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2016–17 ANNUAL REPORT

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STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS Continuous Improvement in Academic Performance

Innovative Instructional Programs

Creating a Great Workplace with Highly Engaged Employees

High Quality Facilities with 21st Century Learning Environments

Respecting the Diversity Among People and Cultures5.

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This past school year was the final year of our 2014-17 strategic plan, the roadmap on our

journey to excellence. We will renew that plan during the upcoming year as we work to

achieve our vision to become an unrivaled learning community, seeking wisdom, honoring

the past, and shaping the future. Guided by a plan and performance objectives, we will

continue to monitor our progress annually. In this report you will see the results of our

work during the past school year. We invite you to learn how we are making our vision a

reality, working together with our students, staff, and community.

OCONOMOWOC AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 2016–2017 ANNUAL REPORT4

Academic Performance 6

Innovative Instructional Programs 10

A Great Workplace 12

High Quality Facilities 14

Diversity 16

Budget 18

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MISSION Empowering a community

of learners and leaders

VISION To be an unrivaled learning

community, seeking wisdom, honoring the past, and shaping

the future

CORE VALUES Perseverance

Achievement

Integrity

Safety

Acceptance

Respect

Collaboration

Quality

Diversity

Trust

Responisbility

Inclusion

Relationships

Learning

Innovation

Opportunity

CHARTING OUR COURSE WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN: YEAR 4

SUPERINTENDENT MESSAGEWe are pleased to bring you our 2016-17 Annual Report. This long list of successes is a celebration

of the strength of our faculty, staff, building leadership, and the students in our schools. It also

reflects the thoughtful planning and leadership of our school board. Most importantly, it reflects

the excellent support for Oconomowoc Area School District by our parents and the greater

Oconomowoc community. Strong schools and healthy, vibrant communities are closely linked. As

such, our quality schools are very much a product of our community.

This past year was a busy and successful one in the OASD. This report is our update to the

community on the District’s progress toward the performance targets reflected in our strategic plan

and across all of our schools.

Last school year the District increased student achievement levels in Kindergarten through 8th

grade in reading and math on the Measures of Academic Progress assessment. Oconomowoc High

School administered their highest number ever of Advanced Placement (AP) and International

Baccalaureate (IB) exams, with a record number of 63 students recognized as AP Scholars for

earning a score of 3 or higher on at least three AP exams. In addition to our continued growth in

academic performance, the District once again was a statewide leader in the Arts at all levels. The

OHS Players garnered 18 Tommy Awards for their production of Billy Elliot, including Best High

School Musical in the state. We also had our share of athletic success, winning the Wisconsin Little

Ten All Sports Award for the sixth year in a row. All of this was done with a continued focus on

strong fiscal management and wise stewardship of the community’s resources.

We are so grateful for the community’s support of our $54.9 million referendum this past

November. The projects included in the referendum will increase capacity and address

maintenance needs at five of our schools. Capital improvement work is underway at Greenland

Elementary and Park Lawn Elementary, and those projects will be completed in time for school

to begin in September. Work is also underway at Ixonia Elementary where a new addition and

renovation of the existing building will be completed in September 2018. Planning and design is

well underway for the renovation of technology education classrooms at the OHS Main Campus

as well as the renovation of our new East Campus site. Both of those projects will be complete in

time for students in September 2018. Finally, designs for the new Meadow View Elementary are in

progress, and we continue to be on track to begin construction in the spring of 2018.

We invite you to look inside the pages of this report. We are confident that you will be impressed

by what you see. It is our vision for the OASD to become an unrivaled learning community,

seeking wisdom, honoring the past, and shaping the future. We look forward to continuing to

work together during the 2017-18 school year to help make that vision a reality for our students

and our community.

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2017–2018 SCHOOL BOARD

OCONOMOWOC AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 2016–2017 ANNUAL REPORT

BackRow(LefttoRight):DonWiemer(President),JohnSuttner,DanRaasch

FrontRow(LefttoRight):JessicaKarnowski(Clerk),SandySchick(VicePresident),KimHerro

Notpictured:SteveZimmer

RogerJ.Rindo,EdD.

SuperintendentofSchools

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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) PROGRAM PARTICIPATION Oconomowoc High School (OHS) became a certified International Baccalaureate (IB) World School in 2005.

The IB program is designed as a challenging educational experience that prepares highly motivated juniors and seniors for college and lifelong success. Participating students may pursue an IB Diploma, an IB Career Certificate, or take an IB course to supplement regular high school studies.

Students take written examinations at the end of the program, which are scored by external IB examiners. All University of Wisconsin System schools award college credit for scores of 4, 5, 6, or 7 on higher-level IB examinations. Additional credit is awarded to students who complete the full diploma program. OHS students took IB exams in 20 subject areas and Spanish, German, English and Theatre were among the most popular.

