This letter addresses concerns about budget cuts and school closures in USD 400 school district. It questions why only two options were presented to address budget shortfalls, including closing Marquette Elementary School. The letter suggests a third option of reconfiguring grade levels across schools could have addressed overcrowding and kept buildings utilized. It analyzes the district's budget and expenditures per student over time and questions whether closures are truly about money or other factors like school enrollment numbers and athletic classifications. The letter expresses disappointment that previous promises about keeping schools open were not upheld and hopes it is not too late to keep the once unified district together.
Letter to editor usd 400 administration marquetteBrian Hopp
This letter was presented at a recent school board meeting and addresses the USD 400 school board's recent decision to close MES, one of the district's elementary schools. The letter questions why only two options were presented to address the district's budget shortfall rather than additional options like moving grades between schools. It also questions whether the decision was truly about money given the amount spent per student annually and suggests declining enrollment may result from constantly closing schools. The letter requests information on other Kansas towns without schools and explores possible motivations for the closure.
The superintendent of the Public Schools of Robeson County writes a letter to the chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education requesting direct intervention and assistance from the state. She cites ongoing conflicts between the school board and district leadership that are undermining educational progress and creating financial instability. The superintendent argues the school board is unable to make strategic decisions or establish stable governance, and asks the state board to take over the district's budget, employment, and capital project decisions to allow improvements to continue.
The document is a proposal from the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to host the 13th annual Vietnamese Interacting as One (VIA-1) conference. Key details include:
- VSA proposes hosting VIA-1 from March 13-15 or March 20-22 in Madison, WI at locations like the Memorial Union, Overture Centre, or Monona Terrace.
- The theme is "Bridging Milestones – Discovering a Common Ground" focusing on generational and cultural gaps within the Vietnamese American community.
- Budget estimates range from $15,000-$30,000, covering lodging, food, facilities, and marketing
The Superintendent's Bulletin provides timely information to Wellesley Public School staff. This issue congratulates the Class of 2010, expresses appreciation for staff handling a busy end of year, and lists upcoming events and job openings. It encourages using a new inter-district professional development website and announces the birth of a staff member's child.
This document provides an overview of the autumn 2010 issue of the Informed magazine from the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. It includes the table of contents which lists articles on faculty, students, alumni and events. A letter from an alumna from the class of 1943 is also included, sharing her experiences and reflections on how much the field has changed since she studied at the University of Toronto Library School.
This community newsletter provides updates on various topics related to the Massillon City School District. It discusses the district beginning to offer free breakfast and lunches to all students through a federal program. It also discusses implementing a new four-tier busing system to cut transportation costs. The newsletter indicates the district will have a renewal levy on the November ballot to maintain current operations and avoid debt. It provides information on new hires and staff in the district. It also summarizes events like a student representing the district at a conference, a student trip to Costa Rica, and upcoming student testing.
“Wheel Tracks” is the official monthly publication for Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts (VAE) by the VAAS. Wheel Tracks is a monthly newsletter published in print and electronically for the public and it’s membership in ten states and two provinces. The newsletter began in May 1953.
This document is a career portfolio created by Zachary Kasper of Northwood University. It consists of 13 slides covering his introduction, goals, resume, letters of recommendation, samples of work, volunteer experience, awards, and a closing statement. The portfolio is meant to showcase Kasper's qualifications and achievements in business and accounting fields.
Letter to editor usd 400 administration marquetteBrian Hopp
This letter was presented at a recent school board meeting and addresses the USD 400 school board's recent decision to close MES, one of the district's elementary schools. The letter questions why only two options were presented to address the district's budget shortfall rather than additional options like moving grades between schools. It also questions whether the decision was truly about money given the amount spent per student annually and suggests declining enrollment may result from constantly closing schools. The letter requests information on other Kansas towns without schools and explores possible motivations for the closure.
The superintendent of the Public Schools of Robeson County writes a letter to the chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education requesting direct intervention and assistance from the state. She cites ongoing conflicts between the school board and district leadership that are undermining educational progress and creating financial instability. The superintendent argues the school board is unable to make strategic decisions or establish stable governance, and asks the state board to take over the district's budget, employment, and capital project decisions to allow improvements to continue.
The document is a proposal from the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to host the 13th annual Vietnamese Interacting as One (VIA-1) conference. Key details include:
- VSA proposes hosting VIA-1 from March 13-15 or March 20-22 in Madison, WI at locations like the Memorial Union, Overture Centre, or Monona Terrace.
- The theme is "Bridging Milestones – Discovering a Common Ground" focusing on generational and cultural gaps within the Vietnamese American community.
- Budget estimates range from $15,000-$30,000, covering lodging, food, facilities, and marketing
The Superintendent's Bulletin provides timely information to Wellesley Public School staff. This issue congratulates the Class of 2010, expresses appreciation for staff handling a busy end of year, and lists upcoming events and job openings. It encourages using a new inter-district professional development website and announces the birth of a staff member's child.
