TENTATIVE BUDGET REVIEW

2009-2010

2009-2010 BUDGET

January, 2009 issue

“An Axe or a Scalpel: Budget Cuts will Dominate the 2009 General Assembly”

2009-2010 BUDGET

The Governor and the General Assembly must balance a budget that has a nearly $4 billion deficit

Governor’s Budget Proposal

Saving $340 million by capping State contributions for support personnel at one (1) per every 4.03 instructional positions

Cutting $27.5 million from the general fund for school construction grants

Diverting $55 million in lottery funds for instructional expense Reducing funding by 15 percent for State colleges and

universities and 10 percent for community colleges

Governor’s Budget Proposal

“Education cuts should focus on spending outside the classroom."

Governor’s Budget Proposal

The Governor’s proposal eliminates the State share of funding for 13,000 positions including custodians, finance officers, human resource directors, assistant superintendents and central office personnel.

2009-2010 BUDGET

Professional Support Positions Professional Support Positions Cont. Assistant Superintendent Attendance and Health Administrative

Attendance and Health Administrative Instructional Professional Attendance and Health Other Professional Guidance Administrative Social Worker Administrative Attendance and Health Technical/Clerical Social Worker Instructional Attend & Health Technical Social Worker Other Attend & Health Clerical Homebound Administrative Improvement Administrative Operation & Maintenance Professional Improvement Instructional Op & Maint. Administrative Media Administrative Op & Maint. Other Professional Media Instructional

Non-Professional Support Instructional Technical/Clerical Operation & Maintenance Tech. & Clerical Guidance Technical Op & Maint. Technical Guidance Clerical Op & Maint. Clerical Social Worker Clerical Op & Maint. Trades Homebound Clerical Op & Maint. Laborer Improvement Technical Op & Maint. Service Improvement Clerical

Media Technical School Nurse Media Clerical

Principal Technical Pupil Transportation Principal Clerical

Superintendent

School Board Members

2009-2010 BUDGET

Potential financial impact on the school system from the Governor’s budget proposal

$ 4,993,862.00

2009-2010 BUDGET

Impact on the school system for a 5% budget cut as requested by the Board of Supervisors

$ 740,464.00

2009-2010 BUDGET

Potential maximum financial impact on the school system from the local governing body

$ 1,378,390.00

2009-2010 BUDGET

Average teacher salary and benefits package

$ 55,000.00

2009-2010 BUDGET

2004-2009 BUDGET INITIATIVES

Absent from this list would be salary and benefit packages, regular and special education teaching positions and support personnel

2009-2010 BUDGET

2008-2009 - $ 1,375,662.002007-2008 - $ 190,280.002006-2007 - $ 383,000.002005-2006 - $ 439,231.002004-2005 - $ 411,110.00

2009-2010 BUDGET

TOTAL BUDGET INITIATIVES – 2004-2009

$ 2,799,283.00

2009-2010 TENTATIVE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS

Scrutinize 2008-2009 expenditures of State allocations to create carry-over funds to fiscal year 2009-2010 budget

Transform organizational structure in response to the current fiscal crisis

2009-2010 TENTATIVE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS

Minimize the impact on classroom instruction

2009-2010 TENTATIVE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS

Maintain a fiscally responsible operational budget

2009-2010 TENTATIVE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS

2009-2010 TENTATIVE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS

Raise individuals’ awareness within the organization of the impending financial crisis

Basic Instructional Standards of Basic Aid Funding in 2008-2010 Biennium (SOQ Standard 2)

Standards of Quality Class Sizes/Ratios Standards of Quality School-level Staffing

Grade Maximum

Class Sizes

School –wide

Pupil- Teacher

Ratio

Division-wide

Pupil-Teacher

Ratio

Division-wide

English Pupil-

Teacher Ratio

Resource * Teacher

ESL Teacher

Technology: Teacher

Technology: Support

Guidance Counselor Librarian

Assistant Principal Principal

K 24

29 w/ aide Elementary School Positions:

1 30

2 30

3 30

24 to 1

4 35

0.20 per 40 students (1,000 to 5)

5 35

0.20 per 100 students

(500 to 1)

> 300 student =0.50 300 or more =1.0

> 600 students=0.0 600 to 899

students=0.50 900 or

more =1.0

> 300 students=0.50

300 or more=1.0

6 35

1 per 58 students (1,000 to

17)

0.25 per 250 students

(1,000 to 1)

0.25 per 250 students

(1,000 to 1) Middle School Positions

7 35

25 to 1

8

0.20 per 80 students

(400 to 1)

> 300 students=0.50

300 to 999 students=1.0

1,000 or more=2.0

> 600 students=0.0 1.0 per 600

1.0

9

High School Positions

10

11

12

24 to 1

Ungraded

21 to 1

0.20 per 70 students

(350 to 1)

> 300 students=0.50

300 to 999 students=1.0

1,000 or more=2.0

> 600 students=0.0 1.0 per 600

1.0

*Resource teachers include art, music and physical education positions.

2009-2010 TENTATIVE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS

Move individuals within the school division beyond self-interest for the good of the organization

2009-2010 TENTATIVE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS

Redesign/eliminate educational programs to achieve savings

2009-2010 TENTATIVE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS

Offer employees shorter or lower paying contracts to achieve savings

2009-2010 TENTATIVE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS

Eliminate positions to achieve savings

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.

- Arthur C. Clarke