Oriole Advocates

September 19, 2016

Mini State of Schools

Call to Action

Oriole Advocate

• Is committed to Avon Schools

• Is an excellent, calm communicator

• Has the time to learn and participate in training

• Likes not just to be “in the know,” but also enjoys helping others learn

• Likes to Advocate

Communicate

Advocate

Learn

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Funding Per Student

Avon Community School Corporation

YearFunding per Student through Indiana Department of

Education funding formula

2009 $5,210

2010 $4,795

2011 $4,628

2012 $4,621

2013 $4,928

FY2014 $5,121

FY2015 $5,181

FY2016 $5,373

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2016 Tuition Support & Complexity

FY 2016 State Tuition Support

Rank School Funding Per ADM

1 Gary Middle College (charter school) $7,371

54 MSD Wayne Township $6,376

85 MSD Pike Township $6,077

90 MSD Decatur Township $6,051

298 Mill Creek Community School Corporation $5,506

312 Plainfield Community School Corporation $5,457

318 Danville Community School Corporation $5,430

332 AVON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION $5,373

345 Brownsburg Community School Corporation $5,319

349 North West Hendricks Schools $5,289

* 365 public and charter schools are receiving funding through the Indiana Department of Education funding formula in 2016. State average = $5,877

Summary Funding Formula

• $192 more/child this year

• $504 below state average (used to be$550 below)

• 164 new students (eff. 9/16/16)

• Our work is not done5

Salary Schedules in Neighboring DistrictsEntry Level 2015-16

• Corporation

• % Difference6

Corporation % Difference

Wayne 5.9%

Brownsburg 3.8%

Plainfield 3.8%

Zionsville 2.6%

Westfield Washington 1.3%

Avon ---

Hamilton SE -1.2%

Salary Schedules in Neighboring DistrictsVeteran Level 2015-16

Corporation % Difference

Plainfield 10.8%

Wayne 8.0%

Westfield Washington 7.5%

Zionsville 7.5%

Brownsburg 7.3%

Avon ---

Hamilton SE -0.6%7

Property Tax Revenue Losses

-$1,619,692-$3,532,054

-$7,146,868-$5,687,564

-$7,239,337-$8,224,769

-$6,946,832-$5,535,889

-$45,933,005-$50,000,000

-$45,000,000

-$40,000,000

-$35,000,000

-$30,000,000

-$25,000,000

-$20,000,000

-$15,000,000

-$10,000,000

-$5,000,000

$0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* TOTAL

Note: 2016* figure is an estimate provided by the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF). All property revenue loss figures include property tax cap losses, uncollected property tax revenue due to bankruptcies, property assessment appeals, and unpaid property taxes.

ISTEP Performance

1 West Lafayette 92.8% 1 Carmel Clay 93.0% 1 Carmel Clay 93.0% 1 Carmel Clay 81.8%

2 Carmel Clay 92.6% 2 Zionsvi l le 91.3% 2 Zionsvi l le 92.8% 2 Zionsvi l le 80.1%

3 Zionsvi l le 91.3% 3 West Lafayette 91.1% 3 West Lafayette 92.1% 3 Brownsburg 79.7%

4 Batesvi l le 89.1% 4 North West Hendricks 90.9% 4 Southeast Dubois 91.4% 4 West Lafayette 79.3%

5 Brownsburg 88.3% 5 Brownsburg 89.6% 5 East Porter County 91.0% 5 Barr-Reeve 77.3%

6 North West Hendricks 88.2% 6 Batesvi l le 89.4% 6 Brownsburg 90.5% 6 Southeast Dubois 75.1%

7 Crown Point 87.8% 7 East Porter County 89.2% 7 Barr-Reeve 90.5% 7 North Spencer County 73.9%

8 East Porter County 87.5% 8 Barr-Reeve 88.9% 8 M S D North Posey 89.3% 8 Hamilton Southeastern 73.6%

9 Penn-Harris -Madison 86.9% 9 North Spencer County 88.7% 9 North West Hendricks 89.1% 9 Pla infield 73.6%

10 Hamil ton Southeastern 86.9% 10 Crown Point 88.6% 10 Batesvi l le 88.8% 10 Penn-Harris -Madison 72.1%

11 Center Grove 86.3% 11 Hamil ton Southeastern 88.5% 11 North Spencer County 88.7% 11 Crown Point 71.7%

12 Westfield-Washington 86.3% 12 Mil l Creek 88.0% 12 Pla infield 88.1% 12 North West Hendricks 71.7%

13 Southeast Dubois 85.9% 13 Penn-Harris -Madison 87.9% 13 Hamil ton Southeastern 87.9% 13 Munster 71.6%

14 North Spencer County 85.5% 14 Pla infield 87.8% 14 Penn-Harris -Madison 87.6% 14 Center Grove 70.0%

15 Pla infield 85.2% 15 Southeast Dubois 87.8% 15 Crown Point 87.3% 15 Northwest Al len County 69.7%

16 Avon 84.9% 16 Westfield-Washington 86.5% 16 Westfield-Washington 87.2% 16 East Porter County 69.4%

17 M S D Southwest Al len 84.8% 17 M S D North Posey 86.0% 17 North Harrison 86.6% 17 Noblesvi l le 69.3%

18 Mil l Creek 84.8% 18 Center Grove 86.0% 18 Northwest Al len County 86.5% 18 Westfield-Washington 68.9%

19 Eastern Pulaski 84.8% 19 Avon 85.8% 19 Milan 86.4% 19 M S D Southwest Al len 68.6%

20 Valpara iso 84.8% 20 M S D Boone Township 85.4% 20 Rossvi l le 85.7% 20 North Harrison 68.1%

21 Adams Centra l 84.5% 21 Northwest Al len County 85.4% 21 Eastern Pulaski 85.5% 21 South Knox 67.5%

22 Barr-Reeve 84.4% 22 Adams Centra l 85.4% 22 Munster 85.3% 22 Warrick County 67.3%

23 Union Township 83.8% 23 Union Township 85.3% 23 Avon 85.3% 23 Avon 67.0%

24 Noblesvi l le 83.2% 24 North Harrison 85.3% 24 Noblesvi l le 85.3% 24 Valpara iso 66.8%

25 Northwest Al len County 83.1% 25 Munster 85.3% 25 South Knox 85.2% 25 Northeast Dubois 66.5%

2012 2013 2014 2015

Class Size Averages by Grade Level(9/13/16) (9/11/15) (9/12/14)

2016-17 2015-16 2014-15

K 24.12 24.68 26.46

1 24.81 23.76 25.10

2 26.15 23.00 25.33

3 25.81 25.54 27.65

4 26.74 24.96 28.25

5 28.88 28.72 31.26

6 29.68 28.46 32.04

7 30.31 27.63 29.25

8 30.04 27.96 32.21

Good Stewards of Taxpayers’ Money

• 2015 Efficiency Task Force

•MSP Grant ($250,000+)

• Propane Bus Grant

• Insurance Efficiencies (0% premium increase)

• Sponsorships (HRH, Andy Mohr)

•Refinancing Debt (Devices, Capital Improvements

Call to Action

• Will you learn with us?

• Will you join us at upcoming meetings?

• Will you Communicate what you Learn? (to friends, legislators, community members?)

• Will you become an active Oriole Advocate? (assist us with legislative session—write/call your representatives—help us develop our policy positions?) Be a liaison to other governmental entities.

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