This document provides an overview of the autumn 2010 issue of the Informed magazine from the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. It includes the table of contents which lists articles on faculty, students, alumni and events. A letter from an alumna from the class of 1943 is also included, sharing her experiences and reflections on how much the field has changed since she studied at the University of Toronto Library School.
This community newsletter provides updates on various topics related to the Massillon City School District. It discusses the district beginning to offer free breakfast and lunches to all students through a federal program. It also discusses implementing a new four-tier busing system to cut transportation costs. The newsletter indicates the district will have a renewal levy on the November ballot to maintain current operations and avoid debt. It provides information on new hires and staff in the district. It also summarizes events like a student representing the district at a conference, a student trip to Costa Rica, and upcoming student testing.
“Wheel Tracks” is the official monthly publication for Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts (VAE) by the VAAS. Wheel Tracks is a monthly newsletter published in print and electronically for the public and it’s membership in ten states and two provinces. The newsletter began in May 1953.
This document is a career portfolio created by Zachary Kasper of Northwood University. It consists of 13 slides covering his introduction, goals, resume, letters of recommendation, samples of work, volunteer experience, awards, and a closing statement. The portfolio is meant to showcase Kasper's qualifications and achievements in business and accounting fields.
This document discusses how a music video project uses and develops conventions of real music videos. It adheres to typical structures by combining live performance, narrative elements, and visuals over 3-4 minutes. This format is used to promote the artist and song. Specifically, the project includes a narrative scene depicting friends on an outing, shot with a retro, homemade aesthetic to help audiences relate to the artist. It also uses diegetic sounds and draws from conventions of other music video genres, album packaging, and magazine covers.
This document contains a list of common sight words that young readers should recognize automatically without needing to sound out the letters. The list includes basic words like "at", "be", "he", "no", and "on" as well as more advanced words such as "black", "brown", "four", "our", "out", "please", "pretty", "soon", "under", "want", "what", "white", and "who".
Information Diet advocates consuming high quality information in moderation by filtering out unproductive or "junky" information sources like social media ads and celebrity news. It encourages taking responsibility for one's information intake by curating what is most relevant and useful rather than overconsuming all information available, drawing an analogy to maintaining a healthy physical diet. The goal is to improve cognitive health and focus on information that benefits both oneself and society.
This document provides guidance on communicating with parents before, during, and after their child attends camp. It recommends collecting necessary information like medical details and guardians during registration. It also suggests providing parents with information on activities, schedules, staff, and policies through newsletters, guides, and social media to manage expectations and address concerns. Further, it advises keeping parents regularly updated during camp through blogs, emails and social media posts. Finally, the document stresses the importance of continued communication after camp through newsletters, surveys, and feedback to foster relationships for future seasons.
Mobile learning is defined as learning across multiple contexts through social and content interactions using personal electronic devices. It supports learning at the point of need in a way that fits learners' mobile lifestyles. Mobile learning provides an extended learning area, allows teaching those unable to attend class, offers more varied materials and activities with visual support, and enables interactive and effective learning anywhere and anytime through easy access to native speakers and authentic materials. It also facilitates getting feedback on student motivation and learning needs.
This document provides budget information for USD 400 from 2006-2007 to 2013-2014. It shows numbers for staffing levels and salaries, total budgeted and actual expenses, revenues, and other financial metrics. Overall, salaries have increased each year, though the rate of increase has varied. Budgeted expenses have generally increased annually between 96.6-107.9%, while actual expenses have increased at a lower rate between 91.6-108.8%. Revenues have fluctuated from year to year between 91.7-105.7% of the previous year.
This document describes the process an artist went through to develop an interactive digital story called "The Light Princess" using parallax scrolling techniques. The artist started with ideas like interactive postcards and a science fiction story set in cyberspace before settling on retelling the fairytale "The Light Princess" using digital paintings and parallax layers. The artist worked through technical problems of constraining the parallax images and completed several storyboard pages, but noted there was more artwork and refinement needed to finish the 10-page story. Potential next steps mentioned were connecting other fairytales or redesigning the webpage presentation.
Cognitivism rejects behaviorism and instead focuses on internal mental processes like thinking, memory, and problem solving. It views learning as involving the formation of mental representations and associations rather than just stimulus-response behaviors. Cognitivism sees humans as actively generating knowledge through cognitive processes like recognizing, analyzing, and evaluating information, rather than just passively responding to environmental conditions. Cognitive theories emphasize understanding over rote memorization and see the teacher's role as facilitating meaningful learning by helping students relate new concepts to their prior knowledge.
This document defines and describes different types of plane figures or polygons. It explains that polygons are flat shapes with straight sides that may be regular or irregular. The most common polygons are then defined, including triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and octagons. Specific types of each polygon are named and illustrated, such as equilateral, isosceles, and right triangles or rectangle, square, parallelogram, rhombus, and trapezoid quadrilaterals. Their defining attributes like number of sides and angles are provided.
