Transcript FPS Staff Budget Meeting

FPS Community
Budget Forum
Fowler High School Library
January 5, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Budget Development Roles
Staff, Parents, and Students: Provide ideas,
suggestions and considerations that help
establish district priorities.
 Superintendent: Creates final budget
recommendations for the board with
consideration of input from stakeholders.
 School Board: Adopts a budget for each
year and amendments based on the
superintendent’s recommendations.
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Baseline: Summer 2009
Proposed Budget: $4,300,000
 Audited Fund Balance: $481,000 (10.15%)
 Foundation: $7,425 per student.
 Contracts yet to be negotiated.
 No state budget in place.
 86% of budget is in compensation.
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2009 – 2010
Started at $7,425 per student
 $165 per student reduction in budget
passed in October
 $127 per student proration ordered by
governor in October, rescinded today!
 Total $165 reduction per student
 537 Students x $165 = $89,000 deficit
from adopted budget for 2009-2010 if no
late year proration
 Currently at $7,260 per student
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2010 - 2011
Starting at $7,260 per student.
 $282 provided by stimulus $ no longer
available. ($151,000 in 2009-2010)
 $215 estimated continued shortfall in
state revenues to support schools per
S.F.A. (Similar to $165 this year)
 Total $497 reduction per student.
 537 Students x $497 = $267,000 deficit
from adopted budget 2009-2010 EOY.
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2010 – 2011 (continued)
$267,000 state shortfall. (previous page)
 New Foundation $6,763 per student.
 $60,000 estimated additional expenses
for 2010-2011 related to steps, longevity,
retirement, and inflationary increases in
supplies and services. (not benefits).
 $327,000 deficit in 2010-2011 budget
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2011 – 2012 & into the Future
$6,763 per student ??
 Assumes state revenues stabilize ??
 2 year budget reduction of $416,000
($89,000 + $327,000)
 Slightly under fund balance of $481,000
 Operating Budget falls from $4,300,000
to $3,884,000
 Must recalibrate expenses to match
revenues
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FPS Options
1.
2.
3.
Similar compensation at lower level of
staffing
Same level of staffing at less total
compensation.
Some combination of options 1 and 2
Quantifying the Adjustment
State funding shortfall over 2 years of
$416,000 =
 Almost the total compensation for
superintendent/ HS principal, Elm/MS
principal, business office staff, and
transportation/ maintenance supervisor.
 Total compensation for nearly every
support staff position.
 Total compensation for approximately 5+
teaching positions.
Fund Equity – Buying Time
Working fund balance of 10%+ in August.
 Just slightly over the 2 year anticipated
shortfall of $416,000.
 Potential to spend it down over 3 years:
2009-2010
8-9% final
2010-2011
3-5% final
2011-2012
1-3% final
 Must be accompanied by reductions in
expenditures that total $416,000.
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Our Challenge:
Educate our students, just as well
or better, at less cost and likely
with fewer staff.
Do Better than the Legislature
Must do better than just cut, cut, cut.
 Must recalibrate, rethink, and redesign.
 We still have $3,884,000 with which to
successfully educate 537 students.
 Option is not New Idea vs what we do
now.
 Option is New Idea vs other New Ideas.
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2009-2010 Budget Adjustments
Freeze teaching supplies, office supplies,
equipment, textbooks, and some
maintenance budgets
 Athletic cost/revenue adjustment
 Reduce non-Title I aide time up to 6
hours/day
 Eliminate and AM bus run ??
 Total savings $30,000 - $35,000
 Expend 1% – 2% of fund equity
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Time Line: 2010-2011 Budget
Dec-May Series of staff budget meetings.
Dec-May Board/committee meetings.
Dec-Mar Staff, Parent, Community, and
Student surveys.
Apr 1
Preliminary staffing plan.
Apr-May Continued meetings, surveys, etc.
June 7
Supt recommendation presented at
required budget hearing.
June 14
Board adopts 2010-2011 budget
at June meeting.
??
Negotiations
Key Dates for State of Michigan
Jan 11
Feb 3
May
June ?
August
Nov.
Annual winter revenue
estimating conference
Governor presents proposed
budget for 2010-2011
Annual spring revenue estimating
conference
Budget adopted for 2010-2011
Primaries
Elections
Troubling Reality – Fewer Staff
Status quo is impossible.
 Must change and redesign services to our
students including instruction.
 Can’t reduce supplies, fuel, electricity, heat,
maintenance, equipment, insurance, etc. by
80-100%. (10-14% of budget)
 Redesign must include reduced need for
staffing and other costs.
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Everything on the Table
Increase Revenue
 Administrative staffing
 Support staffing
 Extra-curricular staffing
 Teaching staffing
 Consolidation of Districts
 Consolidation of Services (internal/external)
 Contracting of Services
 Reducing other operating costs
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No Silver Bullets (Local or State)
District Consolidation
 Health Insurance
 Athletics and Extra-Curricular Activities
 Transportation
 Administration
 Another Stimulus Package (or RTTT)
 Energy Savings
 Special Education, Technology, PD, Voc Ed,
and Sinking Fund expenditures
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Solution for FPS
Hinges on our Collective:
 Knowledge
 Creativity
 Teamwork
 Flexibility
 Open Mindedness
 Courage
Gathering Your Input
Revenue ideas
 Non-staffing related ideas
 Staffing related ideas
 Redesign ideas
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Elementary
Middle School
High School
Non-Instructional Operations
Next Steps:
Gather ideas and suggestions from this
meeting.
 Conduct a community survey starting
next week. Watch for details in the Eagle
Flyer and on our district website at
www.fowlerschools.net.
 Share emerging ideas and suggestions via
the website and email.
 Conduct future forums and surveys.
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Contact Information:
Neil Hufnagel
Superintendent/HS Principal
Email: [email protected]
 School: 989-593-2250
 Cell: 989-640-3231
 Home: 989-593-3329
 School Website: www.fowlerschools.net
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