Citizens Finance Committee

1. Citizens Finance Committee Dr. Timothy Mitchell Rapid City Area Schools 5-29-13

2. What must we have to provide a high quality education for all students of the RCAS? Guiding Question

3. To become as Effective and Efficient as possible To become as Innovative and Creative as possible The Strategy

4. 1) The Budget Document-Communication 2) District Budget Capacity-Sustain 3) Fund Balance-Right Ratio 4) Revenue Generation-Opportunities Overall Task of Committee-2009

5. Reduce Staff FTE’s Review Benefit Package Explore Efficiencies-List in Report Review Negotiated Agreements Reduce Administration Expense Perform Classroom Staffing Ratio Budget Capacity

6. The committee recommended that the General Fund Balance be to a targeted level of 12% Fund Balance

7. Reduce Staff and/or Programs • Increase Teacher to Student Ratios • Consolidate or Close Schools • Change State Funding Formula-Legislative Process Concluding Comments

8. Priority Task #1 All Students Learning at High Levels Priority Task #2 2013-2014 Budget Development Priority Task #3 Facilities Planning Priority Tasks 2013

9. Priority Task #4 High Quality Staff Priority Task #5 Policy Development and Revision Priority Task #6 Miscellaneous Legislative Session and School Safety Priority Tasks 2013

10. Adaptive Change-Developed on 5 -Year Spending Trends • Salary Schedule Task Force • Health Insurance Committee • Review and Analysis of Negotiated Agreements Priority Task #2-Budget

11. Revenue and Expenditure Data

12. GF Spending Trends Priority Task #2-Budget

13. 2012-2013 Budget Includes: -1.7 Mill in Fund Balance -1.5 Mill Capital Outlay Flexibility -Budget Reduction 2.7 Mill Priority Task #2-Budget

14. Priority Task #2-Budget 2013-2014 Proposed Budget Includes: -Balanced Expenditures with Revenue -Does not include the use of Capital Outlay Flexibility -GF Budget Reduction- $1,057,180 **Have not yet completed the Collective Bargaining Process w/staff

15. Enrollment Data

16. Priority Task #2-Budget Decreasing costs and increasing student achievement can not be opposing goals. Resource allocation needs to be part of the solution. The hardest part is winning the support for these bold and necessary decisions.

17. Policy Revision-Community Use of Facilities (KG) • Close out Six Major Construction Projects • Elementary Classroom Space Plan for 2013-2014 • Five Year Capital Outlay Plan (Review and Revision) • Finalize Lease w/Rapid City Performing Arts Coalition Priority Task #3-Facilities

18. Assessed Value

19. Teacher and Leader quality are the most powerful variable affecting student achievement Schools districts have to commit to populating our schools with the highest quality teacher and leaders possible How does RCAS best attract, develop and retain the most highly qualified workforce? Priority Task #4-High Quality Staff

20. Priority Task #4-High Quality Staff Easy Answer-Increase Compensation There are no easy answers to complex problems but it is also not the wrong answer With no change in current salary structures we continue to perpetuate a system that is not sustainable or supported by research We need to invest in a system that has maximum impact on student achievement

21. Will student number continue to increase? Impact of the use of current cash balances? Compensation/Benefits/Negotiations? What will happen at the Federal level? What does the future hold?

22. Preview on Issues School Funding Summer Study Ag Land Assessment Oversight Committee

23. *What type of additional information can we supply you so you feel comfortable with our current efforts? *Based upon the presentation today do you feel we are honoring your previous work? *If the Final Plan meets with your approval will you help support it in the community? For You to Consider