MAYFLOWER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ANNUAL REPORT
TO THE PUBLIC
OCTOBER 20, 2008
Sections:
District
Special Education/Federal Programs
Elementary
Middle School
High School
Current Board Members
Terry Jones, President
Dr. Steven Runge, Vice-President
Jennifer Barnhill, Secretary
Allan Hudson, Disbursement Officer
Tony Woodham
Board Training
All school board members are required to obtain 6 hours of board training. This was
achieved by all Board members.
New board members are required to attend 9 hours of board training. This was achieved
by our new Board member.
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
John Gray, Superintendent
Laura Burris, Federal Programs Coordinator/Special Education Supervisor
Rachel Wheeler, Elementary School Principal
John Pipkins, Middle School Principal
Jeff Senn, High School Principal
Administrative Support Staff
Doug Jones, Director of Transportation and Facilities
Kristalynn Young, Food Service Director
Luke White, Technology Coordinator
District Office Staff
Donna McGhee, District Bookkeeper
Denean Green, Human Resource Officer
Rondi Davidson, Bookkeeper
Mandy Long, Secretary
ACCREDITATION
Pre K – 5th Meets Standards (Math)
Meets Standards (Literacy)
Grades 6-8 Meets Standards (Math)
Alert (Literacy)
Grades 9-12 Meets Standards (Math)
Alert (Literacy)
Includes all subpopulations of Economically Disadvantaged, Students with Disabilities, African American.
FINANCE
Beginning Balance: $ 426,304.83
Revenue: $7,283,333.65
Expenditures: $6,799,168.46
Cash Balance: $ 910,470.02
Bonded Indebtedness: $7,135,000.00 (Payments $453,247.00)
Revolving Loans $204,736.00 (Payments $77,112.00)
FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Title I (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) – Budget Total $149,226.82
Title II-A (Improving Teacher Quality) – Budget Total $46,607.77
Title VI-A (Safe and Drug Free Schools) – Budget Total $5,350.95
Title V (Innovative Programs) – Budget Total $77.08
STATE PROGRAMS
National School Lunch Act (NSLA) – Budget Total $261,828.82
Professional Development – Budget Total $48,573.00.
Alternative Learning Environment – Budget Total $31,976.00
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Pathwise Mentoring - Budget Totals $34,742.99
Secondary Vocational Area Center – Budget Totals $24,917.12
ABC (Pre-K) Program – Budget Totals $154,781.00
21st Century Learning – Budget Totals $90,300.00
MILLAGE HISTORY
2008-2009 40.5 MILLS
2007-2008 40.5 MILLS
2006-2007 38 MILLS
2005-2006 38 MILLS
2004-2005 38 MILLS
2003-2004 38 MILLS
ANNUAL SCHOOL AUDIT
School Year 2007-2008 – Not yet available.
School Year 2006-2007 – June 30, 2006
Finding: The District did not comply with the Arkansas Department of Education
Commissioner’s memos concerning the accrual/deferral of forty percent (40%)
pullback of property taxes.
Finding: Segregation of Duties.
CONTRACTS
Pepsi contract: This has now expired and a new contract is being saught from vendors
that meet current state laws. This will result in a reduced income from soda sales.
ENROLLMENT HISTORY
1999-2000 884
2000-2001 898
2001-2002 919
2002-2003 888
2003-2004 847
2004-2005 859
2005-2006 859
2006-2007 944
2007-2008 1005
2008-2009 1086
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT ELIGIBLE FOR FREE AND
REDUCED LUNCH
YEAR %
2008-2009 53
2007-2008 42.89
2006-2007 44
2005-2006 46
FACILITY MASTER PLAN
The Mayflower Board of Education approved a 20 year master plan for the district.
A ten year master plan has been submitted to the State that includes facilities and
maintenance.
The new addition to the Elementary School is nearing completion and we have
occupancy for the 2008-2009 school year. It included classrooms, office space and
cafeteria.
