July 2025 Annual Report
Activity
In the first quarter of 2025, we upgraded to a faster server to improve site speed and reliability. Visitors to The Dock will notice improved search results and speed with fewer timeouts. Our biweekly email, The Dock Digest, has seen steady growth with now over 1,700 active contacts compared to last year’s 1,000. In the past fiscal year, we’ve added 137 audio sessions, 43 blog posts, 2 documents, 15 podcast episodes, and 3 videos.
Analytics
In the past fiscal year, thedockforlearning.org logged 154,200 visits with 304,279 unique page views, a 39% increase over the previous period. Searches on the website totaled 20,981. A 3.4% drop from last year. File downloads came in strong at 26,074 compared to last year’s 17,929.
Top 5 viewed pages (excluding Microsoft practice documents):
The Last Words of Nokseng: The Story Behind "I Have Decided” (4,679)
Prayers for Teachers: A Prayer for the First Day of School (768)
Book Review: The Happy Teacher Habits – 11 Habits of the Happiest, Most Effective Teachers on Earth (732)
Bloggers
Rosalie Beiler
Arlene Birt
Karen Birt
Chris Brode
Meghan Brubaker
Trent Clugston
Carolyn Martin
Kendra Martin
Deana Swanson
Team
Lucas Hilty, adviser
Kyler Martin, podcast host
Chris Miller, project chair
Jaran Miller, web master
Josh Nisley, content manager
Income and expenses: Fiscal year 2024-2025
Fiscal year summary
Actual | Budget | % of budget | |
Beginning balance carried over from previous year | $5,144 | ||
Income | $48,729 | $41,000 | 118.9% |
Expenses | $48,834 | $41,000 | 119.1% |
Net income | ($104.89) | $0 |
Due to rounding, numbers may not add to 100%.
Expense breakdown
Payroll | $37,042 |
Contracted labor | $5,798 |
Tech infrastructure | $2,120 |
Office expenses | $3,875 |
TOTAL | $48,834 |
Due to rounding, numbers may not add to 100%.