OHS has steadily increased the number of IB exams taken since the program’s implementation. In the 2016-17 school year, OHS students took 232 IB exams, four IB Diplomas were awarded and five IB Career Certificates were awarded. OHS students also scored above the world average in five out of 20 subject areas.


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STRATEGIC DIRECTION #1

CONTINUOUSIMPROVEMENTINACADEMICPERFORMANCE

The Oconomowoc Area School District

identified several student achievement

performance objectives as part of the

2014-17 strategic plan, including:

• International Baccalaureate (IB)

Program Participation

• Advanced Placement (AP)

Course Enrollment

• American College Test (ACT)

Performance

• Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)

Performance

• OASD Parent Satisfaction

Survey Results

Additional performance data is also

available via the Department of Public

Instruction’s WISEdash

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) COURSE ENROLLMENTAP courses are college-level courses offered in high school. Scoring well on the AP Exam can earn a student college credit, placement above introductory college courses or both, potentially saving on college costs. AP exams are administered each spring and are scored on a 5-point scale.

AP classes offered in the 2016-17 school year were: AP English Literature and Composition, AP World History, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1 and 2, AP Psychology, AP Calculus BC, AP Environmental Science, AP US History, AP Statistics, AP Human Geography, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP Studio Art.

AP Students with Exam Scores of 3+289 or 49% of OHS AP

students earned an AP

exam score of three or

higher in 2017 This is

the highest achievement

level in AP exams in the

last five years

Success on an AP exam

is defined by an exam

score of three or higher,

which represents the

score point predictive

of college success and

college graduation

AP ScholarsAP Scholar status is

granted to students

who receive scores of

three or higher on three

or more AP exams 63

OHS students earned

scholar status in 2017,

which represents a 40%

increase over 2016

2013

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2015

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143

189

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228

289

NUMBER OF OHS AP STUDENTS

NUMBER OF AP EXAMS TAKEN BY OHS STUDENTS

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

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NUMBER OF IB EXAMS TAKEN BY OHS STUDENTS

TAKEN IN 2016-2017

OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD

232

161% 147%

EXAMS

INCREASE INCREASE

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ACT PERFORMANCE ACT-Aspire and ACT are curriculum and standards-based educational and career planning tools that assess students’ academic readiness for college in English, Math, Reading, and Science.

ACT ASPIRE (GRADES 9 AND 10) Key Performance Objective: By the end of the 2016-17 school year, all grade 10 students will demonstrate mean scale score growth in English, Math, Reading, Science and Composite greater than the 80th national percentile on the ACT-Aspire exam, measured from Spring to Spring.

ACT EXAM (GRADES 11 AND 12) Key Performance Objective: By the end of the 2016-17 school year, all grade 11 students will demonstrate an achievement level in English, Math, Reading, Science and Composite greater than the 80th national percentile on the ACT exam, measured from Spring to Spring.

392 9th graders took the ACT Aspire

Exam in Spring 2017 These students

scored at or above the national

average in each subject area

Predicted ACT Composite Score = 21 0

(max = 36) +0 5 change from 2015

Nearly 400 10th graders took the ACT

Aspire Exam in Spring 2017 These

students scored above the national

average in each subject area The

students also demonstrated above

average growth in math

Predicted ACT Composite Score = 21 2

(max = 36) -1 0 change from 2015

398 11th graders took the ACT Exam

in Spring 2017 These students

scored above the Wisconsin Average

Composite Score

ACT Composite Score = 20 8

(max = 36) -0 2 change from 2015

In 2016, the grade 12 mean

ACT score was 21 5 (max = 36)

GRADE 12 - ACT EXAM



HOWAREWEDOING?

GRADE 9 – ACT ASPIRE GRADE 10 – ACT ASPIRE GRADE 11 - ACT EXAM

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

AVERAGE UNRIVALED

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Achievement Achievement/2017Growth Achievement

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

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ENGLISH

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AVERAGE UNRIVALED

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71MATH

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READING0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

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SCIENCE COMPOSITEMedianNationalPercentileRank


PARENT SATISFACTION SURVEY The OASD selected a Studer Group Survey to assess parent satisfaction with the district. The survey was an online questionnaire comprised of closed and open-ended questions, related to student engagement, school learning environment, communication, and relationships with the principals and staff.

THREE-YEAR PERFORMANCE GOALBy the end of the 2016-17 school year, the district mean score for parent satisfaction will improve from 3.93 to 4.25 with annual increases of at least .10 on the Studer Education Parent Satisfaction Survey.

HOW ARE WE DOING?

