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The Superintendent’s 2019-2020 Proposed School District Budget March 5 , 2019

This agenda provides an overview of the Superintendent's proposed budget for the 2019-2020 school year, including priorities, financial context, recommended proposals, and next steps. It also includes key findings, inclusive school practices, and community input on district priorities.

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The Superintendent’s 2019-2020 Proposed School District Budget March 5 , 2019

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  1. The Superintendent’s2019-2020 Proposed School District BudgetMarch 5, 2019

  2. AGENDA • Overview of 2019-2020 Priorities and Development Process • Review of Financial Context for Budget Development • Summary of Recommended Proposals for 2019-2020 • Next Steps in Budget Development Process

  3. What are our priorities? What do our students need? What can we afford now and sustain over time in a time of fiscal uncertainty? Key Questions

  4. Our Mission

  5. Mission Statement It shall be the mission of the Guilderland Central School District to inspire ALL students to be active life-long learners, able to achieve their highest potential in a demanding and ever-changing global community.

  6. Vision Statement We will provide for ALL a safe and welcoming environment, where students, parents and staff are joined in the pursuit of academic excellence and personal growth.  Thus, we shall provide a rich and rigorous education for ALL learners so that, upon graduation, they are poised, capable and ready to meet the developments, challenges and opportunities of the future.

  7. Board members weigh in… Board members share priorities for 2019-2020 spending plan:

  8. State of the District: Key Findings Since 2008-09 to present: Overall enrollment has declined from 5323 to 4807; is anticipated to grow to 4891 in 2019-2020; The percentage of economically disadvantaged students has grown from 5.9% to 19%; Students for whom English is a New Language has increased from 1.8% to 4.0% to 302 students, speaking 41 languages; The percentage of students of color increased from 15% to 25%.

  9. State of the District: Key Findings Currently, 12.5% of students are identified as having a disability; the state average is 11%; In 2016-2017 Guilderland spent $18,723 per pupil; similar “low-need” districts spent $26,819. Statewide per pupil spending average was $23,361; Graduation rates hover at 95% each year; Student performance on all state assessments is equal to or better than the performance of the Suburban Council average and far surpasses statewide averages.

  10. Inclusive School Practices The percentage of students with disabilities who spend more than 80% of their day in general education classrooms (79% in 2016-2017) greatly exceeds averages for similar low needs districts and New York State; After establishing co-taught courses at GHS, student attendance rates remain very high: 96%+; 50% reduction in discipline referrals for students with disabilities; 50% reduction in number of students with one or more infractions; Student achievement on Regents exams improved; 25% increase in number of SWDs pursuing a third year of mathematics.

  11. Professional Learning in the Era of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) • Supports new programs designed to build and reward the leadership capacity of teachers; • GCSD working to design a collaborative teacher-led training environment that includes: • Teacher Leadership • Instructional Coaching • GCSD will prioritize job-embedded, hands-on application of professional learning that is data-informed and classroom focused.

  12. Community weighs in on priorities • Launched first Thought Exchange to ask community • What do you value most about our district? • What we can do to better prepare our students for the future? • 824 parents, faculty, staff, students and community members participated: • Shared 784 thoughts • Completed 25,033 ratings • Full report of top thoughts and themes available on district website

  13. Thought Exchange Themes

  14. District Leadership Budget Planning • Review budget decisions from Spring 2018 • Detailed analysis of student needs • Enrollment • Student academic, social and emotional support • Robust, varied opportunities for learning, in and out of classroom • Consideration of spending increases and reductions in light of: • Essentially flat foundation aid and per pupil formula • Tax Levy limit • Higher costs (contractual obligations) • Lower costs (retirement contributions, health insurance)

  15. Overall, this budget: Incorporates savings from lower costs for some expenditures (e.g. retirement system contributions, health insurance costs, debt payments); Preserves all existing programs and services for students; Includes some additions to programs and services based on student needs and district priorities; Remains under the tax levy limit and so requires a simple majority of voters for approval.

