escondido union school district governor’s budget proposal and impacts on eusd february 11, 2010
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ESCONDIDO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
GOVERNOR’S BUDGET PROPOSAL AND IMPACTS ON
EUSD
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
U.S. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
THE RATE OF JOB LOSS HAS SLOWED SINCE THE RECESSION BEGAN, THE U.S.
HAS LOST 7.6 MILLION JOBS
IN MANY STATES, HOME SALES HAVE BOTTOMED OUT, AND ARE ON THE RISECONSUMER SPENDING WAS UP 2.8% IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2009 – AND GDP WAS UP 2.2 % THE STOCK MARKET HAS RECOVERED ABOUT 60% FROM ITS MARCH 2009 LOW
U.S. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
-2.7%
-5.4%-6.4%
-0.7%
2.2%
-8.0%
-6.0%
-4.0%
-2.0%
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter
U.S. GDP (Percent Change)
2008 2009Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, November and December 2009
THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IS NOT OVER IN CALIFORNIA
2010-11 AND 2011-12 WILL BE THE TOUGHEST YEARS OF THE RECESSION
UNEMPLOYMENT WILL BE KEY, AND IT REMAINS HIGH – 12.4% IN CALIFORNIA COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF ABOUT 10.0%
THE RECOVERY WILL BE SLOW – IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO ATTAIN 2007-08 LEVELS OF FUNDING AGAIN
Employment Trends – December 2007 to November 2009
-9.0%
-4.7%
-6.6%
-9.6%
-3.0%San
Francisco
Sacramento
LosAngeles
San Diego
OrangeCounty
Metropolitan AreasSource: California Employment Development Department
-206
-118
-70
-28
-283
Government
Financial Service
Leisure & Hospitality
Industrial Sectors (Jobs in Thousands)
Manufacturing
Construction
RECOVERY TAKES A LONG TIME
The Economic Cycle
Stabilization
December2007
Spring2010
2015
Recession Recovery
Forecast
THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IS NOT OVER IN CALIFORNIA
WHILE A RECOVERY IS IN SIGHT, STATE REVENUES HAVE CONTINUED TO CONTRACTINCOME AND SALES TAX COLLECTIONS LAG IN A RECOVERY – DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON PROPERTY TAXES TOOREAL ESTATE, CONSTRUCTION, AND TOURISM ARE ALL DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY IN DECEMBER 2009, CALIFORNIA LOST 38,800
JOBS, OR 46% OF THE 85,000 JOBS LOST ACROSS THE COUNTRY
FEDERAL FUNDS WON’T BE AVAILABLE FOR A LARGE BAILOUT SUCH AS RECEIVED IN 2009
THE STATE BUDGET
CALIFORNIA’S MOST RECENT BUDGET GAP IS ABOUT 19.9 BILLION – OVER EIGHTEEN MONTHS- $6.9 ATTRIBUTED TO 2009-10, AND $12.3 PROJECTED FOR 2010-11THE GOVERNOR AGAIN PROPOSES A COMBINATION OF BUDGET SOLUTIONS – FUNDING SHIFTS, SPENDING CUTS, AND FEDERAL BACKFILL CALIFORNIA RECEIVES 78 CENTS PER 1 DOLLAR
OF FEDERAL TAXES PAID – A “FAIRNESS ISSUE”
EVERY SEGMENT OF GOVERNMENT IS SEVERELY AFFECTED
THE STATE BUDGET GAPTHE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE (LAO) STATES THAT THE 2009-10 BUDGET PROBLEM IS LARGELY DUE TO 2009 BUDGET SOLUTIONS THAT FAILED TO MATERIALIZE: $2.4 BILLION – COURT DECISION THAT DENIED USE OF
EXCESS GASOLINE TAXES AND TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT FUNDS
$1.1 BILLION – FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS RECEIVER NOT BUDGETED FOR
$972 MILLION – NO DEPT. CORRECTIONS SAVINGS $1 BILLION – NO SALE OF STATE COMPENSATION
INSURANCE FUND $1.1 BILLION IN FEDERAL FLEXIBILITY FOR MEDI-CAL
DID NOT OCCUR
THE STATE BUDGET GAP
Problems and Solutions (in billions)
Reason for Shortfall Proposed Solutions
$19.9 $19.9
$1.0 Build Reserve
$2.3 Lost Budget Solutions $3.9 Alternative Funds
$0.6 Fund Shifts
$1.4 Caseload Growth
$6.9 Operating Shortfall in 2009-10
Budget Act
$3.4 Revenue Decline
$4.9 Adverse Court Decisions
$6.9 Federal Funds
$8.5 Expenditure Reductions
THE STATE BUDGET GAP
THE GOVERNOR PROPOSES SHIFTING FUNDING SOURCES FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS – REVISITING PROPOSALS SIMILAR TO THOSE ALREADY REJECTED BY VOTERS IN MAY 2009- PROPOSES TO USED $1 BILLION OF
COMBINED FUNDS FROM PROPOSITION 10 (EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT), AND PROPOSITION 63 (MENTAL HEALTH FUNDS)
WOULD REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL – SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2010 ELECTION?
