2011-2012 BUDGET REDUCTION

PUBLIC INPUT

JSD NO. 2

Revenue Reductions 2008 - 2011

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011135000000

140000000

145000000

150000000

155000000

160000000

165000000

170000000

166,762,000

163,696,000

147,557,000

State Funding, Joint School District No. 2

District Revenue

Reductions 2008-2011

•Reduced certified and administrative salaries by 7 days and classified salaries by 5 days.• One-time funds from federal jobs legislation restored 5 days

for building-level certified and administrative staff and 3 days for classified staff.

•Reduction in employee benefits•Elimination of district funds for staff development program•Reduced school supply budgets by 30%• 15% in 2009-2010 school year• Additional 15% in 2010-2011 school year

•Cut 11 district office positions, both administrative (Assistant Superintendent, Director of Operations, Math Curriculum Coordinator), managerial (Construction Supervisor) and clerical

Reductions 2008-2011

•Reduced district’s textbook accounts other than textbooks for new students• This year the district budgeted $48,000 to purchase

textbooks for approximately 600 new students•Decreased transportation budget by $1.1 million by consolidating routes and eliminating 1400 stops•$160,000 savings from re-negotiated copier contract•Moved certified and classified positions into federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded accounts•Self-funded workers compensation insurance: estimated savings $300,000•Spent $11.5 million in school district’s reserve fund over last 3 years • 2008-2009 reserves: $18.5 million• Current projected reserves: $7 million

These reductions are not reinstated in the 2011-2012 budget

2010-2011 Carry-over Reductions

The following were funded this year by one-time federal revenue that will not be carried over for next school year.

•12.2 Resource Room Teachers (funded by ARRA)

•17 Resource Room Aides (ARRA)

•3 School days (restored this school year with funding from Federal Jobs Bill)

•4 Non-School days (2 days restored with funding from Federal Jobs Bill)

•Certified staff scholarship program (provides scholarships for teaching staff who earn credits toward teacher certification requirements)

•2.8 Counselors (Federal Jobs Bill)

•1.6 School Nurses (Federal Jobs Bill)

Decrease in Revenue for 2011-2012

•Fund Balance from the 10-11 budget: $3.92 millionThis school year’s budget includes one-time use of the

districts fund balance (reserves) that are not available to be included in next year’s budget

•Emergency Levy: $1.44 millionThe loss of students during the school year will result in a

lower net gain in students from fall 2010 to 2011 resulting in less emergency levy revenue.

•Decrease local supplemental levy: $10 million•Decrease in state funding: $6.4 million

Based on a projected increase of 520 students for fall 2011.

Total Funding Reduction target for 2011-2012 school year: $21.76 million

Balancing the 2011-2012 school year budget

Target Reduction Amount: $21.76 Million

Fund Balance•Commit district’s reserve account to 2011-2012 budget: $7 million• The district’s fund balance in 2008-2009 was $18.5 million

Administrative Staff Reductions

•3.5 Secondary Assistant Principals: $327,568

•7 Elementary Assistant Principals: $474,000

Balancing budget, continued

•2 Maintenance staff: $95,203

•1 transportation Mechanic Supervisor: $56,768

•1 purchasing agent: $68,800

•2 district clerical staff: $64,259

• web specialist: $49,450

•1 tech support specialist: $48,259

•1.4 educational technology trainers: $104,279

•.8 Administrators Special Projects: $64,575

Balancing Budget, Continued

School Staff Reductions•28.6 Elementary teachers: $1,274,540

•5 middle school teachers: $283,084

•27.91 high school teachers: $1,583,343

•3.8 school nurses: $233,249

•10 custodial positions: $321,639

•4.8 school counselors: $295,918

•12 secondary school classified positions: $298,273

•Shorten school librarian contracts: $41,800

Balancing Budget, Continued

School Year

•Shorten school calendar by 6 school days: $4,500,000 (salaries for all staff -- school administrators, district office staff, teachers and school support staff -- will be reduced by an amount equal to the number of days reduced)

•Shorten school calendar by 1 staff training day: $680,000 (the amount saved is the salary reductions for all staff accept employees who only work when students are present)

Balancing Budget, Continued

Benefit Reductions

•Eliminate administrative professional development: $243,224

•Eliminate long-term disability insurance: $280,000

In addition, to the total $21.76 million in reductions, the district experienced a 17% increase in the premiums for health insurance. This increase in cost will be passed on to employees:•Dental and vision insurance optional at employee expense•Employee contribution of $25 per month for health insurance

Balancing Budget, Continued

Transportation

•Mid-day kindergarten busing: $1,300,000• Kindergarten will be all day, every other day. For one

semester, one half of the student body will attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays; the next semester the same students will attend on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities

•Self-funded middle school athletic and extracurricular activity program: $650,000•Partially self-funded high school athletic and extracurricular activity: $800,000• Athletic and extracurricular fee: $100• See handout for additional detail

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