4 0 5OUT OF

2016–17 PARENT SATISFACTION RATING

07 INCREASE

MAP Student Growth Summary Report 2017 School Norms 4-32 (2015). Number of students: K = 343, G1 = 335, G2 = 342, G3 = 348, G4 = 366, G5 = 414, G6 = 353, G7 = 392, G8 = 387.

NWEA MAP: NATIONAL PERCENTILE RANK (2016-17)

MATH READING

GRADE STATUS GROWTH GRADE STATUS GROWTH

Gr. K 93 87 Gr. K 89 73

Gr. 1 96 98 Gr. 1 88 74

Gr. 2 82 80 Gr. 2 79 95

Gr. 3 84 71 Gr. 3 84 78

Gr. 4 86 71 Gr. 4 82 97

Gr. 5 80 77 Gr. 5 71 71

Gr. 6 79 62 Gr. 6 76 79

Gr. 7 89 79 Gr. 7 85 76

Gr. 8 92 36 Gr. 8 84 50


SIGNIFICANT MAP ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTHThe OASD selected the NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) to assess the academic growth of students in grades K-8. Students are tested in the fall to establish an achievement baseline in math and reading. A mid-year test session gives students and teachers additional data to inform instruction and better meet the needs of all learners. Students then take an end of the year MAP test to determine academic growth from Fall to Spring, based on RIT score comparison.

HOW ARE WE DOING?1. Key Performance ObjectiveBy the end of the 2016-17 school year, all K-8 students will demonstrate an achievement level in reading and math greater than the 80th national percentile, in both status and growth, on the MAP assessment measured in the Spring.

2. ResultsOASD demonstrated unrivaled achievement and growth on the MAP assessment in 2016-17.

MATH Map Testing -

Median Percentile Rank (K–8)

READING Map Testing -

Median Percentile Rank (K–8)

WISCONSIN SCHOOL REPORT CARDS: OASD EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS WITH A 4-STAR RATING ★★★★

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) creates an Annual Report Card for every publicly funded school district in the state. The Report Cards are intended to help learning communities utilize data on specific measures to celebrate successes and identify growth opportunities. School districts receive an overall accountability rating (0-100).

According to the most recent report card, the OASD Exceeded Expectations (78.4) and earned a 4-star rating (out of 5) from the DPI. OASD also demonstrated unrivaled student growth on state assessments with a score of 85.1 (Wisconsin Average = 66.1). Learn more about the report cards at https://dpi.wi.gov/accountability.

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AP GLOBAL BUSINESS2019


As part of our three year strategic plan, the Teaching and Learning Team continues to build innovative instructional initiatives through the framework of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Our schools are bringing the UDL principles to life and offering new and innovative instructional programs in the following ways:

INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AT OCONOMOWOC HIGH SCHOOLThe goal of OHS administrators, counselors, and teachers is to prepare students for college or career. UDL framework emphasizes the development of “expert learners” at the end of a K-12 progression. An “expert learner” is a:

• Strategic, goal-directed learner

• Resourceful, knowledgeable learner

• Purposeful, motivated learner

OHS became a member of the Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) network, which is a collection of school districts across the country that utilize classroom, community, and higher education resources to connect learning experiences in a relevant, real-life setting, for students. OHS focused on developing CAPS courses through a curriculum framework that emphasizes each of the “expert learner” components. OHS currently offers CAPS courses in construction trades and engineering. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, OHS will introduce a new AP Capstone course titled, AP Seminar and Digital Communications. In the 2018-19 school year and beyond, OHS will introduce Capstone courses in biomedical innovations and AP research along with global business, emphasizing on international business and foreign language.


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INNOVATIVEINSTRUCTIONALPROGRAMS

AP SEMINAR DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

AP BIOMEDICAL INNOVATIONS

FUTURE OHS CAPSTONE COURSES

2017

2018

UDL PRINCIPLES EMBEDDED IN TEACHING AT THE ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLSOur elementary and intermediate schools have continued to focus on developing learning experiences through our UDL planning structure. With an emphasis on “knowing your learners,” and “teaching to the edges,” teaching teams have continued to work through job-embedded collaborative coaching to develop strategies that meet all learners.

Over the past two years, all 3rd- 5th grade teams have participated in summer professional development and workshops to utilize strategies in planning, co-teaching, and analyzing student needs to better support best practices for all students. During the summer of 2017, all 6th grade teams participated in targeted learning to support UDL planning and teaching strategies.

UDL SUMMER PROFESSIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENTThe central tenets of UDL focus on strategic instructional planning and collaboration methods to support the learning of all students in an inclusive classroom setting. To help teachers meet this challenge, the district has prioritized job-embedded coaching and professional development academies that focus on strategies to support unique student learning needs.