THE STATE BUDGET GAP
THE GOVERNOR PROPOSES TO ELIMINATE THE SALES TAX ON GASOLINE, AND SUBSTITUTE IT WITH AN EXCISE TAX THAT WOULD NOT FLOW THROUGH THE STATE’S GENERAL FUND PROPOSED TO PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBILITY
TO TRANSPORTATION FUNDING – AND WOULD SAVE STATE MONEY ON ROADS
NEGATIVELY AFFECTS THE FUNDING BASE UPON WHICH PROPOSITION 98 IS CALCULATED
THE STATE BUDGET GAP
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS ARE HIT VERY HARD $2.4 BILLION WITH FEDERAL MONEY – MUCH
HIGHER WITHOUT FEDERAL AIDSTATE EMPLOYEE REDUCTIONS - $1.6 BILLION – INCLUDES SALARY ROLLBACKS AND HIGHER EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT CONTRIBUIONSDEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - $1.2 BILLIONPROPOSITION 98 - $2.4 BILLION - $.9 BILLION IN 2009-10 SWEEPS, AND $1.5 BILLION IN 2010-11 REDUCTIONS
THE STATE BUDGET GAPTHE GOVERNOR IS CALLING ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENTS TO CALIFORNIA BY $6.9 BILLION – MAJOR RISK TO THIS BUDGET PLAN!IF THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN A CONTINGENCY PLAN WILL BE TRIGGERED: ADDITIONAL CUTS TO HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES PROGRAMS – CALWORKS, MEDI-CAL
ADDITIONAL REVENUES - WOULD POSTPONE SOME BUSINESS TAX CREDITS AND EXTEND REDUCTION OF DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT
THE 2010-11 EDUCATION BUDGET
JUST HOW PROTECTED ARE WE?
THE 2010-11 EDUCATION BUDGET
THE GOVERNOR HAS MADE A POINT TO “PROTECT EDUCATION” – AND HE HAS TO THE EXTENT THAT: NO DISTRICT-LEVEL MID-YEAR CUTS FOR 2009-
10 NO 2010-11 PROPOSITION 98 SUSPENSION (NONE
NEEDED) UNLIKE 2009-10, WHEN EDUCATION TOOK MORE
THAN ITS PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE REDUCTIONS, IN 2010-11, THE PROPOSED CUTS ARE LESS THAN OUR PROPORTIONATE SHARE
THE 2010-11 EDUCATION BUDGET
BECAUSE THIS WILL AGAIN BE A “TEST 1” YEAR (41.2%) FOR CALCULATING THE PROPOSITION 98 GUARANTEE, NO MAINTENANCE FACTOR IS ASSUMED BY THE ADMINISTRATION$11.2 BILLION IN MAINTENANCE FACTOR (FOR 2008-09 AND 2009-10) WAS NEGOTIATED DURING LAST YEAR’S BUDGET PROCESS AND WILL BE REPAID “SOMEDAY” REPAYMENT DELAYED UNTIL 2011-12? $1.3 BILLION COUNTED AGAINST FUNDING
RECEIVED IN 2008-09, WIPES OUT 2007-08 ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE FACTOR
THE 2010-11 EDUCATION BUDGET
FLAT FUNDING UNDER PROPOSITION 98 – AFTER DROPPING MORE THAN 14% SINCE 2008-09, PROPOSITION 98 FUNDING HAS STABILIZED
BUT, THE MINIMUM GUARANTEE IS NOT ENOUGH TO RESTORE THE 2009-10 “ONE TIME” REDUCTION OF $1.5 BILLION ($252.83/STUDENT)
INSTEAD, REVENUE LIMITS WILL BE SUBJECT TO AN ONGOING REDUCTION OF $1.5 BILLION, STARTING IN 2010-11
PROPOSITION 98
$58.1
$49.1 $49.0
$50.4 $49.9 $50.0
$44.0
$46.0
$48.0
$50.0
$52.0
$54.0
$56.0
$58.0
$60.0
Proposition 98 Guarantee(In Billions)
2008-09 Budget Act
2009-10 Budget Revision
2010-11 Governor's Budget
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
THE 2010-11 EDUCATION BUDGET
THE GOVERNOR’ $1.5 BILLION DECREASE TO PROPOSITION 98 IS TARGETED TO DISTRICT AND COUNTY OFFICE NONINSTRUCTIONAL, OR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS $1.2 BILLION TARGETED AT SCHOOL DISTRICT
ADMINISTRATION $300 MILLION WOULD BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO
ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO CONTRACTING OUT FOR SERVICES
WOULD APPLY TO ALL ENTITIES, REGARDLESS OF THE REDUCTIONS ALREADY MADE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS – BASE YEAR 2008-09?
