1. Sustaining Education Current Needs Forecasting the Future Superintendent Alexis Tibbets Superintendent Carlene Anderson Okaloosa County School District Walton County School District

2. Affordable Housing Land Acquisition Affordable housing for workforce in education Funding for salaries to meet cost of living increases South Walton challenges to acquire affordable school sites

3. Transportation Students attending schools out of zone area/bus transportation zones-more parents transporting via roadways Transportation infrastructure-the ability to move students-using school buses or through parents transporting Critical roadways: Hwy 98, 331, 85, 87 and those additional ones in Escambia and Santa Rosa

4. Enrollment Instability Military Instability-student enrollment spiking and declining – realigning schools are costly ventures (time + effort=$$$) Migration to the north-relocation of students without relocation of schools

5. Strong Business Environment Highly skilled employees in high wage jobs Attract businesses for students entering work force

6. Technology Technological infrastructure – fiber optic networks established while increasing bandwidth Need for web-based learning to decrease drop-out rate and improve credit retrieval Streaming distance learning- increase curricular offering remotely for rural areas.

7. Qualified Personnel Highly qualified teachers (Class Size Reduction depletes applicant pool annually) Administration (CEO’s), declining pool of applicants Increased need for specialty certifications ELL, Math, Science, Technology, ESE Professional development for teachers of subgroups

8. Closing the Gap Disability population increasing Need for highly skilled professionals (education v/s private sector) Cost of serving disabled population (lower class ratio…support personnel)

9. Safety and Crime Sexual offenders in the communities- Need strong law enforcement in the communities School Resource Officers Additional costs of future unfunded legislation (i.e., Jessica Lunsford Act) Influence on students from Internet DJJ schools Alternative schools

10. Property Acquisition (Walton) Rising cost of construction Increased cost of acreage in areas where growth is evident Protecting the environment while building schools Protecting community relationships while providing for children

11. Funding (cuts) State education funding Resistance to increased tax revenues Loss of flexibility in federal funding (Title I)

12. Maintaining the Extras Culturally rich curriculum-art, music, band Joint ventures with post secondary education-OWCC symphony, NW FL Ballet, dual enrollment Joint ventures with the private sector- Developing good stewards of the environment-(i.e., Nokuse)

13. Future initiatives Consensus building Inter-county education pooling resources- districts/city/county Marketing our product

14. Children are the Key to the Sustainable Emerald Coast Planners of Transportation and Infrastructure Future Educators Environmental Protectors