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Menasha Joint School District. 2010-2011 Budget Analysis By: Georgina Grogan. About the District. Located south of Appleton 5 elementary schools 1 middle school 1 H.S. Student Information. 3,770 students (according to actual September 3 rd Friday Count)
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Menasha Joint School District 2010-2011 Budget Analysis By: Georgina Grogan
About the District • Located south of Appleton • 5 elementary schools • 1 middle school • 1 H.S.
Student Information • 3,770 students (according to actual September 3rd Friday Count) • According to WINNS data from 09-10: • 52% of students are low income • 75 % Caucasian • 15% Hispanic • 5% Asian • 4% African American • 1% Native American
Initial, Approved & Preliminary Budget Deficit Projections ComparedFiscal-Year Budget Projections
Percentage of the District Budget spent on Staff • Salary and Benefits represent 68% of general fund expenditures: • Administration: 3% • Administrative Support Unit: 3% • Regular & special education teachers: 69% • Paraprofessionals: 15% • Secretaries: 5% • Maintenance: 3% • Food Service: 2%
Percentage of the District Budget Spent on Outside Educational Support Services • Purchased Services represent 14 % of the district’s budget or $5,403,410. • Personal Services $ 273,979 • Property Services $1,562,196 • Utilities $1,077,090 • Transportation $992,066 • Communications $99,848 • Intergovernmental Transfers $1,367,181
Percentage of the District Budget Spent on Non-Capital Objects • The district spends 3% of the district’s budget on non-capital objects or $1,159,013. • Supplies & materials: $640,429 • Non-Capital Equipment: $16,010 • Media $198,339 • Textbooks $183,260 • Non-Instructional Software $167,988 • Is it appropriate to cut expenditures in this category?
Percentage of District Budget Spent on Capital Objects • 2% of the school district’s budget is spent on capital objects or $784,335. • Is it appropriate to cut expenditures in this category?
Percentage of the District Budget Spent on Staff Development Only $144,238 is spent on staff development. This represents a small amount of the districts’ budget.
Percentage of the District Budget Spent on Dues and Fees • $47,540 is spent on dues and fees. • This category is too small to make significant changes in the budget.
Allocation of Resources • The majority of the resources are allocated on staffing, mainly teaching staff. • The district can’t cut its staff anymore: • Class sizes increased K-12 for the 10-11 school year: • Elimination of SAGE • EEN caseload increase • GT staff reduction • Media specialists reduction • Elementary specialists reduction • Paraprofessionals reduction
Recommendations: • Shared services through collaboration with other districts or entities • Facility use rate increase • Fee increase with sliding fee schedule (free/reduced) • Strategically work to gain political support to pass a referendum to find building renovation projects and other expenditures.
Allocation of Resources • As class sizes increase, it is important that educators continue to receive constant staff development and support on differentiating instruction: • Increase staff development budget • Continue to increase literacy and technology coaches in the district so that eventually each building has a literacy or technology coach.