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Grant Elementary School District Priorities & Budget Development. OUR PURPOSE. Gather input from stakeholders Review impact of previous reductions in programs Establish district priorities for the 2013-14 budget and beyond Share “horizon” budget concerns. THEN & NOW. TRENDS. TRENDS.
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Grant Elementary School District Priorities & Budget Development
OUR PURPOSE • Gather input from stakeholders • Review impact of previous reductions in programs • Establish district priorities for the 2013-14 budget and beyond • Share “horizon” budget concerns
THE IMPACT • No Raises • Increased Benefit Premiums • Added Responsibilities • No New Curriculum Adoptions • No Staff Development Conferences • Higher Class Sizes
COULD BE WORSE • No Days Cut • No Step & Column Freezes • Maintaining Programs • GATE, MUSIC, ATHLETICS, ELECTIVES, • Increased Technology in Classrooms • “Smaller” Class Sizes Than Other Districts • Deficit Spending Under Control • Higher Student Achievement
2012-13 BUDGET REALITY WE ARE CURRENTLY PROJECTING TO BE DEFICIT SPENDING IN OUR MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS… 2013-14 $169,212 2014-15 $474,995
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? • Prop 30 Passed! • No NEW Proposed Reductions to State Funding • Local Control Funding Formula…Could Bring Back Some State Funding
WHAT IF WE GET $$$$ BACK? • “Frenzy” vs. Plan • Restoration VS. Redesign • Not All Cuts Are Created Equal • Needs vs. Wants • Importance of Listening • Align District Budget With District Priorities
ON THE HORIZON • Facilities • Cash Flow and Deferrals • Local Control Funding Formula • Affordable Health Care Act • District will take on costs of providing insurance coverage to less than full-time employees • Cost to Implement Common Core Standards • Technology • Instructional Materials • Staff Development
COMMUNITY INPUT WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER TO BE BUDGET PRIORITIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS IN 2013-14 AND BEYOND? THIS IS WHERE WE START LISTENING…