Ensuring Success

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Ensuring Success
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Our Mission

• Committed to ensuring educational success for
  each student.

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Pursuing Our Vision

• from good
• Henry County Schools will be in the top 10 of
  Georgia school systems in all areas of academic
  achievement on or before 2009.
• to great
• Henry County Schools will be in the top 10 of
  the nations school systems in all areas of
  academic achievement on or before 2014.

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Our Students

• Current Student Enrollment 39,665
• Enrollment reflects the diversity of our
  community
• 2000 2007
• White 76.3 46.4
• African American 19.3 42.0
• Hispanic 1.9 5.0
• Asian 1.5 2.0
• Interracial 0.9 4.0
• Source 2007-2008 Governor's Office of Student
  Achievement Report Card

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Our Students

• 41.84 of our students are eligible for free and
  reduced price lunch (range by school of 16.8 to
  72.8)
• 11.9 of our students are served in Early
  Intervention Program services
• 6.8 of our students are served in gifted
  education
• 11.9 of our students are served in Special
  Education
• 77.2 of our students are graduating from high
  school
• 60.2 of graduating seniors are earning a College
  Prep diploma
• 22.1 of graduating seniors are earning a Tech
  Prep diploma
• 17.6 of graduating seniors are earning a dual
  diploma
• 32.5 qualify for the HOPE scholarship upon
  graduation
• 52.3 of graduates enter a Georgia public college
• (2006 / 2007 data from Department of
  Education)

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Facility Growth
Patrick Henry included in totals.
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Student Achievement
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Student Achievement

• High School Graduation Rate
• Change to a National Formula
• Henry County 77.2
• Georgia 75.4

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Teachers are the Key
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Community Support
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Community Support

• I believe our school works to ensure success for
  each student.
• 78 Agree 3
• Our schools have a positive impact on business
  and property values
• 80 Agree

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Support from theBusiness Community

• 400 active Partners In Education
• Engaging the business community in our continuous
  improvement efforts
• Henry Partnership for Excellence in Education

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By The Numbers

• 156th Largest School System in the United States
• 7th Largest School System in Georgia
• 326 Million Operating Budget 2009
• 41.84 Free/Reduced Price Lunches
• 46 Schools (includes alternative schools)
• 5,103 Employees

Source National Center for Education
Statistics 2006
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Significant Challenges

• State Austerity Reductions ( 7 years )
• Millage Rate ( 20 mill cap )
• Transportation Funding
• Technology Funding
• State Mandated Class Sizes
• Employer Contributions for Benefits

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State Austerity Reductions
Total 34,599,683
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Henry County Revenue FY09
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Statewide Funding for K-12 Public Education
General Fund
Source GDOE Financial Data Collection System.
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Tax Millage Analysis
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FY2009 Millage RatesMetro School Systems
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Transportation

• 347 Buses

• 104 Buses are older than 10 years

• 61 of students ride the bus

• 51 New buses needed

• Each new bus costs 88,000 (Current Bid)

• 2.9 Million Fuel Budget

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Pupil Transportation Revenue/Expenditures
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Health Insurance
Note Boards Projected Cost For FY09 -
30,477,005.
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Expenditures How the money is spent
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Expenditures for Salaries and Benefits
Henry County Schools FY09
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Georgia Department of Education Data Collection
System Fiscal Year 2008
Note Rank is based on 1 spending the least
amount per student (183 districts reporting)
Source GDOE web site http//app.doe.k12.ga.us/
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On the Horizon

• Ad Valorem Tax (Birthday Tax)
• Property Assessment Cap
• Property Tax Relief Grant
• Vouchers
• Stimulus Bill (Federal)

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Henry County Outstanding Bond Debt

• Series 2007A (SPLOST) 196,503,750
• final payment April 1, 2013

• Series 2007 21,916,312
• final payment August 1, 2024

• Series 2004 162,766,875
• final payment August 1, 2023

• Series 2001 22,864,303
• final payment August 1, 2014

• Series 2000 8,805,310
• final payment August 1, 2010

• Series 1992A 12,167,465
• final payment August 1, 2011

• Total 425,024,015

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Outstanding Bond Debt

• Cherokee 382 million

• Gwinnett 1.047 billion

• Henry 425 million

• Forsyth 630 million

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SPLOST Collection History
Jan-Feb Only
SPLOST I
SPLOST II
SPLOST III
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Henry County School District Bond Ratings

• Moodys Investors ServiceAa2
• Standard PoorsAA

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SACS Accreditation

• The Henry County School System meets the
  Accreditation Standards for a Quality School
  System, engages in a continuous systemic process
  of educational improvement, and has effective and
  efficient quality controls throughout the system
  and its schools.
• SACS Accreditation Reaffirmation 2008

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SACS Accreditation

• STANDARD 9 Physical Facilities
• A quality system has the necessary resources to
  provide the facilities, sites, and equipment for
  the educational programs and services to be fully
  implemented throughout the system and individual
  schools.

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SACS Accreditation

• The Quality Assurance Review Team recommends that
  Henry County Schools
• Address the needs of the existing facilities
  while continuing to provide new facilities based
  on projected growth.
• SACS Quality Assurance Review Team Report

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SACS Accreditation

• Henry County Schools has realized several
  accomplishments recently that are indicative of
  the quality of the school district. One of the
  accomplishments is
• Continued passage of the SPLOST and bond
  referendum.
• SACS Quality Assurance Review Team Report

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Ensuring Success

• Through sound fiscal policy and leadership, our
  cash reserves have remained healthy, and our
  fiscal rating has remained high. By being good
  stewards for our taxpayers, we are confident that
  we will weather these uncertain economic times.

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