District Budgeting Goals BOE Meeting - March 20, 2017 Budget - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Greenwood Lake Union Free School District District Budgeting Goals BOE Meeting - March 20, 2017 Budget Presentation 2

District Budgeting Goals 2017/18 Budget Focus Continued: Student access to current instructional programs and student services Continued: Student access to athletics and clubs Continued: Retention and/or adjustments to the sta ff necessary for instructional programs & services Continued: Professional Development T raining for Faculty/Sta ff Continued: Community Use of District Facilities Add: Pre - K 1/2 Day Program Restore: Library Media Program K - 3 & Increase RTI Services

District Enrollment Projections K-8 K-8 Student Enrollment 600 575 550 525 500 500 475 450 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18

New York’s 
 Tax Levy Limit Formula Exceptions to be Base Calculation Added

District Levy Limit 2017/18 0.3 Impacting Levy Limit & Budget Development 0.225 0.22 Receiving More State Aid: Building & T ransportation 0.15 ( not meeting the exclusion ) Capital Reserve 0.075 Grant Money 0 Projected Level Limit

Reserve Discussion Currently Capped at 5M Increase Current Reserve OR Create New Reserve Tuxedo Tuition Money Tax Certiorari Fund Balance at Conclusion of Y ear

Curriculum Development & Support Continue Units of Study Reading/Writing W orkshop Singapore Math ( possible resource shift ) Fundations Science 21 Project Lead the W ay K - 8 Positive Behavior Intervention Systems Program Curriculum Alignment & Mapping Continue K - 8 Spanish Program Continue After School Support for RTI Potential Areas of Focus Pre - K 1/2 Day Program English Language Learner Support/Spanish Reorganization

Software & Assessment Programs Continuation NWEA Assessment K - 8 Scholastic Reading Inventory 2 - 8 Achieve 3000 ( 2 - 8 ) AIMSW eb RTI/SPED Fitness Gram Potential Additions KUDZOO Behavior Modification Application Targeted NWEA Skills Program

Instructional Technology Continuation 1 - 1 At - Home Student Use: Grades 5 - 8 1 - 1 Classroom Use: 3 & 4 Laptop Units for Faculty K - 8 Potential Additions/Replacements Additional iPads - Grades K & 1 1 - 1 Classroom Use: Grade 2 Middle School Mac Lab with S martbond Money Interactive Sony Aquos TV for Smartboard Replacement

Administrative & Staff Reorganization Potential Additions, Reconfigurations & Reductions Reconfigure Spanish/ESL Services ( no increase/ELL position in 15/16 in budget ) : K - 3 Spanish/ESL 4 - 6 Spanish/ESL 7 - 8 Spanish/ESL Restore Library Media Specialist Position - K - 3 ( increase FTE ) Add Pre - School Position ( increase FTE ) Reduce Non - Instructional Positions ( depending on final State Aid allocations ) Redesign Bus Dispatch Position ( reorganization of current position, possible .5 Increase )

Budgeting Challenges State Aid Allocations ( budget is not confirmed ) The Future of Foundation Aid Federal Funding

Next Budget Workshop GWL Middle School Library March 29, 2017