Agenda

•Introductions•“State of the Schools” Presentation•Questions/Refreshments

Three Pillars

GOALS:I. Accountable – Finances/Academics

II. Transparent – Communication/RelationshipsIII. Innovative – High Level of Education

Goal 1: Communication

To facilitate communication, engagement and involvement of community members, parents/guardians, students and other various organizations to build trust.

Communication

Objective 1:Continue to develop methods to communicate with various stakeholders.•Blackboard Connect•News and Views•Web pages•Parent newsletters•Texting parents•Social Media – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter•Marlington Matters•“Tuesdays with Mr. Knoll”

Communication

Objective 2:Create additional opportunities for community members and various organizations to be involved in school functions. •Parent meetings for Elem/MS/HS •Parent information nights regarding testing•University of Mount Union partnership – Washington LEGO Club•Engineering Advisory Committee•Realtor Meeting•Homework Clubs, Homework Huddle, Mighty Duke Readers, Tutoring help for parents

Goal 2: Internal CommunicationObjective 1: Continue to develop forms of communication among internal stakeholders.•Email•Texting•Personal notes•Staff meetings•Collaboration meetings•Department, grade level meetings•Leadership meetings•Secondary and elementary meetings•It’s “Friday Payday” Staff Update•Employee News •Google Drive

Goal 2: Internal Communication

Objective 2:Create a messaging document that details the

talking points of the school district.1. Culture of Appreciation - Words Matter…

2. Elementary ELA curriculum

3. MS/HS Blended learning and 1:1 platform

Internal Communication

Objective 5:

Implement Superintendent/Assistant Superintendentengagement initiative.

Internal CommunicationObjective 6:Share and continually improve and refine internal recognition system.

District Goal: Culture of AppreciationWords of Affirmation, Gifts, Quality Time, Acts of Service

• Teacher Appreciation Week• Waiver Days• Tuesday’s with Mr. Knoll• Payday duty HS• Feed the staff• Meeting after hours to build relationships• Postcards being sent

Goal 3: Curriculum

To enable every teacher to effectively utilize technology to enhance instruction and provide a technology-rich educational experience for every child.

CurriculumObjective 1: **Previous ProgressEnhance training and professional development for staff to effectively integrate technology.

• June Tech-Day for teachers- offering over 20 technology sessions for staff

• Technology staff- Technology Integration Director and technology assistants focused on technology integration

• Grants to support technology- eTextbook grant, TGRG grant

• Staff are required to participate in at least 2 hours of technology training every year

CurriculumWhat’s New!

● The marriage of Technology Department and Curriculum● District-wide redistribution of technology devices● Professional Development for Staff

○ Book Study at the HS○ Technology Rich Waiver Days○ June Tech-Day = 35 learning sessions (nearly double

the offerings from 2015)

CurriculumObjective 2: **Previous ProgressDefine plan for technology integration.•Blended learning at the middle school•Moving towards the blended learning at the high school

•4th/5th science and technology integrated class

•Infrastructure for the computers- made improvements•Next Generation Assessments- all technology based•Various new technology online programs•Offering online college credit plus courses at the high school•Realigning our technology department to focus on integration

CurriculumWhat’s New!Objective 2:Define plan for technology integration.

• Increased presence and support of Technology Assistants for classroom instruction

• Regular and frequent meetings of Technology Department• Technology Department Transformation: redesign of

responsibilities

Goal 4: Curriculum

To work toward K-12 continuity and grade-level consistency of quality curriculum throughout the school district.

CurriculumObjective 1: **Previous ProgressDevelop curriculum maps focused on the Ohio’s Learning Standards, common assessments, and end-of-course tests aligned to the Next Generation Assessments.

CurriculumWhat’s New!Objective 1: Develop curriculum maps focused on the Ohio’s Learning Standards, common assessments, and end-of-course tests aligned to the Next Generation Assessments.

• Completion of curriculum maps• Advancing work of assessment maps• District wide revision schedule for SLOs• New state created KRA• State-wide assessments are all single vendor

Curriculum

Objective 3: ** Previous ProgressRefine and enhance opportunities for elementary school collaboration.

Elementary principal monthly meetings Elementary Curriculum Council Content curriculum focus teams Waiver day agendas Monthly data meetings between teachers and principals

CurriculumWhat’s New!Objective 3: Refine and enhance opportunities for elementary school collaboration (and alignment)

• Daily 5 Book Study - district wide Professional Development• Daily 5 instructional framework K-5 across all contents• Class and scheduling alignment • Consistent writing rubrics• BLT/TBT structures• Leader in Me Book Study• Pilot of Leader in Me - Leadership Academy

Goal 5: Post-Graduation Plans

To ensure all Marlington students graduate with post-graduation plan of action and a pathway that empowers them to compete in the 21st century.

