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FeasibilityStudySpanishImmersionPilotProject

Cuiiiculum Instiuction
8489MadisonAvenueNE.BainbridgeIsland,Washington981102999.(206)7801067.
Fax(206)7801089
March22,2013
TO: FaithChapel,Superintendent
FR: JulieGoldsmith,AssociateSuperintendent
RE: SpanishImmersionPilotProject
AttheMarch14BoardofDirectorsmeeting,thedistrictprovidedareportontheFeasibilityStudy
thatwascompletedtoanalyzetheSpanishImmersionPilot.AttheMarch29
th
BoardMeeting,the
Boardwillneedtomakeadeterminationinthreeareas:
1. Continuation:ShouldtheSpanishImmersionPilotProjectcontinue?
2. Structure:Ifthepilotcontinues,howmanyclassrooms,whatgradeconfigurationsshouldbe
included,andwhatparametersarethereforwhoenrollsintheprogram?
3. Placement:Ifthepilotcontinues,whereshoulditbelocated?
AstheBoardreviewsthematerialsintheFeasibilityStudyandthesequestions,theymayfindit
helpfultoreflectofthefollowingquestions:
x HowflexibleisthemodelinconsiderationofthefinaldeterminationoftheK6Configuration
Committee?
x Whataretheshortandlongtermcostimplications?

AdditionstotheFeasibilityStudy:
AttachedtothisreportisanupdatedFeasibilityStudy.TheFeasibilityhasbeenupdatedwiththe
followinginformation:
x InclusionofStaffingImpactChartsforeachOption(thiswasprovidedasapartofthe
presentationtotheBoardonMarch14,butnotintheoriginalFeasibilityStudy)pages7,8,
10,13and16.
x Correctedchartsfordeterminationofinterest(revisionofprivateversuscurrentBISD
studentsand1additionalstudent)page4.
x CorrectedRevenue6potentialnewtodistrictstudents(insteadof5)page21.
x AddendumwithtwoadditionaloptionsdevelopedfortheBoardsconsideration.These
optionsprovideforaKindergartenfourthgradeoptionwithoutfifthgrade(acontinuation
ofthepilotmodelthatwasinitiatedforthecurrentschoolyear)pages2225.
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Spanish Immeision Feasibility Stuuy

BeforeSpanishImmersionisexpandedorofferedasapermanentprogram,itmustgo
throughaformalSchoolBoardapprovalprocess.ToprovidetheBoardofDirectorswith
datatohelpmakeadeterminationonpossibleoptionsfortheprogram,aFeasibilityStudy
hasbeencompleted.ThekeycomponentsoftheFeasibilityStudyinclude:
TableofContents
I. OverviewofPilotProjectModel:.................................................................................3
II. Determinationofinterestandcommittedenrollmentfortheprogram:................4
III. Developmentofpossibleoptionsforcontinuationorexpansion;..........................5
Option1:DiscontinuePilot.............................................................................................6
Option2:ContinueLimitedPilot....................................................................................7
Option3:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion.................................9
Option4:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1
st
Class,1
st
/2
nd
Class,and3
rd
/4
th
/5
th
Classforatotalof3Classes)..........................................................11
Option5:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1
st
Class,2
nd
/3
rd

Classand4
th
/5
th
classforatotalof3Classes).................................................................14
IV. AnalysisofPossibleProgramLocations:..................................................................17
V. AnalysisofCosts:Staffing,Startup,Transportation,andPossibleRevenue....19
IV. AdditionalOptionstoConsider(VariationofOption3and4withno5
th
grade
students):........................................................................................................................22
A. 3A:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion(K4)........................22
B.Option4A:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersionK4(K/1
st

Class,1
st
/2
nd
Class,and2
nd
/3
rd
/4
th
Classforatotalof3Classes).............................24

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I. OverviewofPilotProjectModel:
Theprogramisbasedonthephilosophyoflanguageimmersion,whichmeansstaying
inonelanguageratherthanmixingEnglishandSpanishduringagivenperiodof
instruction.SinceSpanishproficiencyisalearningobjectivefortheprogram,the
teacherdeliverscertaincontentintheSpanishlanguage,focusingnotonlyonmastery
ofcontentbutalsoontheacquisitionoflanguage,includingvocabulary,language
structure,andfunctions.Researchshowsthatseparationoflanguagesforinstruction
helpstopromotecommunicationskillsandlanguagedevelopment.Instructionis
designedcarefullytointegratelanguageandcontent,toaddresssecondlanguage
learnerneeds,andtoencouragethetransferofskills,strategies,andknowledgeacross
languages.(Howard,Sugarman,Perdomo,andAdger,2005).ChartAdemonstrates
howthedifferentcontentareasaredelivered:
Subject\Grade K2 (90/10Model) 34 (50/50Model)
LanguageArts Spanish English
Math Spanish Spanish
Science Spanish Spanish
SocialStudies Spanish/English Spanish/English
PhysicalEducation
/Music/Art
English English
ChartA:LanguageInstructionbySubjectArea

