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AdvancED Accreditation Process Superintendent’s Report 2015-2016

January 31-February 2, 2016

The Mission of the Monroe County School System To Motivate and Inspire a Passion for Learning so All Students Grow, Learn, and Succeed.

Our Vision for the Future Monroe County Schools

will be Recognized for Developing Students with the Knowledge and Skills Necessary to be Successful in a Global Environment.

Our Motto(s) “Committed to Excellence” “Focused on Success”

Our Board Of Education

Community Profile

Population 27,051 (Up 2% from 2010) Demographics White- 72.0% Black- 23.7% Hispanic- 2.3% Other- 2.0% Population Age 5 years and Under- 5.1% Under 18 years- 20.9% 18 to 64 years- 62.3% 65 years and over- 16.8%

Community Information

• Forsyth is located in Central Georgia between Macon and Atlanta on I-75.
• Small town atmosphere for raising a family with access to large city amenities.
• Bedroom Community- Most parents work outside of our county.
• Citizens proud of long-standing tradition of educational excellence in Monroe

County Schools.

• Citizens over 25 with Bachelor’s Degrees- 18.7% (Ga. average- 28%).

Our Schools

Monroe County Schools includes 5 Schools and 1 Achievement Center Mary Persons High School (includes a separate Freshman Campus)- 9th-12th grade Monroe County Middle School (Includes a separate 6th Grade Campus)- 6th-8th grade Thomas G. Scott Elementary School- Pre-K-5th grade Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School- Pre-K-5th grade Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School- Pre-K-5th grade Monroe County Achievement Center- 7th-12th grade

Our Students

Current Enrollment 4008 White- 69% Black- 26% Multiracial- 3% Hispanic- 2% Male- 52% Female- 48% 58% are eligible for free or reduced meals 11% qualify for special education services 9% meet gifted identification criteria

A Day In The Life of Monroe County Schools Video https://youtu.be/w-m2o8hRF08

Enrollment History- Total

Growth of 177 Students Since FY 2007

School Year Enrollment on September 1st

2006-2007 3,840 2007-2008 3,930 2008-2009 3,983 2009-2010 4,001 2010-2011 3,967 2011-2012 4,028 2012-2013 4,079 2013-2014 4,011 2014-2015 4,014 2015-2016 4,017

MCS Staff

Total Employees- Approx. 600 Full Time Employees (75 Part Time Workers) 288 Certified Teachers 194 Teachers with Advanced Degrees Average Teacher Experience- 14 Years 26 Administrators - 15 school level & 11 system level 286 Classified Staff Members

Changes Within the Past Five Years

Consolidation of William Hubbard Middle School and Banks Stephens Middle School (Monroe County Middle School in FY 2013). Major upgrades to MCMS- Banks Stephens Campus in summer

• f 2014 and Samuel Hubbard Elementary School in summer of

2015. Continued emphasis on Fine Arts with construction in spring 2015

• n 8.5 million dollar Fine Arts Center located on BOE campus.

New Superintendent approved by BOE in December of 2015. STEM Initiative (including hydroponics and robotics).

Academic Achievements in MCS

87.8% Four Year Cohort Graduation Rate for 2014-2015. This is the highest graduation rate ever in Monroe County Schools! 258 students at MPHS graduated last year. MCS ranked #1 in student performance on the new Georgia Milestones Assessments given this past spring in 14 of 32 tested areas (when compared against our Middle Georgia RESA school systems.)

• K. B. Sutton Elementary School was recognized as a

Reward School for Highest Performance from the Georgia Department of Education in 2015-2016.

Stakeholder Communication Methods in MCS

• MCS Website School Websites
• Weekly Monroe Messages
• School Messenger sends

Phone/Text/Emails.

• School Newsletters
• Powerschool- SIS
• eBoard
• Superintendent Advisory Council
• Participation in School Level Student

Focus Groups

• Google Mail
• Twitter
• System and School Meetings
• Local News Media

MCS Community Partners

All State Insurance Georgia Transmission Corporation Mt. Zion Baptist Church Alterra Networks, LLC Gordon College

• Mt. Zion UMC

Apparel Authority Ham's NAPA Auto Parts Navicent Health, Monroe County Backlot Players Hickman Auto Sales Peach State Freightliner BP Gas Station Tift College Ingles Markets Pruitt Health Forsyth BTV Systems Jones Brothers Garage River Edge Behavioral Central Georgia Technical College Ken Davis Plumbing Robins Federal Credit Union Chamber of Commerce Kiwanis Club Rotary Club of Forsyth/Monroe Department of Corrections McDonald's Seymour Poultry Department of Juvenile Justice MEJA Construction Sharon J. Sullivan-Judge Dillards Barber Shop Middle Georgia Realty Smaha Orthodontics Dillon & Vaughn, Attorneys MC Adult and Comm. Education Southern Smiles First Baptist Church of Forsyth Monroe County DFAC SP Design Group Flowers By Helen Monroe County Health Department Tabernacle Baptist Church Forsyth Cable Monroe County Library The Brokery Forsyth Fire Department Monroe County Memorial Chapel Law Offices of James Patterson Forsyth Police Department Monroe County Rec. Department The Pregnancy Center Forsyth UMC Monroe County Sheriff's Office UGA Extension Services Georgia Department of Corrections Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Verizon

