Transcript Regional School District #14 2012-13 Proposed Budget Public Hearing April 2, 2012 Financial Considerations 1% Budget Increase - $302,460 (To achieve a 1% budget reduction, we.

Regional School District #14
2012-13
Proposed Budget
Public Hearing
April 2, 2012
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Financial Considerations
1% Budget Increase - $302,460
(To achieve a 1% budget reduction, we would have to
remove $302,460 from the proposed budget)
1.2% of the Budget increase was to make up for
underfunded non-discretionary accounts (fuel oil,
electric, health insurance…)
No increase in Budget would require a cut of $1,050,037
Order of Magnitude:
-About 15 staff positions ($1,050,037)
-Extracurricular Activities ($165,000)
-Professional Development ($95,000)
-Sports ($470,000)
Footer note
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Mission Statement
The Mission Statement of the Regional
School District #14 reads:
We, the educational community of the
Region 14 School District, are dedicated to
creating a quality, dynamic learning
environment so that each individual learner
becomes a respected contributing member
of the community with values, skills and
resources that promote the advancement of
society.
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District Goals
Regional School District 14 will provide a culture of
academic excellence through leadership and
adherence to systemic, cohesive Pre-K – 12
curriculum and instruction.
Specifically, Regional School District 14 leaders and
teachers will develop and implement a coherent
approach to improving writing skills across the
district.
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Budget Objectives
Enhance the instructional program in our schools in a costeffective manner based on instructional best practices and
research:
• Reduce fixed costs by continuing to apply rigorous bidding
and contractual negotiations practices;
• Provide oversight and support in the areas of PreK – 12
curriculum and instruction, professional development and
student assessment;
• Enhance instructional supports to meet all State and Federal
mandates and initiatives, including SRBI, Common Core
State Standards, Secondary School Reform, CAPSS
Education Transformation Project and NEASC;
• Provide the resources necessary to ensure our school
facilities are safe, clean and reflect the community’s pride in
our schools.
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Budget Guidelines
 To maintain reasonable class sizes
 To continue to provide all Region 14 students with a
high quality education
 To continue to provide support for teachers as well as
instructional resources for enhanced teaching and
learning
 To continue to be as efficient as possible, through
creative uses of resources, redeployment of staff,
and reductions in certain areas.
 To understand and be sensitive to the community’s
inability to absorb significant tax increases.
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Budget Guidelines (cont.)
 To comply with federal and state education mandates
 To maintain a safe, clean learning environment for all
staff and students
 To maintain fiscal responsibility by ensuring adequate
funding for healthcare, utilities and pension liabilities
 To maintain fiscal responsibility by examining current
staffing, programs and enrollment, identifying cost
avoidance measures, seeking efficiencies and
analyzing historical budget data.
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Addressing the Following Areas of Need:
• Develop a coherent K-12 curriculum ensuring all
students are exposed to consistently high levels of
instruction;
• Continue building our current strings program
initiated through the Music Foundation’s generous
support;
• Ensure all students have appropriate levels of
support to proactively address matters related to
bullying, drug and alcohol abuse, and school climate;
• Provide adequate levels of professional development
to ensure all teachers have the current skills and
strategies to improve their instructional practices;
Addressing the Following Areas
of Need (cont.)
• Ensure our students have the appropriate levels of
technology to support their research, communication,
and other 21st Century Skills development;
• Provide adequate levels of supervision, organization
and support to our athletic program;
• Provide appropriate levels of support to ensure our
buildings are clean and maintained;
• Ensure our buildings are warmed with the most costeffective energy available.
Budget Challenges
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Increasing health insurance costs
Unsettled employment contracts
Current Economic Conditions
Decreasing State support
Taxpayer’s willingness/ability to pay
Town Demographic changes
Continuing and New Unfunded Mandates
Avoiding, as much as possible, direct impact to
students’ programs and services
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Budget Assumptions
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Reduced State support
Limited and/or no growth in Grand Lists
No increase in interest rates
Pension rate increases
Enrollment decreases
No increase in Federal support
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The Vision
• Gain support for the initiatives supported in
this budget proposal;
• Attend to the maintenance needs deferred
over the past several years;
• Finalize plans that address the urgent need to
renovate Mitchell Elementary School,
Nonnewaug High School and its fields.
Projected Enrollment
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Total MES/BES
Projection
for 11-12
123
125
102
126
111
150
737
2011-12
Current
Enrollment Births
10/1/11
103
111
128
101
99
115
128
110
145
713
2012-13
Projected
Enrollment Births
88
106
128
99
128
110
659
114
Variance
Prowda
Projection
Nov-07
-15
-22
29
-29
18
-35
-54
130
122
117
136
138
115
758
-42
-16
11
-37
-10
-5
-99
Sixth Grade
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
Total WMS
126
140
152
418
131
140
150
421
145
131
140
416
14
-9
-10
-5
142
135
145
422
3
-4
-5
-6
Ninth Grade
Tenth Grade
Eleventh Grade
Twelfth grade
Total NHS
151
167
165
155
638
136
161
157
147
601
140
135
156
152
583
4
-26
-1
5
-18
147
146
148
153
594
-7
-11
8
-1
-11
1,793
1,735
1,658
-77
1,774
-116
147
Incoming
Kindergarten
Grand Total
Outgoing 12 grade
88
Difference
#s Above do not include tuition out/in students
Special Ed students
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Total
1,764
29
1,687
Ag-Science
Total
212
1,899
208
1,972
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BES Enrollment
Projected Class Sizes
2012/13 PROJECTED
2011/12 (as of October 1st)
Enrollment
# of
Sections
Avg.
