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Annual Report

Bulloch County Schools

Preparing Students for Success and Enhancing Community Value

Bulloch County Board of Education Board of Education Meetings Visit www.bullochschools.org/board for a schedule of meeting dates and times, maps of the areas that each Board member represents, Board agendas and meeting packets, and official minutes of meetings.

Bulloch County Board of Education 2018 – Pictured Standing (L-R): Maurice Hill, Jimmy “Jay” Cook, Mike Sparks, Steve Hein, and Dr. Stuart Tedders.

Seated (L-R): Glennera Martin, Cheri Wagner, and Heather Mims.

District 1 Cheri Wagner 912.852.3495(H) Term: 1/1/2013 – 12/31/2020 clwag68@yahoo.com

District 2 Mike Sparks, Chairman 912.842.2460 (H) Term: 1/1/2011 – 12/31/2022 msparks@bullochschools.org

District 3 Dr. Stuart H. Tedders 912.478.1922 (W) Term: 1/1/2017 – 12/31/2020 stedders@bullochschools.org

District 4 Steve Hein 912.536-5807 Term: 1/1/2011 – 12/31/2018 shein@georgiasouthern.edu

District 5 Glennera Martin 912-764-3291 (H) Term: 1/1/2015 – 12/31/2022 gmartinsugarhill@yahoo.com

(District 4 Member elect) April C. Newkirk 912.690.5973 Term: 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2022 AprilCNewkirk@gmail.com

District 7 Heather Mims, Vice Chairman 912.541.3514(H) Term: 1/1/2017 – 12/31/2020 hdmims@bullochschools.org

District 6 Jimmy “Jay” Cook 912-489-3137 (H) Term: 1/1/2015 – 12/31/2022 jlcook1964@gmail.com

District 8 Maurice Hill, 912.764.7134(W&H) Term: 1/1/2005 – 12/31/2020 hillmaurice@yahoo.com

Board Secretary Mary Henley 912.212.8500 boe@bullochschools.org

www.bullochschools.org/board On the Cover: As part of Bulloch County Schools’ cultural diversity efforts, the school system recently asked its K-12 students in ageappropriate ways, to share their thoughts about cultural diversity or how they are different and unique from their classmates. Their feedback, which was expressed through art, poetry, essays, and videos, will be used to help shape our narratives for employee training, employee recruitment, and more. The cover of this year’s annual report features some of the students’ artwork from this project. For an update about our cultural diversity efforts, see page 9 of this report.

Watch Board Meetings Live or Later Board meetings can be watched live or later. They are live streamed online at www.bullochschools.org/boardlive, and the unedited videos are uploaded and archived to the same website immediately following each meeting.

Open Records Requests The public may direct all Open Records Requests to the Board of Education Secretary and Custodian of Records Mary Henley at 912.212.8500; recordscustodian@bullochschools.org.

Board Legal Counsel Edenfield, Cox, Bruce & Classens 115 Savannah Avenue Statesboro, GA 30458 912.764.8600 | www.edenfieldlaw.com

Board of Education Central Office 150 Williams Road, Suite A Statesboro, GA 30458

Superintendent of Schools Charles G. Wilson Ed.S., MBA, CPA cwilson@bullochschools.org

Administrative Assistant Mary Henley mhenley@bullochschools.org 912.212.8500

STRATEGIC PLAN Vision

By 2020, we will become a school system that prepares our students to be contributing members of society, based upon their interests and abilities, and the opportunity to pursue the colleges and careers of their choice.

Bulloch County Schools Strategic Plan (2015-2020) Adopted by Board of Education 02/12/2015; Revised 01/06/2016

College & Career Readiness

Stakeholder & Community Support

Resource Optimization

Increase College & Career Ready Performance Index Scores

Increase stakeholder and community involvement for student success

Develop funding plan to improve school operating capacity

Provide all students with relevant, realworld learning experiences

Develop partnerships with parents, community & organizations

Develop a place for necessary facilities & infrastructure upgrades

Utilize new and existing technologies

Develop partnerships with regional employers & postsecondary

Improve school nutrition: quality, health, costs, & local partners

Provide professional development needed for all employees

Increase stakeholder access to information

Develop plan to attract, retain & promote effective employees

Belief & Core Values We believe everyone can learn and grow in a continuous improvement culture that incorporates our core values.

Our core values signify our expectations of ourselves and each other, from the boardroom to our classrooms.

Be Relational: We build relationships with others through integrity, compassion, and respect.

Be Purposeful: We pursue what needs to be accomplished through appropriate and intentional effort.

Be Reflective: We evaluate our efforts in relation to our purpose.

Be Resourceful: We implement resourceful solutions through innovation and collaboration.

Be Courageous: We exemplify commitment, determination, and grit in making needed changes happen.

Be Accountable: We hold ourselves accountable for the decisions we make and the actions we take.

Mission The mission of Bulloch County Schools is to prepare students for success and enhance community value.

