St Joseph School District

R EPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

FALL 2014

Educating each child for success

Making History Central Turns 150 Two New Schools Open District Offers Universal Breakfast

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Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders.

Quality public schools are a great investment.

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Do you know how the St. Joseph School District is funded?

“High quality schools are vital to the economic success of our community.”

— R. Patt Lilly, President & CEO, St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce

Here are some frequently asked questions that might help you understand the finances of the district.

Q What is the budget for the St. Joseph School District?

A The budget for the St. Joseph School District is $121 million dollars. (Chart Q includes bond) Q What is a bond?

A Bonds are for building. A bond pays for capital projects, new school construction (such as the funds used to build Carden Park Elementary & Oak Grove Elementary), remodeling of schools, technology upgrades, and land purchases. Bond funds cannot be used for bus maintenance, instructional materials, teacher or administrative salaries. Bonds cannot be used for basic education expenses.

decision at this time when to put the issue on the ballot. It would not be a new tax.

How much does the 63-cent operating levy bring to the district?

A The SJSD receives approximately $6.7 million dollars from the operating levy. See the chart for additional funding sources to the district. For a taxpayer that owns a $100,000 home, they would owe $120/year or roughly $10/month.

In August 2014, the St. Joseph Board of Education approved a $4.0886 tax rate for 2014. The amount is slightly less than the 2013 figure of $4.1234, per $100 of assessed valuation. The levy amounts to $3.7741 for the operating levy and 0.3145 for debt service.

Q What is a levy?

A Levies are for learning. Levies make up the difference between funding from the state and federal governQ How much money does the SJSD ment and the actual cost of operatkeep in reserve? Why doesn’t the ing a school district. Levies pay for SJSD use that money instead of askteaching materials and equipment, ing voters to extend the levy? bus transportation, building imA The state of Missouri mandates each provements, and many programs district keep a certain percentage of such as vocational, athletic, drama, its budget in reserves. The Fund Balspecial education, music and gifted ance Policy can be found on the SJSD programs. Levy funds are typically website www.sjsd.k12.mo.us under collected over a time period and must Board of Education, Board Policies. be renewed or made permanent.

Search “Fund Balance Policy,” which is policy DBC. SJSD Board of EducaQ When was the last levy vote? tion Fund Balance Policy states, “The A In November 2009, voters in St. undesignated operating fund balance Joseph passed the school district’s 63on June 30 should not be less than cent temporary operating levy with ten percent (10%) of the expenditures a five-year sunset clause. The current for these funds for the prior fiscal temporary levy will sunset in August year. The desirable level for undes2015. ignated operating fund balances at fiscal yearend is 20% of annual Q If the levy is renewed, would it be a operating expenditures for the most new tax? recent year. If undesignated operatA If the St. Joseph School District Board ing fund balances decline below the of Education asks the St. Joseph 10% floor, the administration should public to renew the operating levy, it take action to recommend to the would be a continuation of an existBoard either a combination of a levy ing tax. There has been no official

election and/or significant budget reduction measures.” According to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education School Finance Fund Balance Analysis, “…At a minimum, a school district should carry a combined fund balance in the General and Special Revenue Funds sufficient to make it through December without going negative on a fund balance basis.”

While the SJSD also relies on the state of Missouri for funding, that funding can be unreliable and unstable.

If all state funding was lost, the SJSD would rely heavily on the amount in reserves to cover that loss.

Additionally, the SJSD has a large number of older buildings, with some built in the 1800’s & early 1900’s.

With each passing year, time and normal wear and tear takes a toll on our school facilities. Even though the SJSD has maintained its buildings well, we do have older buildings (along with their plumbing, heating, roofing, etc) we must watch carefully and maintain. If any building requires a large repair, we need to have the funds in our account to fix quickly.

The district funds are separated into specific groups: General Fund: Includes daily operation of the St. Joseph School District. Also includes non-certificated salary and benefits for staff.

Teachers: Certificated teachers salaries and benefits.

The General Fund & the Teachers Fund are considered the Operating Funds.

