Pattonville Community Forum Presentation 8-6-13

8/22/2019 Pattonville Community Forum Presentation 8-6-13

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Before we get started, please:1. Fill out and put on a name tag at your table.

2. Introduce yourself to others at your table.

3. Sign in on the blue Sign-In Sheet at your table.


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Tonights Agenda7:00 to 7:05 p.m. Welcome

7:05 to 7:10 p.m. Perception Activity

7:10 to 7:25 p.m. State of the District

7:25 to 7:27 p.m. Thought Break/Pair-Share

7:27 to 7:47 p.m. Financial Challenges

7:47 to 7:50 p.m. Thought Break/Pair-Share

7:50 to 8:05 p.m. Options for the Future

8:05 to 8:45 p.m. Work Activity on Options

8:45 to 9:10 p.m. Groups Reporting Out

9:10 to 9:15 p.m. Perception Activity Reveal and Adjournment


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When you think about Pattonville, what three wordsdo you think other people use to describe the district?

What three words would you like for others to use todescribe Pattonville?

Write your words on the sheet provided and turnthem in...youll see the results later.

Perceptions


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District Accreditation/Achievement

Community challenges (Airportbuyout, demise of Northwest

Plaza, etc.)

Planning with parents, students,staff and community for change(Comprehensive SchoolImprovement Plan or CSIP)

Closing a School

Pattonvilles Journey


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Pattonvilles Journey

Our GoalsPattonvilles Comprehensive SchoolImprovement Plan (CSIP)

Goal 1: Students demonstrate significant improvement in their understanding andapplication of state academic standards.

All students are proficient in communication arts, math, science and social studies. All students are responsible citizens. Career education in an integral part of the educational program.

Goal 2: School improvement teams (made up of half parents, half staff or communitymembers) will develop plans consistent with the districts strategic plan.

Goal 3: Pattonville will develop a plan that addresses critical issues. Plan addresses funding, enrollment, district staffing, safety and facilities. Plan creates opportunities that enhance student achievement and involvement for all students

while creating competitive athletic and activities programs.

Pattonville will share information and develop and implement strategies regarding community.needs related to housing, mobility, resources and opportunities for students and families.


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Where we are now

Missouri Distinction in Performance Award(Among 5 percent of school districts out of nearly 500 in Missourito earn this award every year it has been given)

Pattonville is the most diverse district inMissouri to achieve Distinction in

Performance every year(Our students represent 34 languages and 59 countries)

Pattonville High School ranked 19th outof 560 high schools in Missouri and in

Top 10 percent in nation on U.S. Newsand World Reports 2013 Best HighSchools List


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High school state End of Course (EOC)exams among tops in St. Louis County

Missouri Assessment Program (MAP)scores above state averages

ACT score of 22.5 above state, nationalaverages (with a record high of 76percent of students taking the exam)

Harvard pilot project grant will helpprepare PHS students for high-demand

fields (advanced manufacturing, health/medical, information technology)

Missouri Early Childhood Program of theYear - 2012

Where we are now


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Successful bond issues (requiring NO tax increase)have kept schools in good repair and providedfacilities that open doors of opportunity for ourstudents

Additions/replacements in recent years: library,science wing, stadium/field, aquatic complex atPattonville High School; classrooms in elementaryschools; tracks at middle schools; remodeled

industrial technology classes at middle schools Infrastructure to support technology needs

Schools aged 50-60 years old updated with newroofs, windows, doors, safety enhancements

Where we are now


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iLearn digital learning initiative provides Pattonville HighSchool students access to learning resources anytime, anyplace via one-to-one laptop program

Course Moodles provide high school students access toresources, textbooks, interactive discussions and videos

anytime, anywhere

High school teachers created over 21,000 modules thatcould be accessed by students any time or anywhere -1,850 students with laptops accessed those 21,000+modules nearly 1.7 million times

