River Valley Local SchoolsCommunity Partnership

April 7, 2008

Agenda

Purpose of the Community Partnership State of River Valley Schools

Academic Financial

Break into groups Report from groups Adjourn

Purpose of the Community Partnership Improve the dialog between the RV

community and the school Create a deeper understanding

Of community issues by the school Of school issues by the community

Develop and communicate a shared vision of the future of our school system

Voters

Taxpayers

Ohio Department of Education

River Valley Board of Education

Marion CommunityRiver Valley Employees

Parents

Employers

Two and Four Year Colleges

The River Valley Local School District

Students

Performance on State Report Card

River Valley School District Ranking on Report Card

2007 EFFECTIVE 23/30 indicators 2006 Continuous Improvement 2005 Continuous Improvement 2004 Continuous Improvement 2003 Continuous Improvement 2002 Continuous Improvement

Possible Report Card Rankings

(for a district or a building)

ExcellentEffective

Continuous ImprovementAcademic Watch

Academic Emergency

Continuous Improvement

Effective• Focused intervention at each building• Parent volunteers• Professional development for staff, especially

literacy strategies• Language block at elementary schools

Effective

Excellent• Implemented new language arts curriculum• Improve professional development for staff• Find ways to improve individual interaction

between students and teachers• Improve interventions – including summer

programs• Expand opportunities for high school students

Summary - Academic

We are moving in the right direction, but we are not where we want to be

Not everything that “counts” can be “counted”

State of RV - Financial

Sources of funds Local property taxes (45% in 2006-2007) State “foundation” (34% in 2006-2007) Open enrollment students Minimal Federal and other sources

Use of funds We are a service business; most funds (73%) go to the

cost of personnel 27% of funds go to utilities, fuel, textbooks, etc. We lose open enrollment dollars when RV students

attend another public school

Forecasting Process

Look back three years and forward five years Used by the Board and administration as a

management tool Available in the Information Booklet and on

the State Department of Education’s Web Site

Updated several times throughout the year

Current Five Year Forecast

$(1,000,000)

$(500,000)$-

$500,000 $1,000,000

$1,500,000 $2,000,000

$2,500,000 $3,000,000

Year end cash balance

Assumes our renewal levies pass

Statewide Spending per Pupil

Area Spending per Pupil

Expenditure Per Pupil (EPP) < $8,000 (145 districts)

$8,001 - $8,555 (159 districts) $8,556 - $9,623 (168 districts)

$9,624 > (137 districts) Low= $6,876

High= $18,761 State EPP= $9,623

Mean= $8,991 Median=$8,555

RV – Bottom 25%

RV Spending Per Student

$6,947

$7,628 $7,728

$8,629 $8,733

$9,586

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

Expenditure Per Pupil DataSchool Year 2006-2007

RV Spending Per Pupil

RV would need an additional $1.3 M in revenue to fill the gap between what we spend and what a similar district spends

$6,000

$6,500

$7,000

$7,500

$8,000

$8,500

$9,000

$9,500

$10,000

RV Similar Dist

RV

Similar Dist

Options to solve the probable 2010 – 2011 budget problem

Income tax Property tax Make significant cuts beginning in the 2009 –

2010 school year Attract new open enrollment students, or

keep more of our “native students” Some combination of all of the above

Income Tax versus Property Tax

Income TaxRate

Traditional Base Earned Income Only

.25% $476,3771.77 equivalent mills

$444,9281.65 equivalent mills

.50% $952,7543.69 equivalent mills

$889,8563.31 equivalent mills

.75% $1,429,1315.31 equivalent mills

$1,334,7844.95 equivalent mills

Current Five Year Forecast

$(1,000,000)

$(500,000)$-

$500,000 $1,000,000

$1,500,000 $2,000,000

$2,500,000 $3,000,000

Year end cash balance

Assumes our renewal levies pass

Estimated Budget impact of .5% income tax or 3.5 mill property tax levy

$(1,000,000)

$(500,000)

$-

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$2,500,000

$3,000,000

Year end cash balance

Assumes our renewal levies pass

About 900K of new funds starting in FY 2010

Community PartnershipWhat we have learned so far……

• RV Residents have a lot of pride in our district• Cafeteria food is OK but can improve (from a

student group)• Overall customer service is OK but can

improve• Questions about open enrollment• There are some lingering issues in Waldo• Community Partnership is a good idea

What we hope to learn tonight….

• What could we do to improve the Voice of the Valley (or other district-wide communications)?

• If we have to raise local revenue, would residents be more likely to support an income tax or a property tax?

• How do RV residents feel about open enrollment?

• Any other major issues the RV Board/Administration should address?

Break into groups

Open, honest dialog Answer question Let us know about any other questions Each group should appoint a spokesperson

who is willing to report back to the entire group

Reconvene

Summary from each group Questions – we will get back with individuals

if we were not able to answer the question during this meeting

Thanks!Next partnership meeting will be held in September or October; you will all be invited!