Floyd County Schools Floyd County Chamber Meeting Henry Webb & Courtney DeRossett

District Motto

District Demographics Approx students (19 th Largest District in KY) F/R Status (73% compared to state avg 56%) Special Ed Population (17% state 13%) Annual Budget (Approx. $70,000,000) Spending per student ($11,000 per KID) Over 1,000 Team Members (Largest employer in the county)

District Goals Top 50 School District (ranked 145 out of 174 districts in 2005 and ranked 52 in 2013! (5 th in Region- 19)) CCR rate of 65% by 2015 (82.5% in 14 up from 21% in 2012) ACT 18.3 (18.4, first time over 18,up from 16.5 in 2009) KPREP 71.9 (60.4, First Time Proficient ) Attendance 96% (91.97% in 2007, 164 in state, (met goal in 12 of 95%) Remain fiscally solvent/efficient

Systemic Growth Process Capacity Building Continuous Quality Improvement Teaching Leadership Learning

Did You Know? Great Board Team focused on District Motto AdvancEd Accredited for the First time Ever Early College Academy (FCECA) 8 Associate Degrees in 2014! 41st percentile to the 83rd percentile in 13 Distinguished Schools: May Valley, Stumbo K-5 and 6-8 and Osborne Proficient Schools: Allen Central High, Allen Central Middle, Allen Elementary 6-8,Betsy Layne Elementary 6-8, Betsy Layne High, McDowell Elementary, and Prestonsburg High MVES Ranked 2 nd in the STATE (9 Consecutive Years in top 10) 3 PROFICIENT HIGH SCHOOLS Graduation Rate over 91% well above state average

Did You Know, Cont.? 1 of only 477 school districts in U.S. and Canada that made the AP Honor Role in Governor’s Scholars in Graduates completed over 1,000 dual/AP Credit Hours and earned over $,4,000,000 in scholarship money Honor Banquet Numbers almost doubled in 14 with 93 students compared to only 54 in 13 Over 30,000 volunteer hours during 2014 Completed the second cohort of our CIA program in 2014 which is designed to grow our own leaders. We now have trained 58 local leaders with 20 receiving certification in 6 years Featured on Education Matters (KET) for being a rural district achieving great results for KIDS in 14 Buses travel approximately 8,000 miles per day and 1.4 million in 2014 Served over 2 million meals in th Year for CEO Program FACEBOOK page has over 4,400 likes and over 500 followers on twitter Current facility work for our KIDS will result in NO CHILD being in a “category 5” school as identified by the state of Kentucky as early as the fall of 2017

Growth Continues in 2015!

DIGITAL CONVERSION --A personalized system of education that prepares each child for life, work and citizenship in the 21 st century. Personalized Learning World-class Knowledge and Skills Student Agency Performance-based Learning Anytime, Anywhere Learning Comprehensive Systems of Support

Why 21 st Century Skills? Growing consensus that schools need to be accountable for more than “basic” academics. “Creativity is as important in education as literacy and we should treat it with the same status.” -Sir Ken Robinson, 2006 “The top 10 jobs for 2010 weren’t even created in 2004” - Diana G. Oblinger, President EDUCAUSE

Implementation with Fidelity and sustainability is KEY Systemic Implementation Grade 5 and Grade 9 Annually Beginning 2014 Student buy back program after grade 8 and 12 or trade in Student Insurance Program/Student Device Fee: Monthly Building Capacity: Year 1 focus on 5-9 staff/leadership/stakeholder/PD Year 2 staff from year one now become teacher/leaders Level 6 Learning Estimated expense 525,000 to 575,000 annually Device Software Training Repairs/Extras Case/backpack 4 years grade 5-12 complete digital conversion All schools keep current technology trading in or pushing to p-4 FCS FULL DIGITAL CONVERSION 17/18

KIDS and DC!!! nid=23c32ca1f04c96e0f36dbbc5fae1248d&pageid=314795

FUTURE OF EDUCATION

We Need Partners for Connectivity! Some students do not have internet connection at home. Business/Community to create wireless “hubs” for our KIDS. We will list all business/community entities on our web site and share with all KIDS as a place they can go to connect. Each location will receive FCS Connected Site Flyer!

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