Ratio of nearly one computer for every student district-wide; Smartboards or digital video projectors attached toteacher computers in every classroom

iLearn laptops and other district technology purchased withdistricts technology savings fund (Pattonville has used this

savings fund to consistently replace technology since 2000)

Technologically innovative

Where we are now


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Continued improvements on state End of Course

(EOC) high school exams

Where we are now

EOC PattonvilleChange from

2012State

Differencebetween state

and PSDAlgebra* 67% +8 57% +10

Biology 88% +17 75% +13

English I 67% +2 60% +7

English II 79% +1 69% +10Geometry 87% +14 60% +27

Government 73% +1 54% +19

Percent Scoring Proficient or Advanced (2013 data)

*Includes scores of Algebra students at Holman, Pattonville Heights and Remington; high school Algebra scores alonerose by 12% from the previous year.


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Life-long experience in Pattonville has greatestimpact on student achievement

Where we are now

Note:Chart is based on 2012 data

Pattonville is the highest performing district in Missouri among districts of similar demographics(This includes achievement data at all levels - elementary, middle and high school).

+18%


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Where we are now

Pattonville is a great place to live and learn.Continued careful planning and decision-making

will ensure the quality of our schools are protected long-term.


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Thought break2-Minute Pair and Share

Discuss your thoughts on presentation items among those at your table.


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Financial ChallengesSchool Finance 101

School districts use two separate funding sources for different purposes

Pattonvilles financial challenges are ONLY on the operating side.

Missouri law and IRS regulations make it illegal for a school district to use debt service funds to pay forthings in the operating budget. Debt service funds are locked and restricted for the sole purpose of payingfor large capital projects that voters approve.


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Financial ChallengesSchool Finance 101

Pattonville is funded primarily by taxes paid on local homes and businesses

Local

86.7%

County1.3%

State Funding8.5%

Federal3.6%

Missouriranks 49thout of 50states inpercentageof statefunding foreducation

Pattonville

receives $838per studentfrom thestate


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Financial ChallengesSchool Finance 10185 cents out of every dollar pays salaries and benefits

Salaries and benefits Other

Two-thirds (2/3) of salaries and benefits go to teachers

Teachers Support Admin

It is impossible tomake deep cutswithout severely

impacting staff


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Financial ChallengesOvercoming ChallengesRampant rise in tax protests and shifting tax burden

In Pattonville and across St. Louis County 1 out of every 2 businesses pay theirtaxes under protest.

The system is overwhelmed. Only 3 hearing officers exist at the state level.

Since 2005, $13.1 million has been refunded from Pattonville to

commercial taxpayers.

As businesses pay less, the tax burden shifts to homeowners.

Gro s Property Tax Billings

Residential Commercial/

Personal

Total

2011 17,640,892 38,310,620 55,953,523

2006 14,852,696 39,017,087 53,871,789

2,788,196 (706,467) 2,081,734

Change 16% (2%) 4%

Recently Harrahs

sold for $610million, and theyonly want to pay

taxes on $139million.


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Financial ChallengesOvercoming Challenges

Pattonville has weathered more than $34.7 million in financial challengesover the past decade without seeking a tax increase. No other St. LouisCounty district funded similar to Pattonville can say the same thing.


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Financial ChallengesOvercoming Challenges

While many area districts experiencedmajor increases in state funding and/orpassed tax levies in the past 10 years,Pattonville operated using existingresources

Of these 15 districts, 12 passed tax rateincreases in the past decade

Besides Pattonville, only Rockwood and

Mehlville have not passed levy increases in thepast 10 years, but Rockwood and Mehlvillereceived large increases in state funding

*Mehlville asked for a tax levy increase but fai led to gain voter approval.


