Marlboro School Information
Prepared for Act 46 Study Committee with Wardsboro and Dover
Posted on 10/12/2016 Dover Wardsboro
Demographics of School
● Student population K-8 is 80
● 51% FRL
● 22% SpEd
● High schools attended by 116 Marlboro students in the past 10 years
○ BUHS 64 55%
○ Compass 18 16%
○ Putney 10 9%
○ LGUHS 7 6%
○ Northfield Mt Herman 4 3%
○ TVHS 2 2%
○ Others 11 9%
● Staffing average tenure of teachers is more than 10 years
Demographics of Town
● Population in 2010 1078; population change since 2000 +10.2%
● Estimated per capita income in 2013 $ 27,390 (was $19,503 in 2000)
● Races in Marlboro 2010
○ White 94.2%
○ Hispanic 2.1%
○ Black 1%
○ Two or more races 1%
○ Asian .9%
● Cost of Living Index March, 2016 105.7
(U.S. average is 100)
Administration/Finance
● Services received from Central Office
○ SpEd
○ Grant management
○ Support re budget development
○ Legal, administrative support
● Marlboro does own payroll and bookkeeping
● Preschool is offered through Act 166 and private providers; Marlboro SD pays
$3092/student for 10 hrs of preschool education. There is one preschool in Marlboro
which may request to come under the Marlboro School umbrella as a public preschool.
● The Marlboro School Association supports the school with annual grants of about $7000. Program (unique features which impact budget)
● Spanish 2 times/week, 1st8th grade
● Strings 2 times/week, 1sr3rd grades
● Field Research week long trips to NYC and Cape Cod for 5th6th; Washington, DC and Costa Rica for 7th8th
● L’after After School program funded partially with 21C Grant funds School Culture
Emphasis on students developing the habits of minds and skills needed to be independent
learners and critical thinkers. At the same time there is emphasis on a strong K8 community with many opportunities for interaction among classes.
● Academic aspects
○ Kindergarten internships for 7th graders
○ Iprojects
as example of independent learning opportunities
○ Marlboro Realms of Learning and portfolio system
○ Personalized learning PLP's
○ Strong EST system with Multi Tiered System of Support
● Social/Emotional aspects
○ Not PBIS but use 3 tier model for developing a school community within which
students learn to take responsibility for their behavior
○ Use of TLC during staff meetings
○ EST for social/emotional and academic
○ All school recess
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