Debt Service: Only used to pay the debt of the district. Interest and the princi-

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Budget at a Glance 2014-2015 Budgeted Revenue Bond, 5.7% Federal, 11.5% Other state, State 3.7% formula, Other local 34.2% and county, 9.5% Property Prop C taxes, 32.4% sales tax, 8.7%

Budgeted Expenditures Debt and Interest, 3.0% Capital Outlay, 2.6% Bond, 11.6% Supplies, 7.0% Purchased Services, 10.8%

Salaries, 49.0% Benefits, 16.0%

Total Budgeted Revenue: $132,150,329 Total Budgeted Expenditures: $146,246,275 Bond is used for the building of new buildings, renovations and furnishings. Bond expenditures are higher because the majority of bond proceeds were received in prior years.

Capital Outlay is for land and land improvements, construction or improvement of buildings, and equipment.

Purchased Services include contractual services such as transportation and nutrition services.

pal of the indebtedness of the district are included. The entire balance of this fund is reserved for debt service only.

Capital Projects: Includes bond when bond proceeds are being expended, and regular capital projects. Capital projects would include repairs, equipment, and building repair. The entire balance of this fund is reserved for capital projects/bond only.

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CARDEN PARK Kindergarten students read a book together in a classroom.

Each wing has a collaborative space. Adjoining classrooms can be opened to expand the space.

Architect: River Bluff Architects Built by: Brooner Construction Grades served: K-6 Capacity: 650 students Size: 75,844 sq. ft, 17 acres Project cost: $11,474,227 Opening date: August 18, 2014

Students eat lunch in the multipurpose space.

Promises Kept Carden Park and Oak Grove Elementary schools began as a recommendation to the board from Planning a Course Together (PACT). Through PACT, hundreds of community members worked for more

than a year to develop a set of recommendations for the board, which included replacing aging elementary schools with new buildings. Recommendations were first delivered to the Board of Education in June

2011.

In April 2013, the St. Joseph community voted to release bonds to build two new elementary schools.

The schools broke ground in May 2014. Carden Park and Oak Grove elemen-

taries opened to students August 18, 2014. The space is new, but it will feel familiar to parents, teachers, staff and students, who provided their vision and input to architects.

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OAK GROVE The wood beams in the library are a strong architectural feature repeated throughout the building.

Each classroom wing features a collaborative space with a small stage.

The cafeteria and gymnasium are separated by a partition, which can be lifted to combine the two spaces.

Designed for safety:

spaces designed for collaborative activities • Built to withstand strong • Creative use of natural winds lighting to enhance • Carden Park’s gymnasium energy efficiency and is built into the hill for boost learning greater protection • Security doors with keyDesigned for card access

Designed for learning:

• Colorful, playful common

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efficiency:

• High-efficiency lighting with motion-activated lights

Architect: Ellison-Auxier Architects

• Low-flow plumbing with auto flushers • Energy-Star rated HVAC and equipment

Built with, for and by the community: • Planning a Course Together (PACT) worked with the school board to plan the schools • Made possible by voter-

approved bonds • Built by approximately 100 tradesmen using local labor • SJSD made Duncan street and sidewalk improvements, totaling $1,117,512; SJSD made Cook street improvements, totaling $755,150

Built by: Lawhon Construction Grades served: K-6 Capacity: 650 students Size: 80,969 sq. ft, 15 acres Project cost: $12,080,387 Opening date: August 18, 2014

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Central buildings through the years

111 N. Tenth St. Circa 1861

101 S. Tenth St. Circa 1866

13th & Olive Circa 1900

Central football players break through a “150-year strong” banner. Truman and Bode Middle School students joined Central cheerleaders to welcome players onto the field.

2602 Edmond 1930 - Present

Central High School Celebrates 150 Years Central High School celebrated 150 consecutive years of educating high school students in October 2014. The celebration included a proclamation from the Missouri House of Representatives, a banner unveiling, and fireworks at a recent football game. Truman and Bode Middle School students tailgated at their schools, then “trekked” to Central to help celebrate the occasion.

