TOLLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
51 Tolland Green
Tolland, CT 06084
Tel: (860) 870-6850
Fax: (860) 870-7737
INFORMATION
FISCAL YEAR 2013-14 BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET
The Board of Education's fiscal year 2013-14 budget request is $36,926,630, a 3.43% increase.
The Town Manager's recommended budget request is $36,059,250, a 1.0% increase.
Please click
here to access the pages representing the following:
- Staff reductions in the Superintendent's original budget request for FY 2013/2014 (pages 1 and 2);
- Reduction/additions made by the Board of Education budget (page 3); and
- Proposed reductions to meet the Town Manager's recommended 1% increase to the current FY 2012-13 budget (page 4).
NEXT YEAR'S SCHOOL CALENDAR (2013/2014)
The school calendar for 2013/2014 was adopted at the meeting of the Board of Education on March 13, 2013. The calendar has 183 school days with the first day of school being August 28, 2013. Please note that there are six (6) Late Start dates listed for the High School only. The Late Start days will be utilized by the teachers to work on the standards reports in preparation for the accreditation visit by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Professional development days will be three half-day sessions falling on September 18, October 23 and January 15 in addition to the five In Service days listed for August 26, August 27, October 15, November 12 and December 13 (K-8) and January mid-semester day (9-12). The tentative last day of school is scheduled for Friday, June 13, 2014.
Please click
here to access the adopted 2013/2014 School Calendar.
BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET REQUEST
2013/2014
Please click
here to view the Board of Education 2013/2014 Budget Request as adopted by the Board of Education at its February 13, 2013 meeting.
Please click here to view the "Budget at a Glance".
Please click
here to view the line item budget by program.
Board of Education Budget Workshop
Please click
here for questions and the responses to these questions.
Please click
here for additional questions and the responses to these questions and an organization chart for the Tolland Board of Education.
TOLLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STRATEGIC PLAN
The Tolland Public Schools Strategic Plan was approved by the Board of Education at its November 28, 2012 meeting. The Strategic Plan incorporates the findings developed through the work of the New England School Development Council (NESDEC) and the Strategic Plan Steering Committee.
Those findings included the following six topic areas:
- Communication
- Technology
- 21st Century Learning Skills
- Parent/Community Engagement
- Student Learning/Curriculum
- School Environment
The Strategic Plan addresses each of these areas. The Plan includes specific strategies and actions:
- To ensure high levels of student achievement for each individual academically, socially, and emotionally in preparation for a 21st Century world.
- To establish a positive school climate where all members of the school community are safe, respected, and available for learning.
- To provide and utilize technology to promote learning.
- To facilitate consistent communication among Tolland Public Schools' stakeholders.
- To improve school facilities that support student achievement and provide a safe learning and working environment.
William D. Guzman
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here for the Strategic Plan.
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
In June of 2010, the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governor’s Association, with monetary support from the Gates and Mott Foundations and the desire expressed through the Race to the Top initiative, released national curriculum standards for math, English language arts, and literacy standards for social studies, science and the technical subjects. All but five states have adopted these standards. These standards are now Connecticut’s Common Core State Standards (CCSSs).
In addition to the above, national science frameworks have been developed and standards are slated to be adopted and released in the fall. Social studies standards are also new and have already been developed for use by Connecticut.
Click here for the Presentation to the Board of Education regarding Common Core State Standards.
TOLLAND SAFE SCHOOL CLIMATE PLAN
The Tolland Safe School Climate Plan was approved by the Board of Education on December 14, 2011.
Click here for the full Safe School Climate Plan