Transcript Piece Of Mind - Galloway Township Public Schools

Presented to the Galloway Township
Board of Education – March 17, 2014
Putting the
Pieces Together:
Preliminary
Budget 20142015
The Budget Process Continued
Completed as of
Friday, March 14th
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Two budget
presentations to
public and BOE
Budget discussion at
BOE Retreat
Received state aid
and applied it to the
proposed budget
Worked to identify
reductions
To Be Completed This
Evening
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Present information
related to proposed
budget
Respond to
questions/comments
Set total budget
dollars for submission
to NJDOE County
Office
A Historical Perspective
35,000,000
30,000,000
25,000,000
20,000,000
Total State Aid
Total Tax Levy
15,000,000
10,000,000
5,000,000
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
A Historical Perspective (Cont’)
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State Aid FY 08-09 $23,846,472
State Aid FY 14-15 $23,639,398
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Local Tax Levy 09-10
Local Tax Levy 10-11
Local Tax Levy 11-12 & 12/13
Local Tax Levy 13-14
Local Tax Levy 14-15
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($207,074)
$27,820,785
$27,320,616
$27,975,500
$29,255,010
$30,454,298
438,919 or 1.63% per year
Includes general fund only (no debt service)
Efficiency Standards: On a per
student basis , the district spends:
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Support Services
$4 less than state average
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Administrative Costs
$239 less than state average
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Legal services
$26 less than state average
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Plant and Maintenance $134 less than state average
Note: Less than the state average on these
standards is a favorable rating.
Efficiency Standards: Staff ratios
compared to state average:
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Education Support staff to students
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Administrative Personnel to students
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Above by 5.5 students
Above by 27.8 students
Administrative personnel to faculty
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Above by 4.2 faculty members
Note: Above the state average on these
standards is a favorable rating.
Cost Savings Measures
In-house Work
Maintenance
Technical
Services
Printing
Professional
Development
Shared Services - Cafeteria
Government Mandates /
Initiatives
 Partnership
of Assessment for
Readiness of College and
Careers (PARCC)
 Common Core State Standards
(English Language Arts and Math)
 Teacher and Principal Evaluation
 Harassment, Intimidation and
Bullying (HIB)
Looking back and
planning forward
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In the past three years, the BOE has deposited
$2,662,547 into capital reserve
2014 and 2015 budgeted increases are $750,000
and $450,000
Installed completely new phone system
throughout the district
Meeting increased costs with minimal assistance in
the form of state aid ($66,480 increase for 14-15 –
0.11% of general fund budget)
Chapter 78 of PL 2011 (employee health benefit
contributions) – direct savings to taxpayers
The Preliminary Budget Supports
Instruction…
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Maintain all existing programs & services
Continue priority on class size
Provide year-2 support for Math 6-8
Provide ongoing professional
development across grades and content
areas
Expand iPad and laptop purchases for
student use
Continue support for teacher and
principal evaluation models
Projected Average Class Size…
25
20
15
10
5
0
Kindergarten: 18.1 | First: 18.1 | Second: 19.8 | Third: 18.3
Fourth: 23.2 | Fifth: 22.0 | Sixth: 21.9
The Preliminary Budget Supports …
Personnel
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Two computer lab
teachers (currently
two shared among
four schools)
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Meeting technology
standards for
students
Provide assistance
for iPad and laptop
use including PARCC
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District Resource
Officer
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Rotate among
schools to provide
police presence
Assist with special
events
Working with
Township to
determine specifics
The Preliminary Budget Supports …
Facilities & Operations
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Carpet replacement in
identified classrooms
General concrete repairs
Maintenance of Rann fire
alarm system
Sanding and refinishing
both the gym and stage
floors at GTMS
Modular building roof
replacement at Reeds Rd
Custodial cleaning
equipment
New maintenance pickup
(replace 1996 model)
 Roof
replacement at
Roland Rogers
and Smithville
Elementary
School
The Preliminary Budget Supports …
Technology & Communications
 Year
2 of new district server lease
 Disaster recovery, filtering, and archiving
software
 Projector bulb replacement
 Upgrade instructional internet
connectivity
 Continued expansion of wireless
infrastructure
Total General Fund Budget
Amount to be raised by taxes
Net valuation (ratables)
PROPOSED:
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
53,729,135
56,287,895
58,793,317
59,683,434
27,975,500
27,975,500
29,255,010
30,454,298
$ 3,645,856,678 $ 3,619,349,997 $ 3,529,160,687 $ 3,529,160,687
Calendar Year Information:
Tax rate per $100 of assessed value
Tax bill for a $100,000 assessment
$
Tax bill for a $200,000 assessment $
Surplus Funds - General Budget
One penny on the tax rate equals
$
0.758
758 $
1,516 $
2,205,846
0.773
773 $
1,546 $
3,720,544
0.811
811 $
1,622 $
3,520,222
0.846
846
1,692
3,201,806
364,586 $
361,935 $
352,916 $
352,916
What Does This Mean?
Proposed FY14
Operating Budget
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Maintain class size
Maintain district
programs
Continue
Preparation for
PARCC
Fund capital through
operating budget
Tax Impact on a
Home Assessed at
$200,000*
 Including
use of
$450,000 in banked
cap
 $62 more per fiscal
year
 Equals an increase
of 3.5 cents
Next Steps…
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Board of Education approval of Preliminary
Budget
Submission to County Superintendent for his
approval by March 20, 2014
Meeting with Executive County Business
Administrator for NJ DOE budget review – to be
scheduled
Budget discussed at upcoming Regular BOE
meetings (3/24, 4/14) and BOE committee
meetings
Public Budget Hearing – April 28, 2014 (last
chance for changes to be made / set tax rate)
Questions/
Comments