“I am proud to be part of the long and glorious tradition of educating each child for success,” said Central principal Dr. Deborah Stephens. “It is a great honor to be part of a school with such a respected tradition of quality education and leadership. We have accomplished great things in the last 150 years, and we will continue to accomplish great things in the years to come.”

Central History

Central is the oldest public high school in St. Joseph, MO and one of the oldest in the state. According to David D. March’s The History of Missouri, Central is the second public high school in Missouri, and

the second oldest public high school west of the Mississippi.

The school was founded in March 1861

by Professor Edward B. Neely (who became Superintendent Neely in 1864) and the newly incorporated Board of Education for the St. Joseph School District. The school opened with forty students, who paid $1 a month each for tuition, but had to close its doors in June 1861 due to the Civil War. In October 1864, the high school reopened its doors. The school has been open now for 150 consecutive years.

In 1866, the high school was recognized by the Board and was moved to 10th and Edmond streets. It became known as the St. Joseph High School. On May 8, 1895 the cornerstone of a new St. Joseph High School was laid at 13th and Olive streets.

When the District opened Benton High School in 1907, it was necessary to change the name of the St. Joseph High School.

In 1910, while still located on Olive, St. Joseph High School was renamed Central High School. In the 1920s, the school was becoming very overcrowded, which eventually led to the current school building being built in 1930 and opened in 1933 at

26th and Edmond streets, where it remains today.

Early enrollment was small, but over the years the number of students continued to increase. The population increased to almost 2,400 in the 1970s, as a result of the baby boom. This increase caused Central to expand the original Main Building in 1961, with a 24-room addition, now called the Sophomore Annex.

By 1967, there again was need for more space, so in 1968, a 25-room addition known as the Freshman Annex was completed. Since 1968 two other spaces have been added, the current library completed in 2002, and the Morgan Multipurpose Building in 2013. Today, the student population fluctuates around 1,700 students.

Central Today

Central is one of the outstanding high schools in Missouri. It is recognized as a leader in both its academic and extracurricular offerings. The depth and breadth of the curriculum provides each student with an education unique to each individual.

Students have opportunities to earn

credit through a diverse curriculum in English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, World Languages, Family and Consumer Sciences, Industrial Arts, Physical Education, ROTC, Special Services, and Fine Arts. The International Baccalaureate Program, Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, A+ Program, Project Lead the Way and High School of Business add additional rigorous course offerings.

Central also boasts superior athletics.

Central competes in the Greater Kansas City Suburban League, the largest high school athletic conference in the state. The diversity of its exceptional extracurricular programs mirrors the diversity of the community it serves.

“It is amazing to be celebrating 150 consecutive years of high school education in St. Joseph,” said Superintendent Dr. Czerwonka. “We have been leading the way in educating our youth since the Civil War and before, and that is an outstanding tradition to be proud of for our community.”

Cover photo: Superintendent Dr. Fred Czerwonka and Central Principal Dr. Deborah Stephens speak at Central High School’s 150 Anniversary Celebration.

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Volunteer (right) works with an English Language Learner (left) at Webster Learning Center.

SJSD Superintendent Dr. Fred Czerwonka, AEL Director Betty Wymore, and Deputy Superintendent Dr. Jake Long plant a tree in honor of Ruth Huston

Adult Education and Literacy Celebrates 60 Years Adult Education and Literacy (AEL), also known as the Ruth Huston Learning Center, recently celebrated 60 years of educating adults for success.

“This program began as a way to fill a need in the community,” said AEL Director Betty Wymore, “and it continues to change lives. We have students ranging from young adults to seniors. They are so proud to learn to read, learn to speak English, or achieve a high school education. Our students work very hard and the skills they learn make a difference in their lives.”

Students at Webster gathered Wed, Sept. 24, 2014 for the celebration, which included a proclamation from the mayor’s office, filling of a time capsule to be opened at the 75th anniversary in 2029, a tree planted in Ruth Huston’s honor and a historical video about St. Joseph.

History of the Adult Education Program

Ruth Huston, Founder of Adult Education and Literacy in St. Joseph

in 1974, but continued to teach in the night school program for the next ten years. She died July 24, 2000 at age 91.

