PRESENTED BY Mary Kay Gallagher - Superintendent, Northville Public Schools

Cyndy Jankowski - Board President, Northville Public Schools Gail Allevato - President, TMP Architecture

MASA / MASB JOINT CONFERENCE WINTER 2019

BUILDING Building Confidence in Building Your Bond Program

Presenters’ Perspective

President, TMP Architecture

Community / Campaign Perspective

Superintendent, Northville Public Schools

District Perspective

Board President, Northville Public Schools

Board Perspective

• Board Consensus • Fiscal Responsibility

• Connect to District Vision and Goals • Community Expectation for High Degree of

Stakeholder Input • Program Scope

• Transformational Ideas • Condition of Buildings • Magnitude of Needs

• Solid Campaign Platform

Why Did We Need to Build Confidence?

Two-Step Process

1. Study Committee Process Facility Review / Bond Study Committee • No Pre-determination

2. Board Review Process • Receive Study Committee Recommendation / Make Final

Bond Program Decision

Community Driven Process

Broad Participation

Facility Review/

Bond Study Committee

Board of Education

Community Members

Parents

Staff

Students

Facility Review / Bond Study Committee

• Parents* • Steven Banchero • Bill Hanes • Sandra Hughes O’Brien • Martha Michalak • Lisa Moody • Kevin Murphy • Stefanie Nesi • Lloyd O’Dell • Jodie Roden • Cynthia Stump • Kristine Yanagi

• Staff • Debbie Hall • William Jones • Tony Koski* • Kelly Lindsay • Matt Feldkamp • Bryan Masi • Brad O’Neill • Beth Solensky* • Shannon Torres • Laura Weaver*

• Students • Mary Curran • Bassel Yassine

• Community • Suzanne Lynn • Jim Petrie • Jeff Russell • Fred Shadko

• Board of Education • Roland Hwang • Cyndy Jankowski* • Jim Mazurek*

NPS Strategic Vision and Goals

Our Purpose In partnership with students, parents, and all stakeholders, Northville Public Schools will create

flexible, learner-centered school communities that advance learning and leadership within every learner while fostering the skills and dispositions

necessary for success.

Our Vision All students will graduate from Northville Public Schools with the skills and dispositions

necessary to maximize their potential as contributing members of a global society.

Graduate Profile A Northville Public Schools Graduate has demonstrated a mastery of

core knowledge and skills to become a/an:

*Analytical Thinker *Effective Communicator *Quality Contributor *Continuous Learner *World Class Citizen

District Goals (2014-2019)

I. Foster Learner Profiles that Lead to Globally Competitive Graduates through personalization of learning; attainment of core competencies; and the alignment of globally ready characteristics with standards and assessments.

II. A Culture of Learning and Leadership in Every School that empowers learners, develops leaders, and fosters intellectual curiosity.

III. Re-Imagined Curriculum and Instruction that is relevant, responsive, and personalized; aligned instructionally from pre-kindergarten through graduation; customized to encourage student ownership over time, place, path and pace; and learning environments that reflect the technology tools of today.

District Goals (2014-2019)

IV. Effective Communication to and from all Northville Public Schools stakeholders that is timely and relevant and creates opportunities for active involvement.

V. Organizational Effectiveness that strengthens strategic planning and provides leadership at all levels of the school system, with performance management indicators including quality school system indicators, fiscal responsibility and facility maintenance.

C. FISCAL STABILITY

8. Continue to explore the most effective use / re-use of district buildings and properties to support the programmatic and administrative needs of today’s and tomorrow’s learners.

16-17 focus: Disposition of OVS and/or Main Street – Bond Consideration Study

Charge The Facility Review/Bond Study Committee, acting as a

good steward of the community’s resources, will review, analyze and provide input into a plan for upgrading Northville

Public Schools’ educational facilities to support learner-centered school communities that meet the vision and goals

of the school district.

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In its work, the Study Committee will be mindful of the district’s desire that any bond proposal brought before the community not result in an increase for taxpayers over the

current millage rate.

Steps in Process

Understand District vision, facilities, programs, and modern learning. Discovery

Exploration

Recommendation

Examine whether our buildings hinder or help us meet our program vision & goals. Evaluate and determine best option to meet vision.

Recommend an option to the BOE regarding a future bond program initiative.

DISCOVERY

Program Assessment

NPS Strategic Vision,

Goals, & Finances

Facilities Assessment

Modern Learning

Community Sentiments

Understand, Analyze, Prioritize

Community Engagement

Guiding Principles

Financial Tolerance

EPIC- MRA Study – Temperature Check

Reconvened for Final Meeting

Recommendation

• Critical BOE participation throughout BSC process • Time for deliberation; requests for additional

information • Additional convening of Study Committee to review

Board feedback/requests for additional information • Consideration of EPIC-MRA survey results, added

teacher survey/input regarding specific issue (classroom partition walls)

• Keep open “parking lot” for questions/comments/ concerns

Board + District Behind the Scenes

• June 6 – Board Recommendation • Interim Meetings / Board Questions • PFM 2nd Presentation / Respond to Questions

• Board Action / Ballot Question • Shift to Information Campaign (district); Advocacy

(citizen-led) • Majority of Facility Review – Bond Study

Committee volunteered to serve on the Citizen’s committee – critical!

Final Steps

Campaign

Passion / Personal Commitment

• Not a Top Down Approach • Pulled out Community Sentiments • Strong Key Messages backed by factual

information provided in various levels of detail and formats

• Unanimous Board Support • Campaign Leaders/Volunteers from Committee

with extensive knowledge

A Solid Foundation for Success