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Join our community budget forum to discuss enrollment, staffing, revenue estimates, and policy changes. Provide feedback and assist with prioritization for the upcoming budget. Next forum on April 16th via Adobe Connect.
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Tumwater School DistrictCommunity Budget Forum March 12, 2014
Greetings and Introductions • Topics of Interest • Agenda Review
CommunityInvolvement • Share Information • Provide Feedback • Assist with Prioritization
Budget Timeline • Enrollment Forecasting • Staffing Levels • Maintenance Level Changes • Community Budget Forum • Legislative Impacts • Revenue Estimates • Policy Level Changes
Budget Timeline (continued) • 2nd Community Budget Forum ***VIA ADOBE CONNECT*** • Small Funds (CPF, DSF, ASB, TVF) • 3rd Community Budget Forum • Draft Budget – due July 10th • Final Board Presentations • Public Hearing & Budget Adoption – August 2014
Maintenance Level Changes • Begins with Current Year Projected Unassigned Fund Balance • What is a fund balance? • What are the different categories of fund balance? • Minimum Fund Balance Policy • Desired level of unassigned fund balance
Roll Ahead Revenue and Expenditures • Add/Remove Revenue • TPEP Grant • PEP Grant • Add/Remove Expenditures • Tech Help Desk Position (partial year) • FY12/13 Summer Projects
Non-Discretionary Items • Local Levy Increase • Increase in Local Effort Assistance • Enrollment Decrease • Additional Hours of Instruction • Senate pushes requirement out to 15/16 and “repurposes” funds to assist with the 24 credit requirement • House has now introduced a bill very similar to the Senate
Non-Discretionary Items (continued) • All Day Kindergarten & K-1 Class Size Reduction • Benefit Changes • Compensation Impacts • State MSOC Allocation • House - $370,000 • Senate - $240,000
Non-Discretionary Items (continued) • Utilities, Fuel, Food Costs, Insurance • State Transportation Allocation • FY14/15 – Anticipated Additional Funding = $600,000
Minimum Fund Balance • Past – 4% • Target – 5.5% • Adding .5% each fiscal year • FY12/13 – 4.5% • FY13/14 – 5.0% • FY14/15 – 5.5% • Cost of .5% = $300,000
Projected Unassigned Fund Balance • Approximately $272,000 • Target - $500,000 • Legislative Changes – Increase/Decrease?
Policy Level Changes • Preliminary Discussions: • TPEP Training • Curriculum Adoptions • Instructional Facilitators • Custodial/Grounds Staff • Enhanced Music Program
Topics for Future Meetings • Legislative Impacts • Update to Maintenance Level Changes • Detail on Policy Level Changes • Discussion of “Small” Funds • Impact of Bond
REMINDER: Next Community Budget Forum **VIA ADOBE CONNECT** April 16, 2014 @ 5:30 p.m. Visit our website for information: http://www.tumwater.k12.wa.us/Page/6114