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Great Falls Public Schools Board Budget Committee Meeting 5:30 pm Giant Springs Elementary School November 7, 2019 Board Budget Committee 2019-20 Board Members Jan Cahill Kim Skornogoski Mark Finnicum Topics of Discussion General Fund
5:30 pm
Giant Springs Elementary School
November 7, 2019
Board Budget Committee 2019-20
Topics of Discussion General Fund Budget Technology Safety
Board Members Jan Cahill Kim Skornogoski Mark Finnicum
Budget Basics Foundations of School Funding
Office Suite Software
Spreadsheet Word Processor Database Presentation Software
Montana Centennial Berlin Wall Tiananmen Square Interest Rates 10.5%
Sherlock Decision
Section 1 of the Montana Constitution in that it fails to provide adequate funding for Montana’s public schools.”
Per Pupil Spending in the State
80%
20% Mandatory Level Required by State Local Participation
Mill Levies
(Tuition Payments)
100 %
Maximum Budget Allowed
General Fund Budget Basics
80%
20% Mandatory Level Required by State Local Participation
Mill Levies
Tuition Payments
100 %
Maximum Budget Allowed Base Budget Over Base Budget
Great Falls Public Schools
General Fund 2005-06 Passed $ 732,271 2010-11 Passed $ 895,150 2014-15 Passed $1,222,209 Technology 2017-18 Failed $500,000 Bond 2017-18 Passed $98,865,000
Elementary High School
KEY Yellow – State Funding Red- Local Funding Grey – State & Local (Guaranteed Tax Base- GTB) Funding Components based on numbers of students Local voter portion based
at a maximum amount (100%).
State, Local, and Non-levy Revenue
State School Block Grant
(Yellow)
(Gray & Red)
(Yellow)
$47,841,830
State, Local, and Non-levy Revenue
State School Block Grant
(Yellow) (Yellow) (Gray & Red)
$23,043,223
General Fund Budget Trend Information- 4 Year Average
$1,330,000
$1,920,000
$1,822,836
$1,175,000
$648,930
$549,912
$327,698
$630,701
$539,310
Inflationary Rate Increases 2017 1.79% 2018 0.50% 2019 1.87% 2020 0.91% 2021 1.83%
Elementary $145,253,305 High School $147,953,241
2% Salary Increase
Estimated Tax Impact of a $1,335,000 levy on $100,000 house = $12.40
1.5% Salary Increase
communities participate in their local school funding
invest in technology.
both districts:
$150,000
$ 75,000
Levy failed 8207 (52.3%) against to 7475 (47.7%) for. This was seven months after the bond levy passed.
funds, and donations (PTAs, businesses, etc.) to support technology in our schools.
available tech resources.
Refresh/Replacement Equipment
Desktop computers Laptops Printers / Toner Projectors / Bulbs Document Cameras Application Servers Network Switches Wireless Access Points
New Equipment Purchases
Computers Mobile Carts Promethean Panels Program Licenses
Professional Development
Project Based Learning Training for select applications
Current Levy New Levy
and training of school personnel
$150,000
$ 75,000
and repair.
Assumptions:
Replacement Equipment 936,250 $ 500 student desktops @ $500/ea 715 student laptops @ $500/ea 715 Chomebooks @ $250/ea 300 staff computers @ $500/ea New Equipment 250,000 $ Infrastructure Equipment 100,000 $ Wiring/Network 50,000 $ Professional Development 50,000 $
Above DD and PIR Training
Staff - Training 250,000 $ 4 Technology Coaches Technology Levy Total 1,636,250 $
Elementary District (Perpetual) - $150,000 High School District (for 10 years) - $500,000
$325,000
$166,500
$ 8,500
Total $650,000
Elementary District (for 10 years) - $500,000
$325,000
$166,500
$ 8,500
High School District (for 10 years) - $500,000
$325,000
$166,500
$ 8,500
Total $1,000,000
Elementary District (for 10 years) - $1,000,000
$581,000
$150,000
$ 20,000
$100,000
$149,000
High School District (for 10 years) - $600,000
$328,000
$ 75,000
$ 10,000
$ 50,000
$137,000
Total $1,600,000
Infrastructure equipment & wiring - $100,000 Staff Training - $125,000 Staff Repair - $ 36,000 Total $261,000
Option A Elementary District (Perpetual) - $150,000 High School District (for 10 years) - $500,000 Total $650,000 Option B Elementary District (for 10 years) - $500,000 High School District (for 10 years) - $500,000 Total $1,000,000 Option C Elementary District (for 10 years) - $1,000,000 High School District (for 10 years) - $600,000 Total $1,600,000 Option D No Levy increase
Steve Yates Bobby Ingalls
inspections
Officer’s (SRO’s), counselors
justice
technologies
Rules: Transfers call be made from all budgeted funds except Retirement and Building Fund Original Fund must be made whole before additional levies are legal
Building Reserve Fund – Sub-fund Structure
20-9-502. Purpose and authorization of building reserve fund – sub-fund
to budget for and expend funds for any of the purposes set forth in this section. Appropriate sub-funds must be created to ensure separate tracking of the expenditure of funds from voted and non-voted levies and transfers for school safety pursuant to 20-9-236.
Senate Bill 92
A voted levy may be imposed with the approval of the qualified electors of the district to provide funding for improvements to school and student safety and security that meet any of the criteria set forth in 20-9-236(1)(a) through (1)(e). A voted levy for school and student safety and security may not be considered as outstanding indebtedness for the purpose of calculating the limitation in 20-9-406. The election for a voted levy for school and student safety and security must be conducted in accordance with the school election laws of this title, and the electors qualified to vote in the election must be qualified under the provisions of 20-20-301. The ballot for a building reserve proposition must be substantially in compliance with 15-10-425."
Additional Cameras Building Outside Alert Systems District-wide UHF Radio System Entrance Security Alert Systems (Buzz in Door Installation) Inservice Training (Armed Intruder, MANDT, etc.) Raptor Electronic Visitor Management System School Bus GPS System School Resource Officer’s (SRO’s) Speed Radar Signs
Cabinet Safety Committee
Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3
$336,600+ $157,400=$494,000
$128,000 $340,000 $60,000
$81,200 $9,000 $70,000 $22,680 $52,000 $962,000 $210,200 $74,680 Section Total
Ongoing Total
$448,000 $488,000 $936,000
$141,200 $ 79,000 $220,200
$ 74,680 $ 16,000 $ 90,680
$663,880 $583,000 $1,246,880
$1,246,880