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Superintendent’s FY 2004 Proposed Budget

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Where We Started

• Moderate county revenue growth – 7%

• Over $1.2 billion state budget deficit

• Continued student membership growth

• $19 million in budget cuts

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Two funny things happened on the way to the printer…

A Significant Change

in Anticipated Revenue December 2002

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State Revenue Update

• The governor’s FY 2004 proposed budget contains no cuts to education funding.

• Growth in student membership generates a $7.1 million increase in state sales tax revenue for FCPS.

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Recommended Adjustmentsto FY 2004 Proposed Budget

($ in millions)

Reduce county transfer request $13.4from 9.0% increase to 7.9%

Restore budget cuts 19.0

Add two days to the teacher contract 8.4

Total $40.8

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FY 2004 Budget Highlights

• $1.6 billion budget• Requested increase in county transfer is 7.9%• 166,601 students• 206 schools and centers• Compensation initiatives to make FCPS more

competitive• There are no new programs

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Where it comes from . . .FY 2004 Proposed Operating Revenue

County Transfer

$1,259.8

($ in millions)State Aid

$178.1

Sales Tax

$114.6

Federal Aid

$34.5

Beginning Balance

$44.2

City of Fairfax

$29.1

Other Revenue

$9.5

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Where it goes . . .FY 2004 Proposed Operating

Expenditures($ in millions)

Instruction

$1,445.4

Transportation

$83.8

Facilities Management

$82.2

General Support

$58.3

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Student Membership Increases

166,601

163,719161,385

158,331

154,523151,418

140,000

145,000

150,000

155,000

160,000

165,000

170,000

FY 1999Actual

FY 2000Actual

FY 2001Actual

FY 2002Actual

FY 2003Estimate

FY 2004Proposed

Mem

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hip

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Cost of Membership Growth$23.6 million

$1.2$1.7

$15.2$5.5

School-Based Positions

New SchoolStart-Up Costs

Textbooks, Supplies, and Equipment

Transportation

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FY 2004 Membership Growth Positions

General Education and New Schools

115.9 positionsESOL

88.2 positions

Special Education and Alternative

147.3 positions

Social Workers

Psychologists

Alternative

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11,25913,467

15,63517,788

22,86820,489

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

FY 1999Actual

FY 2000Actual

FY 2001Actual

FY 2002Actual

FY 2003Estimate

FY 2004Proposed

Mem

bers

hip

ESOL Membership

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All Special Education Services

39,13344,880 47,494 48,30346,489

37,572

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

FY 1999Actual

FY 2000Acutal

FY 2001Actual

FY 2002Actual

FY 2003Estimate

FY 2004Proposed

Mem

bers

hip

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Four New Elementary Schools Will Open in FY 2004

• Andrew Chapel• Island Creek• Lorton Station• Northeast Centreville

The average cost to open an elementary school is $1.5 million.

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FY 2004 Authorized Positions

School-Based Teachers

61.9%

State/Federal Projects

2.2%

Nonschool-Based

7.8%

School Custodians

6.4%

School Office Personnel

6.6%

Instructional Assistants

11.0%

Psychologists, Social Workers, and Instructional Specialists

1.3%

School-Based Administration

2.8%

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Benefit Costs Continue to Rise

($ in millions)

Health care rate increases $12.1

ERFC rate increase 5.0

Total $17.1

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What’s New in This Budget?

($ in millions)

Market scale adjustment (2 percent) $25.6

Step increase 32.1

Reduce employee’s contribution

to retirement by .5 % adjustment 4.9

Step 18 addition to unified salary scale 1.9

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The FY 2004 proposed budget was balanced by cutting $19.0 million and

156.1 positions.

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Budget Reductions

• Elementary rounding formula $ 2.2• Secondary guidance staffing 1.2• Project Excel staffing 0.6• Learning disabled staffing 1.0• Middle school block scheduling 0.5• ESOL class size increase 0.5• Revision of custodial formula 0.5

(more)

($ in millions)

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Budget Reductions (cont.)

• AP and IB double test fees $0.4• Elimination of school-based summer

school and Early Start 0.4• Textbooks and supplies 5.0• Departments 3.4• Major maintenance 2.4• Replacement equipment 0.9

Total FY 2004 Reductions $19.0

($ in millions)

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A Word of Caution

These budget recommendations depend on

• Support of General Assembly for the governor’s budget

• Willingness of the Board of Supervisors to provide a 7.9 percent transfer increase

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What Happens Next?

January 21 School Board work session

January 27 School Board public hearing

January 28 School Board public hearing (if needed)

January 30 School Board work session

February 13 FY 2004 advertised budget adopted

April 8 Budget presentation to the Board of Supervisors (BOS)

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What Happens Next?April 7- 9 BOS public hearings

April 28

May 5

BOS sets transfer to schools (tentative)

School Board work session

May 12 School Board public hearing

May 13 School Board public hearing (if necessary)

May 15 & 19 School Board work sessions

May 22 School Board adopts FY 2004 approved budget

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Citizen Participation

To sign up to speak at a School Board public hearing, call 703-246-3646.

To sign up to speak at a Fairfax County Board of Supervisors public hearing, call 703-324-3151.

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What can you do?

• Review accurate and current information on the FCPS website– Detailed information on state and federal

representatives and on legislative activities can be found at www.fcps.edu/legupdate/

– The Superintendent’s FY 2004 proposed budget is available at www.fcps.edu

– The Fairfax County School Board 2002 – 2003 school year calendar is available at www.fcps.edu/schlbd/calendar

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Visit us at www.fcps.edu

Mario Schiavo

Fairfax County Public Schools

Department of Financial Services

Coordinator, Budget Services

Staffing and Benefits