Monday, March 22, 2010

Stakeholder Research Groups Form

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.
o Does per pupil cost include overhead such as heat?
o 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
o Virtual High School
o University Co-ops
o Teach for America
o Tutors
o Other
+ Brian Machesney
+ Jen Schoen
+ Marie Royer
+ Leslie Rowell
+ Anne Morse