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II. Determinationofinterestandcommittedenrollmentfortheprogram:
InterestintheSpanishImmersionProjectisstrong.Fiftytwostudentshaveapplied
forentranceintotheprogram.Thesestudentsrangeingradelevelsfrom
kindergartentofifthgrade.Theoriginaltwentyeightstudentsinthepilothavealso
expressedinterestincontinuingintheprojectforthe201314schoolyear.ChartB
belowhighlightsthenumberofstudentsateachgradelevel,andChartC
demonstrateswherethestudentsarecurrentlyenrolledfor201314.
GradeLevel
201314
NewApplicants
(CurrentDistrict
Studentsbutnot
currentlyenrolledin
Immersion)
ApplicantsNewtothe
District
Rollupof201314Enrolled
ImmersionStudents
Totals
Kindergarten
14 3 0 17
1 13 2 11 26
2 9 6 15
3 5 1 3 9
4 4 4 8
5 2 4 6
TOTALS 47 6 28 81
53Applicants 28CurrentStudents 81Total
ChartB:ParentRequestsforSpanishImmersion

GradeLevel
201314
Blakely Ordway Wilkes Currentlynotenrolled
inBISDSchools
K 3 3 7 3
1 4 3 6 2
2 3 5 1
3 1 3 1
4 2 1 1
Total 13 15 16 5
ChartC:DistributionofnewapplicantswhoareinterestedinSpanishImmersion

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III. Developmentofpossibleoptionsforcontinuationorexpansion;
Inevaluatingtheenrollmentinterest,therearefivepossibleoptionsfortheBoardof
Directorstoconsider:
Option1:Discontinuethepilot.Thisdoesnotaddresscurrentinterestor
provideanavenueforstudentstolearnasecondlanguageinthistypeof
programmodel.
Option2:Continuealimitedpilotprojectwithcurrentstudentsforonemore
year.Provideanotheryearofprogramdevelopmentandconsiderthe
possibilityofexpandingin201415schoolyear.Thisaddressesnoneofthenew
interestintheprogram.
Option3:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion.Thiswould
addressapproximately40%ofthenewinterestintheSpanishImmersion
Program.
Option4:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1
st
Class,
1
st
/2
nd
Class,and3
rd
/4
th
/5
th
Classforatotalof3Classes).Thiswouldprovideaclass
forapproximately90%oftheparentsthathaveexpressedinterestinthepilot.
Thismaybethemostdisruptiveoptioninconsideringtheenrollmentimpact
onotherschools.
Option5:CreatetwotothreeadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion
(K/1
st
Class,2
nd
/3
rd
Classand4
th
/5
th
classforatotalof3Classes).Thisisdependent
uponanadditionalapplicationprocessforgradesfourandfive.Thiswould
provideanadditionoffortyeightnewstudentsintothepilot.Thiswould
addressapproximately6070%oftheinterest.Ifadditionalenrollmentisnot
obtained,8studentswhoarecurrentlyintheprogramandthe6studentswho
havesigneduptobeenrolledintheprogramwouldnotbeincluded.
ImportantassumptionsorconsiderationsindevelopingandreviewingeachOption
include:
x Longandshorttermimpactonneighborhoodschools;
x Assumptionofamaximumcapacityofthreemultiageclassroomswith
enrollmentof7578students(alargerenrollmentcouldhavealargerimpacton
neighborhoodschools);
x Enrollmentshouldfocusonadmittingstudentsduringthekindergartenand/or
firstgradeyears.Ifvacanciesoccurfrom2
nd
to5
th
grade,applicantsonthe
waitinglistmayconsiderjoiningtheimmersionprogramiftheyarealready
speakersoftheimmersionlanguage.Childrenwhohavenothadanyprior
experienceinthelanguage(eitherathome,throughtravel,oroutsidestudy)
willfinditverydifficulttosucceedintheimmersionprogramalongside
childrenwhohavebeenacquiringthelanguagefortwoyears;
x Anyoptionselectedwouldneedtobeevaluatedannuallytodetermine
enrollmentinterestandtheimpactonneighborhoodschools;
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x Thedemographicdatareportcompletedin2011wasusedasabasisfor
projectedkindergartenenrollment.Projectionsandcurrentenrollmentdata
demonstratesthatenrollmentatallthreeelementaryschoolsisdecliningover
thenextseveralyears.TheSchoolConfigurationCommitteeisstudyingthe
possibilityofchangingthegradelevelconfigurationofdistrictschoolsto
addressthisdecliningenrollmentissue.Forthisstudy,impactswerereviewed
forthecreationofuptothreeclassrooms.Iftheconfigurationcommittee
recommendsstayingwithourcurrentkindergartentofourthgrade
configuration,therecommendationwouldbeforthecreationofthree
classrooms:First/Second,Third/FourthandFifth/Sixth.Thiswouldmean
studentswouldbeginimmersionstudiesatthefirstgrade.Ifthecommittee
recommendsconfiguringtheschoolsinakindergartentofifthgrademodel,the
recommendationwouldbetocreatethreeclassroomscomprisedofa
kindergarten/first,second/third,andafourth/fifth;and
x Forexpediencytheoptionshavebeenbuiltonakindergartentofifthgrade
model.
Option1:DiscontinuePilot.
Thiscouldpossiblyincreaseenrollmentatneighborhoodschools.Thereisalsothe
possibilityoflosingstudentstolocalprivateschools.Sevenstudentsenrolledinthe201213
pilotprojectarenewtothedistrict,bringingadditionalrevenueof$36,400.Thiswouldnot
addressinterestforlanguageimmersioninBISD.
SummaryOption1:DiscontinuePilot
Pro Con

