2. Strategic Plan Building Stakeholder Process Timeline District Budget Timeline State and Local Comparative Trends Funding Trends and Issues Reduction of Expenditures Proposed Education Plan

3. Vision Statement Adrian Public Schools is a district where students, parents, educators and our community collaborate in providing a dynamic, relevant, and rigorous global curriculum in a safe environment that fosters imagination, problem solving, and innovation to create a better world…..one child at a time. Mission Statement The mission Adrian Public Schools is to provide, in partnership with parents and our community, quality educational opportunities that challenge students to excel academically and socially to become contributing citizens.

4. Feedback and Assessment: The district will effectively use the results from system-designed and/or adopted assessments to adjust, improve or terminate ineffective practices and/or programs. Curriculum and Learning: The district will establish processes to provide direction and oversight for the design, delivery and evaluation of curriculum. School Community Relations: The school staff will consistently pursue purposeful, active, positive relationships with families of its students and with the community in which it operates to support student learning while communicating with all stakeholders. Productivity and Resources Use: Cost benefit analysis will lead budget development to support alignment with strategic priorities, student academic goals and the maintenance of facilities while also working to develop a strategy for financial sustainability to protect the losses while looking into future years and operating within a sustainable cost structure. Internal Culture: The district will develop a safe and supportive learning environment where all students experience a sense of belonging that equates to every individual student feeling embraced, engaged, and an integral part of a family-based school culture.

5.  Create a robust assessment system that informs instructional programming decisions.  Create and adopt assessment policies and processes that ensure fidelity of implementation.  Create timelines and procedures for regular review of curricular effectiveness and its alignment to the district’s vision and mission.  Strengthen processes and strategies for improved collaboration with the community to improve student learning consistent with the district vision and mission.  Develop processes for budget development that is strongly tied to district strategic priorities and goals.  Create an effort-based environment instead of an aptitude-based environment (i.e, effort=nurturing=level of success vs. aptitude=success)

6. Adrian Middle School 7/8 Stakeholder Process  September-October: The Principal creates a parent council, student council, teacher council, and a community/business council. All are invited to take part. Groups will meet once a month individually and once collaboratively.  November-December: Councils will evaluate the current school year. Recommendations and affirmations will formally be presented to an open meeting held at the Adrian Middle School 7/8 building. The public, administration and Board of Education will be invited.  January-February: Councils will be directed to concentrate on the next school year budget. Building Principal will give all financial information, strategic plan, mission and goals and the preliminary outlooks given by the CFO and Superintendent. Each council will analyze the information and present recommendations to the whole group.  March-April: The group will spend a two week period meeting a total of 5-10 times to create budget recommendations. Group will formally give its recommendations at an open meeting hosted at the Adrian Middle School 7/8 building open to the public, administration, and the Adrian Board of Education.  May: Principal will create the education plan and will submit the plan to the superintendent of schools. Councils will receive a copy of the education plan.

7. District Budget Timeline Fall 2011Principal, school councils prepare school improvement plans DecemberAmendment of current FY12 Budget JanuaryVote on proposed budget timeline Superintendent presents committees with FY13 Cost of level service, current status. FY13 additional cost. FebruaryDistrict wide individual schools public forums. Budget drafts are created. MarchAmendment of current FY12 Budget. Committee reviews of drafts. AprilBudget recommendations by committees and administrations. MayAmendment of current FY12 Budget. Superintendent and Board of Education finance committee reviews building Administrations revised FY13 budget proposals. JuneBudget finalized and Board of Education approved.

8. Pupil Blend: 50/50 FYs 95-97 60/40 FYs 98-99 75/25FY 00 80/20FYs 01-04 75/25FYs 05-11 90/10FY 12

10. Adrian Public Schools District Total District Enrollment Trends Adrian Public Schools Adrian Middle School 7/8

11.  2008-2009 - $3,208,236  2009-2010 - $2,740,807  2010-2011 - $2,826,573  2011-2012 – $2,871,846  2008-2009 - $3,709,212  2009-2010 - $3,538028  2010-2011 - $3,533,628  2011-2012 - $3,121,776 Effective (Not Statutory) Foundation Allowance 2008-2009- $7,316 2009-2010- $7,162 2010-2011- $7,146 2011-2012- $6,846

12.  Executive Budget Recommendation for 2012- 2013  Per Pupil Foundation Grant for FY 2012 would remain at $6,846 with maximum being $8,019.  Best practice $120 million  Student Performance $70 million

14. A proposed 6% decrease in student enrollment. Past four years have had an average of 3.75% enrollment drop. 2011-2012 Revenue 456 x 6,846= $3,121,776 2012-2013 Projection Revenue of 438 Students 428 x 6,846=2,930,088 A deficit of $-191,688

15. ItemsReduction% Reductions Supplies/Materials$9,287See Attached Sheet Teaching Salary CBA Agreement $89,2375% Administration Salary CBA Agreement $8,5225% Administration Assistant Group CBA Agreement $3,3345% 1 Teaching staff reduction-Retirement $99,8043.8% 1 Teaching staff retirement savings (re-hire position) $35,000 Total$245,184

16. Education Plan

17.  Best Practices-$48,300  $100 per student  School district is in compliance Previous Savings of $245,182 + 48, 300 $293,482 No longer a deficit but a $101,794 positive balance from previous years revenue. Additional Revenue

18.  Partnership with homeschooled students/McKinley Education Center  5-10 students  Seat Waiver  Will buy computer/internet access  Certified Teacher-McKinley Education Center  Possible $34,730-$69,460 extra revenue.

19.  If Projections are off:  Currently there is an estimated cushion of 14 students that could be lost and still have a balanced budget. 101,794/6846=14.8 students Total (-32 loss)  Tap into fund balance no more than $100,000  Reduce the Math/Language Arts Encore to a.5 position. Saving $16,750  Total of $116,750  Would cover a loss of 17 more student  Total loss of 49 students or -10.49%