Post-Graduation

Objective 1: **Previous ProgressImprove and provide additional opportunities that will assist every student with post-graduation plans. Middle schoolJunior Achievement Day exploring professions

High schoolMeeting individually with freshman and sophomores to advise them in scheduling advertising where kids are going for college survey sheet to seniorsOhio Means Jobs- Online career advising toolNew Career Advising Plan grades 6-12

Post-Graduation

What’s New!Objective 1: Improve and provide additional opportunities that will assist every student with post-graduation plans.• Summer Internships made available for Pre-engineering

students at 2 area businesses• Introduce Leadership Course at High School• CCP Chemistry 8 hour course through University of Mount

Union

Curriculum Highlights **Previous Progress

Food for Today, Sustainability for Life” $25,000 grantAdded dual College Credit Plus classes 2014- Intro to Petroleum (online), Spanish 2015- Sociology, Psychology (both online) Game Design, Blue Print ReadingeTextbook grant $ 79,000 for online resources for teachers and studentsDefined StemGizmosCirrculetHistory AlivePE FitIntegrated science and technology class grades 4 and 5Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS)Expanded opportunities in interest based school offerings: Lego Club, Tutoring Clubs with collaboration with local churches, Homework Huddle, K-Kids, Workout Warriors

Curriculum Highlights

What’s New!

• http://www.marlingtonlocal.org/curriculuminstruction.aspx

Curriculum Highlights

What’s on the Horizon!• High School 1:1 - 11” MacBook Air• SunGard aka eschoolPlus• Standards Based Report Cards K-5• Library Transformation to “21st Century Learning

Commons”• Instructional Coach(s)• STREAM Lab(s) to support LEGO Club • Increase CCP coursework• Increase technology rich curriculum experiences eg.

coding, virtual field trips, etc• Pilot vendor assessment to measure basic skills

Goal 6: Finance

The Marlington Local School District will be conservative, accountable and transparent with the district's finances and will effectively communicate the state of those finances to the community.

Finance

Objective 1:● Educate our stakeholders regarding the district budget and components that impact the district Financially.

Objective 2:● Continue to receive clean audits.

Treasurer’s Websitehttp://www.marlingtonlocal.org/Treasurer.aspx

ODE Website

FY2017 Goal Ohio’s Online CheckBook

http://ohiotreasurer.gov/Transparency/Ohios-Online-Checkbook

Finance

Operations Overview

Student Enrollment

2015-16 School Year - 2,317 as of 5/1/162015-16 School Year - 2,392 as of 9/8/152014-15 School Year - 2,323 Total

District Employees

District Funds Funds

General Funds Permanent Improvement FundsFederal FundsFood Service FundsAll Other Funds

Revenue Sources – All Funds

Other includes tuition, interest, fees, fundraisers, donations and other miscellaneous revenues

Finance

GENERAL FUNDthe District’s major operating fund.

District Revenues – General Fund

State Foundation RevenueBeginning FY 2015 - Change to monthly

Based on Enrollment at each month end

FY 2015 through 2017 ~ $2,800/student OR $6.4M

FY 2018 and beyond - TBD - New Biennium Budget

Property Tax Revenue - Millage

PI 11/5/2013 2.00 14-Cont Renewal 1999 1.394850 1.854760 $513,904

● Marlington has the lowest effective tax rate of all Stark County schools - by WIDE Margins!

● Due to the 2015 County reappraisal, the District’s assessed valuation of properties increased by ~$40 million, to $341,239,540.

● Full impact will be realized by the end of calendar year 2016.

District Expenditures – General Fund

Capital Expenditures – General Fund

Five Year Forecast

•Required to be prepared, adopted by the Board of Education,

and submitted to the Ohio Department each Oct and May

•Includes 3 years of actual data and 5 years of “forecasted”

information for the District’s major operating funds only

•Used for proper certification of District contracts

•Used as a tool for budget planning purposes

The Five Year Forecast is a living document

Five Year Forecast Highlights Budgeting and planning is crucial to balance the District’s budget.

Summary of current Forecast

Five Year Forecast Highlights May 2016

● Cash (carryover) balance at 7/1/2015 - $8,325,410

● Actual FY2015 Revenues < Expenditures = ($285,307)

● Forecasted FY2016 Revenues > Expenditures = $278,571

● Renewal of our 8.5 mill operating levy in 2018 is crucial to the District to keep a positive cash balance long term.

District Facilities

**The District operates a total of approximately 344,000 square feet between all of the buildings

listed above.

Goal 7: Facilities

To provide students, staff and residents with safe facilities that provides effective learning/instructional space.

Facilities

To provide students, staff and residents with safe facilities that provide effective learning/instructional space. Objective 1:Develop a facilities plan that addresses building needs. Responsible Group(s): Marlington Local School District Board of Education is responsible for the delivery of assigned steps and associated dates.Step 2: Develop a plan for a facilities program. The board will need to prioritize a budget for high school and middle school renovations. It will also need to determine a plan for the elementary buildings. To be completed: TBD (based on board feedback)

Landscaping Building

Chemistry Lab

Physics Lab

Dukes Digital Academy

Looking to the Future…. Engineering Fabrication Lab

Looking to the Future….Engineering Fabrication Lab

Looking to the Future…

•PLTW – Pre-engineering renovations…(summer of 2016-17)

CELEBRATION!The Marlington Local Schools received $300,000 contribution from the Greater Alliance and Stark County Foundations to assist in our renovations!!

Looking to the Future… Marlington Education Fund

Purpose:The purpose of the Marlington Education Fund is to promote, encourage, and enhance educational opportunities that strengthen and enrich our students’ experiences.

The Marlington Education Fund will be offering the staff of the Marlington Local School District the opportunity to submit a grant proposal to receive support for innovative programs and initiatives that directly impact the academic performance and educational environment of Marlington Local students.

Looking to the Future… Blended Learning/1 to 1 in HS

•With the purchase of MacBook Airs, each HS student will have a personal learning device to assist in the blended learning platform.

Thank you for coming!

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