See the complete Bulloch County Schools Strategic Plan 2015-2020 at www.bullochschools.org/strategicplan.

State Recognitions Governor’s Office of Student Achievement BRONZE AWARD for greatest gains SEB MIDDLE SCHOOL

Georgia Department of Education

Georgia Department of Education

Georgia Department of Education

AP STEM SCHOOL Statesboro High School

TITLE I REWARD SCHOOLS

TITLE I REWARD SCHOOLS

AP ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL SEB High School

Highest Performing Brooklet Elementary School

Highest Progress Nevils Elementary School

Bulloch County Schools At-A-Glance SCHOOLS • 15 Schools (total) • 9 Elementary Schools (PK-5) • 3 Middle Schools (6-8) • 2 High Schools (PK, 9-12) • 1 Middle-High (6-12) ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTERS •Transitions Learning Center (6-12) • Graduation Performance Academy (9-12) • Cedarwood (GNETS) FACULTY & STAFF • 1484 Full-time • 1750 full, part-time, contract, substitute, & seasonal employees • 685 Classroom Teachers • 57 Administrators • 742 Support Personnel • Bulloch County’s 2nd largest employer TRANSPORTATION • 102 School Bus Routes • 113 drivers, 22 bus monitors, 21 maintenance personnel and 7 mechanics make up our driving force • 5,300 student bus riders; Ride 2x daily • 6,200 miles bus drivers travel each day • 1.3 million miles bus drivers travel annually • 20 days regular rotation for bus inspections & service STUDENT MOBILITY RATE 17.9%

MILLAGE RATE • Bulloch: 9.685* •Bryan: 15.345 •Candler: 14.000 • Effingham: 17.500 • Emanuel: 13.691 • Evans: 14.237 (Bulloch County Schools also receives a one percent local option sales tax. This mixed portfolio helps keep property taxes lower.

If you factor in LOST collections, the effective millage rate is 15.312) SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM •62% Students who receive free or reduced-price lunches.

•All students receive free breakfast.

•12,531 - Number of summer breakfasts and lunches served to children.

PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURES • 2015: $7,651.70 • 2016: $8,383.34 • 2017: $8,511.0 GRADE-LEVEL READING • 49.9% - 3rd grade students reading at or above the grade level target • 70.9% - 8th grade students reading at or above the grade level target

Data current as of 07/01/18 from Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, GA Department of Education, College Board, and Bulloch County Schools.

State Recognitions Governor’s Office of Student Achievement

Governor’s Office of Student Achievement

Georgia Department of Education

Technology Association of Georgia

EARLY LANGUAGE & LITERACY MINIGRANT

INNOVATION FUND TINY GRANT RECIPIENT

EXITED STATE FOCUS SCHOOL LIST

Bulloch Co. Schools $20K - Book Bus Project

Statesboro High School $5,700 – Virtual Reality Project

STEM EDUCATION AWARDS State Finalist in State STEM Day & Extracurricular Categories

Mattie Lively Elementary Langston Chapel Elementary

Statesboro High School

Bulloch County Schools At-A-Glance STUDENT ENROLLMENT • 10,473 (March 2018 FTE) • 14% Special Programs • 3% English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL Services) • 8.2% Gifted Services • 5,390 Male • 5,083 Female STUDENT DIVERSITY • 24 Countries • 18 Languages • 51% Caucasian • 37% Black • 7% Hispanic • 2% Asian/Pacific Islander • 3% More than one race & other

10 704

11 686

9 731

12 621

PK 518

K 829 1 837

ENROLLMENT

BY GRADE

8 752 7 753

2 806 3 809

6 803

5 831

4 793

HOUSING DISPLACEMENT 176 Number of Bulloch County Schools’ students who are housing displaced

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Score is based on students w/less than six unexcused absences divided by enrollment; 100-point scale)

• State Elementary Average 91.8 • Bulloch County Schools Avg. 86.9 • State Middle/High Average 90.3 •Bulloch County Schools Avg. 88.5 SCHOOL DISCIPLINE • Elementary Suspensions (In): 57 •Elementary Suspensions (Out): 386 •Middle/High Suspensions (In): 2,077 •Middle/High Suspensions (Out):817 • Middle/High Alternative School Referrals 71 • Middle/High School Expulsions 76 SAFE & SUBSTANCE-FREE ENVIRONMENT • Total Reported Bullying Incidents 146 • Total Reported Physical Incidents 316 • Total Reported Drug Incidents 77 Student’s Perception of School Climate (Based on GA Student Health Survey responses by at least 75 % of 3rd – 12th grade students) State Elementary Average 80.8 Bulloch County Elementary Avg. 79.0 State Middle/High Average 71.9 Bulloch County Elementary Avg. 70.2 STUDENT SUPPORT PROVIDERS School Social Workers for District: 3 School Counselors (Full-Time): 26

Strategic Plan Dashboard

Bulloch County Schools Strategic Plan Dashboard Preparing students for success and enhancing community value By 2020, we will become a school system that prepares our students to be contributing members of society, based upon their interests and abilities, and the opportunity to pursue the colleges and careers of their choice.

