“The West Bend School District drew its first state school money, twenty-two dollars, in 1846.In the summer of 1847, Miss Cynthia Simon taught the first term in an improvised shanty which stood just north of the present school house site. A year later, a frame building was erected on the same spot, and Wm. Ramsey was employed as teacher. As early as 1857 two teachers were employed, and by 1861 it became necessary to erect another school. After considerable discussion as to the location of the new building, the district split into north and south districts, the north district erecting a two story brick building, later known as the old north school house. The south district continued to use the frame building until the two districts reunited in 1866, at which time the old south brick building was erected.

- Since that time, among the more significant events in the development of the school district, may be mentioned the establishing of a free High School in 1887, the completion, in Feb. 1890, of the building now known as the grade building, the erection of the High School building in 1900, and the incorporation of Manual Training and Domestic Science departments in 1913.

- The High School graduated its first class in 1888. During the 28 years that have since elapsed, 421 alumni have completed their school work to assume the larger responsibilities of life. West Bend has just reason to be proud of her graduates. In the various industries, in business circles, and in the professions, her members take high rank. An examination of the alumni list indicates that the training and culture received in school has been an inspiration to broader culture, and to lives of greater usefulness. The Graduates Register, as here compiled, is conclusive proof that High School education is certainly worthwhile.”

Taken from the 1916 West Bend High School Information Booklet

Referendum 2012 Facts and Figures

Introduction

Lance Roell

Married with 3 sons

Evan, Mason, Cullen

Middle School Experience

UW-Platteville, Concordia University

Attended McLane, Silverbrook, East

Began teaching at Badger

Returned from Slinger in 2008

Silverbrook Middle School: A Destination

Academics

• 17.4 on the EXPLORE test in 2012

• Tiered classes/GT – Math, Language Arts, and 8th grade Science

• Interventions (RtI): Achieve 3000, Read 180, System 44, Academy of Math, Aleks, & Homebase

• Reading & Math Specialists

• Homework club

• Tutoring from HS

• STEM club

• Student Led Conferences

• Career Day for 5-8th grade students

• ESP writing

• Cornell Notes

• Battle of the books

• Innovative, hands-on Science Curriculum (SEPUP)

• National Junior Honor Society

• Student Government

• High School Math and Music option

• Common Curriculum at Middle Level

• Family Math Night

• Financial Literacy Class-Moneyque$t

• Language Arts/Reading Block(100 minutes every day)

Silverbrook Middle School: A Destination

Arts

• 3 Art offerings • Band, choir, & Orchestra for 6th-8th • Middle School Play and Musical – 1 per year • Mile of Art (Student work featured) • Ice Cream Social Event • USO show for Veterans • Solo/Ensemble Competition • Jazz Band • WireChoir • Show Choir • Student Talent Show • Band & Orchestra Camp

Silverbrook Middle School: A Destination

Athletics

• 7th and 8th grade extra-curricular activities – Boys (Basketball, Track, Wrestling) – Girls (Dance, Volleyball, Track, Basketball)

• Intramural sports for 5th/6th graders(basketball, track, volleyball) • Silverbrook 5K • Fitness Center • Tri-Fit System • Use of heart rate monitors & pedometers in phy ed • No-Bully Contract • Family Fishing Day • Hoops Night • Dodge Ball Tournament

Points of Pride

VFW-Essay Winners

DSHA Academic Competition

Battle of the Books

2011 Girls’ Conference Track Champions

Job Shadowing/Career Certificate

2011 Kohl Award Winner

Spanish Pronunciation Contest

Forensics – State Competition

Geography & Spelling Bee (state level)

Math Counts

School Store

Viking Pride

Jazz Band Performs at the Farmer’s Market

Volunteer Hours(5001 in 2011-12 from 5-8th graders)

Builder’s Club

Career Day-Partnership with MPTC, UWWC, WB Mutual

Student Council

Art on Main

Solo/Ensemble competitions

Silverbrook Garden

Community Partnerships

• Volunteering in the Community:

– School-wide Food Drives

– Giving Tree – Holiday

– Cedar Ridge Nursing Home Visits

– Adopt a Park-Kenny Park maintenance

– Book Drive for Casa Guadalupe

– Good Neighbor Committee

– Project Linus blanket making

• Community Partners:

