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Special Meeting January 28, 2009

Special Meeting January 28, 2009. Governor’s Proposal for the 2008-09 & 2009-10 State Budget and K-12 Education Budget And a Look at the TRUSD Budget Rob Ball Associate Superintendent Business Support Services. What Makes a Good State/District Budget?. A good State (and District) Budget:

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Special Meeting January 28, 2009

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  1. Special MeetingJanuary 28, 2009 Governor’s Proposal for the2008-09 & 2009-10 State Budget and K-12 Education Budget And a Look at the TRUSD Budget Rob Ball Associate Superintendent Business Support Services

  2. What Makes a Good State/District Budget? A good State (and District) Budget: Represents a balance between the needs of the people and the resources of the State or District Funds the State’s and District’s highest priorities at a satisfactory level Is balanced in both the short and long term Provides adequate reserves to avoid crises Is stable and sustainable once adopted Can be executed as planned Provides cash flow as needed through the year Allows the State and District to meet its obligations as they accrue By that definition, this Budget is a reactionary Budget that deals with the crisis du jour We appreciate the difficulties faced in this State Budget, but nonetheless, it is not a good Budget and makes it impossible to create a good District budget 1

  3. The Size and Duration of the Budget Shortfall The projected State Budget shortfall is huge and continues to grow The Administration’s current estimate is $40 billion over the two-year period of 2008-09 and 2009-10 A “normal” State Budget has expenditures of about $100 billion So the shortfall equates to 40% of a single year Budget or 20% of the combined expenditures for two years – either way, a huge number The annual State budget for unrestricted K-12 education is $40 billion Thus far, no action has been taken to deal with the deficit The Governor has vetoed the Legislature’s plan The Legislature has rejected the Governor’s plan The 2009-10 Governor’s Budget represents yet another proposal that has not yet been accepted 2

  4. General Fund Revenue Collapse Three-year shortfall totals $31.3 billion 3

  5. 2008-09 Proposition 98 Guarantee • No COLA • $1.6 billion revenue limit cut Real Cut $56.1 billion • April deferral • Special fund shift • “Settle up” redesignation Minimum Guarantee Actual Spending $51.5 billion $50 $55 $60 Minimum Guarantee 4

  6. 2008-09 and 2009-10 K-12 Revenue Limits 5

  7. What a Difference Between First andSecond Interim! 6 Unrestricted General Fund 2008-09 Happy Valley USD

  8. What a Difference Between First andSecond Interim! 7 Unrestricted General Fund 2008-09 Happy Valley USD

  9. Twin Rivers Budget for 2008-09 And Beyond 8

  10. Negotiations – Shortened School Year The Governor proposes allowing districts to shorten the school year from 180 days to 175 days This is clearly subject to local negotiations with bargaining units Should you do it? For the district – YES It could save about 2.5% of the district budget Better than cutting more programs or more layoffs For the union – YES 100% of the employees earn 98% of full salary Lost jobs don’t come back; lost days do Teachers’ unit retains membership Treat savings as “one-time money” Sooner or later the year will be restored to 180 days 9

  11. Twin Rivers Cost Savings Survey • Step 1 – Solicit Category Suggestions from Throughout District • Step 2 – Survey Design • Using existing tools, no additional cost • Step 3 – Survey Outreach and Participation • electronic and hard copy • Step 4 – Survey Analysis • Step 5 – Survey Reporting • Ideas under consideration • Clear up misinformation

  12. Overview of Responses • Outreach • 2,258 invitations • Web site posting • eWag • Principal mtg • Responses • More than 830 total • Completely anonymous

  13. Who Responded? • Employees    65.6% • Community Members  11.0% • Both 18.3% • Other  3.3%

  14. Question 1Please review the categories below and tell us how well you think our resources are being allocated in each area. Needs Review Could Be Improved No Opinion Pretty Efficient Very Efficient

  15. Question 2A number of cost-saving initiatives have been suggested. Please review the list below and rate them according to your preference in cost-cutting measures. Needs Review Could Be Improved No Opinion Pretty Efficient Very Efficient

  16. Individual Suggestions Question 1 Comments 267 Question 2 Comments 287 Number one area 634 Second area 532 Third area 398 Total Suggestions 2,118 or Comments

  17. Next Steps • Culling and organizing of suggestions and comments • Department level review and categorization • Reporting out of ideas under consideration and clearing misinformation

  18. Questions?

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