The letter requests information and actions from the USD 400 School Board regarding nepotism, lack of transparency, and the closure of Marquette Elementary School. Specifically, it requests the resignation of any board member or administrator related to a district employee, the board's position on a potential land transfer to Little River USD, more details on the budget and enrollment figures used in decisions, and more transparency in decision making processes. The writer believes nepotism and lack of transparency have negatively impacted the district's ability to make good decisions.
- Federal stimulus money of $320,752 was deposited into the school district's general fund but was transferred to the contingency reserve fund instead of being used as intended to replace lost state funding and invest in infrastructure like keeping schools open.
- The superintendent told taxpayers that $187,000 was needed to close the junior high to save money but stimulus funds could have prevented this. However, the real reasons for closures were not disclosed.
- An audit revealed that contingency funds were not actually used for operating expenses as claimed by the superintendent over several years. Stimulus money was hidden in the contingency fund against state rules.
The superintendent of the Public Schools of Robeson County wrote to the chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education to request direct intervention or immediate takeover by the state board. The letter outlines ongoing issues with the local school board including financial mismanagement, micromanagement, and decisions made based on politics rather than student needs. An audit found the district running a deficit and down to less than one month of operating funds. Despite collaboration with the state entities, the local board approved a consolidation plan that increases costs and is not data-driven or in students' best interests. Direct state involvement is needed to ensure the district and community's needs are met.
Fullerton College RSI Workshop Summer 2018Fred Feldon
This presentation discusses the importance of regular and substantive interaction (RSI) in online courses, as required by the Department of Education. It defines RSI as instructor-initiated interaction that is weekly, academic rather than administrative, and includes activities like discussion boards and video conferences that require student-teacher and student-student engagement. The presentation provides resources for developing good questions to encourage discussion and meets RSI guidelines, as federal funding depends on online courses meeting these standards.
Salem School is facing a referendum on February 17, 2009 to approve non-recurring revenue limit relief. This slideshow compiles information related to the referendum.
The document summarizes the groundbreaking ceremony for renovations to the Northwest High School stadium, which was made possible by the passage of Proposition LIONS earlier in the year. The estimated cost of the stadium renovation project is $850,000 and the field turf alone will cost $639,660. Construction is expected to be complete by August 9, 2014. Photos from the groundbreaking ceremony show school board members, administrators, alumni and students in attendance.
The document summarizes the funding challenges facing Breese District 12 schools. It notes that funding from local, state, and federal sources has declined in recent years. Breese D12 has the lowest tax rates in the county but has never previously asked for a tax increase. Despite low funding, the district received academic achievement awards in 2011-2012. Statewide, over 60% of districts face budget deficits due to funding cuts. The document suggests ways to increase community support and awareness for a funding referendum.
The letter is from the Chair of the House Committee on Finance to the Hawaii State Department of Education Superintendent regarding the DOE's $20 million budget shortfall for public school bus transportation. It outlines concerns with how the DOE manages transportation services, noting the state subsidizes $6.50 per student daily for bus rides. It requests an in-person meeting to discuss alternatives to the DOE's position that eliminating funding will end all bus services.
Ronald Larson argues against increasing the Local Option Budget (LOB) tax in rural school district 400. He claims the superintendent and school board have not been transparent about how the tax increase will burden taxpayers. A 2% increase would raise only $140,000 for district 400 but could encourage state legislators to shift more school funding to property taxes, which rural areas could not afford. Larson believes voting no will send a message to prevent urban legislators from changing the school funding formula to the detriment of rural schools statewide.
This presentation covers recent state & county budget developments as well as strategies of unified advocacy groups Fairfax FLAGS, FACE, Full-day K & CPES -- all interested in preserving the world-class quality of FCPS and its many valuable programs.
This document discusses how a music video project uses and develops conventions of real music videos. It adheres to typical structures by combining live performance, narrative elements, and visuals over 3-4 minutes. This format is used to promote the artist and song. Specifically, the project includes a narrative scene depicting friends on an outing, shot with a retro, homemade aesthetic to help audiences relate to the artist. It also uses diegetic sounds and draws from conventions of other music video genres, album packaging, and magazine covers.
This document contains a list of common sight words that young readers should recognize automatically without needing to sound out the letters. The list includes basic words like "at", "be", "he", "no", and "on" as well as more advanced words such as "black", "brown", "four", "our", "out", "please", "pretty", "soon", "under", "want", "what", "white", and "who".
Information Diet advocates consuming high quality information in moderation by filtering out unproductive or "junky" information sources like social media ads and celebrity news. It encourages taking responsibility for one's information intake by curating what is most relevant and useful rather than overconsuming all information available, drawing an analogy to maintaining a healthy physical diet. The goal is to improve cognitive health and focus on information that benefits both oneself and society.
