M.S.D. of Wayne Township - 2019
•The people
•The passion
•The pride
•The programs •…but, mostly the people!! Amazing staff…
• CoSN National Chairman • Charlotte Boener Award for Innovative Middle School Science Teaching • Two Indiana Elementary School Principals of the Year • Two Indiana Middle School Principals of the Year • Indiana Connected Educators of the Year • COSN Next Generation Leader • Indiana Chief Technology Officer of the Year • Council of Exceptional Children Advocate of the Year • Indiana Teacher of the Year – Top 3 and Top 10 Amazing staff…
• Indiana Psychologist of the Year • IN Association of CTE Administrator of the Year Award • ACTE Region III Administrator of the Year • Hoosier Legion High School Educator of the Year • Indiana Superintendent of the Year • Ed Tech Trailblazer of the Year • INTESOL Teacher of the Year • Hazel Feldhusen Outstanding Teacher of the Gifted • And many more… • The M.S.D. of Wayne Township does not have the authority to increase tax rates • The question on the ballot on May 7 is an opportunity for the voters to tell the Board of Education if they want the M.S.D. of Wayne Township to continue to offer the programming and supports for our children that have resulted in the successes we see today; hire and retain the best teachers; and increase student safety, or, would the community prefer that the M.S.D. of Wayne moves towards offering fewer specialized programs and supports for our children and more towards only what is required by the state?
• Improving unified communications with multiple language translations. • Video security enhancements with improved access for law enforcement, SROs, and administration. • Upgraded visitor kiosks in entryways to prequalify and tag visitors. • Improve doorway security· • Software to increase staff emergency preparedness and securing students. • Retain our Student Resource Officers and other police staff as Desegregation Grant expires. Wayne Township Preschool
• Current enrollment - 362 • 57% Special Education • Evaluations in process 31 • Child care - 112 • 11 ½ hours of services offered each day • CCDF 10 • On My Way Pre-K/Indy Preschool 68 Wayne Township Preschool
• Diversity - 55% • Non- English speakers - 30% • 10 languages • 19 sections of Developmental preschool (Special Education- children with IEPs) • 16 sections of Community preschool (General Education with 50% of class having IEPs) • High Scope Curriculum • Assessment: ISTAR-KR (Indiana Standards Tool for Alternative Reporting of Kindergarten Readiness) • Kindergarten through 6th Grades • Media Centers with books, technology and a certified Teacher
• Art Teacher
• Physical Education Teacher
• Music Teacher • Computer Science Teacher for 1,600
U.S. Public Schools Have Lost students (pilot program) Nearly 20% Of Their Librarians Since 2000 • English As a New Language Teachers
• Special Education Teachers
• Full Time RN • HOSTS Program (Helping One Student To Succeed) • Intervention Supports through Title I or Wayne Interventionists
• Robotics After School Clubs “My staff and I are happy to “I continue to feel honored to be a mentor volunteer our time to such a great As I’ve mentioned before, I knew many cause. I am not sure who is years ago that mentoring was what I getting more out of this us or the HOSTS wanted to do when I retired, and I am so kids we are working with.” glad I found the HOSTS program.”
• Over 1,000 mentors in 2017-18 • 2nd graders…averaged 4.9 reading levels gained • 3rd graders …averaged 3.8 reading levels gained • Served 320 students • 2nd graders read 8,462 books • 3rd graders read 7,540 books • 56 Premier Partners and growing • Starting the 17th year • 6,238 students impacted • Robey • Stout Field • Chapel Hill • Lynhurst • Ninth Grade Center • Ben Davis University • Area 31 • And more to come… • 2 Middle Schools
• 7th and 8th Grades • Teaming with Double Blocks of English Language Arts and Mathematics • PLTW Project Lead the Way Curriculum to support STEM • AVID - Advancement Via Individual Determination • Orchestra, Choir, and Band classes
• Art Classes
• Physical Education Classes
• Business Classes
• English As a New Language Teachers
• Special Education Teachers
• Full time RN • Full presentation link: https://tinyurl.com/StateofWayne • Indiana Department of Education: https://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/overview.aspx and https://www.doe.in.gov/accountability/find-school-and- corporation-data-reports • Distressed Unit Appeals Board: https://www.in.gov/duab/2377.htm • Indiana Office of Management & Budget: https://www.in.gov/omb/ • Department of Local Government Finance: https://www.in.gov/dlgf/ • Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township: www.wayne.k12.in.us Use your QR Code Reader to access the presentation
How did we flip the achievement gap?
• Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center – The mission of Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center is to ensure that all students at the completion of their ninth grade year will be on-track for at least a Core 40 Diploma, a Core 40 Diploma with Academic Honors, or a Core 40 Diploma with Technical Honors by: • Being prepared to meet the new Graduation Pathways • Earning a minimum of 12.0 credits • Being prepared for rigorous courses in the tenth grade and beyond. How did we flip the achievement gap?
• Increase rigor – Dramatically increasing student access to our most challenging curriculum (Advance Placement, Project Lead The Way, and Dual Credit) • Eliminating most prerequisites, using a self-selection process for high school students, and overhauling our Guidance Program. • Quadrupled Advanced Placement course enrollments from 750 to 3,302 • Increased dual credits earned 350 times from 17 to 6,087 How did we flip the achievement gap?
• Improving student supports – Study tables, credit intervention, credit recovery, and fall break intersessions – Fall intersession that focuses on credit intervention to help students who are failing get back on track during the two- week fall break. – After-school buses for students to receive tutoring, retake assessments, and make up missed work during last month of each semester. – Study tables year round and provide tutors through our National Honor Society so all students have access to assistance. How did we flip the achievement gap?
• Improving alternative school programming for students who don’t thrive in a traditional large urban high school. – Redesigned Wayne Preparatory Academy • Improved from seven graduates and students earned 516 credits to 95 graduates and students earned 1,918 credits. • WPA graduates contributed approximately 10% to the 2018 Ben Davis High School Graduation Rate, which exceeded 92%. How did we flip the achievement gap?
•College and Career Readiness Counseling Program
– Changing student aspirations to improving graduation rates. – Students who see there is something beyond high school are more likely to persist, graduate, and propel themselves to whatever is next. – College/Career Readiness initiative rooted in Naviance aligned with the necessary education, post-secondary applications, financial aid, and other activities associated with taking the next step to Employ, Enroll, or Enlist. How did we flip the achievement gap?
•Impact Period
– Costa/Kallick’s Habits of Mind (soft skills/employability skills) provide the framework by which students receive lessons that focus on soft-skill development to help them meet current and future challenges.
