The document outlines a webinar held on February 21, 2018, focusing on the importance of board transparency, featuring panelists from Hancock Place and Lee's Summit R-7 school districts. It provides details about each district's enrollment, staffing, costs, and the tools they use to improve transparency and efficiency in governance. Key features discussed include public access to meeting agendas and archived information, enhancing participation for the community and stakeholders.

1. The Clear Picture on Board Transparency
Why It’s so Important
Hancock Place School District, Missouri
Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, Missouri
February 21, 2018

2. Webinar Announcements
• Webinar will last 60-minutes
• Please mute all lines
• Please send your questions into the
Q&A box and we will address them at
the end
• Session will be recorded and shared
• Link to the recording and slides will be
emailed after the webinar

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Webinar Panelists
Dr. Kevin C. Carl
Superintendent of Schools
Hancock Place School District
Dottie Schindlinger
VP of Governance/Technology
BoardDocs (A Diligent Company)
Linda Ismert
Executive Assistant to the
Superintendent &
Board Secretary
Lee’s Summit R-7
School District

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Hancock Place School District - Overview
 Located in St. Louis County, MO
 Pre K-12 Student Enrollment: 1,550
 Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, and High School
 District Teachers: 108 / Full Time Staff: 168
 Percent of Teachers with a Master’s Degree: 80%
 Cost per Pupil: $10,773 / Class Size Ratio: 17.1
 Tax Rate: $5.2798 / Assessed Valuation: $159,347,470
 85% Free/Reduced Lunch

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Lee’s Summit School District - Overview
Vast majority of district located in Jackson County, small portion in Cass
County
117 square miles
Student Enrollment: 18,157
Staff Size, including teachers: 2,692
Percent of Teachers with a Master’s Degree: 83%
Cost per Pupil: $10,763
Tax Rate: $5.8777 / Assessed Valuation: $1,947,603,112
Elementary student/teacher ratio: 22.00

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Hancock Place School District – Efficiencies and Time
Management
Offers effective platform support and user-training
– Free 24/7 online training
Ease of Use of Board Management System
– Office Staff
– Administrative Team
– Employees
– Community

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Hancock Place School District – Efficiencies and Time
Management
Current and past meeting agenda information available online for greatest transparency

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Hancock Place School District – Efficiencies and Time
Management
Public agenda made available online on
district website prior to meeting – can be
accessed anytime
Community and public can easily follow along
during meeting with online agenda or view
previous items in BoardDocs LT
Accessibility across multiple platforms and
devices allows for greatest transparency

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Hancock Place School District – Transparency is Key
Easy to track, maintain and monitor annual
items for policy and compliance purpose
Allows for review of archived meetings with
simplicity and easy access to information
Accessibility across multiple platforms and
devices allows for greatest transparency
Meets our Board’s goals and objectives

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Lee’s Summit R-7 School District – Document Publisher
Perspective
Major time saver to produce board packets
Increases efficiency when sharing packets with board
members
Last-minute changes are quick and painless (no more
reprinting packets!)

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Lee’s Summit R-7 School District – Transparency with Time
Savings
Full transparency to
board members, staff
and the public for
governance items.

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Lee’s Summit R-7 School District – Document Publisher
Perspective

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Lee’s Summit R-7 School District – Transparency with Time
Savings
Easy to use and accessible to
– Board Members
– District Employees
– Community members and parents
Convenient search features
– References past board actions
– Metasearch features (all subscribers)
– Comprehensive search saves time

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Questions?
Dr. Kevin C. Carl
kcarl@Hancock.k12.mo.us
Linda Ismert
linda.ismert@lsr7.net
Dottie Schindlinger
dschindlinger@diligent.com