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Financial ChallengesSupply and Demand

Demand continues to increase (enrollment), but our supply of revenue(based on assessed value of property in the district) continues to decrease

5,300

5,400

5,500

5,600

5,700

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20141,100,000,000

1,200,000,000

1,300,000,000

1,400,000,000

1,500,000,000

EnrollmentAssessed Value (Excludes Harrahs Under Protest)


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Financial ChallengesThe Current Challenge

Despite years of proactive planning and cost reductions, the operatingbudget is struggling under the weight of the economic downturn

Significant decreases in assessed value of property (homes and businesses) in the district

Successful tax appeals by large commercial property owners, which have resulted inmillions of dollars in lost revenue

A casino valuation debate now in the hands of the state tax commission, which has $5million of Pattonvilles revenue at stake

The state underfunding its fiscal responsibilities to Pattonville by more than $1.1 million

Four factors impacting the operating budget


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Financial ChallengesReducing costs to address lower revenue

Pattonville has reduced operating costs by $8.1 million since 2007

$1.35 million in staffing reductions $300,000 in summer school costs $250,000 in liability/workers compensation

savings

$300,000 in departmental savings $300,000 in utility savings (made possible

by lighting replacements projects includedin the 2010 zero tax rate increase bondissue)

$100,000 in school budget reductions $150,000 in other efficiencies $200,000 in transportation savings

Budget reductions 2011-2012$3 million

$700,000 with closing of Briar CrestElementary

$700,000 in staffing reductions $560,000 in reduced textbook costs Other savings from administrative salary

freezes and reducing teacher and support

staff movement on the salary schedule by40 percent (net increase of 0 percent insalaries and benefits for 2013-2014)

Budget reductions 2013$2.4 million

From 2007-2010 reduced 30 positions or $2.7 million


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Financial ChallengesWhat does this mean?

Solutions need to be identified

The advanced planning Pattonville conducted 5-7 years ago hashelped us weather the storm thus far

Pattonville has worked through $34.7 million in revenue challengesover the last 10 years

Since 2008-09 the operating budget has grown just 0.5% on average

A survey of 15 area districts shows that Pattonville is the only areadistrict to work through the financial challenges of the last 10 yearswithout help from the state or asking voters for a tax increase


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Financial Challenges

Future cuts will have significant impacts on staffing (teachers, etc.), classsize, transportation and programs for students

Need to address another $4 to $5 million shortfall by 2014-2015through:

- More cuts to the operating budget- Increased revenue (via increased property values or tax levy increase)

- Or combination of both (cuts and increased revenue)

Negative outcome on the Harrahs appeal could widen our deficit by asmuch as $5 million

What does this mean?

Solutions need to be identified (Potentially $10 million).


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Thought break2-Minute Pair and Share

Discuss your thoughts on presentation items among those at your table.


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Community OpinionPrioritizing District Needs

UnicomARC conducted 500 telephone interviews with registered voters in June 2013; survey participants were chosen atrandom, however more than 80% of respondents had no children under the age of 18 living in their household.

High/TopPriority (5-7)

Low Priority(1-2)

Keeping teacher and staff salaries competitive 87.4% 6.2%

Continuing to support special education programs for disabled students 86.2% 6.2%

Keeping supportive positions like reading and gifted teachers 85% 5%

Maintaining the current number of teaching positions 82.4% 5%Continuing elective courses at the high school 79.4% 8%

Maintaining current class sizes 73.9% 7.4%

Maintaining the current level of support staff positions such assecretaries, cooks or custodians

73.9% 11.2%

Maintaining the current after-school sports and activities 72.9% 16.2%

Maintaining the districts early childhood program 72.3% 13%

Maintaining the current bus routes and schedules 70.5% 9.6%

Continuing elective courses in the middle schools 69.1% 13.4%


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Options for the futureOption 1- Cut our way to a balanced budget

Possible cuts without a change in revenue: Reduce 80 -100 positions = Fewer teachers/support staff and higher

class sizes

Eliminate transportation less than 3 miles (state minimum)

Cease all textbook purchasing Extracurricular programs become fee-based to participate

Planning is based on a negative casino outcome, resulting in our budget deficit growing to$10 million. $10 million is 12.5% of Pattonvilles operating budget, and 85% of our budget isspent on people (teachers and other staff).

