Office of Curriculum and Instruction Brian J. Walmsley
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Office of Curriculum and Instruction Brian J. Walmsley
Warren Consolidated Schools 2010-11 Board of Education Office of Curriculum and Instruction 31300 Anita * Warren, Michigan 48093 * (586) 825-2400 I. Susan Kattula, President Brian White, Vice President Loretta A. Crow, Secretary Clifford Terry, Trustee Diane Holden, Trustee Susan M. Jozwik, Trustee Elaine G. Martin, Trustee Brian J. Walmsley Chief Academic Officer Kathy J. Papak Administrative Assistant Robert D. Livernois, Ph.D. Superintendent M E M O R A N D U M TO: Scott Abraham, Beer Assistant Principal Doug Babcock, Flynn Principal Allison Beard, Sterling Heights Assistant Principal Steve Bigelow, Cousino Principal Stacey Byle, Green Acres Principal Theresa Callahan, Cousino Assistant Principal Mary Caruso, Black Principal Mark Corless, Lean Principal Jennifer Davis, Jefferson Principal Maryann Figurski , Grissom Principal Lisa Fisk, Angus Principal Kendall Giovannini, Special Education Supervisor Shaun Greene-Beebe, Carleton Principal Kevin Griessel, Warren Mott Assistant Principal Kristen Guinn, Flynn Assistant Principal Matt Guinn, Wilde Principal Melissa Hardy, Willow Woods Principal Amy Hendry, Warren Mott Assistant Principal Lauran Hoven, Director of Special Programs Vera Ivezaj, Siersma Principal Keith Karpinski, Wilkerson Principal Kerry Keener, Harwood Principal Joe Konal, Hatherly Principal Ellen Kozich, Cromie Principal Annette Lauria, Beer Principal Brad Martin, Warren Mott Principal Mark Marzolf, Supervisor of MS Alternative Program Dave Meengs, Cousino Assistant Principal David Murphy, Grissom Assistant Principal Dr. Catherine Neuhoff, Warren Mott Assistant Principal Cheryl Priemer, Holden Principal Jodi Samp, Carter Assistant Principal Dr. Robert Shaner, Sterling Heights Principal Heather Shubnell, Fillmore Principal Dr. Kathleen Szuminski, CPC Principal/CTE Director Cory Tremmel, Siersma Assistant Principal Deana Tuczek, Cromie Assistant Principal Vacant, Carleton Assistant Principal Vacant, Carter Principal Vacant, Cousino Assistant Principal Vacant, Sterling Heights Assistant Principal Laurie Wilson, Sterling Heights Assistant Principal Paul Yestersky, Special Education Supervisor Darlene Zimmerman, Special Education Supervisor FROM: Brian J. Walmsley, Chief Academic Officer DATE: August 17, 2010 RE: Destiny Textbook Manager and District Procedures and Protocols At the March 24th Board of Education meeting, the Board approved the Destiny Textbook Manager as well as and the contracted services for onsite bar-coding of textbooks. Destiny Textbook Manager is a browser-based solution that gives districts the power to manage textbook resources centrally, offering proactive tools to ensure that each student has access to the textbooks; eliminate excessive over-ordering and stockpiling of books; streamline G:\Position\60 K-12 Curr. and Instruction Secretary\Textbook Information\08-18-10 Memo Regarding Textbook Manager.doc distribution and collection processes to save time; reduce replacement costs through transfers between locations, support accountability for teachers and students; and forecast needs based on enrollment and current inventory. For the past five year, as indicated by the chart below, Warren Consolidated Schools has purchased an average of $138,900 in replacement or new student and teacher instructional materials due to increased enrollment. Destiny Textbook Management will allow the district to maximize “on-hand” resources and establish a more efficient measure of accountability for funds collected at the building level for lost resources. $350,000 $300,000 $185,000 $250,000 $175,000 $165,000 $200,000 Secondary Textbooks $167,000 $150,000 Elementary Textbooks $138,000 $100,000 $50,000 $131,000 $139,000 $50,000 $165,000 $74,000 $0 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Thanks to the outstanding organization and support from building administrators, Operations and Facilities, and Christine Lewis, 149,504 student textbooks district-wide were bar-coded and scanned into Destiny Textbook Manager during the month of July. Below you will find a breakdown of the number of books inventoried. School Administration Building Angus Elementary School Beer Middle School Black Elementary School Butcher Educational Center Career Preparation Center Carleton Middle School Carter Middle School Cousino High School Cromie Elementary School Fillmore Elementary School Flynn Middle School Total Copies 0 1,800 11,825 2,378 2,566 2,390 8,119 10,421 24,720 2,430 1,438 6,443 G:\Position\60 K-12 Curr. and Instruction Secretary\Textbook Information\08-18-10 Memo Regarding Textbook Manager.doc Collection Value $0.00 $63,636.98 $249,219.12 $62,206.94 $152,473.13 $88,022.43 $201,797.94 $306,807.71 $813,618.40 $86,662.77 $50,505.35 $237,479.49 Green Acres Elementary School Grissom Middle School Harwood Elementary School Hatherly Elementary School Holden Elementary School Jefferson Elementary School Lean Elementary School Siersma Elementary School Sterling Heights High School Susick Elementary School Warren Mott High School Wilde Elementary School Wilkerson Elementary