84.50% 71.70% Bulloch

71.80% Georgia

Bulloch

72.60%

Bulloch

79.00% Georgia

84.90% Bulloch

79.40% Georgia

SAT Class of 2017 Mean Score Avg. Bulloch: 1066 Georgia: 1050 United States: 1070

4-Year Cohort Graduation Rates 75.10%

Achievement

82.50% Bulloch

80.6% Georgia

Georgia

SAT: Class of 2017 Participation & Avg. Mean Score

by Demographics

Class of 2013

Class of 2014

Class of 2015

Class of 2016

Class of 2017

Black - 58 - 24% -943 Hispanic/Latino - 13 - 78% - 1124 White - 146 - 39% - 1092

Note: Updated graduation rate data is released each September. For the most recent data visit www.bullochschools.org.

72.5%

2017 graduates who were deemed college-ready based on national assessments (SAT/ACT)

Top five post-secondary institutions where our graduates enroll (in rank order): Georgia Southern University, East Georgia State College, Ogeechee Technical College, University Of Georgia, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

46.9%

Bulloch: 20.5

(score has risen every year for past five years)

Georgia: 21.4 United States: 21.0

by Demographics

4.2%

Black 81 | 32% | 20.5 Hispanic/Latino 13 | 5% | 20.2 White 136 | 54% |22.1 Asian 8 | 3% | 26.9

Dropout rate for grades 9-12

372

Advanced Placement (AP): Class of 2017

Students age 16 and older who are dual-enrolled

224

by Institution

ACT: Class of 2017 Participation & Average Composite

2017 graduates who were eligible for the HOPE or Zell Miller Scholarship

Number of college courses taken by dual-enrolled students

ACT Class of 2017 Composite Score Avg.

639

Number of 2016 Graduates

617

Number of 2017 Graduates.

629

Number of 2018 Graduates.

202 students took 283 AP exams. 50 percent scored three or higher to earn post-secondary credit for the course.

LEARNING

1:1

Implementing one-to-one Chromebook technology resources for students in 2018--2019

9

Elementary STEM labs provide enhanced science, technology, engineering, and math experiences for every child at least once a week

COMMUNITY

RESOURCES

33%

$1.7 million

Children ages 1-18 who live in poverty in Bulloch County

475+

Backpacks of weekend food packed each week by 14 churches and organizations for school children identified by our counselors

3

19

Career pathways offered across three high schools

175

Eighth-grade students participated in Manufacturing Day and Future Manufacturers Day as part of a work-force development partnership with local industry and development authority.

2,524

Professional development hours completed by Bulloch County Schools’ faculty & staff

sq. ft.

Avg. elementary school capacity; 5308 enrollment with 6,909 capacity.

78% 69%

$40,000 Funds donated by Evans General Contractors since 2011, to local organizations for Backpack Buddies food supplies. This program provides weekend food to students in need.

36,000+

Books donated to children by Altrusa Club to help improve early learning and literacy

50,000+

Amount donated to our schools through Parker’s Fueling the Community program

175+

Hours of parent engagement events in our schools

Amount of internal and external square feet of school facilities

77%

Middle school STEM labs provide an elective exploratory learning experience for students

ENGAGEMENT

Avg. middle school Avg. high school capacity; 2,298 capacity; 2,790 enrollment enrollment with 2,958 capacity with 4,070 capacity

75

Facilities projects ranked by two community committees to determine use of remaining ESPLOST III and new ESPLOST IV funds.

5

New playgrounds for five elementary schools made possible by ESPLOST IV

90+ %

Voters approved ESPLOST IV for $52 million

1,107

Parents who participated in the GA School Climate Survey for Bulloch County Schools

300+

Number of regular, active parents and community members who volunteer in our schools with PTOs, advisory councils, and events

18,294+

Followers across our social media platforms; up 20%+ from previous school year

2.21 million

Visits to our district and school websites in 2017-2018

School Safety Public Safety The school system receives ongoing support and response from local emergency management, law enforcement, and all public safety.

Safety Plans Each school has a safety team which meets monthly to address the safety needs of students, faculty and staff. Minutes and inspections are monitored by the district’s chief operations officer.

OCGA 20-2-1185 Every public school must prepare a school safety plan. Plans must be reviewed and updated annually. All plans must be submitted to Bulloch County Emergency Management Agency.

$93,286

A safety grant appropriated by the Georgia General Assembly for Fiscal Year 2019

Safety Audits The school system updated its state-required Five-Year Facilities Plan in 2017. This included an on-site facilities audit with a Georgia Department of Education representative and a committee of educators from other school districts. The audit also included discussions of possible safety issues and upgrades. This information helped guide ESPLOST IV needs and use of state safety grant funds.

Training for Schools Georgia Emergency Management and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are required by law to provide training for schools.

Community Conversations on School Safety The superintendent hosted a series of five town hall meetings on school safety to hear parent and community concerns.

