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Investing in Stafford’s Future:

Creating a Journey of Excellence for All

Stafford County Public Schools Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Proposed Operational Budget

January 29, 2019 Presented by Scott Kizner, Ph.D.

Goals and Priorities

School Board Budget Goals and Priorities

Student Achievement Attract, Develop and Retain Exceptional Professionals Organizational Efficiency and Effectiveness Community and Family Engagement Equity and Opportunity School Safety Standardize Funding Streams

Superintendent’s Budget Expectations

Staff Compensation Attract, Retain and Develop the SCPS Workforce Promote a Positive Learning Experience for Each Child Ensure Equity and Excellence Expand Learning Opportunities

Additional Objectives

Address Growth Close Achievement Gaps Meet Required Needs of Children with Disabilities Anticipated Cost Neutral Reorganization Strengthen Administrative Building Support Support Staffing Initiatives

The focus is on the academic, social, and emotional needs of all children

State of the Division

Quality Academics

• Fully accredited with on-time graduation and

drop out rates are better than the state average.

• K-12 Improvement Model with Measurable Goals
• Students earned over 4,000 CTE Industry

credentials

Dedicated Professionals

• State Teacher of the Year Finalist
• Washington Post Principal of the Year Finalist

Computer upgrades Cybersecurity and Geospatial Technology Programs Chromebook initiative

Technology Leader

Threat assessment training Risk management excellence award

Keeping Safety a Priority

Summer Leadership Academy focused

• n diversity

awareness

Looking forward

28,487 28,934 29,351

24,000 25,000 26,000 27,000 28,000 29,000 30,000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019* 2020*

Average Daily Membership (K-12)

*Projected

$40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $120,000

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Base Teacher Salary Years of Experience

Teacher Scale Comparison - Prince William & Spotsylvania

PWC Spotsy AVG Stafford

• Pr. William

Spotsy

5 10 15 20 25 30 Arlington Alexandria Caroline Culpeper Fairfax Fauquier Fredericksburg King George Loudoun Manassas Prince William Spotsylvania 2017-2018 2016-2017

Where Teachers Went

Top Two Places Teachers Went

5 10 15 20 25 30

Prince William Spotsylvania

2017-2018 2016-2017

Student Teacher Ratios

16.45 14.54 15.4 12.41 12.05 13.08 12.13 14.27 17.88 12.69 10.78 12.31 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Stafford Spotsylvania Prince William Fairfax Fauquier State Average 8th-12th K-7th

Per Pupil Expenditures for Operations

$10,533 $10,873 $11,536 $14,897 $12,567

$8,000.00 $9,000.00 $10,000.00 $11,000.00 $12,000.00 $13,000.00 $14,000.00 $15,000.00 $16,000.00 Stafford Spotsylvania Prince William Fairfax Fauquier State average:

$12,171

State median:

$11,274

Out of 133 school divisions in Virginia, Stafford ranks 95th in per pupil expenditures.

Bus Driver Hourly Rates

$15.01 $18.63 $15.91 $0.00 $5.00 $10.00 $15.00 $20.00 Stafford Prince William Spotsylvania

Bus Driver Salaries

At 6.5 hours a day, 183 days a year, the annual salary for a beginning bus driver in Stafford would be $17,854.40. In Spotsylvania it would be $18,924.95. In Prince William it would be $22,160.39.

Students with Disabilities

2560 2578 2669 2788 2964 3303 3541

0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% 14.00% 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Total Students with Disabilities Percent of Student Population

200 250 300 350 400 450 500 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*

Autism

100 120 140 160 180 200 220 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*

Emotional Disability

300 400 500 600 700 800 900 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*

Other Health Impairment

700 750 800 850 900 950 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*

Specific Learning Disability

* Student Enrollment Data for Division is the local Membership Report from November 26. 2018

School Funding Context

Instructional Pay Increases Have Slowed Considerably:

Average instructional pay would have been $62,000 in 2017 if grown at the rate of VA wage inflation since FY2009.

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Source: Superintendent’s Annual Report. * All instructional positions include classroom teachers, guidance counselors, librarians, principals, and assistant principals.

$42,788 $53,581 $57,766

$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000

2002 2009 2017

Average VA Salary - All Instructional Positions*

Jim Regimbal- Fiscal Analytics- VASS/VSBO Conference January 7, 2019

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State e Actions: From FY 2001 through FY 2019 state general fund appropriations for K-12 education have grown at a compound annual rate of 2.6 percent versus 3.0 percent growth in total general funds. State cuts in K-12 from FY 2010 have yet to be restored. Since FY 2009, the K-12 appropriation has dropped from 35.2 percent of total GF appropriations to 29.9 percent in FY 2019. In addition, inflation-adjusted (2005 $) average per pupil state funding has dropped nine percent from $4,692 in FY 2009 to $4,266 in FY 2019. From FY 2009 to FY 2017, average instructional pay in Virginia has grown less than the rate of inflation – from $53,581 to $57,766. If instructional pay had grown at the rate of the consumer price index (CPI), average pay would have been $62,000 in FY 2017.

