Overview of Forsyth County Schools

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• Overview of Forsyth County Schools
• 2006-07
• Foundation and Goals
• Organizational Overview
• Future Needs and Funding
• Legislative Priorities
• Q A

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Foundation

• We are a LEARNING ORGANIZATION that believes
  STUDENTS are VOLUNTEERS, TEACHERS are LEADERS,
  and PARENTS and the COMMUNITY are ESSENTIAL
  PARTNERS.
• Our vision
• Quality Learning and Superior Performance for All
• We believe
• Trust among all stakeholders is vital
• Everyone has capacity to learn
• Change creates opportunity
• Expectations influence accomplishments
• A school-community partnership is essential
• Leadership makes visions reality

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Goals

• The key to our success
• Establishing a Community-Initiated Strategic Plan
  in 1995-96 and again in 2001-02
• Goals of Vision 2010
• Increase student achievement even as rapid change
  impacts the system
• Recruit, maintain, enhance and nurture a highly
  qualified work force
• Pursue and incorporate alternate resources in
  funding, time, space, personnel and equipment
• Enhance the educational programs through
  increased community involvement
• Improve all internal and external communication

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System Overview

• Established in 1860
• 3,500 Full-Time Employees and 1,000 Substitutes
• Over 28,200 Students
• 27 Schools and 154
• Classrooms in Trailers
• 16 Primary/Elementary
• 6 Middle
• 3 High
• 1 Alternative School
• 1 Charter Non-Traditional High

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Schools and Leadership

• Schools
• 2001 20
• Current 27
• Projected, 2009 36
• Projected, 2012 40
• FC Board of Education
• Chairman Nancy Roche
• Vice Chairman Tom Cleveland
• Ann Crow
• Ronnie Pinson
• Luke Haymond (Mike Dudgeon 2007)
• 1 Superintendent and 12 Cabinet Members
• Appointed Superintendent contract expires 12/07

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Operational Facts

• Active Acreage 1,152
• FY07 General Fund Budget
• 210 million
• 54 locally funded, less than 1 federal
• Number of Instructional Units 1,791
• Second lowest free and reduced percentage in the
  State
• Lowest millage rate in Metro-Atlanta (14.708 for
  MO)
• Home to 9 Georgia Schools of Excellence and two
  National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence
• Serve 21,500 meals a day
• Transport students 3.5 million miles a year
• Largest installation of Interactive Whiteboards
  in the world

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Student Enrollment
FCS has one of the largest percentages of student
enrollment growth in Georgia (approximately 9).
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Student Demographics
Student Services 16 Students in special
education 16 Students economically
disadvantaged 4.5 Non-English speaking
students 15 Students eligible for gifted
services 89 H.S. graduates with College Prep
diploma
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Funded School Construction

• 2006 (SPLOST II/State)
• Silver City E.S. and Shiloh Point E.S.
• 2007 (2005 Bond/State)
• Johns Creek E.S.
• Piney Grove M.S. and Little Mill M.S.
• West Forsyth H.S.
• North Forsyth H.S. Addition
• 2008 (2005 Bond)
• Unnamed E.S.
• 2009 (SPLOST III)
• Haw Creek E.S.
• Unnamed E.S.
• Lakeside M.S.
• Lambert H.S.

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Locally Funded Programs

• Additional staff above state requirements
• Art, Music and P.E. Teachers
• Counselors and Assistant Principals
• In each classroom
• Permanent projector, cable and Internet access,
  DVD/VCR, desktop computers and phones with voice
  mail
• Early release days for professional development
• Instructional Technology Specialists (ITS) in all
  schools
• Student Support
• International Transition program, Drivers
  Education and Student Registration at the Hill
  Educational Center
• State-of-the-art facilities and additional
  transportation provided

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Locally Funded Programs (cont.)

• School nurses at all schools
• K-12 Foreign language
• Notebooks for all full-time teachers
• Safety Equipment
• Charter Non-Traditional High School, Forsyth
  Academy
• On-line parent communication tools

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www.forsyth.k12.ga.us