FY2011 January 19, 2010 Cut List. This list contains the specific items cut from the FY2011 budget.  All items in Tiers #1 and #2 were cut.  No items in Tiers #3 or #4 were cut.  FY2012 and FY2013 are expected to be difficult budget years according to the State and future cuts will be addressed at that time.

FY2011 Budget. This is a copy of the detailed FY 2011 budget to be voted on March 2, 2010.

FY2011 Budget Account Key. This is a key to account codes that make the document more understandable.  The account number format is based on legal requirements by the US and Vermont Departments of Education.

FY 2011 Grants Budgets. This is a copy of the detailed individual grants and other forms of reimbursement budgets broken out to the maximum level of detail.  They are included in the above budget at a summary level.  These accounts are summarized together in the full budget above in account lines beginning with 99 and found at the end of the budget.

Three Years’ Prior Budget Summaries. These are summary sheets of the past three years’ budgets provided by the State.  They also contain a projected tax rate based on our budget.

COMING SOON– Estimated Education Tax Amounts.   The State, as of this writing, has announced a preliminary 88.2 cent education tax rate for FY11.  It is not final and may be adjusted by the legislature.  Around mid February the State generally issues “town meeting grids”.  Town meeting grids contain a matrix of house values and household income levels such that a taxpayer can look at the chart and estimate her/his preliminary tax that reflects income sensitivity adjustments, formerly known as the rebates or prebates.

We will post the link to this info here when it becomes available from the State.

Comparative Data for Cost Effectiveness. This information is prepared by the State and designed to compare the cost-competitiveness of schools that are comparable in size.  It does not include technical centers, such as Stafford.  In general, our schools have costs about 8.1% lower than the average of comparable schools. This is mainly due to our higher student to teacher and student to administrator ratios.

Administrative Staffing Analysis. Rutland Public Schools has conducted surveys of comparably-sized schools to determine if the district’s administrative staffing is above or below average.  The results suggest a below-average number of administrators.  Although this helps to keep costs down, it can have a quality impact on schools.  Administrators evaluate and mentor teachers, monitor adherence to curriculum, assist in dealing with children who become disruptive, communicate with the public, and solve day-to-day problems that would bog down teachers and limit their productivity.  It is not necessarily wise to be a low cost district in school building administration costs.  We carefully monitor how well schools perform and the administrator staffing levels.

State Data about Administrative Costs. This sheet is a summary of the state’s computation of each supervisory union’s central administrative costs and school building administrative costs as a percentage of their total budgets.  Rutland City Schools have the lowest central office costs of all 62 supervisory unions.  The average is 2.44% and our cost is 1.26%.  Similarly, our school building administrative costs are second from the lowest, 61^st of 62^nd.  In this category, the average is 7.04% and ours is 4.87%.  You may also click here to link to the State site and a more readable version of this report.

 The following four Afterschool Tapestry Programs have received National Afterschool Accreditation and Vermont STARS (Step Ahead Recognition System):

 Rutland City                -           Rutland Intermediate School  

                                                        Northeast Primary School

                                                        Northwest Primary School

 Rutland Town              -           Rutland Town School

 National Afterschool Accreditation is awarded in recognition of quality afterschool programming, application of the 125 NAA Standards for Quality School-Age Care to daily practice, and a long-term commitment to the children and families in the Rutland County community.  These programs join more than 550 accredited programs nationally and serves as a role model for excellence.

 The Step Ahead Recognition System (STARS) is Vermont’s quality rating system for child care, preschool and afterschool programs.

 Any program that is part of STARS has gone above and beyond what the state requires of them.  STARS reward child care, preschool and afterschool programs when they make their programs better.

 STARS programs document their quality in one or more of five areas:

 Licensing standards

• Curriculum and activities
• Training and education
• Families and communities
• Business practices

 The four Tapestry Programs participating in STARS have received the highest rating of five stars indicating outstanding performance in all five areas.

VACCINATION INFORMATION

December 3rd Update from Superintendent Moran

Superintendent Moran’s Letter to Families

Joint Memo from the Vermont Commissioners of Health and Education

H1N1 School Dismissal Guidelines

FAQ Sheet on H1N1 Vaccine

Parental Consent Form for Vaccine

GENERAL INFORMATION

Talking to Children About the Flu: A Parent Resource

Action Steps to Protect Your Child and Family from the Flu

Action Steps  for High Risk Children

This class will focus on lesson design for student interactivity.  Bring some lessons that you would like to make SMARTer using the power of  Notebook 10 and some hot Web 2.0 tools.   Participants will receive a certificate.  Class is a three-part class that meets on the three  dates below, and will be held at the Rutland High School Info Center.   Please register online at the link below.  Class size limited to 15.

