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Pinconning Area Schools

Pinconning Area Schools. Regular Board Meeting December 14, 2009 7:00 PM. How Bad is the Problem?. The cuts this year are projected to be from $165 to $292 per student.

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Pinconning Area Schools

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  1. Pinconning Area Schools Regular Board Meeting December 14, 2009 7:00 PM

  2. How Bad is the Problem? • The cuts this year are projected to be from $165 to $292 per student. • For Pinconning Area Schools this is a reduction of nearly $260,000 - $460,000, coupled with a loss of 85 student, equates to approximately $550,000. • These projections leave us a current year deficit of $1,040,000 - $1,230,000. • This deficit uses up all of our fund balance, and leaves us a deficit of $85,000 - $275,000 without mid-year cuts. • The expected cut next year could be an additional $400 to $1,000 reduction per student. • For Pinconning Area Schools this will mean a reduction of $600,000 to $1,500,000 in funding including student reductions.

  3. Why is There a Funding Crisis? • Schools are largely funded by sales tax revenue which continues to decline. • In the last 6 years, per-student funding has increased an average of 1.5% per year while inflation has increased nearly double that amount or 3% per year. • The State has continued to try to fix the problem with one-time measures including the federal stimulus funds but those measures are now used up. • Despite the funding problems, legislators and state officials have continued adding more regulations, requirements, and mandates for schools.

  4. Why is There a Funding Crisis? • K-12 schools do not have the ability to generate additional revenue on their own through millage or tuition increases. They also do not have the unilateral ability to impact costs such as adjust employee contracts or consolidate school districts. • Other costs such as the price for heat, electricity, and bus fuel are largely beyond school district control. • Most schools have been cutting and making changes to operations during the 5 years of this crisis and yet the problems persist. Pinconning Area Schools has cut over $2,500,000 in expenses during this period.

  5. Understanding the State Funding Picture

  6. Per Student Funding Levels

  7. State Aid Revenue 2005-2010

  8. Student Population 2004-2009

  9. Wages as a % of Total Budget

  10. These estimates are based on information out of Lansing as of 12/14/09.

  11. Potential Reductions

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