BKW Superintendent’s Proposed School Budget for 2014-15

“Options and Choices for Our Community”

Interim Superintendent Lonnie Palmer

BKW Budget for 2013-14

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Budget Reductions implemented since July 2013

• Eliminated 3 bus runs (2 retirees)• Eliminated secretarial position (1 retiree)• Eliminated 4 teacher aide positions • 5 teacher retirements replaced with less

expensive new teachers • Share food service director with Greenville• Left vacant maintenance position unfilledTotal savings thus far = $604,000

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Create a Rollover budget by keeping everything in the lower implemented budget

EXCEPT:• Adjust for contractual increases in salaries and

other known increases/decreases• Ex. Teachers Retirement contributions up

$70,000• Fuel oil, propane changes projected• Total adjustments = $224,000

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State Aid Assumptions

• Governor’s Budget proposes $204,000 in additional state aid for BKW

• Budget adopted by Legislature (April 1?) will include at least this much new state aid for BKW

• Be conservative and assume $204,000 additional aid for planning now and adjust later if we get more aid

Implemented cuts plus Governor’s additional State Aid = More Possibilities

• Amount available for tax cuts or program improvements without raising taxes after rollover and additional cuts = $380,000

• Add in Governor’s proposed additional state aid ($204,000).

• Amount available for tax cuts or program improvements without raising taxes = $584,000

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More possible reductions

• Combine 2 food service kitchens move to part time staffing or BOCES. Savings = $120,000

• Share Operations and Maintenance Leadership with Greenville. Savings = $30,000

• Eliminate 1, 2, or 3 more bus routes. Savings = $100,000-$225,000

• Convert Business Office to BOCES Central Business Office Savings = $100,000

• Use local special education collaboration instead of BOCES. Savings = $100,000- $200,000

• Total potential savings = $450,000-$675,000

School Property Tax Cap

• The school property tax cap limits how much school taxes can go up in the school district

• The tax cap for the 2014-15 budget is 3.1% which if fully enacted would raise about $310,000 in additional revenue for the district.

What are our choices?

• Implement all potential savings, rollover the budget and reduce taxes 10.3% - 12.6%

• Raise school taxes the maximum 3.1%, implement all the potential cuts and have available $1.34 -$1.57 million for settling the contracts and educational program improvements in our schools.

• Take a balanced approach somewhere in the middle between these 2 extremes.

How much will it cost to settle the contracts?

• Teacher and CSEA contract settlements will include a multi year pay raise for employees partially offset by health insurance savings. There will also be a one-time lump sum payment to employees this year from the district’s very healthy savings (fund balance) that will not affect future years’ budgets.

• Estimated NET cost per year to the budget to settle both contracts is $55,000.

Why do we need program improvements?

• BKW’s test scores are comparatively low.• Enrichment programs for high performing

students and academic intervention supports for struggling students were cut in previous years.

• New higher standards, harder tests, new teaching materials, new texts and more teacher training

What are possible improvements?

• BOCES training and coaching for Secondary School teachers = $170,000

• BOCES training and coaching for ES teachers = $56,000• Summer curriculum work for 15 Secondary School teachers

for 15 days = $54,000 • Summer curriculum work for 12 Elementary School

teachers for 15 days = $44,000• Secondary School Curriculum materials and texts for new

curriculum = $50,000• 7 Elementary certified teaching assistants, one for each

grade level in the ES = $312,000

More possible improvements• 10 Secondary school teachers take one additional class each to

increase academic support, enrichment and electives at the secondary school. Cost = $62,000

• 1 Job coach/special education transition coordinator Cost = $30,000.

• Elementary School curriculum materials and texts for new NYS curriculum = $103,000

• 2 AIS teachers ELA/Math for the Secondary School = $142,000• 6 part time teacher aides to cover recess for common planning

time for elementary teachers Cost = $40,000.• 1 certified teacher as teaching assistant in SS for Science/Social

Studies = $46,000

More Possible Improvements

• Increase ES librarian to full time = $50,000• 1 Full time Instrumental Music teacher at Secondary School

= $71,000• 2 days per week science teacher to co-teach with regular

elementary teachers. Cost = $22,000• 1 Full time Computer Science/Business teacher for SS =

$71,000• AIS substitute teachers ES (2 teachers, 4 days per week) =

$30,000• Part time art teacher in the secondary school Cost =

$22,000

Additional Possibilities

• ES Science and Engineering Curriculum = $70,000• Increase Secondary School part time 0.4 FL teacher

to full time = $49,000• Secondary School Equipment repair

(Tech./Music/Art) = $25,000• 1 certified teacher as teaching assistant Secondary

School Library Lab (Keyboarding/Business) = $46,000• Athletics/PE Equipment Repair = $10,000

• Total for All Possible Improvements = $1,575,000

What is the superintendent’s recommendation?

• Implement additional cuts (downsize kitchen, cut bus runs, shared services O+M and Special Ed. and BOCES for business office) by April 1.

• Settle both contracts or firm up $$ amounts by April 1.• Get community input from the Budget Advisory Committee

and community forum.• Create prioritized list of improvements and contract settlement

costs to fit into a $21.77 million 2014-15 school budget. This equals contingency budget/0% tax increase.

• Provide the school board with prioritized contracts/improvements/savings $$ by April 1.

The School Board

• Makes necessary adjustments to the superintendent’s recommendations and adopt a budget for voters by

April 21.

The Public

• Approves the budget on May 20.

What if the budget vote fails?

• Second vote by the public by June 26. OR• Contingency budget of $21.77 million is

adopted by the school board.