SHUTESBURY EDUCATION STUDY SHUTESBURY EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

Created March 18, 2010Created March 18, 2010Joint committee of Select Board and Joint committee of Select Board and School CommitteeSchool Committee9 members, representing broad 9 members, representing broad interests of communityinterests of communitySchool Committee (2), Select Board, School Committee (2), Select Board, Fin. Comm, School Council, K-12 Fin. Comm, School Council, K-12 Parent, Town Administrator, Parent, Town Administrator, Community Community members (2)members (2)

11. Identify and clarify current and future goals for the . Identify and clarify current and future goals for the Town of Shutesbury and its residents regarding:Town of Shutesbury and its residents regarding:

a.a. The delivery of quality education services and The delivery of quality education services and education outcomes for school-aged children.education outcomes for school-aged children.

bb. The financing of education for Shutesbury’s . The financing of education for Shutesbury’s school-aged childrenschool-aged children

cc. The governance of the educational system.. The governance of the educational system. d.d. The capacity to provide sustainable leadership The capacity to provide sustainable leadership

and oversight of the educational system.and oversight of the educational system.

2.2. Recommend a plan that can best achieve the future Recommend a plan that can best achieve the future goals for Shutesbury.goals for Shutesbury.

Committee ChargeCommittee Charge

School Committee (2) – Michael DeChiara, Clif School Committee (2) – Michael DeChiara, Clif Read (Co-Chair) Read (Co-Chair)

Select Board – Elaine Puleo (Co-Chair)Select Board – Elaine Puleo (Co-Chair)

Fin. Comm – Patrick CallahanFin. Comm – Patrick Callahan

School Council – Jody Brush School Council – Jody Brush

Town Administrator – Becky TorresTown Administrator – Becky Torres

* Parent of K-12 student – Emily Bloch* Parent of K-12 student – Emily Bloch

* Community members – Gary Bernhard, Eric * Community members – Gary Bernhard, Eric StockerStocker

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* Select Board/School Committee appointment

June 1, 2010 – first meetingJune 1, 2010 – first meeting Reports – Amherst Regional towns, Franklin Reports – Amherst Regional towns, Franklin

County, Mahar Regional County, Mahar Regional

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Criteria for evaluating educational optionsCriteria for evaluating educational options Model and scenario considerationsModel and scenario considerations Assessing options Assessing options October 19 – public forum, meetings w/ guestsOctober 19 – public forum, meetings w/ guests Future public forums, feedback/input, surveys Future public forums, feedback/input, surveys Collaboration other educ study groups Collaboration other educ study groups

MODEL EVALUATION CRITERIAMODEL EVALUATION CRITERIA Accounts for decreasing fiscal resources/ fiscal sustainability Accounts for decreasing fiscal resources/ fiscal sustainability Enables local control (vs regional control) Enables local control (vs regional control) Promotes quality education Promotes quality education Helps provide evaluation criteria Helps provide evaluation criteria Creates mechanisms for ongoing reflection/evaluation Creates mechanisms for ongoing reflection/evaluation Addresses Union 28 concerns Addresses Union 28 concerns Supports human sustainability Supports human sustainability Increases capacity and cohesion Increases capacity and cohesion Addresses need for good inter-town relations (intertownability) Addresses need for good inter-town relations (intertownability) Creates opportunities for advancing educational technologyCreates opportunities for advancing educational technology Preserves school culture Preserves school culture Provides for balance between current school values and future Provides for balance between current school values and future

realities re: technology, etc. realities re: technology, etc.

INITIALLY CONSIDERED INITIALLY CONSIDERED MODELSMODELS

STAND STAND

ALONEALONE

REGIONAL REGIONAL

CONFIGURATIONCONFIGURATION

UNION UNION

CONFIGURATIONCONFIGURATION

Within these 3 models, 13 separate scenarios were reviewed and discussed

““COLLABORATIVE ONLY” COLLABORATIVE ONLY” SCENARIOSSCENARIOS

REGIONAL REGIONAL

CONFIGURATIONCONFIGURATION

UNION UNION

CONFIGURATIONCONFIGURATION

1. K – 12 Region w/ Amherst, Pelham & Leverett

1. K – 6 Region w/ “outer ring” (Pelham, Leverett & Shutesbury)

2. K-8 Region w/ “outer ring”

1. K – 6 Union w/ Amherst, Pelham & Leverett

2. K-8 Union w/ “outer ring”

3. Current Union 28 w/ new agreement

1. Current Union 28 structure

2. Expand Union 26 w/ Amherst, Pelham, Leverett & Shutesbury

REMAINING SCENARIOS: REMAINING SCENARIOS: STILL UNDER STILL UNDER

CONSIDERATIONCONSIDERATION

REGIONAL REGIONAL

CONFIGURATIONCONFIGURATION

UNION UNION

CONFIGURATIONCONFIGURATION

1. K – 6 Region w/ “outer ring” (Pelham, Leverett & Shutesbury)

2. K-8 Region w/ “outer ring”

1. K – 6 Union w/ Amherst, Pelham & Leverett

2. K-8 Union w/ “outer ring”

3. Current Union 28 with a newly created agreement

OR

Monthly meetings, minutes postedMonthly meetings, minutes posted Resources, documents Resources, documents

http://www.shutesburyeducation.info

Committee UpdatesCommittee Updates

Announcements on web site, Roadtown, Our Town, etc.Announcements on web site, Roadtown, Our Town, etc.

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