These are the slides to support my State of the School's address to the Muncie Area Chamber of Commerce. The complete audio of the presentation is available at http://www.munciejournal.com/2015/10/mcs-superintendent-dr-steve-baule-gives-state-of-the-schools-report/

1. State of the Muncie
Community Schools
Delivered to the Muncie & Delaware County
Chamber of Commerce
October 7, 2015

2. Retrieved from: https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2011/09/

3. These are not easy times in education
EWA Teacher

4. It is an axiom in my mind that our
liberty can never be safe but in the hands
of the people themselves, and that too of
the people with a certain degree of
instruction. This it is the business of the
state to effect, and on a general plan.
T. Jefferson, 1796, in a letter to G.
Washington

5. “Schools are the bedrock of our
Democracy”
Dale Basham at MCS United Way
Breakfast, 10/2/2015

6. Scope of MCS
• Serve children from age 3 to 22 and adults working towards a HS
diploma
• 5893 Traditional Students
• 747 Permanent Staff
 Administrators 35
 Faculty 453
 Non-certified Staff 259
• Fifteen Locations
 Nine Elementary Schools (PK-5)
 Two Middle Schools (6-8)
 Muncie Central High School (9-12)
 Muncie Area Career Center (9+)
 Youth Opportunity Center (6-12)
 Camp Adventure

7. Enrollment
Based upon Fall Reporting
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
7212
7019
6940
6802
6602
6115
5893

8. Student Demographics
• Breakdown by Ethnicity
 19% Black/Non-Hispanic
 3% Hispanic
 64% White/Non-Hispanic
 12% Multiracial
 2% Other
• 20% of Students with an IEP (Unduplicated Count; 25% Duplicated Count)
 250 Severe Disabilities
 622 Mild Disabilities
 821 Speech/Language Disabilities
• 1% of Children who are English Language Learners
• 72% Percent of Students on Free or Reduced Lunch

9. Minority Employment
6.5
6.7
6.9
7.1
7.3
7.5
7.7
7.9
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Delaware
Co. Ave.
7.1
7.2
6.9
6.9
7.6
7.5
7.8

10. Academic
Programming

11. Graduation Rates
Based Upon Simple Cohort Model
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
71.8
88.7 94.1
84.7
77.8
80.4 81 81.7 83.4
MCS State Ave

12. College Matriculation Rate
78.5
87.5
80.0
84.5
74.0
76.0
78.0
80.0
82.0
84.0
86.0
88.0
90.0
2012 2013 2014 2015

15. Advanced Placement Participation
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
# of Students
# of Tests

16. AP Student
Participation is up
49% over the past
five years AP Student
Performance is up
38% over the past
five years

17. Dual Credit
153
194 214
278
364
264
296
472
697
1143
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
# of Students # of Credits

18. Dual Credit
• The Early College Program being
conducted in partnership with Ivy
Tech will allow MCHS students to
graduate with a high school diploma
and an associate’s degree.
• Some concern over recent decisions
by the Board of Higher Learning
may compromise our abilities to
continue dual credit options. (See
Indianapolis Star Story September 24, 2015)
Dual credits
earned are up
432% over the
past four years

19. MCJROTC
• US Marine Corps Junior ROTC program at Muncie
Central was named a Naval Honor Program this fall.
This honor, among other things, allows the program to
nominate students to the service academies.
• The Cadets provide a wide range of community services
to the community and the school with a particular
focus on veterans’ organizations.
• Students who participate are eligible for advanced
standing if they enlist in the military as well, but the
focus on the program is on leadership and character
development. It is not primarily a recruiting tool.