x Doesnotaddressinterestoflanguage
immersion.
x Theoptiondoesnotattractnew
enrollmenttoBISD.
x Thisoptionmaydecreaseoverall
revenueforthedistrict.

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Option3:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion
Option3providesforoneadditionalsectionofSpanishImmersion,grantingtwentytwo
newstudentsentranceintotheprogram.Alotterywouldbeneededfortheselectionofnew
studentsatgradeskindergarten,second,third,andfourthgrade.

GradeLevels
#of
Students EnrollmentComposition LotteryNeeds
Classroom
1
K/1 23 13newtoprogram,11
continuing
LotteryforKindergarten
(13slots16
applications)
Classroom
2
2nd/3rd/4th/5th 27 6newtoprogram,17
continuing
Lotteryforgrades2
(6slots9applications)

ChartG:Option3ClassroomComposition201314

2
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2.5
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3
Classes
Option3 201314
Added
Enrollment 201415
Added
Enrollment 201516
Added
Enrollment 201617
Added
Enrollment
Kindergarten 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12
1st 11 0 13 0 13 1 13 1
2nd 12 6 11 0 13 0 13 0
3rd 3 0 12 0 11 0 13 0
4th 4 0 3 12 0 11 0
5th 4 0 4 4 12 0
Total 47 19 55 12 65 13 74 13
ChartH:Option3EnrollmentGrowthOverTime
DemographicStudyEnrollmentProjections MediumRangeForecast

13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16Oct

K 222 211 213 216
1 236 255 242 244
2 232 229 253 241
3 251 241 238 263
4 279 261 250 247
TotalK4 1220 1197 1196 1211
EnrollmentforSpanish
Immersion&K4Odyssey 92 99 108 108
AverageEnrollmentfor
Blakely,Ordway&Wilkes 376 366 363 368
ChartI:Option3ImpactonNeighborhoodSchools

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2nd 75.0
3rd 80.0
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1st 69
2nd 73
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4th 75.0
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SummaryOption3:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion
Pro Con
x Thiswouldaddressapproximately
40%ofthenewinterestintheSpanish
Immersion
x Limitedstartupcosts
x Allowsthestafftocontinuethe
developmentoftheprogramona
smallerpilotscale
x Providesconsistentenrollmententry
forkindergartenand/orfirstgradeof
1213studentseachyear
x Additionalevaluationoftheprogram
componentswillprovidedatatomake
improvementstobothcurriculumand
instruction.
x Thisoptionbuildstheprogramatthe
youngergrades,butprovidesforan
imbalanceofclasssizeintheupper
gradesinthenextthreeyears.
x Thisprogramisthemostchallenging
instructionallyduetothelargerange
ofgradelevelsinthe2
nd
classroom.
Option4:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1
st
Class,
1
st
/2
nd
Class,and3
rd
/4
th
/5
th
Classforatotalof3Classes)
ThisoptionaddressestheinterestthathasbeenexpressedforenrollmentintheSpanish
ImmersionPilot.Itwouldcreateabubbleorlargegroupofstudentsatonegradelevel(in
201314atthe1
st
grade).Projectedoutsixyears,thisenrollmentbubblewouldcontinueto
movethrougheachgradeleveluntiltheenrollmentstabilizedto3balancedclassesinthe
201819schoolyear.Thisoptionwouldalsolimittheavailableopenenrollmentslotsover
thenextfouryearsto910studentseachyear.Additionalresourceswouldneedtobe
purchasedtosupportthelargenumberofstudentsatthegradelevel.Thosematerialswould
notbeneededinfutureyearswhentheenrollmentstabilizedtoamultiageclassroom
comprisedoftwogradelevelsforstudentsinKindergarten/first,second/thirdgradeand
fourth/fifthgrade.

