PROPOSED BUDGET 2020-2021 Weare School District Deliberative Session February 5, 2020
Budget Foundations The Weare Public Schools seek to serve a student population of 958 students (Oct. 1, 2019) while...
Addressing academic, social and emotional needs of students
Offering 21 st century learning opportunities
Providing a variety of co-curricular offerings including athletics
Maximizing in-district programs including special education services
Focusing on continuous improvement through our strategic plan
Striving to increase operational efficiencies
Warrant Articles Article 1 -To accept reports Article 2 -To set salaries for school board officials Article 3 -To set the 2020-2021 budget in the amount of $15,994,200 or default in the amount of $15,731,745 Article 4 - To establish a Capital Reserve Fund funded by one-time adequate education grant funds received in the next fiscal year only to fund infrastructure costs to existing building and grounds as articulated in the WSD Capital Improvement Plan, appoint WSB as agents to expend, and raise and appropriate up to $797,110 to be placed in this fund Article 5 - To appropriate $75,000 for the purpose of hiring a firm to conduct a study of the space and space needs necessary to accommodate full-day kindergarten through reconfiguration, renovation and/or construction To raise and appropriate $75,000 for the purpose of hiring a firm to conduct a study of space and space needs in the District and the appropriate programming use of that space
Article 3 - Budget Shall the Weare School District raise and appropriate as an operating budget, not including appropriations by special warrant articles and other appropriations voted separately, the amounts set forth on the budget posted with the warrant or as amended by vote of the first session, for the purposes set forth therein, totaling $15,994,200 (Fifteen Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand Two Hundred Dollars)? Should this article be defeated, the default budget shall be $15,731,745 (Fifteen Million Seven Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five Dollars), which is the same as last year, with certain adjustments required by previous action of the District or by law, or the governing body may hold one special meeting, in accordance with RSA 40:13, X and XVI, to take up the issue of a revised operating budget only.
Budget Comparison ● Voter approved budget for 2019-2020 was $15,558,425 . ● Proposed budget for 2020-2021 is $15,994,200 an increase of $435,775 (2.80%) from the current budget. ● Default budget for 2020-2021 is $15,731,745 , an increase of $173,320 or (1.11%) from the current budget.
Items That Affect Our Budget ● Mandated Drivers ○ Collective Bargaining Unit Salaries and related FICA, retirement (WEA & WESS) ○ Dental Insurance ○ Contracted Services (Speech/504/PT requirements) ○ Special Education & Kindergarten Transportation ○ Computer Software, Fees, & Replacement Equipment ● Budget Reducers ○ Health Insurance Costs (-2.7%) ○ Unemployment & Workers’ Compensation Insurance ○ Maintenance Contracted Services ○ Interest on Bond ○ Fuel ○ Special Education Tuition
Budget Drivers in Both Proposed and Default Budgets Driver Proposed Default ● WEA Increases $ 235,653 $ 235,653 ● WESS Increases $ 33,418 $ 33,418 ● FICA, Retirement, LT Disability $ 83,924 $ 83,924 ● Dental Insurance $ 5,704 $ 5,704 ● SAU District Share $ 35,247 $ 35,247 ● Contracted Services $ 16,000 $ 16,000 ● Security Camera Maintenance/Monitoring $ 1,389 $ 1,389 ● Transportation (Special Ed & Kindergarten) $ 96,374 $ 96,374 ● Computer Software $ 19,273 $ 19,273 ● OT New Equipment $ 7,500 $ 7,500 ● Computer Replacement Equipment $ 8,000 $ 8,000 ● Interest & Principal on Energy Project $ 55,350 $ 55,350 ● Computer Dues & Fees $ 29,557 $ 29,557 ● Other $ 2,189 $ 2,189 Total $629,578 $629,578
Other Budget Drivers Proposed Budget ● Speech & Contracted Services $ 52,139 ● Disposal Service $ 1,199 ● Repairs $ 2,440 ● Athletic & General Transportation $ 40,469 ● Non-Union Increases $ 29,328 ● Math Resource Adoption $ 27,000 ● Instructional Supplies, Software, & Fees $ 34,552 ● New & Replacement Equipment $ 13,660 ● Computer Replacement Equipment $ 67,000 ● Criminal Background Checks $ 1,950 ● Transfer to Food Service $ 11,248 Total $280,985