20. Muncie Area Career Center (MACC)
• Currently serves 336 students from MCS and 11
other school corporations in Vocational and
Technical courses from Delaware and Randolph
Counties
• Adult Education Program
• Serves Blackford, Delaware and Randolph Counties
• 594 adult learners were enrolled during SY 2015
• About 275 were served directly at the MACC
• 131 Students earned a High School Equivalency
Certificate (HSE) last year

21. MACC Certification Programs
• State Board of Cosmetology
• Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
• Microsoft Office Certification: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Cisco Certified Network Administrator
• Certified Network Webmaster
• National Board Certification Test for Dental Assisting (DANB)
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
• First Responders Certification
• Associated Builders & Contractors Credit (ABC)
• Indiana WorkKeys Basic Skills Assessment
• Will be adding Automation and Robotics certification shortly
MACC Program students have earned
149 Industry Standard Certifications last year

22. Retrieved from: https://larrycuban.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/testyou.jpg

23. A-F Accountability
School Score 2013 Score 2014 Score 2015 % F/R Lunch
MCS 2.02 2.57 ? 72%
EWA 4.0 4.0 ? 58%
Grissom 2.25 3.5 ? 87%
Longfellow 2.75 3.75 ? 90%
Mitchell 2.75 3.25 ? 45%
North View 3.0 4.0 ? 70%
South View 2.25 2.25 ? 88%
Storer 3.75 4.0 ? 49%
Sutton 1.75 3.5 ? 86%
West View 3.75 4.0 ? 60%
NMS .75 2.75 ? 64%
SMS .25 .25 ? 86%
MCHS 3.37* 3.38 ? 64%
*Composite score from MCHS & MSHS in 2013

24. iStep MCS
Percent Passing
2014
76
84
78
71
81
88
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
ELA Math
iStep MCS
Percent 3rd Grade
60
76 78
82 81
76
59
69
73 75 75
71
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
ELA Math

25. Some Elementary Programs
• Solid elementary core: 4 of 9 Elementary Schools earned an “A”
rating; 2 earned a “B”; Based upon the 8 Step Model
• Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) is being
implemented in most of our elementary schools and SMS; to date,
discipline issues have declined more than 67% at SMS
• Expanded Learning Program (ELP) K-5 at EWA provides
accelerated and enriched gifted education for students identified as
academically gifted.
• MP3 Program that is led by BSU professors in conjunction with
building leaders. This program allows aspiring educators to learn
about education in the context of the whole community in which the
children live.
• Participants with BSU’s Teachers’ College as Professional
Development Schools
• Elementary athletic programming
• Kindergarten Readiness programing

26. Middle Schools
• Offer French & Spanish instruction
• Offer gifted STEM program which teaches
across subject matter boundaries
• Junior National Honor Society
• SWAGGER Recovery Alternative School
• 1:1 iPad Program
• ICE Basketball League
• Full range of athletics and extra-curricular
activities

27. Athletics
• Overall MCHS record for 2015 ~ 254-184-3
• 504 student athletes at MCHS last year
• Boys Tennis won NCC Conference Championship
• Don Wafer was the NCC tennis coach of the year
• Steve Sprandlin was the IN Disabilities Swim Coach of the year
• Student Athletes who competed at state:
Aaliyah Barnes Track
Lucas Bradford Swimming
Alec Hale Swimming
Cameron Ottinger Swimming
Cullen Tyler Swimming
Keegan Bronnenberg Golf Tied for 1st Place

28. Finances & Facilities

29. Finances: Calendar Year; General Fund
Revenue v. Expenses
$40,000,000.00
$42,000,000.00
$44,000,000.00
$46,000,000.00
$48,000,000.00
$50,000,000.00
$52,000,000.00
$54,000,000.00
$56,000,000.00
$58,000,000.00
$60,000,000.00
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Operating Revenue Expenses

30. Expenses by Type
Salaries
51%
Benefits
25%
Purchased
Services
1%
Water/Trash
1%
Insurance/Travel
2%
Supplies
6% Special Ed
12%
Vocational Ed
1%
Alternative Schools
1%

31. EOY Operating Balances & Cash Reserves
18,092,520.00
19,997,961.00
25,117,562.00
14,371,961.00
10,212,639.00
4,043,611.00
4,802,976.00
6,000.00$478,078.00
$4,938,690.00$5,167,363.00
$2,494,250.00
$77,911.00 $357,367.00 $66,190.00
0.00
5,000,000.00
10,000,000.00
15,000,000.00
20,000,000.00
25,000,000.00
30,000,000.00
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total Reserves GF Cash (Included in Total)

