Fayette County Issues Tea Party fayettecountyissuesteaparty.org October 30, 2012 Fayette First October 30, 2012 Fayette First

Objective Benchmark Current Status Solutions

Provide Our 21,000 Children the Best Public Education In GA, within our budget

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Fayette County Schools

Fayette County Fayette GA Graduation Rate89.2%65.4% Dropout Rate1.0%4.3% Spending/student$9,591$9,692 Students Per Teacher No. of Schools312,608 No. of Students22,1181,655,792 No. of (FTE) Teachers1,573118,839 A+AA-B+BB-C+ 17 Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools131 3 Evening, open campus & alternative schoolsnot rated A B D F C APS 50.5% 7.8% $13, ,032 3,764

2012 SAT Scores

Demographics: Age Median Age: 41

Building Permits Family Units:

Demographics: Housing & Income

FCBE Budget General Fund Revenues & Expenses Source: FCBE CAFR; Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes In Fund Balances, Actual (Debt-reduction bond expense is not included in General Fund accounts) Revenues Expenses Enrollment

FCBE Budget Revenues Local, other State Federal Enrollment Source: FCBE CAFR; Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes In Fund Balances, Actual

Enrollment Source: FCBE CAFR; Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes In Fund Balances, Actual Instruction Support Services Debt Service FCBE Budget Expenses

Source: FCBE CAFR High School Middle School Elementary School

3% 51% 1% 2% 5% 11% 6% 14%

Basic Staffing Principal$85,000 Assistant Principal70,000 Secretary50,000 Art Teacher50,000 Music Teacher45,000 Media Specialist40,000 Media ParaPro35,000 Custodial staff x 275,000 Bookkeeper45,000 Technology55,000 Phys Ed Teacher50,000 Annual $600k per school

State Funded Staff State Funded Qty Amount FCBE Payroll Qty Amount Assistant Principal Teachers Bus Drivers Other? Totals

Feeders and Demographics Middle 100% 30% 70% Elem % 25% 70% 15% 85% 75% 30% Hi 60% 40% 100% 55% 45%

Facility Utilization Elementary Schools, 2011 Reference: 2011 Fayette County School Board Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

Facility Utilization Middle Schools, 2011 Reference: 2011 Fayette County School Board Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

Facility Utilization High Schools, 2011 Reference: 2011 Fayette County School Board Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

Enrollment Forecast Carl Vinson Institute, UGA, undated

Enrollment Forecast Carl Vinson Institute, UGA, undated

Enrollment Forecast Carl Vinson Institute, UGA, undated

Enrollment Forecast Carl Vinson Institute, UGA, undated

What Drives Success? Student-Teacher Ratio, -12% Correlation District Ranking in GA Students per Teacher

1 st Grade, Students

What Drives Success? Cost per Student, 10% Correlation District Ranking in GA Cost per Student

College & Career Academy Provides additional choices, opportunities Inventory needed skills, potential applicants Benchmark current college & career provisions How to augment/integrate existing programs? Funding

Considerations Data driven decisions - Create & maintain accurate (changing) demographics - Tracking graduates’ performance Financial Management - Conform to GA chart of accounts - Zero-base the budget - Improve revenue & expense forecasting Zero-based property assessment: what do we need? Teacher work periods in common room; use empty classrooms; Conform to GA staffing rules Combine elementary, middle, high school bus routes

Considerations Close select schools; re-district Cross-county enrollments Superintendent: use a turn-around specialist, then a permanent Sup. PTOs fund subs to allow Teachers’ Professional Development ESPLOST How to increase parental involvement where there is little

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