Pursuing Our Communitys Mission for Education

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Pursuing Our Communitys Mission for Education

• (Mission Statement)
• (Describe why the school system exists)

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Pursuing Our Communitys Vision for Success

• (Vision Statement)
• (Describe what success looks like in the future)

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(Example) Our System Beliefs and Expectations

• We Believe
• All students can learn and students are always
  the primary focus
• Schools, parents and community work together for
  student success
• Special needs students must have unique
  opportunities for success
• A safe, orderly and nurturing environment
  facilitates success
• (And so on. Replacing examples with your own
  bullets)

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(Example) Purpose of this Presentation
Sharing Our Performance Results in Key Areas

• 1. Strategies for Success
• 2. Goals for the System
• 3. Useful Background Facts
• 4. Important Budget Information
• 5. Definitions for Performance
• 6. Accomplishments to Date
• 7. Sustaining Community Involvement
• (And so on. Using your own bullets. Suggest
  numbering as shown)

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(Example) 1. Strategies for Success

• Our Comprehensive Strategic Plan
• System Level Strategic Plan
• School Level Improvement Plans
• Balanced Scorecard Reporting Method
• Next some definitions and descriptions for each
  of these
• (Note that topical numbers from the outline are
  shown in the title)

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(Example) 1. Strategies for Success

• Our Continuous Improvement Plan
• A written, system-wide comprehensive plan
• A (number)-year strategic plan with (number)
  strategic goals
• Identifies key areas of system-wide improvement
• Developed from student assessments, stakeholder
  surveys and focus groups

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(Example) 1. Strategies for Success

• Our (Number) Strategic Goals
• Provide a quality educational experience that
  enhances student achievement
• Employ highly qualified teachers, leaders and
  staffs in all positions
• Establish support structures that enhance
  students physical and emotional well-being and
  help them achieve
• (And so on, for the number of actual strategies
  to be described)
• (Note each of the examples starts with a verb to
  put the strategies into active
• voice instead of passive voice)

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(Example) 1. Strategies for Success

• Our School Improvement Plans
• School-level plans for our (number) individual
  schools
• Developed for each school under leadership of
  school principal
• Includes guidelines from SACS (Southern
  Association of Colleges and Schools)
• Includes federal Title 1 requirements
• Includes a school-level technology plan
• (And so onuntil all the plan components are
  covered)
• (Note Define all technical terms and acronyms as
  shown)

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(Example) 1. Strategies for Success

• Our Balanced Scorecard Reporting System
• Tracks results across all key areas of
  performance
• Student Achievement
• Learning Environment
• Community Support
• Facilities, Operations, Budget
• It guarantees we balance our efforts in all key
  areas
• (Replace examples with your actual scorecard
  areas)

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(Example) 1. Strategies for Success

• Balanced Scorecard Creates Value for You
• A proven management tool for tracking and
  analyzing results
• Shares our goals and results in a meaningful
  format
• Allows you to easily understand our goals for
  improvement
• Gives you a way to evaluate our performance
  against goals
• Increases the return on your investment in
  education
• Allows you to see how we are improving year to
  year
• (Note Prepare speaker notes for transition to
  next topic)

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(Example) 2. Goals for the (Name) System

• Our Goals for Improving the System
• Achieve top () rating compared to all Georgia
  school systems
• Measured by student achievement, graduation rate,
  SAT scores
• Prepare students to be successful in any path
  they choose
• Develop lifelong learners who can compete and
  succeed for life
• Were going from good to great!
• (Note Prepare speaker notes for transition to
  next topic)

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(Example) 3. Useful Background Facts

• School System Enrollment
• Enrollment is (increasing/decreasing), with more
  (growth/decline) projected
• (number) students enrolled 2005
• (number) students enrolled projected for 2006
• (number) projected for 2011)
• Enrollment (increased/decreased) (number) in
  last decade
• Daily average attendance was (number) in 2005
• (Note Good opportunity here to define average
  daily attendance)

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(Example) 3. Useful Background Facts

• School System Demographics
• Enrollment reflects the diversity of our
  community
• White () in 2000 () in 2005
• African American () in 2000 () in 2005
• Hispanic () in 2000 () in 2005
• Asian () in 2000 () in 2005
• Interracial () in 2000 () in 2005

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(Example) 3. Useful Background Facts

• Facilities to Serve our Student Enrollment
• School System Facilities
• (number) total schools
• (number) elementary schools
• (number) middle schools
• (number) high schools
• (Note Add any other categories, such as
  alternative or evening schools)

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(Example) 3. Useful Background Facts

• Growing to Fit Your Needs
• School System Facilities Planned or Under
  Construction
• (number) schools under construction
• (number) planned
• (name) school will open in (year)
• (name) school will open in (year)
• We are committed to providing quality facilities
  for students