Higher Education Partnerships

• Central Georgia Technical College
• Fort Valley State University
• Georgia College and State

University

• Gordon State College
• Mercer University
• Middle Georgia State University
• University of Georgia
• Wesleyan College

Continuous Improvement in MCS

• Plan-Do-Check-Act Process
• Revolves Around 4 Core Strategic

Objectives:

• Attaining High Student

Achievement and Success

• Developing Organizational

Effectiveness

• Ensuring Student/Stakeholder

Engagement and Loyalty

• Ensuring High Quality

Professional Learning

Continuous Improvement Continued

• SMART Goals CCRPI-BSC’s based on

leading/lagging data

• Continuous Improvement Plans (CIP’s for

system/schools)

• Creation of actions steps in CIP’s to

address specific areas based on performance data

• Monitor implementation of action steps
• Adjust action steps based on data as

needed

Monitoring Progress in MCS

• ELEOT Walk-Throughs in FY 2016
• GAPSS- Georgia Assessment of Performance on School

Standards (FY 2010-2015)

• Continuous Improvement Plans
• CCRPI-BSC
• Leader Keys Evaluation System (LKES)
• Teacher Keys Evaluation System (TKES)
• Student Assessment Data- Formative/Summative
• Feedback from School Stakeholders- Surveys, Interviews,

Conversations, Meetings

• Focus Walks Targeting Specific Areas- Differentiated

Instruction/Engagement/Standards-Based Instructional Practices/PBIS

• Frequent School/Classroom Visits from Central Office Staff

Current (FY 16) MCS Budget

General Fund: Local $ 20,792,842 State $ 14,775,881 Federal: Title I $ 727,361 SpecEd $ 821,489 Vocational $ 35,920 Title IIA $ 137,219 State Lottery (PreK) $ 738,346

TOTAL $ 38,029,058

Revenue by Source

Note: These figures do not include School Nutrition Program or Capital Project Accounts

Current (FY 16) MCS Budget (Contd.)

General Fund: Local $ 20,792,842 58 % State $ 14,775,881 42 %

TOTAL: $ 35,568,723

Monroe County Schools Millage Rate for FY 16:

15.318 mills

* 44th lowest among 159 Georgia County School Districts * 3rd lowest among 15 Middle Georgia School Districts One Mill of Tax produces: $ 1,391,063 Five Year Millage History: FY 2012 14.987 FY 2013 15.342 FY 2014 15.352 FY 2015 15.342 FY 2016 15.318

ESPLOST Collections/Projects

ESPLOST 1999-2004 $ 19,397,232 ESPLOST 2004-2009 $ 22,096,077 ESPLOST 2009-2014 $ 23,238,336 ESPLOST 2014-2019 $ 6,780,882 (20 of 60 months) $ 71,512,527 * Equivalent to 3 mills of tax per year (average over 17 years) Projects over that time include:

• Classroom addition at MPHS
• Renovation BOE building
• Soccer, softball fields
• TGS Elementary
• Classroom addition at HES
• Renovation at HMS
• Gymnasium at HMS
• Land, building KBS Elementary
• Renovate Freshman Campus
• School buses, maintenance fleet
• Lights softball field, track
• Purchase Monroe Co. Ed. Center
• Laptops for all teaching staff
• Renovate MPHS gymnasium
• Renovate BSMS, HES buildings
• Fine Arts Center
• Wireless network infrastructure
• Textbooks

2015-2016 Board Areas of Focus

• Increase Use of

Technology During Classroom Instruction

• Closing the

Achievement Gap Among Subgroups

• Increase Level of

Safety & Improving Level of Safety

• Parent Training

2015-2016 System Areas of Focus

Improving Student Achievement

A.

Response to Intervention (RtI)- Tiered Interventions for Individual Student Success

B.

Balanced Assessment Practices

C.

Closing the Achievement Gap (K-12; All Subjects; All Subgroups) Teacher Keys Evaluation System (TKES), Leader Keys Evaluation System (LKES), and Locally Developed Evaluation Tools Increasing the Level of Safety and Improving the Perception of Safety

Challenges Moving Forward

• School Funding under New

Funding Formula

• Providing More Enriching

Student Opportunities K-12

• Teacher/Staff Recruitment and

Retention

• Instructional Technology
• Upgrading and Maintaining

Facilities

• Professional Learning
• Safety of Students and Staff

Opportunities

• To Increase Student Engagement through Academic

Offerings (Examples- JROTC, Pre-AP, MOWR)

• To Continue the Growth and Development of Fine Arts in

Monroe County Schools K-12

• To Continue Increasing Graduation Rates (from 87.8% to

100%)

• To Provide Students with a Myriad of Life Choices After

Graduation

The Monroe County School System is “Committed to Excellence” in all that we do. In doing so, we are committed to being better this year than we were last year, being better this month than we were last month, being better this week than we were last week, and finally, being better today than we were yesterday.