2012-13 Budget Proposal #4 April 17, 2012 Coxsackie-Athens Central - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2012-13 Budget Proposal #4

April 17, 2012

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How we Arrived at Proposal #4

• Results of district wide entry survey
• Two open meetings with employees.
• Board consensus on priorities.
• Feedback from public comment at budget workshops
• Liaison meetings with public and PTO’s

Below are major budgetary obligations prior to final budget development.

Category ~$ Change ~% Change

Teacher Salaries-2110 $698,119 7.88% Health Benefits-9060 $315,970 9.57% Employee Retirement-9010 $48,664 14.18% Teacher Retirement-9020 $247,696 22.07% State Foundation Aid Increase $216,233 6.12%

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Widening Gap

$23.90 $23.70 $24.40 $25.06 $25.74 $26.43 $27.14 $25.30 $25.10 $25.80 $26.60 $27.42 $28.27 $29.15 $23.00 $24.00 $25.00 $26.00 $27.00 $28.00 $29.00 $30.00 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Revenue $millions Expenditures $ millions

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Assumes a 3.1% annual increase in expenditures Assumes a 2.7% annual increase in general state aid & 2.9% annual levy increase.

$2.01 million gap $1.4 million gap

2012-13 Priorities

A 9th grade seminar will be implemented. Small class Sizes Communication will occur through a transparent, data- driven approach. Enrichment

• pportunities

will be expanded for all students. Administrative time in the classroom will be increased. Job-embedded targeted, professional development will be supported. Effective practices and infrastructure will be implemented to manage student behavior. Mobile learning initiative will continue Pre- kindergarten will be established. A summer program will be implemented. Interventions will be timely, targeted, mandatory, time

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systemic.

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2012-2013 Budget Planning

Proposal #4

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Budget Proposal #4

• 2011-12 Budget:

$25,088,985

• 2012-13 Proposed Budget: $25,951,190
• $ Change in Expenditures: $ 862,205
• % Change in Expenditures:

3.44%

• $ Change estimated on local Tax Levy: $ 447,600
• % Increase estimated on local Tax Levy: 2.99%

2012-13 Allowable Tax Levy Limit = 4.68% 2012-13 Tax Levy: 1% = $150,000

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Proposed Program Changes

Programs Foreign Language Offer Spanish beginning in 8th grade Phase out French Offer Chinese and or other LOTE’s via distance learning STEM-science, technology, engineering, math Minimally 3 new classes at the high school next year:

Potential offerings: Aerospace Transportations Systems, Residential Construction, Manufacturing Systems, Green Technology and Alternative Energy Sources, Materials Processing and Fabrication, Engineering and Power, Intro to Engineering, Digital Electronics, Principles of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Integrated Manufacturing.

Counseling Provide additional targeted support for students with barriers to learning Home & Careers Food and Nutrition in the middle School for a ½ high School elective credit , transition to a hospitality theme program. Occ Ed Bringing back, Business Law, - transition to a finance theme program. First Responders course being offered in spring 2013.

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Proposed Program Changes

Programs Art (2013-14) Offer 8th graders studio art for high school credit, STEM (2013-14) Additional new STEM electives at the high school: Potential offerings: Bio-Medical, Nano and Bio-Tech pathway 2012-13 Research is being done on program options of an EMT class and possible electives/CTE programs we could build over time working with local colleges Assessments & technology 2014-15 state exams will be online. Begin to build capacity to handle that. Intervention @ HS By maximizing teachers classroom time 7-12 (done by removing studyhalls, lunch duty, hall duty etc from their schedules) we will be able to provide time for teachers to teach both new elective classes and some AIS. Some AIS to may be provided by assistants that will be determined by student need.

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Anticipated Personnel Changes

Areas Reductions Additions Administration .5 FTE Athletic Director Clerical 1 FTE positions 1 PT position Custodial 2 FTE positions Teacher aides 1 FTE 5.5 FTE positions (11 PT) Teacher assistants 7 FTE positions Technology Support 1 FTE -retirement .5 FTE Teachers 1 FT Reading-Retirement 1 FT Health 1 FT foreign language 1 FT music 1 PT home & careers 1 PT social worker 1.0 FT Elementary 1.0 FT Technology/STEM 1.0 FT PE 1.0 FT Counselor

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Sharing & Merging

• Athletic Director-Catskill
• Technology Support Staff-New Lebanon
• Director of Special Education-Catskill
• Sports teams-Greene County Schools (if necessary)
• Course offerings

– Other regional K-12 schools, BOCES – Colleges

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Budget Hearings

• May 1st

Coxsackie Elementary 7:00 p.m.

• May 3rd

EJA Elementary 7:00 p.m.

Budget Conversations

• May 1st

District Office 8:00-9:00 a.m.

• May 10th

District Office 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Budget Vote

• May 15th

Coxsackie Elmen. 1:00-9:00 p.m. EJA Elementary

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Q & A

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