Pottsville Area School District Changes in Schools for 20-21 Financial Overview June 16, 2020
MEMBERS & OFFICERS JSC Noble Quandel, President Dr. Jared Gerace, Principal Dr. Ann Blankenhorn, VP Deneen Reese, Asst. Principal Jerome Urban, Treasurer Dr. Michael Cardamone, Member ACADEMIC CENTER Ashley DeWitt, Member Dr. Jeffrey Zwiebel, Superintendent Dr. Christine DiCello, Member Mr. Brian Manning, Business Manager Patrick Moran, Member Mrs. Patricia Lombel, Asst. Business Manager Craig Shields, Member Ms. Lisa Eckley, Food Service Director Linda Wytovich, Member Mrs. Dianne Dougherty, Coordinator of Inst. Tech. ADMINISTRATORS PAHS Mrs. Tiffany Hummel, Principal Ms. Eleanor Sanayka, Special Ed. Supervisor DHHL Mr. Michael Maley, Principal Mrs. Caitlin Mohl, Asst. Principal Ms. Kelly Brennan, Special Ed. Director
POTTSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL • It is recommended that the Board approve the following motion and direct the Superintendent and Administrative team to: • Study the professional district staffing needs based upon instructional program requirements and student enrollment. • Determine the minimum professional district staffing needs for the upcoming school year based upon the foregoing studies. • Make recommendations to the Board during the May 2020 board meeting based upon the considerations set forth in the Public School Code, concerning whether any professional or temporary professional employee position should be maintained, added, reduced or eliminated during the 2020-2021 school year. • If a recommendation is made for elimination or reduction of positions, implement the established procedures through termination of specific temporary professional employees, obtaining such approvals from the Department of Education that may be required for the alteration or curtailment of education programs; • Notify any temporary professional and professional employees who may be affected by the recommendations; and • Consult with and work with district legal counsel to insure the correctness and completeness of the process. • Roll Call Vote 1. Administration obligation to offer a solid, fair and challenging education to our students, 2. That is fiscally responsible to our taxpayers and community, 3. No discrimination on people and programs when making these decisions.
POTTSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT JOHN S. CLARKE ELEMENTARY CENTER KEY POINTS FOR 2020-2021 • Administrative team will consist of: Principal and Assistant Principal. • The reinstatement of full-day kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year. There will be six kindergarten classrooms. • We will create a schedule for our homeroom teachers that will allow a time each week for children to select a book from our comprehensive library. • An aide will inventory the books on a weekly basis. • There will be a full-time music teacher at JSC for next year.
POTTSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT DHH LENGEL MIDDLE SCHOOL KEY POINTS FOR 2020-2021 • Administrative team will consist of: Principal, Assistant Principal and Director of Special Ed. Six self-contained 5 th grade classrooms with one as a co-taught room and one as a collaborative room. • • The Library Media Center will be available for book selection each day. 5 th grade will have scheduled time throughout each week to select books • • Grades 6-8 will be able to utilize the reference materials and access the library collection during their ELA blocks. • Mrs. Dolbin will continue to check out books throughout the week for all grade levels. • Mr. Schuettler will have a social studies schedule that is consistent with other members of the department. • Homeroom will still be utilized to allow band and choir practice. • No change to the Title I intervention blocks.
POTTSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT POTTSVILLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL KEY POINTS FOR 2020-2021 • Administrative team will consist of: Principal and Supervisor of Special Ed. • Move from a 9 period day to an 8 period day. • The first 8 periods will be 41 minutes in length. The last period of the day will be an activity period, called WIN (What I Need). • Students will participate in the following at different times: • Keystone Prep, club meetings, Student Council, peer tutoring, pep rallies, instrumental sectional work, choir rehearsals, Big Impact (formerly Big Brothers, Big Sisters) to JSC, Work Study for eligible students, transition, progress monitoring, etc. • This will also lessen the impact of students leaving early for sporting contests. • The library will still be available for teachers to utilize with their students.
POTTSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT REOPENING OF SCHOOL FOR 2020-2021 • The administrative team began meetings last week after the PA Dept. of Ed. (PDE) sent guidance on how to reopen PA schools for the next school year. • The admin team, along with teacher and support staff representatives, will continue meeting throughout the summer to prepare the district’s plan to reopen for this fall. A parent survey will be sent to all parents soon to obtain input into the reopening plan. • We will follow all guidance from PDE and the Dept of Health in constructing the district plan. • Once completed, the plan will be presented to the Board of Directors for their approval. It will then be sent to PDE. • After approval, the plan will be placed on the district web site, Facebook page, buildings and Skylerts will be sent to all parents. • We will prepare for as many scenarios as possible. • We believe it was important that all students hold onto their iPads this summer in case the school year has to begin online. New kindergarten students will be contacted over the summer with instructions on how to pick-up their iPads before school begins, if needed.
10 YEAR ENROLLMENT HISTORY Enrollment 3034 3031 5 Year Drop 8.11% 2928 10 Year Drop 15.14% 2855 2855 2842 2742 2707 2651 2572 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 You will see over a 15% decline in student enrollment over that time period. Student enrollment declined by 459 students. Source: Forecast5 Analytics; PA Dept. of Education
2018 COST DRIVERS Salaries & Benefits Other 26% 74% Source: Forecast5 Analytics; PA Dept. of Education
PASD CHARTER SCHOOL COSTS Costs $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Since 2008, PASD has spent over $14 million dollars on Gillingham Charter School and cyber charter schools. Gillingham Charter School opened in 2011, preparations were not made in advance for the loss of students to Gillingham. When a student leaves PASD, the money for that student that the state would give to PASD, goes directly to Gillingham Charter School or a cyber charter. As these two budget areas costs were increasing, PASD was in the midst of a 12 year no tax hike stance. Source: Forecast5 Analytics; PA Dept. of Education
PSERS (PENSION IMPACT ON PASD SINCE $5,363,388.22 $5,327,554.64 2010) $4,780,442.12 $3,876,948.77 $2,997,156.80 $2,165,699.69 $1,511,349.80 $921,370.71 $773,241 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 In 2008, the PSERS rate was 4.76% . The rate rose each year to what is the current rate of 34.29%. PASD’s PSERS rate increased 594% during that time period. As these two budget areas costs were increasing, PASD was in the midst of a 12 year no tax hike stance. PSERS and Charter School together cost PASD over $35.5 million dollars. Source: Forecast5 Analytics; PA Dept. of Education
$32,353,341.01 2010 $35,008,700.17 $34,377,593.78 2011 EXPENDITURES VS. REVENUE (2010-2018) $36,399,620.39 $35,577,817.86 2012 $33,756,811.91 Source: Forecast5 Analytics; PA Dept of Education $36,719,070.67 2013 $35,035,905.08 Expenditures $38,482,842.94 2014 $36,047,723.04 Revenue $40,852,837.07 2015 $36,634,567.91 $44,231,740.13 2016 $39,144,294.46 $42,026,002.02 2017 $39,336,060.45 $40,117,135.40 2018 $40,243,346.88
FUND BALANCE CASH BURN 2011 --- 2020 & FUND BALANCE RESTORATION GOALS 2021 – 2023”. $18,000,000 $16,000,000 $14,000,000 $12,000,000 $10,000,000 $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 ($2,000,000) ($4,000,000) Expenses will be required to preserve the masonry of the Pottsville Area HS and stadium in the next 5 years. It is estimated to cost between $2.5 and $3 million. Expenses will be required for HVAC at John S. Clarke Elem. School, DHH Lengel Middle School and the High School which are estimated to cost between $2.5 & $3 million. These will need to be factored in at some point. Forecast for 2021, 2022, and 2023 are based on the assumptions known today. They can vary based on actual events which may occur in the future. Source: Jones & Company Annual Audits
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