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Board of Education Workshop 2011-2012 Budget Update April 21, 2011

Board of Education Workshop 2011-2012 Budget Update April 21, 2011. Legislative Update. 2. Our View of Where Austin Is. Senate — Expected cut to public education at approximately $4 billion House — Expected cut to public education at approximately $6.5 billion. 3. Two School Finance Bills.

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Board of Education Workshop 2011-2012 Budget Update April 21, 2011

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  1. Board of Education Workshop 2011-2012 Budget Update April 21, 2011

  2. Legislative Update 2

  3. Our View of Where Austin Is • Senate— Expected cut to public education at approximately $4 billion • House— Expected cut to public education at approximately $6.5 billion 3

  4. Two School Finance Bills • HB 2485 (Hochberg) - voted out of House Public Education Committee • Eliminates target revenue and moves all districts to formula system • Sets the basic allotment at $4,720 * the lesser of $1.06 or the district's effective rate • Equalized Wealth Level is increased from $319,500 to $453,000 and the Guaranteed Yield( golden pennies) is increased from $31.95 to $45.30 • Moves to current year property values • Increases the compensatory education weight from 0.2 to 0.22 • Increases the bilingual education weight from 0.1 to 0.11 • No longer eliminates Gifted and Talented weight • Sets the Career and Technology weight at 0.15 • Eliminates the High School allotments • Limits reduction for districts losing more than $500 per WADA • Any amount over $500 per WADA loss is reduced by two-thirds the first year • Any amount over the $500 per WADA loss is reduced by one-third the second year • Loss limit is eliminated beginning in 2014 • Institutes an August payment delay 4

  5. Two School Finance Bills • SB22 (Shapiro) – Voted out of Senate Finance Committee • Reduces Foundation School funding by a total of $4 billion this biennium.  • Achieves reductions by reducing revenue targets to 93.5 percent of their current levels in 2011- • 12 and 92.35 percent thereafter.  • Maintains the basic allotment at the current level, but reduces the "regular program allotment" to • 98.5 percent of its current level.  • The basic allotment is set to increase to $4,900 (from $4,765) beginning in 2015-16.  • Allows the commissioner to withhold up to $65 per pre-kindergarten student from FSP funding in • the first year of the biennium only for the state readiness certification program. . • Modified the pre-k language to create a pre-k accountability system through TEA rather than the • state center. • Repeals hold-harmless beginning in 2016-2017 (gets rid of target revenue) 5

  6. HB 2485 and SB 22—How do these affect HISD? • HB 2485 • 2011-2012 Reduction ($173,612,116) • 2012-2013 Reduction ($217,320,918) • SB 22 • 2011-2012 Reduction ($110,111,597) • 2012-2013 Reduction ($127,570,420) 6

  7. Two Flexibility Bills • SB12 (Shapiro) – On Senate Intent Calendar • Allows districts to furlough educators for up to six non-instructional days • Allow salary reductions once funding for district falls below 2010-11 levels; • Moves the current 45-day contract nonrenewal notice deadline to 10 days prior to the end of the school year; • Allows districts to perform reductions in force after declaring financial exigency only after teacher salaries have been reduced (through furloughs and/or a straight salary reduction) by at least the same percentage that the district’s funding decreased from the 2010-11 school year; • Eliminates the double testing requirement of eighth-grade students taking high school courses; and • Provides that accelerated instruction required after a student fails to perform satisfactorily on an • assessment a third time is not required to commence until the beginning of the next school year. 7

  8. Two Flexibility Bills • HB 400 (Eissler) – Taken up by full House Thursday • Repeal the current minimum salary schedule required for classroom teachers, full-time librarians, full-time counselors, and full-time school nurses. • Eliminate the requirement to advance an employee one step on the minimum salary schedule for each year of experience, through at least step 20. • Change the class size mandate that currently doesn’t allow any class in grades kindergarten through fourth to exceed 22 students, making it instead a district-wide average of 22 in those grades, with a hard cap at 25. •   Lift the requirement that educator contracts be 187 days of service though it would still require a minimum of 180 days of instruction, allowing districts to furlough employees.•    Streamline RIF process and clarify how long a “financial exigency” lasts. • •    Move 45-day nonrenewal notice deadline: Beginning with 2012-13 contracts, the deadline for providing notice of contract nonrenewal for probationary and term contract employees would be the last day of instruction, rather than the current 45-days before the last day of instruction deadline.   8

  9. Budget Update 9

  10. Recommended Budget Reductions 10

  11. April 28th Workshop Focus • Academic Program Funding-District-wide Programs • Unfunded Programs due to Funding Reductions • Adjustments to Prior Fixed Cost Increases • Additional Funding Reductions • Models on State Funding—Effect of Tax Effort • Decisions needed for the required Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate.

  12. Summary on Staffing Reductions 2011-2012 budgets 12

  13. Staffing Reduction Summary • Board Approved Actions: • Campus based Employees on Contract Impacted by Reduction in Force: 724 • Employees on Teacher Contract Terminated or Non-Renewed for Cause: 221 • Total Eliminations: 945 • Voluntary Employee Actions • Employees on Teacher Contract Approved for Early Notification: 629 • Additional Resignations and Retirements: 338 • Total Resignations and Retirements*: 967 • Total HR Actions 1912 • * Resignations and Retirements current as of 4/14/11

  14. Staffing Action Timeline

  15. Summer Work Proposal 15

  16. Summer Work Proposal • Proposal: • Institute a 4 day/40 hour work week for all central administration employees and schools. • Benefits: • Energy Reduction—Reduces gasoline costs by 20% for each employee. Energy forecasters indicate a high probability that the national monthly average retail price could exceed $4.00 per gallon in summer 2011. • Energy Reduction—Reduces cost of utilities for facilities and fuel for bus transportation. • Attracts teachers to modified summer work schedule.