During the summer of 2016, over 150 teachers participated in district-facilitated UDL training. Following our continuous improvement framework, Teaching and Learning, along with site administrators, provided job-embedded coaching through common planning periods, which linked learning from the summer trainings to classroom practice. Our continued emphasis is student-centered planning, promoting a growth mindset within classroom culture, constructing clear learning intentions for students, and providing flexible classroom learning environments to function well for all students.

Over 150 staff members again attended the summer 2017 UDL training, “Living Learner Variability”. OASD welcomed five Harvard University UDL cadre members and four regional experts to facilitate learning through this three-day institute. These experts shared wisdom in areas like:

• Executive functioning

• Providing quality instructional feedback

• UDL coaching and support for teachers

• Instructional planning

• Gifted and Talented

• Autism

• Attention Deficit Disorder

• Culturally responsive practices

UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR

LEARNING

StudentCenteredPlanning

Understandingby Design &ActionableFeedback

ClassroomDesign

DevelopingCulture forLearning


Universal Design for learning is one of the few

big and truly transformative ideas to emerge

in education over the past two decades.

Martha Minow, Dean, Harvard Law School

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CREATINGAGREATWORKPLACEEmployee engagement is our approach to creating the right conditions for all staff members to give their best each day, to commit to the district’s goals and core values, to be motivated to contribute to student success, and to enhance their sense of well-being. We believe that highly engaged employees project their satisfaction to their co-workers, students, and parents. Employee engagement is about drawing on employees’ knowledge and ideas to improve our working conditions and increase employee retention.

The OASD School Board is committed to maintaining favorable pay levels aligned with comparable benchmark districts and supports the continued implementation of the Educator Compensation Model. This summer the district’s benefits consultants will lead a team of OASD Board Members, administrators, and staff through a strategic planning process for OASD employee benefits. This process will establish short and long-term goals, create a formalized vision for employee benefits, and develop a long-term employee benefits plan.

The district continues to promote

employee engagement around salaries,

benefits, work environment, and

organizational culture through various

committees:

• Handbook Committees

(a team for each employee group)

• Benefits Task Force

• Educator Compensation Model

Steering Team

• Promotions Committee

• Diversity Committee

Find Your Place in the OASDVisit www oasd org for employment opportunities

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2016-17 MARKS THE THIRD YEAR OF THE EDUCATOR COMPENSATION MODELThe district’s competitive compensation program for certified staff provides an opportunity for individual career growth, driven by the employee, and infused with multiple opportunities for continuous learning and growth. The OASD model incorporates a compensation banding approach with five key educator career levels. This approach rewards staff for career growth over time, and most importantly, annual performance. Advancement through the career bands occurs with an application and an opportunity to present evidence of “sphere of influence” to a team of peers and administrators.

THE SUCCESS RATE FOR ALL PROMOTION APPLICATIONS FOR 2017-18 WAS 85.9%!

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EMPLOYEE RETIREMENTS IN 2016-17Show left to right: Karen Small, Ellyn Helberg, Don Maroo, Linda Kowalewski, Elizabeth Anderson

Not pictured: Bonnie Goergen and Terry Largent

CREATING A GREAT WORKPLACE

EMPLOYEE WELLNESS INITIATIVESOASD’s wellness initiatives offer employees the opportunity to lower out-of-pocket health care costs with participation in a robust program that incorporates preventive care, biometric screening, and wellness program participation.

98.5% of all wellness program participants met the goal of completing all requirements to earn a lower health insurance deductible.

The top OASD Summer Walking Program participant walked nearly 1.7 million steps. That number of steps will take you from Oconomowoc, WI to Chatanooga, TN!

The OASD scored above the average employee wellness score of 85.4 with a score of 90.8.

I participate in the OASD wellness activities because they help me stay motivated. Physical and mental wellness is important to me, and it helps me in all aspects of my life. Each day is a gift, and I try to live one day at a time.

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HIGHQUALITYFACILITIES&LEARNINGENVIRONMENTSThe Buildings and Grounds Department includes custodial operations and building maintenance. The first responsibility of the department is the health, safety and welfare of the more than 5,000 students, staff, volunteers and community members who learn, work and visit OASD schools each day. Services associated with the department include general maintenance, custodial, grounds, athletic set ups, plumbing, painting, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, flooring, deliveries, fire safety, general building safety, signage, parking lot maintenance, roofing, building envelope, energy management and coordinating community use of facilities.

THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS:

• Over 1 million square feet of buildings on 418 acres of land.

• Eight active school sites, as well as a grounds maintenance facility, school farm, nature center and the former Wilkinson Clinic property.

The Department supports the district’s strategic plan by assuring that all facilities are safe, clean and properly maintained for student learning.