Cost of the building project was $3,816,049.03.
Facility Upgrades and Improvements
Upgraded baseball field. Plan to add a second field in the future.
Built a weight room at the high school.
Renovated sections of the Elementary Campus.
Add 28,000 square feet of classrooms and other spaces at the Middle School in 2011-
2012.
Increase in maintenance and repair program consistent with 10 year. There are plans to
upgrade bathrooms, district office roof, repaint and other. The district plans to add one to
two buses each year.
Athletic Expenditures Report 07/08
Salaries: $243,812.32
Benefits: $57,877.08
In-Service: $ 0.00
Student Services: $224.00
Utilities: $218.646.00
Equipment and Repairs: $30,242.00
Student Insurance: $8085.00
Telephone and Printing: $2519.54
Game Officials: $15,830.00
Supplies and Equipment: $26,808.63
Fuel: $26,407.00
Building: $10,479.00
Equipment Greater than $1,000.00: $4,754.09
Dues: $4,553.30
TOTAL ATHLETIC EXPENDITURES: $650,237.96
Staffing and Salary History
YEAR # OF BACHELOR’S MASTER’S # OF BUS # OF
TEACHERS DEGREE DEGREE DRIVERS CLASSIFIED
STAFF
2005- 84 $28,840.00 $32,960.00 5 36
2006
2006- 90 $29,417.00 $33,619.00 4 44
2007
2007- 85 $29,417.00 $33,619.00 5 36
2008
2008- 82 $29,831.00 $33,951.00 5 28
2009
DISTRICT REPORT CARD
http://arkansased.org
GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM
K-2 Enrichment Program for all students
Grades 3-4 Pullout Program – students are required to be served for 150 minutes a week.
Grades 5-6 75min/75min split pullout program, GT Teacher/Classroom Teacher
Grades 7-10 Pre-AP classes
Grades 11-12 AP classes
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
Parent Community meetings held monthly
New District Parent Center to begin in January
Parent centers are located on each campus. You can visit each library media center and
receive information about parent skills and ways to help our children succeed
academically
Open House prior to school starting
Parent/Teacher organizations at the Elementary and Middle School
Booster Club supporting all Athletic programs
Parent Teacher conferences Fall/Spring
Family Math, Literacy and Science nights
Family Benchmark night
Fall Festival Activities
DISTRICT WEB SITE
WWW.MAYFLOWERSCHOOLS.INFO
Special Education
Annual Report to the Public
October 20, 2008
The Mayflower School District’s Special Education Program serves all students in
their respective Least Restrictive Environment. All Federal and state regulations are
strictly adhered to, as mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA). Special Education services are delivered in the regular classroom, inclusion
classroom, resource classroom, and self-contained classroom.
The K-12 combined special education budget for the 2008-2009 school year is
$657,844.55. This combined budget consists of a State and Local contribution in the
amount of $344,026.00 and Title VI-B supplemental support of $266,730.74. The
Medicaid budget for the 2008-2009 school year is $17,840.00, along with an ARMAC
amount of $29,247.81. With these funds, the District provides services to 123 students in
its special education program.
The District transports one student to the Arkansas School for the Deaf on a daily
basis. Special Education services are also available to students which are home schooled
or enrolled in private schools. Each student who receives special education services has
an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and is provided instruction by special education
teachers and/or speech therapists.
The special education staff currently consists of seven and one-half special
education teachers, one speech therapist, five paraprofessionals, and one special
education supervisor. Occupational therapy, physical therapy, and additional speech
therapy are provided through contracted services.
Each school throughout the district currently has supplemental services in place to
assist special education students. These services include Math and Literacy Labs,
Accelerated Math, Accelerated Reader, Math Facts in a Flash, and an afterschool
Enrichment program is in place for grades 2-5.
