Personnel Committee Meeting Minutes

October 21st, 2009

 

PATHS/CBHS Staffing Analysis

 

PATHS:

 

Master schedule by teacher reviewed

 

Dana reviewed the level process- the intent of the “levels process” is to assist program instructors experiencing low enrollment, or experiencing other program growth problems to receive ongoing assistance and feedback for their programs.

 

The level process consists of 3 levels- level 1 initial phase in which programs are identified as having enrollment concerns-  level II is prescriptive and requires several steps and level 3 is the final phase and is implemented when level I and level II action strategies do not result in satisfactory enrollment

 

Reviewed which programs we have that are duplicative in Westbrook; which programs considered special ed specifically= Fast Foods, Woodworking and Landscape Management is being considered

 

Only tech school in the state that has an art concentration

 

Art cluster= Commercial Art, dance, Fashion Marketing, Graphic Arts and Printing, Music and New Media (Video)

 

Reviewed October 1st #’s- school enrollment and % sent, also reviewed historical data from 94-95 school year to present with program and # of students stated

 

CBHS:

 

Reviewed school schedule-

Crew- meets 3x per week and one is during lunch

All teacher teach 4 yr long classes- 8cr., crew = 1 cr, 2 intensives= .5 each=10,

All teachers have this load unless they are .5

No credit for academic support

Crew is given a credit as it is teaching time

Classes typically meet every other day, humanities every day, do not have the same humanities teacher each day

For students participating at PATHS they go in the afternoon

All 9th grade teachers have all 9th gr students and so on by year for team support- it is instructional time but is also fluid

Offer 4 yrs of these classes but no electives beyond in this area- English, Social Studies, Math and Science

 

Health/PE- offer 3 cr.-need to graduate, Visual Arts-need to graduate

 

CBHS and PATHS share custodians and nurse

CBHS has librarian in their budget but PATHS uses as well

1 person assigned to CBHS for food svc.

˝ French and 1 FT Spanish teachers

Executive skills= organization skills

Director of College, Career and Citizenship is their guidance counselor and oversees 1 crew as well-coordinating crew curriculum