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February 20, 2014 Little Village Library

February 20, 2014 Little Village Library. Welcome. Robert Reed Director of Programming and Investigations Better Government Association. Intro to the BGA. Sarah Karp Deputy Editor Catalyst Chicago. School Budgets 101. CPS budgeting.

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February 20, 2014 Little Village Library

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  1. February 20, 2014 Little Village Library

  2. Welcome

  3. Robert Reed Director of Programming and Investigations Better Government Association Intro to the BGA

  4. Sarah Karp Deputy Editor Catalyst Chicago School Budgets 101

  5. CPS budgeting Like school lunches, we don’t know what goes in, but we don’t like the result.

  6. Where does CPS get its money? • 40 % from property taxes

  7. Old system • Schools allocated teachers based on the number of students. • Small enrollment swings didn’t change the bottom line. • Teacher salary didn’t matter to principals because they were given positions • Less flexibility for principals

  8. This year: Student-based budgeting • Core allocation money follows the student. $4,140 per student • Schools get less SBB core allocation depending on number of students who are more severely disabled

  9. How CPS arrived at this amount • Adding together last years expenditures on things that would be covered by SBB. = $2 billion • But the amount was reduced because of the district’s budget deficit subtract $81 million

  10. On top of SBB schools get: • Administrative base to pay for 1 principal, 1 counselor and 1 clerk • Salary adjustment for veteran teachers • Magnet schools and magnet cluster schools • Federal and state poverty money, based on number of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch.

  11. Hammond elementary school • Slight increase in students • 2013: 428; • 2014: 438 • Replaced by student-based budgeting: • College-ready funding • Full-day kindergarten • general education fund • supplemental ancillary teaching positions

  12. Where did Hammond principal/lsc decide to spend money? $71,515 $300,000 -$252,000

  13. Where did Hammond principal/LSC spend money? • New $80,000 investment in parent engagement/community outreach • Instruction investments in art, reducing class sizes for kindergarten through third grade and preschool • Reduced spending in professional development, curriculum development and recess support

  14. South Lawndale non-charter schools • Overall, 12 schools down $2.5 million • Farragut High School lost 107 students; budget decreased by $1.7 million • Only three schools saw budget increases: two welcoming schools (Castellanos and Cardenas); Kanoon Magnet and Hammond • Small population drops in other elementary schools (less than 20 students)

  15. Charter schools • Same per-pupil amount as district run school. • “administrative base” • salary adjustment • stipend for in-kind services (operations, maintenance, security and magnet positions) Plus, state and federal poverty money

  16. Extra money • Government Grants • Private foundation grants • Parent fundraising • Charters bring in more---more than half bring in over $100,000 in private money • Less than 10 district-run schools bring in more than $100,000

  17. For more information • To find information about specific schools: http://www.cps.edu/finance/FY14Budget/Pages/Budget.aspx • School-level budgets are under “Interactive Reports” under the “Find your school budget” tab • Read Catalyst-Chicago online and in print

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