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Budget 2011-2012
Public Education at the crossroads….
“Education...beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of
conditions of men...It does better than to disarm the poor of their hostility
toward the rich; it prevents being poor.”
Horace Mann
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District Comparison
Cuts 2010-2011
Williamson Westchester County
Total Budget 20,617,865 34,506,750
Tax Levy 8,476,865 31,015,973
Levy % of Budget 41.11% 89.88%
True Value Tax Rate $22.05 $13.93
CWR .499 2.794
Net Aid Lost ($1,024,117) ($226,308)
% of State Aid -10.74% -14.27%
% of Budget -5.5% -0.65%
% of Tax Levy Increase 12.06% 0.73%
TV Tax Rate after increase $24.71 $14.03
Tax Increase on $100,000 home $266 $10.16Note: Westchester County District True Value estimated from SED’s 2006 property assessment file because data was unavailable from the district. Potential variations on a 100K home are insignificant.
Last Year’s Story
The story continued this fall…
The original $1,024,117
FMAP State Contingency Plan (Medicaid Federal Aid) .67% State Aid Reduction $ 64,500 1.1% STAR Aid Reduction $ 19,000
Total FMAP $ 83,500
TOTAL Aid Lost in Current Year $1,195,500
What did we do this year? Two elementary positions $100,000
Half an Administrative position $40,000
One English position (retirement) $75,000
Share Occupational and Physical Therapy services $30,000
ES Home School Counselor $30,000
.4 School Psychologist (voluntary change) $30,000
Two Teaching Assistants $50,000
In-House Support for Assistive Technology (.5 Speech)
$30,000
One ELL (English Language Learners-retirement) $65,000
Physical Education (retirement, .5 replacement) $30,000
Clerk Typist (retirement) $30,000
Network Technician (.4) $25,000
Other Actions Sharing services as a result of the Regional High School
StudyWorking with other Wayne County Schools on sharing students (eg. Agri-Business with Sodus)
Become a BOCES site for Project Lead the Way (revenue source)
Decreased medical contributions for administration, directors and condfidential staff
Cuts materials, supplies, contractual costs 10% over the last two years
Participate in the Wayne County Special Education Consortium
Intermunicipal agreement with Wayne County School to share out of district transportation of students
Let’s not forget the 2009-10 school year…
Loss of 7.5 professional positions, Loss of 7.5 professional positions, 5 classified positions5 classified positions
Budget Over the Last Three Years
Budget
Year
Budget Approved
%
Increase
2008-09 $20,691,523
2009-10 $20,617,865 -0.36%
2010-11 $20,678,584 +0.29%
In spite of it all…Our students are graduating at high levels
Year Graduation Rate
June 2008 88%
June 2009 93%
June 2010 90%
Our Enrollment Remains Steady
Enrollment
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Enrollment 79 101 81 63 88 69 84 77 95 95 85 106 101
K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
This year’s story begins
There were three choices for this year’s aid picture—abysmal,
severe, and painful.
Governor’s cut to general aid was much more than anticipated
$1,480,62316.24% less than last year’s state aid7.83 % of this year’s total budgetOnly state funds that were NOT cut were for the UPK grant
State Aid Loss as a Percent of Total of Budget
Wayne County Schools
-9.00%
-8.00%
-7.00%
-6.00%
-5.00%
-4.00%
-3.00%
-2.00%
-1.00%
0.00% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Willia
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County to County Comparisons
Aid Loss as % of 2010-11 Budget
1.71%
2.45%3.08%
3.44%4.03%
5.00%
6.01% 6.17%6.56%
7.31%
0.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00%
7.00%
8.00%
Nassau Suffolk Monroe Erie Steuben Ontario Orleans Livingston Wayne Cayuga
Year to Year State Aid-Percent Decrease (without Bldg. Aid)
Wayne County Schools
-25.00%
-20.00%
-15.00%
-10.00%
-5.00%
0.00% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Willia
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Non-Mandated Areas
Class SizeKindergartenAthleticsArt (K-6)LibraryMusic (K-6)Technology (H.S.)Technology Teaching Asst. NursesAP CoursesEnrichmentTransportation (2-3 Miles)Summer SchoolSports Physicals paid by the
District
Occupational Education(BOCES)Conferences/InserviceAssembliesField TripsClubsAdult EducationCurriculum CoordinatorsIntramuralsCounseling ServicesGemini CoursesSchool-to-WorkElementary Foreign LanguageGED
Decision Points
Do you want the grade K-2 enrollment under 18?
Do you agree that cuts should be distributed equally. (ie, sports, extra curricular).
Do you agree that no electives will run if there are under 10 students in the initial registration?
Are there certain non-mandated areas that you are more interested in maintaining?
If so, which ones?
Tax Rate Per Thousand Assessed
Rate in 2006 $25.77
Rate in 2011 $23.82
Decrease $1.95
Decrease 8%
The Future
The State Senate has passed a tax cap of 2% which would go into effect with the 2012-13 budget
We loss the money from the Federal Jobs Bill
SO
Next year may be no better!
Rates and Tax Caps
Without a tax cap, what is a reasonable rate to aim for?
“An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty“
– Winston Churchill.