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201314
GradeLevels
#of
Students EnrollmentComposition LotteryNeeds
Classroom
1
K/1 25
25newtoprogram(12
Kindergarten,13first
grade)
LotteryforKindergarten
(16kindergarten
interested/151
st
Grade)
Classroom
2
1
st
/2nd 25
8new(2firstgradeand6
secondgrade)
17continuing(11first
grade/6secondgrade)
LotteryforSecondgrade9
interested
Classroom
3
3rd/4
th
/5th 23
12new(6thirdgrade,4
fourthgrade,2fifthgrade)
11continuing(3third
grade,4fourthgrade,4
fifthgrade)
NoLotteryneeded
*openingsfor4additional
students

TOTAL 73
ChartK:Option4ClassroomComposition201314
Option4 201314
Added
Enrollment 201415
Estimated
new
enrollment 201516
Estimated
new
enrollment 201617
Estimated
new
enrollment
Kindergarten 12 12 9 9 10 10 10 10
1st 26 15 12 0 9 0 10 0
2nd 12 6 26 0 12 0 9 0
3rd 9 6 12 0 26 0 12 0
4th 8 4 9 0 12 0 26 0
5th 6 2 8 0 9 0 12 0
Total
Enrolled 73 45 76 9 78 10 79 10
ChartL:Option4EnrollmentGrowthOverTime

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Blakely Ordway Wilkes Spanish COS Total Blakely Ordway Wilkes Spanish COS Total
Kindergarten 61 62 65 12 200 Kindergarten 67 66 69 9 211
1st 67 71 73 26 12 249 1st 75 75 75 12 12 249
2nd 75 66 69 12 12 234 2nd 67 71 73 26 12 249
3rd 79 76 71 9 12 247 3rd 75 66 69 12 12 234
4th 99 76 79 8 13 275 4th 79 76 71 9 12 247
Total 381 351 357 67 49 1205 Total 363 354 357 68 48 1190
Blakely Ordway Wilkes Spanish COS Blakely Ordway Wilkes Spanish COS
Kindergarten 68 67 68 10 213 Kindergarten 68 68 70 10 216
1st 74 74 73 9 12 242 1st 74 74 74 10 12 244
2nd 75 75 75 12 12 249 2nd 74 74 73 9 12 242
3rd 67 71 73 26 12 249 3rd 75 75 75 12 12 249
4th 75 66 69 12 12 234 4th 67 71 73 26 12 249
Total 359 353 358 69 48 1187 Total 358 362 365 67 48 1200
201516 201617
201314 201415
DemographicStudy
EnrollmentProjections
MediumRangeForecast
13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16Oct
K 222 211 213 216
1 236 255 242 244
2 232 229 253 241
3 251 241 238 263
4 279 261 250 247
TotalK4 1220 1197 1196 1211
Spanish&
Odyssey14 116 116 117 115
Blakely,
Ordway,
Wilkes 368 360 360 365
ChartM:Option4ImpactonNeighborhoodSchools
ChartN:FourYearProjectedEnrollmentOption4

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Additionalresourceswouldneedtobepurchasedtosupportnewstudentsattheupper
gradelevels.Thethirdclassroomatthefourth/fifthgradeleveldoesnothaveadequate
enrollmentatthistime.However,becauseparentswerenotawareofthepossibilityofa
fourth/fifthgradeconfigurationanextendedapplicationprocessmayincreasetheinterestof
thisnewpilotoption.
201314
GradeLevels
#of
Students
Enrollment
Composition LotteryNeeds
Classroom
1
K/1 26 15newtoprogram(13
Kindergarten,2first
grade);11students
continuinginfirstgrade
LotteryforKindergartenand
FirstGrades.New
applications:
x 16Kindergarten
x 15FirstGrade
Classroom
2
2
nd
/3rd 24 15newtoprogram(9
secondand6thirdgrade);
9continuingstudents(6
secondgradeand3third
grade)
Nonespaceavailablefor2
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rd
gradespots.
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3
Dependent
onadditional
enrollment
4
th
/5
th
26 18newtoprogram(9at
fourthgradeand9atfifth
grade);8students
continuing(4atfourth
gradeand4atfifthgrade)
Noneneedtogain
enrollmentforclasstobe
feasible.Currentlyhave14
studentsneedatleast12
moretomaketheclassviable

