Monday, March 1, 2010

Research Groups

2/18/10
Stakeholder Research Groups Derived from RFP's

RFP Category 1: To Go or Not to Go
Explore Supervisory Union Possibilities
Tuition Out Grades 7-12

COMPARISONS

Compare the following options:
● Tuition out 7-12 to a designated school
● Tuition out 9-12 to a designated school
● Tuition out 7-12 school choice
● Tuition out 9-12 school choice
● Educate k-12 here

1. Tuition comparison of the above options
● Tuition costs to each possible designated school
● Projected tuition costs over 20 years for designated school
● Tuition cost for school choice (assumes all students choose most expensive school? How do other towns budget?)
● Projected tuition costs over 20 years for school choice.
● Cost to educate a student here, not including transportation
● Projected cost to educate a student here, assuming status quo, over 20 years.
 Does per pupil cost include overhead such as heat?
 If yes to above, then
■ Projected cost to educate a student here, assuming renovations as per bond approval.
● (Projected cost to educate a student here under alternative models may be explored later).
 George Hall
 Cedar Hannan
 Ann Ingerson
 Jeannine Young

2. Transportation options and costs for the above options.
● Joe Young
● Mansosoi Tagai
● Elinor Osborn

3. Consolidation possibilities for Craftsbury schools, and associated savings:
● Consolidation possibilities if 7-12 tuition out
● Consolidation possibiliites if 9-12 tuition out
 Gayle Kroeger 586-7745

4. Comparison of academic offerings at Craftsbury (current) and each possible designated/choice school.
● Anne Hanson
● Katherine Tagai

5. Comparison of extra-curricular offerings at Craftsbury (current) and each possible designated/choice school.

6. Comparison of food services at Craftsbury (current) and each possible designated/choice school.

7. Comparison of diversity (racial, gender, socio-economic, etc.) at Craftsbury and each possible designated/choice school.

RFP Category 2: Increasing Students' Academic Engagement
Place-Based Experiential K-12 Charter School
Extended Learning Options


8. Funding possibilities for alternative school models, such as
● Place-Based Experiential model
● Project-Based model [expeditionary education?]
● Extended Learning models
 Virtual High School
 University Co-ops
 Teach for America
 Tutors
 Other
■ Brian Machesney
■ Jen Schoen
■ Marie Royer
■ Leslie Rowell
■ Anne Morse