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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-27-2010 - Attachment 3~~~~~~- ~ Superintendent's 2010-2011 Budget Message The Board of Education's budget planning activity for the 2010-2011 fiscal year is occurring in a climate of decreasing revenues and increasing costs. Recessionary economic conditions continue to limit both state and local governments' revenues and their ability to increase appropriations for K-12 education. Like school systems across the state, we are facing a period of diminished appropriations, while incurring increased costs associated with health insurance, enrollment growth, retirement contributions, and essential student services. To maintain the strength of our educational program, I am recommending that Orange County Schools request a current local expense budget of $22,795,848 for district operational support. This represents aper-pupil allocation of $3,096 per student, equal to the amount funded for the 2009-2010 school year. The state has projected that the district's enrollment will be 7,192 students, which is an increase of 185 students over the previous year. With the same per pupil spending, the county's appropriation would increase by $591,336 over last year's funding level. Maintaining the current per pupil allocation will allow the district to offset some state cuts and maintain academic intervention and curriculum support designed to raise achievement and simultaneously close achievement gaps. This level of per-pupil funding will allow the district to focus on student needs and counteract the detrimental cuts to state funding that will impact some of our most at-risk students. The district will distribute $120,000 among our schools to provide tutoring, re-teaching, Saturday School and other interventions to struggling students. Additionally, the per pupil allocation will allow Orange County Schools to maintain class sizes in grades K-3, absorb increased employee benefit costs and provide additional dollars for student learning needs. To further mitigate the negative impact of projected state reductions in funding, I have proposed a series of steps designed to cut costs while protecting classroom expenditures. These include freezing currently vacant district-level positions, utilizing state funding flexibility (SB202) to save local dollars, consolidating administrative positions and initiating cost-containment measures. I propose that an additional $275,794 be targeted for five essential curricular service initiatives, all of which are focused on student needs. • 1. The district will expand fiuiding for exceptional children's academic support efforts such as extended learning time, reading/math interventions and assistive software packages. 2. We will also allocate funding to build on our successful efforts to improve graduation rates, while increasing funding to maximize our summer dropout recovery efforts. 3. The district will expand the academically gifted program which will be a very important part of our efforts to strengthen gifted education in the district. 4. We will initiate a program which will provide academic support for students who are suspended for the short- term. 5. The funding will also allow the district to expand the AVID program to further support our high school students. Orange County Schools' state appropriation is projected to be $36 million, a decrease of $806,471 from last year's funding level. These state cuts include the elimination of textbook funding ($280,457), driver education funding ($170,910) and additional discretionary reductions ($409,104). It should be noted that these projected decreases are based upon Department of Public Instruction planning allotments and the state's revenues are well below projections. As a result, the governor's proposed budget includes a 4% ($1,400,000) reduction in funding for education. During the current budget cycle, the state's appropriations to Orange County Schools were reduced