Building and District Updates

We are trying to streamline our communication this year and welcome any and all feedback connected to our updates. The plan currently is to send out a monthly SMORE with links to each building's monthly update. We will continue to push out information on an as needed basis, but we wanted to give this a try. Below you will see the focus for the month of September.

1. 2024-2025 District Priorities and Goals
2. What's Happening in Our Buildings
3. Bond Updates
4. Communication Outlets
5. Superintendent's Message

Below you will see the three district priorities established by our board of directors along with goals connected to each one. These will be the driving force behind the work we do each and every day.

Student Success

Goal: By the end of the academic year, 100% of students will demonstrate measurable growth in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments through targeted instruction, differentiated support, and continuous progress monitoring.

Financial Health: These are taken from board policy 701.05

Goal: Unspent Authorized Budget Ratio Goal: Maintain the unspent authorized budget ratio within the 15-20% target range by closely monitoring budget expenditures throughout the fiscal year.

Goal: Unspent Authorized Budget Net of Restricted Fund Balances (Categorical Balances) Goal: Maintain the unspent authorized budget ratio net of restricted fund balances (categorical balances) within the 15-20% target range by accurately tracking and managing categorical funds and their expenditures.

Solvency Ratio Goal: Maintain an unrestricted, uncommitted general fund balance within the 15-20% target range, ensuring that the minimum goal of 8% is consistently met, and that the Board reviews the projected balance before making decisions on the cash reserve levy, staffing, and other expenditures for the next fiscal year.

Days Net Cash Ratio Goal: The target range for this indicator is 90 to 120 days. This provides us enough cash to cover the 90 day gap between mid June and Mid September when a school district does not receive state aide.

Belonging

Goal: By the end of the academic year, 100% of our students and staff will report a strong sense of belonging based on district wide survey results.

Each month we will link the building level newsletter on the district wide communication. As feedback comes in, we will make adjustments as needed. Thanks!

I think most of you know this already, but on November 5th all district residents will have the opportunity to vote on a bond that would help fund the construction of a new 4th-8th grade middle school. Below are a few important dates that you may want to add to your calendar and click HERE for the FACT sheet that was shared earlier. Later this week we will be pushing out an FAQ document with more details connected to the project. As always, please reach out with questions!

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I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks for all your efforts in ensuring our students are in school and prepared to learn! The past few weeks have been a whirlwind, and your dedication has not gone unnoticed.

As we move into September, I believe it’s important to share the commitments and beliefs that our leadership team spent time creating over the summer. We’ve encouraged each other, our staff, and our students to hold us accountable to these values. Below, you'll find the four key commitments we have identified. Please take a look, and reach out with any questions. Have a great first week of the month!

-Mr. Wigle