ommunityBay Village City School DistrictCr e p o r tr e p o r t

Fall2016

How do our Bay Village Schools measure up?There are now many metrics we can use to determine how our schools are performing, and we can put those measures in context by comparing ourselves to other public schools and communities. We provide some of those comparisons in this newsletter.

Different communities, of course, face a variety of different challenges. For example, one school district may see a greater transportation challenge due to serving a larger geographic area. Another district may serve a student population with greater special education needs. Other districts serve larger numbers of families where English is not the spoken language at home.

“Bay Village is fortunate in that we serve families who are actively involved with their children’s schools and who value education,” said Clint Keener, Superintendent. “Yet we have 11% of our students requiring some type of special education. And

about 10% of our students qualify for free and reduced lunches, indicating some economic

challenges.”

The expectation of our community remains one of high academic standards and judicious use of tax dollars. Though our schools spend less than many other districts, our property taxes are a bit higher because we are 95% residential. Residents bear the burden of our public services with little help from any commercial or industrial tax base. Yet the residential environment

is one of the reasons Bay

Village is such a great community

for families.

A look at our performance, spending and community expectations

Bay Village City School District377 Dover Center RoadBay Village, Ohio 44140

Board of EducationAmy Huntley, PresidentGayatry Jacob-Mosier, Vice PresidentBeth LallySteve LeeLisa Priemer

Clint Keener, SuperintendentKevin Robertson, TreasurerKaren Derby, Editor

440.617.7300www.bayvillageschools.com

NonProfitOrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDPermit 694

Cleveland, OH

ECRWSS 44140

RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER

Reporting on the business of our schools

IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT THE 5.9 MILL OPERATING LEVY Increase will provide funding for continuing expenses of current educational program.

Your Questions Are WelcomeCall the Information Line at 617-7486.

(Leave your questions.)

Visit www.bayvillageschools.com/levy.(E-mail link for Frequently Asked Questions.)

Additional cost for November 2016 – 5.9 mills(Rounded to nearest, estimated dollar of additional tax)

• Costtotaxpayerswillnever be lower than now to MAINTAIN our current educational program.

• OurschoolsspendBELOWthe county average (23rd out of 31), yet are among the highest in student academic performance.

• Localschoollevytaxesstay in our community (and yourpropertytaxesmaybeused as a deduction on your federalincometaxreturn).

Enter your home value into our online levy calculator at www.bayvillageschools.com/levy to determine the levy’s cost to you.*The 5.9 mills would levy 0.0059 of the taxable value of your home

(which is 35% of market value as determined by the county auditor).

Assessed home Cost Cost market value* per month per year $100,000 $17 $207 $150,000 $26 $310 $200,000 $34 $413 $250,000 $43 $616 $300,000 $52 $620

Voted tax rates

(millage) are reduced

as property values rise.

VOTED Bay Village School mills = 111.91 EFFECTIVE

school mills = 50.53

ACT Results (Class of 2016)Mean

Scores English Math Reading Science Composite

Bay High (88.1% tested) 25.0 24.8 26.3 25.6 25.6

Ohio (73% tested) 21.2 21.6 22.5 22.0 22.0

National (64% tested) 20.1 20.6 21.3 20.8 20.8

SAT Results (Class of 2016)Mean

ScoresCritical

Reading Math Writing

Bay High (57.7% tested) 582 602 564

Ohio (% tested unavailable) 556 563 534

National (% tested unavailable) 494 508 482

National & Regional Recognition:

Schooltaxrates(mills)dropasproperty values riseHouse Bill 920 insures only voter-approved dollars are collected on voted millage.About 57.8% of Bay Village property taxes go to fund our schools. The district relies on local revenue for 80% of its budget and receives 17% from the State of Ohio and 3% from federal and other sources.

