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Volume10, IssuE 2
FAIRFIELD UNION ACCEPTS NEW OFFER FROM OHIO SCHOOL
FACILITIES COMMISSION
The Good News . . .
The Fairfield Union Local School District has agreed to accept the offer from the
Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) to co-fund a completely new middle school.
OSFC recognized the increased renovation costs and has determined that the construction of
a new middle school would be in the best interest of both parties. OSFC will continue to
provide 72% of the funding for the new middle school.
A little history . . .
The OSFC assessed all our current buildings in 2001 and again in 2005. At that time,
it was determined that the best solution for the district was to replace the two elementary K-5
buildings, discontinue use of the Rushville building, and construct a new 9-12 high school
building. The 2005 assessment showed the current high school/junior high school building
being renovated into a 5-8 middle school.
What has changed . . .
As plans continued for the renovation of the current high school/junior high building
into a middle school, a more in depth study began on the physical condition of the building.
Several major problems surfaced. The cost of these items was not included in the original
assessment. The estimated renovation cost was $2.6 million over the original cost of $14.1
million, and these additional costs would have been at the District’s expense. As with any
renovation, there could have been many more hidden problems and associated costs.
FAIRFIELD UNION LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL COST COMPARISON
Estimated Additional
Overall District
Renovation Costs
Contribution
$2.6M
District = 100%
(as of Oct 15, 2007) $11.7 Co-Funded Portion
28% = $3.3M District
72% = $8.4M State
$2.4M
District =100%
$2.4M Project LFI
100% = $2.4M District
Overall District
Contribution
$17.7 Co-Funded Portion
28% = $4.9M District
72% = $12.8M State
$17.7M
Co-Funded
$2.6M Additional Cost
100% = $2.6M District ($4.9M District =28%)
($12.8M State = 72%)
NOVEMBER 2007
$11.7M
Co-Funded
($3.3M District =28%)
($8.4M State = 72%)
TOTAL COST
$16.7M
$8.3M = District
$8.4M = State
Exceeds OSFC 2005
New Build Cost of
$15,007,315.28
TOTAL COST
$17.7M
$4.9M = District
$12.8M State
Project LFI
100% = $0.0 District
0% = $0.0 State
New Fairfield Union Middle School
As briefly explained on the front page, the Fairfield Union
Local School District was faced with substantial increased costs
for the renovation of the existing Fairfield Union High School
and Junior High School building. Renovation of the existing
campus was included in the Facilities Master Plan for the
District’s Classroom Facilities Assistance Program project with
the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC). The total
proposed project costs were $14.1 million; this amount included
$11.7 million for improvements that would be co-funded by the
District and the OSFC and $2.4 million for improvements
related to existing spaces within the building that would be
funded solely by the District. The overall renovation efforts
would have resulted in a conversion of the existing facility to
serve the District’s middle school educational program. A new
high school facility and two new elementary school facilities
were also included in the overall building program.
As the design of the renovations progressed, additional repairs
not covered by the initial facility assessment were discovered.
Discovering additional repairs is normal during the course of
renovations to an existing facility. These repairs were essential to
the complete renovation of the building to serve as a middle
school facility. The initial cost for these additional repairs was
estimated at $2.6 million, which would have been the District’s
responsibility to fund. These additional costs included repair
and replacement of lintels in the Junior High building,
replacement of doors, adding weep holes and repairing and
replacing other weep holes in the exterior brick walls, removing
and replacing the face brick on the Junior High building to
address spalling, and replacing the entire roofing system. In
addition, other improvements, such as added turn lanes for
access to the building and the addition of control/expansion
joints for both interior and exterior masonry systems had been
identified but not priced to date. These amounts would have
increased the project costs for which the District was responsible,
already estimated at approximately $8.3 million when the
District’s local share of the project was included. If the current
renovation had proceeded, the total cost for the renovated
middle school facility could have exceeded $16.7 million.
The total State share of the middle school renovation project
was estimated at $8.4 million, while the District share was
estimated at $8.3 million when all of the additional repairs
identified and priced to date were added to the project costs.
The District’s responsibility for additional costs was triggered
when the total costs for the renovation exceeded the cost to
build a new facility. OSFC’s new build cost for a middle school
facility is approximately $15 million, based on the
Commission’s 2005 cost set for construction (which is the same
basis for the renovation costs included in the District’s current
OSFC Facilities Master Plan).
The OSFC proposed that the District proceed with a new
middle school facility, rather than continue with the renovation
of the existing facility, as a way to address these added costs and
provide some relief to the District from a financial perspective.
The cost for proceeding with a new building is based upon
current (2007) construction costs. The total cost for a co-funded
new middle school for Fairfield Union Local School District is
approximately $17.7 million. When the costs are divided based
upon the State and Local share contributions, the District’s
28% share is $4.9 million, and the State’s 72% share is $12.8
million.
A new middle school will actually include more academic space
than the proposed renovations of the existing facility. The total
academic space for the new middle school building will be
34,020 square feet, while the renovation would have resulted in
31,189 square feet of academic space. The benefits of a new
building include being able to plan and organize the academic
space in the new design, instead of having to deal with existing
floor plans and locations of rooms throughout the building.
Included in this analysis was whether a new building made
sense from a financial perspective. The District’s share of the
proposed new middle school facility is $4.9 million out of the
total $17.7 co-funded costs. In addition to increasing the
dollars available for the project from the State due to using a
current cost basis for calculating these costs, the District will no
longer be responsible for mandated costs associated with those
improvements that the District would have had to fund on its
own, currently estimated at $2.4 million. But this figure did
not include the current estimate of $2.6 million in additional
District costs required to address additional repairs that would
have been needed to make the building into a usable and safe
space for educating middle school students. Based solely on the
$2.4 million in required costs to be funded by the District,
proceeding with design and construction of a new middle school
will result in a savings of approximately $800,000 to the District.
