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FBS Budget Update and Special Provisions

FBS Budget Update and Special Provisions. Alexis Schauss Director of School Business. Charter School Institute July 30th, 2013. School Calendar SB187 Effective July 1, 2013. Charters and LEAs 185 days OR 1,025 hours LEAs only Earliest Start Dates

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FBS Budget Update and Special Provisions

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  1. FBS Budget Update and Special Provisions Alexis Schauss Director of School Business Charter School Institute July 30th, 2013

  2. School CalendarSB187 Effective July 1, 2013 Charters and LEAs 185 days OR 1,025 hours LEAs only • Earliest Start Dates • 2013-14 August 26th 2013 2014-15 August 25th, 2014 • Latest End Dates • 2013-14 June 13th 2014 2014-15 June 12th, 2015 • LEAs with Weather Related Waivers • 2013-14 August 19th 2014-15 August 18th http://www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/accounting/calendar/ Division of School Business

  3. Budget Update

  4. What is applicable to Charters? Information is provided but designated as follows • “N/A” - Not applicable for charters, provided for your information • “TBD” – may be applicable for charters, language not clear Division of School Business

  5. Salary and Personnel Division of School Business

  6. Salary & LeaveN/A • No pay raises (Certified or Non-Certified) • Held Harmless • Five days of bonus leave • ExpiresJune 30, 2014 • 5 hours per month for employees to volunteer in a literacy program in a public school. Office of State Personnel to establish rules and policies • HB 249 - Personal Leave Reimbursement • $50 deduction reimbursed Division of School Business

  7. Effective July 1, 2014N/A • No New Masters, Advanced or Phd Salary Supplement • Must be paid the Salary Supplement prior to 2014-15 to be grandfathered in • Exempt - Instructional Support Which Require Master’s Degree for Licensure • Excellent Public Schools Act • 4-year contracts • Receive $500 annual pay increase – FY 2014-15 Division of School Business

  8. BenefitsApplicable to specific charters Applicable for those in TSERS and SHP • 2013-14 Retirement rate: 14.69% • 2013-14 Hospitalization: $5,285 • 2014-15 Hospitalization: $5,435 Division of School Business

  9. Charter Schools • 22 new charter schools 2013-14 • 6 LEAs will have a charter school in their LEA for the first time • LEAs Initial Allotments will be reduced based on the charter schools planning ADM • After 1st month actual ADM, LEA will be “trued up” Division of School Business

  10. Local Funds to ChartersSB337 The per pupil share of the local current expense fund shall be transferred to the charter school within 30 days of the receipt of monies into the local current expense fund. Division of School Business

  11. Reporting to the Charter LEA shall provide within 30 days of payment each charter school : (1) The total amount of monies the local school administrative unit has in each fund. (2) The student membership numbers used to calculate the per pupil share of the local current expense fund. (3) How the per pupil share of the local current expense fund was calculated Division of School Business

  12. Local current Expense The following shall not be construed as a local current expense appropriation included as a part of the local current expense fund • the appropriation or use of fund balance or interest income by a local school administrative unit • Special funds of individual schools Fund 8 remains • Other funds may be used to account for reimbursements, including indirect costs, fees for actual costs, tuition, sales tax revenues distributed using the ad valorem method pursuant to G.S. 105-472(b)(2), sales tax refunds, gifts and grants restricted as to use, trust funds, federal appropriations made directly to local school administrative units, and funds received for prekindergarten programs. Division of School Business

  13. Exceptional Children • $3,743.48 per headcount Division of School Business

  14. The Decreases

  15. LEA Adjustment Eliminated(but at a price…) LEA adjustment $376,124,279 Reductions Classroom teachers (286,433,312) 5,200 pos Instructional Supt (16,990,590) 270 pos Materials (6,919,008) Appropriation 65,781,369 Division of School Business

  16. Classroom Teacher Ratios Allotment Ratio Grade 2012-13 2013-14 K 1:18 1:19 1-3 1:17 1:18 4-6 1:22 1:24 7-8 1:21 1:23 9 1:24.5 1:26.5 10-12 1:26.64 1:29 Technical Corrections Bill N/A for charters: No daily class load No class maximums for grades 4 to 12 Kindergarten LEA max 22 Class 25 Grade 1-3 LEA max 21 Class 24 Division of School Business

  17. Instructional Support5% cut • Reduction $16,990,590 • approximately 270 positions Division of School Business

  18. Instructional Materials50% cut Instructional Materials Per Continuation Budget $89,111,629 2012 non recurring cut (38,417,147)(1) Addl Reduction (6,919,008) 2013-14 appropriation $43,775,474 Amount that was cut in the 2012-13 budget as a non recurring cut. This amount was not restored the Budget. Division of School Business

  19. Textbooks76% cut Per Continuation Budget $100,106,166 2012 non recurring cut (76,500,000)(1) Addl Reduction ($0 ) 2013-14 appropriation $ 23,606,166 Amount that was cut in the 2012-13 budget as a non recurring cut. This amount was not restored in the Budget Division of School Business

  20. Teacher Assistants21% Cut • Reduction of $110,000,000R + $10,000,000NR • Allocation based on the K-3 ADM • Reduction in $ per ADM • Estimate of 3,850 positions Division of School Business