•Used $15,870,733 in scholarship money •Scholarships from Wayne Township totaling $63,700
•National Scholarships totaling $580,716
•Athletic Scholarships totaling $1,485,997 •Merit Scholarships totaling $2,209,660 •21st Century Scholarships totaling $11,436,596 • Questbridge Scholar • Questbridge is a national highly-prestigous program designed to help exceptional students attend prestigous institutions. One of 767 students awarded a full-ride scholarship from an initial pool of 15,606 highly-qualified students. • Bonner Scholar at Morehouse University. • Over 2,600 college applications. That is 2.7 applications per student. • Primarily planning to stay in Indiana for college. Other destinations include; Ohio, Illinois, New York, Iowa, Michigan Tennessee, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Mexico City • 19 Students plan to enlist or have already enlisted in our armed forces • National Merit Scholars Honorable Mention • Eleven Students from Ben Davis High School are graduating with an Associates Degree through the ECCC program. • •
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• 900 College Applications Completed
• 212 Different Colleges & University Applied
• 482 College Acceptance Letters Received!
• $2,400,000 Awarded in Scholarship Dollars • Lilly Endowment Scholarship Award Winner currently attending the Kelly School of Business at IU Bloomington. • A total of 10,947 college credits earned by all BDU Scholars in 17-18! Indiana is a CHOICE state!
• Indiana – 1,141,130 students – 59,207 students chose a public school other than where they live – 45,107 students chose a public charter school – 36,321 students attend a private or parochial school using a choice scholarship (voucher) Indiana is a CHOICE state!
• That’s why I’m proud and honored that the parents and guardians of 16,470 students CHOOSE to send their children to MSD Wayne Twp Schools everyday!! Indiana is a CHOICE state!
• M.S.D. Wayne – 16,470 Students – Gain 968 students from 38 public school districts – Lose 810 students to 27 public school districts and 40 charter schools – Lose 419 students to 41 choice scholarship (voucher) schools. Indiana is a CHOICE state!
• $154 million taxpayer dollars fund choice scholarships • Without choice scholarships, public school tuition support would have increased 13% from 2009 – 2019 • With choice scholarships, public school tuition support increased 10.25% from 2009 – 2019 • Inflation during the same period was 16.71% • M.S.D. of Wayne loss in 2018-19 is $2,454,086.93
And…we are changing!
Free & Special African ADM in Sept Free Lunch Reduced Lunch Reduced Education ELL Amer. Caucasion Hispanic
2013-2014 15,925 69% 9% 78% 12% 16% 31% 39% 23%
2014-2015 15,758 69% 9% 78% 12% 16% 31% 38% 24%
2015-2016 16,127 67% 8% 75% 12% 13% 31% 36% 26%
2016-2017 16,111 64% 9% 73% 12% 13% 32% 34% 27%
2017-2018 16,287 65% 12% 77% 13% 15% 34% 31% 28%
2018-2019 16,470 63% 13% 76% 13% 15% 35% 29% 28% The basics of school funding in Indiana: Difficulty defining fairness
“There is perhaps no more difficult and complicated issue in education than paying for schools,...” “But a change in the law took local property taxes out of the equation entirely when it came to funding the day-to-day expenses of schools.” “But with the tax caps, the tax rate is now fixed at one percent. The limit means that revenue might fall behind what schools and government need to support the services they pay for.” “When a district in that situation hits the maximum amount it can collect in property taxes, money can run short as expenses still grow.” “Extra aid for poor children will be calculated based on how many children receive welfare services or are in foster care, rather than the number of children who qualify for the federal free lunch program.” “Does “fair” mean roughly equal, that each school district should get about the same amount of money per student?” “In effect, the poorest district have been getting a little less each year while the wealthy districts have gotten a little more.” “Of the 25 school districts with the highest family income, all of them got more per-student state aid over the two-year budget. But of the 25 with the lowest family income just 12 of them got more money for 2016 and 2017 across the board — in overall state aid and per-student aid. The rest got less in one or both areas.” Equity Analyses of the 2015-2017 Indiana School Funding Formula Conclusion “The results of this analysis indicates that state funding continues to increase on a per-pupil basis from the nadir in 2011 and 2012. However, shifting ADM presents potential challenges in a large number of traditional school corporations that resulted in lower total state revenue in 2017, compared to 2009, even in current dollar terms. Higher current dollar funding per-pupil should ameliorate unintended effects that might occur from variable costs. Studies on local school corporation revenue, which pay for fixed costs like debt service and capital expenses, are needed to understand the full effect on school finances. Additionally, it is important to keep in mind that the methods used to assess intended equity cannot answer questions related to overall adequacy of funding. An adequacy study to determine if funding is sufficient to provide an adequate education is therefore warranted.” Rankings of the States 2017 & Estimates of School Statistics 2018 “A newly-released report ranks Indiana last in the nation in per-student funding and among the lowest in the
Midwest for average teacher salaries. This is according to a report from the National Education Association through the Indiana State Teacher’s Association.”
“Resourced public schools, which provide the support our students need, are our best bet for ensuring every student’s future. However, the data tell us that legislators are not providing the resources that will give all students the learning opportunities and support they deserve.” Public schools still receive most Indiana education funding
Indiana is different
“Unlike Illinois, which relies heavily on local property tax revenues to pay for classroom instruction, those costs in Indiana now are borne mostly by the state.
Up until seven years ago, school districts could increase annual property taxes, which on average accounted for 15 percent of their general fund budgets.
But in 2008, Hoosier lawmakers increased the state sales tax rate to 7 percent, from 6 percent, to raise the money needed to replace the $1.8 billion a year that school corporations had been receiving from property taxes, whose rates also were capped.
Now, property taxes paid to Indiana school corporations only can be used for student transportation, building projects, debt service and other non-classroom spending.
That same 2008 law, however, also authorized a referendum process for school districts. Schools can get extra instructional funds if district voters agree to pay higher property tax rates through a ballot referendum. An operating fund referendum supports salary, benefits and some programs; a capital projects referendum raises money to build or renovate school buildings.”
Federal Grants* - Supplement General Fund *Wayne gets more federal grant dollars than most districts due to our level of poverty and EL students.
Title I ($5.15 million) The purpose of Title I is to provide supplemental funds to schools with high concentrations of students in poverty to ensure that all children have a fair and equal opportunity to reach academic proficiency. Funds are spent in 3 basic categories: ● Instruction (72%) ○ salaries and benefits for Title I teachers, instructional materials, software licenses for Title I schools ● Family and Community Involvement (19%) ○ Salaries and benefits for parent liaisons, community involvement events and activities, take home books and materials ● Professional Learning (9%) ○ Salaries and benefits for instructional coaches, professional books, stipends for substitutes for professional learning and collaboration Federal Grants* - Supplement General Fund *Wayne gets more federal grant dollars than most districts due to our level of poverty and EL students.
Title II ($600,000) The purpose of Title II is to increase the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and districts improve teacher and administrator quality and effectiveness. Funds are spent on the following categories: ● Professional development for teachers and administrators (85%) ○ Salaries and benefits for instructional coaches, professional consultants, and professional conferences ● Materials for professional learning (4%) ● Substitutes to support professional learning (3%) ● Stipends to support curriculum development and teacher development (8%) Federal Grants* - Supplement General Fund *Wayne gets more federal grant dollars than most districts due to our level of poverty and EL students.
