“5” Salable ItemsIncrease Student Learning ***

Raise graduation rate/lower HS dropout rate

Are the jobs local? 275 Local Jobs

Better schools, better environment, better students

Energy Savings ******

Bring jobs to Galesburg *****

Pride in School/Town ****

Investing in Kids

Student Achievement

Children are the Future

Save Place for my kids to learn!

Education is Foundation of Community

Money has to go somewhere….why not schools

Foundation to a successful future I is a GREAT SCHOOL experience

Good schools and good communities go hand in hand

Galesburg is more marketable - Family = Business

Visitors have positive view of Galesburg schools

Make families want to move to Galesburg

Bring more families to Galesburg

Jobs Created

Spurs economic development

Creates local jobs

Better lighting

More comfortable classrooms

Bring all buildings up to code

Facilities old & outdated

Keep schools up to date

Savings to district in utility bills

Energy Efficient

Better athletic facilities

Increased property values ***

Improved schools – increase property values

“5” Salable Items Continued

Increase Property values *

Aesthetics * Detail info on how to fund **

Well researched **

Show how funding will work

Better quality school environment Funding options

available

Explores multiple scenarios

Not afraid to think big

Realistic Schedule

Efficiency Improved

Many factors considered – energy, interest, results, taxpayer impactBetter athletic

facilities

Improved athletic facilities

GHS sports improvements

New athletic field house

Improved school buildings

Upgrade athletic facilities

How all the money is spent!

Where all the money is coming from

No Tax increase needed to accomplish much of this

Excellent chart on money schedule

List “5” Message Points You Have Gleaned From The “Findings”

Energy Savings *

Going “Green”

Test scores ** 275 New Jobs ***

Gains in student achievement

Geo Thermal

How we are looking past 3 years – Future 20 years

Over 50% of facilities are satisfactory

Increasing school valves

All the cost saving improvements

Move to more energy efficient facilities

Keeping the district current in technology

Making our schools the best for our students

Improve student achievement

Highest student achievement

Jobs created

Job creating possibilities

Jobs

New & Old Projects

Top “5” Hurdles to Overcome?

Spending $110 M *****

Costs – How do we justify

Cost !

Spending this amount of money

High Costs

Employee Group Buy-In *

Schools educating kids costly

Variables of Funding

Interest Cost

Initial $110 Million

Turning the D-205 back into classrooms

Movement of BO!!

Moving the board office

School Board moving (again) **

Top “5” Hurdles to Overcome Continued

Kids walking long distance to temporary schools

Will new admin keep program running

Spreadsheets are complicated

Confidence in Basic Plan

Trust (Can admin/bd be trusted)

Dumb it down so public understands

$ Explain

Trust in Dist #205

Pay raises/pink slips

Priority of Projects

Perception of more taxes

How do we know this program will last for 30 years

Tax on property

Defend tax increase if necessary

Tax increase

Proving to people the projects are necessary

Selling any tax increase to community

Yet another tax

Tax increases of any type

How will this be funded

Education gets to much money

Appeal to older population