BUILDINGS&GROUNDS2016-17HIGHLIGHTS: • Continuing to support

UDL classroom renovations district wide

• OHS Campus Drive LED lighting

• Window replacement at Greenland

• Window replacement at Park Lawn

• Cylinder and power unit replacement of the OHS North Campus elevator

• Replacement of the gym lobby entrance storefront at Park Lawn

• OHS choir room floor abatement and replacement

• OHS Field House wood floor sanding, refinishing, and line painting

• Camera system replacement at Nature Hill and Silver Lake

• Updating of the Ixonia computer lab

• Remodeling of the OHS women’s restroom in the Field House

• Renovation of the Varsity Girls locker room at OHS

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IXONIA ELEMENTARY The Ixonia Elementary School ground breaking event took place on Friday, May 19, 2017. OASD staff, parents and community members joined in the festivities, acknowledgements and student participation. Bids for the project came in slightly under budget, and the OASD School Board approved an overall guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $8,166,172. Construction began on June 9, 2017, and the estimated project completion date has been set for August 2018.

THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE:

• Relocating three classrooms from the basement to the main level

• Renovation of existing classroom spaces

• Replacing heating, ventilation and mechanical systems

• Replacing portions of the roof

• Building a visible and secure main entrance

• Building a dedicated cafeteria

• Adding a cooling system

OHS: EAST & MAIN CAMPUS, DISTRICT OFFICEVisioning for improvements and renovations to OHS Main Campus and OHS East Campus (known formerly as the Wilkinson building) began in early April 2017. This project also includes the relocation of the OASD administrative offices, currently housed at Meadow View Elementary, to the OHS East Campus.

PARK LAWN / GREENLAND ELEMENTARYConstruction documents were completed for both projects and bids were solicited in early April 2017. Bids came in $600,000 under the pre-referendum budget and the OASD School Board approved a GMP of $3,147,662 for Park Lawn Elementary School, and $3,278,389 for Greenland Elementary School. Work at both schools began at the conclusion of the school year and projects will be completed in mid-August 2017.

THE PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE:

• Replacement of the heating, ventilation, and mechanical systems in both schools

• Adding cooling systems

• Partial roof replacement and repair

MEADOW VIEW ELEMENTARY Schematic design for the new Meadow View Elementary School began in mid-February and was approved by the OASD School Board at their June 20, 2017, meeting. The design development and construction document phases of the project will continue through the spring of 2018 before public bidding and construction begin.


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IMPORTANT CONSTRUCTION DATES

HIGH QUALITY FACILITIES & LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

Bi-weeklyupdatesoftheprogressonthese

projectscanbefoundundertheBuildingour

FutureProjectUpdatessectionofwww.oasd.org.

PROJECT UPDATE

Greenland & Park Lawn

Construction Complete

August 2017

Greenland & Park Lawn Dedication Ceremonies

September 2017

OHS East & Main Campus

“Wall Breaking” Ceremony

January 2018

Meadow View Ground

Breaking Ceremony

May 2018

Ixonia Dedication

Ceremony, OHS East Campus Dedication Ceremony

August 2018

Meadow View Dedication Ceremony

August 2019

District Offices Dedication Ceremony

August 2019 (tentative)

PROJECT UPDATE

RESPECTING DIVERSITY AMONG PEOPLE & CULTURES



RESPECTINGDIVERSITYAMONGPEOPLE&CULTURES

PBIS: POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT NOW K-12Schools implementing PBIS focus on teaching students behavioral expectations and monitoring their success with data. Schools take time to include families, recognize good behavior and celebrate successes school-wide. Family engagement was a very important focus this year in all of our elementary schools.

All five OASD elementary schools received Silver Level Recognition from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for their ability to fully implement their behavioral work in PBIS at the universal school wide level for at least two years in a row and at a Tier 2, selected level/small group, for at least one year. This work lays a solid foundation for the future expansion and refinement of our culturally responsive multi-level system of support. This marks the third year in a row OASD has achieved DPI recognition at the elementary level.

Intermediate School staff and administration have been working on setting consistent expectations for all students in all environments and building an acknowledgement system to reinforce these expectations. Both Silver Lake and Nature Hill Intermediate Schools will roll out their expectations to students this fall!

Oconomowoc High School has brought PBIS expectations - be respectful, be responsible, be extraordinary to PRIDE! They continue to use these themes to improve school attendance and reduce tardiness.

DIVERSITY COMMITTEEThe Diversity Committee developed expanded definitions for what respecting diversity means for OASD. They have defined this as “the understanding of individual differences in race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, socio-economic status and students with disabilities. Respecting these diversities is inviting and embracing these unique differences.” The committee continues work to positively impact curriculum and instruction, family involvement and professional development.

SERVICE LEARNINGThe OASD is committed to providing students the opportunity for service learning, either locally or through service learning travel. Both are designed to help students learn through service to others.