  17. Summer Work Proposal • Implications: • Changes summer school to a four day week by extending classes on Monday-Thursday by one hour. • Food Service Program will stay on a five day week in order to provide Summer Feeding Program. Only the cafeteria and kitchen “cooling zones” will be operational. • Departments which must have five day operations (for all staff or partial staff) will continue with a five day work schedule (Custodians, Police, Maintenance, Construction, Treasury, and Technology)

  18. Summer Work Proposal • Guidelines: • Program begins the week of June 6th and continues through the week of August 1st. • All offices would be open for business from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • Employees would work a 10 hour day excluding their lunch period. • Work hours would be flexible and could be scheduled anytime from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. • Central administration and schools will be closed each Friday during this time period.

  19. School Closures and Small School Subsidy Savings 19

  20. Proposed School Consolidations for for 2011-2012 • Key elements to be considered: • Instructional programs and services • Enrollment history and trends • Neighborhood housing changes • School facility and grounds • School capacity • Proximity to other campuses with available space 20

  21. Proposed School Consolidations for for 2011-2012 • Smallest HISD Elementary Schools • McDade Elementary School 272 students • Rhoads Elementary School 320 students • Memorial Elementary School 335 students • Paige Elementary School 348 students 21

  22. Proposed School Consolidations for for 2011-2012 • Plan for McDade Elementary School • Current enrollment – 272 • Positive growth rate projected through 2019-2020 of 306; still leaving it as the smallest elementary school in the district. • Current attendance zone is divided by US 59 and Interstate 610 • School was built in 1962 • Space is available in all surrounding schools • Consolidation will increase enrollments at Paige ES and Kashmere Gardens ES; both schools have enrollments under 500 • Cook ES would receive students as well • Recommendation: Consolidate McDade Elementary School into Paige, Cook and Kashmere Gardens Elementary Schools 22

  23. Proposed School Consolidations for for 2011-2012 • Plan for Rhoads Elementary School • Current enrollment – 320 ; School was built in 1957 • Negative growth rate projected through 2019-2020 • Nearby elementary and middle schools have low enrollment including Grimes ES (380) and Woodson PK-8 (687) • Consolidation with Grimes will increase enrollment at Woodson PK-8 to 964 (approximately 100 students per grade level) • A consistent attendance boundary for Woodson PK-8 can be created • Attucks MS, Dowling MS, and Thomas MS will also receive additional zoned students • Recommendation: Consolidate Rhoads and Grimes Elementary Schools into Woodson PK-8. Rezone other students to surrounding middle schools. 23

  24. Proposed School Consolidations for for 2011-2012 • Plan for Memorial Elementary School • Current enrollment – 335 • School was built in 1926 • Stable enrollment projected through 2019-2020 • Nearby elementary schools have low enrollment including Stevenson ES (357) and Love ES (425) • Consolidation of the 3 elementary schools into two is possible • Evaluation of all three schools suggests the closure of Stevenson ES 24

  25. Proposed School Consolidations for for 2011-2012 • Plan for Memorial Elementary School, continued • Stevenson Elementary School • Current enrollment – 357 • Stable enrollment projected through 2019-2020 • School was built in 1926 • Walking routes will be evaluated by Transportation’s Student Safety Department • Recommendation: Consolidate Stevenson Elementary School into Memorial and Love Elementary Schools 25

  26. Proposed School Consolidations for for 2011-2012 • Plan for Paige Elementary School • Current enrollment – 348 • Stable enrollment projected through 2019-2020 • School may receive additional students as a part of the proposed McDade consolidation • School was built in 2007 • Recommendation: Paige Elementary School remains open with additional students from McDade Elementary School 26

  27. Proposed Attendance Boundary Changes for for 2011-2012 • Other small schools – Attendance Boundary Adjustments • Burrus Elementary School 390 students • Houston Gardens Elementary School 362 students 27

  28. Proposed Attendance Boundary Changes for for 2011-2012 • Plan for Burrus Elementary School • Current enrollment – 390 • Stable enrollment projected through 2019-2020 • Attendance boundaries for Burrus, Roosevelt and Herrera ES can be adjusted to add more students to Burrus ES • Fewer students will have to cross Interstate 45 to get to school • Herrera ES is currently at 131% of capacity • Recommendation: Adjust attendance boundaries for Burrus, Roosevelt and Herrera Elementary Schools to add more students to Burrus and provide relief to Herrera 28

  29. Proposed Attendance Boundary Changes for for 2011-2012 • Plan for Houston Gardens Elementary School • Current enrollment – 362 • Stable enrollment projected for 2019-2020 • Attendance boundaries for Houston Gardens and Cook ES can • be adjusted to add more students to Houston Gardens ES • Loss of students from Cook ES is off-set by McDade ES students • Some Cook ES students live closer to Houston Gardens ES • Recommendation: Adjust attendance boundaries for Houston Gardens and Cook Elementary Schools to add students to Houston Gardens with minimal impact to the enrollment at Cook 29

  30. Summary of Proposed Changes for for 2011-2012 • Consolidations • McDade ES – into Paige, Cook and Kashmere Gardens ES • Rhoads and Grimes ES – into Woodson PK-8 • Stevenson ES – into Memorial and Love ES • Attendance Boundary Adjustments • Burrus, Roosevelt, and Herrera ES – more students to Burrus ES and relief for Herrera ES • Houston Gardens and Cook ES – more students to Houston Gardens ES with minimal impact to Cook ES 30

  31. Summary of Proposed Changes for for 2011-2012 Potential Small School Subsidy Savings $ 1,675,877 31

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