1. Rene Flowers, Pinellas County School Board Member, District 7
Thurgood Marshall SAC Meeting Presentation

2. Budget Overview This would equate to Gross Taxable Value
Total Millage Rate %
Total Millage Rate %
Decrease of -5.82%
This would equate to Gross Taxable Value
74,768,722,195
Budget Overview

3. EXAMPLE:
If the assessed value of your home is 245,696.00
Your Homestead Exemption is $25,000.00
Your taxable Value is $220,696
Take the Taxable Value $220,696
Divide by 1,000(#of mills) $220,696
Tines(x) the millage rate
Your Property Taxes Are $1,615.05
Changes An increase of $26.80 from 2015 of $103.16

4. Support The Local Referendum
At (half mill) the referendum would generate
$35,889,467
These dollars are dedicated to teachers and to the arts. 80% goes towards teacher salary increases on top of the bargained increase through the unions and 20% goes towards the arts such as music instruments, chorus, technology
Support The Local Referendum

5. Budget Summary $1,502,473,821 2016-2017 Total Budget
Federal $128,519,650
State $394,528,496
Local 686,340,519
Other $67,300,00(grants)
Total Revenue $1.276,688,665
Transfers and Balances
$225,785,156
Total Budget
$1,502,473,821
Budget Summary

6. General Operating Fund 68% Capital Outlay 19.78% Self Insured Health 8.9% Contracted Programs 5.50% School Food Service 3.15% Debt Service 0.52% Internal Service 0.34% Permanent Fund 0.01%

7. Teacher Shortage

8. National Teacher Shortage Hits Florida Also
“ A Coming Crisis in Florida states that there is a shortage of teachers in Florida and an increase in the number of inexperienced teachers around 28%
Teacher attrition is around *5 Nationally
National Teacher Shortage Hits Florida Also

9. PCS Teacher Retention Initiatives
Increase the starting salary to $40,000 annually
Make available mentors to work with new teachers
Enhance creativity in the classroom
Start recruitment efforts early
Infuse cultural competence as a part of the New Hire Orientation Process
Provide continuous Professional Development
PCS Teacher Retention Initiatives

10. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
"With this bill, we reaffirm that fundamentally American ideal—that every child, regardless of race, income, background, the zip code where they live, deserves the chance to make of their lives what they will." — President Barack Obama
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

11. Signed into law in 2015
Builds on the No Child Left Behind Act
This bipartisan measure reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation’s national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.

12.
FSBA ESSA Work Group

13. Most respondents were in favor of ESSA, pointing to potential improvements in assessment, curricula, funding, reaching students with learning challenges, as well as supporting English Language Learners. Most urged the use of school and community resources, continuing Florida practices, and providing accommodations in testing (See figure below).
There were differences on methods of district funding: most respondents were in favor of proportional distribution of district funds, rather than a competitive grant-based system. They differed on the use of state and locally developed tests compared to using national assessments. They also differed on issues surrounding accountability and high-stakes testing.
Support ESSA

15. Class Sizes/Amendment Sen Kendrick Meek
Class Size Amendment is still law, approved in 2002
•18 students in prekindergarten through grade 3;
•22 students in grades 4 through 8; and
•25 students in grades 9 through 12
Class Sizes/Amendment Sen Kendrick Meek

16. Transformation Schools
Campbell Park
Melrose
Lakewood Elementary
Fairmont Park
Maximo
Transformation Schools

17. Closing the Achievement Gap
Four Pinellas high schools: Boca Ciega, Largo, Pinellas Park, and Tarpon Springs have successfully eliminated the gap in graduation rates between black and non-black students. Boca Ciega and Pinellas Park’s black graduation rates are higher than the overall graduation rate of the school. Additionally, the following schools’ black graduation rates surpassed the graduation rate for all students at the state (77.9%) and District (78.3%) levels: Boca Ciega (89.1%), Lakewood (85.3%), Largo (81.1%), Osceola (83.3%), Palm Harbor (92.3%), Pinellas Park (91.4%), Seminole (87.5%), St. Petersburg (81.7%), and Tarpon Springs (94.7%).
Closing the Achievement Gap

18. Achievement Gap AP Exams Stats
The number of minority students taking AP exams increased in 10 high schools with 2,228 minority students sitting for at least one exam. Minority students accounted for more than 32% of AP students. Minority students are comprised of: Black (559 students/25% of minority); Asian (554/25%); Hispanic (837/38%); American-Indian (22/1%) and Multi-Racial (256/11%).
Achievement Gap AP Exams Stats

19. SAT Stats for Minorities
District Hispanic students SAT Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing mean scores exceed the state averages for 2015.
District Black students SAT Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing mean scores are higher than the state averages for 2015.
District Black students SAT Critical Writing mean scores are higher than the state averages for the years 2011 through 2015.
SAT Stats for Minorities

20. FSA/ELA Test Improvements
Black students show promising gains on the 2016 Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) for English Language Arts (ELA) with results showing consistent proficiency rates overall in grades 3-5. These changes have resulted in a decrease in the achievement gap in ELA-Reading from a 36-point gap in 2013 to a 29-point gap in 2016, a 7 percentage point improvement. Similarly, the overall growth in math proficiency among black students shows a narrowing of the achievement gap dropping from a 36.8% gap in 2013 to a 30.1% gap in 2016.
FSA/ELA Test Improvements

21. Career and Technical Course Industry Certifications have increased 366% from to with the number of certifications increasing from 2,224 to 10,357.
The District improved five percentage points in the End Of Course (EOC) assessment of Algebra I since

22. Fundamental School Reapplication

23. The District improved seven percentage points since on the U.S. History End of Course (EOC) assessment and continues to exceed the state average.
The District improved five percentage points since on the Civics End of Course increasing from 60% to 65% exceeding the state average.
The District Biology End of Course assessment has exceeded the state average for the last two years.