Hello SSVT Community,
The Brass Lantern restaurant and our Culinary students and staff were featured in an article this week in the Whitman-Hanson Express! Great job!
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
FY14 Budget Update
Hello SSVT Community,
The South Shore Regional School Committee met on Monday night and certified a FY14 Budget that represents 2.36% increase over last year's budget. The original budget proposed was 4.92%, but in light of economic limitations conveyed by several of our sending communities, the committee opted to reduce the budget by $280,000.
The cuts in the budget avoided core instructional services such as staffing, equipment or supplies. supplies. Cuts were instead targeted at capital items and funding of OPEB (Other Post Employment Benefits).
Over the next month or so, we will begin meeting with town finance committees to further explain our budget. The budget process then will move to town meetings, typically held in May or June, where each town votes on its spending for the next fiscal year.
The other important budget process is at the state level. The state provides aid to all public school districts called Chapter 70 aid. Final state aid numbers will not be confirmed until the state budget process wraps up in June.
If you have any questions, please let me know! Thank you.
The South Shore Regional School Committee met on Monday night and certified a FY14 Budget that represents 2.36% increase over last year's budget. The original budget proposed was 4.92%, but in light of economic limitations conveyed by several of our sending communities, the committee opted to reduce the budget by $280,000.
The cuts in the budget avoided core instructional services such as staffing, equipment or supplies. supplies. Cuts were instead targeted at capital items and funding of OPEB (Other Post Employment Benefits).
Over the next month or so, we will begin meeting with town finance committees to further explain our budget. The budget process then will move to town meetings, typically held in May or June, where each town votes on its spending for the next fiscal year.
The other important budget process is at the state level. The state provides aid to all public school districts called Chapter 70 aid. Final state aid numbers will not be confirmed until the state budget process wraps up in June.
If you have any questions, please let me know! Thank you.
Monday, February 4, 2013
It's In the Mail: Mid Year Competency Reports
Hello SSVT Students & Families,
Early February marks the second half of the school year. (If the Patriots had made it to the Super Bowl, this would have been a good place to insert football metaphors...but we'll punt on that idea until next year.)
Anyway, February is a good time for students to take stock of what they have accomplished thus far and set goals for the rest of the school year.
To help start these conversations at home, we are providing families with a new mid year competency report which is being mailed home today. In this report, teachers provide feedback on students performance in specific skill and content standards, rather than relying on letter grades.
We encourage you to review this FAQ Document on the Mid Year Competency Report.
The mid year competency report is another example of our faculty's commitment to providing authentic and timely feedback on student performance beyond letter grades. We want the conversation to focus on how students are learning, and not just whether they have earned a magic number of points!
It will take an extra step, but we encourage students and parents of 10th-12th graders to follow the steps to log into VTCTS, which is the separate software program that tracks your child's vocational competencies in greater detail. More information will be on the competency report. These reports will give you a sense of the breadth and depth of skills being taught in our vocational areas.
After reviewing this information, please reach out to teachers, counselors or administrators with any questions. Our staff welcomes conversations that will help our students develop strategies to for future success.
Early February marks the second half of the school year. (If the Patriots had made it to the Super Bowl, this would have been a good place to insert football metaphors...but we'll punt on that idea until next year.)
Anyway, February is a good time for students to take stock of what they have accomplished thus far and set goals for the rest of the school year.
To help start these conversations at home, we are providing families with a new mid year competency report which is being mailed home today. In this report, teachers provide feedback on students performance in specific skill and content standards, rather than relying on letter grades.
We encourage you to review this FAQ Document on the Mid Year Competency Report.
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The mid year competency report is another example of our faculty's commitment to providing authentic and timely feedback on student performance beyond letter grades. We want the conversation to focus on how students are learning, and not just whether they have earned a magic number of points!
It will take an extra step, but we encourage students and parents of 10th-12th graders to follow the steps to log into VTCTS, which is the separate software program that tracks your child's vocational competencies in greater detail. More information will be on the competency report. These reports will give you a sense of the breadth and depth of skills being taught in our vocational areas.
After reviewing this information, please reach out to teachers, counselors or administrators with any questions. Our staff welcomes conversations that will help our students develop strategies to for future success.
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