This document provides guidance on communicating with parents before, during, and after their child attends camp. It recommends collecting necessary information like medical details and guardians during registration. It also suggests providing parents with information on activities, schedules, staff, and policies through newsletters, guides, and social media to manage expectations and address concerns. Further, it advises keeping parents regularly updated during camp through blogs, emails and social media posts. Finally, the document stresses the importance of continued communication after camp through newsletters, surveys, and feedback to foster relationships for future seasons.
Mobile learning is defined as learning across multiple contexts through social and content interactions using personal electronic devices. It supports learning at the point of need in a way that fits learners' mobile lifestyles. Mobile learning provides an extended learning area, allows teaching those unable to attend class, offers more varied materials and activities with visual support, and enables interactive and effective learning anywhere and anytime through easy access to native speakers and authentic materials. It also facilitates getting feedback on student motivation and learning needs.
This document provides budget information for USD 400 from 2006-2007 to 2013-2014. It shows numbers for staffing levels and salaries, total budgeted and actual expenses, revenues, and other financial metrics. Overall, salaries have increased each year, though the rate of increase has varied. Budgeted expenses have generally increased annually between 96.6-107.9%, while actual expenses have increased at a lower rate between 91.6-108.8%. Revenues have fluctuated from year to year between 91.7-105.7% of the previous year.
This document describes the process an artist went through to develop an interactive digital story called "The Light Princess" using parallax scrolling techniques. The artist started with ideas like interactive postcards and a science fiction story set in cyberspace before settling on retelling the fairytale "The Light Princess" using digital paintings and parallax layers. The artist worked through technical problems of constraining the parallax images and completed several storyboard pages, but noted there was more artwork and refinement needed to finish the 10-page story. Potential next steps mentioned were connecting other fairytales or redesigning the webpage presentation.
Cognitivism rejects behaviorism and instead focuses on internal mental processes like thinking, memory, and problem solving. It views learning as involving the formation of mental representations and associations rather than just stimulus-response behaviors. Cognitivism sees humans as actively generating knowledge through cognitive processes like recognizing, analyzing, and evaluating information, rather than just passively responding to environmental conditions. Cognitive theories emphasize understanding over rote memorization and see the teacher's role as facilitating meaningful learning by helping students relate new concepts to their prior knowledge.
This document defines and describes different types of plane figures or polygons. It explains that polygons are flat shapes with straight sides that may be regular or irregular. The most common polygons are then defined, including triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and octagons. Specific types of each polygon are named and illustrated, such as equilateral, isosceles, and right triangles or rectangle, square, parallelogram, rhombus, and trapezoid quadrilaterals. Their defining attributes like number of sides and angles are provided.
The letter requests information and actions from the USD 400 School Board regarding nepotism, lack of transparency, and the closure of Marquette Elementary School. Specifically, it requests the resignation of any board member or administrator related to a district employee, the board's position on a potential land transfer to Little River USD, more details on the budget and enrollment figures used in decisions, and more transparency in decision making processes. The writer believes nepotism and lack of transparency have negatively impacted the district's ability to make good decisions.
- Federal stimulus money of $320,752 was deposited into the school district's general fund but was transferred to the contingency reserve fund instead of being used as intended to replace lost state funding and invest in infrastructure like keeping schools open.
- The superintendent told taxpayers that $187,000 was needed to close the junior high to save money but stimulus funds could have prevented this. However, the real reasons for closures were not disclosed.
- An audit revealed that contingency funds were not actually used for operating expenses as claimed by the superintendent over several years. Stimulus money was hidden in the contingency fund against state rules.
The superintendent of the Public Schools of Robeson County wrote to the chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education to request direct intervention or immediate takeover by the state board. The letter outlines ongoing issues with the local school board including financial mismanagement, micromanagement, and decisions made based on politics rather than student needs. An audit found the district running a deficit and down to less than one month of operating funds. Despite collaboration with the state entities, the local board approved a consolidation plan that increases costs and is not data-driven or in students' best interests. Direct state involvement is needed to ensure the district and community's needs are met.
Fullerton College RSI Workshop Summer 2018Fred Feldon
This presentation discusses the importance of regular and substantive interaction (RSI) in online courses, as required by the Department of Education. It defines RSI as instructor-initiated interaction that is weekly, academic rather than administrative, and includes activities like discussion boards and video conferences that require student-teacher and student-student engagement. The presentation provides resources for developing good questions to encourage discussion and meets RSI guidelines, as federal funding depends on online courses meeting these standards.
Salem School is facing a referendum on February 17, 2009 to approve non-recurring revenue limit relief. This slideshow compiles information related to the referendum.
The document summarizes the groundbreaking ceremony for renovations to the Northwest High School stadium, which was made possible by the passage of Proposition LIONS earlier in the year. The estimated cost of the stadium renovation project is $850,000 and the field turf alone will cost $639,660. Construction is expected to be complete by August 9, 2014. Photos from the groundbreaking ceremony show school board members, administrators, alumni and students in attendance.