Social & Emotional Learning Social, emotional, and behavioral issues are impacting safety and academics in our schools. Each school is developing a Social & Emotional Learning Plan for 2018-2019 that includes action steps, a timeline for implementation and responsible personnel.

Student Safety Drills Schools practice fire, weather, and lockdown drills with students. All schools will now also practice age-appropriate active shooter training using the Run-Hide-Fight method.

$2 Million ESPLOST IV funds for safety upgrades •1415 Security Cameras • Security Badges and Entry Identification • Intercoms • Bells & Clocks • Safety Radios – upgrade from analog to digital to be compatible with County’s upgrade to a digital E-911 system

School Entry & Office Access In 2017 the district assessed and made needed upgrades to restrict access to school hallways and administrative offices.

School Safety Protocols for Parents

Visit www.bullochschools.org/schoolsafety to learn more about how parents and the community can help.

Cultural Diversity A progress report of district initiatives

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Define Cultural Diversity for Bulloch County Schools • Form a diversity committee: Formed a Diversity Committee in 2015. The committee was made up of two Board of Education members, the district’s human resources director, six local citizens, five school system employees and the superintendent of schools. The committee met six times. It identified the following: community concerns; barriers to employee recruitment; agencies to assist in recruiting culturally diverse employees; and possible solutions within the committee’s scope. The committee referred its recommendations to the superintendent to guide planning.

• Gather feedback from students: In May 2018, Bulloch County Schools asked all of its K-12 students, in age-appropriate ways, what makes them unique, and what is cultural diversity. They communicated through poetry, essays, videos and original artwork. Their messages will be used to enhance our school system by shaping our narrative and culture.

• Produce a cultural diversity video: Crafted from our K-12 students’ messages about cultural diversity, we created a community video and an employee training video about cultural diversity in our school system. It launched in July 2018.

• Create a district cultural diversity employee task force: Currently identifying employee volunteers to serve.

Increase the Pool of Culturally Diverse Applicants for Certified Faculty Positions • Hire an assistant human resources director: Hired an assistant director of human resources in December 2017, to help increase the district’s recruitment efforts in relation to cultural diversity and the national shortage of educators.

• Increase our presence at employee recruitment fairs: During the district’s 2018 hiring season from February – July, the Human Resources Department attended eight employee recruitment fairs at colleges and universities in Georgia, including those at historically black colleges and universities.

• Host a local employee recruitment fair: On February 24, 2018, Bulloch County Schools hosted its first annual Employee Recruitment Fair. A diverse pool of nearly 250 applicants attended. They networked with principals and hiring supervisors and were encouraged to apply online for open positions.

• Serve as a partner system with area post-secondary institutions: Provide learning opportunities for education majors and make valuable networking connections with future educators for possible employment

Increase the Pool of Culturally Diverse Applicants for Certified Faculty Positions • Create a cultural diversity training video for employees: Created a six-minute training video in July 2018 • Launch a new employee training program: Introduce improved programs to convey all aspects of cultural diversity • Provide appropriate resources to employees to be more effective in regards to cultural diversity: • Launch second phase of school-level cultural diversity training: Tentatively scheduled to launch in spring 2019

Grow & Retain Culturally Diverse and Effective Educators from within the School System • Build leadership capacity: Created Aspiring Leaders program in 2014, to train educators to possibly be future administrators. To date 11 alumni of the program’s two cohorts have become administrators.

• Encourage education as a career: Implemented a new career pathway at Statesboro High School, Teaching as a Profession, for high school students who are interested in education as a career • Support new & veteran teachers: Implemented a new teacher induction program and a teacher mentor program to better ensure teacher effectiveness, professional growth and success, and retention • Provide professional learning opportunities: In 2017-2018, employees registered for nearly 5,200 course impressions totaling more than 2,524 hours of professional learning to further improve their skills and affect student achievement.

• Provide support and collaboration for educators: Implemented professional learning communities, provided training for all teachers and administrators on their effective use, and ensured teachers had a dedicated time to meet.

PUTTING COLLEGE WITHIN REACH Bulloch’s first cohort of REACH Georgia scholars graduate

$110,000 Combined amount of REACH Georgia scholarship funds received by our five graduating scholars in addition to HOPE scholarships.

$7,500

Bulloch County’s very first cohort of REACH Georgia scholars graduated in 2018. Selected in seventh grade, some achieved honor graduate and valedictorian status. The school system honored them and their mentors at a special reception prior to graduation. Many of the mentors and academic coaches had been paired with the scholars since middle school.

Each one of the scholars successfully met the REACH Georgia program’s stringent academic, discipline, attendance, and mentoring requirements since 2013. The scholars all plan to pursue a post-secondary degree from a public college or university in Georgia.