by 4.7 million dollars. Although federal stabilization funding (scheduled to end in 2011) did provide some relief, Orange County Schools was still forced to lower costs through position cuts, program reductions and hiring freezes. In response to state and local funding cuts last year, the district trimmed program funding, phased .out under- enrolled programs and lowered payroll costs by freezing salaries and reducing positions. The majority of these reductions were made to district supervisory/ administrative positions, non-instructional support, textbooks, professional development and transportation. By structuring our cuts in these areas, the district was able to protect vital classroom teaching positions. District-wide, only two teaching positions were lost, allowing us to keep class sizes low and, ultimately, reducing the negative impact on our students. The Orange County Board of Education has taken major steps to reduce costs while protecting the most important nit -our classrooms. The district remains committed to minimizing the effect of the budget cuts on classroom instruction and efficiently utilizing all available resources in order to provide our students with an outstanding educational experience. 4/21 /2010 • • C7 DRAFT Orange County Board of Education Local Current Expense Budget 2010 - 2011 Approved -April 19,2010 Looking Back... Local Appropriation Reductions $921,918 State Appropriation Reductions $4,775,501 Total Funding Reduction: $5,697,419 Fv zoos-ro Impact of Local Funding Cuts /District-level Positions $385,000 /School-level Positions $209,000 /Programmatic Reductions $461,000 (non-personnel) /Miscellaneous District-level Funding $179,000 Total Reductions: $1,234,000 Fr zoos-ra 2 4/21 /2010 Moving Forward... • Safeguard Vital Classroom Expenditures • Maintain Class Sizes K-3 • Stabilize Instructional Funding Support • Continue Support of At-Risk Programs • Minimize Job Loss av zo~an Budget Planning Framework • Focused on Efficiency • Developed on Actual Expenditures • Applied State Funding Flexibility • Transferred Local Expenses to State/Federal Sources ($450,000) • Froze Existing Vacancies - 9 Positions ($434,000) Fv mio-~i Cost Cutting Measures for 2010-11 • Freeze Existing/ Anticipated Vacancies $434,091 (9 Positions) • Redistribute Local Transportation Funds $450,000 (Replace with State Funds) • Decrease Local Staff Development $12,839 • Reduce Contracted Services $30.000 Total Savings: $926,930 3 U • C7 4/21 /2010 • 2010-11 Requested County Appropriation: $22,795,848 This Represents the Same Per-Pupil Allocation of $3,096 that was Funded in 2009-10.* "Based on a projected population of 7,192 OCS students and 269 charter school students. 2001-11 Per-Pupil County Appropriations S330U X096• S3 069 S;'7A0 S3 096 i 53,000 ~.: i 52,500 -~. .- - - F - _ 1 _ ~_.... __ _ _ __. 52,000 ~ i i ,~ i- ~ - SI,500 !' SI,000 = LEEF ~ SSOU ~ i _ lam. - y _ _ ,,pS `pti tiP"' ,~s~'' ~jQ`' y>i' ,JYp^ ,~s~ ,,(~s4 ,q.~ ~.` _ p~~ 2005-11 County Appropriations Comparison 523,000,000 ~ _...-_--~-~---'~~ i~a ire am 522.795,648' 1 i, 520,000,000 i ~. $15,000,000 i Slo,ooo,ooo i' ss,ooo,ooo -~ so +' 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2006-09 2009-10 2010.]] • 4 4/21 /2010 • Additional Required Expenses Emnloyee Benefit Cost Increases: $265,000 • Health Insurance ($402 per employee) • State Retirement (8.75%to 10.51%) Utiliri Services Increase: $127,542 • Includes an increase for the Whiffed Building DSS Socia] Workers' Cost Increase: 68 000 Total Additional Required Expenses $460,542 Dollars Directed to Student Needs Student Support: • At-Risk Services • Exceptional Children's Academic Support Efforts • Gilled Program Enhancements • Increased Opportunities for Advanced Coursework • Summer Dropout Recovery • Academic Support for Suspended Students • ESL Intervention Program Enhancements • High School AVID Support Guiding Principles: Effective Programs Efficient Operations Fiscal Responsibility :~ U 5 4/21 /2010 • • Utilization of Local Funds Instructional Salaries and Equipment Benefits t 85 Supplies and "Materials 5% Purchased Services 8% Other Goods and Services 1% Salaries & Benefits utilize 85% of our total funding. Probable State Cuts to Orange County Schools 4%= $1,466,668 5%= $1,833,335 For further information, please contact: Donna Brinkley Director of Finance 919.732.8126 x 13000 donna.brinkleyna,oran>;e.kl2.nc.us 6 4/21 /2010 - • Additional Information Follows: Operational Revenue Sources Local Federal Appropriations Funding 34.5% $~~~ 522.2 Million.