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Roanoke County Public Schools

Roanoke County Public Schools. Budget Overview for 2005-06 January 26, 2005. Roanoke County Schools. 17 th largest school division in Virginia 27 schools Employ 1,243 teachers Population of 87,300 16% of them are students. School Budget is made up of:. Operating Fund Nutrition Fund

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Roanoke County Public Schools

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  1. Roanoke County Public Schools Budget Overview for 2005-06 January 26, 2005

  2. Roanoke County Schools • 17th largest school division in Virginia • 27 schools • Employ 1,243 teachers • Population of 87,300 • 16% of them are students

  3. School Budget is made up of: • Operating Fund • Nutrition Fund • Grants Fund • Textbook Fund • Bus Fund • Capital Fund • Alternative Education Fund • Debt Fund

  4. Budget Teams Several groups of people working on various portions of the total school budget.

  5. Senior Staff Budget Team Managers from each departmental area of the school system.

  6. Teachers’ Salary Team • 2 School Board Members • 6 RCEA Members • 1 Non-RCEA Member • Personnel Staff • Finance Staff

  7. Classified Salary Team • 2 School Board members • Transportation • Maintenance • Secretarial • School Nutrition • Instructional Assistant • Personnel Staff • Finance Staff

  8. Administrative Salary Team • 2 School Board members • Elementary principal • Middle school principal • High school principal • Personnel staff • Finance staff

  9. Superintendent’s Budget Team • All 5 Board Members • Superintendent • Assistant Superintendents • Directors • RCEA President • County Finance Officer

  10. Important Dates • January 26 – Public Hearing • Feb 16– enrollment, preliminary revenues • Feb 22 – department budgets, personnel • Mar 2 – revenue, health insurance, other funds • March 8 – Joint School & County work session • March 9 and 16 – budget work sessions • March 23 – School Board adopts budget • April 1 – School budget to County • May 1 – County adoption of School budget

  11. Where do we get our funding?

  12. Average Daily Membership

  13. Enrollment Growth … the trend is upwards….

  14. How do we spend it?

  15. Per pupil spending $7,960 estimated for FY04-05 6% increase over last year

  16. Average Teacher Salary – how do we compare? • National Average $45,930 • Salem $44,492 • Roanoke County $44,139 • Virginia Average $42,778 • Botetourt $42,738 • Roanoke City $41,468 • Bedford $36,524 • Montgomery County $37,390

  17. Teacher Salary Benchmarks….. • 59th for beginning teachers • 53rd for 10 years • 29th for 20 years • 76th for 30 years

  18. Past Salary Increases (average) • 05-06 ??? • 04-05 3.5% • 03-04 2.0% • 02-03 2.5% • 01-02 4.0%

  19. Past Benefit Increases • No change in level of benefits !! • VRS premiums up by $1.5 million • Health premiums up by .8 million

  20. Cost of 1% Raises Teachers $605,000 Administration 71,000 Classified 135,000 Total $811,000

  21. Instructional positions funded 100% with local dollars • 151 teachers • 127 instructional assistants • 23 assistant principals This means smaller class sizes!

  22. School System Priorities • Maintain and continue progress on Six Year Plan • Focus on competitive employee salaries • Address new initiatives with creative redirection of funds • Lobby General Assembly for full funding of SOQ and teacher salary increases

  23. Likely to see in the 05-06 budget… • Improvement in sales tax collections • Staffing and salaries • Higher enrollment – more state aid & teachers • Small class sizes • New SOQ technology positions • VRS rate increase • Rise in employee medical premiums • Rise in utility rates/demand charges • No Child Left Behind mandates • Laptop initiative – year 4 – will be in grades 9-12 • Capital funding for future

  24. Governor’s Proposed Budget • Updates SOQ costs • Funds 1.75% teacher raises for year (3% as of Dec 1) • Increases VRS rate by .59% (cost of $.5M) • Net proposed increase = $ 3.3M new state revenues • Subject to modification by General Assembly

  25. Taxpayer Value • 100% of our schools fully accredited • Good schools attract good business. • Good schools attract more students. • Good schools increase property values.

  26. How can you help? Contact your legislators and ask them to….. • Fully fund the state share of public education, • Fund teacher salary increases, • Fund school capital needs.

  27. Legislator Contacts Senator Edwards district21@sov.state.va.us Senator Bell district22@sov.state.va.us Delegate Fralin Del_Fralin@house.state.va.us Delegrate Griffith Del_Griffith@house.state.va.us Delegate Ware Del_Oware@house.state.va.us Also see www.rcs.k12.va.us for contact information.

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