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(Example) 3. Useful Background Facts

• Staffing to Meet the Communitys Needs
• Basic employment facts
• (number) full-time employees
• (number) certified employees
• (number) non-certified employees
• (number) part-time and substitute employees
• (Note In some communities the school system is
  the largest employer a useful fact to share)

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(Example) 3. Useful Background Facts

• Operating Our Communitys School System
• Additional useful background facts
• More than (number) businesses active as Partners
  in Education
• More than (number) students transported daily via
  school buses
• More than (number) school lunches served daily in
  cafeterias)
• Student computer ratio is (number)
• (number) of schools have GEMA approved School
  Safety Plans
• (Note Add speaker notes for transition to next
  topics)

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• Stewarding Our Communitys Resources
• (name) School System delivers value and quality
• Providing value for the community investment in
  education
• Expenditures are (above/below) state average per
  student
• Performance is (above/below) state average
• NextDetails about revenues and expenditures

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• Defining Terms Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
• All school systems use the FTE designation for
  students
• (Definition of FTE here)
• FTE is used to report revenue and expenditures

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• Our System Revenues Per Student (FTE)
• Revenue comes from a variety of sources
• Total Revenue per FTE from all sources was () in
  (year)
• Local ()
• State QBE ()
• Lottery ()
• State other ()
• Federal ()
• (Note Define all acronyms, like QBE above)
• QBE Quality Basic Education legislation

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• A Closer Look at Local Revenue Sources
• Sources of local revenue
• Total revenue per FTE was () in (year)
• Local revenue portion of that total was ()
• Heres how the local portion breaks down
• General fund ()
• Title programs ()
• Other K-12 ()
• Capital projects or SPLOST ()
• School nutrition ()

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• Total Revenues for Our School System
• A recap of system funds and sources
• Total revenue for the system was () in (year)
• Heres how the revenue sources break down
• General fund ()
• Title programs ()
• Other K-12 ()
• Capital projects or SPLOST ()
• School nutrition ()

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• Our System Expenditures Per Student (FTE)
• A recap of system expenditures per student
• Total expenditures per FTE student was () in
  (year)
• Heres how expenditures break down
• General fund ()
• Title programs ()
• Other K-12 ()
• Capital projects or SPLOST ()
• School nutrition ()

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• Comparison of Expenditures Per Student (FTE)
• A recap of FTE expenditures for several Georgia
  schools
• State average expenditure per FTE student was ()
  in (year)
• Heres a comparison of (name) with other schools
• (other school name) ()
• (other school name) ()
• (your school name) ()
• (other school name) ()
• (other school name) ()
• (Note List () in rank order, from highest to
  lowest or vice versa. Your district will then
  take its
• natural place on the list and create a more
  meaningful comparison.)

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• Our Local Millage Rate Summary
• 2005 Millage Rate, Mill Value and Revenue
• Millage Rate ()
• Mill Value ()
• Local Revenue ()

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• A Community Millage Rate Comparison
• Millage rates among Georgia communities
• State average millage rate was () in (year)
• Heres a review of rates for Georgia communities
• (other school name) (millage rate ) (mill value
  ) (local revenue )
• (your school name) (millage rate ) (mill value
  ) (local revenue )
• (other school name) (millage rate ) (mill value
  ) (local revenue )
• (and so on)
• (Note List in rank order from highest to lowest
  or vice versa. Your district will then
• take its natural place on the list and create a
  meaningful comparison.)

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• We Know SPLOST Is Working For You
• E-SPLOST Makes Cents!
• One cent local sales tax
• Used to build and equip classrooms
• Helps keep our property taxes low
• Revenue collected from non-residents, too
• We collect over () of SPLOST revenue from
  non-residents
• So you dont have to bear the entire burden for
  generating revenue

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• SPLOST Funds Our Capital Projects
• Recap of Funding Sources for Capital Projects
• Revenue Per FTE for Capital Projects
• Funds from all sources ()
• Funds from SPLOST ()
• Funds from state ()

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• SPLOST Funds Equip Classrooms
• There are additional costs beyond the basic
  building
• Costs for additional teachers and staff
• Costs for textbooks, supplies and furniture
• Costs that improve the quality of educational
  programs
• Bricks and mortar only get the process started

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• Recap of Current SPLOST Projects
• These projects are underway
• (name) elementary school
• (name) middle school
• (name) classroom addition
• Technology for (names) schools
• (name) roofing and repair projects
• (And so on)

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(Example) 4. Budget Information

• Preserving the Value of SPLOST
• Continuation Votes Sustain the Value
• New needs identified for (year)
• New (school type) construction needed
• We are proposing a continuation vote on SPLOST
• It is in the communitys interest to sustain the
  value of SPLOST