The Georgia Student Finance Corporation has held their scholarship funds in escrow since 2013, and now each will be receive their $10,000 REACH scholarship plus $10,000 in matching funds from their chosen Georgia public college or university. Georgia Southern University is one of 11 institutions that double match the scholarship. Combined the scholars will receive $110,000 in scholarships in addition to HOPE. REACH Georgia is a needs-based mentoring and scholarship program started by Governor Nathan Deal. It is designed to ensure that the state’s academically promising students have the academic, social, and financial support needed to graduate from high school and complete college. Bulloch County is one of five school systems that the state initially selected to pilot the program in 2013.

In Bulloch County the school district’s participation in REACH is underwritten by the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education. The Foundation annually pays the $7,500 seed money investment to the state. In the program’s six-year history, the district has named 25 REACH scholars, but this is the first cohort to graduate. Some of the scholars will be the first in their families to attend college.

These are our 2013 Cohort of REACH Georgia Scholars who became our first scholars to graduate in May 2018.

Seed money invested in program annually by Bulloch Co. Foundation for Public Education

25

Total number of Bulloch County REACH GA Scholars

60+

Number of GA Colleges & Universities Who match REACH GA scholarships

Amaya Brown – Statesboro High School 2018 Graduate; daughter of Michael & Tamika Brown; plans to attend East Georgia State College and major in Nursing; Mentor is Mildred Wilson and academic coach is Ashley Thompson.

Da’Neshia Jones – Southeast Bulloch High School 2018 Honor Graduate; daughter of Linton & Demetres Jones; plans to attend Kennesaw State College and major in Biology (pre-med); Mentor is Renee Perry and academic coach is Concella Holder.

Amonica Kirkland – Portal Middle High School 2018 Valedictorian and Honor Graduate; daughter of Benita Palmer and Gary Kirkland; plans to attend Wesleyan

College and major in Pre-Dentistry with a minor in Spanish; Mentor is Cheri Wagner and academic coach is Jennifer Yates.

Kailana Low – Statesboro High School 2018 Honor Graduate; daughter of Leihua Low-Turner; plans to attend Georgia Southern University and major in Early Childhood Education; Mentor is Lauren Amason and academic coach is Dr. Alissa Sasser.

Aisley Scarboro – Portal Middle High School 2018 Honor Graduate; daughter of Tan Frison; plans to attend Georgia Southern University and major in Exercise Science; Mentor is Chianti Culver and academic coach is Joe Bettinger.

VOLUNTEERS ENHANCE SCHOOLS & COMMUNITY 1

Schools match volunteers with needs New volunteer protocols ensure service & safety

Bulloch County Schools’ Student Support Services Department has launched a new online tool to encourage school volunteers and ensure student safety.

There are now three category types of volunteers which give parents and community members options to match their time and talents to school needs. It also clarifies when a back ground check is needed to volunteer.

The three volunteer categories are Visited, Committed and Dedicated. Each one accounts for the many ways volunteers serve, frequency levels, supervision, and how they have direct contact with students.

Only the Dedicated Volunteer category, requires a background check. It is for more direct student contact and involvement, which requires a background check for student safety. It is mainly for mentors, chaporones for school trips, and club advisors.

For more information about being a school volunteer, visit www.bullochschools. org or contact the volunteer coordinator at the school of your choice.

Parent, community and student volunteers serving our schools.

This is what it’s like to volunteer • Make connections with our more than 750 educators • Make connections with parents & guardians • Be part of strengthening public education in our community • Experience the great things happening in our schools first-hand • Be more aware of our schools’ challenges and how your talents can help • Make a positive impact on the life of a child Step One: Contact the Volunteer Coordinator at the school of your choice.

Step Two: Complete the Volunteer Information online at www.bullochschools.org.

Step Three: Complete a background check if necessary.

Step Four: Volunteer.

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Students enhance community through service Luke’s Project 11

Chrisalyn Ridgeway of Southeast Bulloch High School and Rachel Thomas of Statesboro High School were two of three seniors honored by Luke’s Project 11 for their extensive service to the community, and Ridgeway was selected from the three to receive a $2,000 scholarship.

Luke’s Project 11, a local nonprofit, was created in honor of Portal Middle High School Alumnus Luke Anderson, the son of Greg and Julie Anderson of Statesboro. Luke died tragically in 2010, just days before his 20th birthday. The organization encourages youth to leave a positive impact on our community. For more information about Luke’s Project 11 or how youth can submit service project ideas for the community for possible funding, visit www.lukesproject11 or email lukesproject11@gmail.com.