  16. 2018-2019 UPDATE 2018-2019 Voter Approved Budget - May 15, 2018 - $ 100,925,515 Yes –1,405(71%) No – 567 (29%) Budget increase 2.48% Estimated Tax Rate increase 1.97%* FACTS ABOUT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN 2018-2019 Enrollment 4,807 Employee Data 663 Full time 259 Part time TOTAL 922 Number of Teachers 489 **Support Staff 406 Administrators & Supervisors 27 TOTAL 922 *Town of Guilderland **(Nurses, teaching assistants, teacher aides & monitors, custodians, bus drivers/aides & mechanics, maintenance workers, food service workers, office staff, technicians and non-instructional supervisors)

  17. ENROLLMENT DATA

  18. Rollover Budget Projection 18

  19. Major Factors Influencing the 2019-20 Budget

  20. 2019-20 Executive Budget Proposal State Aid Increase Distribution

  21. Tax Levy Limit(Property Tax Cap) Must follow an eight-step formula determined by N.Y.S. Formula limits the increase in the vast majority of expenses to 2.0% for 2019-2020 Result of the formula determines the amount that property taxes can increase setting a threshold for voter approval If tax increase is lessthan the threshold amount, budget passes with 50% or more of the voters voting “yes” If tax increase is greaterthan the threshold amount, budget passes with 60% or more of the voters voting “yes” If budget is ultimately defeated, no increase in tax levy is permitted

  22. 2019-20 G.C.S.D Tax Levy Limit Calculation

  23. Projected Budget for 2019-20 2018-19 Expenditure Budget $100,925,515 2019-20 Budget Increase $1,135,725 Total $102,061,240 Total Percentage Increase 1.13% Estimated Tax Impact 1.49%

  24. Town of Guilderland2005 Reassessment Impact Note: Home value could be reassessed at up to 27% higher to $317,500, an increase of $67,500, before the 2005 tax bill would exceed the 2004 tax bill.

  25. 2019-20 Expenditures at a Glance

  26. 2019-2020 Expenditures at a Glance

  27. 2019-2020 Revenue Budget

  28. Guilderland Central School DistrictFund Balance and Reserves

  29. Fund Balance as a Percentage of Budget 2017 Suburban Council School Districts

  30. 2019-2020 Tax ImpactTax Levy Limit Law *The proposed tax levy is less than the maximum allowable tax levy limit threshold therefore, a simple majority approval (50%) results in a passed budget. A supermajority approval rate of 60% is not required.

  31. Budget Vote Approval

  32. Recommendations for 2019-2020

  33. Elementary Class Sections No Net Change to Sections District-wide 5 Unassigned Positions in Budget *Under Review

  34. Middle School Class Sections

  35. Proposed Changes

  36. 6 Year Math Program Purchase New Program “Investigations” replaces “Go Math” to align with Next Gen Standards Cost per pupil per year on 6 year plan ~$26.00 Cost per pupil per year on 3 year plan ~$39.90

  37. Proposed Changes

  38. Social Studies Text Book Replacement * 4-year subscription is $21.39 per pupil per year Last replacement of Social Studies textbooks for grades 6, 7 and 8 was 1998; Purchase online subscription-based textbooks with continuously updated multi-media resources for use with school-issued Chromebooks; Anticipated total cost for 6 year subscription: $107,659 Per pupil per year cost = $16.70 (6 years)*

  39. Proposed Changes

  40. Proposed Changes

  41. Proposed Changes

  42. Proposed Changes

  43. Instructional Leadership

  44. Restructure Instructional Administrator Position Instructional Administrator for Music and Business is retiring; Restructure position to be 1.0 FTE Music; Shift supervision of Business to Instructional Administrator for Art, who is currently a 0.6 FTE; Shift Family and Consumer Science, currently supervised by FMS Principal, to Instructional Administrator for Art; Instructional Administrator for Art/Business/FACS becomes 1.0 FTE

  45. Rationale for Change Music program highly valued by community; will require full attention of new, entry level administrator; Business Program also highly valued and growing to include more School To Work opportunities for students; FACS curriculum undergoing significant changes with new standards; IA for Art has strong background in business; Cost of moving from 0.6 FTE to 1.0 FTE covered by retirement “breakage”

  46. Teacher Leaders in the Era of ESSA Total Cost: $59,500 supported by federal grants per new ESSA requirements; There is a net savings to the General Fund Budget of $17,500.

  47. Non-Instructional Changes

  48. Transportation: Contracted Services • Each day Guilderland students are transported to 65 locations other than our seven school buildings: • Private Schools • Charter Schools • BOCES (Career and Technical Education and Special Education Programs) • Private Special Education Programs • Job Sites for School to Work • Ongoing driver shortage has resulted in the need to contract with other providers to transport students to out-of-district locations

  49. Transportation: Contracted Services • In 2018-2019, the district had an additional $700,000 in costs related to contracted transportation services; • Need to plan additional funding for 2019-2020 to cover anticipated out-of-district costs; • Additional amount budgeted: $677,000; • Reduced 2.0 FTE Bus Drivers and 1.0 FTE Bus Attendant position; not able to fill these positions

  50. Potential Additions Should Resources Become Available

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