Contact Information:
Laura Burris
Special Education Supervisor
Mayflower Middle School
Mayflower, AR 72106
(501) 470-0387
Federal Programs
Annual Report to the Public
October 20, 2008
Categorical Funds
The Mayflower School District receives three separate categorical funds. These funds
include the National School Lunch Act (NSLA), Professional Development, and
Alternative Learning
Environment (ALE). Categorical funds are received by the district through state funding
and are supplemental funds which are used to assist schools districts in meeting the
academic needs of the student body.
National School Lunch Act (NSLA)
The NSLA funding amount is determined by the district’s total students identified as
eligible to participate in the NSLA Program divided by the district’s total enrolled
students. National School Lunch Act students are those students from low socioeconomic
backgrounds as indicated by eligibility for free or reduced-price meals under the federal
National School Lunch Act (NSLA) as determined on October 1 of each previous school
year. This years' allocation is $224,156.00, with a carryover amount of $37,672.82,
making the total 2008-2009 budget $261,828.82. If a district has grown at least one percent
for each of the three previous years, they shall qualify for NSLA Growth Funding. Growth
Funding for Mayflower School District totaled $10,380.00 which is included in the above
amounts.
The 2008-2009 district budget consists of one elementary tutor and one high school tutor,
one part-time high school math facilitator, two new elementary classroom reduction
teachers, one ALE aid, one new parent center coordinator, and $41,000 in technology
monies for all three schools. The remaining amount goes toward materials and supplies
for all campuses.
Professional Development
Professional development is a coordinated set of planned learning activities for teachers,
administrators, and classified employees that are standards-based and continuous. The
purpose of professional development is to improve teaching and learning and to facilitate
individual, school-wide, and system-wide improvements designed to ensure that all
students demonstrate proficiency on state academic standards.
This year’s allocation is $40,974.00, with a carry over amount of $7,599.91, making the
total 2008-2009 budget $48,573.00. These funds are to be used in providing professional
development to the teaching staff at Mayflower School District. Various conferences
have been scheduled, along with inservice needs of the staff.
Alternative Learning Environment (ALE)
Alternative Learning Environment Programs have emerged as one way to provide an
adequate
education to youth who do not succeed in traditional public school classrooms. The
Alternative Learning Environment was developed for students who are placed at risk, though
intelligent and capable, as a means to complete educational requirements for high school
completion. The Mayflower School District currently has 15 students participating in the ALE
program.
This year’s allocation is $31,976.00. The 2008-2009 budget consists of one ALE
Director and materials for use in the ALE learning environment.
Federal Entitlements
The Mayflower School District receives four separate Federal Entitlement funds. These
funds include Titles I, II-A, IV-A, and V. Entitlement funds are supplemental funds
received by the district through Federal funding. These funds are restricted in their use
and are to be used to provide services to the students to increase academic achievement.
Title I – Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Title I program provides financial assistance to schools with high numbers or high
percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging state
academic standards. This program provides additional academic support and learning
opportunities to help low-achieving children master challenging curricula and meet state
standards in core academic subjects. Federal guidelines require districts to set aside 5% of
this budget for professional development and an amount for homeless students within our
district.
This years’ allocation is $125,921.00, with a carryover of $23,305.82, making the total
2008-2009 budget $149,226.82. The budget consists of an Intervention teacher for both
the Elementary and Middle School, a part-time high school math facilitator, and a Federal
Programs coordinator. The remaining amounts go toward professional development and
materials.
Title II-A – Improving Teacher Quality
This program is provided to increase student academic achievement through strategies
such as improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number of highly
qualified teachers in the classroom.
This years’ allocation is $45,209.00 with a carryover of $1,398.77, making the total
budget $46,607.77. This budget consists of one middle school classroom reduction
teacher.
Title IV-A – Safe and Drug Free Schools
This program is provided to support the implementation of programs and activities
designed to prevent youth drug use and violence.
This years’ allocation is $2,852.00, with a carryover of $2,498.95. The total 2008-2009
budget is $5,350.95. The budget consists of supplies for the Mayflower School District
counselors.