Financial Transparency and Efficiency General Fund Highlights ($ Millions) Fiscal year

QBE Revenues

Property Tax Revenues

Local Option Sales Tax Revenues

Total Revenues

Total Expenditures

Revenues over/(under) Expenditures

Ending Fund Balance

FY ‘10

$36.7

$16.4

$9.7

$70.1

$68.6

$1.5

$13.4

FY ‘11

$41.4

$17.3

$10.0

$73.1

$66.6

$6.5

$19.9

FY ‘12

$39.3

$17.1

$10.4

$69.1

$68.9

$0.2

$20.1

FY ‘13

$39.5

$16.6

$9.6

$69.1

$69.3

$(0.2)

$19.9

FY ‘14

$38.4

$16.5

$9.9

$68.8

$71.0

$(2.2)

$17.7

FY ‘15

$44.8

$17.4

$10.4

$78.4

$75.6

$2.8

$20.5

FY ‘16

$47.3

$17.2

$10.3

$78.7

$82.7

$(4.0)

$16.5

FY ‘17

$52.1

$17.6

$10.6

$84.3

$86.0

$(1.7)

$14.8

FY ‘18

$57.2

$18.1

$10.7

$89.7

$88.9

$(0.8)

$15.6

FY ‘19

$62.0

$18.5

$10.9

$95.2

$95.2

$0

$15.6

(In Progress) (Projected)

*For complete budget information on all Bulloch County Board of Education funds, capital projects, ESPLOST and state audit reports, visit www.bullochschools.org/budget

2%

Fiscal Year 2019 Raise for Employees

AA-

Standard & Poor’s Credit Rating

$43 million $93,286

Total General Fund Expenditures - $ 86,320,038

State grant funds for school safety capital projects for FY ‘19

Other Support Services $146,342

Maintenance & Operations $7,729,650

3 of 5 Stars

Financial Efficiency Rating

Bond sale revenue for identified ESPLOST IV projects

Fiscal Year 2018 Combined All Fund Appropriations

School Administration $6,750,769

Financial Highlights

General Administration $482,963 Business Administration $889,027

Debt Services Principal $8,875,000

Central Support Services $1,277,931 Educational Media Services $1,312,078 Improvement of Instructional Services $1,681,188

Instruction $65,269,273

Debt Services Interest $2,014,450 Student Transportation Services $5,604,399 Food Services Operation $5,730,905

Pupil Services $3,758,457

Bulloch County Schools Report Card College & Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI)

The College & Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) is Georgia’s comprehensive school accountability measurement tool. The overall CCRPI score is based on a 100-point scale. It measures schools’ and their school systems’ performance in four areas: (1) Achievement (50 Pts.): Content Mastery 20 pts.; Post-secondary readiness 15 pts.; Graduation rate 15 pts.; (2) Progress (40 Pts.); Achievement Gap (10 pts.); (3) Challenge Points (bonus of up to 10 pts.)

CCRPI scores are the basis for accountability in Bulloch County Schools’ five-year Strategic Waivers School System (SWSS) contract with the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement. The district’s 2015-16 (FY ’16) CCRPI scores are the baseline performance data year for the contract. From the baseline year (2016) through 2021, the district’s 15 schools must show at least a three percent improvement each year on the gap between the 2016 score and a perfect score of 100. To See Bulloch County Schools’ performance on all state and national assessments, visit www.bullochschools. org/testing

ELEMENTARY

Achievement Points 2017

Progress Points 2017

Achievement Gap Points 2017

Challenge Points 2017

2017 CCRPI Total Score

Possible Pts.

50

40

10

Up to 10 Total

100

Performance Flags

Exceed.

Bar

Georgia

31.3

34.3

6.7

0.6

-

72.9

Bulloch

30.0

32.4

6.7

1.2

-

70.3

BES

35.1

35.5

6.7

1.2

1.0

79.5

JPB

30.9

38.3

6.7

1.4

1.0

78.3

LCES

21.5

31.1

5.0

0.9

0.5

59.0

MLES

29.2

32.8

5.0

5.5

-

72.5

MCES

30.0

29.1

3.3

-

0.5

62.9

NES

33.7

28.9

6.7

3.2

0.5

73.0

PES

31.7

28.6

6.7

4.9

-

71.9

SZES

29.6

32.5

5.0

1.5

0.5

69.1

SES

27.4

29.0

5.0

-

1.0

62.4

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Achievement Points 2017

Progress Points 2017

Achievement Gap Points 2017

Possible Pts.

50

40

Challenge Points 2017

10

Up to 10 Total Performance Flags

Exceed.

Bar

FY ‘16

FY ‘17

FY ‘18

BES

4

3

3

JPBES

4

4

3

LCES

3

3

2

LCMS

3

3

2

MLES

4

3

3

MCES

4

3

3

NES

4

4

4

PES

3

3

3

PMHS

3

3

3

SZES

3

3

2

SEBMS

3

3

4

100

SEBHS

3

3

3

SHS

3

3

3

SES

3

3

3

WJMS

3

3

3

31.1

35.2

6.7

-

-

73.0

Bulloch

29.1

35.7

6.7

-

-

71.5

LCMS

24.4

34.8

6.7

-

-

65.9

PMS

30.0

37.5

6.7

1.1

0.5

75.8

SEBMS

34.5

38.6

6.7

1.3

-

81.1

WJMS

27.9

32.5

5.0

-

0.5

65.9

High School

Achievement Points 2017

Progress Points 2017

Achievement Gap Points 2017

Possible Pts.

