January 27, 2016

Robert T. Jennell Superintendent of Schools

Southwest Licking Local Schools

Southwest Licking LSD • Established in 1953 (consolidation of Etna, Kirkersville, and Pataskala)

• 65 square miles in size

• 170+ non-certificated personnel

• 250+ certificated full-time personnel

• 37 new staff members this year (41 last year)

• Serve 2,771 students breakfast every morning

• Sponsor of the Southwest Licking Digital Academy (on-line school)

• Fiscal agent for Liberty Christian Academy

• Bus students to Southwest Licking Schools, C-TEC, Liberty Christian, AG Bell, Bishop Hartley, Blessed Sacrament, Eagle Wings Academy, Flying Colors Preschool – Pataskala, Garfield Elementary, Grace Christian, Granville Christian Academy, Newark Catholic, Oakstone Academy, Ohio School for the Deaf, Patriot Preparatory Academy, Saint Francis, Saint Pius X, Upper Arlington High School, and Welsh Hills

A little about …

2015 - Accomplishments Free All-Day Every-Day Kindergarten.

Blended Learning at Etna Elementary.

Passage of the Emergency Operating Levy.

Introduced a plan to reduce pay-to-participate fees by 10% each year the budget

remains in the black.

Developed an investment plan that will put the appropriate technology, professional development and technical support into the hands of our teachers and students -

$200,000/year commitment by the SWL BOE.

Additional STEM opportunities in the middle school.

Successful overhaul of student transportation.

Transportation

Transportation Transportation Costs - Data from T-2 Report

Total Cost SE Cost/Stud RE Cost/Stud

2004 $ 1,637,710.00 $ 3,841.00 $ 492.00

2005 $ 1,386,175.00 $ 2,884.00 $ 553.00

2006 $ 1,824,387.00 $ 6,675.00 $ 540.00

2007 $ 2,038,472.00 $ 4,061.00 $ 608.00

2008 $ 2,329,597.00 $ 6,317.00 $ 639.00

2009 $ 2,181,803.00 $ 5,362.00 $ 772.00

2010 $ 2,193,868.00 $ 6,415.00 $ 737.00

2011 $ 2,228,586.00 $ 5,495.00 $ 729.00

2012 $ 2,287,890.00 $ 5,154.00 $ 754.00

2013 $ 2,306,848.00 $ 7,260.00 $ 725.00

2014 $ 2,334,487.00 $ 6,528.00 $ 761.00

2015 $ 2,447,058.00 $ 5,848.00 $ 765.00

2016 - Concerns

Aging Facilities

Overcrowded Buildings

Potential Growth

School Relationships/Community Support

Budget

Academic Opportunities

Aging Facilities

Timeline • 1900 PATASKALA(08) , First Flight, Ford Model T, Boxer Rebellion in China, President McKinley

Assassinated, First Silent Movie

• 1910 DISTRICT OFFICE(16) / KIRKERSVILLE(17), World War I, Boy Scouts Established, Titanic Sinks, Panama Canal Opens, Spanish Flu Pandemic

• 1920 Women Vote, Stock Market Crash, First Radio Broadcast, Prohibition Begins, Penicillin Discovered

• 1930 Hitler Takes Power, Amelia Earhart Flies the Atlantic, The Dust Bowl, Jessi Owens wins in Berlin

• 1940 World War II, Television

• 1950 WATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL(55), Korean War, Brown vs Board of Education, Sputnik, Alaska and Hawaii become States

• 1960 Woodstock, Apollo Missions, Vietnam War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Peace Corps, Berlin Wall, JFK Assassinated, Kirkersville Fire

• 1970 WATKINS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL(75), Voting age reduced to 18, Nixon Resignation, Kent State Shootings, Original Star Wars Released

• 1980 Berlin Wall Falls, Pac-Man Video Released, Mount St. Helens Erupts, Shuttle Challenger Explodes

• 1990 ETNA(96), Operation Desert Storm, Rodney King Verdict, Oklahoma City Bombing, Princess Diana Dies

• 2000 Wikipedia Launched, The Invasion of Iraq, Twitter/ Facebook are Launched, Shuttle Columbia Disaster

Student Occupied Buildings

Pataskala Elementary (1908)

Kirkersville Elementary (1917)

Fire – 1964

Watkins Middle School (1955)

The current Watkins Middle School started out as a 9-12 high school. After a few years, grades 7 and 8 were added.

Watkins Memorial High School (1975)

The current high school was constructed as a middle school in 1975. After a few years (1980), the middle school and high school switched locations.

Etna Elementary (1996)

20 YEARS OLD

Administration Building Old Etna

District Office Decision

The condition of the District Office accelerated the plans for this building…

• Collapse of the veneer wall • Structural Engineer’s Report • 40,000-50,000 square feet of asbestos identified • HVAC system failing • Third floor condition

We were extremely fortunate that this structure was not being used by students. However, based on the condition of our buildings, could something similar happen in one of our student attended buildings…and if it did, then what?

