Superintendent Certified Focus Group

Thursday, August 30, 2012

AGENDA Welcome & Purpose of Superintendent Focus

Groups (Certified, Classified, Parents, Community/Business, Senior Citizens, Middle School Students, High School Students – Supt. Dot Perkins

Our Missions, Vision, and Belief Statements Our District’s Commitment to College & Career

Readiness – What is it? What are the EXPLORE & ACT Benchmarks and

why are these important? What are End of Course Assessments? Surprise & Delight Concerns, Suggestions, Tips Adjourn – We will meet again in January and

then again in April before testing

Welcome & Purpose We have 7 Superintendent Focus Groups:

MS Students, HS Students, Certified, Classified, Parents, Business & Community, Senior Citizens

You have been chosen to represent the school from which you teach.

You have immediate access to me. I expect you to share with me things you believe I need to know in order to make our school district the best place possible for our students.

MISSION STATEMENT

Maximizing Student Learning

&Achievement

Our Belief Statements

Our District’s Commitment to College & Career Readiness

The undersigned, on behalf of the Gallatin County Public Schools, pledge to increase the rate of college and career readiness of the graduates in our school district from 21% in 2010 to 61% in 2015. To meet this goal, 71 students in the 2010-11 eighth grade class (this year’s freshmen) will need to be college and career ready, 54 more students than were college and career ready in the graduating class of 2010.Sonya Giles, Board ChairpersonDot Perkins, Superintendent

College & Career ReadyEXPLORE, PLAN, & ACT

Benchmarks

TEST EXPLORE PLAN ACT

English 13 15 18

Reading 15 17 21

Math 17 19 22

Science 20 21 24

End of Course Assessments

English II Algebra II U.S. History BiologyMay count up to 20% of a student’s

final grade for this class.

Partners – Your help

Question – What do you believe Gallatin County Schools need to do to better prepare students to be responsible, effective, productive citizens for our community?

Please take a moment to write a suggestion on your card and leave it for us to use in making our school district the best it can be.

Gallatin County Schools

1,678 Students P-12Four Schools and Alternative School

Gallatin County Lower Elementary, EHS-2Gallatin County Upper Elementary, 3-5Gallatin County Middle School, 6-8Gallatin County High School, 9-12Alternative School, 12 Slots, Grades 6-12

Gallatin County Schools

70% Free & Reduced LunchProperty Tax Rate 2011 = 66.6

(Compensating Tax for 2011 = 66.6)Equalized Original SFCC Nickel – 1990Growth Nickel – 2000Equalized Recallable Nickel – 2005Equalized Facility Funding Nickel - 2008

NICKELS*FSPK (Facilities Support Program of KY) – 1990

Local - $268,541 State - $254,219*Original Growth Nickel – 2000

Local - $ 268,541 State - $0*Equalized Growth Nickel

Local - $0 State - $0*Recallable Nickel – 2005

Local - $268,541 State - $258,253*Equalized Facility Funding Nickel – 2008

Local - $0 State - $255,398

Gallatin County is one of only three school districts that has three of our nickels equalized by the state.

Facilities Funding TimelineDATE DESCRIPTION

May 5, 1983 Utilities tax approved at 3%, conditionally for 3 years

October 17, 1985

Utilities tax approved to continue indefinitely

July 24, 1990 Board levies nickel tax for capital projects

April, 1995 Gallatin Steel begins production, major source of tax revenue begins

August 28, 2000

Additional growth nickel levied for capital projects

January, 2005 General Assembly awards $7.5 million in Urgent Needs Funds

July 22, 2005 District levies an additional nickel for construction, recallable but not petitioned

Facilities Construction TimelineDATE DESCRIPTION

April 4, 1987 Approved bid for Phase I, Elementary School

January 4, 1989 Approved bonds for Phase II, Elementary School

June 4, 1991 Approved bonds for Phase III, Elementary School

December 9, 1993 Approved Bonds for Phase I, High School

March 16, 1995 Division of Finance denies request for bond issue to construct Phase II, High School

June 27, 1996 Department of Education approved use of utility tax money to fund bond issue for Phase II, High School

March 27, 1997 Bonds issued for High School, Phase II

May 13, 1999 Approved bonds for Phase III, High School

October 2, 2001 Accepted bid for Phase IV, High School

June 1, 2004 Issued bonds for Phase V High School

April 25, 2005 Architect hired to begin planning of new 4-8 Center

May 16, 2006 Bonds issued for new Upper Elementary/Middle School

June 2006 Construction begins on new Upper Elementary/Middle School

January 2008 New Upper Elementary/Middle School opens

September 2009 Upper Elementary 4 Classroom Addition (completed July 2010)

May 2010 Lower Elementary Renovation and Expansion Begins

September 2011 Lower Elementary Renovation/Expansion Completed

The Past

The Present

School 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

*2009

*2010

*2011

Elementary 51.1 61.1 61.1 61.0 67.7 61.4 74.5 86.0 91.2 93 92 89

Middle School

52.8 58.5 56.7 62.3 60.3 62.8 66.8 77.9 77.8 80 80 83

High School 57.2 61.7 57.7 57.9 60.3 63.4 68.7 75.9 74.3 76 71 69

*Transition Index

KPR Academic Index Data

ACT RESULTSTOTAL TESTED ENGLISH MATHEMATICS READING SCIENCE COMPOSITE

GRAD YEAR District State District State District State District State District State District State2007 37 30,929 17.8 20.3 19.2 20.0 19.9 21.2 19.6 20.6 19.3 20.72008 47 31,728 18.0 20.5 19.8 20.2 20.3 21.5 19.9 20.7 19.6 20.92009 95 45,419 15.0 18.8 17.6 19.0 17.7 19.8 18.4 19.7 17.4 19.42010 93 45,763 15.9 18.9 17.7 19.1 18.2 19.7 17.5 19.5 17.5 19.42011 100 46,428 17.0 19.2 18.2 19.1 18.1 20.0 18.1 19.6 18.0 19.6

PER PUPIL FUNDING

SEEK and Transportation funding has basically been flat or reduced over thepast five years, putting an ever larger burden on the local community to fundthe increasing costs mandated by the state.

ADJOURN We will meet again in January and for

our third and final time in April.

I need your help to make our school district the best place possible for our students.