Ruth Huston started the night high Adult Basic Education, now called school program in 1954 while serving as Adult Education and Literacy, was moved principal of the Washington School, out to the decommissioned Naval Reserve of concern for her students who were lo- building in 1995 after outgrowing its cated in a low-income, heavily populated previous location. Since 2009, the AEL area. The school helped students recover program has been located at Webster credits to graduate on time. This program Learning Center. Webster also houses continues to serve high schoolers today preschool, elementary GATE programs, in the alternative high school housed at ROTC, the alternative high school for Webster Learning Center. juniors and seniors, and curriculum Adult education classes were first coordinators. located at the St. Joseph Junior College, then moved into 1000 S. 9th St. The proAdult Education and gram soon expanded to include students Literacy Today in neighboring counties.

Today, the Adult Education and LitIn 1957, the state of Missouri recognized the GED™. Huston became the first eracy program serves Andrew, Buchanan, local teacher to become certified to teach Clinton and DeKalb county areas. In and administer the GED™. Huston retired addition to the main location at Webster,

there are several AEL satellite locations.

It serves approximately 1500-1600 students per year through High School Equivalency or English Language Learner (ELL) courses. At the Webster location, the program has about 200 ELL students who speak 27 different language and/or dialects.

“I’m so proud to celebrate a program that makes such an impact in St. Joseph and the surrounding areas,” said Superintendent Dr. Czerwonka. “The staff and students work so hard to achieve things that many take for granted – it takes courage and dedication to go back and complete your education as an adult, and there are many potential obstacles. Our adult students are an inspiration.”

AEL is run by the St. Joseph School District, but receives program funding through the Department of Education’s adult education section.

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Hillyard Students Design and Build Benton Fence

Welding student works on fence feature in the HTC welding shop. Below: Design schematics created by the HTC CAD class for the cardinal panel.

Benton High School’s new fence, currently being installed, was designed and built by Hillyard Technical Center students, and installed by District maintenance staff. The steel fence will span the entire football stadium and back portion of the school, encompassing part of Hyde Elementary School’s campus. It will include cardinal design features, and spell out the names of both schools.

“Our old fence was beginning to deteriorate,” said Benton principal Beery Johnson, “And we needed more space between the field and the stands so families can exit the bleachers quickly and safely in case of emergency. We wanted something professional-looking, strong and attractive – something we could be proud of.”

Johnson brought the problem to Superintendent Dr. Fred Czerwonka, and they decided to ask Hillyard Technical Center (HTC) whether their classes could work on the fence as a real-world learning project.

“Many people don’t realize that Hillyard is part of the St. Joseph School District,” said Dr. Czerwonka. “We have an amazing staff of skilled teachers over there, and students who are in demand when they graduate. We thought this could be a valuable partnership, being fiscally responsible and also allowing our students to get real-world experience by creating a lasting piece of work.”

Mapel. “I worked the project into our ongoing lessons, so that students were able to apply what they were learning to a real-life scenario. They were able to be involved in every aspect of designing a project, from the initial customer meetings to getting the designs ready to be Hillyard CAD Class Designs fabricated.”

Students had to be familiar the Fence with every aspect of the conThe fence was designed by Roger Mapel’s Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) struction. They began researching metal to determine cost, class, which consists of juniors, seniors feasibility, what could be created in and adult students. The design process, the welding shop, and how the parts fit from conception to the chosen design together. Students researched building to the creation of bid documents, took codes and safety concerns, as well as much of the 2013-2014 school year. security. They looked at the cost of differCurrent students continue to work on fabrication drawings used by the welding ent design options, as well as aesthetics. class, as well as layout drawings used by Once students had researched all of the options, the class worked as a group to the installers.

“It was an excellent real-world learn- narrow down some of the particulars.

Finally, students created individual ing experience for our students,” said

design proposals for the fence, which they presented to Dr. Czerwonka and Johnson, who chose senior Robert Chenoweth’s design.

“I will be using a version of this project again in class this year because it is such a great real-world project,” said Mapel. “Since the fence is still being fabricated, students can continue to see the work in progress and feel like they were a part of it, even if they

didn’t create the initial designs.”