Administration Building

Student Enrollment – Existing Growth

2012-13 = 3,900 students

2015-16 = 4,188 students

+288 students

New Superintendent…

• Established numbers… • Fluid numbers…

1996-97 = 3,126 students

2015-16 = 4,188 students

+1,062 students

New Etna Elementary opens…

• Established numbers… • 15 modular classrooms + a few classroom additions… • Fluid numbers…

1997 to 2016

Elementary = 1,427 to 1,819 up 392 students

WMS = 758 to 971 up 213 students

WMHS = 933 to 1,197 up 264 students

• Pre-school students are not included…

• Fluid numbers…

Potential Growth

Etna Corporate Park Pataskala Corporate Park

Construction

RELATIONSHIPS

• can maintain or upgrade our instructional capabilities.

• is financially feasible to build and is sustainable to operate.

• is a long-term fix for current and expected student growth.

Together, SWL needs a plan that…

$6,746,269

$5,849,537

$5,177,473

$3,599,974

$3,154,611

$2,453,230

$1,503,454

($360,004)

($5,289,893)

($13,117,481)

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$6,746,269

$5,849,537

$5,177,473

$3,599,974

$3,154,611

$3,434,842

$4,761,838

$6,728,163

$5,269,383

($166,137)

($6,616,308)

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2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2013-2014 2012-2013

$6,746,269

$5,849,537

$5,177,473

$3,599,974

$3,154,611

3,434,842

$6,165,578

$8,266,495

$6,560,697

$1,033,351

($5,879,506)

($14,300,114)

2014-2015 Five-Year Forecasts (Line 7.020)

$6,746,269

$5,849,537

$5,177,473

$3,599,974

$3,154,611

$3,434,842

$6,165,578

$9,486,117

$10,965,526

$12,672,857

$12,769,107

$11,016,071

$7,546,985

2015-2016

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BALANCE

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New Supt

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$1,288,395

$896,732

$672,065

$1,577,499

$455,363

$280,231

$2,730,736

$3,320,539

$1,479,409

$1,707,331

$96,250

$1,753,037

$3,469,086

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2015-2016

REVENUE -- SPENDING

Five-Year Forecasts (Line 6.010)

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Huge unknowns … Mr. Jones must be conservative in his figures.

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New Superintendent

• First part was just released…

• Second part to be released February 25th…

Superintendent’s Thoughts

1st Year – Waking Up… “Rip Van Winkle Story”

2nd Year – First Steps… “The Moose Story”

3rd Year – Stay the Course… “The Little Satellite that

Could”

The “Rip Van Winkle Story” -recognize things need to change.

The “Moose Story” -take the first step.

The “Little Satellite that Could” -stay the course.

Pioneer 10

There will be challenges along the way.

Facility Concerns

Student Growth

Potential Student Growth

Blended Learning Opportunities

Teacher Evaluations

State/Local Funding

Online Testing

Busing – Transportation

State Report Card

How will you respond to the challenges?

This year’s message is …

The Farmer's Donkey There was an old donkey. One day he accidentally fell into the farmer’s well.. The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to figure out a way to get him out.

The farmer evaluated the situation and thought to himself that neither the well nor the old donkey was worth the effort to save them. Therefore, he decided to haul dirt to the site to bury the old donkey in the well.

So the farmer called his neighbors and together they started to shovel dirt into the well.

At first, when the donkey realized what was happening, he cried horribly.

Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down and let out some happy sounds.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down the well to see what was happening and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was shaking it off and taking a step up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he continued to shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!

Although terribly tired, he saved his own life. He decided to face his adversity positively and not to give up, and thus he won.

The real question should be…

How will WE respond to the challenges?

We need to “STEP UP” together to get through the changes/challenges facing

our growing community.

Final Thoughts

1st Year – Waking up … “Rip Van Winkle Story”

2nd Year – First steps …

“The Moose Story”

3rd Year – Stay the course … “The Little Satellite that

Could”

4th Year – There will be challenges along the way…

“The Farmer’s Donkey”

2016 - Goals Expand blended learning opportunities to other buildings.

Draw attention to the aging facilities.

Develop a viable proposal for a long-term solution to the overcrowded situations

in our buildings.

Strengthen and build new relationships with the City of Pataskala, Etna Township and the other area townships within the SWL School District

Expand the College Credit Plus (CC+) course offerings at the high school.

Develop a Career Field Pathway with C-TEC at the high school in Science and

Engineering (Industrial Arts class on steroids).

Provide more opportunities for our gifted students.

We must never give up on the things that will make us better, even if it

seems to be difficult or challenging …

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the

airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”

- Henry Ford

The End