Technology Needs Center Woods Elementary Chromebook wall racks (2) ● Tablet for staff (1) ● Smart Flat Panels (3) replacing existing interactive boards & projectors ● Student Chromebooks (101) ● Staff laptop PCs (3) ● Interactive board projectors (10) ● Tablets (24) ● Printer (1) ● Server (2) ● Weare Middle School Chromebook cart with 30 Chromebooks ● Wi-Fi access points ● Student Chromebooks (67) ● Interactive boards and projectors (14) ● Cisco switches (2) ●
Major Budget Drivers Total Drivers in Proposed & Default $629,578 Other Increases in Proposed $280,985 Total $910,563
Budget Reducers ● Salary & Census Changes $ 12,282 ● Health Insurance & Benefits $244,580 ● 504 & Special Ed Contracted Services $ 8,200 ● Contracted Services (nurse, maintenance) $ 22,242 ● Maintenance Contract $ 27,515 ● Fuel $ 41,220 ● Instructional Supplies & Equipment $ 4,194 ● Special Education Tuition & Dues $ 90,000 ● Bond Interest $ 17,108 ● Other $ 7,447 Total $474,788
Analysis of Proposed Budget ● Budget Drivers $ 910,563 ● Budget Reducers $ 474,788 Difference $ 435,775
Default Budget Under SB2, the default budget consists of the current year’s budget figure, minus one time expenditures, plus or minus contractual obligations, anything related to health or safety issues or anything mandated by law. In 2020-2021, the default budget is $15,731,745 which is $262,455 less than the proposed budget for 2020-2021.
Default Budget The default budget includes additions and subtractions as specified under SB2 provisions. Default budget 2020-2021 $ 15,731,745 Current budget 2019-2020 $ 15,558,425 Difference $ 173,320 Proposed budget 2020-2021 $15,994,200 Default budget 2020-2021 $15,731,745 Difference $ 262,455
Article 4 Capital Improvements Capital Reserve Fund Shall the Weare School District vote to establish a Capital Reserve Fund under the provisions of RSA 35:1 to be known as the Capital Improvements Capital Reserve Fund, funded by one-time adequate education grant funds the District will receive in the next fiscal year, for the purpose of funding infrastructure costs to existing building and grounds for the District’s facilities as articulated in the Weare School District Capital Improvement Plan, and further to appoint the Weare School Board as agents to expend and also raise and appropriate up to $797,110 (Seven Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand One Hundred Ten Dollars) to be placed in this fund?
Capital Improvement Items ○ improving, regrading, and resurfacing the parking lot at CWES ($235,000) ○ replacing plumbing fixtures including faucets, feeder lines, and the water tank system at CWES ($75,000) ○ replacing and repairing flooring with vapor barriers in two classrooms at CWES ($13,000) ○ resurfacing parking lot and roadway at WMS ($90,000) ○ replacing HVAC rooftop units at Weare Middle School (15 units @ $90,000 = $1,350,000)
One-Time Funding • Will not continue past FY 2021 • The state intended for use on infrastructure projects PROJECTED One-time funds from NH State Budget 2021 Free & Reduced Lunch Fiscal Capacity Total one-time Additional Aid Disparity funding Weare School District $21,364 $775,745 $797,110 $12,593 $420,010 $432,603 Weare to John Stark
One-Time Adequacy Aid One-time additional aid amounts for free and reduced lunch pupils and one-time fiscal capacity aid grants for municipalities with an equalized valuation for less than $1,000,000 per student based on 2018 valuation. These funds will not continue past 2020-2021. Although the tax impact will increase in the 2020 tax year by voting yes to transfer this one-time aid into the expendable trust fund, voting no could substantially increase the tax impact for the following year. The fund is established to address essential infrastructure and maintenance needs that would otherwise need to be funded through the budget.
Article 5 Kindergarten Space Needs Shall the Weare School District appropriate $75,000 (Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars) for the purpose of hiring a firm to conduct a study of the space and space needs necessary to accommodate full-day kindergarten through reconfiguration, renovation and/or construction? As amended during the Deliberative Session: Shall the Weare School District raise and appropriate $75,000 (Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars) for the purpose of hiring a firm to conduct a study of space and space needs in the District and the appropriate programming use of that space?
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