MIAMISBURG SCHOOL WATCH GROUP
Administrators need to held accoutable for the spending of OUR tax dollars
Our goal is to help the taxpayers that live in the Miamisburg school district to be better informed.
Our focus is more on the financial activities that are taking place in the district.
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How area school districts rated on the 2010 state report card: August 25, 2010 Dayton Daily News
District Name Miamisburg,
County Montgomery
Designation (2009) Excellent
Designation (2010) Effective
Standards met out of 30 (2009) 27
Standards met out of 26 (2010) 24
Index Score (2009) 99.00
Index Score (2010) 97.90
Index Change - 1.10
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What area school districts will gain in federal money as part of the Ohio Department of Education winning the Race to the Top funds.
The state requested $400 million, and the amounts below are based on that figure. Montgomery County:
Dayton Public, $ 6.4 million Trotwood-Madison, $ 868,112
Kettering, $ 673,534 Huber Heights, $ 605,563
West Carrollton, $ 479,474 Mad River Local, $ 479,360
Miamisburg, $ 395,609 Northmont, $ 308,327
Centerville, $ 307,175 New Lebanon, $ 140,589
Oakwood, $ 100,000 Valley View, $ 100,000
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Historical fact: Enrollment was 5,241 back in 1969-1970 school year. (taken from the book "Miamisburg The Story of our Town" pg 277
Part 1 written in 1968 by Mrs Ester Light, Part 2 by Mady Ransdell, 1968-1993)
* Enrollment was 5,597 in 2008-2009 school year (5,597 - 5,241= 356 increase in enrollment over 39 years = 9.1 new students a year)
Dr Dallas Jackson is leaving Miamisburg and going to Forest Hills school district in Cincinnati, OH - Aug 1, 2010 **
New salary will be $147,500 till 2015 (that's an 18% increase in salary)
FACTS: Dr Jackson spent the $14 MILLION we had in savings and raised our taxes through the roof.
* $300,000.00 was awarded to a former employee from a lawsuit filed with Montgomery county
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Where will the school administrators make the $2 million in cuts even though the levy passed May 4th?
$1 million equals 25 school employees according to Mark Schiel, treasurer
That means 50 employees will be laid off for the upcoming school year.
Quote from htpp://www.miamisburgpride.com : How will the money generated by the Emergency Operating Levy be used?
The Emergency Operating Levy is needed to assist the District in minimizing its financial shortfall and continue
operating at our level of Excellence. Even with the passage of this Emergency Operating Levy, the District will
still need to cut a minimum of $2 million from its annual budget.
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All employee salaries start with a Base Salary, then added to that is either:
Step Increase ranging from 1% - 21.25% paid annually or
Longevity pay ranging from 3% - 18% paid every 3 years
STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO FACTS 16.7/1 - SPORTS - ENROLLMENT
OHSAA Boy/Girl Count - The association requires districts to supply information every three years
on their student
enrollment. The numbers include all students enrolled in grades 9 – 11. Students
coded
as multiple handicapped,
deaf-blind and/or brain injury are excluded from this count.
Miamisburg boy/girl count:
Taken in October 2006 for the 2007-2009 school years, was 723 (boys) 644 (girls) = 1367.
Taken in October 2008 for the 2009-2011 school years, was 619 (boys) 603 (girls) = 1222.
This is a 145 DECREASE in student population at the high school alone.
The administration has lead us to believe we were growing in enrollment.
* Benefits - $ 5 Million paid out in FY 09 for pension plans (avg. $6,700 per employee)
$ 5.8 Million paid out in FY 09 for Medical/life ins. premiums (avg. $7,775 per employee)
* FY 06 Salary/Fringe expenditures were $ 35,047,820 (Dr. Schomburg's last year)
* FY 09 Salary/Fringe expenditures were $ 39,650,366
* This is a 13.1% increase (4.5% each year) in the 3 years Dr Dallas Jackson has been Superintendent
* Dr. Jackson gave the district employees a 2.5% salary increase in 2008-09 school year, while the rest of the
country was losing jobs and/or their homes.
* $6 - $ 7 Million can not be accounted for according to a school official.
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Employees, Enrollment and cost per student
* Salaries have been updated, click on tab above.
* There is a total of 92 additional employees since Dr Jackson was hired in Oct 06 and with no increase in enrollment.
2009-20010 (FY10) - 746 employees 2005-2006 (FY06) - 654 employees
* Student Enrollment has not changed in last 3 years. When
new schools are built, we will be able to house over 8,000 students.
