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Summit Public Schools 2012-13 Budget Dr. Nathan N. Parker, Superintendent Mr. Louis J. Pepe , RSBA Business Administrator. Looking Ahead 2012-2013 Ensuring Excellence. Looking Ahead 2012-2013 Ensuring Excellence. Budget Highlights 2012-2013. Maintain academics, athletics, and arts
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Summit Public Schools 2012-13 Budget Dr. Nathan N. Parker, Superintendent Mr. Louis J. Pepe, RSBA Business Administrator Looking Ahead 2012-2013Ensuring Excellence Looking Ahead 2012-2013 Ensuring Excellence
Budget Highlights 2012-2013 • Maintain academics, athletics, and arts • Decrease in Expenditures (-0.33%) “Second Year in Row!” • School tax increase is at ZERO again! • Allowable increase well below CAP by $2.1 M
Board of Education Objectives Decrease Expenditures Cost Savings Minimize Tax Impact 2 1 3 To deliver a top quality educational program To support strong co-curricular programs To reflect fiscal responsibility and restraint
Focus Areas: 2012-2015 Four Community Planning Meetings held November through December
Student Achievement • Highest level of attendance at most selective colleges in history of the district • 87% of students scored 3 or higher on AP Tests • 18 of 19 BC Calculus student achieved a score of 5 • 10 sports teams named either State, Regional, County, or Conference champions • 6 Coaches won either State, Regional and or Conference coaching honors • Regional, State or National Awards in visual arts, band, orchestra and chorus • Regional, State or National Awards in theater and forensics
Curriculum and Instruction • K-12 Media Literacy Program • Mandarin 6-12 • Science Research to prepare for Intel Projects • Computer Science • Personalization: Cycle Classes and Teaming • K-8 Writer’s Workshop
Guiding Principles for Budget Development • Maintain the integrity of programs. • Ensure equity among schools. • Continue to implement zero based budgeting. • All allocations will be made on a priority basis that most impact educational programming. • Implement strategies for meeting district focus areas against the State Imposed 2% Tax Cap.
Historical Factors Impacting Budget Growth + 326 or 8.6% students Since 2006-07 + 57% Since 2005-06 + 31.7 FTE Instruction Since 2005-06
Enrollment Growth Increase of 957 students over 11 Years or 30%
Health Benefits Costs 14.9% Percentage of Total Budget True Cost of Insurance without Employee contributions 11.1% 10.3%
Special Education – Intervention and Referral (I&RS) Ability to provide better instructional programs in district vs. out of district placement. Services are delivered in a typical school environment and each child has an opportunity for main-streaming. Student enjoys the important benefits of receiving these programs in their community with other community children. New Pre-K to Grade 5 Autism Classes Bridging the Gap Educating Summit Children in Summit Broader Programs & Services Control over Program Design & Delivery
Declining Rate of Expenditure Growth 9.1% 7.0% 6.9% 5.4% 3.4% 2.8% -0.3% -0.3% Includes waivers for New Primary Centers
Major Changes in Expenditures Maintenance District Wide -290,213 -7.1% Capital Outlay Fund 12 -564,251 -42.9% Regular Program Instruction Salaries 293,790 +1.5% Personal Services Benefits 206,227 +1.8%
Major Changes in Expenditures General Administration Fund 12 -103,493 -8.2% Transportation Special Ed. -96,335 -9.9% Resource Room Special Ed. 146,091 +3.3% Improvement of Instruction Salaries 87,182 +76.4%
Major Changes in Expenditures TOTAL EXPENDITURES $62,175,660 -136,044 -.22% Tutions Out-District -52,631 -2% TOTAL REVENUES $62,175,660 265,160 +.43% Related Services Special Ed. Speech 70,612 +11.3%
How did we get here? A concerted effort through planning and program analysis at all levels
Savings through Effective Management Past 3 Years $3.9 Million Working on ways to improve the bottom line
Natural Gas Savings alone Improved efficiencies for maximum savings Savings of $1.4M over 4 years
Managed Print Services Initiative IMPROVE DIGITAL WORKFLOW 27 Multifunctional (Print/Scan/Copy) higher speed Paper Savings $ 2,823 current year Simplify paper based processes; streamline workflows 1 RULES BASED PRINTING Work to change the culture on how and where to print 243less Toner cartridges this year 2 Managed Print Svcs Simplify environment,consolidate devices Repair Savings $ 5,000 current year Toner Savings $ 25,168 current year DEVICE CONSOLIDATION 3 303reduction in number of printers This provides us with an innovative way to cut costs while improving efficiency and overall operational effectiveness. Result: $32,991 Savings in 1st Year
Revenue Breakdown FY2012-2013 LOCAL TAX SHARE Each year the % increases $59,401,147 BUDGETED FUND BALANCE $867,976 1.4% 95.2% TUITION & MISC. OTHER $437,250 STATE AID SHARE Increase of $303,110 over FY12 $1,716,267 0.07% 2.7% PIE CHART NOT DRAWN TO SCALE
Average Home Tax Impact Comparison Change Year over Year Past 3 Years 3,125,896,500 3,120,829,541 3,108,771,495 $198.68 per year $16.56 per month $346.39 per year $28.86 per month $14.22 per year $1.19 per month 2012 2011 2010 Average Home Assessed Value Reported at $410,000 by City of Summit Tax Assessor
Declining School Tax Increases Past 4 Years Calendar Year Tax Levy Impact % of Change Includes waivers for New Primary Centers 8.9% 8.4% 6.1% 5.9% 4.8% 4.1% 2.4% 0% Average Home Assessed Value Reported at $410,000 by City of Summit Tax Assessor
2% Tax Levy Cap and adjustmentsBase Tax Levy CAP as defined by P.L. 207, c.62 (A-1) The Decreased Tax Levy in the Proposed 2012-2013 Budget is $-243,389.63 or -0.408% Bringing us in under CAP by $2,178,025 or 3.67% below CAP FY 2013
Good Fiscal Management Preserves Excellence As a direct result of the following … • Forecasting the district’s needs • Planning • Cost containment • Expanded shared services • Review and elimination of ineffective programs and non-essential personnel … sustaining the excellence of the Summit Public Schools
Budget Savings Detail Personnel Reductions - $893,925 – 11.5 FTE Positions • Superintendent’s Office (-1 FTE) – $72,000 • Business Office (-2 FTE) - $124,000 • Supervisors K-12 (-2 FTE) - $284,433 • Special Ed (-2 FTE) - $116,343 • School Staff (- 4.5 FTE) - $297,149 Employee Contributions to Health Benefits - $1,906,000 • 2010/2011 – $156,000 • 2011/2012 – $550,000 • 2012/2013 – $1,200,000
Budget Savings Detail Ed-Data - $465,616 – • 3 Year savings since joining in 2008 Special Ed. Tuition - $268,583 – • Savings associated with return of out of district students by opening a new Grade 3-5 Autistic Class in September of 2010 Erate - $189,582 – • Funding Year 2008 = $51,900 • Funding Year 2009 = $66,159 • Funding Year 2010 = $xx,xxx ACES – Electric - $179,559 – • 3 Year savings .10482 cents per KwH against the Basic Generation Service rate of .12 cents per KwH
Budget Savings Detail Finance/Banking - $84,151 – • In house preparation of bid specifications - $9,000 • Replacement of copiers - $12,000 per year over 5 Years or $60,000 • Change in banking through RFP - $63,151 Payoff Leases - $387,508 – Reduction of Debt • Savings of $31,158 in interest alone over the next five years while relieving the 2011-12 budget expenditures by $387,508 Food Service - $15,000 – • Implementation of Alternate POS system through RFP process