Committee
Recommendations
executive
Committee
Open Enrollment
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The Monroe District
should develop a policy that provides for Open Enrollment to Lemon-Monroe
High School in Grades 9-12. The following limits for total capacity
(resident students plus open enrollment students) at each grade level should
be set as follows:
Grade 12 - 175
Grade 11 - 256
Grade 10 - 247
Grade 9 - 280
The building capacity is 1000 students (including 7th and 8th graders).
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7th and 8th Grades
will be included in the building capacity limit and no open enrollment will
be offered for these grades. Since the elementary building is expected to be
over capacity, no open enrollment will be offered for K-6.
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Priority Open
Enrollment for current out-of-district students who are presently enrolled
at Lemon-Monroe High School will be held. At the end of the Priority period,
another open enrollment period will begin for the remaining seats available.
This means that first available open seats go to current students, with
potential 9th graders eligible to apply only during the second open
enrollment period. These seats will be available on a first-come,
first-served basis.
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By law, any seats
must be given to Monroe residents first, and new move-ins may reduce the
projected number of seats available for open enrollment.
Projected Enrollment
Busing
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For food and bus
service, we are considering both commercial vendors and using the services
of the Middletown District. We have budgeted to support either solution. A
team will review the situation and make recommendations to the Executive
Committee at a later date.
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There has been a
recommendation that transportation be reviewed for increased services for
the Monroe students, and a maximum of 3 centralized pickup points for the
Open Enrollment students be provided.
Employment Policy
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The Monroe District
should develop an Employment policy that would not detract in any way from
what the staff now has, but design the policy to treat faculty / staff as
professionals.
» Honor all seniority
» Accept accumulated sick leave
» Adopt present salary schedule
» Adopt present supplemental schedule
» Maintain benefits
» Maintain or improve student / teacher ratios
Facilities
committee
- Maintain Facilities Committee as a continuous
community committee.
- Hire a Director of Facilities Services.
- Work with the Director of Facilities Services,
the building principals/teachers and the finance committee to prepare the
high school and the elementary school buildings for the August 2000 school
opening.
- Lease modular classrooms as needed to
accommodate student enrollment for the August 2000 school opening.
- Engage the services of an
Architectural/Engineering firm to:
» Develop a site plan of the existing school site,
showing boundaries, facilities locations, utilities, easements, etc.;
» Develop a master plan for use of the existing school
site;
» Develop a master plan for a new high school campus;
» Work with the City of Monroe to include community
facilities in the master plan;
» Provide cost estimates for the various options that
result from A through D.
- Hire a consulting firm to make a projection of
student enrollment for the next 10 years.
High School Capacity
- Current number of high school rooms: 53
(30 in 1960s wing, 23 in the old facility)
Number of modular learning centers needed: 7 (14 rooms)
Elementary School Capacity
- Current number of elementary rooms: 20
Number of modular learning centers needed: 3 (6 rooms)
staff
and curriculum
Elementary
- All curriculum guides and courses of study
currently used in the Middletown/Monroe school system be adopted as a place
to begin creating a district curriculum for the Monroe district.
- All "Assurance" statements currently
used in the Middletown/Monroe school system (K-4) be adopted as initial
benchmarks of achievement in the Monroe district. This will also include
Assurance statements for grades 5 and 6 when they are completed and adopted.
- The current "Continuous Improvement Plan
(CIP)" for Monroe Elementary be updated and refined to provide
guidelines for improvement of curriculum and standards assessed by the State
of Ohio "Report Card."
- The elementary campus should include grades
Kindergarten through Sixth. The campus will need six additional rooms to
accommodate all of the classrooms. This might be accomplished through the
installation of three double-wide Modular Learning Centers adjacent to the
existing elementary building. This is based on the numbers available for the
school year 2000-2001, using all rooms.
- The Staff/Curriculum Committee bases all
recommendations on the numbers available to them and on the sincere belief
that all children can learn, but it should not be at the expense of another
child.