The document summarizes the funding challenges facing Breese District 12 schools. It notes that funding from local, state, and federal sources has declined in recent years. Breese D12 has the lowest tax rates in the county but has never previously asked for a tax increase. Despite low funding, the district received academic achievement awards in 2011-2012. Statewide, over 60% of districts face budget deficits due to funding cuts. The document suggests ways to increase community support and awareness for a funding referendum.
The letter is from the Chair of the House Committee on Finance to the Hawaii State Department of Education Superintendent regarding the DOE's $20 million budget shortfall for public school bus transportation. It outlines concerns with how the DOE manages transportation services, noting the state subsidizes $6.50 per student daily for bus rides. It requests an in-person meeting to discuss alternatives to the DOE's position that eliminating funding will end all bus services.
Ronald Larson argues against increasing the Local Option Budget (LOB) tax in rural school district 400. He claims the superintendent and school board have not been transparent about how the tax increase will burden taxpayers. A 2% increase would raise only $140,000 for district 400 but could encourage state legislators to shift more school funding to property taxes, which rural areas could not afford. Larson believes voting no will send a message to prevent urban legislators from changing the school funding formula to the detriment of rural schools statewide.
This presentation covers recent state & county budget developments as well as strategies of unified advocacy groups Fairfax FLAGS, FACE, Full-day K & CPES -- all interested in preserving the world-class quality of FCPS and its many valuable programs.
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Letter to editor usd 400 administration marquette & Expenses
1. Letter to the Editor;
This letter was presented at the last regular School Board meeting and
given to the Clerk of the Board and the board members Andy Carlson,
Dwight Swisher, Chris Bauer, Todd Deterding, Karna Peterson, Karla
Pihl, and Sharon Schrag
To the Clerk of the USD 400 school board April 14th 2014
Please add the following to the record of minutes of this school board meeting.
After spending a number of years on the USD 400 School Board and working to improve
this Unified School District, I’ve been trying to understand the recent budget short fall
proposals.
Why did the board only vote on two options: Option 1, approved in February, closing MES
broke my Wolverine heart again and closed one of the newest and best buildings in the
district which bond obligations are still being paid on the building, and option 2, keeping
MES segregated by combining classes at Soderstrom, which was unfair to the Lindsborg
students that would be put in those crowded class rooms.
Why wasn’t a 3rd option presented, perhaps moving all the district’s 1st and 2nd graders to
Marquette and the entire district 3rd thru 4th to Soderstrom? This plan would have a lot of
synergies for the district; keeps Marquette in the Unified School District, removes
overcrowding at Soderstrom, keeps one of the newest and best buildings utilized, all
bussing would be reimbursed at 80%, the list could go on and on.
Was it truly about money! I was troubled by a comment made to me from a district patron
that the Superintendent told him he did not care if the patron's kids came to Lindsborg.
Looking in the School District’s web site, according to “The Budget at a Glance”
document, the total expenditures per student for 2012-2013 was $11,944 up 1.4% from the
previous year, which is almost a ¼ of a million dollars for every classroom of 20 children.
The average teacher salary was $50,647 or only 21.2% of the total budget for that
classroom. (If you use the 2013 FTE, $12,549 was spent for every child in the district,
which is $250,970 for every classroom of 20!).
So then the question begs, why? Why close MES and risk losing all those students to some
other district?
2. Checking the Kansas State High School Activities Association 2013-2014 Classifications
& Enrollment figures, Smoky Valley High School had 285 students, only 8 other schools
had fewer in class 4A. If Smoky Valley had 36 less students on September 20th 2013, they
would have been 3A and Haven 4A. Would this explain why there has been no effort to
keep this once Unified District together?
The State may have changed the law and allowed School Boards to close Schools pursuant
to K.S.A. 72-8213b with a simple majority vote of the Board, I just think it should be done
with the community involved. Not just four letters sent to community members, the
Superintendent calling one meeting to discuss the future of MES with three board members
and two concerned citizens on September 24th, with future meetings to be scheduled that
according to the board minutes never happened. Board of Education work session on
November 26th on budget concerns. Two notices in the Paper announcing the closure.
That all may be legal; I just don't think it is right! Then at the February 10th meeting, the
night the board adopted the resolution to close MES, the Superintendent stated “that this
was not done overnight and the board had had many meetings on MES”. I just don’t see
mention of those meetings in the board’s minutes! (the state changed the open meeting
laws several years ago and they no longer have to give notice of board meetings,
only notify anyone how asks to be notified, I’m now on that list)
I sat in your seats for many years and know it is difficult to make these hard decisions. In
light of the State providing additional funding for our district should the board revisit
closing the school? (Glen gave a presentation at the board meeting showing that the
district would lose money with the funding change, our state representative
questioned that and he thought there might be more new money next year!)
Is it too late for this Unified School District? I hope and pray not!
