2. AGENDA
• Welcome & Introductions
• Charge Statement
• Process / Schedule
• Context Mapping
• Criteria
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• Options Outlined
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• Next Steps
3. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
WHY NOW?
We!are!proud!of!our!tradition!of!academic!!excellence!and!
appreciate!our!communities!support.!However,!based!on!the!
current!state!of!funding!for!public!education!and!anticipated!
decreases!in!the!future,!it!is!critical!for!the!Board!and!
decreases in the future, it is critical for the Board and
Administration!to!be!proactive!and!find!solutions!that!will!
allow!the!District!to!sustain!and!enhance!current!programs!
while!at!the!same!time!decreasing!costs.!
while at the same time decreasing costs
• Economic!Environment
• Ohio!School!Funding
• Failed!Levy
• Aging!Facilities
Aging Facilities
• Need!to!have!a!more!cost"effective!school!district
4. JUST A REMINDER – FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Cost!Per!Pupil!– 15!years!ranked!no!higher!
than 17th – 22nd out of the 22 Hamilton
than!17 out!of!the!22!Hamilton!
County!School!Districts
• Instructional!Expenditures!– 15!years!ranked!
1st and no lower than 6th out of the 22
and!no!lower!than!6t out!of!the!22!
Hamilton!County!School!Districts.
• Administrative!Costs!– 15!years!ranked!20th –
22nd out of the Hamilton County School
out!of!the!Hamilton!County!School!!!!
Districts.
5. JUST A REMINDER – REDUCTIONS MADE
Following!the!May!2009!levy!failure!$26.5!million!in!reductions!
were!made!from!estimated!expenditures!for!the!fiscal!years!
FY10!through!FY13,!a!four"year!period.!Last!year’s!reductions!
included:!
! Freeze in all staff base salaries for 2009"2010 school year;
Freeze!in!all!staff!base!salaries!for!2009"2010!school!year;
! Reduction!in!staffing!of!47.52!full"time!equivalents;
! No!increase!in!FY10!health!insurance!costs;!
! Increase!in!class!size!guideline.
! Additional!reductions!are!anticipated!from!retirement!
incentive!packages!currently!being!offered!to!staff!which!
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could!save!the!district!as!much!as!$30,000!for!each!teacher!
electing!to!enter!one!of!the!two!incentive!programs.
electing to enter one of the two incentive programs
6. CHARGE STATEMENT
“With!sensitivity!to!the!probable!need!for!the!passage!of!an!
“Wi h ii i h b bl df h f
operating!levy!in!2010!or!2011,!the!charge!to!and!goal!of!the!
Facilities!Master!Plan!Committee!is!to!ultimately!set!the!stage!to!
pass!a!bond!issue!that!will!maintain!and!enhance!the!delivery!of!!
the!Forest!Hills!School!District!academic!mission,!upgrade!the!
district s!facilities!and!deliver!a!more!cost"effective!school!district!
district’s facilities and deliver a more cost"effective school district
to!and!for!our!communities.”
• The!Facilities!Committee!is!responsible!for!setting!the!stage!for!a!
p f g g f
Community!discussion
• The!Board!and!Community!have!options!to!consider! that!either!
validates the!existing!9!building!configuration!or!consolidates
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the!District!into!a!6!or!7!building!configuration
• NO DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE
NO!DECISIONS!HAVE!BEEN!MADE.!
• THE!COMMUNITY!MUST!BE!HEARD!
7. PROCESS / SCHEDULE
March 20 •Board of Education Update
March 22 •Plan Community Forum
•Begin Staff / Core Group(s) updates
March 29
thru •Spring Break
Spring
April 5
April 6
thru
h •Small Group Sessions / Focus Groups
S ll G S i F G
April 24 •Continue Staff / Core Group(s) updates
April 28 - 7 PM
and
May 1- 8 AM • Community Discussions
Nagel Middle School Cafetorium
May
M 3
thru •Testing / Survey
May 17
13. CRITERIA
GUIDELINES!FOR!REVIEW!OF!FACILITIES!CONFIGURATIONS
GUIDELINES FOR REVIEW OF FACILITIES CONFIGURATIONS
The!Administrative!Team!believes!that!the!following!are!essential!
criteria!in!determining!the!configuration!of!the!FHSD.!!
•Provide!developmentally!appropriate!learning!environments
•Maintain!and!expand!rigorous!and!relevant!instructional!programs!that!
meet!the!needs!of!all!learners
•Sustain!relationships!among!students,!staff,!parents!and!community
•Ensure!the!safety!and!well"being!of!students!and!staff
•To!the!extent!possible,!retain!neighborhood!schools!and!minimize!
transitions!between!buildings!
•Maintain!in"depth!knowledge!of!students’!individual!learning!needs!
14. CRITERIA
GUIDELINES!FOR!REVIEW!OF!FACILITIES!CONFIGURATIONS
GUIDELINES FOR REVIEW OF FACILITIES CONFIGURATIONS
The!Administrative!Team!believes!that!the!following!are!essential!criteria!
in!determining!the!configuration!of!the!FHSD.!!
•Continue!fiscally!responsible!stewardship!
•Provide!for!consistent!instruction,!curriculum!alignment!and!
•collaboration!between!and!among! grade!levels
•Support!the!recruitment,!retention!and!professional!development!of!
highly!qualified!educators
•Provide!a!comprehensive!educational!experience!beyond!the!classroom!
through!fine!arts,!athletics,!co"curricular!and!extra"curricular!!
opportunities
•Upgrade!buildings!and!technology!to!support!21st Century!learners
•Allow!for!building!use!by!community!for!such!things!as!community!based!
g y y g y
education,!sports,!!camps,!etc.
•Plan!for!the!implementation!of!full!day!kindergarten