2010-11 EDUCATION BUDGET
THE GOVERNOR PROPOSES TO MAKE SEVERAL CHANGES TO PERSONNEL LAWS RELATED TO CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES: ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES ELIMINATING THE
MARCH 15 LAYOFF NOTIFICATION DATE – AND CHANGING IT TO 60 DAYS AFTER THE STATE BUDGET IS ADOPTED OR REVISED
PROPOSES TO CHANGE THE SENIORITY RULES – LAYOFF, REHIRE, AND ASSIGN BASED ON NEED, SKILLS, RATHER THAN SENIORITY
CHANGE WOULD NOT SUPERSEDE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS IN PLACE
2010-11 EDUCATION BUDGET
CURRENT EDUCATION CODE PROVIDES REHIRE AND SUBSTITUTE RIGHTS TO LAID OFF TEACHERSUNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, LAID OFF TEACHERS GET PRIORITY FOR SUB POSITIONS, AND RECEIVE PER DIEM RATE OF PAYGOVERNOR PROPOSES TO ELIMINATE THESE REGULATIONS – THOUGH IT’S NOT CLEAR IF THAT MEANS ELIMINATING JUST THE RIGHT TO PER DIEM PAY, OR IF IT INCLUDES THE PRIORITY FOR SUBSTITUTE JOBS TOO!
THE 2010-11 EDUCATION BUDGET- REVENUE LIMITS
SMALL NEGATIVE COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT (-.38% , OR ABOUT -$23/ADA) – DROP OF ABOUT $200 MILLION STATEWIDEHIGH DEFICIT FACTOR OF 18.355% STILL APPLIESTHE ONGOING $1.5 BILLION CUT WILL TRANSLATE TO ANOTHER REVENUE LIMIT REDUCTION – ABOUT $191/ADA FOR ELEMENTARY DISTRICTSTHE DISTRICT IS ANTICIPATING CONTINUED DECLINING ENROLLMENT
Revenue Limit Deficit Factors
8.140%
11.010%10.120%
8.801%8.801%8.801%
6.996%
0.000%0.000%0.000%
3.002%2.143%
0.892%0.000%0.000%
7.844%
18.355%18.355%
0.00%
2.00%
4.00%
6.00%
8.00%
10.00%
12.00%
14.00%
16.00%
18.00%
20.00%
1993-941994-951995-961996-971997-981998-991999-002000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-11
SEVEN-YEAR HISTORY OF EUSD REVENUE LIMIT
4,745
4,9475,294
5,850
6,1006,077
4,727
5,391
4,6434,903
5,534
4,7704,200
4,600
5,000
5,400
5,800
6,200
04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11
Dollars Per ADA
WithoutDeficit
WithDeficit
216
16
581
273
101
323
39
258
0
200
400
600
STUDENTS LOST
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SEVEN-YEAR HISTORY OF EUSD DECLINING ENROLLMENT
FISCAL YEAR 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 * 2010-11 *
BASE REVENUE LIMIT 5,534$ 5,850$ 6,100$ 6,077$
ADA 17,661.60 17,599.00 17,336.54 17,124.08
ADJ. REV. LIMIT BEFORE DEFICIT 98,081,604$ 103,572,829$ 106,378,563$ 104,426,063$
DEFICIT FACTOR 0.00% 7.844% 18.553% 18.553%
FUNDING LOST DUE TO DEFICIT -$ 8,103,481$ 19,477,618$ 19,167,404$
FUNDED BASE REVENUE LIMIT 5,534$ 5,391$ 4,727$ 4,770$
ONE-TIME LOSS N/A N/A 4,443,487$ N/A
ONGOING CUT N/A N/A N/A 3,311,279$
FINAL ADJ. REVENUE LIMIT
FUNDING 98,107,564$ 95,469,328$ 82,457,459$ 82,209,803$
FOUR-YEAR HISTORY OF EUSD DISTRICT REVENUE LIMIT
** Estimated 1-27-10 (Ongoing for 2010-11: $191/Average Daily Attendance-ADA)
THE 2010-11 EDUCATION BUDGET
NO NEW PROGRAMSCATEGORICAL FLEXIBILITY CONTINUESSTILL ALLOWS FOR A REDUCTION IN SCHOOL YEAR BY FIVE DAYSFUNDING FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE MAY STILL BE REDUCED – BUT YOU MUST MAINTAIN CLEAN AND SAFE FACILITIESDEFERRED MAINTENANCE IS FLEXIBLEQUALITY EDUCATION INVESTMENT ACT (QEIA) PROGRAM IS ONGOING (YR 4)