TOTAL 76
ChartO:Option5ClassroomComposition201314
3
Classes
3
Classes
3
Classes`
3
Classes
Option5 201314
Added
Enrollment 201415
Estimated
new
enrollment 201516
Estimated
new
enrollment 201617
Estimated
new
enrollment
Kindergarten 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
1st 13 2 13 0 13 0 13 0
2nd 15 9 13 0 13 0 13 0
3rd 9 6 14 0 13 0 13 0
4th 13 9 13 4 14 0 13 0
5th 13 9 13 0 13 0 14 0
Total
Enrolled 75 48 79 17 79 17 79 13
ChartP:Option4EnrollmentGrowthOverTime

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K 61
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2nd 75
3rd 79
4th 99
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1st 74
2nd 75
3rd 71
4th 75
Total 363
ChartQ:Four
StaffingImpa
easibilityStud
y Ordway
61
74
66
76
76
353
ly Ordway
67
74
75
74
66
356
ryearenrollm
actsOption5
dySpanishIm
201314
Wilkes Sp
65
79
69
71
79
363
201516
Wilkes Sp
68
73
75
79
69
364
mentprojecti
5
mmersionPilot
panish COS
13
13 12
14 12
9 12
13 13
62 49
panish COS
13
13 12
13 12
13 12
14 12
66 48
ionOption5
tProject

Total
200 K
249 1st
236 2nd
247 3rd
280 4th
1212 Total

216 K
246 1st
250 2nd
249 3rd
236 4th
1197 Total
Blakely O
67
75
71
75
76
l 364
Blakely O
68
74
74
75
71
l 362
20
Ordway Wilke
66 69
75 75
74 79
66 69
75 71
356 36
20
Ordway Wilk
68 70
74 74
74 73
75 75
74 79
365 371
01415
es Spanish
9 13
5 13
9 13
9 14
1 13
3 66
01617
kes Spanish
0 13
4 13
3 13
5 13
9 13
1 65
COS Tota
215
12 250
12 249
12 236
12 247
48 119
COS
219
12 247
12 246
12 250
12 249
48 1211
l
5
0
9
6
7
7
1
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SummaryOption5:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1
st
Class,
2
nd
/3
rd
Classand4
th
/5
th
classforatotalof3Classes)
Pro Con
x Providesanadditionoffortyeight
newstudentsintothepilot.This
wouldaddressapproximately6070%
oftheinterest.
x Providesforthreebalancedclassesfor
instructionandmaterials.
x Ifadditionalenrollmentisnot
obtained,8studentswhoarecurrently
intheprogramandthe6students
whohavesigneduptobeenrolledin
theprogramwouldnotbeincluded.
x Additionalresourceswouldneedto
bepurchasedtosupportnewstudents
attheuppergradelevels.
x ImpactsSakaiStaffingandclasssize.

IV. AnalysisofPossibleProgramLocations:
InaccordancewiththedraftBISDProposingandApprovingPilot/OptionsPrograms
procedures(attached),newprogramsaresitedonaspaceavailablebasis.Potential
locationsfortheprograminclude:
a. ContinuationatCommodoreOptionsSchool.Thereisspaceavailable;
however,thefollowingcostsorimpactswouldbeincurred:
i. Dependingontheoptiontherewouldbetheneedtoaddupto.55
SpecialistsFTE(music,PE,artteachers)fortheadditionalclassrooms.
ii. Increasedplaygroundsupervisionwouldbeneededfortheadditionof
students.
iii. Anadditionofupto.12CounselorFTEwouldbeneeded
b. SitetheprogramatOrdwayElementarySchool.Decliningenrollment,dueto
ourchangingdemographics,willimpactOrdwaywiththelossofupto1.5
classroomteacherFTE.ThisalsoimpactsthestaffingallocationatOrdwayfor
specialistsandcounseling.IftheprogramwerelocatedatOrdwaytherewould
benoneedforreductionofanyofanystaffing.

