IN McKeesport Winter 2017 | Page 38

SPECIAL EDUCATION continued 2019-2020 • Complete Facilitated Self-Assessment for Compliance Monitoring • Prepare for Audit • Identify Areas of program Strength and Weakness • Develop plans for Corrective Action for Compliance Monitoring • Greater identification and use of special education supports and services within each school building in an effort to reduce the need for more restrictive educational placements • Expansion of Mathilda Theiss Programming • Review Outside Placements • Establish curricular teams in grades 7 through grade 12 ELA, Math, and Science special education courses to determine adapted curricular materials 2019-2021 • Review Suspension/expulsion data and develop alternatives. • Collectively create a reduction goal in suspension numbers • Retrain entire staff on de-escalation techniques • Increase Work-Based Learning opportunities for students of transition age • Create in-school opportunities for skill learning in work based activities • Review Outside Placements • Ensuring grade 7 through grade 12 ELA, Math, and Science special education teachers are teaching the curriculum with fidelity 2021-2022 • Review progress of Life Skills Curriculum • Assess defined goals and utilize data to create new ones • Create Staff Survey for Special Education to evaluate goals • Create Parent Survey for Special Education to evaluate goals • Review progress of Emotional Support Curriculum • Review Outside Placements 36 McKeesport Area • Continue to monitor grade 7 through grade 12 ELA, Math, and Science curriculums for needed changes BUSINESS OFFICE 2017-2018 • Work with administration to develop a strategic plan to re-enroll students lost to charter/online schools • Survey and prepare to upgrade business office/payroll technology. i.e., payroll distribution • Identify and plan for allocation of funds for repairs, such as improvements to buildings/field house • Create a manual to establish reinforcement on budgeting and purchasing for principals/directors • Explore possibilities of energy saving procedures to reduce utility expenditures • Research the feasibility of a plan to sell M.A.S.D. delinquencies • Seek new avenues of funding to replenish the capital reserve fund • Evaluate and establish that the business office maintains clear communication while continuing to operate effectively and efficiently 2018-2019 • Implement a plan to re-enroll students lost to charter/online schools • Begin negotiations with our transportation company and prepare the information to place this service out to bid • Begin negotiations with the teachers’ union for a new contract. The current contract ends August 31st, 2019 • Work with the McKeesport Area Education Foundation to raise monies for the possible upgrading of capital projects • Continue to seek new avenues of funding to replenish the capital reserve fund • Continue to explore possibilities of energy saving procedures • Reinforce the uniformity in conjunction with the manual for budgeting and procedural purposes • Maintain business office to ensure clear communication while continuing to operate effectively and efficiently 2019-2020 • Evaluate plan to re-enroll students lost to charter/online schools • Continue to survey and prepare to upgrade business office/payroll technology • Increase efforts to identify all sources of outside funding/grant possibilities • Maintain continuity with budgeting and purchasing procedures • Continue to identify and plan for allocation of funds for repairs, such as improvements to buildings/field house • Continue to work with M.A.E. to raise monies for possible projects • Maintain business office to ensure clear communication while continuing to operate effectively and efficiently 2019-2021 • Continue plan to re-enroll students lost to charter/online schools and ensure effectiveness • Maintain continuity with budgeting and purchasing procedures • Continue to identify and plan for allocation of funds for repairs, such as improvements to buildings/field house • Continue to survey and prepare to upgrade business office/payroll technology • Increase efforts to identify all sources of outside funding/grant possibilities • Continue to work with M.A.E. to raise monies for possible projects • Maintain business office to ensure clear communication while continuing to operate effectively and efficiently 2021-2022 • Continue plan to re-enroll students lost to charter/online schools and ensure effectiveness • Maintain continuity with budgeting and purchasing procedures • Continue to identify and plan for allocation of fun