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Liberty Local Schools��State of the Schools�2025

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Our Mission

Partnering with a diverse community…

Providing excellent educational programs…

Preparing future ready students.

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Ryan Day

“There's obstacles, there's challenges, there's things that come in the way. So building relationships and building some of the expectations on the front end helps you deal with them so it doesn't just all come caving in.”

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One Reminder…

We are all important to our students.

We are ALL educators and we are ALL in this together!

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Our Board of Education

Dr. David Malone, President

Mrs. Kara Morgan, Vice-President

Ms. Shawn Chrystal

Mr. Hans Kirr

Ms. Janne Hamilton

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Know the Team

Brian Knight – Superintendent

Amber Shaeffer – Treasurer

Tom Zetts – High School Principal

Rob Housel – Assistant High School Principal

Jason Yemma – Grades 3 – 6 Principal

Ryan Stowell – Grades PK – 2 Principal

Jessica Kohler – Special Education Coordinator

Todd Smith – Athletic Director/Dean of Students

Pam McCurdy – Curriculum and Development

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The BEST Staff…

Our district has 164 employees.

93 employees (57%) who have been with the district for five years or more.
54 employees (33%) who have been with the district for fifteen years or more.
30 employees (18%) who have been with the district for twenty-five years or more.

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Our Community Stands Out!

During the 2024-2025 School Year the Community had provided the district with…

Over $43,000 in donations to Academic Programs.
Over $3,000 in direct donations for Athletic Programs.
Over $150,000 to rebuild DeSalvo Field.
Donations from Booster Clubs to purchase new uniforms, equipment, and facility improvements.
Numerous business and community partners.
Trumbull County ESC

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Student Support Programs

Students Motivated by the Arts (SMARTS)
YUMADOP
Aaris Therapy (SLP/PT/OT, Behavior Specialist)
FocusCare
Cadence Care
Red Zone
QUICKmed
United Way
Cleveland Browns – Stay in the Game

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Through experiential training, expert coaching, and a character curriculum for students, Capturing Kids' Hearts equips professionals in K-12 education to implement transformational processes to strengthen connectedness and build a relationship-driven culture.

The majority of this program is paid through the Stronger Connections grant.

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Enrollment Data

2020-2021 1252 Students

2021-2022 1271 Students

2022-2023 1227 Students

2023-2024 1162 Students

2024-2025 1077 Students

	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
School Name	Enrollment	Enrollment	Enrollment	Enrollment	Enrollment
E J Blott Elementary School	490	494	492	383	351
William S Guy Middle School	397	422	367	238	242
Liberty High School	365	355	368	541	484

175 Student Decline Since 20/21

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Facilities

Focus on the importance of “Being a Leopard”.
Blott/Guy Roof Repairs
New phone system
New scoreboards for the HS gymnasium
Vercada

Cameras
Panic Buttons
Active Intruder Alarm

Always a need… so be proactive vs reactive

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Transportation

BusRight software
Bus drivers
All resident Liberty students receive the option for transportation.
Bus stops for students.
Change in contracted costs.

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Curriculum

For 2025-2026

K-12 Magma Math*
K-2 ELA Bookworms*
3-6 ELA Wonders*
K-12 Envision Math
K-2 Really Great Reading (Tier 2 for 3/4)
PK-2 Haggerty (oral language)
K-12 NWEA/Exact Path – Screeners, Assessments

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District Proficiency Levels �Grades 3 - 8

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Limited 27.3% 30.4 %

Basic 25.4% 21.6%

Proficient 20.1% 21.5%

Accomplished 16.7% 15.1%

Advanced 9.5% 9.9%

Advanced Plus 0.1% 0.4%

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District Proficiency Levels �End of Course Exams

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Limited 23.0% 25.9%

Basic 27.9% 27.7%

Proficient 29.7% 30.1%

Accomplished 9.9% 7.7%

Advanced 4.4% 6.0%

Advanced Plus 1.4% 0.2%

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Academic Data

Graduation Rate

LLSD 96.2%

Similar District 92.4%

State Average 89.1%

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District Proficiency Levels �End of Course Exams

Similar District Name	Overall	Achievement Component	Progress Component	Improving At-Risk K-3 Readers/Early Literacy Component	Gap Closing Component	Graduation Rate Component	PFS/CCWM Component
Liberty Local	3 Stars	2 Stars	2 Stars	3 Stars	3 Stars	4 Stars	NR
Struthers City	3.5 Stars	3 Stars	3 Stars	2 Stars	3 Stars	4 Stars	NR
Hamilton Local	3 Stars	3 Stars	2 Stars	3 Stars	3 Stars	2 Stars	NR
Girard City School District	3.5 Stars	3 Stars	2 Stars	3 Stars	4 Stars	4 Stars	NR
Ravenna City	2.5 Stars	2 Stars	2 Stars	2 Stars	2 Stars	3 Stars	NR
Niles City	3 Stars	3 Stars	3 Stars	2 Stars	3 Stars	2 Stars	NR

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Finance

House Bill 335, known as the “Property Tax Relief NOW Act,” and the significantly negative impact this bill could have on our ongoing efforts to improve Liberty Schools.

