Fayette County Issues Tea Party

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October 30, 2012Fayette First

Objective

Benchmark Current Status

Solutions

Provide Our 21,000 Children the Best Public Education In GA,

within our budget

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Fayette County Schools

Fayette County Fayette GA Graduation Rate 89.2% 65.4%Dropout Rate 1.0% 4.3%Spending/student $9,591 $9,692Students Per Teacher 14.1 13.9No. of Schools 31 2,608No. of Students 22,118 1,655,792No. of (FTE) Teachers 1,573 118,839

A+ A A- B+ B B- C+

17 Elementary Schools 2 6 3 4 1 1

6 Middle Schools 1 3 1 1

5 High Schools 1 3 1

3 Evening, open campus & alternative schools not ratedhttp://www.localschooldirectory.com/district-schools/656/Fayette-County-School-District/GA

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D

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APS50.5%

7.8%$13,999

13.0114

49,0323,764

2012 SAT Scores

Demographics: Age

Median Age: 41

Building Permits

Family Units:

Demographics: Housing & Income

FCBE BudgetGeneral Fund Revenues & Expenses

Source: FCBE CAFR; Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes In Fund Balances, Actual(Debt-reduction bond expense is not included in General Fund accounts)

Revenues

Expenses

Enrollment

FCBE BudgetRevenues

Local, other

State

Federal

Enrollment

Source: FCBE CAFR; Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes In Fund Balances, Actual

Enrollment

Source: FCBE CAFR; Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes In Fund Balances, Actual

Instruction

Support Services

Debt Service

FCBE BudgetExpenses

Source: FCBE CAFR

High School

Middle School

Elementary School

3%51%

1%2%5%

11%6%6%

14%

Basic Staffing

Principal $85,000

Assistant Principal 70,000

Secretary 50,000

Art Teacher 50,000

Music Teacher 45,000

Media Specialist 40,000

Media ParaPro 35,000

Custodial staff x 2 75,000

Bookkeeper 45,000

Technology 55,000

Phys Ed Teacher 50,000

Annual $600k

per school

State Funded Staff

State FundedQty Amount

FCBE PayrollQty Amount

Assistant Principal

Teachers

Bus Drivers

Other?

Totals

Feeders and Demographics

Middle

Middle

Middle

100%

30%70%

Elem

Elem

Elem

Elem

Elem

+125

-301

30%

25%

70%

15%85%

75%

30%

+85

-147

Hi

Hi

60%

40%

100%

55%

45%

+33

-423

Facility UtilizationElementary Schools, 2011

Reference: 2011 Fayette County School Board Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

Facility UtilizationMiddle Schools, 2011

Reference: 2011 Fayette County School Board Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

Facility UtilizationHigh Schools, 2011

Reference: 2011 Fayette County School Board Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

Enrollment Forecast

Carl Vinson Institute, UGA, undated

Enrollment Forecast

Carl Vinson Institute, UGA, undated

Enrollment Forecast

Carl Vinson Institute, UGA, undated

Enrollment Forecast

Carl Vinson Institute, UGA, undated

What Drives Success?Student-Teacher Ratio, -12% Correlation

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College & Career Academy

• Provides additional choices, opportunities• Inventory needed skills, potential applicants• Benchmark current college & career

provisions• How to augment/integrate existing programs?• Funding

Considerations

• Data driven decisions- Create & maintain accurate (changing) demographics- Tracking graduates’ performance

• Financial Management- Conform to GA chart of accounts- Zero-base the budget- Improve revenue & expense forecasting

• Zero-based property assessment: what do we need?• Teacher work periods in common room; use empty

classrooms; Conform to GA staffing rules• Combine elementary, middle, high school bus routes

Considerations

• Close select schools; re-district• Cross-county enrollments• Superintendent: use a turn-around specialist,

then a permanent Sup.• PTOs fund subs to allow Teachers’ Professional

Development• ESPLOST• How to increase parental involvement where

there is little

Step Up,Stay Involved

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