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Financial Recovery Plan

AWLS Financial Recovery Plan

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Development required the District to develop a Financial Recovery Plan to eliminate the negative cash balance in fiscal year 2025 (FY25) and fiscal year 2026 (FY26) and balance the District's budget.

The AWLS Board of Education initially approved the plan on January 29, 2024.

This plan was modified in April following the annual Five-Year Forecast update and again in June in response to staffing changes and community donations. A timeline and the updated plan are detailed below.

Minimizing the impact of expenditure reductions on the classroom experience for students remains the main priority in the decision making process as updates are made to the Financial Recovery Plan.

The AWLS Board and District Administration continue to monitor the financial health of the District and will communicate any further updates to stakeholders as they become available. If you would like to receive informational updates from AWLS, please click here to register your email.

Financial Recovery Plan

This is an historical look at the Financial Recovery Plan. The AWLS Board of Education has not yet made any decisions regarding potential reductions if the proposed operational levy fails on November 5. More updates will be provided as they are available.

Timeline

January 2024	The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce required the District to submit a Financial Recovery Plan to demonstrate how it would overcome the negative cash balance projected in the Five-Year Forecast for FY25 and FY26. The plan outlined expenditure reductions and opportunities to increase revenue.

April 2024	The Board of Education held a work session on April 30 to review the May update to the Five-Year Forecast and modified the Financial Recovery Plan in response to unanticipated attrition savings due to retirement and resignations.

June 2024	At its June regular meeting, the Board once again modified the Financial Recovery Plan in response to unanticipated staffing changes and community donations. The Board also voted to place a 5-year, 2.42-mill Operational Levy on the November 2024 ballot to increase revenue and avoid the planned reductions for FY26.

AWLS Financial Recovery Plan - FY25 / 2024-2025 School Year

Approved January 2024: Material and supply account reductions.

Approved January 2024: Purchased services account reductions.

Approved January 2024: In FY25, the District plans to utilize attrition as needed and when appropriate. In addition, as individual employees are replaced, there are potential expenditure savings.

Added April 2024: The District will utilize additional unanticipated personnel attrition that has occurred since January 2024* and make adjustments to preschool services to reduce expenditures.

(A HS assistant principal, intervention specialist and maintenance specialist position will not be filled.)

Approved 2024: The reduction of one administrative position.

Updated June 2024: The Director of Technology position was reinstated following the Board's decision to leave the Assistant Superintendent position unfilled for the 2024-25 school year.

Approved January 2024: A decrease in custodial services to school buildings and the reduction of a media center aide position.

Approved January 2024: Implementation of a pay-to-participate program for grades 7-12 athletic programs to help fund coaching salaries.

Approved January 2024: Leave specific extracurricular supplemental positions unfilled.

Football Assistant
Wrestling Assistant
Track Assistant
Baseball Assistant
Softball Assistant
Soccer Assistant (B)
Soccer Assistant (G)
Volleyball Assistant
Weight Room Fitness Coach (HS)
Weight Room Fitness Coach (JH)
Assistant Athletic Director (HS) Extra Days
High School German Club
Tech Facilitators (6@$2079)

Removed April 2024:

Assistant Athletic Director (HS)
Only one HS play/musical

Added April 2024:

Basketball Assistant (B)
Basketball Assistant (G)

Added April 2024: The District will allow for donations to the operational fund to pay for these supplemental positions.

Updated June 2024: The Board voted to accept a donation from the AW Athletic Boosters to cover expenses related to supplemental athletic positions.

Approved January 2024: Eliminate transportation services within approximately one mile of the school of attendance and all extracurricular transportation.

Updated April 2024: Transportation services were reinstated in response to unanticipated employee attrition savings.

AWLS Financial Recovery Plan - FY26 / 2025-2026 School Year

As approved in January 2024. This plan will be reviewed by the AWLS Board of Education pending the outcome of the proposed November 2024 Operational Levy.

Expenditure reductions from original FY2025 plan will be reinstated

Further reduction to material and supply accounts

Further reductions to purchased services account

Additional administrative position reductions

Decrease security services at FTMS, to be instead covered by the current SROs from AWHS and AWJH

Eliminate field trips

Eliminate transportation services within an approximate 2-mile radius of the school of attendance and all extracurricular transportation.

Continuing Financial Conversation

Many difficult decisions have been made regarding budget reductions, and those decisions will continue to be revisited and examined extensively as new financial information becomes available.

Thank you for your continued support and patience as the Board and administrators continue to monitor the District’s financial situation and make decisions centered on providing the best possible education for our community’s children.

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Whitehouse, OH 43571

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