Title III ($350,000) The purpose of Title III is to insure English Learner students, including immigrant children and youth, attain English Language Proficiency (ELP) and meet the same academic standards as their grade level peers. Title III funds are to supplement state language instructional programs. Funds are categorized and spent on the following: ● Professional Development for teachers and administrators (86%) ○ Salaries and benefits for instructional coaches, professional consultants, and professional conferences ● Family and Community Engagement (2%) ● Technology, Equipment, and Software (9%) ● Instructional Materials and Supplies (2%) Federal Grants* - Supplement General Fund *Wayne gets more federal grant dollars than most districts due to our level of poverty and EL students.
Immigrant Influx Grant (Title III Subgrant) ($38,000) The purpose of the Immigrant Influx Grant is to provide a portion of the state Title III grant to schools and districts who have experienced a significant influx of immigrant students. Funds are to be used to focus on supplemental instructional activities for immigrant students (students who were not born in any U.S. state (or Puerto Rico) and have been enrolled in U.S. schools for less than 3 academic years. ● Family and Community Engagement (84%) ○ Immigrant Grant Support Personnel benefits ● Family Literacy/Parent Outreach/Training Activities (16%) Federal Grants* - Supplement General Fund *Wayne gets more federal grant dollars than most districts due to our level of poverty and EL students.
Title IV (First received in 2018-2019) ($400,000) The purpose of Title IV is to support school districts in three focus areas: A. developing well-rounding educational opportunities, B. supporting student health and wellbeing, and C. effectively using and integrating technology. Funding guidelines either dictate a minimum threshold or limit the total spending on the three focus areas. Funds are spent on the following: ● Focus Area A (63%) ○ Well-rounding educational opportunities ● Focus Area B (22%) ○ Health and wellbeing ● Focus Area C (15%) ○ Effective use and integration of technology State Grants Supplement General Fund
Non-English Speaking Program (NESP) ($795,000) The purpose of the Non-English Speaking Program (NESP) is to provide supplemental funding to eligible school corporations to serve identified English learner students. NESP funds assist in delivering the legally required language instruction program to increase their overall English proficiency and academic achievement. Funds are categorized and spent on the following: ● Personnel (Salary & Fringe) (80%) ○ Includes LAP Parent Liaison, interpreters/translators, EL summer school/intersession teachers and paraprofessionals, and some LAP paraprofessionals ● Instructional materials (10%) ● English Language Proficiency Assessment (less than 1%) ● Technology (less than 1%) ● Professional Development (9%) ○ Professional consultants, materials and conferences ○ ESL Licensure Program ■ Partnership with Purdue to license certified teachers in ESL ● Parent Involvement (less than 1%) ● Other (1%) ❏ Provide field trip opportunities and transportation for English learners. State Grants Supplement General Fund
High Ability ($100,000) The purpose of the Indiana High Ability grant is to support a school district in the identification of high ability students and programming for those students who are identified as gifted. ● Identification materials (52%) ○ Utilized to identify students in kindergarten, second and sixth grades ● Professional Learning (30%) ○ Professional consultants, materials and conferences ● Student materials for programming and curriculum (11%) ● Stipends for curriculum development (7%) State Grants Supplement General Fund
Formative Assessment ($130,000) The purpose of the Formative Assessment grant is to support teachers in their collection of ongoing formative data to guide classroom instruction. Funding may be used to purchase formative assessment platforms and professional learning opportunities for teachers and administrators. ● District benchmark assessments, grades 2-8 (67%) ● DIBELS assessment, grades K-1 (27%) ● Materials to support online assessment (6%) State Basic Total Funding IN High Complexity Grant Complexity Index Per ADM Districts Avg
2013-14 $4,569.00 $1,868.00 $6,437.00 $6,457.00
2014-15 $4,587.00 $1,913.00 $6,500.00 $6,513.00
2015-16 $4,967.00 $1,408.00 $6,375.00 $6,391.00
2016-17 $5,088.00 $1,380.00 $6,468.00 $6,541.00
2017-18 $5,273.00 $1,149.00 $6,422.00 $6,541.00
2018-19 $5,352.00 $1,149.00 $6,501.00 % Change 15% -38% 1% Complexity Index
• Also known as the poverty factor. • The General Assembly is currently funding a basic K-12 education. • Complexity Funding was created to close the GAP for students. • Complexity dollars were distributed based on the level of poverty within our community. • We use these dollars to provide the supports we believe are best for creating the conditions for students to succeed at their next step whether it be enrolling in college, finding employment or enrolling in the military. State Basic Grant Complexity Index Total Funding Per ADM 2013-14 $4,569.00 $528.00 $5,097.00 2014-15 $4,587.00 $514.00 $5,101.00 2015-16 $4,967.00 $352.00 $5,319.00 2016-17 $5,088.00 $318.00 $5,406.00 2017-18 $5,273.00 $253.00 $5,526.00 2018-19 $5,352.00 $253.00 $5,605.00
% Change 15% -52% 9% School Year Basic Grant 2013-14 $67,875,876.00 2014-15 $68,661,289.00 2015-16 $79,199,659.00 2016-17 $82,035,046.00 2017-18 $86,035,692.00 2018-19 $87,414,216.00 School Year Complexity Grant 2013-14 $27,761,218.00 2014-15 $28,645,544.00 2015-16 $22,458,931.00 2016-17 $22,264,904.00 2017-18 $18,749,189.00 2018-19 $18,768,414.00 School Year Kindergarten Grant
2013-14 $3,137,122.00
2014-15 $3,146,856.00
2015-16 $0.00
2016-17 $0.00
2017-18 $0.00
2018-19 $0.00 School Year Honors Grant
2013-14 $314,000.00
2014-15 $293,000.00
2015-16 $337,600.00
2016-17 $371,000.00
2017-18 $450,400.00
2018-19 $450,400.00 School Year Special Ed Grant
2013-14 $8,193,268.00
2014-15 $8,843,534.00
2015-16 $9,053,250.00
2016-17 $9,756,250.00
2017-18 $9,807,698.00
2018-19 $9,928,838.00 School Year CTE Grant
2013-14 $1,931,625.00
2014-15 $1,730,025.00
2015-16 $1,855,650.00
2016-17 $1,984,100.00
2017-18 $1,781,750.00
2018-19 $1,854,520.00 Actual ADM Cost of Living Adjusted ADM Funding Adjustment (COLA) Funding w/COLA
$6,437.00 1.5% $6,533.00
$6,500.00 1.7% $6,644.00
$6,375.00 0.0% $6,644.00