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MosaicStaffing Teachers Specialists Ordway
Staffing
Teachers Specialists
Without
Spanish
1 0.14
Current
201213
15.5 2.17
With1Spanish
Class 2 .28
Projected
201314
14
1.96
With2Spanish
Classes 3 0.42
With1
Spanish
Class
15 2.1
With2.5
SpanishClasses 3.5 .49
With2
Spanish
Classes
16 2.24
With3Spanish
Classes 4 0.56
With2.5
Spanish
Classes
16.5 2.31
With3
Spanish
Classes
17 2.38
ChartR:ImpactonSpecialist(Art,PE&Music)Staffing

ChartS:ProjectedStaffing(BasedonDemographicReportandHRDepartmentAnalysis)

SummaryLocation:Commodorehasspace,butthecostsforimplementingthe
programthereareprohibitive.Ordwayhasspaceandcurrentstaffinglevelthatwould
supporttheneedsoftheprogram.

CATEGORIES ENROLLMENT: 363.0 ENROLLMENT: 372.0 ENROLLMENT: 398.0 ENROLLMENT: 420.0
CERTIFICATED STAFF(FTEENRL RATIO STAFF(FTEENRL RATIO STAFF(FTEENRL RATIO STAFF(FTEENRL RATIO
Teachers(K)** 2.500 64.0 25.60 2.000 45.0 22.50 2.000 45.0 22.50 2.000 45.0 22.50
Teachers(1) 3.000 74.0 24.67 3.000 74.0 24.67 3.000 74.0 24.67 3.000 74.0 24.67
Teachers(2) 3.000 69.0 23.00 3.000 69.0 23.00 3.000 69.0 23.00 3.000 69.0 23.00
Teachers(3) 3.000 79.0 26.33 3.000 79.0 26.33 3.000 79.0 26.33 3.000 79.0 26.33
Teachers(4) 3.000 77.0 25.67 3.000 77.0 25.67 3.000 77.0 25.67 3.000 77.0 25.67
Spanish 1.000 28.0 28.00 2.000 54.0 27.00 3.000 76.0 25.33
TotalK4Staff 14.500 363.000 15.000 372.000 16.000 398.000 17.000 420.000
Counselor(K4) 0.800 0.800 0.800 0.800
Specialists(K4) 1.990 2.100 2.240 2.380
Librarian(K4) 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.750
ORDWAY*2Spanish ORDWAY*3Spanish ORDWAY*NoSpanish ORDWAY*1Spanish
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V. AnalysisofCosts:Staffing,Startup,Transportation,andPossible
Revenue
a. Staffing:AssignmentofstaffmemberstotheSpanishImmersionPilotProjectwill
bebasedontheCollectiveBargainingAgreement.TheHumanResources
Departmenthasforecastthehiringneedsforthe201314schoolyear.Atthistime
thereareanticipatedretirementsthatwillaccountforanyneedstoreducestaffing
attheelementarylevelifoneadditionalteacherisneededforSpanish.The
additionoftwoSpanishteachersmaybeproblematicdependingonstaffattrition.
Dependingontheinstructionalmodelthatisused,anewhirewouldneedtobe
madeforatleastonenewSpanishspeakingteacher.Thebiggestimpacton
staffingistheimpactonspecialists,dependingonwheretheprogramislocated.

IftheprogramislocatedatCommodore,additionalspecialiststimewouldneedto
beaddedandOrdwaywouldneedtoreducespecialiststaffing.Therewouldnot
beaneedtodoareductioninforce(RIF)toaccommodatethespecialiststaffing
changes(duetothestatusofcurrentnoncontinuingcontracts).Therewouldbea
needtochangethespecialistsscheduleattheelementarylevelthatwouldimpact
somespecialistsandrequireapersontotravelto3differentbuildings.

Chart:StaffingImplications(YellowIndicatesmajorclasssizeissuesneedforadditionalstaffing
oraddressoverload)

SummaryStaffing:Instructionalstaffingwouldbeimpactedbydifferentoptions.
WithouttheSpanishProgramwewouldhaveaneedtoaddressclasssizeissuesata
varietyofgradelevels.Option3providestheleastimpactonclasssizefornextyear.The
impactonspecialists(art,musicandphysicaleducationstaff)couldbesignificant
dependingonthesizeandwheretheSpanishImmersionclassesarelocated.

