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Budgeting for Performance. Althea Clark, Sumner SD Doug Matson, West Valley SD Stephen Nielsen, Puget Sound ESD . Purpose of this workshop. Discuss specific changes to the budget process. Review potential changes to your budget.
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Budgeting for Performance Althea Clark, Sumner SD Doug Matson, West Valley SD Stephen Nielsen, Puget Sound ESD
Purpose of this workshop • Discuss specific changes to the budget process. • Review potential changes to your budget. • Provide opportunity for dialogue that will assist you with your budget effort.
Apportionment Delay • June 2011 Apportionment delayed by one day: June 30 to July 1. • Work with your ESD then, if needed, County for potential support. Discussion
Minimum Fund Balance • Minimum fund balance is not required. • However, what is a good minimum fund balance? Discussion
New Fund Balance Classifications • Reserved Fund Balance – split into 3 categories • Nonspendable • Restricted • Committed • Unreserved, Designated Fund Balance: • Name change: Assigned Fund Balance • Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance • Name change: Unassigned Fund Balance
Staffing • SB 2776 – Allocation only formula. • Effective 9/1/2011, changes to funding eliminate need for class size. • What does this mean for districts and bargaining? Discussion
Hold Harmless? • OSPI Pivot tables redone to address current budget views. • Use Pivot tables as predictors of change, not as exact change. • Pivot tables completed once conference budget is approved and signed by Governor. Discussion
What if we have a 3 % cut to LEAP? • Senate budget: lowers LEAP schedule by three percent: • Does your district have a flow through from LEAP? • Change of work conditions must be bargained • Cannot lessen BEA required hours • Difference between Certs and Classified: • Certs may look to make up loss via TRI • Classified days/hours may require negotiating • Reduction of classified time may change from FT to PT • Affect on IEPs, other Discussion
Changes to Running Start? • May lessen RS allocation from 2.0 to 1.2 • CC one 5 credit class = .33 FTE • Who gets the FTE/revenue? • CC or District? • Requires good communication between District and CC. Discussion
Bus Depreciation • SB 5476 – School Bus Depreciation. • Effective 7/1/2011, changes school bus depreciation payments to the final year in the cycle. • What does this mean for districts that depend on annual depreciation allocation to make payments? Discussion