Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District 2018-2019 Budget Presentation
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2018-19 Proposed Budget We Must Balance Educational needs of our students with the cost to our community
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2018-19 Proposed Budget What is being achieved district-wide with the dollars we spend?
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2018-19 Proposed Budget Growth of New Programs/Upcoming Focus Areas: • Academic Learning Centers — math focus — JFK MS/HS • The 7 Habits/Leader In Me Program — District-Wide • Lucy Calkins Reading Workshop — K-5 • Challenging Coursework – new courses, advanced placement and continued honors courses — JFK MS/HS • Career and Technical Programs • Technology in our Schools — District-Wide • Community Involvement — District-Wide
JFK MS and HS ACADEMIC LEARNING CENTERS Supportive Learning Environment for All Learners District Recognition Saratoga Springs — Business Officials Conference — June 2018 New York City — Annual School Boards Conference — Oct. 2018 • Receive additional instruction / assistance with homework • Work on projects and receive guidance by teachers • Work with a peer (peer tutoring) • Regents Preparation Program — help to pass Regents Exams • Receive targeted intervention — individual learning plans for all students • Participate in Grade Recovery - opportunity to learn again/pass courses • Challenged and enriched - serve as a peer-tutor, study for SAT/ACT exams, complete Honors and AP work with support, and participate in Math Olympiad Team (International Enrichment Competition)
Supportive Learning Environment for All Learners
JFK Middle School Student Math Improvements John F. Kennedy Middle School Algebra 1 Math Scores (All Students) Source: New York State Report Cards
District-Wide Leadership Program The 7 Habits /Leader In Me Woodrow Wilson's Leadership Day Emphasis on Group Work to promote leadership Applying 7 Habits in development of creative work, such as song creation, PowerPoint, skits Teaching students life-long leadership skills
Leadership Poster To promote a culture of leadership and teamwork, students from WW designed a poster to showcase different leaders throughout history. Game Show Creation Third grade students are preparing for Leadership Day to teach others what they learned about the 7 Habits.
Habit 4 -- Think Win-Win Fifth grade students use their 7 Habits Workbook to work together, learn and discuss Habit 4. Student Recognition JFK Middle School 7 Habits Awards — Highlights student work as leaders and provides school-wide recognition
Leadership Day at TR May 4, 2018 The Leader In Me at TR
Lucy Calkins Literacy Program • New initiative for the 2017-18 school year • Researching, planning, preparing, training and obtaining classroom libraries and other materials has been a lengthy process • Consistent teaching practices K-5 are now in place using Lucy Calkins Units of Study to teach reading • Established District K-5 Literacy Committee--Promotes teacher leadership, collaboration and uniformity K-5
Lucy Calkins Literacy Program Reading Workshop is designed to provide our youngest students unbelievable power as readers and to provide them with the skills needed as they learn to read. It has provided our teachers with new energy as they teach reading in a consistent and collaborative manner. In the short time since implementation, the results have been amazing--student excitement/energy
Woodrow Wilson Reading Workshop Grade 4 Mini-lesson Teacher directed Students on rug Print-rich setting Theodore Roosevelt Reading Workshop Kindergarten Mini-lesson Teacher in rocking chair leading Youngest learners focused and excited about reading
Students are reading Grade 5 Classroom to each other, Mr. Even older students Mochrie is reading to are seated on the rug students, and the learning higher level library mirrors the reading strategies same reading atmosphere as the classrooms
Competitive & Challenging Coursework Preparation for College, Career & Beyond New for 2018-2019 School Year AP Language -replacing English 11 Honors Health Lifestyles -advanced PE course Advanced Creative Crafts — Art course Survey of Mathematics- advanced math course for the college bound student Year 3 Pre Algebra-- replacing the A/B Astronomy and sequence Meteorology Physics and Engineering courses to challenge students and promote critical and higher level thinking
Competitive & Challenging Coursework Preparation for College, Career & Beyond JFK Middle School Advancing Student Learning Honors courses — ELA and Math in grades 6-8 Regents Algebra and Regents Earth Science in grade 8 National Junior Honor Society Math Olympiad Team
Competitive & Challenging Coursework Preparation for College, Career & Beyond JFK High School AP Biology, Calculus, U.S. Government & Politics, English Literature and U.S. History -- college accredited courses in our Business, Technology and Foreign Language Department National Honor Society Robotics — Technology FFiddler on the Roof
Community Events Engaging our Total Community in Education
Career and Technical Programs Opportunities for All Learners This year, 23 students are participating in the following CTE Programs through BOCES: • Animal Science • Auto Tech • Building Trades • Cosmetology • Criminal Justice • Electronics and Computer Tech • Web Tech • Welding
TECHNOLOGY IN OUR SCHOOLS • Promethean Boards- -have been added in all the science classrooms this year. They are the latest technology for interactive presentations and demonstrations. • Charging Carts — support student Chromebook and I-Pad usage and allow for full classroom technology learning. • Google Classroom- -is being used so that students can respond electronically and teachers can assess written work quickly and provide feedback directly on the documents that the students produce. • Erie 1 BOCES — manages all mobile devices so that new apps can be sent out very quickly over the cloud. This Mobile Device Management program allows for efficiency and for students to utilize the latest and greatest apps for learning • The District continues to replace old teacher computers and add PC’s, Chromebooks and I-Pads as age appropriate for student learning.
TR — Grade 1 Students Using the new set of iPads to complete a research project about the solar system WW-Grade 4 Students Utilize iPads in the library to read an e-book during Mr. Wiesmore's Class WW-Grade 5 Students Using the multi-touch SmartBoard to learn about the Iditarod race that takes place in Alaska
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2018-19 Proposed Budget Budget Summary
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2018-19 Proposed Budget The District’s current adopted budget contains total appropriations of $35,040,536 The 2018-2019 proposed budget contains total appropriations of $36,295,407. Thus, the proposed budget is $1,254,871 or 3.58% more than the prior year.
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2018-19 Proposed Budget Main causes for the increase? Special Education Agencies – increase is $500,000 to other provider agencies Health insurance – increase is $153,488 as health rates increased Debt Service – net debt increase is $1,069,941 (principal & interest) Many other costs actually decreased to help make up for these increased costs
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2018-19 Proposed Budget Despite the 3.58% increase in the budget, the tax levy would increase .98%. Exact tax rates for each town are not known until assessment rolls are finalized. The average tax levy increase for the past five years is .41%.
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2018-19 Proposed Budget The average tax levy increase for the past six years is 0.41%. Fiscal Total Percentage Year Tax Levy Change 2013 - 14 $ 14,882,613 -0.40% 2014 - 15 15,089,534 1.39% 2015 - 16 15,132,624 0.29% 2016 - 17 15,236,351 0.69% 2017 - 18 15,164,004 -0.47% 2018 - 19 15,313,318 0.98% Total last 6 years 2.47% Average for 6 years 0.41%
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2018-19 Proposed Budget How are the education dollars spent?
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2018-19 Proposed Budget
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2018-19 Proposed Budget
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD Health Insurance The cumulative increase over this ten year period is approximately 68% – or an average increase of approximately 6.8% per year.
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD New York State Teachers’ Retirement System
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD New York State Employees Retirement System
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD New York State & Federal Aid Received
Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2018-19 Proposed Budget What actions has the District taken to control costs?
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