Syracuse City School District 2018-19 Budget Common Council - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Syracuse City School District 2018-19 Budget Common Council Presentation Jaime Alicea Superintendent of Schools May 2, 2018

Syracuse City School District AGENDA I. District Progress Update 2018-19 Budget II. Changes from Proposed to Adopted Budget III. Revenue & Spending Plan IV. Ongoing Investments

PRE-K Pre-K Enrollment Increases in Pre-K funding have provided the District with the 1,976 1,894 opportunity to serve over 1,900 Progress Updates 1,622 three and four year olds during the 2017-2018 school year. We have 49 District classrooms across 18 schools, and there are 13 community agencies operating at 20 different locations throughout the City 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 KINDERGARTEN Nearly 80% of students completing Pre-K are at or above the “Kindergarten Ready” level as assessed by District Developmental Curriculum Assessment 3

CODE OF CONDUCT Progress Updates School- Restorative Based Practices Teams Monitoring Additional and Staff Support 4

• Based on 4-year August Graduation rates, GRADUATION RATES four out of the five high schools in Syracuse had a graduation rate that exceeded 60% in 2017 • ITC graduation rate is over 90% Progress Updates • Henninger High School and the former Fowler High School each boosted their 60.5% June graduation rates by 2% 64.0% August • 5-year rates are increasing as well, with 4 out of 5 high schools reaching 67% graduation rates STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES • Academic Intervention Teachers: 82 Academic Intervention Teachers supporting students in grades K - 8 • Social Work Assistants: 16 Social Work Assistants support the SCSD Attendance Campaign 5

OFFICE OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT Provides a stronger home-school connection by finding ways for parents to become more active in their child’s education Progress Updates Parent Liaisons: funding has been allocated to support Parent • Liaisons who will interface with the community and increase parent involvement PUMP Bus: funding was added to purchase a replacement mobile • parent resource center DATA DRIVEN CULTURE • Data Coaches for each quadrant of schools • Formal structure focused on improvement • Emphasis on attendance, discipline & academics • School leaders share ideas, experiences & best practices • Inquiry-based conversation based on data 6

CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION 26 Specialized Programs Progress Updates New CTE Programs Under Development: • Agriculture: Urban Indoor Farming • Engineering • HVAC Systems (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) • Plumbing/ Pipefitting 7

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS After-School Programming • CTE Internships • Progress Updates Enrichment Partners • Listening Tour • Mentorship • Strategic Planning Committee Members • Task Force Representation • EFFECTIVE TEACHERS & LEADERS Opportunity Culture – Teacher Pathways • New Teacher Orientation • Urban Teacher Fellowship • Syracuse Aspiring Leaders Academy (SALA) • Syracuse Urban Teacher Residents Program (SUITR) • NYU Urban Teacher Program with City Residency • Requirement and long-term employment commitment Residency Partnership with SUNY Oswego • Turnaround School Leader Program (TSLP) • 8

TASK FORCE INITIATIVES Middle Class Size Transportation School Choice Task Force Task Force Task Force Progress Updates In partnership with the Common Council, parents, students and our State Delegates we have advocated for changes in the law and funding to allow for student transportation down to 1 mile. However, these changes have not been included in the enacted State budget. 9

Grade 3-8 ELA Achievement 70.9% 66.1% 63.3% Progress Updates 22.9% 23.5% 21.0% 13.1% 10.9% 9.7% 8.7% 8.1% 6.4% 3.4% 2.2% 1.7% Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Proficient 2015 2016 2017 Grade 3-8 Math Achievement 71.7% 70.1% 70.1% 19.6% 18.8% 18.9% 10.4% 11.0% 9.4% 7.7% 6.9% 7.2% 3.1% 3.4% 2.5% Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Proficient 2015 2016 2017 10

Syracuse City School District 2018-19 Budget 11

What Has Happened Since the Proposed Budget? February 14 th Florida School Shooting  March 23 rd Federal Budget Finalized  March 30 th State Finalized the NYS Budget  including State Aid for Education April 9 th City of Syracuse Budget Released   Special Education Restructuring Finalized  Revisited Montessori Planning  Grant Funding Projections Updated  Incorporate Stakeholder Input  Actuarial Long-term Health Care Projections  Charter School Enrollment Projections Updated 3 rd Quarter School District Financial Results  12

What Changed Since Proposed Budget?  Expense Reductions: Enhanced Budget Investments:  Family Engagement Parent Supports  Reduced Health Care by $3 million  School Sentry Positions  Updated projections for workers’ compensation, transportation contracts  Teaching Assistants for Montessori and other expenses  CTE & Middle School Support  Reduced Charter School by $1.7 million  Teacher Recruitment Efforts based on updated charter enrollment projections  Use Additional $2 million in Fund  Updated Special Education Balance than originally proposed Restructuring adding positions, reducing outsourcing and ultimately reducing overall cost 13

