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Consolidation, Reorganization, and Shared Services

Consolidation, Reorganization, and Shared Services. Where do we go from here? How do we respond to the 2010 feasibility study and the on-going budget deficits? SLU Symposium: April 15, 2013. Executive Summary. Focus on regional results, training, and leadership development

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Consolidation, Reorganization, and Shared Services

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  1. Consolidation, Reorganization, and Shared Services Where do we go from here? How do we respond to the 2010 feasibility study and the on-going budget deficits? SLU Symposium: April 15, 2013

  2. Executive Summary • Focus on regional results, training, and leadership development • Work with elected officials on Regional High Schools • Educate communities on benefits of reorganization • Move to regional CBO • Move to regional Food Service Management • Move to regional O&M Service • Look at Transportation • Leverage Technology for both instruction and efficiency

  3. What does the research say about Mergers? Positives Negatives Some students have a longer bus ride Class sizes grow Tax rates on true value decline School district spending increases Student achievement does not necessarily change • Curriculum opportunities for students enhanced • Extra-curricular opportunities enhanced • Individual property taxes stabilize • Large amounts of incentive aid

  4. Traditional Mergers • More people than ever are dating, very few are getting married, and everyone wants to “marry up” • Long history of local control in NYS; thousands of municipalities and taxing entities

  5. Table 2‐1: 2010‐11 Expense/Pupil; Tax Rates NYS Education Department: 2010‐11 BEDS Enrollment St. Lawrence‐Lewis BOCES: 2010‐11 Budgets; Tax Rates

  6. Table 2‐1: 2010‐11 Expense/Pupil; Tax Rates NYS Education Department: 2010‐11 BEDS Enrollment St. Lawrence‐Lewis BOCES: 2010‐11 Budgets; Tax Rates

  7. Table 2‐1: 2010‐11 Expense/Pupil; Tax Rates NYS Education Department: 2010‐11 BEDS Enrollment St. Lawrence‐Lewis BOCES: 2010‐11 Budgets; Tax Rates

  8. Table 2‐1: 2010‐11 Expense/Pupil; Tax Rates NYS Education Department: 2010‐11 BEDS Enrollment St. Lawrence‐Lewis BOCES: 2010‐11 Budgets; Tax Rates

  9. Table 2‐1: 2010‐11 Expense/Pupil; Tax Rates NYS Education Department: 2010‐11 BEDS Enrollment St. Lawrence‐Lewis BOCES: 2010‐11 Budgets; Tax Rates

  10. Table 2‐1: 2010‐11 Expense/Pupil; Tax Rates NYS Education Department: 2010‐11 BEDS Enrollment St. Lawrence‐Lewis BOCES: 2010‐11 Budgets; Tax Rates

  11. Regional High Schools • Not currently allowed by statute • Legislation necessary to determine governance rules & financing structure • Financial incentives? • S.5184-B (Senator Catherine Young, Olean) Local leg. • S.7486 – Flanagan – Comprehensive Legislation proposed by the Regents

  12. Legislation S.7486 -Flanagan • Proposed Legislation • “…To provide districts the opportunity to work together to establish a regional secondary school to leverage resources to improve educational programming and services for these students, …providing advanced coursework, opportunities in STEM, and enhanced course electives that are critical to success in a global economy.”

  13. Referendum Issues • Philosophical Conflict • Past – One Vote Area-wide • Present – Referendums in each locality

  14. Focus on Students • How do we get parents to do what is in the best interest of students? • Sharing with other communities • School size • How do we put the focus on programming? • What do our students receive vs. students in wealthier parts of the state, other states, other nations

  15. What are other states doing? • Maryland • Massachusetts • Virginia • Ontario

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