Current
2012-13
Projected
2013-14 Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5
Kindergarten 8.5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1st 9 9 10 9 9 9 9
2nd 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
3rd 10 10 10 10 9 9 9
4th 11 10 10 10 10 10 10
5th 11 11 11 11 11 11 10
Spanish
Immersion 1 1 0 1 2 3 3
Total K-5 59.5 58 58 58 58 59 58
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b.StartupCosts:Dependingontheimplementationmodelselectedtheremaybe
additionalstartupcosts.Thereiscurrentlyabalanceof$8000availabletosupport
theprogramfromthe$25,000thathasbeendonatedthroughtheBainbridge
SchoolsFoundation(BSF).
Additionalplanningtimewouldbeneededforthestafftocontinuedevelopment
oftheprogram.Additionalplanningtimewouldbepaidusingastandard
curriculumrate,whichincludingtaxesandbenefitsisapproximately$24.00per
hour(withtaxandbenefits,$32.00).Between75150hoursofadditionaltime
wouldbeneededinthefirstyearoftheprogramforeachteacher($4800$9600).
Additionaltrainingonstrategiesforteachinginaimmersioninstructionmayalso
bebeneficial.Thecostofregistration,travelandstafftimeshouldbeconsidered.
Therangeofcostwouldbe$1000to$2000perteacher.
ChartTprovidesanoverviewoftheinstructionalmaterialneedstosupportthe
program.
ContentArea Status EstimatedCost
LanguageArts(K2
inSpanish/Grades3
5inEnglish)
x Majorityofmaterialspurchasedin
201213
x Someresourceswouldbeneededto
supportincreasednumberof
students
x Handwritingmaterialspurchasedby
districtannually
$500
Mathematics x Districtisadoptingnewmaterialsfor
201314Spanisheditionsare
availableandwouldbepurchased
withdistrictfunds

Science x Currentdistrictsciencekitshave
teacherandstudentmaterialsin
Spanish

SocialStudies x Needtopurchaseadditional
resourcesandnonfictionmaterials
inSpanishtosupporttheoldergrade
levels
$1500
PhysicalEducation,
Music,andArt
x ContenttaughtinEnglish $0
ChartT:InstructionalMaterialNeeds

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SummaryStartupCosts:
Approximately$7800to$13,600wouldbeneededtosupportthestartupcostsforexpansion
ofthepilotimmersionproject.Thereiscurrentlyabalanceof$8000tosupportadditional
costs.

c.Transportation:Limitedimpact.Childrenwouldbeservedbyexistingbusroutes.
Ifastudentlivesoutsideofanexistingbusroute,theparentswillberequiredto
providetransportation.However,theremaybeanimpacttoridershipofbusesto
BlakelyandWilkesresultinginlessfundingfromthestate.
SummaryTransportation:
Limitedimpactexpected.

d.Revenue:Anincreaseofrevenueswouldbegeneratedfromnewstudentstothe
district.Approximately$5200isprovidedinadditionalbasiceducationallocations
fromthestate.Thereare6studentsthatarenewtothedistrictinthepoolof
applicants.Thiswouldprovideupto$31,200.
SummaryRevenue:Newstudentstothedistrictin201314wouldbringinadditional
fundsupto$31,200.TheSpanishImmersionProgram(coupledwithapotentialFLES
programforallstudents)mayprovideincreasedinterestinenrollmentandcontinued
increasedrevenueovertime.

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March22,2013
0puateu Feasibility Stuuy Spanish
Immeision
AftertheMarch14
th
BoardofDirectorsmeetingthefollowingadditionaloptionshavebeen
developedfortheBoardsconsideration.TheseoptionsprovideforaKindergartenfourthgrade
option(acontinuationofthepilotmodelthatwasinitiatedforthecurrentschoolyear).
IV. AdditionalOptionstoConsider(VariationofOption3and4withno5
th

gradestudents):
Option3A:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion(K4).This
wouldaddressapproximately52%ofthenewinterestK4.Thereare6fifthgrade
studentswhowouldnotbeserved(4studentscontinuingfromthisyearspilotand2
newapplicants).
Option4A:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersionK4(K/1
st
Class,
1
st
/2
nd
Class,and2
nd
/3
rd
/4
th
Classforatotalof3Classes).Thiswouldprovideaclassfor
approximately90%oftheparentsthathaveexpressedinterestinthepilot.There
wouldbeopeningsforadditionalenrollmentof56studentsinthe2
nd
4
th
grade
classroom.
A. 3A:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersion(K4).

GradeLevels
#of
Students
Enrollment
Composition LotteryNeeds
Classroom
1
K/1 25 14newtoprogram,11
continuing
12Kindergarten
13FirstGrade
x LotteryforKindergarten
(12slots16
applications)
x Lotteryfor1
st
(2slots15
applications)
Classroom
2
2nd/3rd/4th 27 13newtoprogram,13
continuing
15secondgrade
7thirdgrade
4fourthgrade
x NoLotteryforgrades2
(9slots9applications)
x Lottery3
rd
grade(4slots
6applications)
x Nolottery4
th
(nonew
slots)