In the 2016-17 school year, service learning projects included:

• Repairing the public walking path at the nature center behind Nature Hill intermediate School.

• Travel to the Dominican Republic and Ecuador for immersion experiences where students learn about new cultures, meet with local residents and participate in meaningful service projects that will benefit communities for years to come.

• Global Youth Service Day projects conceived and implemented by OHS students. Projects ranged from urban poverty to the environment.

• Travel to the Global Leadership Summit to focus on the future of food sustainability and other global issues.

In the 2017-18 school year, OASD students and staff will continue to focus on service learning opportunities, increase involvement in Global Youth Service Day and travel to the Dominican Republic, Peru, Iceland, Berlin, and Amsterdam.

Silver Lake Intermediate School choir teacher Lynne Carlstein received a Kohl Fellowship Grant for her skill as a leader and agent for positive change in her classroom and school.

Ixonia Elementary School students, staff and families joined with the Ixonia community to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Ixonia Elementary School addition in May.

Park Lawn Elementary School students celebrated Arbor Day 2017 with an all school assembly and the planting of a new tree with help from the City of Oconomowoc.

Congratulations to Summit Elementary School staff member Mrs. Wendy Harrop, who became a published author. Wendy wrote a chapter in the recently published book “The Makerspace Librarian’s Sourcebook”.

CELEBRATING SUCCESSOPEF awarded 8 grants totaling over $32,000 to teachers in the district in 2016-17.

Silver Lake Intermediate School presented the timeless and

magical fairy tale, Cinderella.

Greenland Elementary School unveiled the new buddy bench for their playground. Thanks to the generosity of the Reisel Family and Scherrer Construction Company.

83 Nature Hill Intermediate School students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society.

The OHS production of Billy Elliot was named Outstanding Musical in the state for the seventh time in eight years, earning a total of 18 Tommy Awards.

Meadow View Elementary School held their first PTO Fun Run and raised over $20,000 that will be used to enhance classroom libraries.

The OHS Spanish Honor Society held a Colectivo Coffee fundraiser to raise money for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, raising a total of $2,200.

Students from the Greenland Elementary School gardening club enjoyed the new raised garden beds, made possible through a grant from OPEF. The students meet once a week for an hour and a half to work in the gardens. The group also made bird feeders for the school grounds.

OHS DECA’s 16th Annual Grilling 2 Give event served

over 1,140 people and raised over $9,000 for three

charities, thanks to the students, volunteers and staff that made the event possible.

Nature Hill Intermediate School opened a new

outdoor classroom in spring, thanks to the hard work of

the NHI Outdoor Classroom Team, community donors, the NHI PTO and Outdoor

Living Unlimited.

The Summit Elementary School community was “In It For Issac” at the In It for Issac Fun Run in May. Over 300 people came to walk and run in support of Isaac and his battle against Leukemia!


We are pleased to report that preliminary General Fund financial results for the year ended June 30, 2017 are positive. In addition, the District’s bond rating was reaffirmed as “Aa2’ in April 2017, reflecting consistently positive budget results and improving financial strength.

OASD 2016-17 revenues slightly out-performed the budget. While line item revenue performance varied (being both over and under budget), the key contributers to additional revenue collections included prior year Medicaid cost reimbursements, greater eRate refunds, and higher interest rates generating more interest income.

General Fund expenditures are anticipated to out-perform the budget by approximately $2.3 million. Resource reallocation and expenditure discipline continued to be important in 2016-17. An efficient staffing plan, realistic labor costs, favorable fuel prices and utility rates, and cautious capital expenditures were required to meet or exceed budget expectations.


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HIGHLIGHTS

BUDGET OVERVIEW

FUND 46 AND FUND BALANCE IN A POSITIVE POSITION FOR THE FUTUREInMay2015,theBoardauthorizedthecreationofFund46:LongTerm

CapitalImprovementTrust,toprovideaflexiblemeansfortheDistrictto

saveforlong-rangecapitalmaintenanceandimprovements.Adhering

tothecommitment,theBoardtransferred$600,000ofthecurrentyear

operatingmargintoincreaseFund46.Consideringthistransactionand

generalfundoperatingresults,theunassignedfundbalancewillimprove

bya$2.4millionincrement.Withthisimprovementinfundbalance,

OASDshouldbeinapositiontoeliminateitsannualshort-termcash

flowborrowing.TheDistrict’sGeneralFundBalanceremainsatalevel

consistentwithsoundfinancialpracticeandBoardpolicy.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS WELL MANAGEDDespiterisinghealthcarecoststhroughoutsoutheasternWisconsin,

OASDhasbeenabletomaintainafavorablebenefitplandesignwhile

containingcosts.Besidessalariesandwages,healthinsuranceisthe

singlegreatestexpenditureintheDistrict’sbudget,representing9%

oftotalexpenditures.For2016-17,OASDwasabletonegotiateaflat

renewalforitshealth,vision,anddentalinsuranceplansdespiterising

high-costclaims,increasingplanutilization,andhigherAffordableCare

Actfeesthroughtheimplementationofanarrowcarriernetwork.