Desperately,
Terry M. Hopp
I’m not sure what I expected after presenting this letter, to date I
have not heard directly from any of the board members. I e-mailed the
district office asking them for the number of towns with more than
500 in population that do not have a public school attendance center in
the town. They did reply that they did not have that information and
they would try to get it from Jim Hays at Kansas School Board
Association. I did receive a spread sheet with a tab for the city
3. populations for Kansas and a tab with school attendance centers in
Kansas. I am working to combine them to find out if there are any
other towns in Kansas with 600+ population that does not have a public
school in their city limits, I would think this was crucial to know before
closing MES! How do all these other districts keep their small
attendance centers open?
I also received a string of emails from the Superintendent with
attached comments from Chris Bauer, “not understanding all the
conspiracy theories” and “that it was not our (school board’s) job to
keep their town viable, we are not a Chamber of Commerce or a City
Council. It is THEIR job to keep the town viable so the school stays
open…..not the other way around”. I might agree if there was some
representation for that town on the school board!
In my opinion every time you attempt to close a school you scare people
away. In the 90s MES was growing, increasing the district’s enrollment
even with home schooling pulling Soderstrom’s enrollment down.
It seems like any time in the past 12 years we have declining enrollment
we have to try to shut down schools and make the students and parents
feel the pain. I think that the $12,549 that we spend on each student
in our district, around $250,000 for a classroom of 20 students should
be more than enough money to run our schools. There were comments
about having to spend from our contingency reserve fund. I heard no
mention that in 2013 the state changed the max we can maintain in our
contingency reserve fund from 10% to 6% of the General Fund Budget,
so we had to spend $250,000 in that fund!
4. Before I close I would like to explore 2 points; 1st
that the school
budget has gone from $7,882,435 to $11,821,966 over 13 years, a
151.9% increase during the worst recession in 75 years (only 2010 had
a significant decrease). USD 400’s enrollment for the most part has
been in the 900s, how will it stay there if parents are voting with their
feet? The 2nd
point is that the administration closed MJH when our
contingency reserve was at 10% max, and now we close MES with it at
the 6% max, I do not understand?
I wonder what Smoky Valley would be like if in 1966 the Marquette
School Board had not listened to the Kansas State Department of
Education on unification. And the Lindsborg School Superintendent who
promised them “join us and keep your school at Marquette because it
would take a vote by the community to close the school”. Inman School
Board told the State that they would not unify with Buhler.
Maybe this is also about broken promises, a High School, a Junior High,
and now the entire building; did they close them or steal them?
Ronnie, I agree with Fred that David’s letter may have been
appropriate.
Terry M. Hopp
5. 5/6/14
4/30/14 USD 400 Budget at a Glance
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
Employee # Employee # Employee # Employee # Employee # Employee # Employee # Employee #
Average Salary % of Average Salary % of Average Salary % of Average Salary % of Average Salary % of Average Salary % of Average Salary % of Average Salary % of
Total Salary increase Total Salary increase Total Salary increase Total Salary increase Total Salary increase Total Salary increase Total Salary increase Total Salary increase
