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Budget Town Meeting
March 26, 2014
7:00pm
District Strategic Goals
District Mission Statement
Clinton Central School proudly educates and
empowers students to realize their potential and
become thoughtful, contributing members of
society.
District Strategic Goals
District Vision Statement
Our students are prepared through engaging,
meaningful and challenging learning opportunities
delivered by motivated and inspired professionals,
and supported through collaborative partnerships
with family, businesses, civic organizations, and
institutions of higher education.
District Strategic Goals
Instruction and Pedagogy
1. The Board of Education will support the
implementation of the Common Core Learning
Standards with particular focus on the use of
instructional strategies that richly engage
students, and on the alignment of our curriculum to
the Standards.
2.
The Board of Education will support the review of
Academic Intervention Services, including
Response to Intervention, to ensure that the District
provides all students with instructional interventions
that improve academic achievement for each
student.
District Strategic Goals
Communication
3. The Board of Education will support the
development of a communications plan or
strategy that supports the following:
 ongoing substantive parent and community engagement.
 the development of a district e-newsletter.
 developing a more inviting and up-to-date website.
 genuinely celebrating and recognizing staff members who extend
themselves beyond the expected.
 the development of an effective definition of Clinton School District
"Brand" – Small Community that cares about its children (include
mission and vision communication).
District Strategic Goals
Financial Management and Planning
4. The Board of Education will ensure the development
of a clearly defined process for budget reduction
decisions.
5.
The Board of Education will support the analysis of
health insurance costs resulting in an
administrative recommendation that is mutually
beneficial to, and supported by, the District’s
collective bargaining associations.
Funding Challenges
 Reduced State Aid
 Tax Levy Limit
 Gap Elimination Adjustment
 Stagnant Local Economic Growth
Funding Challenges
 Reduced State Aid
 Tax Levy Limit
 Gap Elimination Adjustment
 Stagnant Local Economic Growth
 Politics of linkage between Governor’s
proposal and educational reform
Educational Challenges
 Providing adequate Academic Intervention
 Appropriate class sizes – Core and Encore
 Elective offerings
 Early intervention and support
 Stimulating after school activities
 Technology hardware and infrastructure
 Facilities – ongoing upkeep and capital projects
Educational Challenges
 Five years of reductions in all areas
 Providing adequate Academic Intervention
 Appropriate class sizes – Core and Encore
 Elective offerings
 Early intervention and support
 Stimulating after school activities
 Technology hardware and infrastructure
 Facilities – ongoing upkeep and capital projects
Budget Goals
 To develop a funding plan that is
educationally responsible to children
 To develop a funding plan that is fiscally
responsible to the community
The Process
 Collaborative process that values people will
yield the best results
 Results
 Budget based on need as communicated by all
stakeholders
 Reflexive and responsive listening
 Builds relationships and organizational trust
Budget Communications Cycle
• The Budget Communications Cycle helps
ensure that everyone has a voice and every
voice is heard
• Good communication must be proactively
designed and planned, then carefully and
deliberately executed
Budget Communications Cycle
 Board of Education
 Goals, Meetings, Workshops
 Finance Committee
 Leadership Team
 Union Leadership
 Focus Forums
 Support Staff Roundtables
 Student Leaders
 Town Meeting
What have we learned so far?
 Community values the quality of education we
provide
 Community values programs that address the
“whole child” (special education, enrichment,
AP/Honors, athletics, extracurriculars, etc.)
 Maintaining the integrity of our program very
important
 Program has been strained by economic crisis
Reduction Analysis
Implications of Reduction
[Include effects on students, faculty/staff, administration,
facilities, and the community as appropriate]
Additional Action Needed to Compensate:
[If the reduction is made, what other action would need
to take place]
Reduction Analysis
Additional Resources Needed to Compensate:
[If the reduction is made, what other resources would be
needed]
Possible Positive Opportunities:
[If the reduction is made, are there any other positive
opportunities that could emerge?]
Program Analysis
Goals: What goals will be supported through the
actions in this proposal?
Background Information: What historical information
regarding this area will help in understand the current
need?
Present Situation: What is the current situation that
presents this need? How many students and staff are
impacted?
Program Analysis
Objectives: What specifics do you want to achieve?
Proposal Description: How will you accomplish
changes? What exactly will be done? Where when,
how and by whom will it be done? What is the timeframe?
Resources: Summarize resources needed including
personnel, time, and money. From what source with
these funds come?