– UWWC - American Cancer Society -Imagine Cafe

– MPTC - West Bend Police Dept - VFW of West Bend

– Spaulding Clinical -Kiwanis Club - Cedar Ridge

– Mountain Outfitters -Myrhum Patten Funeral Services -West Bend Mutual

– Noodles - West Bend Optimist Club - Froedtert Medical

– Holocaust Speaker -STAR Realty -Lifestar Ambulance

– Dairy Queen -Cedar community -The River Dentist

– Boys’ and Girls’ Club –Museum of Wisconsin Art -Cost Cutters

– Decorah Animal Hospital -Riveredge Nature Center -Albiero Heating/Plumbing

- Westbury Bank -Kreilkamp Trucking -Kettle Moraine YMCA

– Youth and Family Project -Lac Lawrann -Aurora Medical

– Scott’s Landscaping -Northfield Stone

Impact on Site

•Immeasurable

Vision for the Future Preparing All Students for College Readiness

AND Career Success

Introduction

Ted Neitzke, Superintendent

Former Badger Middle School Principal and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, Planning, and Communications

West Bend School District since 2004

What is the quick summary?

What are the issues? Aging facilities

Maintenance liabilities

Capacity and enrollment

What will be done? Convert five elementary schools

to K-4th, close Barton Elem., convert Silverbrook to a 5th–6th building, and Badger becomes a 7th -8th building.

What will this cost? $22,865,000

What will it save? $870,000 annually

(approximately)

Saving millions in interest because of loan structure

Why now? Low interest rates

Good construction climate

Board has the ability to apply $5,251,600 to project

Presidential election provides greatest community input

What is unique about the West Bend School District?

Mission: Preparing All Students for College Readiness AND Career Success

7000 Students

Award winning schools

Milwaukee Magazine “Over Performing” High School and Elementary and Middle Schools

Newsweek

Community commitment

Pool

Turf Field

West Bend Public Schools Foundation

Partnerships with 220 area businesses

Volunteers- over 250 active in 11/12 and currently there are over 700 registered

What was the process and how did we get here?

In 2010 the School Board launched a comprehensive review of all facilities and asked that a 25-year plan be developed. A citizen based committee was formed (CFAC2).

During the 2011-2012 school year the 25-year facility plan was presented, reviewed, and approved by the School Board

In August, 2012 the board voted to ask the community to support the greatest needs of the plan by advancing a referendum to the community.

Criteria Economically viable, reduce

deferred maintenance, minimize attendance boundary disruptions, minimize staffing implications, create adequate educational space, ADA compliant, increase security, safe traffic flow

Use research, data and information to develop a 25 year comprehensive facilities plan

What are the issues?

Capacity and enrollment

Maintenance liability (Required maintenance)

Growing district with aging facilities and limited revenue

What is the capacity v. projected enrollment early childhood- 5th grade in the next decade?

3000

3050

3100

3150

3200

3250

3300

Enrollment

Capacity

Capacity drops

because trailers

are removed

What is the proposal?

Elementary schools become kindergarten – 4th grade (reducing schools from six to five)

Green Tree has additional classrooms built and a new cafeteria

Silverbrook becomes a 5th-6th grade building and undergoes a major remodel and addition (existing building stays)

Badger becomes a 7th-8th grade building Two high schools on one campus continues

What are the student and curriculum benefits?

Increases offerings for 5th grade creating a programming niche in region Spanish, German, French

Band, Orchestra, Choir

Physical education every other day

House System

Long term space issues addressed

Improves classroom student/teacher ratios

Reduces social transitions

All students have access to safe and modern facilities

What are the efficiencies?

Projected savings in staffing: $800,000* once the reconfiguration occurs

These savings include the increased programming in the 5th – 6th grade building

New attendance boundaries

*Based on current projections

How will the district attendance areas be reorganized?

These boundaries will shift when final plan is drawn up to balance capacity.

What operating efficiencies are created?

Transportation savings as a result of new boundaries Savings of over $70,000 annually (reducing 2 bus routes)

Total anticipated annual operating reduction is $870,000

What is the cost?

Proposed project: Silverbrook Remodel & Addition = $25,226,800

Green Tree Classrooms and Cafeteria= $2,889,800

Total= $28,116,600

What is the district doing to reduce the cost?

The total costs of the project is $28,116,600

Board is applying $5,251,600 of district funds to reduce the amount to the community

Final cost before interest is

$22,865,000

Total Cost:

District Contribution

Referendum

• $28,116,600

• - $5,251,600

• = $22,865,000

What is the financial impact on me?

