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Committee of the Whole Meeting July 19, 2010. District Enrollment Remains Strong. 18.5% Gain. District-wide. 23.8% Gain. Key Issues Influencing Budget Development. Federal and State academic achievement requirements increase 4% to 5% each year in reading and math.
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Committee of the Whole Meeting July 19, 2010
18.5% Gain District-wide 23.8% Gain
Key Issues Influencing Budget Development • Federal and State academic achievement requirements increase 4% to 5% each year in reading and math.
State Revenue $340 million • Majority of the state revenue is raised through sales and income tax. • Districts receive monthly payments from the state, but this past year most have been delinquent--$41 million in June. • Base state aid (which funds regular education for the majority of our students) is provided on a per pupil basis by law. Since Jan. 09, base state aid has been cut 5 times by a total of $421 per student or 9.5%. • Additional funds are provided for vocational, bilingual, at-risk and low income students. Professional development and capital outlay state aid were eliminated in 2009. Funds other than base state aid & LOB are restricted.
Local Revenue $ 157 million • Local revenue is predominantly raised by local property taxes. Assessed valuations have decreased the past two years. • However, the district proposes a flat mill levy for next year. • Property tax revenues are received primarily two times per year (January and June). • Includes property taxes for the LOB, Capital, and Bond Funds, which can’t be used for any other purpose.
Federal Revenue $82 million • USD 259 receives federal funds for bond interest payments, meal programs (breakfast and lunch), special education, and Title funds. • All federal funds are restricted sources of revenue. • Stimulus funds designated for Title I and special education are scheduled to expire in 2011.
How We Spend Our Money$631 Million • Only 38% of the district’s budget is unrestricted and available to be spent on any cost associated with regular K-12 education.
How We Spend Our Money General & Supplemental General Fund Expenditures
Key Issues Influencing Budget Development • As authorized by the 2008 bond election, the bond and interest fund budget will increase by $12 million this year due to the issuance of $320 million of bonds over the past 14 months. Federal ARRA funds will support $5 million of the new bond interest payments.
Key Issues Influencing Budget Development • Other cost increases for 2010-11 include fuel increases, retirement, contractual obligations, liability insurance, bilingual and special education services. • These increased costs must be funded by cuts elsewhere in the unrestricted budgets.
Cost-Savings Programmatic Changes • Elimination of remaining four middle school resource officers. • Metro Midtown Alternative High School program will be eliminated. • Elimination of the Driver Education program. • Change start times at eight elementary/pre-K school buildings to save transportation costs.
Staffing Reductions • Elimination of 42.9 instructional and instructional support positions. • Elimination of 74.2 administrative and operational positions. • 55% reduction in temporary/relief custodians. • Elimination of job share elementary teaching positions.
Other Budget Reductions • Reduction of teacher and administrator meeting, conference, & workshop expenses. • 50% Reduction of employee overtime. • Reduction of computer purchases required to support the 5-year technology plan. • Reduce employee in-district mileage reimbursements. • Suspend new appointments to the Grow Your Own Teacher program.
Other Budget Decisions • Freeze salary schedules for all employee groups for 2009-10 and 2010-11. • Increase Student fees by 5%.
2009 Property Tax ComparisonAnnual Property Tax on a $100,000 House
2009 Property Tax ComparisonAnnual Property Tax on a $100,000 Business
Budget Process Timeline • January-March Site council meetings • (Current budget overview, process for 10-11) • January 25 Board established budget parameters • Feb, March, April Stakeholder committee meetings • May Legislature set funding for 10-11 • July 29 Proposed 10-11 budget published • August 9 Budget hearing and adoption