Loudoun County School Board FY20 School Board Adopted Budget Presented to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors February 11, 2019 1
LCPS Mission & Goals Empowering all students to make meaningful contributions to the world 2
• Promotes personalized, project based learning of math, science, Social Studies, English Language Arts and other disciplines, e.g. textbooks and digital resources; professional learning; Instructional Facilitators; an elementary Performing Arts design school. • Decreases average elementary class sizes by one student and average high school class sizes by one-half student, while maintaining class sizes at the middle school level. • Expands emphasis on computer science and computational thinking. • Promotes educational equity. • Maintains 100% full day kindergarten (FDK). 3
• Accelerates ongoing efforts to increase the competitiveness of teacher compensation to support efforts to recruit and retain excellent teachers for every student. • Enhances the competitiveness of compensation for staff members paid through the classified, administrative, and auxiliary salary scales. Continues the multiyear classification review cycle with associated changes in compensation. Provides a 1.5% market adjustment to compensation for employees on the classified, administrative, and auxiliary salary scales (the second across-the-board adjustment in five years). 4
• Expands support to students from families with low-income by providing full-time Parent Liaisons instead of part-time positions at Title I schools. • Bolsters school security by providing additional Safety and Security Specialists, Security Patrols, contracted security officers, a Director of Safety and Security, and further external review of safety and security practices. • Supports the whole child and promotes positive mental health by improving the ratio of school counselors to students. 5
FY20 Total Operating Budget Comparison $ in millions FY19 School Board Adopted Budget (Current)* $1,189.8 FY20 School Board Adopted* $1,284.3 Proposed Increase (7.9%) $94.5 *Includes Operating Fund; excludes Grant Fund, School Nutrition Fund, Lease Fund, Central Vehicle Maintenance, and Self-Insurance Fund. 6
FY20 Revenue Changes REVENUE INCREASES BY CATEGORY $ in millions Carryover/Beginning Balance ($3.5) Proposed County Transfer* (9.6% increase) $76.3 State Funding (Governor’s Introduced Budget) $21.8 Total $94 $94.5 *No gap exists between the County transfer recommended by the superintendent and the County transfer (based on the equalized tax rate) reflected in the fiscal guidance provided by the Board of Supervisors to the county administrator. The sum listed in the total row does not exactly equal the sum of the preceding rows because of rounding. 7
State Revenue • The budget approved by the House of Delegates would provide $0.6 million less to LCPS than the Governor’s Introduced Budget. • The Senate version would provide $2.3 million less to LCPS than the Governor’s Introduced Budget. • LCPS will update the County regarding projected state revenue following the adjournment sine die of the legislative session, which is scheduled for 2/23/19. • The intent is to provide the information that the County would need to appropriate to LCPS the amount required to fully fund the School Board adopted budget. 8
FY20 Potential Gap Scenarios ($ in millions) School Fiscal Guidance County Board from BOS to Co. Transfer Adopted Scenarios Administrator Increase (Gap) County December 11, per Transfer 2018 Guidance Increase @$1.05 1 (Equalized Rate) (66% of real estate $76.3 $76.3 $0.0 tax revenue) @$1.07 2 (Equalized plus 2 ₡ ) (66% of real estate $87.6 $76.3 $11.3 tax revenue) @$1.03 3 (Equalized minus 2 ₡ ) (66% of real estate $64.9 $76.3 ($11.4) tax revenue) The current tax rate is $1.085 per $100 of assessed value. 9
County Transfer Per Pupil FY09 & FY20 Adjusted for % inflation, our County Transfer FY09 FY20 Change proposed County Transfer Per Pupil, County Transfer unadjusted for inflation per pupil for $9,202 $10,431 13.4% FY20 is 5.9% County Transfer Per Pupil, lower than the adjusted for inflation in FY20 contribution for $9,202 $8,656 -5.9% FY09. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics through 2018. Data for 2019 -2020 were forecasted using an Exponential Smoothing algorithm (ETS). 10
Local & State Revenue as a Percentage of Total Budget 80.0% 72.0% 68.6% 68.0% 67.4% 67.1% 67.2% 67.0% 66.2% 70.0% 65.8% 65.9% 65.6% 63.7% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.8% 30.6% 30.6% 30.4% 30.6% 30.5% 30.1% 29.7% 29.6% 28.2% 30.0% 24.5% 24.3% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 Proj State Local 11