FTE Admin 11 12.3 11.5 10.3 11.2 11.1 10.3 11.3
Administrators budgeted 65,007$ 64,586$ 99.4% 67,856$ 105.1% 72,395$ 106.7% 74,311$ 102.6% 74,130$ 99.8% 78,642$ 106.1% 77,656$ 98.7%
FTE Teachers 63 64 65 62 64 60 61 59
Teachers budgeted 42,420$ 48,480$ 114.3% 48,846$ 100.8% 46,201$ 94.6% 46,237$ 100.1% 49,207$ 106.4% 49,791$ 101.2% 50,134$ 100.7%
FTE other 12.8 14.4 19.2 13.8 7.6 9.8 9.7 7.6
other cert budgeted 40,611$ 40,806$ 100.5% 43,220$ 105.9% 41,563$ 96.2% 38,942$ 93.7% 38,015$ 97.6% 44,394$ 116.8% 59,402$ 133.8%
FTE Class 41.2 42.7 42.8 39.3 40.3 1.0254 39 41.7 40.9
Classified budgeted 22,547$ 28,541$ 126.6% 29,940$ 104.9% 31,594$ 105.5% 31,723$ 100.4% 30,862$ 97.3% 33,114$ 107.3% 35,191$ 106.3%
FTE Admin 11.3 10.6 10.6 10 11.1 11.1 11.3
Administrators actual 64,813$ 70,185$ 108.3% 72,425$ 103.2% 77,106$ 106.5% 72,682$ 94.3% 74,936$ 103.1% 75,525$ 100.8%
732,390$ 743,959$ 101.6% 767,709$ 103.2% 771,056$ 100.4% 806,771$ 104.6% 831,790$ 103.1% 853,427$ 102.6% 877,511$ 102.8%
FTE Teachers 64 62 64 62 64 60 61
Teachers actual 45,098$ 48,311$ 107.1% 48,409$ 100.2% 48,563$ 100.3% 48,835$ 100.6% 49,125$ 100.6% 50,647$ 103.1%
2,886,253$ 2,995,271$ 103.8% 3,098,148$ 103.4% 3,010,888$ 97.2% 3,125,451$ 103.8% 2,947,520$ 94.3% 3,089,485$ 104.8% 2,957,929$ 95.7%
FTE other 14.4 13.1 19.1 16.3 7.6 9.7 8.7
other cert actual 37,959$ 40,773$ 107.4% 31,383$ 77.0% 34,910$ 111.2% 46,205$ 132.4% 44,445$ 96.2% 56,597$ 127.3%
546,613$ 534,129$ 97.7% 599,419$ 112.2% 569,035$ 94.9% 351,161$ 61.7% 431,121$ 122.8% 492,396$ 114.2% 451,456$ 91.7%
FET Class 42.7 39.5 41.9 40.7 40.9 41.9 41.5
Classified actual 26,926$ 29,325$ 108.9% 29,973$ 102.2% 31,191$ 104.1% 31,993$ 102.6% 31,996$ 100.0% 33,779$ 105.6%
1,149,730$ 1,158,321$ 100.7% 1,255,879$ 108.4% 1,269,480$ 101.1% 1,308,495$ 103.1% 1,340,616$ 102.5% 1,401,820$ 104.6% 1,439,313$ 102.7%
Total Salaries 5,314,986$ 5,431,680$ 102.2% 5,721,155$ 105.3% 5,620,459$ 98.2% 5,591,878$ 99.5% 5,551,047$ 99.3% 5,837,128$ 105.2% 5,726,209$ 98.1%
% of total expenditures 48.0% 45.2% 46.5% 49.8% 48.4% 47.5% 49.4% 49.3%
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
total budgeted expenses ^ 12,178,378$ 12,904,382$ 106.0% 13,921,701$ 107.9% 13,449,083$ 96.6% 13,668,361$ 101.6% 13,981,380$ 102.3% 14,144,550$ 101.2% 13,735,910$ 97.1%
Budgeted expenses per student ^ 11,016$ 12,840$ 116.6% 14,059$ 109.5% 13,582$ 96.6% 13,874$ 102.1% 14,381$ 103.7% 14,146$ 98.4% 13,877$ 98.1%
total expenditures * 11,070,816$ 12,020,023$ 108.6% 12,304,720$ 102.4% 11,275,090$ 91.6% 11,545,453$ 102.4% 11,691,180$ 101.3% 11,821,966$ 101.1% 11,622,972$
Actual expenses per student * 11,016$ 11,960$ 108.6% 12,426$ 103.9% 11,387$ 91.6% 11,566$ 101.6% 11,716$ 101.3% 11,944$ 101.9% 11,743$
#s from year before budget at a glance 12,020,651$ 12,214,252$ 11,691,181$
#s from year before budget at a glance 11,961$ 12,335$ 11,692$
Budgeted total revenue, state, fed, local * 14,341,287$ 14,604,250$ 101.8% 13,395,315$ 91.7%
Budgeted Revenue per student * 14,725.63$ 15,501.80$ 105.3%
Revenue - Expenses 2,650,107$ 2,782,284$
total revenue, state, fed, local * 11,070,816$ 111.6% 12,020,651$ 108.6% 12,214,252$ 101.6% 11,275,090$ 92.3% 11,545,452$ 102.4% 11,691,181$ 101.3% 11,821,966$ 101.1%
Actual expenses per student * 11,016$ 111.8% 12,140$ 110.2% 12,017.17$ 99.0% 11,349$ 94.4% 12,064$ 106.3% 12,004$ 99.5% 12,549$ 104.5%
Actual FTE enrollment 1005 99.8% 990.2 98.5% 1016.4 102.6% 993.5 97.7% 957 96.3% 0 973.9 101.8% # 942.1 96.7% 952.4 101.1%
FTE Actual including preschool (form 1000) * 990.2 #REF! 990.2 #REF! 990.2 990.2 988.5 997.9 989.8
includes all funds
(capital, bond, virtual)
2009-2010 has different numbers