$6,468.00 0.3% $6,664.00
$6,422.00 2.0% $6,797.00
$6,501.00 2.8% $6,987.00 School Year Total State Funding % Change
2013-14 $109,213,109.00
2014-15 $111,320,248.00 1.89%
2015-16 $112,905,090.00 1.40%
2016-17 $116,411,300.00 3.01%
2017-18 $116,824,729.00 0.30%
If dollars could be evenly distributed per pupil, and when adjusting for the increase in student enrollment, the increase in state funding between 2013 and 2019 was 3.58% when COLA was 8.3%. 2018-19 $118,416,388.00 1.34%
If state funding kept pace with COLA, an increase would have occurred in each year except 2015 with 2018 - 19 support totalling $122,325,490.00 1st Draft - February, 2019
Assumes annual growth that Wayne has not seen in 10 years
ADM increase is 1.2% in 20 and 1.6% in 21 which is not keeping up with COLA
Unfortunately, this figure adds categorical funding that can not be equally distributed per pupil. 2nd Draft: March 11, 2019
https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/clientuploads/PDF/2019/K-12_Tuition_Su pport_Formula_Run_with_Corrected_Complexity_Rates_(House_Passed).pdf 2nd Draft: March 11, 2019
Assumes annual growth that Wayne has not seen in 10 years
ADM decreases 0.4% in 20 and 1.7% in 21 which is not keeping up with COLA
Unfortunately, this figure adds categorical funding that can not be equally distributed per pupil. Complexity Index (Poverty Factor)
October 2018 Data:
DC-Reduced TANF SNAP Medicaid- Free Foster Total DC Free (Medicaid)
State File: 10/01/18 32 3713 2867 75 6687 747 From what we know
Primero File 110 3881 3148 30 7169 786 currently, students who qualify for Difference** 482 Medicaid are
We believe the State of Indiana only uses direct matched names in the system recognized as having greater need by the October 2017 Data: Due to a name difference (i.e. Jack vs Jackson) these students are not included federal government
DC-Reduced (Title I) but not the TANF SNAP Medicaid-Free Foster Total DC Free (Medicaid) State of Indiana (Complexity Index). State File: 10/02/17 30 4181 2568 28 6807 738
difference due to students w/draw Primero File 185 4471 2792 38 7486 729 during the month
Difference** 679
DIFFERENCE**: Additional students in Primero are a manual match where parent calls CN Office because a student in their household was not on the State list. (often due to a variation in the spelling of the name) Total Funding Total Funding District Impact 2019-20 Impact 2020-21 House Republican Budget Run Zionsville 3.70% 1.93% Comparison 3/11/19 Carmel 3.46% 1.92% HSE 3.37% 1.91%
Avon 3.06% 1.87% When adjusting for flat enrollment Brownsburg 2.42% 1.88% growth, foundation funding is the Franklin 2.39% 1.83% Decatur 2.21% 1.68% same for all districts at 3.72% year 1 and 1.95% year 2. After applying the Beech Grove 1.92% 1.64% Lawrence 1.49% 1.69%
complexity funding changes Pike 1.20% 1.70% however, the “Total Funding Impact” Shelbyville 1.19% 1.75% column shows the amount each Perry 1.04% 1.70% Washington 0.97% 1.72%
district will receive. Warren 0.45% 1.63%
Richmond 0.10% 1.59%
Wayne -0.29% 1.67%
IPS -0.62% 1.55%
Speedway -1.56% 1.75% House Republican Budget Run Comparison 3/11/19
● New budget outlines increases in funding between 9% and 12% for charter, virtual, and voucher schools while public schools receive a fraction of the additional funding. ● Charter school funding will increase by 11.35% in 2020 and an additional 10.35% in 2021. ● Funding for virtual schools will increase by 9.17% in 2020 and an additional 8.93% in 2021. ● Voucher schools will receive an increase in funding by 10.33% in 2020 and an additional 5.66% in 2021. ● These percentages tower over the minuscule increase public schools will see in 2020 at 1.59% and an additional 1.75% in 2021. Year 2013-2014 2014-2015 2016-2018 2017-2019
0-17 Units $40,306 $41,112 $41,934 $42,500
18-35 Units $46,223 $47,147 $48,090 $49,295
36-53 Units $52,387 $53,435 $54,504 $56,090
54-71 Units $58,556 $59,727 $60,922 $62,885
72-89 Units $64,729 $66,024 $67,344 $69,680
90-107 Units $72,571 $74,022 $75,502 $76,475
108+ Units $80,035 $81,636 $83,269 $83,270
6th highest avg in Indiana and 3rd highest avg in Marion Co. • 2010-11 - 92 hires (8%) • 2011-12 - 140 hires (13%) *RI • 2012-13 - 139 hires (13%) *RI • 2013-14 - 101 hires (9%) • 2014-15 - 115 hires (10%) • 2015-16 - 110 hires (10%) • 2016-17 - 110 hires (10%) • 2017-18 - 90 hires (8%) • 2018-19 - 83 hires (7.5%) • 83 teachers have retired or resigned (7.5%) • 29 - Another School District (closer to home, promotion) • 14 - Career Change • 14 - Moved out of State • 10 – Retirement • 6 - Stayed Home • 4 – Performance • 3 – Licensing • 2 – Medical • 1 - Graduate School Latest Data - 2016 Administrative Corporation ID Corporation Name Percentage 5380 Beech Grove City Schools 14.1% Franklin Township Com Sch 5310 Corp 7.9% 5385 Indianapolis Public Schools 9.7% 5300 M S D Decatur Township 12.1% 5330 M S D Lawrence Township 8.8% 5350 M S D Pike Township 10.5% 5360 M S D Warren Township 11.7% 5370 M S D Washington Township 11.7% 5375 M S D Wayne Township 4.7% 5340 Perry Township Schools 8.4% 5400 School Town of Speedway 15.5% State Average 10.5%
Calendar Year Total
2014 $31,148,781.00
2015 $27,686,567.00
2016 $30,369,556.00
2017 $29,513,258.00
If property tax revenue kept pace with COLA, an increase would have occurred in each year except 2015 with 2018 collections totalling $35,361,508. 2018 $32,776,160.00 Assessed Valuation 2006 $3,223,719,236 2007 $3,314,233,265 2008 $3,134,706,267 2009 $2,693,507,944 2010 $2,656,029,359 2011 $2,546,543,300 2012 $2,489,373,088 2013 $2,270,906,586 2014 $2,259,286,354 2015 $2,493,627,191 2016 $2,817,679,806 2017 $2,800,715,528 2018 $2,762,484,807 Increasing Efficiencies to Balance the Reduced Property Tax Collections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XVYsAW1IM4 Property Tax Caps 2010 $5,373,180 2011 $7,687,155 2012 $9,095,205 2013 $10,579,954 2014 $19,589,612 2015 $10,337,641 2016 $14,077,924 2017 $12,945,341 2018 $13,102,533 Total property tax loss due to caps: $102,788,545 Calendar Year Debt Service
2014 $29,176,424.00
2015 $23,534,853.00
2016 $28,019,531.00
2017 $24,643,060.00
2018 $26,322,482.00 Calendar Year Pension Debt Service
2014 $1,972,357.00
2015 $992,464.00
2016 $2,350,025.00
2017 $1,164,689.00
2018 $0.00 Calendar Year Capital Projects
2014 $0.00
2015 $932,008.00
2016 $0.00
2017 $1,460,765.00
2018 $2,556,016.00 Calendar Year Transportation
2014 $0.00
2015 $2,106,361.00
2016 $0.00
2017 $1,867,530.00
