The superintendent's report discusses a kindergarten survey that is available online and through local media to gather parent input about full-day kindergarten. Current kindergarten students are performing well academically, with 85% at level 4 or above in reading and 97% meeting math benchmarks. The survey is being conducted as part of the district's strategic plan and based on a prior community survey that found some parents may be interested in a longer day. Options under consideration include a full-day program or 21st century pilot program, but there are no formal proposals yet for the school board. The report also discusses a meeting with police and transportation companies about installing traffic cameras due to too many cars illegally passing stopped school buses.

1. SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT
December 9, 2013

2. Kindergarten Survey
• Survey available on-line
• Pop-up on the webpage at oess.org
• Sent to local papers and social media
• E-blasted to parents
• Posted on Facebook
• People were asked to kindly forward it to other parents of
preschoolers who might not know about it
• Open until December 30th

3. Kindergarten Survey
• There is no immediate curricular need
• 85% of 2013 kindergarteners Level 4 readers or above
• 91% at or above the STAR Early Literacy grade-level
expectation
• 97% met the Math Expressions grade-level benchmark.
• As 1st graders, 58% met the 'end-of-the-year benchmark‘ on
the beginning of the year math placement test
• DRG B – 9 of the 20 DRG districts have full-day
• No state requirement for full-day
• .84 is already partially extended (over typical .5 day)

5. Why Survey?
• It is one of the goals in the ‘Strategic Plan’
• Based on the LRP committee’s community survey
• Some parents may be interested in a longer day
• We do not yet have a formal proposal for the BOE
• Based on survey data
• Several options are being considered, including a 21st
Century program at MLT for 4 and 5-year-olds
• Pilot

6. REDFLEX Meeting
BOE Sub-Committee, Police,
Town, CO, Tech, and Bus Co’s
Why?
Cars…
• Must stop when school bus lights
are flashing.
• Must stop -- even if approaching
bus from the opposite lane.
• Can’t drive forward until the red
lights stop flashing.
• Too many infractions

7. REDFLEX Meeting