C
C

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Option3A
Kindergarten
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
TotalClass
Enrollment
Chart:Option
Chart:Staffing
easibilityStud
2Classes
201314
n 12
13
12
9
4
50
n3AEnrollm
gImpact
dySpanishIm
s
4
Added
Enrollment
2 12
3 2
2 9
9 4
4 0
0 27
mentGrowthO

mmersionPilot

201415
Ad
En
13
12
13
12
9
59
OverTime
tProject
dded
nrollment
201
13
0
0
0
13
1516
Added
Enrollm
12
13
12
13
12
62
ment
201617
12 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
12 6

7
Added
Enrollment
13 13
12 0
13 0
12 0
13 0
63 13
3
0
0
0
0
3
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SummaryOption3A:CreateoneadditionalclassroomofSpanishImmersionK4
Pro Con
x Thiswouldaddressapproximately52%
ofthenewinterestintheSpanish
Immersion
x Limitedstartupcosts
x Allowsthestafftocontinuethe
developmentoftheprogramona
smallerpilotscale
x Providesconsistentenrollmententryfor
kindergartenand/orfirstgradeof1213
studentseachyear
x Additionalevaluationoftheprogram
componentswillprovidedatatomake
improvementstobothcurriculumand
instruction.
x Stayswithinbudgetstaffingallocation.
x Helpsaddressimbalanceofclasssize
andtheneedtohireadditionalK4staff
oraddressoverload.
x Thisoptionbuildstheprogramatthe
youngergrades,butprovidesforan
imbalanceofclasssizeintheupper
gradesinthenextthreeyears.
x Thisprogramisthechallenging
instructionallyduetotherangeofgrade
levelsina2
nd
4
th
gradeclassroom.
B.Option4A:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersionK4
(K/1
st
Class,1
st
/2
nd
Class,and2
nd
/3
rd
/4
th
Classforatotalof3Classes)
201314
GradeLevels
#of
Students
Enrollment
Composition LotteryNeeds
Classroom
1
K/1 25
25newtoprogram(12
Kindergarten,13first
grade)
x Lotteryfor
Kindergarten(12slots16
applications
x Nolottery1st
Classroom
2
1
st
/2nd 25 131
st
Grade
122
nd
Grade x NoLotteryneeded
Classroom
3
2
nd
/3rd/4
th
20 3SecondGrade
9Thirdgrade
4Fourthgrade
x NoLotteryneeded
*openingsfor56additional
students(IfwemovetoOrdwayit
maybepossibletogetadditional
2
nd
4
th
gradestudents)

TOTAL 70
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Option4A 201314
Added
Enrollment
201415
Estimated
new
enrollment
201516
Estimated
new
enrollment
201617
Estimated
new
enrollment
Kindergarten 12 12 12 12 12 10 13 12
1st 26 15 12 0 12 0 12 0
2nd 15 9 26 0 12 0 12 0
3rd 9 9 15 0 26 0 12 0
4th 4 0 9 0 15 0 26 0
Total
Enrolled
66 45 74 12 77 10 75 12
Chart:Option4AEnrollmentGrowthOverTime

Chart:StaffingImpact

SummaryOption4A:CreatetwoadditionalclassroomsofSpanishImmersion(K/1
st
Class,
1
st
/2
nd
Class,and2
nd
/3
rd
/4
th
Classforatotalof3Classes)
Pro Con
x Provideaclassforapproximately90%
oftheparentsthathaveexpressed
interestinthepilot
x Modelprovidesforastableenrollmentof
7379students
x Createsadisproportionateenrollmentat
firstgradethatwilldrivethepurchaseof
materialsthatwouldbeneededforone
yearateachgradelevelasthegroup
transitionsfromfirstgradetofourth
grade
x Continuesanimbalanceofclasssizethat
needstobeaddressedwithadditional
staffingoroverload.
x Largestimpactonstartupcosts
x Largestimpactonbudgetedstaffing
allocation
Option 4A
CATEGORIES 400 342 375
CERTIFICATED STAFF ENRL. ClassSize STAFF ENRL ClassSize STAFF ENRL ClassSize
Teachers(K)** 3 74 24.67 2 45 22.50 3 70 23.33
Teachers(1)
25 3 70 23.33 3 76 25.33 3 74 24.67
Teachers(2)
26 3 74 24.67 3 65 21.67 3 70 23.33
Teachers(3)
26
3
81 27.00 3 77 25.67 3 79 26.33
Teachers(4)
27
4
101 25.25 3 79 26.33 3 82 27.33
TotalK4Staff
16 400 14 342 15 375
BLAKELY* ORDWAY* WILKES*
ENROLLMENT: ENROLLMENT: ENROLLMENT:
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