2018 $3,379,517.00 Calendar Year Bus Replacement
2014 $0.00
2015 $120,881.00
2016 $0.00
2017 $377,214.00
2018 $518,145.00 2018 Debt Service Levy = $25m 2018 Non- Debt Service Levy (Operating Levy or combined for CPF, Transportation and Bus Replacement) = $19M Total Levy (before referendum) = $25M + $19M Cap Loss as % of Non-Debt Service (Operating) Levy = 68.8% Cap Loss for CY 2018 = 19M x .688 = $13.1M Net Operating Levy = $19M - $13.1 (cap loss) = $5.9 available for CPF, Transportation and Bus Replacement Referendum Collections
2016 $9,861,879
2017 $9,802,504
2018 $10,164,932 2016 2017 2018 2019 Budget
Salaries/Benefits (Operations) 243,700.00 - - -
Salaries/Benefits (Transportation) 5,392,489.99 6,072,039.94 4,990,647.29 6,545,000.00
Repairs/Maintenance (Operations) 1,807,595.43 2,259,246.02 2,970,542.53 2,580,000.00
Repairs/Maintenance (IT) 40,000.00 - - 500,000.00
Equipment (Operations) 1,514,045.27 588,622.67 67,773.15 300,000.00
Equipment (IT) - 779,816.08 499,155.60 500,000.00
Training/Professional Services - 22,084.50 - 20,000.00
Supplies (Operations) 592,276.52 714.59 421,470.33 250,000.00
9,590,107.21 9,722,523.80 8,949,588.90 10,695,000.00 Date of Type of School Corporation City* County* Maximum Tax Rate Outcome Percent Percent Referendum Referendum Increase per $100 For Against Assessed Valuation
5/3/2011 General Fund Avon Community School Corporation Avon Hendricks $0.1705 Failed 37.0% 63.0%
5/8/2018 General Fund Avon Community School Corporation Avon Hendricks $0.3536 Passed 55.4% 44.6%
11/3/2009 General Fund Beech Grove City Schools Beech Grove Marion $0.3500 Passed 62.7% 37.3%
5/5/2015 Construction Beech Grove City Schools Beech Grove Marion $0.1500 Passed 76.3% 23.7%
5/5/2015 General Fund Beech Grove City Schools Beech Grove Marion $0.3500 Passed 75.8% 24.2%
5/5/2015 Construction Brownsburg Community School Corporation Brownsburg Hendricks $0.4117 Failed 47.0% 53.0%
5/5/2015 General Fund Brownsburg Community School Corporation Brownsburg Hendricks $0.0478 Failed 48.0% 52.0%
5/4/2010 General Fund Carmel Clay Schools Carmel Hamilton $0.1600 Passed 58.0% 42.0%
5/2/2017 General Fund Carmel Clay Schools Carmel Hamilton $0.1900 Passed 89.0% 11.0%
11/2/2010 General Fund Center Grove Community School Corporation Greenwood Johnson $0.1500 Failed 43.0% 57.0%
11/6/2018 General Fund Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation Whiteland Johnson $0.1000 Passed 57.3% #REF! Date of Type of School Corporation City* County* Maximum Tax Rate Outcome Percent Percent Referendum Referendum Increase per $100 For Against Assessed Valuation
5/4/2010 General Fund Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation Charlottesville Hancock $0.1657 Failed 32.0% 68.0%
5/6/2014 General Fund Eminence Community School Corporation Eminence Morgan $0.4000 Passed 87.0% 13.0%
11/3/2009 General Fund Franklin Township Community School Corporation Indianapolis Marion $0.3333 Failed 30.8% 69.2%
11/3/2009 General Fund Franklin Township Community School Corporation Indianapolis Marion $0.1667 Failed 31.5% 68.5%
5/3/2011 General Fund Franklin Township Community School Corporation Indianapolis Marion $0.7500 Failed 36.0% 64.0%
11/10/2009 General Fund Hamilton Southeastern Schools Fishers Hamilton $0.1000 Passed 81.9% 18.1%
11/2/2010 Construction Hamilton Southeastern Schools Fishers Hamilton $0.0944 Passed 72.0% 28.0%
5/7/2013 Construction Hamilton Southeastern Schools Fishers Hamilton $0.1353 Passed 67.9% 32.1%
5/3/2016 General Fund Hamilton Southeastern Schools Fishers Hamilton $0.2275 Passed 71.4% 28.6%
11/4/2008 Construction Indianapolis Public Schools Indianapolis Marion $0.2025 Passed 78.0% 22.0%
11/6/2018 Construction Indianapolis Public Schools Indianapolis Marion $0.0332 Passed 75.0% #REF!
11/6/2018 General Fund Indianapolis Public Schools Indianapolis Marion $0.1960 Passed 70.9% #REF! Date of Type of School Corporation City* County* Maximum Tax Rate Outcome Percent For Percent Referendum Referendum Increase per $100 Against Assessed Valuation
11/2/2010 Construction Lebanon Community School Corporation Lebanon Boone $0.6674 Passed 50.3% 49.7%
5/6/2014 General Fund M.S.D. Decatur Township Indianapolis Marion $0.2986 Passed 63.9% 36.1%
5/4/2010 Construction M.S.D. Pike Township Indianapolis Marion $0.2375 Passed 69.0% 31.0%
5/8/2018 General Fund M.S.D. Warren Township Indianapolis Marion $0.2100 Passed 65.4% 34.6%
5/4/2010 General Fund M.S.D. Washington Township Indianapolis Marion $0.0800 Passed 72.0% 28.0%
11/8/2016 Construction M.S.D. Washington Township Indianapolis Marion $0.2828 Passed 69.7% 30.3%
11/8/2016 General Fund M.S.D. Washington Township Indianapolis Marion $0.1100 Passed 70.5% 29.5%
5/5/2015 General Fund M.S.D. Wayne Township Indianapolis Marion $0.3500 Passed 64.2% 35.8%
5/19/2009 Construction Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation Mooresville Morgan $0.3140 Failed 38.4% 61.6%
5/19/2009 Construction Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation Mooresville Morgan $0.2325 Failed 41.0% 59.0% Date of Type of School Corporation City* County* Maximum Tax Rate Outcome Percent For Percent Referendum Referendum Increase per $100 Against Assessed Valuation
11/2/2010 General Fund Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation Fortville Hancock $0.1233 Failed 41.0% 59.0%
11/6/2012 General Fund Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation Fortville Hancock $0.0850 Failed 43.0% 57.0%
5/6/2014 General Fund Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation Fortville Hancock $0.1100 Passed 50.1% 49.9%
5/19/2009 Construction Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School Corporation Trafalgar Johnson $0.2800 Failed 28.5% 71.5%
1/9/2009 Construction Noblesville Schools Noblesville Hamilton $0.1506 Failed 48.9% 51.1%
5/4/2010 Construction Noblesville Schools Noblesville Hamilton $0.1900 Passed 60.0% 40.0%
5/4/2010 General Fund Noblesville Schools Noblesville Hamilton $0.2115 Passed 63.0% 37.0%
5/7/2013 Construction Noblesville Schools Noblesville Hamilton $0.1000 Passed 68.5% 31.5%
5/3/2016 General Fund Noblesville Schools Noblesville Hamilton $0.1890 Passed 73.0% 27.0%
11/6/2018 General Fund Noblesville Schools Noblesville Hamilton $0.3700 Passed 58.0% 42.0%
11/2/2010 General Fund Northwestern Consolidated School Corporation Fairfield Shelby $0.1160 Failed 49.0% 51.0% Date of Type of School Corporation City* County* Maximum Tax Rate Outcome Percent For Percent Referendum Referendum Increase per $100 Against Assessed Valuation
