Transcript LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
2012-2013 Budget Development Update
Michelle T. Bradley
Superintendent of Schools
December 2011
Summer 2011 to Fall 2011
• Special Education PreK Report by Sharon Lansing (August
2011)
• Race to the Top Report by Michelle T. Bradley (October 2011)
• Property Tax Levy Limit Overview by Michelle T. Bradley
(October 2011)
• Transportation Update by Michelle T. Bradley (October 2011)
• 2012-13 Budget Calendar Approved (October 2011 and
November 2011)
• Department and Building Budgets submitted (November
2011)
• Technology Report by Robert LiPuma (December 2011)
• Department and Building Budgets reviewed (December 2011)
• Labor/Management Committee reviewed health coverage
options (October 2011 through November 2011)
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Winter 2012 to Spring 2012
• Special Education Report by Lisa Epolito (January 2012)
• Release of Governor’s Executive Budget (mid January 2012)
• Preliminary District Budget Overview to Board of Education
(February 2012)
• Board of Education continues review of and adjustment to
budget and program priorities (January 2012 through March
2012)
• CPI figure released (February 2012)
• Receive Tax Growth Factor (February 2012)
• Submit Property Tax Levy Limit Calculation sheet (March 1,
2012)
• Adoption of expenditure budget (April 2012)
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Meeting the Past Fiscal Challenges
General Fund Savings
Area
2010-11
2011-12
$1,890,486
$1,364,121
Personnel Position Reductions
2010-11:
2011-12:
Retirements: 14 Layoffs: 19
Retirements: 7 Layoffs: 22
Attrition: 3
Attrition: 0
Materials and Supplies
2010-11:
2011-12:
Original district wide 10% reduction
Additional buildings only, 20% reduction
Additional district wide 30% reduction
$120,806
$54,592
$221,457
Administration
2010-11: Did not fill elementary principal position
2011-12: Did not fill Asst. Supt. of Learning & Assessment position
$95,222
$107,091
$730,703 (2008-09)
$620,588 (2009-10)
$5,000
$112,000
$128,910
$50,000
$0
$14,870 (2009-10)
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$468,000
$0
Programs
Returned Students with Disabilities (SWD) to district (2008-09)
Returned Students with Disabilities (SWD) to district (2009-10)
Eliminate grades 6-12 Summer Reading Program
Decrease Academic Intervention Services (AIS)
Cut high school summer school program
Cut elementary and middle level summer school program
Eliminated Career Credit Program per contract negotiations
Cut GED adult age program (2009-10)
Facilities
Elementary building leased/sold
Over $4500 saved annually as building would require
insurance & baseline maintenance
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Preliminary 2012-2013 Budget Gap
Built as a NEEDS BASED BUDGET
Includes KNOWN WORST CASE ASSUMPTIONS
INCLUDES
NOT YET INCLUDED
•Flat State Aid
•Potential retirements
•Removal of federal EduJobs money
•Negotiations parameters
•Some identified reserves (Debt Service, Workers’
Compensation, Unemployment, Tax Certiori, ERS
Reserve)
•Students with Disabilities transfers
•Eastern Niagara Hospital Adolescent Psychiatric
Unit
•Projected transportation increase
•Building/Facilities emergencies
•Step increments for salaries
•Current health insurance, ERS and TRS increases
•Additional transportation expenses for change in
eligibility policy
•Any other unknowns
As a result of the above, the preliminary budget gap = $3.3 million
Now let’s look at what the Property Tax Levy Limit looks like…
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Preliminary Tax Levy Limit Scenarios
Scenario #1
Voter Approval Needed
Scenario #2
Scenario #3
Scenario #4
50% plus 1
60%
60%
60%
2011-2012 Tax Levy
Limit
$34,042,352
$34,042,352
$34,042,352
$34,042,352
2012-2013 Tax Levy
Limit Before Exclusions
Public Vote
Levy % Increase
$34,554,484
$34,728,100
$34,901,716
$35,075,332
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
Total Amount Budget
Shall Increase for 20122013
$512,132
$685,748
$859,364
$1,032,980
$34,970,407
$35,144,023
$35,317,639
$35,491,255
2.7%
3.2%
3.7%
4.3%
2012-2013 Total Tax
Levy Limit Including
Exclusions
Tax Bill
Levy % Increase
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TEN YEAR HISTORY OF ELECTION RESULTS
% Yes
Election
School
Month/Year
Year
May 2002
# Budget
Votes to
Voters
Yes
No
Total Voters
2002-03
2750
1462
1288
53.2%
June 2003
2003-04
2760
1503
1257
54.5%
May 2004
2004-05
1949
1454
495
74.6%
May 2005
2005-06
2044
1487
557
72.7%
May 2006
2006-07
1959
1258
701
64.2%
May 2007
2007-08
1139
878
261
77.1%
May 2008
2008-09
1144
790
354
69.1%
May 2009
2009-10
1109
693
416
62.5%
May 2010
2010-11
2294
1088
1206
47.4%
May 2011
2011-12
4828
2841
1987
58.8%
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