Budget and Goal Presentation

Yesterday afternoon I met with over 60 staff members to review the Board goals and explain the school district budget process.  The talk took place at Penn Middle School at 4:00.  The budget part of the presentation was an overview about where the money for the school district comes from and how it is spent.  I also discussed the challenges facing the district because the funding situation from the State and the increase in pension costs. The second part of the presentation centered on the school board goals and how the staff can have input into how they are implemented.  We have started an online "jam" for the staff.  A "jam" is an idea that IBM started a few years ago that offered its employees a chance to collaborate on big ideas for the company.  We have created our won smaller jam to gain the insight an the expertise of the staff about how the school district can incorporate the goals into our schools.  A copy of the presentation can be found here.