  21. Limited English ProficiencyApprox 3.5% Cut • $3,000,000 reduction due to declining headcount (not included in the 3.5% above) • $3,000,000 reduction to the program funding Division of School Business

  22. Driver EducationN/A • Reduction $1,709,142 • Decrease due to decrease in 9th grade ADM • Increase in the optional driver education fee from $45 to $55 per participating student Division of School Business

  23. The Increases

  24. Lottery Funds for Digital Learning$11,928,735TBD Used to support grants to LEAs to deliver professional development on instructional technology and acquiring digital learning content Process of grant and/or allocation will need to be determined Plus $3,000,000 from the Indian Gaming Fund shall be appropriated into the School Technology Fund Division of School Business

  25. Advanced CoursesTBDAdvanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB)2013-14 $1,500,000 2014-15 $12,331,184 • Starting 2014-15 Students in public schools are exempt from paying exam fees (appropriation of $10,831,184) 2013-14 – the following states “LEAs” only • LEAs shall provide information to students and parents on the value of these courses • LEAs shall ensure that all students have access to these courses in lang arts, math, science and social studies • SBE shall seek a partner to assist in providing professional development and implementation consulting ($1,500,000) • Students completing Algebra I shall have the opportunity to take the PSAT at no cost to the student. Division of School Business

  26. Increase Successful Career and Technical Education ParticipationTBD2013-14 $1,252,157 Starting 2013-14 • Students enrolled in public schools shall be exempt from paying fees for one administration of examinations leading to industry certifications and credentials. • LEAs shall consult with local industry employers and workforce development boards to identify industry needs. Allotment process to be determined Division of School Business

  27. School Safety GrantsLEAs and Charters $7,000,000 1. SROs in elementary and middle schools Match $2 state:$1 local $2,000,000 2. panic alarm systems Match $1 state :$1 local (Effective July 1, 2015 every public school shall have a panic alarm system that connects to the nearest law enforcement in the LEA emergency response plan.) Division of School Business

  28. Other

  29. Publish Use of FundsN/A LEAs shall publish on their website by October 15 of each year in plain English: • A description of each PRC and a summary of the prior year’s expenditure of state funds by PRC • A description of each object code within a PRC and a summary of prior year’s expenditure of state funds by object code • A description of each allotment transfer that increased or decreased the initial allotment amount by more than 5% and the educational priorities that necessitated the transfer. Division of School Business

  30. NCVPSLEAs & Charters • Repeals the funding formula for NCVPS • Replaces with “SBE shall calculate no later than Feb 28, the actual instructional cost for each LEA and charter based on actual NCVPS enrollment as of that date.” Division of School Business

  31. Opportunity Scholarships2014-15N/A • Reduces 2014-15 ADM adjustment ($11,797,941) for anticipated reduction in LEA ADM due to private school enrollment. • Provides $4,200 for eligible students to attend a non public school • Reduces LEA allotments for the number of students previously enrolled in the LEA in the prior semester who are now a recipient of an opportunity scholarship. Amount of reduction is equal to average per pupil allocation • Charter schools are not reduced because they are funded on actual ADM Division of School Business

  32. Teacher Support • Teaching Fellows Terminating Ends with current scholarship commitments • NCCAT Evaluating Recurring cut to non recurring • Teach For America Expanding $5,100,000 to expand and take over NC Teacher Corps Division of School Business

  33. Excellent Public Schools • Repeal requirement that schools provide reading workshops for parents of students who have been retained • Funds appropriated for summer reading camps shall not revert at the end of the fiscal year. Division of School Business

  34. Maximize Instructional Time • Removes ability to vote on participating in more than 2 field tests. • Final exams shall be in the last 10 days if year long and last 5 days if semester long. Division of School Business

  35. Teacher Licensure and Fees • Changes fees • Changes some CEU and minimum test scores • Reporting requirement Division of School Business

  36. School Performance GradeLEAs and Charters • Outlines grading system for schools A-F [appropriates $300,000 for EVAAS to calculate] Division of School Business

  37. School SafetyLEAs and Charters • LEAs shall adopt emergency response plans relating to incidents of violence in coordination with local law enforcement agencies. Charters and Regional Schools are encouraged to do this (per Section 8.43) • Each LEA is encouraged to hold a full systemwide school safety lockdown exercise with local law enforcement every 2 years. Division of School Business

  38. School SafetyLEAs and Charters • LEAs shall provide schematic diagrams to the law enforcement (Chartersand Regional Schools are encouraged to do this) • Each LEA is encouraged to operate an anonymous tip line to receive information on risks to the schools Division of School Business

  39. Crisis Kits and TrainingN/A • DPI may adopt policies on the placement of school crisis kits and the contents of these kits. The principal may place one or more crisis kits at appropriate locations in the school. • Dept of Public Safety, NC Center for Safeer Schools, Dept of Justice and Dept of Public Instruction is encouraged to develop together a school emergency and crisis training modules for school employees Division of School Business

  40. School SafetyN/A Volunteer School Safety Resource Officer Program • Provides details on the qualifications and use of volunteer school safety resource officers. Division of School Business

  41. Studies and Pilot • Weighted GPA and class rank • Teacher and School Administrator Effectiveness and Compensation • Virtual Charter Schools • Pilot program to raise dropout age to 18 • Hickory and Newton-Conover • No appropriation Division of School Business

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