32. 2015 Tax Cap Losses
Circuit Breaker As % of Total Levy
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
43.66
13.59
4.28
2.45 1.43 0.85 0.1

33. Rainy Day Fund
4,100,000.00 4,100,000.00 4,025,160.36
3,274,457.91
0.00 0.00
0.00
500,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,500,000.00
2,000,000.00
2,500,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,500,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,500,000.00
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

34. Facilities Maintenance Expenditures
Calendar Year Expenditures
$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,500,000
$4,000,000
$4,500,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
$4,360,741
$1,049,778
$1,267,752
$1,740,752
$969,517
$335,793
$497,145

35. Facilities
• Several facilities studies have been completed but not acted upon
• Southside Middle School is by far the building in the best condition in the
corporation
• Longfellow, Mitchell & North View are in good shape
• Grissom is in need of a facelift but is structurally sound
• MCHS, EWA, NMS, South View, Sutton & Storer all have significant issues
• Lack of proactive maintenance
• Budget issues have caused significant deferred maintenance issues
• Energy management has significantly reduced our energy use
• Technology infrastructure is in dire need up updating

36. Partnerships
• Partnerships and Grants will be essential for
MCS to move forward and to become more
flexible and responsive to student needs.
• We are blessed with a wide range of strong,
dedicated partners.
• I challenged each teacher in the corporation to
apply for a grant this year. I have been pleased
with the number of staff who have been involved
in finding and writing grants so far this year.
•

37. Retrieved from: http://www.better-ed.org/blog/6-education-cartoons-tell-it-it

38. Areas of Concern
• Kindergarten Readiness
• Failure rates at the secondary level are too high
• Graduation rate isn’t 100%
• Graduates need to have a career path and a plan to get there
• Need for more support services; particularly mental health support for our
children and families
• Long term facilities planning & renovation needs; rebuild our technology
infrastructure
• Need for a strong digitally-based curriculum
• Need to hire and retain the best possible educators and support staff who are
reflective of our community
• Need to live within our budget

39. Strategic Planning

40. Looking Forward
• Community Survey to gather information from all
stakeholders about their hopes and dreams for MCS
• Five Planning Task Forces including about 100+ staff, parents,
community members and parents to draft goals for MCS
• Hope to ensure that we are collaborating efficiently with the
City of Muncie, BSU, Ivy Tech and the wider business
community
• Focus group meetings in each area to help refine and review
those plans (United Way has offered to help to facilitate these
meetings)
• Draft plans to be presented to the MCS Board for their review
• A formal approval of the plan in June 2016

41. Finance & Facilities
Curriculum & Instruction
Student Services, Support and Safety
Human Resources & Professional
Development
Communications and Parent
Engagement

43. My Request to Each of you
• Be actively engaged in setting the direction
for the future of MCS:
Complete the Strategic Planning Survey
Volunteer to serve on a Planning Committee
Attend one or more of the Focus Group
sessions
• Follow MCS on social media
• Be the constructively critical friends MCS
needs

44. Some Upcoming Events
• October 20, 2015 Southside Middle School - Choir Concert at Muncie Central
• October 22, 2015 Northside Middle School - Band Concert
• October 27, 2015 Southside Middle School- Choir Concert
• October 27, 2015 Muncie Central - Band Concert
• October 29, 2015 Northside Middle School -Choir Concert
• October 31, 2015 Muncie Central - Haunted House
• November 07, 2015 Muncie Central - Craft Fair
• November 10, 2015 Muncie Central - Choir Concert
• November 11, 2015 Muncie Central - Veteran's Ceremony
• 11/20 - 11/21 Southside Middle School Play – Silver’s Secret
• 11/20 - 11/22 Northside Middle School Musical -Alice in Wonderland

45. Special thanks to all of our partner
organizations that help us serve the
students and families of Muncie and
Delaware County

46. Thank you for your
time and support
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