11/3/2009 Construction Perry Township Schools Indianapolis Marion $0.2641 Failed 47.9% 52.1%
5/3/2011 Construction Perry Township Schools Indianapolis Marion $0.1371 Passed 57.0% 43.0%
5/3/2011 General Fund Perry Township Schools Indianapolis Marion $0.3078 Passed 58.0% 42.0%
5/5/2015 Construction Perry Township Schools Indianapolis Marion $0.1346 Passed 53.4% 46.6%
5/5/2015 General Fund Perry Township Schools Indianapolis Marion $0.4212 Passed 55.0% 45.0%
5/4/2010 General Fund School Town of Speedway Speedway Marion $0.5900 Passed 86.0% 14.0%
5/3/2016 General Fund School Town of Speedway Speedway Marion $0.5900 Passed 91.0% 9.0%
11/8/2011 General Fund Sheridan Community Schools Sheridan Hamilton $0.1900 Passed 72.0% 28.0%
5/2/2017 General Fund Sheridan Community Schools Sheridan Hamilton $0.2500 Passed 76.4% 23.6%
11/2/2010 General Fund Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation New Palestine Hancock $0.2400 Failed 39.0% 61.0%
5/4/2010 General Fund Western Boone County Community School District Thornetown Boone $0.1900 Failed 31.0% 69.0% Date of Type of School Corporation City* County* Maximum Tax Rate Outcome Percent Percent Referendum Referendum Increase per $100 For Against Assessed Valuation
11/2/2010 General Fund Westfield-Washington Schools Westfield Hamilton $0.2300 Passed 54.0% 46.0%
11/8/2016 General Fund Westfield-Washington Schools Westfield Hamilton $0.2000 Passed 81.3% 18.7%
5/2/2017 Construction Westfield-Washington Schools Westfield Hamilton $0.3079 Passed 54.0% 46.0%
11/2/2010 General Fund Zionsville Community Schools Zionsville Boone $0.2950 Failed 39.0% 61.0%
11/8/2011 Debt Zionsville Community Schools Zionsville Boone N/A Passed 75.0% 25.0% Refinancing
5/8/2012 General Fund Zionsville Community Schools Zionsville Boone $0.2444 Passed 57.0% 43.0%
11/3/2015 General Fund Zionsville Community Schools Zionsville Boone $0.2444 Passed 67.3% 32.7%
*City and County refer to the location of the school corporation's central office, when a school corporation spans multiple cities/towns or counties
**For construction referenda, the maximum total amount is a figure stated in the official ballot question that limits the total cost of construction funded by the approved referendum.
***Renewal, Year, and Stated purpose as contained in approved ballot language
• No one and everyone: • Indiana voters added the Circuit Breaker to the Indiana Constitution effective in 2009. • General Assembly support for public schools has not kept up with inflation. • Wayne Township’s assessed valuation has not recovered from 2006 values. • The M.S.D. of Wayne Township has made decisions focused on providing opportunities for students success. • No one and everyone: • Indiana voters added the Circuit Breaker to the Indiana Constitution effective in 2009. • General Assembly support for public schools has not kept up with inflation. • Wayne Township’s assessed valuation
It’s thehas not recoverednew from nearlynormal. $1 billion annual loss. • The M.S.D. of Wayne Township has made decisions focused on providing opportunities for students success. Increase Revenue and/or Reduce Costs “As an employee in Wayne, I can tell you what I have seen over the past few years. When I began teaching at Ben Davis, teachers taught 5 classes and had a duty period (lunch supervision, hallway, etc). They now teach 6 plus an IMPACT class. It is not abnormal for teachers to see 200 students everyday day (and our staff are absolutely the best at providing a great education to every one of those students!) We had 3 media specialists (librarians) and now have 1 and it’s hard for her to even get lunch. We lost 2 home school advisors who helped with the needs of students. We have cut more than 10 custodial positions. We used to have after school activity buses but now coaches and sponsors help make sure students get rides home. Dr. Butts and his cabinet changed the busing schedule to reduce money, but that also means if you want to take a field trip, you can’t leave before 9:30 and you have to return at 1:30. This makes it difficult to take scholars to visit IU and Purdue for example. We cut the IB program which many teachers loved and believed in. We went to centralized printing (no individual printers in classrooms) which reduced costs enormously. We replaced all lights with LEDs, put in a solar field, and the district audits energy use (which means teachers can not have a mini fridge or regular coffee pot in their classroom). These are just a very few of the cuts and savings Dr. Butts has put in place over the years, but the state money just continues to go down. Just wanted to clarify that when he says we are now down to the bone, we are to the bone. There has been tons of work done over the past years, by many people, to find creative ways to reduce spending.” - Sandi “As the former principal at Garden City Elementary for the previous nine years, I have seen the reduction in teaching staff in both the Title I Reading program and Language Assistance Program. When I started in 2009, we had 7 reading teachers and 7 language teachers. I have watched these numbers drop to 4 reading teachers and 5 language teachers. These reading teachers now teach 42 students each day and the language teachers instruct around 50 students each day in small groups with a minimum of 6 students per group.
Additionally, the staff implemented energy-saving efforts by reducing electrical appliances in individual classrooms. LED lights were installed throughout the school. The district moved to a 3 tier bus system to reduce the bus fleet and to save money.” - Pam I am FOR this referendum. We cannot afford to let our young people down. Simply put. We can’t afford to be ignorant about education. We have made so much progress since the day I raised the issue many, many years ago why Indiana placed so low in national standards. Back then, I fought FOR improvement as I graduated from one of the finest school systems in Virginia and I presented a comparison at a meeting armed with paper educational data. I brought three boxes in with information from three different school districts (two in Virginia and one in Minneapolis) and gave them to the School Board to read and dared them to tell me that Indiana was good. Changes came. As you and I know, changes take time, but they are for the good.
People just don’t want to spend their money on other children. They are so wrong. Children, educated children are our very future.
