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East Penn School District

East Penn School District. Who Are We?. 8,022 students EHS 2,607 Eyer 833 LMMS 1,040 Alburtis 342 Jefferson 268 Lincoln 410 Macungie 476 Shoemaker 714 Wescosville 618 Willow Lane 714. Who Are We?.

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East Penn School District

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  1. East Penn School District

  2. Who Are We? • 8,022 students • EHS 2,607 • Eyer 833 • LMMS 1,040 • Alburtis 342 • Jefferson 268 • Lincoln 410 • Macungie 476 • Shoemaker 714 • Wescosville 618 • Willow Lane 714

  3. Who Are We? • Approximately 1,000 employees • 720 Special Education students • 259 Speech & Language Special Education students • 426 Gifted students • Operating Budget of $120,804,396 • High performing • High expectations • Well-rounded (academics, arts, athletics)

  4. Who Are We? • 126 students from East Penn are enrolled in cyber charter schools • 164 students from East Penn are enrolled in bricks and mortar charter schools • 108 children are home-schooled • There has been a 280% growth in cyber charter students in the last five years • There has been a 713% growth in bricks and mortar charter school students in the last five years

  5. Curriculum Initiatives • Project Based Learning • STEM • E-FOLIO • Digital Media • Digital Course Creation • Cyber Learning • SAS • Keystone Exams

  6. Technology • Mobile Computing/Personal Devices • Smart-boards/Overhead Projection Units • Wireless • Moodle/Google Docs • Parent Access • Infrastructure • 24/7 • Online Instruction and Blended Approach • Reduction: Student to computer ratio from 8 to 4 per student

  7. Community Outreach • Senior Citizen Advisory Committee • PAC • Chamber of Commerce/Rotary • Gold Card Access • District Facilities • Community Education Program • Students Giving Back • Cops n’ Kids • Develop Products for the Borough • Musical Performances • Good Causes (Autism, Cancer, Food-drives) • Student Service Clubs

  8. Did You Know? • The 2010-11 operating budget is $120,804,396 • The value of a mil is $1,650,000 • The value of the 1.4% Index allowable increase is $1,047,000

  9. Major Budget Categories • 59% Salaries and Benefits • 13% Debt Service • 9% Other Educational Agencies • 7% Pupil Transportation • 5% Budgetary Reserve • 5% Other Expenses • 2% Utilities

  10. Did You Know? • Transportation costs are about $6,000,000 • Total Operations and Maintenance costs are budgeted at about $11,110,000 • Debt Service payments are $15,531,295 • Cyber charter and regular cyber school tuition payments are just over $3,000,000 (district does get about 22% of that back a year later)

  11. Staffing Information • East Penn has 14.86 students per faculty member while the state average is 13.2 • East Penn has 211.1 students per manager while the state average is 163.4 • East Penn has higher faculty and manager per pupil levels than the Suburban school district averages and for districts with an Aid ratio of .4115 or less • 79.4% of East Penn’s professional staff have a Master’s Degree or higher Source: PSBA

  12. Did You Know? • 2010-11 Budget Facts • 77.2% of revenues come from local sources • 22.0% of revenues come from the State • 0.7% come from the Federal Government

  13. Local Revenue Sources • Real Estate • Interim Real Estate • Public Utility Reality Tax • Earned Income Tax • Real Estate Transfer Tax • Delinquent Real Estate Tax • Interest on Investments

  14. Expenditures Comparison2008-2009 Total Expenditures Per ADM-Rank Order Salisbury 42 $16,425.55 Southern Lehigh 68 $15,228.08 Catasauqua 94 $14,719.45 Northwestern 146 $13,794.80 Northern Lehigh 222 $12,848.18 Parkland 246 $12,643.61 East Penn 281 $12,287.79 Whitehall-Coplay 313 $12,082.83 Allentown City 445 $10,814.69 Source: PDE

  15. 2010-11 Milage Rank Order • Northern Lehigh 64.373 • Northwestern Lehigh 50.660 • Catasauqua 50.560 • Allentown City 45.592 • Salisbury 45.445 • East Penn 45.320 • Southern Lehigh 45.300 • Whitehall-Coplay 44.720 • Parkland 38.270

  16. Did You Know About Our Tax Parcels? • Residential 83% • Apartment 2% • Agriculture 2% • Vacant 1% • Commercial 8% • Industrial 4% • Institutional 0% • Governmental 0%