School Willow Woods Elementary School District Total 2,219 $72,413.38 6,340 1,434 1,787 1,477 1,728 2,223 2,012 23,710 1,509 25,262 1,716 1,961 1,596 149,504 $181,137.72 $53,075.15 $64,075.70 $52,908.38 $62,220.25 $75,358.09 $71,612.86 $745,683.23 $53,527.43 $857,452.11 $62,889.79 $71,783.63 $52,541.63 $4,789,109.61 As the Office of Curriculum and Instruction rolls out the implementation of Destiny Textbook Manager, it is critical that all administrators know and understand the expectations as well as communicate expectations to all appropriate staff members. At a future date, you will be asked to provide documented evidence that these expectations are being followed and/or communicated to appropriate staff. The Office of Curriculum and Instruction expects the BUILDING TEXTBOOK ADMINISTRATOR(S) to: Utilize the Destiny Textbook Manager for accountability of new and existing textbooks within their building. Install the Textbook Manager scanner(s) in appropriate area(s) of the building. Communicate to all staff who has been identified as the building’s Textbook Administrator(s). Coordinate and distribute “student IDs” for assignment and collection of textbooks. Plan, organize, and communicate to staff the logistical procedures for textbook assignment (check-out) and collection (check-in) within their building to all students. As prescribed by IEPs or 504 Plans, assign and collect additional textbooks to Special Education and 504 students, respectively. Develop and communicate to staff the building’s processes and protocols for notifying the building’s Textbook Administrator(s) to report lost textbooks or request additional textbooks. Replace the textbook’s barcode if the barcode label becomes unidentifiable or accidentally removed. Send notification to students and parents for lost and/or missing textbooks and related fines. G:\Position\60 K-12 Curr. and Instruction Secretary\Textbook Information\08-18-10 Memo Regarding Textbook Manager.doc Collect textbooks from students withdrawing from school and/or related fines The Office of Curriculum and Instruction expects all administrator(s) to communicate the following expectations for TEACHERS: Accountable for all textbooks issued directly to the teacher (e.g. classroom sets, novels, etc.) and must report to the building’s Textbook Administrator(s) any books identified as missing and/or damaged. Follow the building’s identified processes and protocols for notifying the building’s Textbook Administrator(s) of lost textbooks. When a student has either reported a lost textbook or has not brought the book to class for more than three (3) days in a row, teachers are to make contact with the student’s parents/guardians as well as initiate the building’s processes and protocols for lost textbook. Teachers are to encourage students to cover all textbooks to minimize and/or avoid excessive wear or missing barcode. The Office of Curriculum and Instruction expects all administrator(s) to communicate the following expectations for SPECIAL EDUCATION PRIMARY PROVIDERS: As prescribed by an IEP, notify the building’s Textbook Administrator of the need for additional textbooks. The Office of Curriculum and Instruction expects all administrator(s) to communicate the following expectations for COUNSELORS (SECONDARY ONLY): When schedule changes are issued or new students are issued schedules, Counselors are to communicate and coordinate with the building’s textbook Administrator for the student to receive the appropriate textbooks, as well as return already issued textbooks. As prescribed by a 504 Plan, notify the building’s Textbook Administrator of the need for additional textbooks. The Office of Curriculum and Instruction expects all administrator(s) to communicate the following expectations for STUDENTS: Take good care of the book Return the book with the barcode label intact (this is the only way to verify the assigned book was the one returned) and free of defacement or destruction Cover the textbook to minimize and/or avoid excessive wear or missing barcode. Immediately notify the building’s Textbook Administrator if the barcode label becomes unidentifiable or accidentally removed. If a textbook is returned without the barcode label, full replacement value of the textbook will be assessed (Principal dissertation if the book can be 100% traceable to the student). G:\Position\60 K-12 Curr. and Instruction Secretary\Textbook Information\08-18-10 Memo Regarding Textbook Manager.doc For accountability and fiscal responsibility, it is expected that the Destiny Textbook Manager system is used and used with fidelity in ALL buildings. Therefore, student textbooks are to be assigned using the Destiny Textbook Management system. A student textbook is defined as any book that is issued to an individual student or issued as a “class set” to the teacher for students to use within the classroom. In Grade 3-12, all student textbooks are to be assigned directly to students using the Destiny Textbook Manager. In Grade K-2, individual student textbooks or “class sets” are to be assigned to the appropriate teachers. Class sets of novels, dictionaries and textbooks not meant to be issued directly to the student (e.g. Grade 