House Bill 335 would severely affect our educational programs for students. The district could potentially lose approximately $1,394,250 per year without inside millage collections. This loss represents about 8.5% of our general fund operating expenses, which translates to $1,100 per student.

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Finance

Source of Funds

Local 41.0%

State 33.8%

Federal 20.1%

Other 5.1%

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Finance

B - Personnel Data (FY24)			Liberty Local SD, Trumbull	Similar Districts Average	Statewide Average of All Districts
	13	Classroom Teachers' Average Salary	$59,413.41	$71,374.67	$68,224.39
	14	% Teachers With 0-4 Years Experience	35.11%	20.01%	20.03%
	15	% Teachers With 4-10 Years Experience	25.53%	17.22%	17.23%
	16	% Teachers With 10+ Years Experience	39.36%	62.78%	62.74%
	17	FTE Number Of Administrators	14.18	17.97	21.35
	18	Administrators' Average Salary	$79,685.44	$91,232.86	$89,645.79

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Finance

E - Operating Expenditure Per-pupil Data (FY24)			Liberty Local SD, Trumbull	Similar Districts Average	Statewide Average of All Districts
	40	Administration Expenditure Per-pupil	$1,960.11	$2,620.50	$2,207.72
	41	Building Operation Expenditure Per-pupil	$3,024.40	$3,282.93	$3,306.47
	42	Instructional Expenditure Per-pupil	$8,798.38	$9,642.13	$9,263.89
	43	Pupil Support Expenditure Per-pupil	$784.16	$1,209.16	$1,034.23
	44	Staff Support Expenditure Per-pupil	$318.97	$576.67	$508.90
	45	Total Operating Expenditure Per-pupil	$14,886.02	$17,331.38	$16,310.87

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Finance

E - Operating Expenditure Per-pupil Data (FY24)			Liberty Local SD, Trumbull	Similar Districts Average	Statewide Average of All Districts
	40	Administration Expenditure Per-pupil	$1,960.11	$2,620.50	$2,207.72
	41	Building Operation Expenditure Per-pupil	$3,024.40	$3,282.93	$3,306.47
	42	Instructional Expenditure Per-pupil	$8,798.38	$9,642.13	$9,263.89
	43	Pupil Support Expenditure Per-pupil	$784.16	$1,209.16	$1,034.23
	44	Staff Support Expenditure Per-pupil	$318.97	$576.67	$508.90
	45	Total Operating Expenditure Per-pupil	$14,886.02	$17,331.38	$16,310.87

F - Revenue By Source Data (FY24)			Liberty Local SD, Trumbull	Similar Districts Average	Statewide Average of All Districts
	46	State Revenue Per-pupil	$6,082.00	$7,626.04	$7,443.12
	47	% of State Revenue	33.76%	41.15%	41.24%
	48	Local Revenue Per-pupil	$7,446.01	$7,641.58	$7,333.55
	49	% of Local Revenue	41.33%	38.56%	40.44%
	50	Other Non-Tax Revenue Per-pupil	$871.17	$1,622.58	$1,435.46
	51	% of Other Non-Tax Revenue	4.84%	8.14%	7.90%
	52	Federal Revenue Per-pupil	$3,617.06	$2,358.70	$1,955.40
	53	% of Federal Revenue	20.08%	12.15%	10.42%
	54	Total Revenue Per-pupil	$18,016.24	$19,248.90	$18,167.52

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Finance

Classroom Non-Classroom

Liberty $7,216 $3,633

State $8,294 $4,104

Classroom = Instruction, Pupil, and Staff Support

Non-Classroom = Administration and Operations support

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Finance

Five Year Forecast

Represents local spending.
Revenues will increase from property values.
Expenditures

Smart Spending
Use federal and grants when possible.

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Time Remaining

Questions or Thoughts from or Local Leopards.

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Thank You!