•U.S.NationalBlueRibbonSchoolAwards2010and 2015•BestCommunitiesforMusicEducationinAmerica list since 2003•MAGAZINELISTS– ClevelandMagazine(TopTenNEOhiodistricts) U.S.News&WorldReportBestHighSchools Washington Post Most Challenging High Schools

Newsweek Best High Schools

More facts:

Comparative Spending and AchievementCuyahoga County Districts

BayVillageSchools–responsiblestewardshipoftaxdollars

Expenditures($)perStudentHere are some of the ways we work to save tax dollars:

collaborate with Westlake, •Rocky River, and Lakewood for vocational education, sav-ing $400,000 annually and avoiding 2+ millage taxes for joint vocational districtcollaborate with Westlake and •Rocky River on vocational education transportation saving at least $35,000 per yearparticipate in a health care •consortium with similar dis-tricts for lowest possible health care insurance ratesparticipate in purchasing con-•sortiums for savings on:

utilities (15%) -telecommunications (40%) -lunch program food (25- -30%)officesupplies(20%) -vehicles (20%) -propertyandfleetinsurance -(15-17%)school buses (12%) -

aggressive review of invoices •and negotiation with vendors for lowest possible pricesdirect purchasing of equipment •using state-term pricinguse of in-house trades talent •when possiblefederal e-rate planning earns •40% subsidy for technologyearned EPA’s Energy Star •ratingforenergyefficiencyatBay High School

Managing dollars for maximumreturn

Public schools must provide:

admission for ALL children residing •in the districtidentificationofandservicesfor•children requiring special education, including preschoolersidentificationofgiftedstudents•monitoring of home instruction•free textbooks•vocational education•college tuition and textbooks under •College Credit Plus program

state achievement testing for 33 •indicators of learning/educationdemonstration of learning growth for •both special education and advanced students transportation for both public and •private school students (K-8) living more than two miles from school (note that Bay Village Schools provide transportation for grades K-2 students within one mile, grades 3-4 students within one-and-one-half mile, and grades 5-8 students within two miles)

due process hearings in suspensions •and expulsionsfive-yearbudgetforecasttostate•showingfiscalresourcesforbudgetfiscalagentforprivateschool•auxiliary servicesopen meetings and public records•adherence to debt limits, bidding •requirements, OSHA, etc.continued operation regardless of •financialdifficulties

Source: Ohio Department of Education (most recent comparative data available: spending 2014-2015; Achievement, 2016)

Orange $21,628.20Beachwood $21,165.53Cleve Hts-Univ Hts $19,671.49Warrensville Hts $19,556.89East Cleveland $19,354.05Shaker Hts $16,279.87Cleveland Municipal $16,161.90S Euclid-Lyndhurst $16,149.06Independence $15,589.74Cuyahoga Hts $15,447.14North Olmsted $14,675.51Mayfield $14,652.01Richmond Hts $14,387.69Solon $13,866.93Bedford $13,732.35Chagrin Falls $13,412.21Euclid $13,352.66Westlake $13,271.83Parma $13,045.30Strongsville $12,684.59Lakewood $12,642.58Rocky River $12,520.05BayVillage $12,242.36Brecksville-Brdvw Hts $11,936.82Brooklyn $11,889.45Berea $11,825.46Fairview Park $11,630.12Olmsted Falls $11,336.79North Royalton $11,025.46Garfield Hts $10,773.46Maple Hts $10,174.34

Because schools do not collect increased revenue from a levy until the year followingitsapproval,andbecauserevenueremainsvirtuallyflatduringtheyears between levy passages, reserve funds are necessary to fund increasing expenses. They become depleted as the years go on. We project that without a levy or budget cuts, our reserve funds will be dangerously low in the 2018-19 school year, leaving us with only 35 “true days of cash,” or enough cash on hand to meet our daily obligations. Our goal is to always have a minimum 50 “true days of cash” on hand for payroll and other expenses -- taxes are distributed by the county periodically throughout the year, not all at once.