2010-11 CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS
CATEGORICAL PROGAMS WILL BE REDUCED BY THE –038% COLA
CLASS SIZE REDUCTION FLEXIBILITY AND REDUCED PENALTIES REMAIN IN PLACE
NO NEW CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS ARE PROPOSED
FLAT LOTTERY FUNDING IS PROJECTED $110/ADA FOR UNRESTRICTED LOTTERY $13/ADA FOR RESTRICTED, PROP 20
LOTTERY
2010-11 SPECIAL EDUCATION
SPECIAL EDUCATION WILL ALSO TAKE THE NEGATIVE COLA “HIT” OF -.38%FEDERAL ONGOING SPECIAL EDUCATION IS DUE TO LOSE $1.1 BILLION – GOVERNOR TRYING TO GET RESTORED$634 MILLION ONE-TIME ARRA MONEY IS GONETHE SE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLANS (BIP) MANDATE SETTLEMENT – GOVERNOR ATTEMPTING TO SETTLE – WOULD ADD $10.92/ADA TO SE FUNDING BASE – REQUIRES LEGISLATIVE ACTION
2010-11 - MANDATESAT THE END OF 2008-09, THE “MANDATE CREDIT CARD” WAS $1 BILLIONRECENT COURT RULING DETERMINED DEFERRAL OF MANDATE REIMBURSEMENTS TO SCHOOLS IS UNCONSTITUTIONALDUE TO THIS RULING, THE ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES ALL BUT THREE MANDATES BE SUSPENDEDLAO HAS RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE STATE’S MANDATE SYSTEM, AND REPEAL OF ALL BUT THE MOST CRITICAL MANDATES
FEDERAL MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT (MOE)
AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING (ARRA) FEDERAL STIMULUS MONIES, THE STATE AGREED TO HOLD K-16 FUNDING LEVELS AT 2006-07 LEVELS, BUT: THE ADMINISTRATION HAS REVISED THE
STATE’S APPLICATION THAT WILL ALLOW REDUCTIONS TAKEN IN 2008-09 AND 2009-10 TO MEET MOE REQUIREMENTS
BASED ON CURRENT MOE REQUIRMENTS, THE 2010-11 BUDGET FAILS THE TEST BY $540 MILLION – BUT, STATE IS CONFIDENT IT CAN GET REQUIREMENTS WAIVED
2010-11 FEDERAL FUNDINGGOVERNOR’S BUDGET INCLUDES ONLY FEDERAL BASE GRANTS – MOST PROGRAMS AT 2009 FUNDING LEVELSPENDING BILL HR 3288 INCLUDES FUNDING FOR PRESIDENT’S NEW INITIATIVES – CALIFORNIA’S SHARE NOT BUILT INTO THE BUDGET PROPOSAL: $400 MILLION FOR TEACHER INCENTIVES $250 MILLION FOR NEW STRUGGLING
STUDENT LITERACY INITIATIVE $40 MILLION TO SUPPORT NEW CHARTER
SCHOOLS
2010-11 FEDERAL FUNDING
ALL FEDERAL STIMULUS MONIES RECEIVED BY THE STATE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED EXCEPTION IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER
SMALL DISTRIBUTION OF STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION (SFSF) FUNDING LATER IN 2009-10
AMOUNT WILL BE UNDER 10% OF WHAT WAS ALREADY RECEIVED – WE SHOULD EXPECT NO MORE THAN $600,000
REMAINING STIMULUS MONEY WILL BE IN THE FORM OF COMPETITIVE GRANTS – RACE TO THE TOP, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS, INVESTING IN INNOVATION
TOTAL ALLOCATION
AMOUNT SPENT IN
2009-10 **
ANTICIPATED CARRYOVER
TO 2010-11 **
STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION
FUNDING (SFSF) $6,041,639 $5,500,000 $541,639
FINAL 10% SFSF $600,000
TITLE I, PART B, ARRA $2,276,053 $1,576,053 $700,000
SPECIAL EDUCATION, IDEA ARRA $4,179,574 $2,379,574 $1,800,000
TOTAL ARRA $12,497,266 $9,455,627 $3,641,639
** INDICATED ESTIMATE AS OF 2-10-10
SUMMARY OF EUSD AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT(ARRA) FUNDING
