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FY 2020-2021 General Fund Budget Input Session

Ed Carlon, Chief Operations Officer

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

We are Richland One, a leader in transforming lives through education, empowering all students to achieve their potential and dreams.

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

Major Budget Challenges

• State and Local Funding
• Additional Standards
• Teacher Salaries
• Mandates by both the State and Federal
• School Resource Officer Funding

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

General Fund Budget

Fiscal Year Amount

• FY 2019

$323,502,068

• FY 2020

$337,458,642

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

• When the first State reductions started in FY 2009, the Base

Student Cost (BSC) was $2,578.

• In FY 2011 the BSC went to a low of $1,625 which was at FY 1995

level.

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

• FY 2019 BSC was scheduled to be $2,485 which is about at the

FY 2008 level.

• The current funding level for BSC from the State should be

$3,093 for FY 2020.

• See chart for the funding over the last ten years.

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

$63.9 million

FY 2020

EFA BSC 50,382,753 $ 2,578 2009 40,527,838 $ 2,034 2010 31,619,414 $ 1,625 2011 34,711,260 $ 1,880 2012 39,466,475 $ 2,012 2013 40,772,978 $ 2,101 2014 46,721,586 $ 2,120 2015 49,199,756 $ 2,220 2016 50,870,807 $ 2,350 2017 51,169,828 $ 2,425 2018 53,384,563 $ 2,485 2019 52,134,349 $ 2,489 2020

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Series1 $50,382,75 $40,527,83 $31,619,41 $34,711,26 $39,466,47 $40,772,97 $46,721,58 $49,199,75 $50,870,80 $51,169,82 $53,384,56 $52,134,34 Series2 2,578 2,034 1,625 1,880 2,012 2,101 2,120 2,220 2,350 2,425 2,485 2,489 $- $10,000,000 $20,000,000 $30,000,000 $40,000,000 $50,000,000 $60,000,000 Dollars

State Funding

FY 2010 FY 2009 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2015 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

Percent Spent on Instruction FY 2019

82.18% 2.35% 15.26% 0.22%

Instruction Leadership Operations Other Commitments

Flexibility – The State requires a school district to be at 75% or higher expenditures in instruction

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

83% 9% 0% 7% 1%

FY 2019 General Fund Expenditures

Salaries and Fringes Purchased Services Other Supplies Equipment

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

Act 388 Tax Reform Passed in 2006

• Prior to Act 388
• Owner occupied homes were taxed for all jurisdictions
• After Act 388 passed
• Owner occupied homes are taxed for all jurisdictions except

school operation taxes

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE TY 2019 Millage for Surrounding Districts

District Tax Year 2019 Millage for Operating Tax Year 2019 Millage for Debt Service Tax Year 2019 Total of All Millage Lexington 1 322.4 90.0 412.4 Lexington 2 150.7 79.5 230.2 Lexington 3 272.9 84.6 357.5 Lexington 4 319.7 112.0 431.7 Lexington 5 256.9 75.4 332.3 Richland 1 266.5 64.0 330.5 Richland 2 331.7 104.0 435.7

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

Some of the Adjustments for FY 2020

• Increase for Teacher salaries by 4% or more (some were up to 9%)
• Required step increase for teachers as well
• Increase for Language Immersion Program at Carver Lyon Elementary
• Increase for RESET program
• Increase for a step for classified staff

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

Some of the Adjustments for FY 2020

• Reduce travel paid from general fund
• Freeze vacancies for other than teachers with some exceptions
• Suspend part of Technology allocation
• Suspend vehicle replacement
• Decrease utilities/energy costs

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

The priorities for FY 2021 will be:

• Expand the Language Immersion Program
• Increase Pre-K Classes
• Increase Teachers Salaries

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

Some early budget info from the legislature for FY 2021

• Step increase for Teachers
• Also, 5% salary schedule adjustment for teachers
• Other options are being discussed as well
• Increase for retirement 1% - employer share
• The above increases amount to about $10 million

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

BUDGET PROCESS FOR FY 2021

Richland One will continue to implement Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB)

• Each school and department will justify all amounts for FY 2021
• Each school will receive an allocation of staff and component

budget based on student population

• Everything above that will have to be justified
• Each department will have to justify all Full Time Equivalents

(FTEs) and all component budget amounts

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE Budget Info FY 2021

• Budget process is just starting for FY 2021

Taxpayer/Parent input sessions (6 pm)

• February 10 at Sandel Elementary School
• February 24 at Horrell Hill Elementary School
• March 9 at Satchel Ford Elementary School

Need to contact state legislators to fully fund education – Base Student Cost should be at least $3,164 or more

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE FY 2020-2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF RICHLAND ONE!