A-C Central & Virginia Consolidation

1. A-C Central & Virginia Consolidation

2. Reorganization Study Robert G. Rogers and Michael T. Davies

3. Reorganization Options • Consolidation • Annexation • School District Conversion • High School Deactivation • Cooperative High School Formation

4. Consolidation • …is the merger of two or more existing districts to form or create a new district.

5. Areas Studied Report Cards Enrollment Facilities Curriculum Athletics & Activities Transportation Finance Incentives

6. Test Scores Class Size AYP ISAT ACT PSAE Lower than State Both districts made Report Card Information

7. ISAT Reading Scores

8. ISAT Mathematics

9. ISAT Science

10. ACT Scores

11. PSAE SCORES

12. 5 Year Enrollment

13. Combined Enrollment

14. Projected Junior High

15. Projected High School

16. Triopia Winchester Carrollton A-C / Virginia Brown County North Greene PORTA Beardstown Pleasant Plains 137 214 231 241 276 342 415 415 422 Area High School Enrollments

17. A-C Central Chandlerville Ashland Chandlerville 1937-1979 Grades Kindergarten - Four Two story Ashland 1920 – 48-58-03 Grades Five –Twelve One level – Handicapped Acc. Air Conditioned & New Windows Virginia 1912-38-71-81 Virginia Grades K – Twelve Three story Facilities

18. Curriculum • Curriculum and financial advantages are probably the two most important reasons for reorganization. • Students in both districts would benefit from combined curriculums.

19. A-C Graduates

20. Virginia Graduates

21. Athletics & Activities • All high school athletics are together. • All junior high athletics are together.

22. Transportation • Combined fleet in good condition. • No additional buses needed. • Bus routes might be combined.

23. EAV $36,066,294.00 Tax Rate $6.214 Fund Balances $1.6 million Revenue Local 47.2% State 46.5% Federal 6.3% EAV $27,369,025.00 Tax Rate $5.590 Fund Balances $900,000.00 Revenue Local 45.5% State 46.4% Federal 8.1% FinancesA-C Central Virginia

24. From 2002 to 2007 • Percent of farm land decreased • Percent of residential increased • Commercial property decreased • Senior citizens exemptions increased • Homestead exemptions increased • 2000 Census • 13,695 population • 2010 Census ?

25. A-C Expenditures

26. Virginia Expenditures

27. Financial Incentives • State Aid Difference • Deficit Offset • Teacher Salary Difference • Certified Employee Pay of $4,000.00

28. State Aid Difference • If the General State Aid (GSA) is less for the newly reorganized district in the first year than the General State Aid would have been that same year of the previously existing districts, ISBE will make supplementary state aid payments equal to the difference for the first four years to the reorganized district.

29. Deficit Offset • Deficits are calculated by totaling the fund balances in the education, operation & maintenance, transportation and working cash funds in each district. • ISBE will make one supplemental state aid payment equal to the difference between the largest and smallest deficit. • A positive fund balance is considered to have a deficit of zero.

30. Teacher Salary Difference • If there is a difference between the sum of the salaries earned during the previous year by teachers of the new district and the sum of salaries those teachers would have been paid if placed on the highest salary schedule, ISBE will make supplementary state aid payments equal to the difference for the first four years to the newly reorganized district.

31. Certified Employee Pay of $4000 • For up to three years, a reorganized district may receive a supplementary state aid payment equal to $4000 for each certified employee who is employed on a full time basis for the school year. • The number of payments depends upon the new districts rank in EAV/Pupil and ADA.

32. State IncentivesIncentive Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Total

33. Area of District EAV Staff Teachers Administrators Support Total Enrollment 257 sq. miles $60,962,233.00 141 81 6 54 783 Demographics – New District

34. Conclusion • To arrive at the Final Picture, the following issues were examined: • Buildings and Facilities • Transportation • Curriculum • Staffing and Personnel • Finance

35. Alternative One • Keep all buildings open • Ashland • Pre-K and grades 9-12 • Chandlerville • Kindergarten – four (Ashland & Chandlerville students) • Virginia • Kindergarten – eight (Ashland 5 – 8 attend Virginia)

36. Alternative Two • Close Chandlerville Elementary • Send Chandlerville students to Virginia • Send Ashland students to Ashland • Ashland would house • Grades K – 5 and 9 -12 • Virginia would house • Pre-K – 8

37. Final Picture • Ashland would house 9-12 and Pre-K • Virginia would house K – 8 • It will take a few years and much planning to arrive at this scenario.