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Standards for Evaluating Student Achievement
• Becoming Familiar with the Terms
• We have all heard of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
• It is a federal program for assuring student
  achievement
• It is one of many terms that needs definition and
  clarification
• NextTerms that will help you evaluate our
  performance

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
• Highlights for this federal law to improve
  student achievement
• Sets expectations for states, local school
  systems and schools
• Raises the bar to ensure all (100) of students
  meet standards
• Standards are set by the state in reading and
  mathematics
• Schools are expected to reach 100 performance by
  2014
• We report our progress on NCLB through the State
  of Georgia

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• NCLB Requires AYP
• AYP Means Adequate Yearly Progress
• It is Georgias accountability program to comply
  with NCLB
• Schools that make significant progress are
  rewarded
• Schools that fail to meet face consequences
• AYP applies school by school and to the overall
  school system
• Standards also apply to subgroups within the
  schools and system

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Defining Subgroups Used with AYP
• Subgroups are defined by the State of Georgia
• All Students Asian/Pacific Islanders
• Black Hispanic
• Native American/Native Alaskan Multiracial
• White Students with Disabilities
• Limited English Proficient Economically
  Disadvantaged
• Subgroup must have 40 members to be used for
  measurement

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• How We Measure Our AYP
• Annual Yearly Progress Measurements
• Must meet 95 participation on state tests by
  school and subgroup
• Schools and subgroups must meet Annual Measurable
  Objective (AMO)
• AMO is based on meeting or exceeding proficiency
  standards
• Schools and subgroups must also meet an
  Additional Indicator
• Additional Indicator might be attendance,
  graduation rate or writing test

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Required Participation in Student Assessments
• Assessment tests are part of the measurement for
  AYP
• Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) for
  elementary
• Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) for
  middle schools
• CRCT is a standard assessment for elementary
  students
• CRCT assessments measure what students should
  know
• CRCT is also based on Georgias Quality Core
  Curriculum (QCC)

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Required Participation in Student Assessments
• Assessment is part of the measurement for AYP
• Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) for
  high schools
• Now required for individual student graduation
• Also an assessment used to measure AYP

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Required Participation in Student Assessments
• Assessment (testing) is part of the measurement
  for AYP
• Must meet () participation on state tests by
  school and subgroup
• () of elementary and middle school enrollment
  must take CRCT
• () of high school students must take the GHSGT

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Tests Used to Measure Academic Proficiency
• Tests that are part of Annual Measurable
  Objective (AMO)
• Grades 1-8 CRCT in Reading, Language Arts and
  Mathematics
• Grades 9-12 Enhanced GHSGT in English and
  Mathematics
• All Grades Science testing will be added to AYP
  in 2006

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Academic Proficiency for (year)
• Elementary and Middle Schools
• () of all students and student groups must meet
  (standard)
• () of all students and student groups must meet
  (standard)

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Academic Proficiency for (year)
• High Schools
• () of all students and student groups must pass
  (standard)
• () of all students and student groups must pass
  (standard)

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Additional Indicators for (year)
• Additional Requirements and Standards
• Elementary No more than () of students absent
  for 15 or more days
• Middle School () of () grade students must
  pass (standard)
• High School () of all students and student
  groups must graduate

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Details for Making Our AYP
• How does a school make AYP?
• Meet all requirements as defined by AYP and State
  of Georgia
• Requirements Participation, Academic
  Proficiency, Additional Indicator
• Failure in any area means the school or system
  does not meet AYP

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Understanding Failure to Meet AYP
• What happens when a school doesnt make AYP?
• School goes on Needs Improvement list after two
  years of non-AYP
• School must make two more years of AYP to come
  off the list
• Consequences increase for each year of non-AYP
  attainment

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Our Results Against AYP
• How our school system performed with AYP
• (Insert statement about results Did meet or did
  not meet)
• (Add details to explain how met or why not met)
• (Add slides as necessary for details, such as
  schools not meeting)

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Our Objectives Against AYP for (year)
• Ongoing plans for attaining AYP
• Grades 3-8 Reading/Language Arts () meet
  standards on CRCT
• Grades 3-8 Mathematics () meet state standards
  on CRCT
• High School English/Language Arts () meet
  standards on GHSGT
• High School Mathematics () meet state
  standards

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Specifying Our Additional Indicators
• Our Additional Indicators for (year)
• Elementary Schools will use (indicator)
• Middle Schools will use (indicator)
• High Schools will use (indicator)

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Background on Title I Schools
• What is a Title I School?
• Title I schools receive federal funds to improve
  student achievement
• Students eligible for Title I funds are
  economically disadvantaged
• Funds provide additional instruction for students
• Funds provide professional developments for
  teachers
• Funds activities to help parents support
  students education

