SUPERINTENDENTS LOCAL BUDGET PRESENTATION BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

SUPERINTENDENT’S LOCAL BUDGET PRESENTATION BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS JUNE 17 TH , 2014

FUNDING SOURCES 2013 -2014 OPERATING BUDGET In 2007 Federal Funding was 7%. Local 26% In 2011, it peaked at 13%. State Currently it is at 9%. Federal 65% 9% TOTAL BUDGET = 207 MILLION

Where Does Our 2013-14 $207 Million Operating Budget Go? 12% PEOPLE! Human Resources 88% ($182 million) Other ($25 million)

PERSONNEL REDUCTION 2009-2010 THRU 2013-2014 • Central Office 5.0 positions • Assistant Principals 7.0 positions • Counselor/Social Workers 3.5 positions • Mentors 2.0 positions • Classroom Teachers 55.0 positions • Teacher Assistants ( Grades K-3) Loss of Days (215 to205) • Teacher Assistants (Grades 4-6) 24.0 positions • General Assistants 11.5 positions • Media Assistants 2.0 positions • Media Specialist 1.0 position • MS/HS Clerical Assistants 11.0 positions • Custodians 15.0 positions • Clerical staff 3.0 positions • Finance/Personnel 2.0 positions • Maintenance 4.0 positions • Technology 20.0 positions • Transportation 1.0 position TOTAL = 167 Positions

COMPARISON BETWEEN STATE BUDGET MODELS Governor Senate House Average % Teacher Salary Increase 2.0 – 4.3% 11% 5% Reduced Funding For Teacher Assistants ** None $3,749,030 None Classroom Teacher Reduction – Allotment Formula None 9.5 9.5 Reduced Funding For Central Office None $64,813 None Reduced Funding For Transportation None $473,124 None Benefit Rate Percentage Increase 2.24% 4.69 % 6.32% Textbook Funding ($367,651) $700,000 None $550,000 ** $ 1,017,157 would be needed to maintain the current 1:1 ratio of teacher assistants to classrooms in K and 1 if the Senate’s elimination of 2 nd and 3 rd grade assistants became reality.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS REQUEST FOR LOCAL FUNDING 2014-2015 • $1,223,823 Estimated Employee Salary Increase To Cover Locally Paid Staff • $ 575,000 Funding To Support 9.5 Teaching Positions Not Funded Due To Adjusted Teacher : Student Ratio Funding Formula • $ 350,000 Absorb Loss of Expired Race To The Top Funds - Instructional Coaches/Science Curriculum Facilitator • $ 142,000 Estimated Retirement and Health Insurance Rate Increase • $ 108,000 Support Funding For Global Education Initiatives • $ 102,560 Purchase of Supplemental Home Base Communication Resources • $ 100,000 Purchase of Textbook Replacements/Adoptions • $ 57,000 Twilight/Mini-Mester/Summer Bridge Programs TOTAL REQUESTED = $2,658,383