2018-19 Budget Revenue Updates 2018-19 2018-19 Revenue Category Variance % Variance Proposed Adopted State Aid $ 351.3 $343.9 ($ 7.3) ( 2%) Taxes 66.0 66.4 0.4 1% Federal & Other 8.0 8.0 - - Use of Fund Balance 12.0 14.0 2.0 17% Total Revenue $ 437.2 $ 432.3 ($ 4.9) ( 1%) We requested $12 million more in State Aid from the Senate and Assembly in the Proposed Budget. The final increase from the State Budget was just over $4.6 million. We closed the shortfall with $420,000 of additional Tax Levy, using $2 million more of Fund Balance and by reducing expenses. 14 $ In Millions (rounded)

School Tax History $65.76 $70.00 $5.00 $65.03 $64.62 $64.47 $64.31 $64.39 $64.09 $64.09 $64.09 $63.50 $63.43 $4.50 $60.00 $3.79 $3.75 $3.72 $3.71 $3.71 $3.71 $3.70 $3.69 $4.00 $3.65 $3.62 $3.58 $50.00 $3.50 $3.00 $40.00 School Tax Rate per $1,000 $2.50 Tax Levy in Millions $30.00 Taxable Assessed Value (School) in Billions $2.00 $17.70 $17.69 $17.55 $17.34 $17.19 $17.36 $17.36 $17.35 $17.35 $17.35 $17.35 $1.50 $20.00 $1.00 $10.00 $0.50 $- $- 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 15

City of Syracuse Taxes & Support School Tax Mental Health Services  In the Mayor’s Proposed Budget,  Continuation of $1 million as local School Tax Rates will remain flat for share to Onondaga County 2018-19 at $17.35 per $1,000  This collaboration provides local  Assessed Property Values have share for the $14 million investment increased approximately $25 million of grant funds by Onondaga County to $3.79 billion providing over 160 professional staff in our schools  Resulting in an additional $420,208 of School Tax & 2/3 rds STAR Levy for a total of $65.75 million in 2018-19 16

General Fund Budget Revenue Sources 2% 80¢ of every dollar is from State Aid 3% 15¢ of every dollar is from Local Taxes 15% (School, STAR, PILOT & Sales Taxes) 3¢ of every dollar budgeted as a revenue source is from Fund Balance 2¢ of every dollar received is from other sources including interest 80% earnings, permit fees, insurance proceeds, scrap material sales and donations, commissions and other sources State Aid Taxes Fund Balance Other 17

Fund Balance Projection (Based on March 2018 Financial Statements) Projecting $23.2 million available in June 2018 or 5.4% and $21.2 million available in June 2019 or 4.9% NYS Comptroller Recommended Cap is 4% $50.0 $43.8 $43.4 $40.0 $34.9 $23.2 $30.0 $28.7 $24.2 $17.9 $20.0 $21.2 $19.2 $10.0 $15.3 $14.1 $2.0 $0.0 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Est. 2018-19 Est. Restricted Assigned Available 18 $ in Millions

2018-19 Budget Spending Plan Updates 2018-19 2018-19 Expense Category Variance Proposed Adopted Salaries & Benefits $ 305.1 $ 302.9 ($ 2.2) Professional Services 42.9 42.6 ( 0.3) Transportation 21.7 21.1 ( 0.6) Charter Tuition 27.8 26.1 ( 1.7) Debt 21.2 21.2 - Supplies & Other 18.5 18.4 ( 0.1) Total Expense $ 437.2 $ 432.3 ($ 4.9) 19 $ In Millions (rounded)

2018-19 Budget Expenditures Supplies & Other Of every dollar spent, 4%  70¢ pays for staff including wages & Professional Debt benefits Services 5%  Charter School Tuition is 6¢ 10%  Transportation is 5¢ Bus Contracts 5% Wages  Contract Services are 10¢ 47% Charter  Debt Service (Principal & Interest) is 5¢ 6%  Supplies, Equipment and Other is 4¢ Benefits 23% 20 $ In Millions

2018-19 Budget Includes Additional Investments  Early Literacy & Writing  Chronic Absenteeism  English as a New Language (ENL)  Career & Technical Education (CTE)  Physical Education  Maximizing Community Schools  Extended Learning Time (ELT)  Personalized Learning  Culturally Responsive Practices  Family Engagement  Safe & Healthy Schools 21