While districts can invest reserve funds to generate some added revenue, risk to public funds must be extremely conservative. School districts exist solely to educate children, and districts are expected to collect only the revenue needed to meet operation expenditures. Schools must plan years in advance to make sure projected revenue will meet projected and contractual obligations. If the funds are not there, districts must by law cut expenses to meet revenue.

School districts must by law cut expenses to meet revenue.Reductions could be made in areas where we now exceed state mini-mum requirements:

• Pupil to teacher ratios

• Transportation

• High school courses beyond basic required offerings

AChallengingandComplexFundingSystem

• Clubs and athletics

• Art and music instruction

• Updated texts, libraries

• Technology

• Capital improvements and facilities maintenance

Reductions could be made in areas where there is no state requirement:

Actual Projected

Community support and careful monitoring of spending have been recognizedOur district enjoys one of the highest bond ratings available to school districts, an Aa2 rating, from Moody’s Investors Service, thanks to strong, consistent community support and careful management.

Wealsohavealong-standinghistoryofunqualifiedopinionswithnocitationsfromtheStateofOhioauditor’soffice,meetingthatoffice’shighestcriteriaandannuallywinningthe Auditor of State Award.

Solon 92.2Beachwood 89.5Rocky River 89.2Brecksville-Brdvw Hts 88.1Chagrin Falls 86.0Bay Village 85.8Independence 85.1Cuyahoga Hts 84.9Orange 83.1North Royalton 82.4Westlake 81.7Olmsted Falls 80.5Strongsville 79.0Mayfield 77.4Lakewood 73.4North Olmsted 73.5Fairview Park 73.3Shaker Hts 73.1Parma 67.7Berea 67.1Brooklyn 62.7Bedford 61.7S Euclid-Lyndhurst 60.8Cleve Hts-Univ Hts 58.0Garfield Hts 52.9Richmond Hts 52.5Maple Hts 51.4Euclid 50.9Cleveland Municipal 45.9Warrensville Hts 44.0East Cleveland 43.4

PerformanceIndexPercentage

Comparative Spending and AchievementCuyahoga County Districts

BayVillageSchools–responsiblestewardshipoftaxdollars

Expenditures($)perStudentHere are some of the ways we work to save tax dollars:

collaborate with Westlake, •Rocky River, and Lakewood for vocational education, sav-ing $400,000 annually and avoiding 2+ millage taxes for joint vocational districtcollaborate with Westlake and •Rocky River on vocational education transportation saving at least $35,000 per yearparticipate in a health care •consortium with similar dis-tricts for lowest possible health care insurance ratesparticipate in purchasing con-•sortiums for savings on:

utilities (15%) -telecommunications (40%) -lunch program food (25- -30%)officesupplies(20%) -vehicles (20%) -propertyandfleetinsurance -(15-17%)school buses (12%) -

aggressive review of invoices •and negotiation with vendors for lowest possible pricesdirect purchasing of equipment •using state-term pricinguse of in-house trades talent •when possiblefederal e-rate planning earns •40% subsidy for technologyearned EPA’s Energy Star •ratingforenergyefficiencyatBay High School

Managing dollars for maximumreturn

Public schools must provide:

admission for ALL children residing •in the districtidentificationofandservicesfor•children requiring special education, including preschoolersidentificationofgiftedstudents•monitoring of home instruction•free textbooks•vocational education•college tuition and textbooks under •College Credit Plus program

state achievement testing for 33 •indicators of learning/educationdemonstration of learning growth for •both special education and advanced students transportation for both public and •private school students (K-8) living more than two miles from school (note that Bay Village Schools provide transportation for grades K-2 students within one mile, grades 3-4 students within one-and-one-half mile, and grades 5-8 students within two miles)

due process hearings in suspensions •and expulsionsfive-yearbudgetforecasttostate•showingfiscalresourcesforbudgetfiscalagentforprivateschool•auxiliary servicesopen meetings and public records•adherence to debt limits, bidding •requirements, OSHA, etc.continued operation regardless of •financialdifficulties