Marianne Revenue Generation to Save Tax Revenue (past 5 years)
• Football Turf: $1 million from IU Health ($100,00 X 10 years) • Security/SRO/Police: $650,000 Desegregation Fund (Ends in 2020) • Social Emotional Learning Grant: $1.3 million (3 years - supplement not supplant) • Extra Curricular Transportation: $68,000 paid by students • Special Ed Prof. Dev to Online: $25,000 • Sale of 21st St. Property: $500,000 (one time) • Cell Tower (LHC): $14,400 annually • ERate (technology): $500,000 annually • IN Dept of Homeland Security: $200,000 (total over 4 years) for school safety • Field Trips: $ paid by students • Defease Pension Bonds $1.2 million annually • State’s procurement MasterCard - $100,000 Costs Shifted to Save Tax Revenue
• Substitute Teachers: $117,000 costs shifted to Title I, II, III and High Ability Grant • GCL Facilitators: $25,000 from Title II • 57 Teachers, Paras, Staff Developers, and Parent Liaisons to Title I - (calculating annual shift) • Prof Development to grants • Common School Loan Payment Capture: $1 million (one time to General Fund) • Liability Insurance to Self Insurance Fund: $800,000 • Cummins Mental Health to Self Insurance: $230,000 • Athletic Trainer to Self Insurance: $53,000 • Ath Trainer and Strength Coach Stipends to Self Insurance: $35,000 • District Athletic Support Shifted to Athletic Department • District Band Support to Band Department Positions Reduced to Save General Fund Expenditures
• Deputy CFO • NWE Assistant to Principal • Human Relations and Student Services • Director of Student and Staff Wellness Coordinator • Production Printer • Assistant Principal at BDED • Transportation Routing Specialist • Coordinator of Community Partnerships • Project Search Teacher • HOSTS Coordinator • Psychologists X 4 • East District Liaison • Dean’s Assistant • Community Outreach Coordinator • Mechanic • Coordinator of Drug-Free Schools • Evening Security Guard • Media Assistants X 11 • Superintendent Administrative Assistant • Administrator as Assigned • Chinese Teacher • PT Athletic Director • Facilitator of Construction Projects • Secretary Trainer Other Reduction Measures that Save Tax Revenue (annual unless noted)
• Time Clocks: newly implemented • Cancel Central IN Ed Svc Ctr Membership - $70,000 • School law firm on retainer: $100,000 • New HR/Payroll/Financial Software: $90,000 • Implement Centralized Printing: $125,000 • Solar Farm: $1 million • Propane buses: $35,000 (per bus over lifetime) • Bid maintenance vs service contracts: $200,000 • 3-tier busing - $1.2 million • Hire 2 skilled HVAC vs HVAC contracts: $75,000 • Napa Auto Contract: $200,000 Other Reduction Measures that Save Tax Revenue (annual unless noted)
• Reading A-Z: $35,000 • Advancement Via Individual Determination Redesign: $20,000 • Junior High HOSTS: $210,000 • International Baccalaureate: $200,000 • Junior High READ 180: $312,000 • Eliminate Admin Life Insurance: $17,154 • 15% Health Insurance Contribution Shifted to Admin: $150,000 • Long-Term Disability cost shifted to Admin: $29,424 • Early retirement: $1.75 million • Reduce heating and cooling set point 2 degrees: $120,000
For the eight calendar years immediately following the holding of the referendum, shall the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township impose a property tax rate that does not exceed thirty-five cents ($0.35) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation and that is in addition to all other property taxes imposed by the school corporation for the purpose of maintaining daily educational operations, improving student safety and school security, and recruiting and retaining classroom teachers? Data source: http://www.towncharts.com/Indiana/Housing/Wayne-township-IN-Housing-data.html Data source: http://www.towncharts.com/Indiana/Housing/Wayne-township-IN-Housing-data.html Analysis conducted by Policy Analytics, LLC This analysis includes all residential parcels with a dwelling in the Wayne MSD taxing districts. Please keep in mind these are assessed values based on a 1/1/2018 valuation date, which are our most recent state certified values (the pay 2019 tax cycle).
The average home assessment is – $103,200 The median home assessment is - $103,300
-values are rounded to the nearest hundred https://gateway.ifionline.org/CalculatorsDLGF/T axCalculator.aspx
For the median homeowner in Wayne, this will represent an increase of:
$8 - $10 per month for homeowners under 65
and
$4.33 per month for homeowners over 65 who qualify for the deduction. https://forms.in.gov/download.aspx?id=5070 • If your home’s assessed value is $100,000: $115 annual increase or $9.58 per month
• If your home’s assessed value is $115,000: $149 annual increase or $12.41 per month
• If your home’s assessed value is $125,000: $172 annual increase or $14.33 per month
• If your home’s assessed value is $150,000: $228 annual increase or $19 per month
• If your home’s assessed value is $175,000: $285 annual increase or $23.75 per month
• If your home’s assessed value is $200,000: $342 annual increase or $28.50 per month Current home value: $100,300 Current home value: $209,700 Property taxes before tax caps (2007): $1,623 annually Property taxes before tax caps (2007): $3,799 annually Property taxes after tax caps (2010): $966 annually Property taxes after tax caps (2010): $1,866 annually Property taxes today 2018 w/referendum: $1,118* Property taxes today 2018 w/referendum: $2,512* Property taxes in 2020 w/ this referendum: $1,233 Property taxes in 2020 w/ this referendum: $2,876
*Note: home value has risen $4,000 since 2010 *Note: home value has risen $25,000 since 2010 Textbook & Materials Adoption $1,100,000 Reductions - 2019/2020 Classified Teacher Admin Reductions Decrease in Board Eliminate HOSTS 11 2 $450,000 contribution to Admin Ins $50,000 Eliminate Kelly Services 5 day reduction in 227 (subs) $500,000 Admin contracts (2%) $200,000 Eliminate Overdrive Eliminate CHC, LHC, e-book software $12,000 NGC Block Scheduling 15 $840,000 Eliminate Permanent Ben Davis High School Building Subs 20 $400,000 Teacher Reduction 5 $282,500 Eliminate Qleen Close Ben Davis Technologies $15,400 University High School 7 3 2 $1,500,000 Eliminate Spring Close Wayne Preparatory Intercession - Academy 3 11 1 $1,000,000 Elementary $70,000 Close Wayne Township Eliminate Summer part Preschool 10 15 2 $1,500,000 time custodians $145,000 Cut ITech stipends $64,000 Eliminate Tech Help Elementary Teacher Desk Staff 1 $38,000 Reduction 11 $621,500 Eliminate Transportation Eliminate 5-Hour Materials Specialist 1 $66,500 Custodians 9 $200,000 Extend Chromebook life 20% Reduction in cycle by 1 year $250,000 custodial staff 26 $1,265,000 Reduce Business Office Eliminate Computer Support Staff 1 $50,000 Science Teachers 2 $113,000 Reduce EDC Support 1 $50,000 Eliminate Fall Intercession/Spring Reduce LAP Paras 6 $180,000 ISTEP Prep - Secondary $80,000 Eliminate Field Trips $50,000 96 64 5 $11,092,900 *Estimates are conservative 8.7% 5.6% 6.3% • The M.S.D. of Wayne Township does not have the authority to increase tax rates • The question on the ballot on May 7 is an opportunity for the voters to tell the Board of Education if they want the M.S.D. of Wayne Township to continue to offer the programming and supports for our children that have resulted in the successes we see today; hire and retain the best teachers; and increase student safety, or, would the community prefer that the M.S.D. of Wayne moves towards offering fewer specialized programs and supports for our children and more towards only what is required by the state? Can we get a full financial statement for Wayne Township Schools?