6 & 7 Science, Art, Music, etc.), are to be assigned to the teachers. Assignment (Checking “Out”) of Student Books Elementary, K-5 For textbooks being used by the same student for the entire year, textbooks will be assigned (checked out) to individual students in classrooms (grades 3-5). For textbooks which are housed throughout the year as a classroom set, textbooks will be assigned to teachers in classrooms. For Elementary Specials, these textbooks will be assigned directly to Specials Teachers. For students with 504 Plans or IEP’s that require additional textbook, these will be assigned directly to the student (checked out) by the building’s Textbook Administrator or his/her designee. Secondary, 6-12 Ideally, during the 2010-11 school year, student textbooks will be assigned at Registration. Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, ALL student textbooks will be assigned (checked out) to individual students at Registration. After registration, textbooks will be assigned to individual students following the logistical procedures outlines to staff for textbook assignment (check-out) and collection (check-in) within their building to all students. For novels, class sets will be assigned to teachers as needed throughout the year. Should a teacher request that the books to be individually assigned to students, the teacher and the building’s Textbook Administrator will make appropriate arrangements for assignment. For students with 504 Plans or IEP’s that require additional textbook, these will be assigned directly to the student (checked out) by the building’s Textbook Administrator or his/her designee. Requesting Additional Texts G:\Position\60 K-12 Curr. and Instruction Secretary\Textbook Information\08-18-10 Memo Regarding Textbook Manager.doc Search Destiny Textbook Manager for available textbooks in the district, follow the Destiny Textbook Manager process to request and transfer textbooks from one school to another (manual is available on the Textbook & Media Services website) If no textbooks are available in the district, place online order through FES Follett (the link is available on the Textbook & Media Services website) Once the transfer request is made and/or received, contact the appropriate staff to transfer texts (e.g. custodial to issue work orders or secretary for interoffice mail) Lost Books A book is considered lost if the student reports it as lost or if the student fails to bring it to class for 3 days in a row. Teachers must follow the building’s identified processes and protocols for notifying the building’s Textbook Administrator(s) of lost textbooks. When a student has either reported a lost textbook or has not brought the book to class for more than three (3) days in a row, teachers are to make contact with the student’s parents/guardians as well as initiate the building’s processes and protocols for lost textbook. Building’s Textbook Administrator logs in Destiny that the book is lost and records fine Building’s Textbook Administrator(s) or his/her designee sends letter home indicating five (5) days to locate the textbook or pay the fine. Building’s Textbook Administrator assigns (checks-out) another book to the student Parents pay the fine through the appropriate office. All fines collected will be reimbursed to the Office of Curriculum and Instruction. Fines paid on books which are located and returned within 15 days, or June 30, whichever is first, shall be subject to a full refund Student participation in extra-curricular activities may be denied if there are unpaid fees or fines Points of Consideration Students will need their ID’s before scanning books. Ideally lockers will be assigned at the time books are scanned so students may place the newly received books directly into their lockers. Secondary registration at the High Schools may require at least four, if not five, scanners to handle the initial volume. The Middle Schools may require at least three, if not four. These may need to be borrowed from elementary buildings or the central office. Bookrooms that have surplus textbooks may need to be re-keyed to ensure limited access. All email communication to Margaret Pantalone must be directed through [email protected]. If you need additional information, please contact my office. CC: Michelle Adragna, Media, Technology and Data Management Content Specialist G:\Position\60 K-12 Curr. and Instruction Secretary\Textbook Information\08-18-10 Memo Regarding Textbook Manager.doc Linda Bays, Secretary to the Executive Director of School Improvement Doris Duzyj, Social Studies, Visual and Performing Arts Content Specialist Karen Gelardi, Administrator of Language Acquisition Karen Hill, Executive Director of School Improvement Christine Lewis, Mathematics, Instrumental and Vocal Music Content Specialist Lynnette Macieczni, Science, Physical and Health Education Content Specialist Marianne Ochalek, Administrator of State and Federal Programs Margaret Pantalone, Textbook and Media Services Secretary Anthony Viviano, English Language Arts and World Language Content Specialist BJW/kp G:\Position\60 K-12 Curr. and Instruction Secretary\Textbook Information\08-18-10 Memo Regarding Textbook Manager.doc