Source: Ohio Department of Education (most recent comparative data available: spending 2014-2015; Achievement, 2016)

Orange $21,628.20Beachwood $21,165.53Cleve Hts-Univ Hts $19,671.49Warrensville Hts $19,556.89East Cleveland $19,354.05Shaker Hts $16,279.87Cleveland Municipal $16,161.90S Euclid-Lyndhurst $16,149.06Independence $15,589.74Cuyahoga Hts $15,447.14North Olmsted $14,675.51Mayfield $14,652.01Richmond Hts $14,387.69Solon $13,866.93Bedford $13,732.35Chagrin Falls $13,412.21Euclid $13,352.66Westlake $13,271.83Parma $13,045.30Strongsville $12,684.59Lakewood $12,642.58Rocky River $12,520.05BayVillage $12,242.36Brecksville-Brdvw Hts $11,936.82Brooklyn $11,889.45Berea $11,825.46Fairview Park $11,630.12Olmsted Falls $11,336.79North Royalton $11,025.46Garfield Hts $10,773.46Maple Hts $10,174.34

Because schools do not collect increased revenue from a levy until the year followingitsapproval,andbecauserevenueremainsvirtuallyflatduringtheyears between levy passages, reserve funds are necessary to fund increasing expenses. They become depleted as the years go on. We project that without a levy or budget cuts, our reserve funds will be dangerously low in the 2018-19 school year, leaving us with only 35 “true days of cash,” or enough cash on hand to meet our daily obligations. Our goal is to always have a minimum 50 “true days of cash” on hand for payroll and other expenses -- taxes are distributed by the county periodically throughout the year, not all at once.

While districts can invest reserve funds to generate some added revenue, risk to public funds must be extremely conservative. School districts exist solely to educate children, and districts are expected to collect only the revenue needed to meet operation expenditures. Schools must plan years in advance to make sure projected revenue will meet projected and contractual obligations. If the funds are not there, districts must by law cut expenses to meet revenue.

School districts must by law cut expenses to meet revenue.Reductions could be made in areas where we now exceed state mini-mum requirements:

• Pupil to teacher ratios

• Transportation

• High school courses beyond basic required offerings

AChallengingandComplexFundingSystem

• Clubs and athletics

• Art and music instruction

• Updated texts, libraries

• Technology

• Capital improvements and facilities maintenance

Reductions could be made in areas where there is no state requirement:

Actual Projected

Community support and careful monitoring of spending have been recognizedOur district enjoys one of the highest bond ratings available to school districts, an Aa2 rating, from Moody’s Investors Service, thanks to strong, consistent community support and careful management.

Wealsohavealong-standinghistoryofunqualifiedopinionswithnocitationsfromtheStateofOhioauditor’soffice,meetingthatoffice’shighestcriteriaandannuallywinningthe Auditor of State Award.

Solon 92.2Beachwood 89.5Rocky River 89.2Brecksville-Brdvw Hts 88.1Chagrin Falls 86.0Bay Village 85.8Independence 85.1Cuyahoga Hts 84.9Orange 83.1North Royalton 82.4Westlake 81.7Olmsted Falls 80.5Strongsville 79.0Mayfield 77.4Lakewood 73.4North Olmsted 73.5Fairview Park 73.3Shaker Hts 73.1Parma 67.7Berea 67.1Brooklyn 62.7Bedford 61.7S Euclid-Lyndhurst 60.8Cleve Hts-Univ Hts 58.0Garfield Hts 52.9Richmond Hts 52.5Maple Hts 51.4Euclid 50.9Cleveland Municipal 45.9Warrensville Hts 44.0East Cleveland 43.4

PerformanceIndexPercentage

ommunityBay Village City School DistrictCr e po r tr e p o r t

Fall2016

How do our Bay Village Schools measure up?There are now many metrics we can use to determine how our schools are performing, and we can put those measures in context by comparing ourselves to other public schools and communities. We provide some of those comparisons in this newsletter.

