C LINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education Candidate’s Forum May 10, 2016 6:30 PM
C LINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2016-17 Budget Hearing Rebuilding resources and Creating Opportunities May 10, 2016
Budget Calendar April 5, 2016 Board of Education Meeting: Budget Update and Presentation. Deadline for filing petitions for Board of Education seats due by 4: April 18, 2016 00pm in the District Office. May begin mailing absentee ballots. April 19, 2016 Board of Education Meeting: Budget Adoption. Submit data to the State Education Department: Property Tax April 25, 2016 Report Card and Salary Disclosure. Budget documents made available to the public at each building April 26, 2016 and on the District's web site. May 10, 2016 Budget hearing, mail budget postcard and newsletter. May 17, 2016 Statewide annual meeting/board of election/ budget vote day. June 21, 2016 Statewide budget revote day. July 1, 2016 Implement 2016 - 2017 budget.
District Strategic Goals District Mission Statement Clinton Central School proudly educates and empowers students to realize their potential and become thoughtful, contributing members of society. District Vision Statement Our students are prepared through engaging, meaningful and challenging learning opportunities delivered by motivated and inspired professionals, and supported through collaborative partnerships with family, businesses, civic organizations, and institutions of higher education.
District Strategic Goals Instruction and Pedagogy The Board of Education will support the implementation 1. of the Common Core Learning Standards with particular focus on the use of instructional strategies that richly engage ALL students, and on the alignment of our curriculum to the Standards. The Board of Education will support the refinement of 2. Response to Intervention services to ensure that the District provides each student with instructional support to foster academic, social, and emotional growth for all students.
District Strategic Goals 2015-2016 Instruction and Pedagogy (the Art and Science of Teaching) The Board of Education supports the use of these essential questions to guide our actions in achieving the above goals: ➢ What do we expect each student to learn? ➢ How will we know if they have learned it? ➢ How will we respond if they do not learn it? ➢ How will we respond if they have learned it? Based on the work of Rebecca and Richard DuFour Professional Learning Communities at Work
District Strategic Goals Communication The Board of Education will support the development of a 3. communications plan or strategy that supports ongoing substantive parent and community engagement. 4. The Board of Education will support the development of an effective definition of Clinton School District “Brand” and strategies that will effectively communicate this “Brand” to the larger community and region.
District Strategic Goals Facilities The Board of Education will support the development of a 5. five-year facilities plan including future capital projects and ongoing maintenance. Financial Management and Planning The Board of Education will support the development of a 6. strategic financial plan to ensure financial stability of the District’s educational program including, but not limited to, five year budget/expense projections, capital project reserve analysis, and technology infrastructure growth to support educational technology integration.
Budget Goals ● To develop a funding plan that is educationally responsible to children ● To develop a funding plan that is fiscally responsible to the community
Funding Challenges ● Reduced State Aid ● Tax Levy Limit ● Gap Elimination Adjustment - GEA ● Stagnant Local Economic Growth ● Future of Foundation Aid without GEA
Educational Challenges ● Impact of lack of funding and program cuts ● Providing adequate Academic Intervention ● Appropriate class sizes – Core and Encore ● High School elective offerings ● Early intervention and support ● Technology hardware and infrastructure ● Facilities – ongoing upkeep and capital projects ● Implementation of higher standards and more rigorous curriculum
School District Budgeting Revenues Expenses
School District Budgeting Revenue Expenses State Aid Instruction Local Tax Benefits Fund Balance General Misc Transportation Fed Aid
School District Budgeting 2015-16 (Last Year) Revenue Expenses State Aid Instruction Local Tax Benefits Fund Balance General Misc Transportation Fed Aid
School District Budgeting 2016-17 Expenses Revenue Instruction State Aid Benefits Local Tax Fund Balance General Misc Transportation Fed Aid
Process and Priority Collaboratively Analyzed and Developed ● Budget Communications Cycle ● Leadership Team ● Union Leadership ● Focus Forums ● Board Meetings Focus on Strategic Goals and Priorities ● Educationally and fiscally responsible
What we learned… ● Community values the quality of education the Clinton Schools provide ● Community values programs that address the “whole child” (special education, enrichment, AP/Honors, athletics, extra-curriculars, etc.) ● Maintaining the integrity of our program very important ● Program has been strained by the economic crisis ● Elementary class sizes continued to be an issue ● A need to update STEM opportunity and quality
Program Proposals ➔ Goals : What goals will be supported through the actions in this proposal? ➔ Background Information: What historical information regarding this area will help in understand the current need? ➔ Present Situation : What is the current situation that presents this need? How many students and staff are impacted? ➔ Objectives : What specifics do you want to achieve? ➔ Proposal Description : How will you accomplish changes? What exactly will be done? Where when, how and by whom will it be done? What is the time-frame? ➔ Resources : Summarize resources needed including personnel, time, and money. From what source with these funds come? ➔ Advantages : ➔ Disadvantages : ➔ Action Needed: 18
Reduction Analysis ➔ Implications of Reduction : Include effects on students, faculty/staff, administration, facilities, and the community as appropriate ➔ Additional Action Needed to Compensate: If the reduction is made, what other action would need to take place ➔ Additional Resources Needed to Compensate: If the reduction is made, what other action would need to take place ➔ Possible Positive Opportunities : If the reduction is made, are there any other positive opportunities that could emerge? 19
Recommendations to Reduce Expenses ● Fuel/Electricity $ 20,000 ● Gas/Fuel (Transportation) $ 20,000 ● Interest Expense $199,969 ● RAN Interest $ 15,000 ● Workers Comp. $ 10,000 ● Retirement Incentive $ 50,000 ● Employee Retirement System (ERS) $ 38,289 ● Teachers Retirement System (TRS) $ 94,556 Approximate Total Reduction $ 447,814
Proposed Budget Additions Summary ● class size reductions at grades 2 & 5: 25 to 21 ● math academic intervention - elementary school ● additional Art support – elementary school ● creation of additional orchestra ensemble ○ elementary school grades 4 and 5 ○ middle school grades 6 through 8 ○ high school grades 9 through 12 ○ recovers missed core instruction for 6th graders
Proposed Budget Additions Summary ● class size reduction in middle school science ● additional social worker in all three schools ● changes part-time technology teacher to full-time ● additional computer technical support ● curriculum and instructional leadership ● Project Lead the Way materials and equipment Approximate Total Additions $ 430,000
Proposed Budget Summary Expenditures ● significant expense reductions in certain areas ● benefits ● utilities (fuel, electricity) ● financial savings - interest rates Revenue ● restoration of the gap elimination adjustment ● sizable state aid increase ● tax levy decrease
Expenditure Forecast
Clinton’s Projected State Aid
Revenue Summary
Tax Levy Limit • Property Tax Levy Limit (not a 2% cap) • Eight Step Formula • Limits the total levy, not assessed value or tax rate • Districts may exceed the tax cap with a 60% supermajority vote • After two unsuccessful votes, tax levy is capped at the prior year’s amount • This year = -.57%, ($83,906)
Projected Tax Rates
Projected Tax Change
Proposed Budget Summary Approved 2015-2016 Budget $26,123,699 Proposed 2016-2017 Budget $26,800,804 Proposed 2016-2017 Increase $677,105 Proposed Percent Increase 2.59% Proposed Tax Levy Change - 0.57% 30
Proposition 1 School Budget Amount Resolved, that the Board of Education of the Clinton Central School District, Oneida County, New York, is hereby authorized to expend and there is hereby appropriated, the sum of $26,800,804 estimated by it to be necessary for school purposes for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2016, and to raise so much thereof as may be necessary by tax on the taxable property in said School District. 31
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