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Mason Public Schools Community Budget Briefing/Forum

Mason Public Schools Community Budget Briefing/Forum. Monday, June 8, 2009. Mason Public Schools Community Budget Briefing/Forum June 8, 2009. Budget Development Process Enrollment Projections Budget History 2009-10 Budget Assumptions ARRA Funds Proposed 2009-10 Budget Reductions

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Mason Public Schools Community Budget Briefing/Forum

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  1. Mason Public SchoolsCommunity Budget Briefing/Forum Monday, June 8, 2009

  2. Mason Public SchoolsCommunity Budget Briefing/ForumJune 8, 2009 • Budget Development Process • Enrollment Projections • Budget History • 2009-10 Budget Assumptions • ARRA Funds • Proposed 2009-10 Budget Reductions • Future Financial Challenges • Critical Questions • Areas of Focus • Questions/Answers/Input

  3. 2009-10Budget Development Process 2008-09 District Leadership Team Fall/Winter/Spring Executive Team Board Finance & Property Committee January 26 & April 27 Board of Education Work Sessions June 2 & June 8 Staff & Community Forums June 8 Finance & Property Committee June 22 Board of Education

  4. Enrollment Projections2009-2013

  5. Fund Balance History • 2004-05: $4,054,694 • 2005-06: $3,373,275 . . . Used $681,419 • 2006-07: $3,308,212 . . . Used $65,063 • 2007-08: $3,005,890 . . . Used $302,322 • 2008-09: $2,615,183 . . . Will use $390,707 • Four-Year Impact: <$1,439,511>

  6. 2008 – 09 Budget History • Budget Deficit $905,118 • Cost Reductions -514,411 • 1.3% Fund Balance -390,707 Balance 0

  7. 2009-10 BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS • $ 391,000 – Elimination of 2008-09 deficit • $ 219,400 – Decrease in ISD 2008-09 Special Ed Funding • $ 240,000 – Steps & lane changes alone • $ 65,000 – Retirement rate + .4% • $ 59,200 – FICA, Retirement and Workers’ Comp. Increases • $ 0 – Health ins. rate incr. + 3 to 5 % • $ 273,400 – Loss of 37.01 students @ $7,388 ea. • $ 43,400 – Unemployment Benefits Obligation • $ 4,000 – Election Costs • $ 225,245 – State Funding Reduction • $ 24,663 – Maintenance Vehicle Purchase • $ 1,700 – Distance Learning Equipment Purchase • $ (45,700) – Additional Teacher Retirement • $ (75,000) – 2008-09 Budget Carryover • $ (7,000) – Bldg Budget Reduction due to loss of 66 students • $ (13,100) – No Copier Payments • $ (75,000) – Natural Gas Savings • $ (12,600) – Expiration of JCI Performance Contract • $1,318,608 Projected Deficit

  8. ARRAEducation Funds • $100 B National Total • $ 2 B Michigan’s Allocation

  9. ARRA Comes in Two Large Sections • Direct Education • Title I, Part A • Title I, Part A School Improvement • Title II, Part D Educational Technology • Title X, Part C Homeless • IDEA Special Education • Other • State Fiscal Stabilization

  10. How can LEAs use Direct Education Funds? • Only for the purposes identified in the Federal programs that are the foundation of the funds. • Create new positions to temporarily save jobs.

  11. State School Aid Fund • 2008-09 – $425 M Deficit (= $265 pp shortfall) • 2009-10 – $732 M Est. Deficit (= $457 pp shortfall) • 2010-11 – Anticipated Revenue Reductions in Excess of 4%

  12. ARRA Conclusions • Cannot balance budget on these one-time funds. • ARRA monies represent a temporary reprieve while we reform our business.

  13. 2009-10 BUDGET 2009-10 Projected Budget Deficit $1,318,608 One Teacher Retirement - 45,700 School Closing - 326,638 Teacher Reductions - 250,000 2007-08 ISD Special Education Refund - 62,130 Use 1% of Fund Balance - 271,000 $ 363,140

  14. Guiding Principles • Must use our authority to do the right thing. • Must cut the important to preserve the essential. • Cannot sacrifice the present to protect the future, nor sacrifice the future to preserve the present.

  15. 2009-10 PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS (Page 1 of 2) Projected Deficit $363,140 Increase Student Admission Rate $1 to $3 (5,000) Eliminate SRO (15,000) Eliminate 4 hr. Custodial Position (24,000) Eliminate .4 Summit Math Position (18,810) Eliminate MS Mystic Lake Trip (6,200) Reduce IT Budget (26,500) Reduce Custodial Sub Shifts to 4 Hrs. (25,000) Reduce Skyward Fees (10,000) Eliminate MS Assistant Coaching Positions (16,186) Eliminate Elementary Field Trips (4,800) Eliminate Two HS Cafeteria Aides (6,000) Reduce MS Special Ed Exploratory Aide .50 FTE (6,000) Reduce HS Athletic Supply Budget (6,500)

  16. 2009-10 PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS (Page 2 of 2) Reduce Curriculum Budget (6,000) Reduce HS Athletic Event Workers (6,000) Reduce MS Building Allocation (5,342) Eliminate Grade 6 Computer Aide Position (15,423) Eliminate CO General Office Clerk Position (21,500) Eliminate HS Library/Media Center Aide (14,090) Eliminate MS Library/Media Center Aide (14,982) Eliminate HS Secretary Position (38,800) Shift .40 FTE Instr Support Teacher to Title IIA (33,500) Eliminate HS At-risk Academic Support (11,500) Reduce Elem Library and Computer Aides 1 Hr. (13,540) Eliminate one 6th Grade Tutor Advocate Position (12,467) 0

  17. Where are we headed?

  18. Where are we headed? 2010-11 Budget Deficit

  19. Reform Questions • What are we doing now that we know we cannot be doing 12 to 18 months from now? (Important vs. Essential) • What must we continue to do? (Essential) • What must we start doing? (Eliminate, Consolidate, Sacrifice)

  20. Areas of Focus Subsidized Services • Community Education • Pool • Athletics • Intramurals • Clubs

  21. Areas of Focus (Continued) Non-Academic Support • Custodial Services • Food Services • Transportation • Administrative Services • Office Personnel • Student Services • IT Services

  22. Areas of Focus (Continued) Academic Support • Classroom Aides • Instructional Support Services • Summer Projects • SAIL • Library Services

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