MEADOW VIEW ELEMENTARY LAND PURCHASEIn2017,theDistrictpurchasedlandforitsnewMeadowViewElementary

school.ThenewsitebringsthiselementaryschoolintotheCityof

Oconomowoc.TheDistrict,theCity,andalocalchurchworkedtogether

totakeadvantageofeconomies-of-scaleandefficientprojecttimingto

saveonroadway,intersection,andinfrastructurecosts.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY SUPPORTING QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMSAsaresultoftheDistrict’sfiscalresponsibility,wewereableto

continuetheimplementationofimportantinitiatives:

•ContinuedResponsetoInterventionsystemtomeet

theneedsofalllearnersanddecreasetheneedfor

referraltospecialeducation.

•ImplementedtheCollegePreparatoryMathematics

curriculum(grades7–12).

•ExpandedUniversalDesignforLearningpractices

throughprofessionalcapacitybuilding.

•Fosteredprofessionaldevelopmentaround

school-to-careercurriculum.

•Improvedwirelessinfrastructureattheintermediate

andelementaryschools.

•Implementeda1:1and2:1student-to-device

Chromebookinitiativeattheintermediateschoolsfor

7th–8thgradesand5th–6thgrades,respectively.

POSITIVE OPERATING RESULTSFavorableoutcomesinseveralexpenditurecategoriesoffsetexpenditure

over-runs,generatingtheprojectedincreasetoOASD’sfinancial

reserves.Positiveoperatingresultswereachievedinthefollowingmajor

expenditureitems:

•Employeebenefitswere$930,000underbudget

includingWRS,FICA,403(b)employermatch

contributions,andhealth/dental/lifeinsurance

expenditures.

•Personnelcostswere$560,000underbudget,

whichisconsistentwithresultsfrom2015-16,

representingareasonablemarginof2%onthe

$27.2millionsalarybudget.Thecostsavingswere

partiallyduetobudgetedpositionsthatremained

unfilledduringtheyear.

•ThelocalcostshareoftheSpecialEducation

programwas$525,000underbudgetduetohigher

aidsandMedicaidreimbursementscombinedwith

strategiccostcontainment.

•Studenttransportationandfuelwereunderbudget

by$58,000and$124,000,respectively.Route

mileageand/oradditionalroutesplannedforstudent

transportationwerenotnecessaryanddieselfuel

pricesweresignificantlylowerthanbudgeted.

•Lowerthananticipatedunemploymentcompensation

andworker’scompensationinsurancesresultedin

$75,000and$37,000incostsavings,respectively.

•Needingfewerbackgroundchecksandprofessional

servicesresultedincontractedservicesbeingunder

budgetby$138,000.

•Thegas-for-heatutilitywas$82,000underbudget

duetonegotiatinganaturalgascontractatall-time

marketlows.

TAX LEVYTheNovember2016propertytaxlevyof$50.1Mremainedconsistent

withtheprioryearduetogrowthinthe‘three-year-rolling-average’

studentenrollmentbeingoffsetbyincreasingStateAid.The

equalizedtaxratedecreasedby3%,asaresultofthefactorsnoted

abovebeingfurtheroffsetbyincreasingequalizedpropertyvalues.

We are pleased that OASD continues to adapt to state-wide changes

and to adjust without compromising the instructional mission of the

District. We sincerely appreciate the financial effort extended by our

community to support the OASD and we strive to demonstrate our

appreciation each day, working diligently to develop great schools

and great students while using these resources wisely.

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BUDGET OVERVIEW:FINANCIALOUTLOOKFOR2017-18The District’s budgetary financial framework is determined primarily by the State of Wisconsin’s budget, which is still pending in the State legislature. There are many key budget variables that hinge on the State’s budget and remain uncertain. In addition, there are a number of considerations that must be estimated, including enrollment, equalized property values, and State aid.

The District expects limited General Fund revenue growth next year, a 2.21% increase. The State’s proposed budget includes a ‘zero-increase’ in the revenue limit per-pupil amount, a significant constraint on district revenue.

State Equalization Aid, which is OASD’s largest funding source other than local property taxes, is budgeted to increase by 6%. This is different than previous years which were typically budgeted with a 15% aid loss. An increase in State aid shifts the funding burden from the local property tax levy to the state-level.

The two primary factors generating additional revenue for OASD are (1) modest growth of the ‘three-year-rolling-average’ membership enrollment; and (2) a projected increase in the State categorical aid rate from $250/pupil to $300/pupil.

