School Board Beat: Supr. Carvin Report

Ed. note. This Report is from the Evansville School web site. No editing has been done.)

Superintendent’s Report
May 2006
Assessment
We have received our individual Wisconsin Knowledge and Concept Test results. These are being sent
home this week with a brief letter explaining the process. We will not receive any of our district
information regarding our level of performance until the end of June. A preliminary look indicates we
have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) at all grade levels. However, we do not know if we have
made AYP with all of our subgroups (Special Education, English Language Learners, racial groups). The
state has changed how these numbers will be determined as part of an on-going negotiations process at
the federal level.
This is the first year a state assessment was given to English Language Learners. It is called ACCESS.
We should be getting those results by the end of the month. They have been slightly delayed according to
recent correspondence from DPI.

As you will see in Ms. Havlik’s report, we are completing our Measures of Academic Progress testing in
second graded. This replaces the Stanford as a district assessment. We will share more with you about this
individualized, computer-based assessment in the near future.
Human Resource and Middle School Principal Positions: The application phase for these positions
has closed and we have a good number of applicants. With all of the end of year tasks that need to be
completed, we are hoping we can hire and have a new Human Resource person in place by mid summer.
Meanwhile, Ms. Laughren will attend at least the next two EEAA negotiation sessions and be available by
phone. We have increased Ms. Lohmann to full time until we have an HR replacement.
I met with the middle school staff and they have selected their representatives for the Interview
Committee. I will meet with them next Friday, to show them how to review the applications. As I told the
staff, it appears we will have several strong candidates. I have gotten five personal contacts from
Superintendents advocating for people they recommend. I see the initial round of interviews to be as
directed by the staff as possible. They need to feel confident that they have found two people they can
work with. The board and I will interview the finalists with the interview committee welcome to attend
and observe. We hope to conduct interviews over two days between May 25 and June 2.


Applied Population Research Lab: Enrollment Study
Included is a brochure with information of the cost and elements of an enrollment study. I will have a
couple copies of the sample available on their website of the report they did for Middleton. I would
suggest we put this on the June agenda for board approval to conduct the study. I have a phone call into
them, but have not yet heard back as to their availability. While there are other private vendors who
purport to do these studies. The UW lab has a strong record for doing complete and accurate studies and I
would recommend we work with them.

End of Year Goals:
The topic for next month is progress on our goals for 2005-06. This also means it is time to create our
goals for 2006-07. I would suggest we look at the goals areas after all the reports are made in June and
make sure we leave time at the July meeting for discussion about these particular areas, whether or not
any of them should be dropped, others added, or if you would prefer another format.