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Budget 2020-21 Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students Transforming Opportunities for Continuous Growth Adopted by the Board of Education on May 13, 2020

Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students Context for Developing the 2020-21 BCSD Budget Staying strong in the face of unprecedented challenges. 2

BCSD’s Mission Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students The Bedford Central School District shall cultivate curiosity and a passion for learning by providing challenging educational opportunities for all students so they may achieve their full potential as productive and contributing members of society. 3

Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students

Program Highlights Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students ❖ K-12 explicit programming and instruction for Social and Emotional Learning ❖ Comprehensive K-5 literacy instruction including phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension ❖ Commitment to supporting two Student Assistance Counselors for increased education, prevention and counseling service ❖ Steering Committees developing shared district approach to Enrichment programming (K-5), and RtI services, (K-12) ❖ Targeted analysis of student achievement data points, K-12, including comparative results with other districts and across schools with BCSD 5

Program Highlights (cont’d) Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students ❖ Continue to build our technology capability, K-12, including instructional opportunities, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Assistive Technology (AT), and systems of management and student and staff education on data security. ❖ Develop a strategic plan for implementation of K-12 instruction in STEM, including concepts of maker culture, problem-based learning, and the design process to integrate science, technology, engineering concepts, art and mathematics. ❖ Develop a BCSD vision for Library/Media/Information Literacy programming and spaces K-12 ❖ Identify program enhancements as part of the BCSD Long Range Planning process. 6

Bedford Central School District Guiding Questions: Inspiring and Challenging Our Students 1. How can we sustain and maintain what we know we do well, celebrate student success, innovate, create and develop new learning experiences for BCSD students? 1. How can we identify areas of weakness, prioritize needs, and realign staffing and allocation of resources to develop plans to address these needs? 7

COVID-19 Budget Context Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students ● The world is experiencing an unprecedented event that is impacting our health, safety, financial security - and education. ● The givens for our budget context: ○ Revenue assumptions have been reduced ○ We need a budget that can flex in the face of unanticipated conditions and challenges

COVID-19 Budget Response Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students We are committed to: ● Protecting students’ academic opportunities ● Preserving and strengthening social- emotional support ● Maintaining fiscal responsibility while also building in flexibility where possible to meet unanticipated challenges

Commitment #1: Protect students’ academic Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students opportunities ● Staying true to Board Policy class size limits ● No disruption to K-12 core academic programs and Special Education services ● Preserving student choice by continuing to offer a wide range of electives at the high school ● Leveraging “home grown” professional development to continue momentum of current initiatives 10

Commitment #1: Protect students’ academic Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students opportunities (cont’d) ● Mobilizing three ‘task forces’ to prepare for students’ return to school: Operational, Academic, Social-Emotional ● Focusing support systems on identifying and addressing student regression and other impacts of extended closure ● Proceeding with planned expanded analysis of student achievement data 11

Commitment #2: Preserve and strengthen Social Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students Emotional Learning supports ● Maintaining current staffing in clinical support ● Student Assistance Counselors in the HS and the MS ● Moving forward with The RULER Project in collaboration with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence in all schools, K-12 12

Commitment #3: Maintain fiscal responsibility while Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students building in flexibility to meet unanticipated challenges ● Reducing staff proportionate to student enrollment ● Preserving reserve levels to enable programming reflective of changing needs ● Month-to-month monitoring and oversight of all programming and spending as actual revenue, expenses, and contextual changes become known 13

Commitment #3: Bedford Central School District Maintain fiscal responsibility while Inspiring and Challenging Our Students building in flexibility to meet unanticipated challenges (cont’d) ● Mitigating financial impact on families by staying below the NY State property tax cap ● Continuing to maximize operational efficiencies ● Managing reserves to support the strategic goals of the district 14

Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students 2020-21 Budget 15

2020-21 Budget Summary Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students 2020-21 Proposed Budget: $139,737,083 Budget-to-Budget Increase: 0.86% Tax Levy Percent Increase: 1.85% (Maximum Allowable Limit: 2.29%) 16

Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students 2020-21 Revenue 17

2020-21 Revenue - 4 Major Sources Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students Revenue and Other Funding Sources Property Taxes State Aid Miscellaneous Receipts Appropriated Fund Balance: ERS Reserve 18

2020-21 Revenue Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students Revenue and Other Funding 2019 - 20 2020 - 21 Change Sources Budget Budget Property Taxes $125,716,242 $ 128,041,992 $2,325,750 State Aid Miscellaneous Receipts Appropriated Fund Balance: ERS Reserve Total 19

BCSD Allowable Tax Levy Calculation Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students FY 19-20 Tax Levy = $125,716,242 Tax Base Growth Factor x 1.0074 = $126,646,542 FY 19-20 Exclusions - $ 8,625,858 (Debt Service) = $118,020,684 Allowable Levy Growth Factor x 1.0181 (“Property Tax Levy Cap”) 20 FY 20-21 Tax Levy Before Exclusions = $120,156,859

2020-21 Revenue Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students Revenue and Other Funding 2019 - 20 2020 - 21 Change Sources Budget Budget Property Taxes $125,716,242 $ 128,041,992 $ 2,325,750 State Aid $ 7,998,919 $ 6,520,472 ($1,478,447) Miscellaneous Receipts Appropriated Fund Balance: ERS Reserve Total 21

Revenue - State Aid Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students 22

2020-21 Revenue Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students Revenue and Other Funding 2019 - 20 2020 - 21 Change Sources Budget Budget Property Taxes $125,716,242 $ 128,041992 $2,325,750 State Aid $ 7,998,919 $ 6,520,472 $(1,478,447) Miscellaneous Receipts $ 4,486,737 $ 3,801,471 $ (685,266) Appropriated Fund Balance: ERS Total 23

Revenue - Miscellaneous Receipts Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students 24

2020-21 Revenue Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students Revenue and Other Funding Sources 2019 - 20 2020- 21 Change Budget Budget Property Taxes $ 125,716,242 $128,041,992 $ 2,325,750 State Aid $ 7,998,919 $6,520,472 $(1,478,447) Miscellaneous Receipts $ 4,486,737 $ 3,801,471 $ (685,266) Approp. Fund Bal. - PY Surplus - One $ 0 $ 1,023,148 $ 1,023,148 time Expenditure Appropriated Fund Balance - ERS $ 350,000 $ 350,000 $ 0 $138,551,898 $139,737,083 $ 1,185,185 Total 25

Revenue - Other Sources of Bedford Central School District Funding Inspiring and Challenging Our Students 26

Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students 2020-21 Appropriations 27

Operational Reductions Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students ❖ Athletics $ 42,472 ❖ Co-Curricular Activities $ 40,935 ❖ Professional Development $100,000 ❖ Conference Attendance $ 32,534 ❖ Overtime and Extra Pay 28 $ 56,884

Faculty Concessions Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students ❖ Transitions in CO Admin. Team $ 41,561 ❖ Supt. Team Freeze $ 15,000 ❖ BASA Unit Freeze $ 45,560 ❖ BTA Unit Concessions In negotiations 29

Appropriations by Function Code Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students 30

Appropriations by Function Code Bedford Central School District Inspiring and Challenging Our Students 31