PROPERTY TAXESThe tax levy is set using a mill rate or equalized tax rate per $1,000. OASD’s mill rate is predicted to increase by $.26 for 2017-18 due to a modestly increasing budget and growing debt service, offset by anticipated growth in equalized property values. Mill rate is the amount per $1,000 of property value that is used to calculate taxes. For an average Oconomowoc home valued at $250,000, using a mill rate of $10.016 results in the school portion of property taxes to be $2,504, a $64.56 increase over the 2016-17 school property tax.

2016-17 MILL RATE The 2017-18 mill rate increase is primarily driven by higher debt service for voter-approved referendum debt. The levy increase is partially offset by increasing equalization aid and equalized property value growth in our community.

REFERENDUM IMPACTOASD indicated that the impact of new debt would not exceed a $.40 increase to the debt service mill rate (the 2015-16 mill rate of $.98). This budget proposal includes a debt service mill rate of $1.37, which is a $.39 increase, thereby meeting OASD’s commitment to our community.

PROPERTY TAXES

GENERAL FUND SUMMARY 2016-17 Budget 2017-18 Budget

BeginningFundBalance $16,033,544 $16,033,544

Revenues

Local $45,643,821 $46,060,298

State&Interdistrict $13,710,605 $14,650,312

Federal&Other $1,608,574 $1,597,390

LandSales — —

TOTAL $60,963,000 $62,308,000

Expenditures

Instruction $27,340,194 $28,668,558

SupportServices $23,445,368 $22,668,813

TransfertoOtherFunds&OtherNon-ProgramTransactions

$10,177,438 $10,970,629

TOTAL $60,963,000 $62,308,000

ENDING FUND BALANCE $16,033,544 $16,033,544

PROPERTY TAX LEVY SUMMARY

2016-17 ActualMay Budget

2017-18

GeneralFund $44,650,364 $44,939,353

DebtServiceFund39 $4,898,547 $7,221,733

CommunityServiceFund80

$562,000 $562,000

TotalLevy $50,110,911 $52,723,086

EqualizedTaxBase 5,135,349,688 5,263,733,430

EqualizedTaxRatePer$1000

$9.75803 $10.01629

The budget will be adjusted as necessary before final Board approval in November 2017. By

that time, the District will have final student enrollment, equalized property values, and state

aid information.


BUDGET OVERVIEW

CONTINUED BALANCED BUDGET APPROACH

The full version of the 2017-18 OASD budget is available at www.oasd.org.

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Oconomowoc High School finished the year with 12 conference championships In addition, OHS has again claimed the All Sports Award for the 6th consecutive year

2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS:• Wisconsin Little Ten

All-Sport Champions - 6th year in a row

• 266 OHS Scholar Athletes

• 755 students participated in athletics

• 1 WIAA Scholar top - 32 finalist

• 5 WLT Player of the Year Awards

• 136 WLT 1st or 2nd Team All-Conference Awards

• 3 Regional Championships, 1 Sectional Championship, 1 Sectional Runner-up Championship

• Hosted multiple WIAA Regional and Sectional Tournaments

• Girls Soccer Team 1st State Appearance in School History

OASD ATHLETICS

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ABOUT THE OCONOMOWOC AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTOur district has five 4K–4 elementary schools, two 5–8 intermediate schools and one 9-12 high school. The Oconomowoc Area School District reaches into 13 municipalities in Jefferson, Dodge and Waukesha Counties over 120 square miles. Oconomowoc High School offers both Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, in addition to Project Lead the Way (PLTW), more than 50 clubs and activities, and 27 boys and girls athletic teams.

Summit Elementary Grades 4K-4th 1680 Valley Rd. Oconomowoc, WI 53066 262-560-8300

Nature Hill Intermediate Grades 5-8 850 Lake Dr. Oconomowoc, WI 53066 262-569-4940

Silver Lake Intermediate Grades 5-8 555 Oconomowoc Parkway Oconomowoc, WI 53066 262-560-4300

Oconomowoc High School Grades 9-12 641 E. Forest St. Oconomowoc, WI 53066 262-560-3100

Greenland Elementary Grades 4K-4th 440 Coolidge St. Oconomowoc, WI 53066 262-560-8100

Ixonia Elementary Grades 4K-4th N8425 North Rd. Ixonia, WI 53036 262-560-8400

Meadow View Elementary Grades 4K-4th W360 N7077 Brown St. Oconomowoc, WI 53066 262-560-8000

Park Lawn Elementary Grades 4K-4th 300 Park Lawn St. Oconomowoc WI 53066 262-560-8200

CONTACT

OASD Administrative Offices

W360 N7077 Brown St., Oconomowoc, WI 53066

District Office: 262-560-1115 Website: www.oasd.org

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