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Action Needed:
School District Budgeting
Revenues
Expenses
School District Budgeting
Revenue
State Aid
Local Tax
Fund Balance
Misc
Fed Aid
Expenses
Instruction
Benefits
General
Transp
School District Budgeting
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Tax Levy Limit
• Property Tax Levy Cap (not a 2% cap)
• Eight Step Formula
• Limits the total levy, not assessed value or
tax rate
• Districts may exceed the tax cap with a
60% supermajority vote
• After two unsuccessful votes, tax levy is
capped at the prior year’s amount
Clinton’s Tax Levy Calculation
Breakdown of Calculation
• Comparison to 2014 – 2015
• Tax Levy Limit/New Capital Project
Dual Models
Recommended
&
Basic
Recommended Program
Total Budget Summary
2014-15
2015-16
$ AMOUNT
%
BUDGET
BUDGET
INC/DEC
INC/DEC
Recommended
$2,643,800
$2,689,282
$45,482
1.72%
$11,502,012
$12,680,249
$1,178,237
10.25%
$ 808,453
$833,588
$25,135
3.11%
Benefits
$7,190,733
$7,551,880
$361,147
5.03%
Debt Service
$2,617,887
$3,151,919
$534,032
20.40%
$123,172
$37,000
$(86,172)
-69.96%
$24,886,057
$26,943,918
$2,057,861
8.27%
General Support
Instruction
Transportation
Interfund
Transfers
2015 – 2016 Budget Summary
Recommended Program
March 24
Estimated Revenue
(without State Aid)
$24,613,929
Estimated Expenses
$26,943,918
Revenue Gap
$2,329,989
Revenue Gap Analysis
Total Gap = $2,329,989
Source
State Aid and GEA
March 24
1,050,000
Tax Levy
504,566
Fund Balance
515,000
Total
2,069,566
Remaining = -$260,423
Revenue Gap Analysis
Total Gap = $2,329,989
Source
March 24
State/Fed Aid and GEA
500,000
Tax Levy
504,566
Fund Balance
515,000
Total
1,519,566
Remaining = -$810,423
Basic Program
Total Budget Summary
2014-15
2015-16
$ AMOUNT
%
BUDGET
BUDGET
INC/DEC
INC/DEC
$2,643,800
$2,689,282
$45,482
1.72%
$11,502,012
$12,317,249
$815,237
7.09%
$ 808,453
$833,588
$25,135
3.11%
Benefits
$7,190,733
$7,323,286
$132,553
1.85%
Debt Service
$2,617,887
$3,151,919
$534,032
20.40%
$123,172
$37,000
$(86,172)
-69.96%
$24,886,057
$26,352,324
$1,466,267
5.90%
Recommended
General Support
Instruction
Transportation
Interfund Transfers
2015 – 2016 Budget Summary
Basic Program
March 24
Estimated Revenue
(without State Aid)
$24,613,929
Estimated Expenses
$26,352,324
Revenue Gap
$1,738,395
Revenue Gap Analysis
Total Gap = $1,738,395
Source
State Aid and GEA
March 24
1,050,000
Tax Levy
504,566
Fund Balance
515,000
Total
2,069,566
Remaining = 331,171
Revenue Gap Analysis
Total Gap = $1,738,395
Source
March 24
State/Fed Aid and GEA
500,000
Tax Levy
504,566
Fund Balance
515,000
Total
1,519,566
Remaining = -$218,829
Summary
Recommended
Increase
Remaining
Gap
Ideal Aid
Remaining
Gap
Best Guess
Aid
Recommended
Program
$874,000
-$260,423
-$810,423
Basic Program
$ 277,000
331,171
-$218,829
Next Steps
● Before April 1: receive state aid numbers from
Albany
● April 1 - 14
●prepare precise financial analysis of the two
models
●meet with leadership team, faculty and staff
to analyze and discuss program needs
● April 14: budget workshop to discuss budget
and revenue plans
● April 21: full budget presentation recap and
revenue plan
● April 21: Board adopts final budget amount
Questions to Consider
●What aspects of the school program are
important to you?
●Have you noticed any changes in your
school experience as the result of budget
cuts over the past few years?
●What ideas do you have on how we can
save money?
●Is there anything else you would like to
share with us?
Communication Opportunities
Budget Hearing & Meet the Candidates
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Middle/High School Library
6:30 PM
Communication Opportunities
Thursday May 14th, 2015
 Coffee with the Superintendent
 Soup with the Superintendent
 Pizza with the Superintendent
More Information
Budget Bulletin
School District Website
Our District – Board of Education
Our District - Budget Information
www.ccs.edu
ANNUAL MEETING & BUDGET VOTE
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
12:00 pm - 9:00 p.m.
Theater Atrium
Questions?