Class
Size
K
44
3
14.7
1
59
3
2
52
3
Enrollment
# of
Sections
Avg. Class
Size
K
31
2
15.5
19.7
1
45
3
15.0
3
17.3
2
59
3
19.7
60
3
20.0
3
52
3
17.3
4
39
2
19.5
4
60
3
20.0
5
63
3
21.0
5
39
2
19.5
MES Enrollment
Projected Class Sizes
2012/13 PROJECTED
2011/12 (as of October 1st)
Enrollment
# of
Sections
Avg.
Class
Size
K
59
3
19.7
1
69
4
2
47
3
Enrollment
# of
Sections
Avg. Class
Size
K
57
3
19.0
17.3
1
61
3
20.3
3
15.7
2
69
4
17.3
68
3
22.7
3
47
3
15.7
4
71
4
17.8
4
68
3
22.7
5
82
4
20.5
5
71
4
17.8
WMS Current and
Projected Enrollment
Grade
2011-12
Enrollment
2012-13 Projected
Enrollment
(as of October 1st)
6
131
145
7
140
131
8
150
140
Total
421
416
NHS Current and
Projected Enrollment
2011-12
Enrollment
Grade
(as of October 1st)
2012-13 Projected
Enrollment
9
136
140
10
161
135
11
157
156
12
147
152
Total
601
583
PROPOSED BUDGET 2012-13
$31,296,066
Increase of
$1,050,037
Or
3.47%
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PROPOSED BUDGET
2012-2013
2011 – 2012
$30,246,029
2012 – 2013
$31,296,066
Variance
$1,050,037
3.47%
(Approved for 2011-12 1.76%)
(Approved for 2010-11 -0.11%)
(Approved for 2009-10
(Approved for 2008-09
0.87%)
1.89%)
Budget Components
As with all school districts, we are a very labor
intensive organization.
The following chart illustrates a comparison of
salaries and benefits vs. everything else
included in the 2012-13 proposed budget.
2012-2013 BUDGET
COMPONENTS
All Else
26.56%
Benef its
16.37%
Salary
57.07%
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Budget Components (cont.)
Expenditure Summary
2011-2012
Budget
2011-2012
Projected
2012-2013
Budget
Var. $
Var. %
Certified Salaries
14,425,306
14,541,042
14,589,706
164,400
1.14%
Classified Salaries
3,101,804
3,235,123
3,270,076
168,272
5.42%
Employee Benefits
4,731,198
4,896,729
5,122,859
391,661
8.28%
Purchased Services - Inst.
2,320,670
2,357,975
2,424,022
103,352
4.45%
Purchased Services - Non-Inst.
2,751,700
2,726,525
2,781,468
29,768
1.08%
Supplies & Materials - Inst.
589,489
547,152
609,955
20,466
3.47%
Supplies & Materials - Non-Inst.
577,874
596,712
423,410
-154,464
-26.73%
Capital Outlay
179,440
129,509
335,982
156,542
87.24%
1,223,452
1,215,262
1,224,740
1,288
0.11%
345,096
0
513,848
168,752
48.90%
30,246,029
30,246,029
31,296,066
1,050,037
3.47%
Debt Service &
Liability Insurance
New Requests
Total
Reductions from 1st Budget Draft
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Building Improvements
Textbooks
Fuel Oil
Technology Equipment
New Staff Requests
Current Staff & Stipends
Transportation (Athletics)
PD/Curriculum Development
Furniture
Projected Cost of Health Insurance
Purchased Services
Enrollment Allocation (elem.)
$387,000
$ 35,095
$ 42,999
$253,942
$232,695
$224,536
$ 15,725
$ 41,200
$ 10,000
$ 70,000
$ 45,954
$ 12,765
Total
$1,371,911
Financial Considerations

1% Budget Increase - $302,460
(To achieve a 1% budget reduction, we
would have to remove $302,460 from the
proposed budget)
Footer note
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Revenue by Source
Budget Distribution by Town
Budget Effect on Mill Rate
Budget Statistics
Proposed Budget
Budget-to-budget $ increase
Budget-to-budget % increase
Net Cost to Towns
Net Cost to Towns increase
Mill Rate-Woodbury
% increase over 2011-12
Mill Rate-Bethlehem
% increase over 2011-12
$31,296,066
$1,050,037
3.47%
$28,880,314
5.59%
$23.55
4.84%
$21.14
2.28%
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Last Three Budgets
Budget History
Budget
% Increase
2006-07
$27,674,688
5.77%
2007-08
$28,950,778
4.61%
2008-09
$29,498,747
1.89%
2009-10
$29,755,701
0.87%
2010-11
$29,723,082
-0.11%
2011-12
$30,246,029
1.76%
$31,296,066
3.47%
Proposed 2012-13
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Potential Maintenance Bond Projects
• NHS Elevator
• MES Asbestos Removal
• Miscellaneous Systems
Sub Total:
Contingency:
TOTAL:
$150,000
$350,000
$156,000
$656,000
$164,000
$820,000
KEY BUDGET DATES
April 2
May 7
May 8
Public Hearing – 7:30 p.m.
District Meeting
Budget Vote