- The student/teacher ratios (optimum) are
recommended as follows for the school year 2000-2001:
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As facilities
become available, these ratios should be reduced to: |
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If
these ratios are exceeded, an educational aide should be provided for
the grade level. |
- The elementary will provide educational
opportunities for students with special needs in an inclusive setting
whenever possible, and in the best interest of the individual child. This
includes -- depending upon actual numbers of students -- Special Education
teachers, Individual/Small Group tutors, an Occupational Therapist, a
Psychologist, and a Counselor.
- The elementary will provide extended and
enriched educational opportunities for identified "gifted and
talented" students, on site if possible, with the services of a Gifted
Coordinator and certified teachers, reflecting state standards.
- State proficiency testing will be part of the
district plan, as well as some yearly testing to evaluate progress of
students towards meeting district and state goals.
- The district should develop a plan to create a
preschool program.
- The district should develop a plan to create a
latchkey program to service the children of the district.
- Computers should be linked together to better
access information.
- The Staff/Curriculum committee should continue
to actively serve the district to recommend curriculum that meets theneeds
of the students, to evaluate progress on the district‘s goals and to set new
goals.
Middle School / High School
- All curriculum guides currently used in the
Middletown/Monroe School system will be adopted.
- The middle school and high school courses of
study currently used in the Middletown/Monroe School District will be
adopted, including pilot courses.
- Graduation requirements will remain unchanged
for the graduating classes of 2000 and 2001; currently 20 and 21 credits
respectively. Graduation requirements for the graduating class of 2002 will
be 24 credits (in a block schedule) with the additional requirements of one
credit of science and one credit of home maintenance. Graduation
requirements for the graduating class of 2003 will be 26 credits (in a block
schedule) with the additional requirements of one credit of foreign language
and one credit of a fine art.
- All students must be enrolled in a minimum
course load of six and one half (6 1/2) credits (in a block schedule) each
year. New courses must be created and adopted to assure a sufficient variety
of courses in all curricular areas. Particular attention must be paid to
foundational courses that will encourage maximum proficiency for high school
graduation and for honors level classes allowing all students to achieve to
their highest potential.
- Study the post secondary option to recommend
improvements allowing for better student participation.
- The district will provide educational
opportunities for students who have special education needs.
- Class size minimums should not determine if a
class is offered.
- The master schedule will provide for the
curricular needs of the students, including options outside then normal
school day schedule.
- The Middle School‘s current curriculum,
including current options, will be maintained in an area separate from the
high school classes. Different school hours and bell schedules will be used.
- High school teachers (w/secondary
certificate/license) will teach high school level classes taken by eighth
grade students. Assurance is given that sufficient offerings will be made
available for such eighth grade students throughout their high school
career.
- Early graduation is not a goal of this
district. Students must be given a wide range of classes and co-curricular
activities to enrich their high school experience.
- Early graduation will be discouraged. Students
are expected to enrich their high school experience by enrolling ina wide
variety of classes and participating in extra-curricular activities.
- Students who do not pass proficiency tests
will be required to enroll in specific classes created to provide every
educational opportunity to be successful.
- We are committed to developing and maintaining
a close relationship with BCJVS in order to increase opportunities for all
students through satellite and joint ventures.
- Maintain the sequence of grade level
requirements listed in the course of study, except for changes listed in #3.
- The district should develop a plan for student
involvement in community service.
- Administrative Team
The Monroe Local School District 7-12 building should restructure the school
leadership to employ a three person team as the administrative leaders,
while maintaining two assistant principals and an Activities Manager.
» Instructional Leader
» Principal of Business Affairs
- Activities
Manager
» Principal of Student Life
- Assistant
Principal of Student Life
- Assistant
Principal of Student Services
sports
and extracurriculars
- Creation of the full time position of
Activities Manager
» organizes, administers, and directs all student extra
curricular activities
- Adopt the Extra Curricular Policy
» raises minimum GPA from 1.55 to 1.75
» Good Citizenship clause for GPA between 1.55 and 1.75.
