Where we have been, and where we are going Superintendent - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Where we have been, and where we are going

Superintendent Presentation for the July 2019 Board Meeting

This past year:

• Strategic Planning
• Begin facilities conversations with Fanning and Howey
• Implemented Ohio Open Checkbook for fiscal transparency
• Hired Public Records officer to handle the volume of records requests
• Instituted monthly coffee talks
• Reorganized administrative staff to improve efficiency and instruction
• Creation of Director of Curriculum and Instruction to focus on academic growth
• Creation of Dean of Students position to improve responsiveness in a more cost effective

format.

This past year (continued):

• Named “District of Momentum” by Ohio Department of Education
• Improving communication with stakeholders (newsletters, Registration

Gateway, Parent Square

• Added a STEM class at the JH
• Managed to the plan in order to avoid deficit spending for one additional

year

May 2019 Levy

• 6.49 mill operating levy on the May ballot.
• Would have involved fiscal reductions
• Allowed for 5 years of financial stability
• Ballot initiative was not successful

Here are the positions we have eliminated next year:

1 HS English 1 HS Math 1 HS Science 1 HS Business 1 Nurse 1 JH Music Teacher 1 JH Physical Education teacher 3 JH Teachers 1 3rd grade 1 4th grade 1 5th grade 1 6th grade 1 Administrator 1 Custodian/Maintenance 1 Part-time grounds position Added: - 3 Dean of Students positions

• 2 JH elective positions to allow for some of the
• ther reductions.

Additional Reductions

• Reduction to transportation
• Some bus routes may be 10 minutes longer.
• Will need to move the school day K-6 15 minutes later.
• Reduction of DCTS (technology) contract
• Decrease professional development substitutes and transportation days due to 5

waiver days.

• Reductions total roughly $1 million.

Teacher Negotiations

• Have ratified contract with VVTA
• Impacts ALL Valley View employees
• Base pay freeze
• Increased employee insurance contributions

Increase of fees

• Increase elementary and junior high class fees from $46 to $60
• Double the cost of pay to participate
• High School $200 per sport
• JR High $200 exploratory fee (for the year)
• JR/SR High Family cap of $600
• Double preschool tuition from $100 per quarter to $100 per month
• Creation of a district-wide copy fee of $40 per student to offset copy costs.
• HS Advanced Placement students will pay for their own test ($82 per test)
• Increase HS parking fee by $20 to offset drug testing.
• These fees should generate over $100k in additional revenue

Where are we going?

• We continue to “band-aid” facilities without addressing the root issues:
• HVAC
• Safety/Security
• ADA compliance
• 21st century learning spaces
• Our financial operational needs have not been solved despite all of the actions

mentioned on previous slides.

• Therefore, I propose that we continue to look for ways to continue to improve our
• perational efficiencies while exploring how to address our facility issues.
• Would result in a combined operating levy/facility issue on the March 2020 ballot.
• Allows time to gather additional feedback and determine a viable plan to move our

district forward.