource to provide
access to a wide range of resources and help create links to a variety of high quality programs in these pivotal
early learning years.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The District has a positive certification of financial
condition indicating a strong, healthy budget for the
current and two subsequent fiscal years based on
current projections.
Independent audits have not resulted in any state or
federal findings or questioned costs for five consecutive years and have given the highest opinion
possible on our financial statements.
The District just completed
Phase II of a comprehensive energy conservation
project. Solar arrays were
installed at all school
sites, virtually all lighting
and heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning equipment (HVAC) was replaced and energy controls were added. The cost of
the projects was approximately $15 million, with no
out-of-pocket cost for taxpayers.
We have received $1.275 million from the California
Solar Initiative and $546,000 from Proposition 39
energy conservation funding to offset costs of our
energy conservation projects. We expect to receive
up to $1.2 million in additional funding from these
sources. Savings from reduced electric bills because of solar production and reduction of demand
charges will pay for the balance of the project costs
and provide additional funds for school programs.
Solar Arrays at all school sites provide approximately 58% of our power needs!
ANNUAL REVENUE
8%
Employee Salaries :
$36,614,910 (67%)
5%
Employee Benefits:
2% $9,776,425 (18%)
Services/Operations:
$4,230,872 (8%)
18%
67%
Books/Supplies: $2,864,865 (5%)
Other: $1,188,526 (2%)
Total General Fund Expenditures:
$55,017,217
$54,675,598 (100%)
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
2
Students Per
Technology Device
Technology is always changing and Huntington
Beach City School District has been making investments in improving our technology infrastructure. Our biggest push is to expand our wireless
network into every classroom. In many cases, that
also involves replacing our legacy switching hardware.
In the past year, we have replaced the wired network at four of our schools. Wireless access points
have been added to every portable classroom using funding set aside for energy management. We
will continue this growth, spreading the network
into our permanent classrooms throughout the
spring.
This infrastructure is necessary to support all of
the devices we have been adding to our network. We have added over 500 Chromebooks, dozens of laptops, and carts full of iPads. Students
use these devices in a variety of ways: they can
use Chromebooks to prepare multimedia reports,
learn how to type, and work with ST Math. iPads
enable creative uses of video and robust suites of
apps that encourage classroom participation. At
the middle school level, students are getting into
robotics projects and programming microcontrollers.
We are also working on making things easier for
parents. All of our schools are now offering online
registration. Hundreds of parents have already
taken part, and that number will only grow as we
enter our open enrollment period.
HUMAN RESOURCES
STAFFING
HBCSD
STAFF
47%
Teachers
(303)
46%
Support Staff
(294)
7%
Admin (42)
639 EMPLOYEES
For the 2015-16 school year the following certificated positions were hired: 48 teachers, 5 administrators (2 Assistant Principals, 1 Middle School Principal, 2 Special Education Specialists), and 58 substitute teachers.
A total of 95 classified positions were hired, some
of which include: 1 Bus Driver, 5 Custodian II, 6
Elementary Music Specialists (MIND Keyboarding),
1 District Nurse, 18 Instructional Assistants, 2 Library Media Technician II, 1 Procurement Agent, 1
Maintenance HVAC Technician, 20 Playground Supervisors, 2 Preschool Instructors, 1 Director of Fiscal Services, 1 Groundskeeper, 1 Science Materials
Specialist, and 31 Various substitutes.
One teacher out of a district total of 303 is noncompliant regarding No Child Left Behind (NCLB),
which equals .0035% for the district. This newly
hired teacher is in the process of completing the
requirements in order to meet NCLB compliance in
the near future.
16 General Education teachers are enrolled in a local consortium teacher induction program (known
as BTSA) in order to clear their teaching credentials. Effective this year, HBCSD has partnered with
the Orange County Department of Education so that
three newly hired special education teachers are
able to participate in their teacher induction program.
Two Middle Schools
Seven Elementary Schools
HBCSD
7,064 Students
23 Students per Teacher
SPECIAL EDUCATION
ARTS EDUCATION
The Learning Center
The purpose of the Learning Center is to provide students with disabilities with supplementary, direct
instructional services in content, learning strategies,
and progress monitoring in academics, transition, or
social communication skills. Instruction in the Learning Center must be based on students’ needs in the
general education program. It is not to supplant core
instruction in the general education classroom.
The Learning Center is dedicated to providing specialized academic instruction tailored to a student’s
learning needs. The Learning Center is an integrated
program where services may be provided in a pullout setting, the general education classroom, or a
combination of the two. In addition, aide support
from the center can be provided to students in the
general education setting.
The Learning Center staff will provide direct academic intervention for all students in need of such
services. The instructional content will address the
special education student’s goals or a general education student’s individual needs. The Learning
Center can support a student’s need for assistance
with on-task behavior and/or executive functioning,
as well as implementing the behavior plans of most
students. This setting is not designed to meet the
needs of students with more severe educational
needs.
The Learning Center Model was established after a
task force of administrators, teachers, and aides met
for sixteen months to plan for the move from resource services to the Learning Center Model. This
model has most students attending their home campus and has decreased the need for busing many
students.
Huntington Beach City School District has made a
commitment to the arts as an important piece of our
curriculum. The district has implemented a plan of
action that will provide every elementary school student an opportunity to learn keyboarding with music
reading in a program that aligns well with our mathematics curriculum. Along with this, every elementary student will also receive vocal instruction.
These students will feed into our middle school music programs where
both schools continue
to offer vocal lessons
from a certificated instructor along with
band, orchestra, guitar, and drama with
musical
productions
that are absolutely fantastic. We are very proud of our award winning middle school music programs and are excited to see
our students move on to the high schools in our area
with an arts skill set that allows them to thrive at that
level. It does not matter if our students have taken
music lessons for years or pick up an instrument for
the first time, we have a program that will fit their
needs.