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Town Hall Meetings December 2017 SMFCSD has been Chronically Underfunded The San Mateo Foster City School District is a Chronically Underfunded District similar to other Districts in our County and State 2015-16 General Fund Revenue


  1. Town Hall Meetings December 2017

  2. SMFCSD has been Chronically Underfunded • The San Mateo – Foster City School District is a Chronically Underfunded District – similar to other Districts in our County and State

  3. 2015-16 General Fund Revenue Per Student* Fund 1 Revenues Above/(Below) Elementary Districts San Mateo County Per State Average Student Woodside Elementary 26,899 15,468 Portola Valley Elementary 23,956 12,525 Las Lomitas Elementary 18,799 7,368 Hillsborough City Elementary 18,017 6,586 Brisbane Elementary 17,019 5,588 Ravenswood City Elementary 15,924 4,493 Menlo Park City Elementary 15,638 4,207 Redwood City Elementary 12,627 1,196 Bayshore Elementary 11,962 531 Statewide Average 11,431 - San Carlos Elementary 11,301 (130) Jefferson Elementary 10,916 (515) San Mateo-Foster City 10,740 (691) Burlingame Elementary 10,618 (813) Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary 10,616 (815) San Bruno Park Elementary 10,327 (1,104) Pacifica 10,070 (1,361) Millbrae Elementary 9,990 (1,441) *Source: Ed Data

  4. Statewide Comparison • Presently Funded at the 2007-2008 Level • 46 th in the United States

  5. SMFCSD is Experiencing Cost Escalation The cost of doing business is escalating: • Materials • Technology • Utilities • Pension costs

  6. PERS and STRS Contribution Rates PERS STRS STRS

  7. Cost of STRS/PERS Increases 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 STRS $ 1,364,180 $ 1,376,350 $ 1,466,890 $ 1,552,446 PERS $ 220,100 $ 383,164 $ 371,564 $ 393,897 Total $ 1,584,279 $ 1,759,515 $ 1,838,454 $ 1,946,342

  8. Measure Y • The loss of the parcel tax has resulted in a decrease in revenue of $7 million per year

  9. SMFCSD is Operating with a Structural Deficit • One Time Revenues Don’t Last

  10. Ending Fund Balance • One time funds earmarked for certain programs or services • Due to the Structural Deficit, these funds are presently off setting on-going costs • By 2019-2020 the Ending Fund Balance is projected to have dropped from $64 million to $31 million

  11. High Cost of Living

  12. Ed Foundations and Parcel Taxes • Many Districts have overcome their Structural Deficits with Outside Partnerships, Education Foundations and Parcel Taxes

  13. 2016-17 Local Parcel Tax Rates School D Distric rict Total Per P Parcel Charges BAYSHORE ESD MEASURE Y 156,983.50 102.94 BELMONT RWD SHRS SCH COMB PTAX 2,100,354.00 174.00 BRISBANE SD MEAS W & Q PARCEL TAX 936,768.00 287.00 BURLINGAME ESD MEAS B PARCEL TAX 2,114,560.00 256.00 CABRILLO USD MEAS B 1,667,400.00 150.00 HILLSBRO ESD TAX 2,234,541.68 651.28 JEFFERSON UHSD MEAS Y PARCEL TAX 2,130,660.00 60.00 LA HONDA PESC SCH MEAS N 2013 199,100.00 100.00 LAS LOMITAS ESD SP TAX 1,210,101.00 311.00 MENLO PARK ESD MEASURES 6,874,041.60 874.56 PACIFICA SCH DISTRICT MEASURE N 1,308,148.00 118.00 PVSD PARCEL TAX 1,195,116.96 581.00 RAVENSWOOD MEASURE B PARCEL TA 579,278.00 98.00 RAVENSWOOD MEASURE M PTAX 579,278.00 98.00 RWC ESD MEASURE W PARCEL TAX 1,558,554.00 67.00 SCSD MEASURE A11 & B09 PARCEL TAX 2,242,580.40 246.60 SM FCSD MEASURE B 1991 PTAX 3,558,320.34 104.42 SMFCSD MEASURE A 2010 PTAX 7,153,443.84 209.92 WOODSIDE ESD SPCL TX 303,504.02 289.12 Avera rage p parc rcel t tax ra rate $ 281.11

  14. Overcoming the Deficit in SMFCSD • Three areas of Focus: • Efficiencies • Enhancements • Parcel Tax

  15. Questions for the Table Talk • Are there efficiencies that you would suggest? • Are there enhancements that you would suggest? • What would you support in a parcel tax? Attract and Retain Staff • General Support • Academics – Science, Math, Tech • Specialized Programs – Music, Art, Libraries, PE • Other? • • How much? How long? Which election?

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