Why Consolidation

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Why Consolidation?

• Significant Decline in Student Enrollment
• Significant Decline in State Aids
• Significant Increase in Local Property Taxes

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Gliddens 2007-08 Enrollment
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Gliddens Enrollment Trend1995-2008
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Gliddens Enrollment Trend1995-2008
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Gliddens Equalized Valuation History 1996-2008
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Gliddens Equalized Valuation History 1996-2008
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Gliddens State Aids History1996-2008
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Gliddens State Aids History1996-2008
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Gliddens Local Tax Levy History 1996-2008
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Gliddens Local Tax Levy History 1996-2008
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Glidden Individual Forecast
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Glidden/Park Falls Forecast
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Property Tax Comparison
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Property Value Comparisons
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Opportunities for Students

• More Course Offerings
• More Extra-Curricular Offerings

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Information from Previous Presentations
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Districts Liabilities
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Facilities Comparison
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When Will Building Debts Be Paid Off?
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SAGE Funding
Shelly Greller, a consultant with DPI, has
indicated that the new consolidated district
would remain with the SAGE program.
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Gliddens Extra-Curricular Offerings

• Boys Co-op Basketball HS MS
• Girls Co-op Basketball HS MS
• Girls Co-op Volleyball HS MS
• Co-op Cross Country HS MS
• Co-op Baseball
• Co-op Softball
• Cheerleading
• Pep Band
• Instrumental Solo Ensemble
• Parade Marching Band
• Forensics

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Park Falls Extra-Curricular Offerings

• Softball HS
• Baseball HS
• Golf HS
• Madrigal Singers
• Musical
• Dance Team
• Marching Band
• Natural Helpers
• Honors Band
• Jazz Band
• Band Choir Solo Ensembles

• Forensics HS MS
• Boys Basketball HS MS
• Wrestling HS, MS, EL
• Girls Volleyball HS MS
• Track HS MS
• Future Business Leaders of America
• Cross Country HS MS
• Football HS MS
• Hockey HS MS
• Gymnastics HS
• Power Lifting

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Park Falls Individual Forecast
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High School Courses
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Social Studies
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Science
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English
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Math
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Physical Education
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Business Education
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Technology Education
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Family Consumer Education
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Foreign Language
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Music
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Art
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Middle School Courses
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Science
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English
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Math
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Social Studies
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Physical Education
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Technology Education
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Family Consumer Education
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Music
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Art
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Miscellaneous
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Questions the Board has heard
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What happens if Glidden dissolves?

• School District Boundary Appeals Board (SDBAB)
  determines the new school boundaries and decides
  where Gliddens children will go to school.
• The SDBAB determines how the assets and
  liabilities of the Glidden School District are
  distributed to neighboring districts.
• Glidden residents will inherit the debts and
  liabilities of the district that they are
  attached to.
• Glidden residents will pay school taxes to the
  district in which their children are assigned.
• Glidden staff members are without a job.

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Why not spend our fund balance down and then
continue to operate in deficit?

• The state will not allow a district to operate
  with a deficit fund balance.
• The district will be forced to dissolve.
• If Glidden has no or little fund balance, we will
  not be attractive to another district.

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Why not keep going until we run out of funds?

• The state will not allow the district to operate
  with deficit fund balance.
• Programs will need to be eliminated depriving our
  children of a quality education.

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Why not use the third year of the referendum?  

• Even with the third year of referendum money, our
  district has a projected budget deficit of nearly
  150,000.
• The 150,000 would have to either come out of
  fund balance or additional cuts would have to be
  made.
• Cutting classes deprives our children of a
  quality education.

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Why not run another referendum so we don't have
to consolidate?

• With the current referendum, our mill rate is
  already over 11 mills.
• We must offer a quality education at an
  affordable price.
• The cost of educating our children would no
  longer be affordable to our taxpayers.