$0.32 per $1000 of assessed property value

• $2.67per month

• $32.00 per year total school property tax increase $100,000

• $4.00 per month

• $48.00 per year total school property tax increase $150,000

• $5.34 per month

• $64.00 per year total school property tax increase $200,000

• $6.67per month

• $80.00 per year total school property tax increase $250,000

• $8.00 per month

• $96.00 per year total property tax increase $300,000

Home Value

What will be the tax impact?

West Bend School District 2012

$8.44 per $1000 of assessed value

$1688 for a $200,000 home

$0.01 increase for 2013

Germantown School District 2012

$10.13 per $1000 of assessed value

$2026 for a $200,000 home

West Bend School District 2013 if passed

$8.77 per $1000 assessed value

$1754 for a $200,000 home

How has the district demonstrated good stewardship?

Utilized tools of Act 10

Saved millions in the last three years with health and benefit savings

Reduced instructional fees to families by nearly 50%

No reductions of programs or teaching staff for this school year as a result of the budget

Mill rate is a projected $0.01 increase per $1000 assessed value for this coming year

What has the district done to reduce my costs if the referendum passes?

18% down payment of the project cost or $5,251,600

Set the lending period for 16 years instead of 20 years which reduces the estimated total financing costs by nearly $5,000,000

Designed a 25-year facility plan that maps out all projected maintenance costs

What are all costs associated with the referendum?

Total Principal $22,865,000

Projected interest costs $9,108,456*

Total amount of debt for 16 year $31,973,456 bond

* Estimated interest rates (1.25%-3.57%) over the course of multiple

borrows

Why Close Barton?

Costs of maintenance liability is $4,200,000

Not ADA compliant school (Americans with Disabilities Act)

Declining enrollment

403 412 386 397 379 381 365

335

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

What will happen to the Barton staff?

The district will make every attempt to reassign staff to available positions for which they are qualified within the district.

What about Jackson Elementary School?

New school built in approximately 10 years

District owns additional property in Jackson

Board and leadership is committed to saving money to reduce costs for new construction

Building has a useful life projection of 7-10 years

What are the facts and figures on the Badger Middle School project?

Initial cost estimate: $27,400,000

Final project cost: $27,024,911

Blended interest rate: 2.09%

Interest cost: $4,400,000

Term: 20 years

Last payment: April 1, 2025

Labor 52% lived in the WBSD

Savings $10,300,000 as a result of favorable bond climate and interest free bonds

What is the contingency plan if the referendum does not pass?

Adjust attendance boundaries and equalize student populations at each elementary school (Beginning 2013-2014 and evaluated yearly)

Research alternative sources of financing to address planned maintenance as identified in the 25-year facility plan

Fair Park 5th grade students continue at Silverbrook

If the referendum passes, what is the timeline?

Construction begins in spring of 2013

Current 3rd grade students would be the first 5th-6th grade class at Silverbrook with access to Spanish, German, French, band, orchestra, choir, increased art, every other day physical education, and the house system

Student attendance areas are established and distributed in the summer of 2013 for families to begin potentially planning for their new school

2014-2015 school year is when reconfiguration begins

What is the benefit for all kids?

K-4 – All buildings are relieved of capacity issues and students have more equalized class sizes across district

5-6 – Increase in programming, the house system, and students developmental needs are a focus

7-8 – Increase in programming, all students have access to Badger Middle School, and adolescent needs are more easily met

9-12 – Multiple pathways through the high school will be sustained and additional pathways developed. Two high schools on one campus.

System – A stronger student base moves through the system

What is the referendum question?

“Shall the West Bend Joint School District Number 1, Washington County, Wisconsin be authorized to issue pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $22,865,000 for the public purpose of paying the cost of constructing a classroom and cafeteria addition to Green Tree Elementary School; constructing an addition to and remodeling and renovating Silverbrook Middle School; and acquiring furnishings, fixtures and equipment?”

Questions? Upcoming Presentations

Sept. 11, 7 pm McLane Elementary

Sept. 12, 7 pm Jackson Elementary

Sept. 17, 7 pm Badger Middle School

Sept. 18, 7 pm Barton Elementary

Sept. 19, 7 pm Decorah Elementary

Sept. 25, 7 pm Silverbrook Middle School

Sept. 26, 7 pm Fair Park Elementary

Oct. 1, 7 pm City of West Bend Common Council

Oct. 2, 7 pm East & West High Schools

Oct. 3, 7 pm Green Tree Elementary

Oct. 9, 7:30 pm Jackson Village Board

October 16, 7pm Common Sense Citizens

Oct. 17, 7 pm West Bend Library

October 23, 6:30pm Lighthouse of West Bend

Oct. 29, 7 pm West Bend Library