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Interim Schools Superintendent gives the community of Berne-Knox-Westerlo choices for how to spend saving he's created to improve the academic program for K-12 and improve student achievement using Common Core Standards.
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BKW Superintendent’s Proposed School Budget for 2014-15
“Options and Choices for Our Community”
Interim Superintendent Lonnie Palmer
BKW Budget for 2013-14
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Budget Reductions implemented since July 2013
• Eliminated 3 bus runs (2 retirees)• Eliminated secretarial position (1 retiree)• Eliminated 4 teacher aide positions • 5 teacher retirements replaced with less
expensive new teachers • Share food service director with Greenville• Left vacant maintenance position unfilledTotal savings thus far = $604,000
BKW 2013-14 Adopted Budget Compared with Implemented Budget
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Create a Rollover budget by keeping everything in the lower implemented budget
EXCEPT:• Adjust for contractual increases in salaries and
other known increases/decreases• Ex. Teachers Retirement contributions up
$70,000• Fuel oil, propane changes projected• Total adjustments = $224,000
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2014-15 Rollover Budgetin $$ Millions, Lt. Gray = Possibilities
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State Aid Assumptions
• Governor’s Budget proposes $204,000 in additional state aid for BKW
• Budget adopted by Legislature (April 1?) will include at least this much new state aid for BKW
• Be conservative and assume $204,000 additional aid for planning now and adjust later if we get more aid
Implemented cuts plus Governor’s additional State Aid = More Possibilities
• Amount available for tax cuts or program improvements without raising taxes after rollover and additional cuts = $380,000
• Add in Governor’s proposed additional state aid ($204,000).
• Amount available for tax cuts or program improvements without raising taxes = $584,000
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More possible reductions
• Combine 2 food service kitchens move to part time staffing or BOCES. Savings = $120,000
• Share Operations and Maintenance Leadership with Greenville. Savings = $30,000
• Eliminate 1, 2, or 3 more bus routes. Savings = $100,000-$225,000
• Convert Business Office to BOCES Central Business Office Savings = $100,000
• Use local special education collaboration instead of BOCES. Savings = $100,000- $200,000
• Total potential savings = $450,000-$675,000
School Property Tax Cap
• The school property tax cap limits how much school taxes can go up in the school district
• The tax cap for the 2014-15 budget is 3.1% which if fully enacted would raise about $310,000 in additional revenue for the district.
What are our choices?
• Implement all potential savings, rollover the budget and reduce taxes 10.3% - 12.6%
• Raise school taxes the maximum 3.1%, implement all the potential cuts and have available $1.34 -$1.57 million for settling the contracts and educational program improvements in our schools.
• Take a balanced approach somewhere in the middle between these 2 extremes.
How much will it cost to settle the contracts?
• Teacher and CSEA contract settlements will include a multi year pay raise for employees partially offset by health insurance savings. There will also be a one-time lump sum payment to employees this year from the district’s very healthy savings (fund balance) that will not affect future years’ budgets.
• Estimated NET cost per year to the budget to settle both contracts is $55,000.
Why do we need program improvements?
• BKW’s test scores are comparatively low.• Enrichment programs for high performing
students and academic intervention supports for struggling students were cut in previous years.
• New higher standards, harder tests, new teaching materials, new texts and more teacher training
What are possible improvements?
• BOCES training and coaching for Secondary School teachers = $170,000
• BOCES training and coaching for ES teachers = $56,000• Summer curriculum work for 15 Secondary School teachers
for 15 days = $54,000 • Summer curriculum work for 12 Elementary School
teachers for 15 days = $44,000• Secondary School Curriculum materials and texts for new
curriculum = $50,000• 7 Elementary certified teaching assistants, one for each
grade level in the ES = $312,000
More possible improvements• 10 Secondary school teachers take one additional class each to
increase academic support, enrichment and electives at the secondary school. Cost = $62,000
• 1 Job coach/special education transition coordinator Cost = $30,000.
• Elementary School curriculum materials and texts for new NYS curriculum = $103,000
• 2 AIS teachers ELA/Math for the Secondary School = $142,000• 6 part time teacher aides to cover recess for common planning
time for elementary teachers Cost = $40,000.• 1 certified teacher as teaching assistant in SS for Science/Social
Studies = $46,000
More Possible Improvements
• Increase ES librarian to full time = $50,000• 1 Full time Instrumental Music teacher at Secondary School
= $71,000• 2 days per week science teacher to co-teach with regular
elementary teachers. Cost = $22,000• 1 Full time Computer Science/Business teacher for SS =
$71,000• AIS substitute teachers ES (2 teachers, 4 days per week) =
$30,000• Part time art teacher in the secondary school Cost =
$22,000
Additional Possibilities
• ES Science and Engineering Curriculum = $70,000• Increase Secondary School part time 0.4 FL teacher
to full time = $49,000• Secondary School Equipment repair
(Tech./Music/Art) = $25,000• 1 certified teacher as teaching assistant Secondary
School Library Lab (Keyboarding/Business) = $46,000• Athletics/PE Equipment Repair = $10,000
• Total for All Possible Improvements = $1,575,000
What is the superintendent’s recommendation?
• Implement additional cuts (downsize kitchen, cut bus runs, shared services O+M and Special Ed. and BOCES for business office) by April 1.
• Settle both contracts or firm up $$ amounts by April 1.• Get community input from the Budget Advisory Committee
and community forum.• Create prioritized list of improvements and contract settlement
costs to fit into a $21.77 million 2014-15 school budget. This equals contingency budget/0% tax increase.
• Provide the school board with prioritized contracts/improvements/savings $$ by April 1.
The School Board
• Makes necessary adjustments to the superintendent’s recommendations and adopt a budget for voters by
April 21.
The Public
• Approves the budget on May 20.
What if the budget vote fails?
• Second vote by the public by June 26. OR• Contingency budget of $21.77 million is
adopted by the school board.
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