Jim Regimbal- Fiscal Analytics- VASS/VSBO Conference January 7, 2019

K-12 Education Funding Summary and Needs

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K-12 Education Funding Summary and Needs

Loc

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Reaction

• ns:
• Most locality revenue sources have not kept pace with inflation and population

growth, despite median real property tax rates increasing 17 cents for cities and 12 cents for counties since FY 2009.

• As a result of the slower growth in state K-12 funding, local funding for K-12
• perations has increased from 52.0 percent (FY 2009) to 55.3 percent (FY 2017) of

total state-local expenditures (DOE Superintendents Annual Report).

• Localities also borrowed $2.6 billion for school construction, additions, and

renovations from 2013-2017. Direct state grants for capital improvements have not been available since FY 2010. Literary fund loans to school divisions have also been minimal since the recession.

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State Standards of Quality Do Not Reflect True Costs for Local K-12 Divisions

• Only 136,000 out of 200,000 K-12 positions (68 percent)

employed by local school divisions are recognized by the SOQ; many support positions and other support costs were de-funded after 2009.

• Raising teacher salaries from 29th (JLARC 2017) to the national

average and funding prevailing support costs requires an additional $750 million GF/year.

Source: https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/2018/RD43/PDF

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State Standards of Quality Do Not Reflect True Costs for Local K-12 Divisions

Localities on average spend about double, or $4.0 billion beyond state requirements to meet SOL and SOA requirement in FY 2017. All 134 local school divisions exceeded Required Local Effort (RLE) in FY 2017.

Divisions up to 25% Above RLE 15 Divisions Exceeding 25% to 75% 47 Divisions Exceeding 76% to 100% 27 Divisions Exceeding 100% RLE 46

Source: https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/2018/RD43/PDF

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Major Spending Choices in the Introduced State Budget

K-12 Education: $230 mil. increase in direct aid K-12 funding (including $70 mil. in new lottery funding)

• $87.6 mil. to increase teacher salaries by 2% (to 5%) July 1, 2019
• $80 mil. to the Literary Fund for school construction loans
• $36 mil. for school counselors to begin phase-in from 1:500 to 1:250
• $35 mil. to increase At-risk Add-on from 14% to 16% max. (Lottery)
• $35 mil. for additional Lottery Supplement (Lottery)
• $14.4 mil. in additional internet sales tax revenue and $10.9 mil. in revised sales tax

forecast.

• $9.7 mil. to continue VPI+ program without federal funds
• Save GF by revising enrollments down: overall students - $55.2; Special Education

Regional Tuition - $12.5 mil.; and Remedial Summer and ESL - $6.1 mil.

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State Funding Represents a Larger Share of the Budget

53.0% 53.1% 54.0% 54.1% 54.1% 54.0% 55.2% 56.4% 55.8%

51.0% 52.0% 53.0% 54.0% 55.0% 56.0% 57.0% $- $20,000,000 $40,000,000 $60,000,000 $80,000,000 $100,000,000 $120,000,000 $140,000,000 $160,000,000 $180,000,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

State Funds % of Budget

Portion of School Budget from Local Funds

45.2% 42.8% 43.2% 43.3% 43.5% 43.2% 41.9% 41.5% 41.7%

39.0% 40.0% 41.0% 42.0% 43.0% 44.0% 45.0% 46.0% $- $20,000,000 $40,000,000 $60,000,000 $80,000,000 $100,000,000 $120,000,000 $140,000,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 SB Adopted (Final) % of Budget

Total Adopted Operating Budget Since 2011

$- $50,000,000 $100,000,000 $150,000,000 $200,000,000 $250,000,000 $300,000,000 $350,000,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Operating Fund Expenditures

3.9% Increase 3.6% Increase 3.2% Increase 1.8% Increase 2.0% Increase 4.1% Increase 1.6% Increase 6.6% Increase

Tier 1: Department & School Requests

Department & School Requests

Highlights:

• Compensation:
• 5% for all employees
• Compensation study phase I: $75,000
• Other scale adjustments (nurses)
• Referral bonuses, tuition assistance
• Non-compensation Increase: $15,609,822

Total Expenditures: $328,493,659 Total Increase: $38,802,496 (13.39%) Total new position requests: 137 FTEs

Seven Stages of Adjustment

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 7

Superintendent’s Funding Request

Fiscal Year 2020

Superintendent’s Request: Revenue Assumptions

Other/Misc. Revenue: $4,028,918 Increase: $215,007 (7.64%) Federal Revenue: $2,153,000 Increase: $115,000 (5.64%) State Revenue: $173,201,139 Increase: $11,679,461 (7.23%) ADM: 29,351

