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VALUE-BASED BUGDETING: DOES IT HAVE A PLACE IN THE Anchorage school district budget process?

Ashley Carter Robert Heide Abbey Jackson Greg Stocker. VALUE-BASED BUGDETING: DOES IT HAVE A PLACE IN THE Anchorage school district budget process?.

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VALUE-BASED BUGDETING: DOES IT HAVE A PLACE IN THE Anchorage school district budget process?

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  1. Ashley Carter Robert Heide Abbey Jackson Greg Stocker VALUE-BASED BUGDETING: DOES IT HAVE A PLACE IN THE Anchorage school district budget process?

  2. This evaluation of the Anchorage School District explores the benefits of value based budgeting and its potential impact on the district’s budget process. Objective

  3. ASD in top 100 largest school district in country • Alaska largest tax collection per capita • Alaska smallest tax burden on residents per capita • ASD budget recently limited at 1.5% increase for inflation by MOA • Tax cap susceptibility Anchorage School District

  4. Growing budget is a growing concern

  5. Largest portion of asd budget, general fund

  6. Local funding with no asd control

  7. Asd Bonds • Most recent Bond elections April 2011 • Prop 1 Failed, Renovation of Service High • Prop 2 Failed, Building life extension district-wide • Prop 3 Passed, Improve and expand Technical and • Vocational Education programs • Since 2002 it has been a 50/50 split between pass/fail school bonds in MOA.

  8. ASD faced $12 million budget shortfall • The federal Education Jobs Bill further reduced the gap by $7.6 million • Other cuts were made including: • Elimination of elementary summer school • Elimination of two assistant principals • Reduction of library media aides • Increased fees to help reduce shortfall Previous Attempts 2010-2011

  9. ASD faced $26 million shortfall • Task force assembled to come up with solution • Larger class sizes • Higher fees • Long list of programs and personnel cuts Previous Attempts 2004-2005

  10. Community Schools cut • Seventh-period class in middle schools cut • 54 less teaching positions • 10 percent cut to department’s supply and equipment budget Other Cuts in 2004-2005

  11. Private schools help • The number of people you need to service, the less money you have to spend • Anchorage does not have a large private school contingency, unlike many other cities similar in size and public school budget • Across-the-board cuts • Union representation makes it difficult, due to the long contract-approval process Other Solutions

  12. Also known as performance budgeting or results oriented budgeting • Definition • History • Defensible v. Justifiable funding • Current economic climate and accountability VALUE-Based Budgeting

  13. All students will graduate from high school prepared for postsecondary academic/vocational/career opportunities. • The achievement gap between racial, ethnic and economic groups in the highly diverse ASD will be eliminated through education that is accessible, culturally responsive, supportive of students and safe. • ASD will partner with parents and the community for greater educational success for our students. • ASD will manage effectively and efficiently all financial and human resources. • All ASD departments will support the mission of the District with good customer service, both internally and externally. ASD Goals & Objectives

  14. 2011-2012 was first budget developed using value based budgeting strategies • Carol Comeau’s perspective • School board objectives • Community involvement • No Child Left Behind/Recovery Act Performance Budgeting in ASD

  15. Key aspects of implementation • Decision Making: Governmental Accounting and Standards Board • setting goals and objectives • planning program activities to accomplish these goals • allocating resources to these programs • monitoring and evaluating the results • modifying program plans to enhance performance” Implementation

  16. There are many benefits to implementing Performance Based Budgeting: 1. Provides accountability to the public 2. Compares cost effectiveness between programs 3. Drives redesign of programs and improves understanding of crosscutting programs 4. Helps rationalize budget allocations 5. Helps align government (or other entity) spending with overall goals Why is it important?

  17. Performance based budgeting is not a new concept • New York Experiment • Outcome • Popularity • CMSI group Who is doing it?

  18. Many K-12 schools and colleges across the country are very interested in this budgeting technique that has become very popular • States: • New York • Alaska • New Hampshire • Chicago, Illinois • Milwaukee , Wisconsin • Colleges Who is doing it? (cont.)

  19. K-12 • Colleges Does it work?

  20. ASD • Marie Laule Alaska

  21. Thorough and consistent implementation in conjunction with other budgeting strategies • Forward budgeting • Increase/maintain stakeholder participation and input • Two conditions necessary for successful performance based budgeting • Integration of measures throughout the fundamental management process • Commitment to make performance relevant in each phase of the budget cycle • Program goals consistent with ASD mission/objectives Recommendations

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  23. QUESTIONS?

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