PRELIMINARY EUSD BUDGET REDUCTIONS
BUDGET REDUCTIONS WILL BE NECESSARY IN 2010-11EXHAUSTION OF ONE-TIME FEDERAL DOLLARS (FUNDING “CLIFF’) IS CRITICAL TO OUR CURRENT POSITIONTHE DISTRICT’S CONTINUED DECLINING ENROLLMENT MEANS THAT WE CAN NOT “GROW” OUR WAY OUT OF THE PROBLEMSINCE THE ECONOMY IS CLEARLY NOT RECOVERYING QUICKLY, WE NEED TO POSITION THE DISTRICT FOR A LONG HARD CLIMB BACK
PRELIMINARY EUSD BUDGET REDUCTIONS
THE DISTRICT IS PROPOSING A PRELIMINARY REDUCTION AMOUNT OF ABOUT $13.5 MILLIONGIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT RISKS TO THE BUDGET, THIS AMOUNT COULD GO HIGHERWHILE WE’RE HOPEFUL THIS WILL NOT BE THE CASE, WE ESTIMATE THAT A “WORST CASE” STATE SCENARIO COULD REQUIRE REDUCTIONS AS HIGH AS $17 MILLION
Revenue Reductions:Federal Stimulus Funding (ARRA): State Fiscal Stabilization Funding (SFSF) ($6,041,639) Title I ARRA ($2,276,053) Special Education IDEA ARRA ($4,179,574) McKinney Vento Homeless ARRA ($84,306) Less estimated ARRA carryover $3,071,639 Net ARRA Reduction ("Funding Cliff") ($9,509,933) Federal Title I, Reading First ($1,001,876)Total Federal Revenue Reduction ($10,511,809)
EUSD - ESTIMATED PRELIMINARY REDUCTIONS NEEDED
State Revenues: Revenue Limit ($191/Student) ($250,000) Other completed programs ($323,377) Estimated Negative COLA state programs ($543,474)
Local Revenues: Lower estimated interest earned ($200,000) New Redevelopment Funds (includes C/O) $1,553,000
Total Initial Revenue Reductions ($10,275,660)
Anticipated Cost increases Step/Column - eligible employees ($1,950,000) Restore 2.5% Restricted Maintenance ($500,000) Worker's Compensation Rate Increase ($250,000) Normal increase - General Fund support ($300,000) Normal increase - fixed - utilities, etc. ($300,000)
Preliminary Total of Reductions Needed ($13,575,660)
Preliminary Total of Reductions Needed ($13,575,660)
Additional Risks to Budget: Revenue Limit Cut ($250 vs. $191/student); ($1,019,846) Governor's Federal Revenue plan falls short, and Proposition 98 is reduced further:Example: Federal government provides only$4.5 billion of the requested $6.9 billion - thiscould reduce Proposition 98 guarantee by $960million - or about $163 per student ($2,836,169)
Estimated upper range of reductions needed if Proposition 98 is reduced further ($17,431,675)
NOTE: School Services of California estimates that if the federal government does not provide all $6.9 billion, the riskto education may range from $175 - $300 per student.
Estimated Potential Savings
Per single work day reduction - all employees - (Unrestricted and Restricted General Fund only) * $497,792
Freeze employee step/column * $1,950,000
1% Rollback of all Salary Schedules - all employees - (Unrestricted and Restricted General Fund only) * $995,101
K-3 Class Size Reduction Program to 30:1 - Net of Revenue Reduction $2,500,000
POSSIBLE BUDGET SOLUTIONS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED
* Note that if the K-3 Class Size Reduction Program were to be reduced to 30:1, the work year reduction and rollback of salary schedules, and step/column would be affected