WELCOME TO GALLATIN COUNTY SCHOOLS

SUPERINTENDENT FOCUS GROUPS

Maximizing Student Learning & Achievement

VISION and MISSION

• MAXIMIZING STUDENT LEARNING & MAXIMIZING STUDENT LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENTACHIEVEMENT

• WE BELIEVE:*All Gallatin County Students WILL BE proficient, ready for college, career and life.

*Everything We Do Should Be STUDENT CENTERED

*TEACHERS Influence Learning More Than Any Other Factor

*TOGETHER Our Schools, Parents, and Community Help Students Reach Their Highest Potential.

*Students Learn best when what we want them to know and do is RIGOROUS And RELATIVE And Build Positive RELATIONSHIPS With Them.

The Commonwealth Commitment to College &

Career Readiness• Our Goal:

– 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 2010-2011 eighth grade class will need to be college and career ready, 54 more students than were college and career ready in the graduating class of 2010.

COLLEGE READY BENCHMARKS

TEST EXPLORE PLAN ACT

English 13 15 18

Reading 15 17 21

Math 17 19 22

Science 20 21 24

8th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade

PURPOSE

• To share our story with you.

• Partner with you to listen to suggestions for our school district.

• Provide time for you as our partners to hear about our students and schools as we encourage students to become college, career and life ready.

• Provide time for you to ask questions and interact with our board, superintendent, and staff.

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-12

Four Schools and Alternative SchoolGallatin County Lower Elementary, EHS-2

Gallatin County Upper Elementary, 3-5

Gallatin County Middle School, 6-8

Gallatin County High School, 9-12

Alternative School, 12 Slots, Grades 6-12

Gallatin County Schools

70% Free & Reduced Lunch

Property Tax Rate 2013 = 67.5 (Compensating)

(Compensating Tax Rate for 2012 = 66.6)

•Equalized Original SFCC Nickel – 1990

•Growth Nickel – 2000

•Equalized Recallable Nickel – 2005

•Equalized Facility Funding Nickel - 2008

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

Local - $282,103 State - $240,259

*Original Growth Nickel – 2000

Local - $ 282,103 State - $0

*Equalized Growth Nickel

Local - $0 State - $0

*Recallable Nickel – 2005

Local - $282,103 State - $240,259

*Equalized Facility Funding Nickel – 2008

Local - $0 State - $240,259

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

Nickels• 1990 KERA = 5 cents *(5.6)• 2000 Growth Nickel = 5 cents *(5.6)• 2005 Recallable Nickel = 5 cents *(5.6)

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15 cents

(16.8 cents)*5.6 cents of total property rate is required to produce the 5 cent equivalent tax necessary for participation in the School Facilities Construction Commission (SFCC) and the Facility Support Program of Kentucky (FSPK).

Can be used for school construction/renovation ONLY.

Cannot be used for salaries, books, buses, etc.

Local Effort - State Effort

• $846,309 $720,777

• This money can ONLY be used for construction or renovation purposes. It cannot be used for text books, buses, materials, salaries, etc.

Current Tax Rate

• Compensating Tax Rate = 67.5

• Construction/Renovation Nickels = -16.8

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General Fund = 50.7

1992Real Estate = 48.7 - 5 centsGeneral Fund=43.7

2013Real Estate = 67.5 - 16.8 centsGeneral Fund=50.7

****21 Years = 7 cent increase in General Fund

Revenue

• Local Tax Effort = 23.75% of our total budget Compensating Rate = 67.5

(FY2013 - $3,432,145. Of this amount, approximately

$846,309 goes to make bond payments on new

construction or renovation. That’s all this money can be used for. That leaves approximately $2,585,836 in local money.)

****The rest of our *$15.3 million dollar General Fund Budget comes from utility taxes, motor vehicle taxes, State Sources, and Federal Sources.

*Does not include Food Service or Construction

Facilities Funding Timeline

DATE 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

***This test is over. We began a whole new state assessment in Spring 2012. Results of these tests will not be received until the end of September 2012. The results of these new state tests will be LOWER. New more rigorous standards, different way of reporting. We expect this.

KPR Academic Index Data

Gallatin County High School

2012 ACT Highlights!!!

TOP 50% of High Schools in Kentucky!!

GCHS ranks 115th out of 230 high in schools in KY.

Gallatin County High School2012 ACT Highlights!!!

Five Years of Growth!

Gallatin County High School2012 ACT Highlights!!!

Year Students English Math Reading Science Composite

2007-08 94 14.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 16.7

2008-09 95 15.3 17.3 17.2 17.1 16.9

2009-10 104 16.6 18.3 18.2 18.0 17.9

2010-11 117 16.5 18.5 18.1 18.1 18.0

2011-12 109 17.1 18.6 18.8 18.9 18.5

Closing in on the State averages!

Gallatin County High School2012 ACT Highlights!!!

  Students English Math Reading Science Composite

State 44,516 18.4 18.8 19.0 19.1 19.0

GCHS 109 17.1 18.6 18.8 18.9 18.5

Moving up the ranks!!

Gallatin County High School2012 ACT Highlights!!!