Title V - Innovative Programs
This fund is used to develop and implement education programs to improve school,
student, and teacher performance, including professional development activities and class
size reduction programs.
There was no allocation this year for this fund. However, there was a carryover amount
of $77.08. This amount was budgeted for the elementary library.
Annual Report to the Public
October 20, 2008
Mayflower Elementary School
The elementary was fortunate to begin the year in a newly renovated and expanded
facility. The building is not only safe and aesthetically pleasing, but is working well to
accommodate our large student body. Our total enrollment for the elementary is 455.
That total breaks down to 40 preschoolers, 93 kindergarteners, 88 first graders, 82 second
graders, 82 third graders and 70 fourth graders.
We are off to a fantastic academic start this year. Our teachers worked all summer to
write and publish grade level subject curriculums that meet the Arkansas Frameworks.
We have posted these on our web site so that parents are able to follow along with our
instruction. We also spent four days of in-service learning how to implement numerous
teaching strategies so that we are better able to match our teaching to the learning styles
of each individual student.
To reduce class sizes and improve individualized instruction, the elementary added two
additional classrooms, one for kindergarten and the other for first grade. These positions
were implemented and classrooms opened on October 13. The addition of these new
classes has reduced the kindergarten teacher ratio to 1 to 17 and the first grade teacher
ration to 1 to 18. With these smaller class settings our goal is to focus on meeting each
child’s individual learning needs and thus improve test scores.
As part of the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability
Program (ACTAPP) our third and fourth grade students took the benchmark exam last
spring. We received our scores this summer and our teachers were able to look over the
data and determine where we need to focus our attention. We all came to the conclusion
that literacy is our focus. Out of 66 students tested in fourth grade, we had 41 score
proficient or advanced in mathematics and 40 score proficient or advanced in literacy. In
third grade we tested 77 students. Of those students, 58 scored proficient or advanced in
mathematics and 44 scored proficient or advanced in literacy.
Our first and second grade students took a new state test this spring titled the Stanford 10.
Our second grade students scored 32% in math with the state average being 49%. In
literacy our second graders scored 26% with the state average being 41%. Our first
graders scores were 45 % in mathematics with the state average being 48%. In literacy
our first graders scored 24% with the state average being 41%. After reviewing these
scores and assessing our teaching we realized there is a need to focus more on reading
comprehension and literacy. We are hoping to score much higher this spring.
We are a faculty of learners. We lead by example and learning is never ending. Our
campus will have teachers attending trainings focusing on literacy instruction,
instructional techniques, phonemic awareness, how to reach hard to reach students, and
in-service covering the most recent brain research information. Each person that attends
training will come back and share information with others so that we all benefit from the
knowledge and are able to apply it to our students. This is one of the best ways we can
work to improve our instruction and raise our students test scores.
We have a highly qualified faculty and staff of 46 people. Our goal is to reach all students
and make sure that no child is left behind. We partner with our community to help our
students through our PTO, Watchdog Dads, Grandparents, police department and
numerous other community members to help our students. We welcome you to our
campus anytime. Come and watch us learn!
Mayflower Middle School
2008 Report to the Public
Great things are happening at Mayflower Middle School. We have a record number of
students enrolled this year. Listed below is a breakdown of each grade level and the
number of students enrolled:
5th Grade 69
6th Grade 85
7th Grade 86
8th Grade 77
Building total: 317 students.
We have several new staff members this year. Joining our staff was Sheila Dean (6th
Grade), Cathleen Palmer (7/8 Grade), Katie Riggs (7/8 Grade), Jeff Cox (7/8 Grade),
Nick Williams (Band), Kevin Blagg (Art), and Tammy McElroy (Special Education).
We have a total of 36 employees working full and part time on the Middle School
campus.
Academic Goals for 2008-2009:
*Train and Update Staff with Literacy Lab.
*Develop Pacing Guides for all academic areas.