Pattonville has already reduced its budget by $8.1 million since 2007. This included closinga school, freezing administrative salaries and reducing step increases to teachers andsupport staff by 40%.

Notes for Option 1


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Options for the futureOption 2 (Flat) - $0.8998 tax increase

In St. Louis County, property taxes are set according to the class of property: residential,commercial, personal property or agricultural.

If approved, all classes of property would be assessed the increase of $0.8998. No changes would take affect until the fall of 2014.

If approved, the tax increase would enable Pattonville to protect the quality of the districtby maintaining its current staffing and educational programming for students.

Notes for Option 2

Increase Resi ent ImpactTotal

(Ballot)Comm. &Personal

ResidentialPer month

$125,000 homeRate vs

North Avg.Rate vs STL

Avg.

$0.8998 $0.8998 $0.8998 $17.81 -$0.23 $0.46


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Options for the futureOption 3(Equalize) - Increases vary by property class

In St. Louis County, property taxes are set according to the class of property: residential,commercial, personal property or agricultural.

Voters would have to approve a $1.149 increase for all classes, however the district wouldcommit to voluntarily rolling back its residential rate, so residential taxpayers would onlypay $0.3462 for as many years as possible. Pattonville has a solid history of voluntarilyrolling back its property taxes when possible.

No changes would take affect until the fall of 2014.

If approved, the tax increase would enable Pattonville to protect the quality of the district

by maintaining its current staffing and educational programming for students.

Notes for Option 3






Avg.

$1.1494 $1.1494 $0.3462 $6.85 -$0.78 -$0.09


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Options for the futureOption 4 ($1million cut)- Increases vary by property class

In St. Louis County, property taxes are set according to the class of property: residential, commercial,personal property or agricultural.

Pattonville will make at least $1 million in additional cuts.

Voters would have to approve a $0.9889 increase for all classes, however the district would commit tovoluntarily rolling back its residential rate, so residential taxpayers would only pay $0.4397 for as manyyears as possible. Pattonville has a solid history of voluntarily rolling back its property taxes whenpossible.

No changes would take affect until the fall of 2014.

If approved, the tax increase would enable Pattonville to protect the quality of the district by maintainingits current staffing and educational programming for students.

Notes for Option 4






Avg.

$0.9889 $0.9889 $0.4397 $8.70 -$0.69 $0.00


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Options for the futurePossible Operating Tax Levy Increase - Comparison Overview

Increase Re ident Impact

Total(Ballot)

Comm. &Personal

ResidentialPer month$125,000

home

Rate vsNorth Avg.

Rate vsSTL Avg.

Option 2Flat $0.8998 $0.8998 $0.8998 $17.81 -$0.23 $0.46

Option 3Equalize

$1.1494 $1.1494 $0.3462 $6.85 -$0.78 -$0.09

Option 4$1 million cut $0.9889 $0.9889 $0.4397 $8.70 -$0.69 $0.00

Options 2 and 3 would generate the same amount of additional revenuefor the district.


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Options for the futureHow do we keep Pattonville strong?

Pattonville employs nearly 1,000 people, and we are one of the largestemployers in our community. We believe our teachers and staff are themost talented in the state, and our student achievement supports thatstatement.

A supportive and caring community, exceptional students and ouroutstanding staff is what makes Pattonville ..... Pattonville.

Massive budget reductions are possible, but there will be an impact on

students and the community. Many of our staffing and programadvantages over other North St. Louis County and St. Charles Countydistricts will no longer exist.

An increase in the operating tax levy can overcome the potential $10

million budget shortfall. The choice rests with our residents.


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Work ActivityInstructions

Discuss merits of different options

1. Select two positions: a recorder and spokesperson

2. Write your table number on the green worksheet

3. Review the options presented and discuss pros and cons of each

4. As a group, come to consensus and record your preference on thegreen worksheet

5. Briefly report out to group

6. Turn in worksheet

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