Information Early release on Friday – 1:00 Pep Rally Thursday at 7:00pm in the gym Parent Portal – Keep up with your child’s grades EZPay – Check your child’s school lunch account balance Falls City Education Foundation Gala set for April 5 th at the Hall

Falls City Taxes: FCISD TaxesTax Effort13-14 Wealth per WADA Limits 1 st EWL$1.00$495,000 2 nd EWL$0.04Unlimited No Recapture 3 rd EWL$0.00$319,500 Total M&O Tax Effort$1.04 I & S (tax rate to make bond payment)$0.0714No Recapture FCISD total tax rate (13-14)$1.1114

Falls City Property Values 2013 OIL, Gas, Minerals - $567,283,469= 81% Total taxable Value - $700,831, OIL, Gas, Minerals - $204,981,260= 75% Total taxable Value - $274,527, OIL, Gas, Minerals - $58,395,680= 47% Total taxable Value - $123,444, OIL, Gas, Minerals - $14,048,550 = 20% Total taxable Value - $70,218, OIL, Gas, Minerals - $4,934,520= 8% Total taxable Value - $55,851,254

Chapter 41 Election Results November 5 th, 2013 Proposition 1 “Authorizing the Board of Trustees of Falls City Independent School District to purchase attendance credits from the state with local tax revenues” # of votes for 264 # of votes against 16 Proposition 2 “Authorizing the Board of Trustees of Falls City Independent School District to educate students of other districts with local tax revenues.” # of votes for 243 # of votes against 35 Thank you!!!!

Minimize the areas that are Recapturable and Maximize the areas that are NOT !!! Transfers - $6,710 per students enrolled and attending school regardless of where they live Use I&S money instead of M&O money

Falls City Taxes: FCISD TaxesTax Effort13-14 Wealth per WADA LIMITS 1 st EWL$1.00$495,000 2 nd EWL$0.04Unlimited No Recapture 3 rd EWL$0.00$319,500 Total M&O Tax Effort$1.04 I & S (tax rate to make bond payment)$0.0714No Recapture FCISD total tax rate (13-14)$1.1114

Students today DO NOT learn the same way we did!

Ken Roberson: Changing Education Paradigms

Education Paradigm Shifts: 70’s and 80’s – Trades and Work Field Skills 90’ and 2000’s – No Child Left Behind – Everyone is going to college New Shift – College and/ or Workforce Ready Graduation Plans with Endorsements STEM Business and Industry Public Service Arts and Humanities Multidisciplinary Studies

21 st Century Learning: Students today DO NOT learn the same way we did!

Facilities Process: Purchase Land to give us Options Assess what we Have Assess what we Need Decide what Direction To Go

Facility Assessment: Architects have come to Falls City more than 10 times to meeting with: Teachers, Students, Administration Custodians, Maintenance, Cafeteria, Nurse Brought in: Engineers to look at electrical, plumbing, technology infrastructure Structural Engineer Shape the buildings are in ADA Compliance Safety Expert Survey: Survey the Staff, SBDM, School Board, and Education Foundation Monday, sent a survey home with every student to return by Friday Posted a link on our website to the survey Please encourage citizens to complete the survey Survey ends December 27th Can complete the survey on paper if you would like

Falls City ISD Bond Steering Committee John PruskiSara LyssyAaron Wiatrek Rosemary BurkettKevin LabusRussell Pollok Robert PawelekKenneth Wiatrek (Colonel) Luke WiatrekMichele JaskiniaRyan Korzekwa Steve MarbachJason MabeCharnel Ehlers Keith SekulaJanice Lyssy Non-voting members: Board member - Marlin Moczygemba Superintendent – Tylor Chaplin

Options the committee will look at: Build the new school at the property located along Highway 181, and build the new athletic facility at the existing school site on N Nelson Street. Build the new school at the existing school site on N Nelson Street, and build the new athletic facility at the property along Highway 181. Build the new school campus and the new athletic facility at the property along Highway 181. If site parameters and development restrictions allow, rebuild the school campus and athletic facility at the existing site on N Nelson Street.

Timeline: January 8 th 1 st Bond Steering Committee Meeting Huckabee and Associates will present the facility assessment results Elect a Chairperson and a co-chairperson to lead future meetings January 15 th 2 nd Bond Steering Committee Meeting January 22 nd 3 rd Bond Steering Committee Meeting January 29 th 4 th Bond Steering Committee Meeting Bond Steering Committee will come to a consensus on what recommendation will be made to the school board February 5 th Special School Board Meeting Bond Steering Committee will make their recommendation to the school board February 19 th Regular School Board Meeting School Board will call for a Bond Election to be held May 10 th, 2014 May 10 th 2014 – Election Day ***Bond Steering Meetings are not open to the public

Tylor Chaplin