50

40

10

Challenge Points 2017

FY 2017 CCRPI Total Score

Up to 10 Total

100

Exceed.

Bar

School climate refers to the quality and character of school life – its culture. Positive school climates foster successful youth development and learning. These scores are based on faculty, staff, student and parent climate surveys conducted annually by the Georgia Department of Education

FY 2017 CCRPI Total Score

Georgia

Performance Flags

Climate Star Ratings (out of 5 stars)

Georgia

34.6

35.2

6.7

0.5

-

77.0

Bulloch

34.9

35.1

6.7

1.3

-

78.0

Financial Efficiency Rating (out of 5 stars)

The Financial Efficiency Star Rating is a measure of a school district’s per-pupil spending in relation to the academic achievements of its students. The rating is based on a three-year average of per-pupil spending, which is then associated with the district’s CCRPI scores.

Districts are rated on a scale from .05 to 5 stars. A five-star district is one which has strong academic outcomes and lower levels of expenditures.

PHS

32.3

36.9

8.3

2.1

-

79.6

FY ‘16

4

SEBHS

36.7

32.9

5.0

0.9

0.5

76.0

FY ‘17

4

SHS

34.1

36.2

6.7

0.7

-

77.7

FY ‘18

3

STUDENT RECOGNITIONS STUDENT RECOGNITIONS Georgia National FFA Organization STATE CHAMPION Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event Team Amonica Kirkland, Cayla Morris, Caree McGahee, & Heidi Sawyer Portal Middle High School

Statesboro High Students & Faculty Raise $8.2K for Red Cross Hurricane Relief In September 2017, Statesboro High School students and faculty raised $8,261.95 for American Red Cross Hurricane Relief to aid victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Puerto Rico. The proceeds came from a barbeque chicken fundraiser hosted by faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

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GA Restaurant Association &Hospitality Ed. Foundation of GA GA CULINARY ARTS & GA PROSTART STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Georgia Council on Economic Education STATE CHAMPION GA STOCK MARKET GAME Caden Brown William James Middle School

Brandi Johnson Southeast Bulloch High School

Skills USA Nationals Industrial & Engineering Tech.

2nd Place in Nation Statesboro High Construction Jayman Patel, Ushman Chaudry and Brayan Escudero

Student Awards & Recognitions Highlights

•Erin Skinner (PMHS) –Mercer University’s $8K Sidney Lanier Creative Writing Competition Scholarship.

•Eletria Biswas (SHS) – Second place in state in the Chemistry Division of the 70th Georgia Science and Engineering Fair with her project entitled “The effect of various quantities of linseed oil on the ultimate tensile strength, yield strength, rigidity, and wettability of plant starch based polymers.” She also won the Wesleyan College Math and Science Award which comes with a $9,000 scholarship.

•Michael Vescio (SHS)- Guest speaker at the Georgia School Boards Association Summer Conference •Jayman Patel & Chandler Cowart (SHS) –Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle’s Greater Purpose Scholarship.

•Worlanyo Gato (SEBMS) – Won District 8 Spelling Bee; Top-10 finalist in GAE State Bee. •Georgia Student Technology Fair – Ava Alderman and Caroline Deal (MLES), 1st Place Animation; Samuel McNure and Jace Curring (PMHS), 1st Place, Animation; Bailey Borck (WJMS), 1st Place, Graphic Design; Shirling Xu (SHS), 2nd Place, Internet Applications; William Wu (SEBHS), 3rd Place Digital Game Design; Kelsey Walker (WJMS), 3rd Place, Productivity Design; and DeMarrio Wade (MCES), 3rd Place, Video Production.

•Georgia Science & Engineering Fair - Hayne Woodward (WJMS)– 4th place; Ceci Smith (WJMS), 3rd Place and the UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art Award for Excellence in Creative Problem Solving & Innovative Thinking.

•Bulloch Blues Marching Band - Marched in the 2018 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.

Careers before Graduation

Great Dane signs local graduates; Offers Scholarships for education In May 2018, four graduates received more than diplomas. A few days before graduation, Great Dane of Bulloch County offered the seniors jobs and scholarship opportunities. Ogeechee Technical College (OTC) hosted a special signing ceremony to celebrate the success.

Great Dane met Matthew Richter and Gunner Fulton of Southeast Bulloch High School and Kaitlynn Clem and Stacy Fleming of Statesboro High School during OTC’s first ever Charge Ahead Hiring Expo. Richter, a dual-enrolled student at OTC who completed a welding certificate before graduating from high school, will be a welder at Great Dane. Fulton will work in the tire mount area. Clem will work in assembly and continue her education at OTC. Fleming will also work in assembly.

The graduates will receive a $200 signing bonus after 90 days of employment, and Great Dane’s tuition reimbursement program qualifies them for $5,000 and up to $10,000 in scholarships to pursue an undergraduate degree in an industry-relevant area after two years. “We want to see them build a career and move up through our organization,” said Melissa Long, human resources manager for Great Dane.