Different communities, of course, face a variety of different challenges. For example, one school district may see a greater transportation challenge due to serving a larger geographic area. Another district may serve a student population with greater special education needs. Other districts serve larger numbers of families where English is not the spoken language at home.

“Bay Village is fortunate in that we serve families who are actively involved with their children’s schools and who value education,” said Clint Keener, Superintendent. “Yet we have 11% of our students requiring some type of special education. And

about 10% of our students qualify for free and reduced lunches, indicating some economic

challenges.”

The expectation of our community remains one of high academic standards and judicious use of tax dollars. Though our schools spend less than many other districts, our property taxes are a bit higher because we are 95% residential. Residents bear the burden of our public services with little help from any commercial or industrial tax base. Yet the residential environment

is one of the reasons Bay

Village is such a great community

for families.

A look at our performance, spending and community expectations

Bay Village City School District377 Dover Center RoadBay Village, Ohio 44140

Board of EducationAmy Huntley, PresidentGayatry Jacob-Mosier, Vice PresidentBeth LallySteve LeeLisa Priemer

Clint Keener, SuperintendentKevin Robertson, TreasurerKaren Derby, Editor

440.617.7300www.bayvillageschools.com

NonProfitOrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDPermit 694

Cleveland, OH

ECRWSS 44140

RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER

Reporting on the business of our schools

IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT THE 5.9 MILL OPERATING LEVY Increase will provide funding for continuing expenses of current educational program.

Your Questions Are WelcomeCall the Information Line at 617-7486.

(Leave your questions.)

Visit www.bayvillageschools.com/levy(E-mail link for Frequently Asked Questions.)

Additional cost for November 2016 – 5.9 mills(Rounded to nearest, estimated dollar of additional tax)

• Costtotaxpayerswillnever be lower than nowto MAINTAIN our currenteducational program.

• OurschoolsspendBELOWthe county average (23rdout of 31), yet are among thehighest in student academicperformance.

• Localschoollevytaxesstay in our community (andyourpropertytaxesmaybeused as a deduction on yourfederalincometaxreturn).

Enter your home value into our online levy calculator at www.bayvillageschools.com/levy to determine the levy’s cost to you.*The 5.9 mills would levy 0.0059 of the taxable value of your home

(which is 35% of market value as determined by the county auditor).

Assessed home Cost Cost market value* per month per year

$100,000 $17 $207$150,000 $26 $310$200,000 $34 $413$250,000 $43 $516$300,000 $52 $620

Voted tax rates

(millage) are reduced

as property values rise.

VOTED Bay Village School mills = 111.91 EFFECTIVE

school mills = 50.53

ACT Results (Class of 2016)Mean

Scores English Math Reading Science Composite

Bay High (88.1% tested) 25.0 24.8 26.3 25.6 25.6

Ohio (73% tested) 21.2 21.6 22.5 22.0 22.0

National (64% tested) 20.1 20.6 21.3 20.8 20.8

SAT Results (Class of 2016)Mean

ScoresCritical

Reading Math Writing

Bay High (57.7% tested) 582 602 564

Ohio (% tested unavailable) 556 563 534

National (% tested unavailable) 494 508 482

National & Regional Recognition:

Schooltaxrates(mills)dropasproperty values riseHouse Bill 920 insures only voter-approved dollars are collected on voted millage.About 57.8% of Bay Village property taxes go to fund our schools. The district relies on local revenue for 80% of its budget and receives 17% from the State of Ohio and 3% from federal and other sources.

•U.S. NationalBlueRibbonSchoolAwards 2010and 2015•Best CommunitiesforMusicEducationinAmerica list since 2003•MAGAZINELISTS–ClevelandMagazine(Top Ten NEOhiodistricts)U.S.News&World ReportBestHighSchoolsWashington Post Most Challenging High SchoolsNewsweek Best High Schools

More facts: