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Mission Statement

Finance & Budget Advisory Committee. Mission Statement. To provide recommendations to the Superintendent and School Board of Stafford County Public Schools on budget priorities Encourage the community to be active participants in the budget process. SCPS Budget Team Support.

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Mission Statement

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  1. Finance & Budget Advisory Committee Mission Statement • To provide recommendations to the Superintendent and School Board of Stafford County Public Schools • on budget priorities • Encourage the community to be active participants in the budget process

  2. SCPS Budget Team Support Wayne Carruthers Patty Sullivan Kate Gilliam Finance & Budget Advisory Committee 137 Student Years Manya Rayner Aquia Claire Timms Falmouth Rebecca Flake Garrisonville Mary Podlesny George Washington Melissa Dileo Griffis-Widewater Laura Dean Hartwood Dean Fetterolf Rockhill Jennifer Rochte At-Large Jay Gillis At-Large Lisa CasiasAt-Large

  3. Financial & Budgetary Health Factors • Classroom Experience • Compensation (85% of Budget) • Safety – Physical Security and Environmental Health & Safety • Infrastructure – Capital Improvement Program (CIP) • Budget Process

  4. SWOT PROCESS S w Strengths Weaknesses INTERNAL o T Opportunities Threats EXTERNAL A STRATEGIC PLANNING TOOL

  5. CLASSROOM EXPERIENCEMore Than Just Student Teacher Ratios S w • Strong Academic History • Diversity of Programs (IB, CTE Governors School, Boots, AP) • Dedicated Teachers & Admin. • Parental Involvement • Cultural Diversity (40+ Languages) • 1100 Overcrowded Classes • 15/29 schools met AYP (2007) • Gifted and Highly Able Underserved • Broad Spectrum of Learners • Shortage of Advanced & ESL Staff • Expectations as Grants Expire o T • Early Intervention • ½ of VA Skilled Trade Jobs Unfilled • Grants & Fund Raising • Local Industry/Business Partners • Life Long (Adult) Learning Programs • Past Success Masks Needs & Opportunities • Cumulative & Declining Transfer % • Changing Demographics • Societal Demands - Busy Lives • Lack of Clarity in SOQ “The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.”-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

  6. COMPENSATION (85% OF BUDGET) S w • Wealth of Professional Development Opportunities • Unfreezing of Steps • Perceived Excess of Professional Development Contractors Fees • 12-15% Turnover Rate • Large # of Retirees over next 10 yrs. • “Bridge” Retirees (cost & utilization) • Admin/Support Workload vs Pay Scale Steps o T • More Structured Professional Development Opportunities (thru UMW, NOVA, etc) • How to Exploit “N. Va Status” • State Pays 25% of Cost to Compete • Need Competitive Salaries N & S • Rising Cost of Health Insurance • GASB 45 & 403b Requirements “Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.”-- John Adams

  7. SAFETY – PHYSICAL SECURITY AND EH&S S • DSSR Emergency Response Study • Entrance & Video Camera Phases • Computerized Facility Floor Plans Aid Emergency Response w • Older Schools EH&S Issues • Collateral Duty “Security” • Aging H.S. Athletic Facilities • Aging Phys.Ed/Recess Areas • Facility & Bathroom Hygiene • Overcrowded classrooms • Science Lab Safety & Parity o T • Complete Security Upgrades • Remote SO access to security video • Improved gang awareness • Only 2 MS Resource Officers • Internet Based Threats & Bullying • Aging Facility Major Systems Failure • Increase in Weapons or Drug • Lack of Sidewalks for Walkers • Expanding Transportation Zones “Upon the subject of education, . . . I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in.” -- Abraham Lincoln

  8. INFRASTRUCTURE - CIP S w • Focuses on Facilities vs Education • Architectural vs Educational Capacity • Programmatic Parity • Several Aging Facilities • Should be Heart of Community • Lack of Academic Planning for new CTE Facility • Positive Learning Environment • Detailed Maintenance Schedule • Joint BOS & SCPS Committee o T • Improved Utilization thru Careful Districting (ES & MS) • Renovations and Parity vs New • Support HS06/CTE Study • Moncure Property Value • Melchers & Drew Future • Traditional Neighborhood Development (TNDs) • County CIP & Borrow Limit • Changing Population Distribution • Cost of Labor & Materials • Hidden Renovation Costs if CTE moves to SHS • 20 year CIP needed “Buildings – and the sense impressions that we get from the surroundings – influence our emotional life and ability to learn.”School Business Affairs, 7/04, pg 37-38

  9. BUDGET PROCESS S w • Quality Education is an Economic Incentive • 95% County $ Increases Goes to Instruction • Unqualified 2007 audit • Communication with Parents • Increasing Debt Service affects O&M Transfer • “ Top Heavy” Admin. Perception • Is AYP Decline Funding Related ? • Board Unity o T • Recovery Plan - $53M Shortfall • Submit Budget to BOS Earlier • More Grants, Earmarks, Partners • Support Fiscal Autonomy Study • How to Exploit “N. VA Status” ? • Legislative Funding - 32nd in Nation • Rank 118/133 in Per Pupil Expenses • External Budget Drivers & Mandates • Increasing Composite Index • County Debt Service Limits • Outdated Proffer Guidelines “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” -- Derek Bok, Harvard President 1971-1990

  10. FBAC Recommendations Recovering from the “Cumulative Effect” of Budget Shortfalls • CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE • Reduce core class sizes to ~ 20/24/27 (ES/MS/HS). • Maintain a positive physical and mental learning environment for the complete spectrum of Stafford learners. • Develop a strategic initiative to improve communications, community relations and partnerships.COMPENSATION • Great teachers & staff deserve respect, admiration and fully competitive pay, benefits and cost effective professional development opportunities. • Post employment benefits and unfunded liabilities impact future budgets.

  11. FBAC Recommendations Recovering from the “Cumulative Effect” of Budget Shortfalls • SAFETY • In cooperation with the Sheriff’s Office increase middle school resource officers from 2 to 4. • Maintain fundingfor environmental health andsafety related issues and risk managementof aging indoor and outdoor facilities. • INFRASTRUCTURE • Student Accommodation Plan - instructional capacity not architectural capacity. • Improve facility utilization thru careful districting and resource allocation. • Establish a broad range of career-oriented programs before designing a combined HS06/CTE facility in the 2012-2015 timeframe. • New facility placement must be consistent with the 20 year County Comprehensive Plan growth projections of 20K new homes, a population of 180K (2030), and our 22% estimate of 39,600 students

  12. BUDGET PROCESS FBAC Recommendations Recovering from the “Cumulative Effect” of Budget Shortfalls • !!!!! BUDGET PROCESS !!!!!! • Emphasize that a quality education is an economic incentive; attracting new business, residents and tax revenue. • Develop a strategic planto recoverfrom the “cumulative effect” of 3 years, $53M in county budget shortfalls.Submit budget earlier. Consider a referendum. • Greater legislative involvement by Supervisors, School Board, SEA, PTOs and parents for increasedstatewide educational funding, cost to compete parity, and fiscal autonomy. • Delaying cyclical replacements only increasescurrent maintenance and futurereplacement costs. • Improve administrative efficiencies through modern information management systems.

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