The Charge Ahead Hiring Expo allowed 19 employers in high-demand career industries to interview 131 area high school students for job opportunities. OTC has plans to make this an annual event.

FACULTY & STAFF RECOGNITIONS FACULTY & STAFF RECOGNITIONS Georgia FCCLA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR Teresa Phillips Executive Director of School Improvement & CTAE

University of West Georgia

GA Professional Standards Commission

DISSERTATION OF THE YEAR School Improvement Doctoral Program

STATE TEACHER LEADERSHIP TASK FORCE MEMBERS

Dr. Noralee Edwards Director of Data Support

2018-19 Bulloch County Schools Retirees

This year’s retirees have served our community a total of 880 years.

Sarah Eden Debbie Page Karen Martin Donna Baldwin Faye Lee Katrina Jones Diane Morgan Walter Leveritt Cynthia Thompson Henrietta Abrams Brenda Chester Evonn Key Sherry Thompson Juanita Huff Virginia Aldredge Ardrena Jackson George Adkins Myra Lipsey Arthur Kimble Jennifer Palmer Gladys Newman Deborah Sullenger Delmer Reed Hope Sumner Patricia Richardson Lisha Nevil Kathy Riggs Joann Rawls Glenn Rogers Linda Sanders Amy Bettinger Kay Anderson Penny Lott Susan Boddiford

2018 School-Level Teachers of the Year Lisa Sherrod Brooklet Elementary School Carrie Feltman Julia P. Bryant Elementary School Heather Gonzales Langston Chapel Elementary School Christine Stripling Langston Chapel Middle School Rhonda Leggett Mattie Lively Elementary School Meagan Beasley Mill Creek Elementary School Danitra Britt Nevils Elementary School Stephanie Hodges Portal Elementary School Tendai Haggins Portal Middle High School Aimee Civalier Southeast Bulloch Middle School Cindy Mott Southeast Bulloch High School Matthew White Statesboro High School Plysheltia Drayton Stilson Elementary School Brian Hall William James Middle School

Charles Wilson Ansley Mays, Denise Bearden, Estella Newkirt

Construction Education Foundation of Georgia TEACHER OF THE YEAR Matthew White Statesboro High School

2018 Transportation Honors Team Brooklet Team Julia P. Bryant Team Langston Chapel Team Mattie Lively Team Mill Creek Team Nevils Team Portal Team Sallie Zetterower Team Stilson Team Special Education Director’s Cup Bus Monitors of the Year Service Technician of the Year

Louise Sherrod Judy Finch Angelica Karimbaksh Douglas Braxton Carlton Dance Phyllis Morgan Dawrence Hutley Jackie Cannon Brandi Adkins Shirley Gordon-Huff Carlton Dance Luella Garner & Wanda Lundy Andy Rice

Choral Director takes musical talent to troops

Brent Whitaker, director of Southeast Bulloch High School’s nationally acclaimed choral program was deployed to the Middle East for five months in 2018. A Senior Master Sergeant in the Air National Guard (ANG), Whitaker is the band manager for Band of the South, one of the ANG’s five elite national concert bands. He returned home safely in May.

Bulloch County Teacher of the Year

Ansley Mays is the 2019 Bulloch County Teacher of the Year. Selected in October 2017, when she was the STEM Lab teacher at Sallie Zetterower Elementary, she is now a first-grade teacher at Brooklet Elementary School. She is a graduate of Georgia Southern University, where she obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Early Childhood Education and Reading Education. She also holds a specialist’s degree in Curriculum and Teaching from Nova Southeastern University. She has served her entire 12-year education career with Bulloch County Schools.

Bulloch County Foundation for Public School Education Funding Innovation for Teachers & Students

$1,000

The grant amount provided each year to the Bulloch County Teacher of the Year

Statesboro Turkey Trot 5K

300+

People who annually participate in one of our main fundraisers

Since 2006, the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education (Foundation) has funded nearly 200 innovative projects with grants totaling more than $210,000 for Bulloch County Schools’ teachers.

The Foundation provides a way for individuals, businesses, industries and civic organizations to invest in local public education.

Each year the Foundation awards $20,000 in grants to teachers for innovative academic experiences and resources to further enhance learning. Some benefit local charter, private and homeschooled students as well.

The Foundation sponsors Bulloch County’s participation in the state’s REACH Georgia Scholarship Program with a $7,500 annual contribution.

REACH GA is a needs-based mentoring and scholarship program designed to ensure that the state’s academically promising eighth-grade students have the academic, social and financial support needed to graduate from high school and complete college.

The Statesboro Turkey Trot 5K and voluntary payroll deductions from school system employees are the Foundation’s main fundraising options. Join us in funding dreams and innovation for teachers and children in Bulloch County.

$210,000+

Grant funds provided to nearly 200 innovative teacher projects since 2006

$45,000

Matching scholarship funds we’ve provided to help make college possible for Bulloch’s 26 REACH Georgia Scholars since 2013.

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