October 2024 Progress Report
Work over the past year
The numbers below reflect July 1, 2023 to November 11, 2024
- Our bloggers continue to bring value to our readers. Most-read blog posts for the year were:
- The Last Words of Nokseng: The Story Behind “I Have Decided” (Lucinda Kingsinger)
- A Prayer for Tired Teachers (Meghan Brubaker)
- Dmitri: A Man Who Praised When It Could Have Killed Him (Lucinda Kinsinger)
- Freedom in Christ: Two Object Lessons (Lucinda Kinsinger)
- Book Review: The Happy Teacher (Deana Swanson)
- Aside from Microsoft Office practice documents, these documents were the most viewed:
- Tyler Miller edited video over the winter, and Jaran Miller is currently doing some editing. Most-played audio and videos on The Dock:
- Teaching Techniques for Early Elementary Teachers (Myron Brubacher)
- Making Teaching an Art Form (Myron Brubacher)
- A Template for Teaching: Using EATS as a Path to Successful Lessons (Wilmer Gehman)
- Teachers Are Mentors (Stephan Gingerich)
- Teacher-Generated Problems (Anthony Hurst)
- And these are the most-viewed videos on YouTube:
- You Can Build an Electrophorus (John Goering)
- Dyslexia: An Explanation for Kids (Meghan Brubaker)
- Classroom Management: Practical Advice for Large Classrooms (Amy Zimmerman)
- Introduction to Diverse Learners: Part 1 of 5 (Becky Bollinger)
- Grammar Songs (Spencer Weaver)
Over the past year, we have made some changes to the staff for The Dock. Chris Miller joined the team in Spring 2024, and we are considering additional responsibility for Chris. Our current roster includes:
- Lucas Hilty, project chair
- Kyler Martin, podcast host
- Chris Miller, assistant
- Jaran Miller, webmaster and video editor
- Josh Nisley, content manager
- Bloggers:
- Rosalie Beiler
- Arlene Birt
- Karen Birt
- Chris Brode
- Meghan Brubaker
- Trent Clugston
- Carolyn Martin
- Kendra Martin
- Deana Swanson
- During Teachers Week, we promoted The Dock to attendees with a short presentation and with Dock-imprinted pens and mugs. As of Wed Nov 13 2024, our email list has grown to 1,008 subscribers.
- We have begun a podcast for school leaders. Episodes consist of recordings from The Dock introduced with comments by the host, Kyler Martin. So far, six episodes have been released, with over one hundred people on average tuning in to each episode.
- In 2023–2024, we added 44 blog posts, 8 videos, 96 audio sessions, and 58 documents.
- Since July 1, we have added an additional 15 blog posts, 31 audio sessions, and 17 documents.
Analytics
Financials
2023–2024 fiscal year summary
| Actual | Budget | % of budget | |
| Beginning balance carried over from previous year | ($2,009) | ||
| Income | $45,554 | $35,000 | 130.2% |
| Expenses | $36,391 | $35,000 | 104% |
| Net income | $7,153 | $0 |
2023–2024 fiscal year expense breakdown
| Payroll | $25,165 |
| Blog posts | $1,786 |
| Advertising | $135 |
| Tech infrastructure | $5,227 |
| Office expenses | $2,692 |
| Videos | $1,388 |
| TOTAL | $36,392 |
This fiscal year (July through September)
| Payroll | $11,367 |
| Blog posts | $328 |
| Advertising | $605 |
| Tech infrastructure | $245 |
| Tech support | $50 |
| Office expenses | $912 |
| Podcast | $705 |
| TOTAL | $14,211 |
Totals may not add up due to rounding.
No donations have been received so far this year.
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