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Te m p o r a r y R e g i o n a l
School Study Committee
on Advisability of
Regionalization
Ansonia and Derby
Mission DRAFT
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The DMGroup will work closely with the TRSSC throughout this process.
Robbie Havdala
Director
rhavdala@dmgroupk12.com
Simone Carpenter
Senior Associate
scarpenter@dmgroupk12.com
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DMGroup has partnered with hundreds of school districts across the US,
helping them address their most pressing needs.
All Sizes
of Districts
1,700 students 5,000 6,800 10,600 55,000 100,000
Rural Suburban Suburban Gateway Urban Urban
Nationwide
Experience
All Types
of Districts
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DMGroup has worked with many districts in the state of Connecticut.
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Districts Community Districts
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DMGroup has a track record of providing powerful analysis and support,
guiding districts through regionalization and other key decisions.
Berkshire County • Model education, operational, and financial • Education Task Force was able
Education Task outcomes for several Berkshire County to vote on path forward informed
regionalization scenarios. by modeled outcomes.
Force
Vermont State • Supporting the implementation of Act 46, • DMG-recommended best practices
pursuing the merger of small districts. have been codified into Vermont
Education law.
Agency • Providing training and best practice structures
for districts undergoing change. • Second wave of districts signed up
for support.
Hamden • Created dynamic financial model for the next 5 • Helped district narrow the number of
years, covering projections of revenues, school closure scenarios toward a
expenditures, staffing and school closures. final decision.
• Facilitated workshops for board and town • District retained DMG for a second
council to build understanding of financial year of support and further analysis.
implications of decisions.
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Silver/Petrucelli & Associates of 47
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DMGroup will lead a coordinated effort with MMI and SPA to complete the
analysis and study within 18 months.
18 Month Workplan
Phase 1.1 Project Initiation Phase 1.4 – 1.8 Create and Phase 2 Determine &
Present Task 1 Report on Conduct Task 2 Analysis of
Phase 1.2 Develop Regionalization Savings for Shared
Understanding of Current Advisability Services, Facilitate
Context Workshops
• Data request
• Focus groups and interviews
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During the first 4 months, DMGroup will work with the TRSSC to gather
data and conduct focus groups and interviews.
• DMGroup team members will conduct • DMGroup will request data from both
focus groups and interviews with districts, including, but not limited to:
relevant stakeholders. Participants may
include, but are not limited to: - Staffing levels
- Financial data
- TRSSC members - Demographic trends
- Board of Education members - Academic outcomes
- Community members - Programs and services
- District & school administrators
- District staff members
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Following this meeting, DMGroup and the TRSSC will begin gathering
data.
Next Steps
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If you have any comments or questions
about the contents of this document, please
contact District Management Group:
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Example: Berkshire County worked with DMGroup to assess the impact
of multiple possible regionalization decisions and scenarios.
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Example: Berkshire County used DMGroup’s financial analysis to put
forward its final recommendation about regionalization.
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In Hamden, DMGroup developed a flexible budget model that the district
can refer to as a resource for future planning.
Scenario Assumptions
Hamden Public Schools will identify alternative scenarios reliant on both district-specific
circumstances, as well as state and federal dynamics:
• What are the potential impacts of changing local, state, federal, and grant funding?
• Are there any pending capital projects?
• What will be the incremental changes in staff salaries?
• Is the district adding or removing schools?
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