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Collaboration: The Key to Maximizing Resources and Minimizing Expenses with a Focus on Collaborating, Communicating and Partnering to Maximize School Dollars. Presented by Dale Fortner, Superintendent, Wadsworth City Schools. By Dale Fortner. COLLABORATION. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
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Collaboration: The Key to Maximizing Resources and Minimizing Expenses with a Focus on Collaborating, Communicating and Partnering to Maximize School Dollars. Presented by Dale Fortner, Superintendent, Wadsworth City Schools
By Dale Fortner COLLABORATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MIXED USE INTEGRATION COMMUNITY STIMULUS
Partner Options • Health Care • Recreation • Library • Senior Center • Cable TV • Rehabilitation • Sports Medicine • Dental • OT/PT • Mental Health • Historical Society • Chamber of Commerce • Promote Tenants • Youth Organizations • Fitness
Generating Interest/Bringing Sides Together Meeting Needs Serving Clients Generating Traffic Making Things Convenient Market Share Life-Long Users
Savings Construction Cost Utility Access Road Access Shared Facilities Shared Personnel Economy of Scale
Phase In of Millage 0 mills
Green Design LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver Level (Minimum for OSFC) Gold Level (Added Savings if Reached) Current Design at Gold Level
Why did it happen? Demonstrate Need Demonstrate Urgency Demonstrate Fiscal/Economic Benefits Ability to Improve Services
Aligning with Organization’s Strategic Plan Serving Community Quality of Life Health & Wellness Education
Internal Challenges of Collaboration Claiming Territory Credit/Recognition Flexibility/Inflexibility Cannot Have It All Divulging Finances All Sides Gaining, Sacrificing, Sharing
External Challenges of Collaboration Communication Integrity/Trust Accountability Vision Collaboration/Cooperation Transparency
Community Support Concept Change Economics/Financial Isolation to Shared Use Investing in Future Steiner Center - Aquatics
“Where Quality Education is a Community Tradition” Dale Fortner Superintendent dfortner@wadsworth.k12.oh.us Sandy Hall Administrative Assistant shall@wadsworth.k12.oh.us 360 College Street, Wadsworth, Ohio 44281 (330)336-3571 Fax (330)335-1313