001hello Roosevelt Community I'm Dr Danny Portillo your superintendent happy social workers month I'm Dr Ashley Haj your board President we also want to recognize International women's day which will be this Saturday March 8th I'm excited to share a recap of our March board meeting during this meeting we highlighted academic goal number four which focuses on increasing the percentage of eth grade students meeting or exceeding grade level on the AA math assessment while we are improving and making steady progress we are slightly off track as we work towards reaching our goals at faster rates we are excited to reallocate more resources towards further developing the skills of our Math teachers we are also analyzing the impact our math intervention materials are having on student growth to ensure we are good stewards of our professional time and
002our public dollars we will be adjusting next year's master schedule to allow more instructional time for Math and this summer we will offer remedial supports for our students who need more help we are also excited to offer High School level algebra and geom ometry for sth and eighth graders who are ready to accelerate be on the lookout for invitations and sign your child up quickly as seats will go fast I am thr to share that the board approved a salary schedule and sipen chart which means better pay for our Educators a $3,600 salary increase was added to the teacher salary schedule those who have math as an approved area on their certification will earn a $22,000 stipend each year newly hired Math and Science teachers will also earn a $2,500 hard-to-fill position stipend upon their
003first year endorsed special education teachers will receive a $5,000 stipend each year along with the $2,500 hard-to-fill position stien upon their first year these pay raises will help attract and retain our Educators ensuring the best instruction for our students the board also approved a step increase for all employees within the salary schedules and a significant increase to our bus drivers par professionals and Category 3 maintenance technicians in fact air conditioning technicians will receive an additional $4,000 yearly stipend to ensure we are prepared for the opening of the school year spread the word Roosevelt is accepting applications we received updates on Reen Roosevelt initiative highlighting the district's ongoing efforts to enhance student safety while in route to schools and utilizing transportation services the community also received an update on our progress and our upcoming initiatives complete
004agenda minutes and meeting videos will be available on our website thank you for your continued support we look forward to sharing more updates after next month's board meeting enjoy your spring break next week get some rest and we'll see you back soon together we are building a culture of performance