  17. Recent Act 1 History • 2008-2009 4.4% (District stayed at index) • 2009-2010 4.1% (District stayed under at 3.9%) • 2010-2011 3.9% (First time District sought exceptions... Qualified up to 5.1%-Final budget in at 3.8%)

  18. Exceptions • Specific areas in which costs exceed the index (1.4%) • Ten (10) Areas • Districts must complete calculations and submit on forms developed by PDE • PDE approves and sets the amount of the exception • Exceptions are legal and part of Act 1 • Go to PDE and type in Act 1 Exceptions to learn more

  19. Budget Calendar • January 24th - Board votes to stay within index or not • If the vote is negative, then the Board will vote on a Preliminary Budget on February 14th • February 21st - Preliminary Budget is submitted to PDE • February 24th - Deadline for publishing intent to file for exceptions • March 3rd - Deadline to seek exceptions from PDE • March 28th - First Draft of Proposed Final Budget is submitted to the Board • April 11th - Board Discussion of Proposed Budget • May 9th - Vote on Proposed Final Budget • June 13th - Vote on Final Budget

  20. Fiscal Strategies • Administration downsizing • Curtailment of non-instructional employee hours • Energy consortiums/Lighting • Willow Lane is a LEEDS school • Boiler work • Roofing work

  21. Fiscal Strategies • Refinancing Debt • Leasing LMES • Partnerships • Green Computing • Transportation • Re-bid Benefits/Employee Contributions • Sadly, arrested increases in department budgets • Introduce and implement our own cyber school • Increase Access Billing

  22. Debt Service Refinancing • Over the past twelve (12) years, the district has refinanced existing debt and saved $7,981,000 in those transactions. • The district saved $484,128.64 by refinancing bond sale on January 24th, 2011.

  23. Concerns • Potential for rapid growth • Growth in special category students • Lagging revenues • Tax assessment appeals • Direction of State and Federal Funding • Unfunded mandates • Can’t happen in East Penn and a lack of awareness that there are no simple solutions • Misinformation

  24. Christopher Borick – Survey Results • Muhlenberg College/Morning Call Statewide Policy Poll Education Finance Questions February 2010 • Frequency Report • Number of Interviews: 450 Adult Pennsylvanians • Margin of Error: +/- 5% at a 95% level of confidence. • Fielding Dates – February 8 – February 22, 2010 • Method Of Interviewing: Telephone “Many Pennsylvania school districts are facing significant budget problems. In order to balance school district budgets please indicate if you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the following policy options”

  25. Survey Results

  26. Administrative Actions in Budget Process • Review and analyze each department budget • Review personnel at all levels and in all labor groups • Calculate Retirement Differentials • Review all revenue projections • Meet with all governmental agencies to determine potential for revenue • Decipher signals from State and Federal sources • Calculate Kindergarten enrollment • Calculate Transportation needs

  27. Administrative Actions • Review all special needs programs • Develop an internal list of potential cuts based on the following: • Vision Statement • Mission Statement • Strategic Plan • “Education is our core business” • Defining “needs as opposed to wants” • “Make do with” decisions

  28. Future Budget Communications • Budget Newsletter (Electronic) • Blogs and Electronic Updates • Selected Online Videos • Press Releases (Emmaus Patch, East Penn Press, Morning Call Blog) • Board Meetings • PAC • Online survey (ideas on new revenues and cost savings)

  29. District Websitewww.eastpennsd.org • School Information • Dashboard • Annual Report • Budget Book (charts, statistics, accounts) • Senior Citizen Tax Relief • Board Policies/Meeting Minutes • News

  30. Resources for Information • AASA (www.aasa.org) • NSBA (www.nsba.org) • PSBA (www.psba.org) • PDE Website • Phi Delta Kappa (latest Gallup Poll) • Credo Report (Stanford University) • Diane Ravitch • Auditor General Wagner’s Report on Cyber Charter Schools and Recommendations • Federal Education Plans (Blueprint for Success and Federal Technology Plan)

  31. Research/Reports on Issues • Center for American Progress • Vouchers • School Choice • School Funding • Teacher Evaluation Systems/Models

  32. EPSD Contact • Nicole Bloise, Community Liaison • Phone: 610-966-8335 • Located in the Administrative Offices – 800 Pine Street, Emmaus, PA 18049

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