Year in Review
2013
Year in Review
2013
David Clendening: District
Dave Sever: Elementary Education
Deb Brown-Nally: Secondary Education
Jeff Mercer: Finances
Matt Sprout: Technology
Bill Doty: Operations
Year in Review
2013
District
Accomplishments
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FCS Letter Grades Improvement
continued improvement
FCHS Early College Program graduates 8
students with an Associates Degree
FCS and FCTA Ratified Master Agreement
2013-2015
FCS Total Rewards Program begins for
support staff
FCS and Cummins partnership advances
through Six Sigma Training
No Barriers Culture Committee partners
teachers and administrators designed to
sustain FCS’ culture throughout the
turbulent financial times
Added instructional coach for secondary
schools
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FCS and City of Franklin partner for Safe
Routes to School Grant
Sale of the Needham property
FCS 2 National Merit Scholars
FCS and RDC partnership grows stronger
with the safety equipment donation
2 Johnson County Athletes of the Year
State Finalist in Band and Choir
FCHS Athletic Accomplishments: Baseball,
Basketball, Swimming, Track, Volleyball,
and Wrestling
FCHS Graduation Rate achieves highest
percent in school history
Successfully implemented new teacher
evaluation/improvement process
Year in Review
2013
District
Looking ahead in 2014
 Advancing the Strategic Plan
 Integrating instruction and
technology for 21st century
readiness
 Seeking solutions to continue
financial stress
 Continuing our journey from
Good to Great with
partnerships, opportunities,
and innovations
 Laser-like focus on PLCs,
instruction and literacy
Year in Review
2013
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Accomplishments
Curriculum
 Superkids (k-2)
 Benchmarks (3-4)
 Career Pathways (FCHS)
 Continued with Common Core
Transitions
Instruction
 Continued focus on literacy
 Continued focus on learning
objectives
 Initiated a 5-12 close reading
strategy
Assessment – Data
 Implemented Acuity assessment
system for secondary schools
 Improved achievement scores on
ISTEP+
Professional Development
 Professional Learning Communities
 Focus on literacy
 Facilitators of Instruction (FIT)
 Added secondary instructional
coach
 Improved Teacher Resources Page
on web-site
Year in Review
2013
Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Looking ahead in 2014
Curriculum
 5-12 English/Language Arts Adoption
 K-12 Writing Alignment
 RTI at the secondary level
 Common Core Math Practices
Instruction
 Focus on integrating digital tools and resources
 Continue focus on instructional model
 Continue focus on literacy
Assessment – Data
 Closely monitor and evaluate PLCs
 Implement Acuity assessments in grades 5-12
Professional Development
 Closely monitor and evaluate Professional Learning
Communities
 Ramp up support for improving literacy by providing
effective strategies and coaching
 Focus on improving instructional technology and digital
learning
 Utilize Facilitators of Instruction (FITs) for improving
instructional technology
 Provide wider variety of options for professional learning via
technology
Year in Review
2013
Finances
Accomplishments
 Met target balance goals in all Funds for
2013 despite $3.4 million loss in Circuit
Breaker
 Assisted in negotiating our new Teacher
Compensation Model along with our first
wage increase in 5 years for teachers and
administration
 Initiated the new PPACA Plan for FCS
 Coordinated two Economic Impact Studies
on behalf of Franklin
 Appointed to FDC Board of Directors
representing the school corporation
 Negotiated a new 5-year Coca-Cola contract
 Completed Six Sigma Green Belt training
Year in Review
2013
Finances
Looking ahead in 2014
 Continue to manage budget and circuit
breaker strategy
 Complete General Fund Optimization Project
and assist in guiding approved
recommendations
 Serve as Project lead while guiding
administrators through three initiatives
(Literacy, PLC’s, and Instruction)
 Serve as Project lead for two Central Office
initiatives (Customer Service, and
HR/Business Office Procedures)
Year in Review
2013
Technology
Accomplishments
 BYOD
 Planning of infrastructure move
 Evaluation of new technology:
Chromebooks
 Teacher training: Pearson Inform
 2013 ISTEP+
 Summer Tech Training 570
 Six Sigma
Year in Review
2013
Technology
Looking ahead in 2014
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GO Bond
Server room move
Chromebooks
Teacher training: Google Apps
2014 FCS ISD survey
Google+ / Google Hangouts
PC replacement cycle
Year in Review
2013
Operations
Accomplishments
 Partnered with Ivy Tech to create the FCS
Higher Learning Academy (HLA) as part of
the Total Rewards program
 First year of the support staff evaluation
process w/unit structure
 Awarded the SRTS planning grant as a
partnership with the City of Franklin
 Awarded the Secured School Safety grant
 Installed A/V Buzz-in systems in all K-4
buildings
 Completed the Indiana School Safety
Specialist certification
 Completed the Anti-Bullying guidelines in
compliance with HEA 1423
 Improved worker safety strategies
 Implemented energy conservation
strategies
Year in Review
2013
Operations
Looking ahead in 2014
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Continue Total Rewards program
Lead SRTS committee
Continue SRO program
Install A/V Buzz-in systems at CBIS, FCMS,
and FCHS
Apply for round two of the Secured School
Safety grant
Provide Anti-Bullying training for faculty and
staff
Complete a functional exercise with JCHD
Revise safety plan and improve our
reunification protocols
Transition of Transportation Department
leadership
Continue Worker Safety and Energy
Conservation programs
Manage G.O. Bond projects