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HUSD Budget Update

HUSD Budget Update. March, 2009. HOW DOES HUSD “STACK UP” AMONG DISTRICTS IN ARIZONA Office of the Arizona Auditor General Special Study--Fiscal Year 2008. HUSD Classroom Dollars. Fiscal year 2008 averages per pupil. (State Average is 57.1%).

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HUSD Budget Update

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  1. HUSD Budget Update March, 2009

  2. HOW DOES HUSD “STACK UP” AMONG DISTRICTS IN ARIZONA Office of the Arizona Auditor General Special Study--Fiscal Year 2008

  3. HUSD Classroom Dollars Fiscal year 2008 averages per pupil (State Average is 57.1%) HUSD ranks 36th out of 230 total AZ districts = top 16% HUSD ranks 4th out of 39 “large” AZ districts (5,000 to 19,999 students) = top 10%

  4. HUSD Classroom Dollars Expenditures by Function

  5. HUSD Comparative Information

  6. PROPOSITION 301(Teachers, Librarians, Counselors, Speech Therapists, Nurses) ► Formula driven, based on State sales tax revenues ► Distributed to districts by “per-pupil” allocations, 92% of total directly to teachers, 8% for teacher professional development 04-05 = $3,908 05-06 = $5,735 06-07 = $5,533 07-08 = $5,756 08-09 = approx $5,000 09-10 = unknown

  7. DO STAFF/TEACHER RATIO COMPARED TO LIKE SIZE ARIZONA DISTRICTS Prescott Unified SD 12.1% (37.5/311) Cave Creek Unified SD 12.2% (40/327) Flowing Wells Unified SD 12.7% (38/300) Lake Havasu Unified SD 13.1% (44.5/340) Chino Valley Unified SD 17.3% (26/150) Humboldt Unified SD 9.1% (33/364)

  8. GRANT-FUNDED POSITIONS Supplemental (CANNOT SUPPLANT) instructional and administrative services in the District. Grants pay for: ►Compensatory Education/Parental Classes - Comp Ed Grant, Immigrant Grant, Title III Grant ►Data Specialist to track NCLB academic achievement data - Title IIA ►ELL Data/Assessment - Title III ►Instructional Specialists - Title IIA ►Mentors - Title IIA, Prop 301 ►Reading Coaches/Interventionists - Reading First ►Reading Coaches at non-Reading First sites - Indian Gaming ►SPED Positions & Other Aides– IDEA, Early Childhood Block Grant, Title I ►Summer School -Title 1, Title III, Comp Ed

  9. WHAT WE NOW KNOW ABOUT THE2008- 2009 HUSD Budget

  10. State reduced the HUSD budget by $818,777 • $144,860 from Soft Capital allocation • $673,917 from Base Support Level (M&O Fund) HUSD addressed these current year cuts by: • Freezing Soft Capital – Approximate Savings = $563,909 • Capitalizing on savings resulting from current year vacancies – Approximate Savings = $116,800 (32%admin. function, 33%cert, 35%class) • Recapturing cost resulting from lower fuel prices – Approximate Savings = $71,000 ► Indirect Costs from Food and Nutrition absorbed approximate balance of $67,068

  11. ADDITIONAL SAVINGS B-Bond Project ►B-Bond Project Manager eliminated, saving $500,000 to benefit additional District projects. Bond money cannot be co-mingled with M&O funds. ►Hired 2 previously M&O-funded employees to serve as Internal B-Bond Project Manager and Maintenance Director...This legally comes out of B-Bond funds--Total Savings to M&O=$74,000

  12. WHAT WE “THINK” WE “MIGHT” KNOW… “MAYBE….” REGARDING THE 2009-2010 BUDGET

  13. ► HUSD is down 160 students per 100-day ADM count = Approximately a $650,000 loss of Weighted Student Count revenue in 2009-2010 ► Increase in health benefits = 5% ~ $160,000 • State discussed various reduction options in mid-January, 2009. Possible loss of M&O funding in the following areas: ►Base Student Level (BSL)=<$205> ~ $2 million ►Full-day Kindergarten= ~$1.2 million ►Excess utilities= ~$470,000 ►Teacher Experience Index reduced and phased out over eight years= ~$70,000 ► Soft Capital possible reduction or elimination ~ $1.3 million • HUSD’s estimated share of this is $3.5 to $4.5 million dollars (10% to 12% of HUSD budget) INFORMATION GARNERED FROM STATE EDUC. ORGANIZATIONS (ASA, ASBA etc.) AND MEDIA REPORTS. NOT OFFICIAL INFORMATION!!!

  14. DISTRICT STRATEGIESFOR 2009-2010

  15. EFFORTS DIVIDED INTO TWO TIERS TIER I -- District budget reductions regardless of the final 09-10 cuts imposed by the State---- Based on declining enrollment and prudent fiscal management. TIER II -- Potential budget reductions based on “Worse-Case Scenarios”

  16. TIER I Total M&O Savings~$1,710,000 • Eliminate 2 District Office support staff during 2008-09 • Eliminate administrator performance pay for 2009-10 • Eliminate a high school assistant principal position for 2009-10 • Reduce administrative cell phone costs for 2009-10 • Change health care eligibility requirements for part-time staff for 2009-10 • Eliminate mail delivery driver & 3 maintenance staff during 2008-09 • Eliminate high school copy center position for 2009-10 • Reduce substitute spending during 2008-09…GOOD PROGRESS!!! • Adjust class sizes, reduce teacher positions through attrition for 2009-10 • Reduce ELL teacher positions based on class needs for 2009-10 • Reduce SPED/ELL aide positions based on class needs for 2009-10 • Revise stipend schedule for 2009-10 • Reduce M&O spending for athletics, increase pay-to-play, tax credit $ to cover High/Middle/Elementary stipends for 2009-2010

  17. TIER II IN ADDITION TO THE $1.7 MIL TIER I SAVINGS--OTHER POTENTIAL M&O SAVINGS • Eliminate a middle school Assistant Principal position, share 1 between BMMS and GHMS • Fee-based full-day kindergarten • 175-day school year (requires State action) ►Adjust administrator wages ►Adjust certified/classified wages • Reduce elementary specials staffing (e.g. music, P.E., library, computer) • Reduce nursing services & other library services ►Additional certified & classified staff reductions • Possible salary reductions/furloughs ►Employee contribution towards health premiums

  18. HOW DOES A REDUCTION IN FORCE WORK?

  19. REDUCTION IN FORCE (Policy CCQA, GDQA) ► Identify need to reduce staff--based on financial needs, program needs, etc. ► Recommendations to Governing Board ► Use attrition first to reduce positions ► Follow District policy to execute RIF and bring staff back after RIF ► If more reductions needed beyond attrition... ►Certified: Based on “certification” and “length of service” ►Classified: Based on “position” and “length of service” ► April 15 State contract deadline

  20. AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT aka “FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE” ► Additional Title I Grant funds--- HUSD share=Approx. $670,000 ► Additional SPED Grant funds--- HUSD share=Approx. $1.1 million ► Limitations: To SUPPLEMENT (add new) NOT SUPPLANT (pay for previous M&O expense). Temporary exception being considered ► State will receive ~$1 billion for State Fiscal Stabilization Fund. Intended to offset State budget deficit; should reduce needed cuts ► Some incentive grants with lots of strings attached ► Many unknowns at this time

  21. Remember….. It is ALL OF US against the problem!!!!

  22. Q&A

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