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Roanoke County Public Schools

Roanoke County Public Schools. Budget Overview for 2007-08 January 25, 2007. Roanoke County Schools. 17 th largest school division in Virginia 30 schools (1 regional) 1,227 teachers 2,277 total employees Population of 88,200 17% of them are students. School Budget is made up of:.

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Roanoke County Public Schools

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  1. Roanoke County Public Schools Budget Overview for 2007-08 January 25, 2007

  2. Roanoke County Schools • 17th largest school division in Virginia • 30 schools (1 regional) • 1,227 teachers • 2,277 total employees • Population of 88,200 • 17% of them are students

  3. School Budget is made up of: • Operating Fund • Nutrition Fund • Grants Fund • Textbook Fund • Bus Fund • Laptop Insurance Fund • Capital Fund • Alternative Education Fund • Debt Fund

  4. Budget Teams Several groups of people working on various portions of the total school budget.

  5. Senior Staff Budget Team Managers from each departmental area of the school system.

  6. Teachers’ Salary Team • 2 School Board Members • 7 Teachers • Personnel Staff • Finance Staff • County Finance Officer

  7. Classified Salary Team • 2 School Board members • Transportation • Maintenance • Secretarial • School Nutrition • Instructional Assistant • Personnel Staff • Finance Staff

  8. Administrative Salary Team • 2 School Board members • Elementary principal • Middle school principal • High school principal • Personnel staff • Finance staff

  9. Superintendent’s Budget Team • All 5 Board Members • Superintendent • Assistant Superintendents • Directors • RCEA President • County Finance Officer

  10. Important Dates • January 25 – Public Hearing • Jan 27–Joint retreat with Board of Supervisors • Mar 1 – Budget Summit (Information) • March 6 – Budget Summit (Decision making) • March 13 – Joint work session with BOS • March 15 – Work session • March 20 – School Board adopts budget • April 1 – School budget to County • May 1 – County adoption of School budget

  11. Where do we get our funding?

  12. Average Daily Membership

  13. Enrollment Growth … the trend is up….and down….but mostly up!

  14. How do we spend it?

  15. Per pupil spending $8,843 estimated for FY06-07 8% increase over last year

  16. Salary vs. Class Size – how do we compare (FY04-05 VEA data)? Average Class Size Salary Ranking • Salem $47,848 103 • National Average $47,808 ----- • Roanoke County $45,957 71 • State Average $45,377 ----- • Roanoke City $44,303 36 • Botetourt $43,955 108 • Franklin County $40,867 106 • Montgomery County $38,928 43 • Bedford $38,074 100

  17. Salary Increase: 06-07 4.5% teachers 4.0% others 05-06 4.0% 04-05 3.5% 03-04 2.0% average 02-03 2.5% average Benefits Increase: 06-07 4.6% 05-06 1.5% 04-05 3.2% 03-04 0.2% 02-03 1.6% Tentative 07-08 VRS increase is $843,000. Past Compensation Increases

  18. Cost of 1% Raises Teachers $674,000 Administration 84,000 Classified 162,000 Total $920,000

  19. School System Priorities • Maintain and continue progress on Six Year Plan • Focus on competitive employee salaries • Address new initiatives with creative redirection of funds • Lobby General Assembly for full funding of SOQ and teacher salary increases

  20. Likely to see in the 07-08 budget… • Stabilizing sales tax collections • Staffing and salaries • Higher enrollment – more state aid & teachers • Small class sizes • VRS rate increase • Employee medical premium increase • Rise in utility rates/demand charges • Program revisions in special education • Laptop initiative – year 5 funding stream • Capital funding for future

  21. Governor’s Proposed Budget • Updates SOQ costs • Funds 1.75% teacher raises for year (3% as of Dec 1) • Increases VRS, life insurance, and retiree health credit rates by 1.31% (cost of $.9M) • Net proposed increase = $ 2.9M new state revenues • Subject to modification by General Assembly

  22. Taxpayer Value • 100% of our schools fully accredited • Good schools attract good businesses. • Good schools attract more students. • Good schools increase property values. • Economic development = more commercial dollars available for county & school needs.

  23. How can you help? Contact your legislators and ask them to….. • Fully fund the state share of public education, • Fund teacher salary increases (as of July 1), • Fund school capital needs.

  24. Legislator Contacts Senator Edwards district21@sov.state.va.us Senator Bell district22@sov.state.va.us Delegate Fralin delfralin@house.state.va.us Delegate Griffith delmgriffith@house.state.va.us Delegate Ware deloware@house.state.va.us Also see www.rcs.k12.va.us for contact information.

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