-- ki,;.- $5.6 Millio S ~} P ~f ~, 7 ~ _ J~~:. Fair Funding State Funding ,$ % 56% 5.5 Million 536.1 Million Total OCS O eratin Bud et - $64,387 779 • • 7 4/21/2010 • • Balancing the 2010-11 Budget Existing/Anticipated Vacancies: District Testing Coordinator $62,000 Accounts Payable Clerk $37,000 Maintenance Clerical Support $5],000 French Teaching Position $72,000 Transportation Office Staff $44,000 High School Teaching Position $57,000 ic~,~uy.a~,ii 3 Teaching Assistant Positions $111.091 ~~,~~ Orange County Schools 2010-2011 Local Budget Request Summary 2010-11 State Enrollment Projection 10 State Enrollment Projection 0-11 Projected Enrollment Increase 2010-11 Total Local Current Expense Appropriation Requested 2009-10 Total Local Current Expense Appropriation 2010-11 Additional Requested Appropriation 7192 7007 185 $ 22,795,848 $ 22,204,512 $ 591,336 * Dollar amount represents the same per-pupil allocation of $3,096 as was received in 2009-10. Additional Required Expenses: Employee Benefit Cost Increases• 0 Employee Health Insurance (Incr. of $402 per employee; from $4527 to $4929) $ 90,000 0 Employer State Retirement Match (8.75% to 10.51%) $ 175,000 Utility Services Increase: $ 127,542 0 Includes a 3.39% Consumer Price Index increase 0 Includes an increase for the additional Whiffed Building space DSS Family Social Workers' Cost Increases• $ 68,000 0 Based on cost projection provided by D.S.S. • Total Additional Required Expenses $ 460,542 Student Support Requests for 2010-11: 0 At-Risk Services 0 Exceptional Children's Academic Support Efforts Total Additional Student Support Requests $ 130,794 Total Additional Appropriation Requested $ 591,336 Other Essential Student Support Needs of $263,000* 0 Gifted Program Enhancements 0 Increased Opportunities for Advanced Coursework 0 Summer Dropout Recovery ~ Academic Support for Suspended Students • 0 ESL Intervention Program Enhancements 0 High School AVID Support *To be funded through identified efficiencies and redirection of dollars from other program areas. 4/21/2010 9 BUDGET SUMMARY BY PROGRAM REPORT CODE (PRC) OCS 2010-2011 RECOMMENDED CURRENT EXPENSE BUDGET 2009-10 2010-11 • REVENUES Budget Budget 2.3250 Sales & Use Tax Revenues $ 95,665 $ • 96,013 2.3700 Medicaid Administrative 43,292 43,292 2.3700 Medicaid Direct Services 7,000 7,000 2.3700.309 Head Start 344,797 429,688 2.3700.413 More at Four 354,040 234,360 2.3700.341 REMS Grant 96,826 22,862 2.3700.342 LSTA -Library Grant - ALS 10,000 9,119 2.4110 County Appropriation 22,204,512 22,795,848 2.4110.007 County Appropriation -Health 494,000 494,000 2.4210 Tuition & Fees 30,960 41,664 2.4210.705 Tuition -Pre-K - 32,400 2.4410 Fines & Forfeitures 245,690 215,358 2.4420 Facility Use 80,000 90,000 2.4430.501 IWalk on the Eno-Burroughs Welcome - 43,464 2.4430.701 MSAS Community Schools 25,750 - 2.4440.611 ABC Revenues 27,000 27,000 2.4450 Interest 45,500 30,000 • 2.4490 Pazking Fee Revenues 16,000 16,000 2.4880 Indirect Cost 89,795 90,000 2.4890.007 Reimbursement -Nurses- County 187,037 173,220 2.4910 Fund Balance -Carryover 166,586 159,395 2.4910. Fund Balance -Appropriated 297,722 - TOTAL REVENUES $ 24,862,172 $ 25,050,683 EXPENSES ~~ L J PRC 001 PRC 002 PRC 003 PRC 005 PRC 007 PRC 009 PRC 013 PRC 027 PRC 028 PRC 032 PRC 034 4/20/2010 Regular Classroom Teachers Central Office Administration Non-Instructional Support School Building Administration Instructional Support Non-Contributory Benefits Career and Technical Education Teacher Assistants K-3 Staff Development Exceptional Children AIG 10 2009-10 2010-11 Budget Budget $ 6,171,971 $ 6,637,688 1,030,419 1,040,777 3,378,817 3,286,390 1,768,636 1,558,640 1,033,847 957,311 319,693 366,535 4,248 4,248 806,620 739,883 12,839 - 318,029 318,029 295,061 239,575 BUDGET SUMMARY BY PROGRAM REPORT CODE (PRC) OCS 2010-2011 RECOMMENDED CURRENT EXPENSE BUDGET EXPENSES CONTD. 