Superintendent’s Request: Revenue Assumptions

• SCPS’ budget assumes 75 more students than State ADM
• 5% compensation supplement
• Funds additional counselors
• Regional special education funding

State Revenue

(Governor’s Proposed Budget)

• Increase in expenditure rebates (e.g., use of purchase

cards) will be used to fund additional resources for the purchasing/procurement initiative

Other Revenue

Superintendent’s Request: Expenditures

School counselors and other mental health staff are critical to address school safety concerns and work with families All building administrators should be 12-month employees to help improve instruction and parent

• utreach

Additional staff for new middle school model to address learning gaps, opportunities, and growth Additional staff to meet the needs of children with disabilities Additional school buses and infrastructure improvements Additional resources for purchasing/procurement

Superintendent’s Request: Expenditures

• 5% for All Teachers and Support Staff; 3% for Administrators
• Compensation Study Phase I
• Teacher and Driver Referral Program; Expanded Tuition Assistance

Compensation

• No Major Changes Anticipated (Industry Avg. 9-10% increase)
• Annual Anthem Renewal Meeting Scheduled in February

Health and Dental

• Middle School Assistant Principals (10-month to 12-month)
• Guidance Admin. Assistants (10-month to 12-month)
• Nurse Scale

Contract Adjustments/Conversions

• Contractual Increases
• Funds for Buses and Infrastructure Projects
• Firefighting Program

Non-Compensation

Superintendent’s Request: Staffing & Resources

Special Education:

• Diagnosticians – 5.0 FTEs
• Teachers – 9.5 FTEs
• Paraprofessionals – 17.0 FTEs
• Speech Pathologist – 0.5 FTE
• OT/PT – 1.5 FTEs

Counselors:

• Across all grade levels – 17.6 FTEs

Growth/Class Size Initiative:

• Teachers – 27.0 FTEs
• Elementary – 7.0
• Middle – 15.0
• High – 4.0
• Alt Ed – 1.0
• ESOL Teacher – 1.0 FTE

North Star Early Childhood Center:

• Admin Assistants – 2.0 FTEs
• Nurse – 1.0 FTE

Purchasing/Procurement:

• Reorganization – 2.0 FTEs
• Increased Contribution to Central Purchasing

Support Positions:

• CTE (Workplace Readiness) – 1.0 FTE
• Restore High School Admin Assistants – 2.0 FTEs
• Dispatcher – 1.0 FTE
• O&M – 1.0 FTE
• Technology – 2.0 FTEs
• Systems Analyst
• VOIP
• Student Services Admin Assist – 1.0 FTE

Reductions

Redirected Staffing Increase in Budgeted Salary Lapse: $750,000 Reinvested Compensation & Benefits: $1,700,000

Superintendent’s Request: Summary

Total Expenditures: $308,234,672 Increase: $18,543,509 (6.40%) Total New Positions: 92.10 FTEs Increase in County Funding: $7,979,906 (6.60%)

Operating Fund Expenditures

$128,851,615

0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0% $- $50,000,000 $100,000,000 $150,000,000 $200,000,000 $250,000,000 $300,000,000 $350,000,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Projected Operating Fund Expenditures % Increase

3.6% Increase 3.2% Increase 1.8% Increase 2.0% Increase 4.1% Increase 1.6% Increase 6.6% Increase 3.9% Increase 6.4% Increase

Local Funding

39.0% 40.0% 41.0% 42.0% 43.0% 44.0% 45.0% 46.0% $- $20,000,000 $40,000,000 $60,000,000 $80,000,000 $100,000,000 $120,000,000 $140,000,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Projected SB Adopted (Final) % of Budget

$128,851,615

84%

• f the Stafford County

Schools Budget is Compensation and Benefits

• f the Stafford

County Schools Budget is Instruction

76%

Future Budget Challenges & Considerations

• Maintain experienced teacher and leadership workforce
• Develop exceptional talent
• Review and adjust regulations affecting employees

Attracting and Retaining Talent

• New state and federal mandates
• Respond to students ever-changing needs, including mental

health

• Expand CTE offerings to reflect changing opportunities

Meeting Students Needs

• Improve organizational efficiency and support critical

infrastructure upgrades

• Seek clarity of operational versus capital budget needs
• Develop funding strategy and goals

Budget and Growth Considerations

Focus on the main thing

“The fact is that given the challenge we face, education does not need to be reformed- it needs to be

• transformed. The key to this

transformation is not to standardize education, but to personalize it, to build achievement on discovering the individual talents of each child, to put students in an environment where they want to learn and where they can naturally discover their true passions”

Sir Ken Robinson, The Element