A student must meet the following requirements:
- 5 or fewer
absences from school previous year
- 3 or fewer
tardies in the previous year
- No school
suspensions
» Any student missing more than 15 days (92% attendance)
will be denied the right to participate in extra curricular activities. The
attendance period will consist of the preceding four (4) quarters prior to a
tryout for a sport or activity.
- Review GPA requirement in two years with the
intention of raising minimum GPA to 2.0.
- Participation Fees
» $50.00 fee for athletics
» $25.00 fee for any other activity
» $100.00 family cap per year
- Have secured a complete schedule for the
following 7th and 8th grade extracurricular activities:
» Football
» Basketball
» Volleyball (girls)
» Track
- Adopt Coaches/Advisors manual
» defines coaches/advisors duties and responsibilities
- Require all coaches/advisors, including
volunteer coaches/advisors to be CPR and Sports Medicine certified
- Appoint a three to five person committee from
the community to assist in the interview and selection process of all
coaches and advisor positions
- Recommend that the Sports and Extracurricular
Committee continue in some form to actively serve the school district on an
ongoing basis
- Immediately after the March vote, appoint a
spokesperson to the M.M.L. to represent the new district so they receive
correct and timely information
- The new Monroe High School will remain in the
M.M.L. for the 2000/2001 school year.
Finance
Committee
Proposed Three Year Financial Outlook:
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2000-2001 |
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2001-2002 |
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2002-2003 |
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Beginning Cash Balance |
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816,000 |
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Startup Costs |
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Delivery/setup modulars |
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165,000 |
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Repairs to existing buildings |
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200,000 |
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(over setaside requirement) |
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Estimated Revenue: |
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Local Property Taxes |
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6,576,841 |
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6,905,683 |
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7,250,967 |
0.05 |
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State Funding |
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2,003,880 |
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2,002,260 |
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2,000,640 |
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Open Enrollment (students) |
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2,237,174 |
521 |
1,884,778 |
427 |
1,243,412 |
274 |
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Other Income |
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167,973 |
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162,678 |
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151,008 |
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Total Estimated Revenue |
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10,985,868 |
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10,955,399 |
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10,646,028 |
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Estimated Operating Budget: |
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Staffing |
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7,612,267 |
69% |
8,096,046 |
74% |
8,573,065 |
81% |
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Utilities |
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165,389 |
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165,389 |
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165,389 |
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Equipment |
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10,609 |
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10,609 |
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10,609 |
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Supplies/Texts |
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256,493 |
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248,408 |
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230,588 |
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Extracurriculars |
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294,836 |
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294,836 |
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294,836 |
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Contracts/Services |
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223,676 |
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223,676 |
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223,676 |
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Other Costs |
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91,071 |
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91,071 |
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91,071 |
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Transportation/Operations |
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378,560 |
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378,560 |
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378,560 |
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Modular Rentals @ 9030 |
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90,300 |
10 |
90,300 |
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90,300 |
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Capital and Maintenance Req. (4%) |
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343,229 |
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356,318 |
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370,064 |
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Materials and Supply Req. (4%) |
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86,736 |
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107,910 |
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139,477 |
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Total Estimated Expenditures |
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9,553,166 |
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10,063,123 |
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10,567,635 |
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(Percent of Estimated Revenue) |
87% |
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92% |
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99% |
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Budget Surplus/(Deficit): |
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1,432,703 |
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892,276 |
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78,392 |
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Personnel % Of Budget: |
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80% |
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80% |
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81% |
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Budget Reserve Requirement @ 1% |
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85,807 |
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89,079 |
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92,516 |
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Cash Balance Beginning of Year |
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451,000 |
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1,797,895 |
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2,601,092 |
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Ending Cash Balance |
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1,797,895 |
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2,601,092 |
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2,586,968 |
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16.37% |
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23.74% |
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24.30% |
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