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Budget Update. Budget Study Session January 19, 2010 Revised January 20, 2010. Objectives. Fiscal Solvency – Board Direction Employee salary rollbacks/furlough days Instructional program reduction December 8 th staff recommendations Other considerations Additional options.
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Budget Update Budget Study Session January 19, 2010 Revised January 20, 2010
Objectives • Fiscal Solvency – Board Direction • Employee salary rollbacks/furlough days • Instructional program reduction • December 8th staff recommendations • Other considerations • Additional options
Qualified Certification Implications – 2nd Interim Report • Ed Code 42127.6 states that the county superintendent must act: (One of more of the following actions) • Assign a fiscal expert (county expense) • Conduct a study of internal controls and assign a consultant (75% district: 25% county expense) • Require additional financial reporting • Require the district to submit a plan of action • Withhold compensation of officials • Comment on collective bargaining proposals • Prevented from issuing non-voter approved debt
Proposition 98 and the Education Budget • Highlights of the Education Budget • Flat funding under Proposition 98 in 2010-11 • $1.5 billion in cuts targeted to district administration • Personnel and administrative reforms • Suspension of almost all education mandates • Negative cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) produces no new funding • Deficit factor remains at record level • Proposition 98 is still owed major sums • $11.2 billion from past deficits • More than $1 billion for unfunded mandates • Don’t plan to collect this year • Race to the Top (RTTT) is also a factor
Governor’s Budget Truth or Fiction? • The Governor Protects Education • Fiction – Prop 98 is being manipulated • There are no new cuts to Education • Fiction – California schools lose another 4.1% on average • There are no midyear cuts to Education • Truth • The Governor honors past agreements • Fiction – A promise to pay a portion of the $11.2B settlement of Prop 98 Maintenance Factor has been delayed • Fiction – $1B in Mandate Reimbursements owed from 2001-02 are still being deferred….even after a court ruling in favor of Education
Loss of COLA Loss of baseline dollars Projected vs. Actual Funding Per ADA ($566) ($598)
Hot Topics Staff recommendation – Budget Reduction / Adjustment List - December 8th Board Meeting Budget Freeze Tier III Discussion Special Education Critical Timeline Common Message
Budget Reduction/AdjustmentStaff RecommendationDecember 8, 2009
Budget Reduction/AdjustmentStaff RecommendationJanuary 19, 2010
Budget Freeze • Effective Immediately • Includes: • Spending • Hiring (case by case basis) • Travel • Specifics to follow via email • Inform your staff
Tier III Professional Development Focus on “Each Student” Instructional Technology 21st Century Learning School Safety
Special Education (in millions) Increased Intervention Focus
Common Message • Reductions will impact everyone and everything • Board liaison communication to parents • Forward all questions to Ian • Encourage parents to check • Budget Watch and NewsFlash • Anticipate additional District Meetings
Next Steps • Community Forum • Tuesday - January 26, 2010 7-10 pm