Jan 26^th 4:00-6:00

Feb 9^th 4:00-6:00

Feb 23^rd 4:00-6:00

Lucy Davine ldavine@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

Sherry Kamyk skamyk@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

Northwest

Kerry Coarse kcoarse@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

Danielle Ebbecke dprovencher@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

RIS Grades 3/4

Mary Kay Olson molson@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

Susan Tanen stanen@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

RIS Grades 5/6

Jason Ballard jballard@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

Gayle Wetzler gwetzler@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

RMS

Josh Bunker jbunker@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

Bianca McKeen bmckeen@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

Paula Tordonato ptordonato@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

RHS

Patricia Alonso palonso@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

Jennifer McNeil jmcneil@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

Elaine Beal ebeal@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

STC

Sue Densmore sdensmore@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

Jim Woodward jwoodward@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

SUCCESS

Lisa Boerner lboerner@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

OFFICERS

Chair – Nancy May nmay@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

Asst. Chair-  Kathy Lopes k2teachers@comcast.net

Sec/Hist-  Diane Nelson dnelson@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us

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Golden Anniversary festivities include reception at Rutland High prior to  presentation of honorary diploma.

Class members will receive an invitation letter in the early spring with more details.   

   June 2009 Letter with information, and RSVP Form

Questions?  Contact Debbie Etzler in the Superintendent of Schools office, (802)776-1996 or email detzler@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us.

Please join us for an evening of food, photos and music. We have reserved the tavern, deck, and spacious lawn area at this new restaurant. You may remember it as “Churchill’s”. It is now owned by former RIS teacher Sarah Irish. Her chef and staff have helped us come up with a tasty menu and will be available all evening to run the cash bar. We will take a group photo @ 8pm.

Ticket price is $25 per person. Please RSVP to Sally Olson (solson1030@yahoo.com) as soon as possible. Due to the last-minute nature of this invitation, we will accept rsvp’s up until the day of the reunion. Please let us know if you intend to bring a guest.

Please make checks payable to “Rutland High School Class of 1999″.  Payment can be sent to: Carrie Kohl, P.O. Box 616, Pittsfield, VT 05762-0616.

Also check Facebook events and the Rutland Herald calendar events section for information regarding the reunion. Hope to see you there!

The Rutland High School Class of 1979, 30th Reunion will be held in Rutland,VT, Columbus Day Weekend, October 9 - 11, 2009. The Reunion Weekend Event details will include: a Friday afternoon School Tour of the old and new Rutland High School locations; a Friday evening Icebreaker Social at the South Station Restaurant; and, a Saturday evening Reunion Dinner at the Franklin Conference Center at Howe Center.

The Event details including ticket costs and online purchasing instructions will be communicated through email and posted on the Facebook Reunion Group page, “Rutland High School Class of ‘79 Reunion.”

Currently there are over 100 other RHS ‘79 Classmates already members of this Facebook Reunion Group page and over 260 old class photos posted there. 

Facebook is a free networking site. All you have to do is go to: www.facebook.com, register and then set up your own page. When you fill out your profile include, “Rutland Senior High School ‘79″ in the Education section. This will make it easier for us to find each other. Once you register on Facebook, you may then join the Reunion Group and Reunion Event pages. We hope you decide to join us on Facebook.

The Reunion Committee is still looking for Classmates, please continue to help find Classmates, invite them to join us on Facebook and collect their email addresses.

If you have questions or to submit your email address contact the Reunion Committee through email: RHSClassOf1979Reunion@gmail.com, or call, Jim Gaiko (270) 779-5092.

Come Join Us, We’re Celebrating 30 Years Since Graduation!

Marybeth McCaffrey
Jim Gaiko
Becky Wolcott-Ankeny
Debbie Carter

FY2010 Budget Pt 1.    FY2010 Budget Pt 2. This is a copy of the detailed FY2010 budget to be voted on March 3, 2009. The last page contains a key to account codes that make the document more understandable. The account number format is based on legal requirements by the US and Vermont Departments of Education.

FY2010 Grants Budgets. This is a copy of the detailed individual grants and other forms of reimbursement budgets broken out to the maximum level of detail. They are included in the above budget at a summary level. These accounts are summarized together in the full budget above in account lines beginning with 99, and found at the end of the budget.

February 9

February 23

All meetings held at the Longfellow Administration Building, 6 Church Street.