2009-10 2010-11 Budget Budget r~ ~_J PRC 036 Transfer To Charter Schools $ 808,056 $ 816,146 PRC 054 ESL 76,734 82,550 PRC 056 Transportation 1,102,706 652,706 PRC 061 Instructional Supplies 192,720 171,427 PRC 069 At Risk Student Services 80,000 200,000 PRC 103 Literacy Coordinator 42,890 43,737 PRC 309 Head Start 344,797 429,688 PRC 341 REMS Grant 96,826 22,862 PRC 342 LSTA -Library Grant ALS 10,000 9,119 PRC 413 More at Four 354,040 266,760 PRC 501 Iwalk on the Eno 60,661 95,600 PRC 509 HCS Study Grant 539 485 PRC 513 Project House 103,886 106,774 PRC 611 ABC 27,000 27,000 PRC 701 After School Program 150,000 150,000 PRC 706 Non-Yellow Bus 10,000 10,000 PRC 740 Facility Rental 15,822 15,822 PRC 801 Curricular Services 223,613 610,380 PRC 802 Operation of Plant 4,135,069 4,247,678 PRC 803 Human Resources 76,122 84,402 PRC 804 Financial Services ~ 403,208 400,882 PRC 805 Support Services 30,000 1,200 PRC 840 DSS Family Social Workers 286,000 354,000 PRC 851 Cultural Arts 43,389 46,907 PRC 854 Band 63,940 63,940 PRC 860 Athletics 598,623 606,271 PRC 861 Co-curricular Clubs 47,697 48,244 PRC 890 Board of Education 225,082 225,082 PRC 891 Executive Administration 38,000 36,000 PRC 9tJ0 Public Relations 74,572 75,946 GRAND TOTAL EXPENSES $ 24,862,172 $ 25,050,683 • • a/ZO/zoio 1 1 Recurring Capital Annual Needs Orange County Schools Fiscal Year 2010-2011 • Capitalltem ~ Supt. Recommend Playground Maintenance $75,000 sbestos Inspections/Abatement $30,000 Bloodborne Pathogens Standard $12,00 Chemical Removal $7,60 Roof Repairs $50,00 Paint Schools $25,000 Parking Lot Maintenance $40,00 Pest Control $11,00 Landscaping $40,000 Cafeteria Hood Cleaning $10,00 Bleacher/Basketball Goal Maintenance $25,000 Fire Alarm Maintenance $18,00 Turf 8 Field Maintenance $40,00 Lawn Equipment Maintenance $7,80 Mobile Unit Rental $20,00 Carpet Cleaning-Systemwide $10,00 ehicle Replacement $59,563 Science Lab Maintenance $15,00 Computer Equipment Maintenance Contracts $70,00 Energy Management $25,00 New Classroom Setup $25,00 TOTAL RECURRING CAPITAL ANNUAL NEEDS $616,163 . Recurring Capital Health & Safety Needs • Capital Item Supt. Recommend Floor Coverings 5200,000 Emergency Lights B Batteries $10,030 Maintenance Training & Safety Equipment 525,000 Environmental Maintenance 565,000 Satety Padding 512,000 Gymnasium Floor Resurfacing 515,000 Fencing $25,000 Restroom Maintenance $20,000 Security Cameras $100,000 TOTAL RECURRING CAPITAL HEALTH 8 SAFETY NEEDS $472,030 TOTAL RECURRING CAPITAL ANNUAL NEEDS $616,163 TOTAL RECURRING CAPITAL $1,088,193 Recurr;^g v2i^.1+2~ 12 OppRANppGE COUNTY SCHOOOLS nn P11~0111TILEV CAPITAL BU^vG `T CV LV IV-LV~ i PROJECT TITLE PROPOSED FY 2010.2011 One Year Plan Cameron Park Elementa Chiller Re lacement 160,000 Central Elementa Bathroom Renovations 120,000 Roof re lacement Section I 225,000 Efland Cheeks Elementa Root HVAC Unit Re lacement 98,OOD Grad Brown Elementar Bathroom Renovations 120,000 Hillsborou h Elementa Bathroom Renovations 95,000 New Ho a Elementa Car et Removal 100,000 A.L. Slanback Middle Auditorium Sound Abatement Panels 25,000 Car el Removal 100,000 C.W. Stanford Middle Roof re lacement Sections 3A & 38 225,000 Oran a Hi h Re lace G m Lockers 25,000 District Technolo 354,118 Activit Bus 77 000 Whiffed Buildin Renovation 100,000 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,824,118 CIP REVENUE Long -Range Capital - Less: Construction Management Contribution Net Long-Range Capital 1,647,118 New Middle School Bond 8 Alt. Financing "'UNFUNDED"` 177,000 TOTAL CIP FUNDS AVAILABLE 1,647,118 3/15/207 0 • • • 13