  Students English Math Reading Science Composite

Trimble County High School 89 20.9 19.8 20.7 21.1 20.8

Eminence High School 29 21.6 18.4 19.6 19.0 19.8

-- STATE Total -- 44,516 18.4 18.8 19.0 19.1 19.0

Grant County High School 265 18.0 18.4 18.9 18.8 18.7

Gallatin County High School 109 17.1 18.6 18.8 18.9 18.5

Owen County High School 136 16.9 18.2 18.5 18.7 18.3

Henry County High School 179 17.7 17.4 18.1 18.0 18.0

Carroll County High School 134 16.0 18.7 17.9 18.5 17.9

Spencer County High School 227 16.8 17.2 18.2 18.1 17.8

Bullitt Central High School 292 16.2 18.1 17.4 17.5 17.5

Clear direction for even more improvement.

Gallatin County High School2012 ACT Highlights!!!

  Students English Math Reading Science Composite

State 44,516 18.4 18.8 19.0 19.1 19.0

GCHS 109 17.1 18.6 18.8 18.9 18.5

-1.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.5

College Career Ready Outlook for this Group

111 Seniors→25 Seniors have met CCR BM’s.→23 Seniors are one BM away.→7 Seniors are within 2 points of

meeting more than one BM.→56 Seniors have the opportunityto take the COMPASS, KYOTE,ACT Work Keys, or KOSSA to

become career ready.

CCR Goal for 2013 = 63%

Gallatin County High School2012 ACT Highlights!!!

Next Steps!!!

School wide focus on English Language Mechanics.

Identify individual seniors on the CCR outlook and provide them with additional, focused instruction and practice that will better their chances of meeting CCR

requirements. Teachers are already doing this!!!!!!

Complete CCR outlook report for other classes.Complete Data Boards for each class.

Gallatin County High School2012 ACT Highlights!!!

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.

PER PUPIL FUNDING – OTHER STATE SOURCES

Other state funding has been drastically reduced for much needed services in our district, forcing the local school district to use otherfunds to be able to provide the same services. - source –KEAT.

TRANSPORTATION SHORTFALL

The state has not fully funded transportation costs since Fiscal Year 2003-2004. The above chart illustrates the amount of shortfall that has been borne by the school district in the general fund for the past five years.

CERS CONTRIBUTION RATES

The CERS employer contribution rate has steadily increased over the past several years, from a low of 10.98% to 19.55% for next year. This is an average increase of about 10% per year. Based on our classified payroll, that translates to an increase of about $30,500 per year.

KTRS MATCH

For years, the state of Kentucky has been requiring school districts to pay for thematching part of KTRS in federal programs, while the federal program dollars continue to be cut. This shift of dollars from the state budget to the local schooldistrict budget is ever increasing, and with the addition of the employee matchfor health insurance in 2011 the additions will cost our district nearly $100,000.

FUND BALANCE VS. CONTINGENCY

This chart illustrates the differences between the fund balance and contingency. The contingency only represents one line item in the budget and serves as a place from where funds can be transferred in the event of an expense overrun in another budget code. This item keeps the district from depleting its fund balance in case of unexpected or extraordinary expenditures.

Fund Balance Vs. Two Month’s of Expenditures

The Government Finance Officers Association recommends as best practicethat local school districts keep a fund balance of no less than two month’srevenue or expenditures in reserve. As indicated, our fund balance has consistentlyfallen below that practice over the past five years.

FUND BALANCE AS % OF EXPENSES

According to bond rating agencies, a school district should have a fund balanceof 20-25 %, but anything over 15 % is good. Our fund balancehas consistently hovered around 15%, with the exception of 2010, where wehad a low of 11%. This is barely at the minimum of what is considered acceptable for those rating agencies.

OTHER EXPENDITURES

The state of Kentucky has required the school districts to fund other expenditures that were previously supported at the state or federal level. Some examples include:

Technology – Infinite Campus, MUNIS Cloud Special Education Requirements have changed, leading to

reduced identification of special education students and reduced funding, while remaining students often require higher levels of service.

Edujobs funding is supporting our district in the amount of around $300,000 this year. There currently is no provision for this funding in the budget for 2012-2013, forcing our district to absorb these expenditures in the general fund for the coming fiscal year.

CONCLUSIONS

In conclusion, state revenues to the school districts of Kentucky have continued to remain stagnant or fall over the past several years. Expenditures that have been traditionally borne by the state have been pushed down to the local level. As a result, more and more of the burden of funding our school district has fallen on the local citizens, who not only pay state taxes but are increasingly burdened by local taxes just to maintain the current level of services for the school children of Gallatin County. Fund balances of our school district continually fall below the recommended averages. Schools in Kentucky are in dire need of some financial reforms at the state level if any progress is to be made.

What have we done to cut expenses?• Cut 2 days out of our 2012-2013 school

calendar. Reduced all employees by 2 days.

• No employee raises for the past 4 years.

• Reduction in clerical positions, instructional assistants, bus mechanic/sub driver position

• Cut Town Bus Route

More Reductions

• Cut attendance clerk hours

• Cut student drug testing

• Cut athletic uniforms

• Cut extra-curricular coaching positions

• Cut end of year “Outstanding Employee” Awards Program

• Cut employee assistance program

• Cut two mid-day bus routes

More Reductions

• Reduced SBDM allocations

• Technology