City of Eldon

• Population – 4,639

• The median income is $29,214

• Current major employers:• Adient Manufacturing 500 employees

• Opies Trucking 175 employees

• Nursing Home 85 employees

• Walmart 85 employees

• Grocery store 75 employees

Eldon School District

• Approximately 1,950 students

• 55% Qualify for F/R Lunch

• Per Pupil Expenditure $8,698 – Ranks 482 out of 558 Schools

• Current Operating Cost $15,178,000

• 2018 APR 93.3%

Businesses want to expand where quality schools are located.

Eldon High School2009

•F/R = 68%

•ADA = 93.1%

•F’s = 335

•ACT = 20.3

•Dual Credits = 176

•Grad. Rate = 74.3%*

•Assoc. Deg. = 0

2019

•F/R = 55%

•ADA = 95.3%

•F’s = 203

•ACT = 21.8

•Dual Credits = 724

•Grad. Rate = 93%

•Assoc. Deg. = 5

Vision:Be one of the Top 50 Schools in the State.

Staff changes

• 2007-2008 – 49 new staff members

• 2008-2009 – 37 new staff members

• 2009-2010 – 31 new staff members

• 2010-2011 – 28 new staff members

• 2011-2012 – 25 new staff members

• 2019-2020 – 15 new staff members

Mustang Sally

AmeriCorps

LEAP – Before and After School Programming

Quality Curriculum and Instruction

•Go Math!

•Wonders

Technology Centers That Work

• What Makes It Work – 10 Key Practices• Culture of high expectations

• Personalized program of study

• Real-world problems and projects

• High-quality career pathways

• Engage each student

• High-quality professional development

• Real-world learning experiences

• Guidance and advisement

• Extra help or accelerated learning strategies

• Continuously using data

Interventions/Advisory

Preschool• We serve about 70% of our population

Summer School

Mustang Closet and Mustang Packs

Washers, Dryers and Showers

LEAP Robotics

Project Lead the Way•Engineering•Computer Science•Biomedical

College Now

Upward Bound Program

State Fair Community College – Eldon Career Center Campus

Top ranked LPN and RN program in the State

Central Ozarks Medical CenterMental HealthSocial Worker

8:30 am start time for school improved attendance by 3%

Breakfast in the classroom K-8

Registered Apprenticeships

Jobs for Americas Graduates

Nurse Practitioner

Second Steps

•Not Just Better Students, Better People™• Second Step is a program rooted in social-emotional

learning (SEL) that helps transform schools into supportive, successful learning environments uniquely equipped to help children thrive.

The Harbor

Disc Golf Course at the Middle School

Middle School Pond – Fishing and Kayaking

New Subdivision

Dog Park

Exercise equipment & sidewalk to Middle School

Sidewalk to elementary schools

Tornado Shelter

Performing Arts Center

Why did Quaker choose Eldon?

• Quaker wanted to be within 60 miles of Freeburg, MO - their home office

• Quaker wanted a minimum of 60 acres to develop

• Quaker wanted a community that their starting pay of $35,000 would be a competitive wage

What did Eldon do to prepare for this growth?

• The Eldon Development Corporation is the economic development arm of our Chamber of Commerce. Members include:bankers, business owners, utility companies, city & school personnel

• The Eldon Development Corporation had been mailing Quaker information about a vacant factory building since 2010

• The EDC had a 10-acre, shovel-ready site in the industrial park

• The EDC had submitted proposals to DED’s Missouri Partnership

Why submit proposals to Missouri Partnerships?

• It helps you stay current on available properties in your community

• It helps you identify available property for development

• You receive feedback on your proposals

Develop your partnerships with key people

• Local City & County Officials

• Council of Local Governments – Helped us write a MODOT grant for the turn lane into Quaker.

• Utility Companies need to know you on a first name basis

• State Representatives and Senators

• Missouri Economic Development Team

How did our process work?

• Quaker contacted the Chamber of Commerce wanting information about the vacant factory building

• Three people from the Eldon Development Corporation & Michelle Hataway met with Quaker at their facility in Freeburg

• We then met in Eldon the following week to tour the vacant factory

• The factory was not what they were looking for…

How did our process work?

• We toured a 90 acre farm that we knew was for sale because we had filled out a Missouri Partnership proposal and had already worked with the owner of the property. We knew the water, sewer and electric of the location.

• Quaker asked if we could move a power line, close a gravel road, and get a turn lane off of the highway into the facility

• If we could do those things then that location was a possibility

How did our process work?

• We were able to achieve all of those things by working with MODOT, County Officials, and Ameren

• We then worked with the City of Eldon on the Chapter 100 to offer Tax Abatement based on their proposal to bring in 300 jobs with a starting pay of over $30,000

Quaker Update

As of January 8th

What are we doing at the career center to prepare?

• Stang Night

• Focus on the Future

• Academic Advising

• Follow Me to Eldon Career Center

• Senior Career Prep Interview

Catered Curriculum in Agriculture• Tool/Machine/Equipment Basic Operations and Safety covered for:

Hand & Power Tools

Chop Saw

Nail Gun

Band Saw

Drill Press

Router-Shaper

• Quaker shared materials:

Current employee evaluation system

Video links for safety and knot tying

Open Book Management info (may focus this more on the financial literacy component)

Employment Opportunities

• Internships via:• Summer work - $10/hour

• Continue through school year when possible

• Build long-term employment – we believe if students are able to understand the impact of a good paying job at a company with a positive culture, the barrier that exists in manufacturing will start to disappear

Senior Survey in January

Identified current needs of 116 seniors

• 22 without a driver’s license

• 26 that have no idea what they will do after graduation

Are you interested in learning about a job that pays $30,000 a year?

• 30 students responded yes

Follow-up plan with students that said yes

• Parent meeting with administration about the opportunity

• Completing the job application

• Touring Adient

• Interviewing with Adient

• Awarded the job at our awards ceremony

• We plan to do the same thing with Quaker

Mustang Creed