Putnam Valley High School

Budget 2018-2019“Empowering Students Together”

February 8, 2018Sandra K. Intrieri – Principal

Christopher O’Connor Asst. Principal

PVHS Enrollment Overview2015 2016 2017

Grade 2016 2017 2018 ChangeNine 150 140 139 -1Ten 137 150 141 -9Eleven 161 137 142 +5Twelve 156 161 137 -24

Total 604 588 559 -29

No Additional Staff for 2018-2019

Instruction: New CoursesUpdated Course Selection Guide

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w2y9f7JsXILSaGZvi5O9RcV0wHrh2ByQKM2Yt5sjO2o/edit?usp=sharing

AP Computer Science AHorror, Supernatural and Stephen King

How do you know?Introduction to Design Process

Introduction to PianoIntroduction to Film

Meteorology (Look at our weather station!)

https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/ny/putnam-valley/KNYPUTNA10

New Technology Pathway

Instruction: New Schedule Evaluation

Instruction: New Schedule Evaluation

Students Report:� More time to complete homework� Easier to focus during block periods� Go deeper into topics� Variety

Teachers Report:� Improved collegial planning� Better for planning project based lessons and

stations teaching� More time to conference with students during class� Leads to more differentiated instruction

Common Lunch/Enrichment PeriodPeriod 1: 7:50-8:30

Period 2: 8:34-9:14

Period 3: 9:18-9:58

Period 4: 10:02-10:42

Period 5A: 10:42-11:02 (AS/Clubs #1, 22 mins)Period 5B: 11:02-11:20 (Lunch/Announcements, 18 minutes)Period 5C: 11:20-11:42 (AS/Clubs #2, 22 minutes)

Period 6: 11:30-12:10

Period 7: 12:14-12:44

Period 8: 1:16-1:56

Period 9: 2:00-2:40

Benefits to Common Lunch•Reduces teacher constraints and makes for a more flexible schedule- More efficient use of resources

•Allows time for clubs to meet

•Allows time for students to seek support

•Helps to improve student mental health- Everyone is connected!

Library Upgrade: The Learning Commons

Funding over two years!

Social/Emotional Initiatives:Connecting All Students

� RTI Faculty Meeting –Connecting students with faculty

� Start With Hello Week

� Continuation of Peer Mediation PBIS, Student Recognitions, and Freshman Foundations programs, Yale Ruler

� Academic Eligibility

Instruction: IB Program

� Write Assessment Policy, Academic Honest Policy, Special Needs Policy, Language Policy

� Train staff in “International Mindedness, Approaches to Learning, and Connections to Theory of Knowledge”

� Staff needs to write new curriculum

� Parent Meeting for Freshman parents to introduce program

� Student Meeting to introduce program

� Authorization submission for October 1st 2018

Instruction: IB Program

Shout out for Science Research!!

� Olivia Schmidt – First in Posters

� Jasper Katzban – First in Behavioral sciences

� Paige Lee- First in Behavioral sciences

� Sarah Broas – 2nd in biomedical sciences

� Anticipate over 50 students in program for 18-19!