Absolutely!! All financial statements are public record and can be accessed on the local government sites. The links embedded in this presentation take you to several different forms of reports depending on the specific data you are interested in. Is this enough?
Although we can not predict the future of school funding by the General Assembly or what may occur with a changing assessed valuation, we know that the $0.35 per $100 AV is enough for now. We will continue to work towards making reductions and monitoring the changing economic forces as time progresses. Will this help to decrease the teacher/student ratio in the M.S.D. of Wayne Township? My daughter has 25 kids in her class growing from 20.
This referendum is to continue current programs and staffing levels, improve school safety, and attract and retain teachers. The funds generated by this referendum do not include adding more staff or reducing class sizes. If Kelly Services can save $500,000, why not cut it now?
Substitute teacher costs are over $2 million each year. If we hire an employee to fill substitute teachers instead of Kelly Services, the savings will result from substitute teachers who work fewer than 30 hours each week no longer receiving benefits. A consequence will be a lower fill rate when subs are needed and classrooms being divided up among the remaining teachers. Will referendum money just go to Wayne or other schools?
House bill 1641 amendment directing money to charters has been removed, and we don't have charters in our area we would be required to share with. All revenue from this referendum will stay in the M.S.D. of Wayne Township based on current law. Has it been made clear to all of Wayne Township the importance of voting in May? This effects every child and every program from preschool to high school.
26% of those eligible register to vote and only 8-11% actually vote.
We are sharing it with our students, and our community - and are helping to encourage voter registration.
We are working with our students groups and the League of Women Voters to get all eligible persons registered to vote. The last day to register is April 9th for the May Primary
NEW! If you are 18 on or before Nov 5th - you may vote in the primary.
If you live in Marion County you can vote anywhere in Marion county not just your polling site! Your ballot will pull up digitally with your specific ballot from any voting site! For those without students in the schools, what motivation do they have to support this?
Today’s students are the next generation of leaders. The quality of our schools also impacts our home values, business in our communities, and crime rates.
Our homes are our most significant investment. We all would like to see more out of our homes than we paid for it / put into it. A great school system has a significant impact on our home values. Does the district save money by using a balanced calendar?
The Indiana Department of Education requires students are offered 180 instructional days, we schedule 182 each year. We offer additional enrichment during the 2-week fall and spring breaks. We have not been able to quantify significant savings as a result of the balanced calendar. The shift was made to reduce learning loss and allow students and staff to recharge approximately every 9 weeks. Is another referendum planned for 4 years from now?
The current referendum is 3 years in a 7-year cycle. At that time, the Wayne Township voters get to decide if we reduce, continue, or end that referendum.
This referendum is in addition to, concurrent with.
We would continue to look at making significant reductions to hopefully not continue that ref as it ends. What would be the plan for the old BDHS if BDU and the preschool close?
We believe it is important for that building to continue to serve the taxpayers of the M.S.D. of Wayne Township, since the taxpayers provided the funds to build and renovate it. There are currently only three available rooms in the elementary schools for the special ed. preschool students. It is against the law for them to be segregated and their classrooms will need to be moved to the elementary schools if the preschool closes. We would also need to ensure that we are not reducing enrollment by reducing our choice students. What assurances can you give the BDU class of 2020 that they will be able to complete their Associate Degrees as promised?
When Dr. Butts and others created BDU, they guaranteed each student the opportunity to work towards an associate’s degree. Unfortunately, they were not able to guarantee a student an associate’s degree. Fortunately, approximately 87% of all students who have attended BDU have earned their associate’s degree. If the building must be closed why can't these students finish up their college studies at the main campus of Ben Davis ?
Our early college high school agreement with Vincennes is with BDU and not BDHS. However, students would be able to work directly with VU to complete their associates degree. For BDU freshman and sophomore students, there will be options with the Early College Career Center at Area 31. Unfortunately, the same alignment does not exist for junior or senior students because of where they are in the academic attainment. How do you eliminate tax caps?
Property tax caps are now in the constitution. In order to eliminate the, Indiana voters would need to vote to remove them from the constitution in two seperate elections. Will you make $11 million in cuts if this doesn't pass?
We have identified $11 million, but the reality of curriculum materials and costs are estimates. As we make each reduction, we will determine the real savings and make additional cuts as necessary. How is teacher pay relate to this?
Salaries and benefits make up 87.5% of the General Fund and is a result of a negotiated agreement between the board and teachers association. It is important that we do not bargain outside of that process and create an unfair labor practice. Where will the $10 million raised by the referendum go?
The additional revenue from this referendum will be used to close the spending gap and ensure we are not over budget. In addition, we will continue current programs, improve school safety and security, and hire and retain the best employees as we make reductions and prepare to close out the original referendum. Does BDU stay open for certain if the referendum passes? And how long is this for?
If the referendum passes, we will not be closing any of the buildings or ending any of the programs listed initially. However, reductions on the list, as well as others, will need to continue to be made moving forward as we prepare for the end of the 2015 referendum in 2022.
By state statute, operating referendum can only last 8 years now, previously it was 7 years. This referendum would be in addition to the 2015 referendum.
The goal would be to (without making closures) to close the gap or at least greatly reduce it moving forward. Why is the referendum on the May ballot rather than November?
A May referendum would allow these reductions to be made over the summer months to have fewer expenditures and contract changes prior to the 19-20 school budget year. A November referendum would result in an changes, and savings, being delayed until the end of the 2019-20 school year. Will the teachers and staff forgo raises given the nature of the budget?
Teachers salaries are part of a collective bargaining process and Dr. Butts does not want to perform an unfair labor practice by negotiating outside of that process. However, in a recent Chalkbeat article, the Wayne Township Classroom Teachers Association President said teachers are largely satisfied with the salary schedule.
In the most recent biennium, Dr. Butts asked for a $1 raise to keep in line with the raise given to the top teacher category. Block scheduling is on the proposed cut list. We currently have block scheduling 7-9th grade, then 10-12 goes back to “standard”. I believe that hurts students. Any thoughts on keeping block scheduling throughout high school?
Block scheduling increases the amount of instructional time our students receive and reduces passing periods. However, block scheduling does require more staffing and reduces the number of class offerings a student can pursue. Shifting grades 10 - 12 would be more costly and would significantly impact a students curricular options.
If this referendum is passed, will you hire more resource officers to prevent drugs being sold in schools? Specifically the 7th and 8th grade centers?
Although we do not currently plan to increase the number of full-time resource officers we employ, one of the areas for this referendum is “improving student safety and school security”. Our resource officers continue to cooperate with our students, staff, community, and other agencies to reduce any illegal activity while building positive relations with law enforcement. Suggested improvements to safety and security will always be researched and considered. • With the legislature’s reduction in complexity funding, and continued funding increases below the cost of living, we cannot continue to provide our unique programming without the community’s support. • We are going to take care of our students and our staff as directed by our voters. • Students will continue to be served although the programming might look quite different. • We can guarantee our K-12 education will be the best possible; however, the programming that makes Great Schools Great Community, will not be able to continue unless our community supports these programs through a referendum.