The Board held a community meeting on October 16 to review
the options and address questions. Input from that meeting,
along with input from the OSFC staff was considered by the
Board when they accepted the offer from OSFC to construct a
new $17.7 million co-funded Middle School.
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
(NCLB)
Federal NCLB legislation was signed into law
in 2002. This legislation mandates certain
requirements of public schools across
America. Specific NCLB notifications
require that parents and the community must
be made aware of the following:
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Notice of Status Toward Adequate
Yearly Progress (AYP) – All Fairfield
Union School buildings have met
the AYP requirements.
Annual Notice: Right to Request
Teacher Certification – A request for
teacher certification may be made to
the District Office.
Notice of Parent Involvement
Policies – Federal Public Law 107110 Policy (6335) meets this
requirement. Call the District
Office if interested in a copy of the
policy.
Assignment of Student to NonHighly Qualified Teacher – Unless
notified by your principal, all
Fairfield Union teachers meet the
definition by the Ohio Department
of Education as “highly qualified.”
Notice of Unsafe Schools – All
Fairfield Union Schools have been
categorized by the Ohio Department
of Education as “safe schools.”
Access to Student Information by
Military or College Recruiters –
Federal Public Law 107-110 Policy
(6335) meets this requirement.
Annual Principal Verification of
Highly Qualified Staff Members –
Each principal is required to verify
that staff members are qualified for
their
respective
positions.
Verifications are signed each year by
the principal assuring that staff
members meet the definition of
“highly qualified.”
Questions pertaining to these regulations
should be directed to Michael Destadio,
Assistant Superintendent.
PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW
The Fairfield Union Board of Education supports the right of the people to know
about programs and services of their schools and makes efforts to disseminate
appropriate information. Records pertaining to individual students and other
confidential materials are not released for inspection. Student records that consist
of “personally identifiable information” generally are exempt from disclosure. Only
that information deemed “directory information” may be released from an
individual student’s file. Student Directory Information includes student’s name,
address, telephone number, date and place of birth, participation in school
activities, achievements, awards, honors, weight and height if a member of an
athletic team, major field of study, and dates of attendance and graduation. This
information will be disclosed without prior written consent. If the parents, legal
guardian, or adult student prefer that such information not be released, they must
notify the Principal in writing.
THE MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act was designed to address the
problems that homeless children and youth face in enrolling and attending
school. Under this Federal law, school districts are required to designate a district
liaison to help remove barriers that homeless children frequently face. If you are
aware of any families in our school district who are facing this difficult problem
and who have children who are not enrolled in school, please contact Mike
Destadio at 740-536-7384.
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SCHOOL
CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS
Radio
K-95 and QFM-96
WNCI, 610 WTVN, WCOL
Sunny 95 & Affiliates
WFCO (90.9)
WLRY (88.5)
WCLT T-100
Television
Channel 4
Channel 6
Channel 10
REMINDER OF SPRING
2008 TEST DATES
Please mark your calendars and
plan for these important state
testing dates:
Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) –
March 3-14, 2008 for students
in grades 10, 11 and 12
Ohio Achievement Test (OAT) –
April 28-May 9, 2008 for
students in grades 3 through 8
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Fairfield Union Local Schools Financial Report
FY 2007
Where the Money Comes From
RECEIPTS
Local Sources Property Tax
Income Tax
Other
Total Local
.
State & Federal Sources
.
Total Receipts
AMOUNT
PERCENT
$ 3,412,872
$ 2,239,382
$ 1,621,700*
$ 7,273,954
21.20%
$
8,833,043
54.80%
$ 16,106,997
100.00%
13.90%
10.10%
45.20%
Where the Money Goes
EXPENDITURES
Employee Salaries / Wages
Employee Benefits
Purchased Services
Supplies
Capital Outlay
,
$ 8,722,355
$ 3,063,450
$ 2,319,899
$ 550,332
94,932
$
Directory
Board of Education
Darrell Myers, President
David Rodenbaugh, Vice President
Jim Bope
Doug Barr
Kevin Kemmerer
Administration
Jim Herd, Superintendent
(740) 536-7384
Kevin Miller, Treasurer
(740) 536-7384
Mike Destadio,
Assistant Superintendent
(740) 536-7384
Dale Ferbrache, Principal-JH/HS
(740) 536-7306
Matt McPhail, Asst. Principal
(740) 536-7846
55.60%
19.50%
14.82%
3.50%
6.00%
100.00%
Total Expenditures
$ 15,698,780
SUMMARY
Beginning Cash Balance
$ 620,871
Receipts
$ 16,106,997
Expenditures
$ 15,698,780
Ending Cash Balance
$ 1,029,088
* Other Receipts includes revenue from open enrollment, interest
income, and fees.
George Shreyer
Athletic Director/Assistant Principal
(740) 536-7306
Mike Myers, Principal-Rushville
(740) 536-7321
Frederick Burns, Principal-Bremen
(740) 569-4135
Rebecca Parrott,
Principal- Pleasantville
(740) 468-2181
Rhonda Gonzalez, Transportation
(740) 536-7820
Sally McCandlish, Food Service
(740) 536-7384
Published by the Fairfield Union Schools
Designed by Cathy McCullough (740) 468-3312
Prepared by Jim Herd, Christy Smith & Mike Destadio
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