Demolish school building(s)
2009-2010 enrollment - Dept of Edu. does not have an official count as of 4-2010, will have by June 2010
2008-2009 enrollment - 5597 students (includes preschool students)
2007-2008 enrollment - 5557 (includes preschool students
2006-2007 enrollment - 5597 (includes preschool students)
* Per Pupil Expenditure 08-09 (FY09) Miamisburg $ 9,411 5597 students
Lebanon $ 7,822 5300 students
Springboro $ 8,435 5276 students (taken from ODE)
* Cost to educate one student from K-12 is $ 122,343 at last years cost.
* Quote from Dr Dallas Jackson: "The average salary for a teacher in our district is about $50,000, pay scale tops out at $75,000"
Income & Expenses FY 1999-2008 Teacher's Pension $500 Million lost in state pension fund
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Foreclosure Information, Unemployment and cost for employees
* "It is estimated that $1 million in cuts equates to approximately 25 staff positions".
Mark A. Schiel, Treasurer/CFO,
Miamisburg City Schools,
540 Park Avenue,
Miamisburg, OH 45342,
P: (937) 866-3381"
* Unemployment rate for Ohio is at 17.5%. In 2008 it was at 8.5% (Dayton Daily News)
* 42 homes in Miamisburg are up for Sheriff auction sale in Feb & March 2010
* Foreclosure filings, which had been waning locally, surged by 51.7% in January 2010, in the four-county Dayton metro area.
In January, 1,420 properties in the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
received a default or auction notice or were seized,
versus 936 during the same month a year ago, said Irvine, Calif.-based
RealtyTrac Inc.
One in 269 homes received a filing in January. High unemployment is contributing to the increase in foreclosures.
But if this trend continues over the next few months, that would probably be interpreted that we’re seeing a kind of
resurgence, a second wave of foreclosure activity there. (Dayton Daily news Feb 11, 2010)
Housing Permits / Homes in Foreclosure 2009
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More lies uncovered Millions of tax dollars being spent on PRESCHOOL without School Board discussion or Vote on Issue
Business behind closed doors General Fund reserves depleted
Additional Information
Administrators received two raises in FY 2007
School Administrators who live outside of Miamisburg school district & do not pay Miamisburg taxes
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FINANCIAL NEWSFLASH: $ 12 MILLION GONE This is "living within your means" as quoted by Dr Jackson
Dr. Dallas Jackson, Miamisburg School Superintendent, has depleted $ 10.161 MILLION out of the General Fund as of APRIL, 2010.
PLUS: $1,924,398.00 was spent from the Capital Projects Fund ($2,149,121. taken out of General fund in Feb 2006 & putinto Capital Project Fund. This fund paid for the new preschool on Wood Rd.
Total spent: $12,085,398 from Savings (General Fund)
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* By December 2010 or sooner, there will be no money left in the Miamisburg Schools "General Fund" savings.
* In the last 3 years the savings has gone from $14 Million down to $2 Million.
* The school board should
seriously allow Dr Jackson as Superintendent &
Mark Schiel as Treasurer
to resign asap.
* The Administrators are spending more money than they are bringing into the General
Fund.
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The General Fund money is used to pay
all: Salaries, Pensions and Health Insurance.
* Financial information gathered from the "Finanical Report by fund" for each fiscal year from the Treasurer's office
An Independent Auditor needs to be hired by the citizens, to find out where all our money is going***
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MORE NEWS: Where is the $1.5 Million in savings as promised by Dr Dallas Jackson 3 years ago?
Demolish Neff & Wantz Jr High buildings
Fill basment of Kinder Elementery with concreete
* Bond Money - pays for NEW school buildings.
* Permanent Improvement Levy money - pays for minor construction, repairs, books, computers, etc.
Collect over $3 million year.
Accuracy of Financial Forecasting Off by $20 MILLION in 06 - 2.6 Million in 07
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New Construction
A preschool has been constucted on the Bell Farm housing approx. 160 students.
An elem. school bldg. will be constructed next to the preschool housing approx 600 students.
Jr. High will be built on the Fox farm housing 1500 students.
Addition to high school (14 classrooms) will house an additional 280 students.
* Old High School demolished
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* On Miamisburg School's web site they no longer include any financial information, enrollment or employment numbers.
Question to Board Member
Permanent Improvement Fund Balance FY2009
Administrators salary history (may take several minutes to load)
Superintendent's new 5 year contract (may take several minutes to load)
School Board member Votes NO to Superintendent's rehire
Televising School Board Meetings Feb 21, 2008 Board Meeting discussion
Letter from Dr. Dallas Jackson
Homeschooling Options