Hillyard Welding Class Fabricates the Fence

The Board of Education awarded the fence materials bid to the St. Joseph company I&M Machine and Fabrication, which prefabricated the metal for the welding class. To decrease the building time, the metal was ordered cut to length

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SJSD maintenance lays concrete around fence posts.

and pre-fit. I&M also powder-coats the panels after they are completed, prior to installation.

The Hillyard welding class began fabricating the fence during the 2014-2015 school year. Welding instructor Aaron Bennett began by coaching students to get them started, setting up the project and making test pieces to get the bugs out of the process.

As students acquire welding competencies, they are able to work on the fence panels. So far, about sixteen students have worked on the fence. Before it is complete, everyone in the class will

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SJSD maintenance installs fencing in front of the bleachers at Benton.

have been part of it. Because students work on it alongside other coursework, the project will take about two school years to complete.

“What this does is it gives these students an ownership in the community,” said Bennett. “It lets them feel like they are part of something – they put their mark on something that’s going to stand in the community, hopefully for a very long time, and they can tell their families years down the road that they helped make that. I think that’s really cool.”

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The SJSD maintenance department is currently finishing the first phase of installing the fence, which included removing the old fence, laying out the new fence, setting the posts, pouring concrete, and attaching the panels.

The maintenance department is an in-house shop that includes workers representing every building trade: painters, electricians, water-proofers, bricklayers, equipment specialists, HVAC, carpenters, insulators, grounds crew, custodial staff, a roofer, a mason

and an architect. “We’ve got a high level of professional here,” said Everett Weed, Trade Supervisor for the District.

“They’ve spent years at their profession.

It’s the equivalent of getting a masters out in the sun.”

The department does an immense amount of work throughout the District year round, hiring outside work only if the scale is larger than what they can do in-house. “This is toward the upper end of the projects we do,” said Weed.

“It’s bigger and more visible than most of our projects, and it will be a credit to everyone who has been involved.”

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District Offers Universal Breakfast The St. Joseph School District recently began serving Universal Breakfast, which allows all students in the District to eat breakfast at their school free of charge, regardless of income. Universal Breakfast is federally funded through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

“Because our nutrition services provider Opaa! is able to guarantee a low breakfast cost, we are able to provide breakfast for less than the federal reimbursement rate,” said Rick Hartigan, Chief Operating Officer for the District.

“As a result, we are able to use the surplus funds to serve breakfast to students who don’t qualify for free or reduced breakfast.”

Since beginning Universal Breakfast in spring 2014, breakfast participation has increased about 58%, and participa-

tion is expected to continue to rise.

Previously, breakfast was served at schools in the District, but students paid for items unless they qualified for free breakfast. As a result, many students did not eat breakfast even if they were hungry, because they could not afford it, or did not want to be identified as a free breakfast student.

The District rolled out Universal Breakfast during MAP testing in spring 2014. This helped ensure that students could focus on taking the tests without being distracted by hunger.

“Research shows that a good sound breakfast in the morning is a key component to a good instructional day,” said Hartigan. “If you are hungry and your brain hasn’t received a good allotment of protein for the day, learning is not as likely to occur. With Universal Breakfast,

you have higher-performing students. It’s a win-win: we don’t want any kid to start school hungry, but also good nutrition can lead to better academics.”

During MAP testing, many of the elementary schools brought breakfast directly into the classroom, a practice that some schools continue today. Edison Elementary has found that breakfast in the classroom means most students eat, and has improved the morning atmosphere.

Teachers at Edison use the words “calm” and “community” to describe having breakfast in the classroom. Students use social time during breakfast to build relationships with their friends, and teachers use the time to see how their students are doing and get the kids started right.

“They come in, they’re a lot calmer, they’re more settled,” said teacher

Whitney Pollard. “I think it builds a good start to the day, building community. A lot of kids come to school hungry. They may have had breakfast at home, but it may have only been a donut. Here they’re getting a more stable breakfast. I think it does help because when they’re hungry, they’re not focused.”

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