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(Example) 5. Definitions for Performance

• Information About Our Title I Schools
• Recap of Our System Title I Schools
• (school name)
• (school name)
• (school name)
• (Note Add transition to new topic in speaker
  notes)

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(Example) 6. Accomplishments to Date

• Updating Our Balanced Scorecard
• Balanced Scorecard is more than just test scores
• We collect data from parents, teachers, staff and
  students
• We also collect data from administrators and the
  business community
• We track our results in (number) key areas of
  performance
• And we use Balanced Scorecard to communicate our
  results

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(Example) 6. Accomplishments to Date

• Balanced Scorecard Performance Areas
• Recalling Our Balanced Scorecard Indicators
• (indicator)
• (indicator)
• (indicator)
• (indicator)

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(Example) 6. Accomplishments to Date

• Balanced Scorecard Measurements
• Measuring Against Our Balanced Scorecard
  Indicators
• (indicator measurement)
• (indicator measurement)
• (indicator measurement)
• (indicator measurement)

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(Example) 6. Accomplishments to Date

• Balanced Scorecard Results
• (year) Results for Our Balanced Scorecard
  Indicators
• (indicator measurement results)
• (indicator measurement results)
• (indicator measurement results)
• (indicator measurement results)
• (Note A thorough results recap will require
  multiple slides)

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(Example) 6. Accomplishments to Date

• Academic Results for (year)
• Elementary and Middle Schools
• () of all students and student groups met
  (standard)
• () of all students and student groups met
  (standard)

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(Example) 6. Accomplishments to Date

• Academic Results for (year)
• High Schools
• () of all students and student groups passed
  (standard)
• () of all students and student groups passed
  (standard)

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(Example) 6. Accomplishments to Date

• Additional Indicators for (year)
• Additional Requirements and Standards
• Elementary () of students absent for 15 or
  more days
• Middle School () of () grade students passed
  (standard)
• High School () of all students and student
  groups graduated

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(Example) 6. Accomplishments to Date

• Example of Student Success
• A profile of one of our successful students
• Achieved (recognition)
• Selected for (recognition or participation)
• One of only () Georgia students recognized as
  (recognition)
• (And so on, with bullets that profile a specific
  students achievement)

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(Example) 6. Accomplishments to Date

• Example of Parent Engagement
• A profile of one of our engaged parents
• Assisted with (program)
• Volunteered for (program)
• Provided valuable support for (initiative)
• (And so on, with bullets that profile a specific
  parents engagement)
• Fully engaged parents make a difference in
  student achievement

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(Example) 6. Accomplishments to Date

• Example of Employee Success
• A profile of one of our successful employees
• Achieved (recognition)
• Selected for (recognition or participation)
• Created a new program for (purpose)
• (And so on, with bullets that profile a specific
  employees achievement)

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(Example) 6. Accomplishments to Date

• Example of Community Engagement
• A profile of one of our Partners in Education
• (name) is a local Partner in Education business
• Provided mentors for our new (program)
• Provided funding for (initiative or purpose)
• (And so on, with bullets that profile community
  engagement)

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(Example) 6. Accomplishments to Date

• Aspirational Goals for Our Future
• We have set high goals for our future performance
• (future goal year planned to attain)
• (future goal year planned to attain)
• (future goal year planned to attain)
• (future goal year planned to attain)

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(Example) 7. Sustaining Community Involvement

• Public Education is an Economic Driver
• Our system is an economic engine for the
  community
• Providing graduates for the local workforce
• Providing employment for local teachers and
  staffs
• Providing local employment for maintenance and
  operations
• (And so on with other economic drivers listed
  here)
• Local spending stays local and drives the local
  economy

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(Example) 7. Sustaining Community Involvement

• Examples of Local Economic Value Created
• Public education contributes to the local economy
• A large local employer with over () employees
• Bus transportation for over () students daily
• More than () school lunches served daily
• Over () spent in local construction during
  (year)
• Over () in local spending for technology and
  supplies
• (And so on with meaningful economic statistics)

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(Example) 7. Sustaining Community Involvement

• More Partners in Education Needed
• Partnership Opportunities to Meet Our Communitys
  Goals
• Need () level sponsors for (program description)
• Need () mentors for (program description)
• Need () leaders for input on (committee)
• (And so on with meaningful partnership
  opportunities)
• We can do itYou can help!

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(Example) 7. Sustaining Community Involvement

• You Can Volunteer to Assure Future Success
• Volunteer Opportunities to Support Our
  Communitys Goals
• Need () monitors for () daily bus stops
• Need () spiral notebooks to assist economically
  disadvantaged
• Need () trip sponsors for annual (field trip
  description)
• Need () mentors for (program description)
• (And so on with meaningful volunteer
  opportunities)
• We can do itYou can help!