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For 2011 – 2012 Budget Year Significant Reductions Are Inevitable … …even in Best Case with Millage Renewal … and far wo

For 2011 – 2012 Budget Year Significant Reductions Are Inevitable … …even in Best Case with Millage Renewal … and far worse in Worst Case. Board Presentation 4-18-2011. Portage Certainly Not Unique … . Northville Public Schools proposes laying off more than 50 teachers to cut deficit

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For 2011 – 2012 Budget Year Significant Reductions Are Inevitable … …even in Best Case with Millage Renewal … and far wo

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  1. For 2011 – 2012 Budget Year Significant Reductions Are Inevitable … …even in Best Case with Millage Renewal … and far worse in Worst Case Board Presentation 4-18-2011

  2. Portage Certainly Not Unique … • Northville Public Schools proposes laying off more than 50 teachers to cut deficit • –Detroit News • TRENTON: School board approves 59 teacher layoffs • – The News Herald • Mt. Morris restructures school buildings, officials anticipate around 15 layoffs • –The Flint Journal • Detroit schools send layoff papers to all teachers • – The Kalamazoo Gazette • Muskegon Heights school plan to avoid state takeover includes 74 layoffs • –The Muskegon Chronicle

  3. Recent Headlines – Other Districts • Layoffs represent 34 percent of teaching staff at Flint School District • – The Flint Journal • WYANDOTTE: School board sends 25 layoff notices to teachers • – The News Herald • Linden school board to consider proposed 10 percent pay decrease for superintendent to cut costs • –The Flint Journal • Parents, staff, residents, pack into Columbia School Board meeting to lament closing of Miller Elementary School (Jackson Public Schools) • – Jackson Citizen Patriot

  4. Hot Off The Michigan Department of Education (MDE)Press! Statewide MDE Financial Database • Portage ranks in lowest 11% for Business and Administrative costs in the State (12% 6/30/09) Source: MDE 2009-10 Bulletin 1014 Published April 2011

  5. The Correlation Between State Guarantee and Personnel Costs Dictates Local Action GF 10/11 Revenue % GF 10/11 Expense % Each 1% Compensation Rollback (after 6% administration) equals $568,000

  6. $470 Reduction

  7. $470 Reduction

  8. Best Case – Overview by Major Category

  9. Best Case: Drilling DownBy Major Category: Items > $100,000

  10. Best Case: Drilling DownBy Major Category: Items < $100,000 • Fee Increases: Bill Remainder IB/AP, Increase Child Care 2% • Administrative: Eliminate Middle school AD’s, phase out cell phones, reduce publicationsand supplies. • Classroom Teachers: Restructure GT, reduce Special and Community Education staff. • Prof Student Support: Reduce Reading consultant overage • Non-Instructional Hourly: reduce HS secretarial support, hall supervisors and auditorium manager • Instructional Materials: Reduce software, media subscriptions, OLSAT testing, supply budgets • Professional Staff Development • Operational: Walk zone expansion, close one swimming pool.

  11. Worst Case – Overview by Major Category Important Note: All Amounts Include Best Case Modifications

  12. Worst Case: Drilling DownBy Major Category: Items > $100,000Important Note: These Items In Addition to Best Case * Likely timing issues with implementation at start of budget

  13. Worst Case: Drilling DownBy Major Category: Items < $100,000 • Fee Increases: Further Increase Child Care by 3% • Classroom Teachers: Eliminate GT Program • Prof Student Support: No EL/MS Media Coordinator • Non-Instructional Hourly: reduce building technology support, further reduce auditorium manager • Instructional Materials/Services: further reduce materials, eliminate all field trips • Operational: outsource athletic fields

  14. The Challenge – It Will Take More PPS Headlines Like These! • Grateful for sacrifice Portage teachers have made (1/4/10) • Portage schools cut pay 6 percent (3/29/11) • Our View: Cutting administrative salaries in Portage schools good step (4/3/11) • – The Kalamazoo Gazette • Administrators, execs should share the pain (4/10/11) • – The Flint Journal

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