from republishing
contracted
6. These numbers are taken from Budget at a Glance
2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
total Budgeted Expenses
total expenditure 12,178,378$
total Actual Expenses
total expenditures 9,114,119$ 9,920,003$ 108.8% 11,070,816$
These numbers ar
general fund budget
general fund actuals
contingency reserve July 1st Balance 240,662$ 391,552$
Actual sources of Revenue These numbers are taken from Smoky Valley (USD DO400) Mcpherson C
State Aid 5,275,399$ 5,365,918$ 101.7% 5,827,921$ 108.6% 5,414,875$ 92.9% 5,922,546$ 109.4% 6,780,447$ 114.5% 7,764,679$
Federal Aid 163,029$ 164,369$ 100.8% 171,830$ 104.5% 178,186$ 103.7% 319,038$ 179.0% 313,373$ 98.2% 331,823$
Local Revenue 2,344,007$ 2,184,821$ 93.2% 2,194,057$ 100.4% 2,922,562$ 133.2% 2,872,535$ 98.3% 2,826,181$ 98.4% 2,974,314$
total revenue 7,782,435$ 7,715,108$ 99.1% 8,193,808$ 106.2% 8,515,623$ 103.9% 9,114,119$ 107.0% 9,920,001$ 108.8% 11,070,816$
State Aid per student 5,295$ 5,394$ 101.9% 6,205$ 115.0% 5,879$ 94.8% 6,234$ 106.0% 6,736$ 108.1% 7,726$
Federal Aid per student 164$ 165$ 101.0% 183$ 110.7% 193$ 105.8% 336$ 173.6% 311$ 92.7% 330$
Local Revenue per student 2,353$ 2,196$ 93.3% 2,336$ 106.4% 3,173$ 135.9% 3,023$ 95.3% 2,808$ 92.9% 2,960$
total spent per student 7,811$ 7,755$ 99.3% 8,723$ 112.5% 9,246$ 106.0% 9,593$ 103.8% 9,855$ 102.7% 11,016$
Enrollment (FTE)* for Budget Authority 996.3 0 994.8 99.8% 939.3 94.4% 921 98.1% 950.1 103.2% 1006.6 105.9% 1005
includes all funds (capital, bond,
virtual)
from 2008-2009
Budget at a Glace
10% of general fund budget is max
tried to close MJH
7. 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
12,904,382$ 106.0% 13,921,701$ 107.9% 13,449,083$ 96.6% 13,668,361$ 101.6% 13,981,380$ 102.3% 14,144,550$ 101.2% 13,735,910$ 97.1%
111.6% 12,020,023$ 108.6% 12,304,720$ 102.4% 11,275,090$ 91.6% 11,545,453$ 102.4% 11,691,181$ 101.3% 11,821,966$ 101.1%
12,020,651$ 12,214,252$
Budgeted sources of Revenue
State 7,336,879$ 7,288,960$ 99.3% 7,236,510$ 99.3%
Federal 372,059$ 365,796$ 98.3% 280,632$ 76.7%
Local 6,632,349$ 6,949,494$ 104.8% 5,878,173$ 84.6%
total revenue 14,341,287$ 14,604,250$ 101.8% 13,395,315$ 91.7%
11,944$
budgeted rev-accual exp 2,650,106$ 2,782,284$
numbers are taken from the Budget USD#400 - Smoky Valley
6,949,999$ 6,742,567$ 6,862,232$ 6,775,221$ 6,695,860$
7,969,019$ 7,954,329$ 6,840,633$ 6,749,650$ 7,050,483$ 6,853,681$
411,220.86$ 6.0%
409,467$ 426,797$ 737,142$ 737,142$ 737,142$ 498,142$ 396,686$
cpherson County, KDOE website
Last 13 year %
increase
114.5% 8,433,477$ 108.6% 8,449,210$ 100.2% 6,852,467$ 81.1% 6,944,054$ 101.3% 7,336,879$ 105.7% 7,288,960$ 99.3% 138.2%
105.9% 254,341$ 76.6% 276,729$ 108.8% 876,230$ 316.6% 682,923$ 77.9% 372,059$ 54.5% 365,796$ 98.3% 224.4%
105.2% 3,332,833$ 112.1% 3,488,313$ 104.7% 3,546,393$ 101.7% 3,918,475$ 110.5% 3,982,243$ 101.6% 4,167,210$ 104.6% 177.8%
111.6% 12,020,651$ 108.6% 12,214,252$ 101.6% 11,275,090$ 92.3% 11,545,452$ 102.4% 11,691,181$ 101.3% 11,821,966$ 101.1% 151.9%
114.7% 8,517$ 110.2% 8,313$ 97.6% 6,897$ 83.0% 7,256$ 105.2% 7,534$ 103.8% 7,737$ 102.7% 146.1%
106.1% 257$ 77.8% 272$ 106.0% 882$ 323.9% 714$ 80.9% 382$ 53.5% 388$ 101.6% 237.3%
105.4% 3,366$ 113.7% 3,432$ 102.0% 3,570$ 104.0% 4,095$ 114.7% 4,089$ 99.9% 4,423$ 108.2% 188.0%
111.8% 12,140$ 110.2% 12,017$ 99.0% 11,349$ 94.4% 12,064$ 106.3% 12,004$ 99.5% 12,549$ 104.5% 160.6%
99.8% 990.2 98.5% 1016.4 102.6% 993.5 97.7% 957 96.3% 973.9 101.8% 942.1 96.7% 952.4 101.1%
Budget at a Glance #
9
ace
from 2009-2010 Budget at a Glance
Verual School funding
changed
State Pre-K funded at
this year and therafter 6% of general fund budget
is maxMJH closed
closed MES 4th grade
Closed MES