*Use Team Meetings to align curriculum and strengthen the teaching abilities of our
staff.
*Develop a stronger Science Program to facilitate upcoming Benchmark exams in
Science.
*Make Character Education an everyday part of the curriculum.
*Provide a positive learning environment for teachers and students.
Improve Technology.
Summer Goals for 2009:
*Send Teachers to Pre/AP Training.
*Attend various grade level trainings to make us stronger in the core areas.
*Attend local, regional, and state meetings as needed for educational growth.
Send teachers to Literacy Lab training.
Student Goals for 2008-2009:
*Increase academic standards and expectations.
*Increase participation in Science Fair.
*Increase expectations for Good Character.
*Offer educational trip to students. (Volunteer Participation)
*Develop a Student Council.
Assign lockers for 7th and 8th graders.
Add playground equipment.
TEST SCORE COMPAIRSON
2008 AUGMENTED BENCHMARK EXAM
GRADE MAYFLOWER STATE 2007 2006
4
LITERACY 61 64 68 43
4
MATH 62 74 62 51
5
LITERACY 55 64 46 43
5
MATH 55 67 66 38
5
SCIENCE
6
LITERACY 51 63 59 47
6
MATH 61 72 59 57
7
LITERACY 58 57 61 57
7
MATH 55 62 58 54
7
SCIENCE
8
LITERACY 59 67 59 57
8
MATH 44 56 54 28
EOC
LITERACY 45 49 43
EOC
ALGEBRA I 67 66 47 54
EOC
GEOMETRY 48 60 43 44
EOC
BIOLOGY
MAYFLOWER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STANDFORD TEN SCORES
GRADE MATH READING LANGUAGE SCIENCE
1 45 (48) 24 (41)
2 32 (49) 26 (41)
3 53 (56) 47 (48) 30 (34)
4 51 (65) 56 (64) 23 (33)
5 47 (61) 45 (56) 30 (41) 43(52)
6 46 (64) 39 (46) 31 (44)
7 47 (56) 51 (53) 40 (45) 48(54)
8 56 (64) 47 (53) 32 (41)
9 65 (63) 52 (49)
Report to the Public
Mayflower High School
We are all very excited at MHS. As the principal I feel honored to be associated
with some of the best educators that I have ever seen. We were very fortunate to have
added to the great staff that already exists here at Mayflower. We have just recently
hired Mrs. Brandi Brice, Mrs. Jennifer Kellar, and Mr. Tony Shepard. Together, we have
established a staff dedicated to offering the best opportunities for our students.
Students will have the opportunity to gain college credit here on campus through
our Advanced Placement classes. We are currently offering AP English 11 and 12, AP
American History, AP Chemistry and AP Calculus. This is a great program that allows
our students to get a head start on their college career. We are also offering concurrent
Biology and hope to offer even more college credit hours as soon as our Distant Learning
Lab is set up. We have received a grant for this program and hope to have it up and
running by January 1.
As you may already know our school is one of the very few in Arkansas that is
not in school improvement. Our students are doing very well on End of Course
Geometry, with 47% of our students scoring proficient or advanced and 52% scoring
basic or below basic. End of Course Literacy Exams improved with 45% of the students
scoring proficient or advance and 54 scoring basic or below basic. 67% of our students
scored proficient or advanced in Algebra I with only 44% scoring basic or below basic.
This was our first year for EOC Biology exam with 17% scoring proficient or advance
and 83% scoring basic or below basic. We have desegregated the data and are currently
focusing on our weak areas. We are also offering remediation classes for those students
who are being identified. We will continue to assist our students by offering tutoring
beginning in January. Our teachers are doing a fantastic job at preparing our students for
these exams and their efforts should be rewarded. They deserve all of the credit.
Mayflower High School has a total enrollment of 296 students this year. We have
a great deal to offer and encourage all parents and community members to come by and
visit with us. We would love to have you in our building. Thank you for your continued
support and we look forward to working with all of you in the near future.
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