FY09 to FY20 Enrollment Growth 83,762 83,105 82,485 81,622 79,001 76,263 73,461 70,858 68,289 65,668 63,220 60,096 57,009 Budgeted Projected Actual FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY19 FY20 FY20 Projected: 657 additional students from FY19 Adopted (0.8% increase) 1,277 additional students from FY19 Actual (1.5% increase) 12
Enrollment Growth & Changing Demographics Growth in Students with Special Needs (Duplicated Count) FY09 to FY20 Projected The population of 140.0% students with 120.0% special needs has grown considerably 100.0% faster than the rate of total enrollment. 80.0% It requires 124.5% 60.0% significantly more 99.0% 83.2% 40.0% resources to serve students in these 47.2% 20.0% populations. 0.0% English Learners (EL) Special Education (SPED) Economically Total Enrollment Disadvantaged (FRL) Source: LCPS State Report FY09 – Projected FY20 13
Projected Enrollment Growth of English Learners & Special Education Students 10,568 The English learner 10,440 • population is 10,600 projected to grow by 7.9% in FY20. 165 10,400 The Special Education 776 • 10,200 population is expected to grow by 10,000 1.6%. 10,275 9,800 9,792 9,600 9,400 English Learners Special Education FY19 Budget Projected Growth for FY20 14
Growth in School Buildings LCPS will open Waxpool Elementary School and Independence High School totaling 94 school buildings in FY20. 15
FY20 Expenditure Changes $ in % PRIMARY CHANGES FTE millions Increase Slide# Enrollment Growth 176.4 $17.6 1.5% 17-25 Salaries & Benefits - $39.0 3.3% 27-41 Enhancements, Restorations, Reallocations 207.2 $24.8 2.1% 43-58 Other Operations & - $13.1 1.1% 60 Maintenance Total 383. 83.6 $94.5 $94 7.9% 9% 16
FY20 Expenditure Changes $ in % PRIMARY CHANGES FTE millions Increase Slide# Enrollment Growth 176.4 $17.6 1.5% 17-25 Salaries & Benefits - $39.0 3.3% 27-41 Enhancements, Restorations, Reallocations 207.2 $24.8 2.1% 43-58 Other Operations & - $13.1 1.1% 60 Maintenance Total 383. 83.6 $94.5 $94 7.9% 9% 17
FY20 Enrollment Growth $ in PRIMARY CHANGES FTE millions Staffing Standards Driven 105.5 $9.5 New Schools Staffing 55.0 $4.4 Other Growth Staffing 15.9 $2.2 Other Growth Operating - $1.5 Total 176. 6.4 $17. 7.6 These expenditures are needed to sustain excellence by maintaining the present service levels to our students. FY20 Enrollment Growth 18
Enrollment Growth & Staffing Standard Expenditures 5.0% 3.8% 3.8% 4.0% 3.4% 3.0% 3.3% 3.0% 2.2% 2.0% 2.0% 1.8% 1.0% 1.0% 0.8% 0.0% FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 Enrollment Growth Increase in Budget due to Staffing Standards FY20 Enrollment Growth 19
FY20 Staffing Standards Driven Changes Grant Operating PRIMARY CHANGES FTE FTE Teachers, Elementary 10.8 Teachers, Middle 19.8 Teachers, High 26.0 Teachers, English Learners (EL) 15.3 Teacher, Special Education 17.0 - Teacher Assistant, Special Education 10.0 6.0 Other School-Based Positions (Assistant Principals, Nursing, Teacher Assistants, Clerical, Maintenance, Contingency Reload, etc.) 27.6 Total 105. 05.5 Given increasing student enrollment, these additional positions are needed simply to maintain current class sizes & services for students. FY20 Enrollment Growth 20
FY20 New School Staffing Non-Teaching Positions CATEGORY FTE $ in millions Waxpool Elementary 11.0 $0.8 Independence High School 39.0 $3.0 Lightridge HS Pre-staff 5.0 $0.5 Total 55. 5.0 $4.4 New positions are needed for additional facilities opening within the • school division that support increasing student enrollment. These positions are listed as “growth new schools” positions on pages • 316-318 of the budget book in the sections pertaining to Instruction, Pupil Services and Support Services. The sum listed in the total row does not exactly equal the sum of the preceding rows because of rounding. FY20 Enrollment Growth 21
FY20 Other Growth Staffing DEPARTMENT FTE $ in millions Instruction 2.0 $0.2 Digital Innovation* 4.0 $0.4 Human Resources & Talent Development 6.0 $0.7 Pupil Services 3.0 $0.4 Support Services 5.0 $0.4 Charter Schools (4.1) ($0.2) Part-time for EL program, Safety and - $0.3 Security operations center, and increase in HRTD teacher mentors Total 15. 5.9 $2. 2.2 * 3.0 FTE are due to Proposed Staffing Standards set forth on pages 370 to 388 of the budget book. The chart on these pages includes a column that lists new or enhanced standards and the related costs. FY20 Enrollment Growth 22
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