2011-2012 Education 2011-2012 Education Budgets &Budgets & Tax Rate Implications Tax Rate Implications

Presented by Williston School BoardCVU School BoardMarch 1, 2011

AGENDAAGENDA Introduction

Overview

Williston Community School* Pre K – 8 Budget* Articles

Champlain Valley Union High School* 9 – 12 Budget* Articles

Summary

NOTE: visit www.cssu.org and www.wsdvt.org for more detail

Williston School District Pre K-8

Thank You!Thank You!Thank you parents, community

members, teachers and support staff, school board members and administrators, for all of your thoughts and ideas. Also, a special thanks to our budget buddies who worked with us to create the current budget – Giovanna Boggero, Josh Diamond, Ruth Magill, Carl Peach and Cheri Striker.

WSD Mission StatementWSD Mission Statement

The mission of the Williston Central School and the Allen Brook School is to create empowered learners who have: a positive self-concept, a healthy mind and body, a clear understanding of and ownership for their own learning, a commitment to meeting global responsibilities, the behaviors and skills to become life-long learners, and the responsibility for creating and maintaining a democratic society.

Points of Pride!Points of Pride! After a busy summer of moves the schools opened with a new

grade configuration: ABS PK-2 and WCS 3-8. The modular classrooms are gone and will be used as low income housing.

Our 7/8 Spelling Team won this year’s Vermont State spelling championship.

A grant from the Early Education Initiative allowed us to add another preschool class this year. Children who wouldn't otherwise have access to preschool are increasing their readiness for kindergarten and getting a jump start on success in school!

The new wind turbine at Allen Brook School has already generated over 600 kilowatt hours of power and is still spinning.

WCS students had a chance to bring civics alive at this year’s Candidate Forum, which brought 10 candidates for state office to the school to be questioned by the student audience.

 All three winners of the Vermont Foreign Language Association's poster contest for the state were from Williston Central School! 

Mosaic earned close to $1,000 for Hike for Hunger. The money went to the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger.

Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement With only modest budget increases over the past two years we continue to make With only modest budget increases over the past two years we continue to make improvements to the education we provide for students.improvements to the education we provide for students.

This year we: Continue to analyze data on teams to help guide student

instruction Purchased and implemented the Bridges Math Program in

kindergarten through second grade Established committees at both schools to study PBIS

(Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports) with the goal of implementing next year

Continue to provide math training for K-8 teachers of math Continue to study equity to establish what we promise all

students Evaluated our science program in order to improve science

instruction which includes providing staff development for science teachers

Continue to work to improve our two sub-groups that are not attaining AYP

Williston EnrollmentWilliston EnrollmentK – 8K – 8

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A budget reflective of the current difficult economic times.

Proposed PreK-8 FY 2012 Operating Proposed PreK-8 FY 2012 Operating Budget & Total BudgetBudget & Total Budget

Instructional Programs

InstructionalSupport

Administration & Operations

Interest & ELP Payment

$10,756,263 $1,424,815 $3,908,816 + $213,613 Classroom budgets, teacher salaries and benefits, related arts, enrichment, special education, preschool/EEE, English Language Learners, teacher assistants, paraprofessionals.

Guidance, library, nurse, speech & language, psychological services.

Debt services, fiscal services, administration, board of education, technology, food services, utilities, maintenance, transportation.

Tax Anticipation Note interest and expense plus Early learning Partnership payment. These expenses are offset by revenues in the subsequent two years.

$16,089,894 $16,303,507

- 1.11% - 1.06%

Operating Budget Total Budget

WSD Budget 2011/2012WSD Budget 2011/2012Included in the budget: Included in the budget:

Upgrades to the science lab and science classroom teaching stations

Restoring the grounds at Allen Brook School after the removal of the modular classrooms

Replacing carpeting that is 18 years oldContinuing the computer replacement cycleReplacement of WCS boilers and lighting

upgrades (no tax consequences, costs expected to be offset by energy savings)

WSD Budget 2011/2012WSD Budget 2011/2012Major Changes:

◦Principal/Debt Service -$306,212◦Transportation +$129,291◦Special Ed – Tuition/Services -$120,644◦Building Improvements +$90,319◦Salary and Benefits +$83,143◦Equipment +$55,700

Teacher NegotiationsTeacher Negotiations

Negotiations began in January 2010 and are still in progress. At this point, the board and teacher teams have declared impasse, sought the assistance of a mediator, submitted and received a fact finders report and recommendation and resumed negotiations with the teachers. The Board team continues to be hopeful that a successor agreement will be agreed to between the two parties in the near future.  More information regarding the negotiations process and current status can be found at http://www.cssu.org under the headlines section.

Budget Increase % Increase $

  FY 09 $16,274,091 3.72%

$583,266

FY 10 $16,323,243 0.30% $ 49,152

FY 11 $16,478,314 0.95% $155,071

FY12 $16,303,507 -1.06% ($174,807)

WSD Budget History WSD Budget History

Spending per Pupil (K-8)Spending per Pupil (K-8)

Williston schools continue to lead the way in providing cost efficient, high quality education.

2010 2011 2012

Charlotte $13,764 $14,322 $13,703

Hinesburg $14,148 $14,148 $13,893

Shelburne $12,473 $12,804 $12,658

Williston $12,222 $12,649 $12,508

Tax Implications Tax Implications Williston Schools & CVU CombinedWilliston Schools & CVU Combined

2010-11 Tax Rate

2011-12 Tax Rate

Increase

$1.335 $1.335 = $0

The overall tax increase due to the school budgets is 0%

House Assessment

2009-10 Tax

2010-11 Tax

2011-12 Tax

Tax Increase

$200,000 $2,585 $2,670 $2,670 $0

$300,000 $3,877 $4,005 $4,005 $0

$400,000 $5,169 $ 5,340 $ 5,340 $0

WSD Budget 2011/2012WSD Budget 2011/2012ARTICLE VII: Shall the Williston Town

School District adopt a budget of Sixteen Million, Three Hundred Three Thousand, Five Hundred Seven Dollars ($16,303,507) for the school year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012?

WSD Budget 2011/2012WSD Budget 2011/2012

Other Articles for Voter Consideration :

ARTICLE VIII: Shall the voters of the Williston Town School District authorize the Board of School Directors to apply the school district’s current fund balance as revenue for future budgets.

ARTICLE IX: Shall the voters of the Williston Town School District authorize the Board of School Directors to borrow money by issuance of notes not in excess of One Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($105,000) for the purpose of purchasing one (1) school bus.

WSD Budget 2011/2012WSD Budget 2011/2012Other Articles for Voter Consideration :  ARTICLE X: Shall the voters of the Williston Town School

District authorize the Board of School Directors to issue general obligation bonds or notes in an amount not to exceed Three Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred Dollars ($369,900), subject to reduction from available state construction grants-in-aid and appropriations, for the purpose of financing the District’s share of the cost of making certain public improvements, viz: Boiler Upgrades and Lighting Upgrades to the Williston Central School, the aggregate estimated cost of such improvements being the District’s bonded indebtedness for such purpose estimated to be Three Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred Dollars ($369,900)? State funds may not be available at the time these projects are otherwise eligible to receive state school construction aid. The District is responsible for all costs incurred in connection with any borrowing done in anticipation of state school construction aid.

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Williston Armory7:00 am – 7:00 pm

2011-2012 Education 2011-2012 Education Budgets &Budgets & Tax Rate Implications Tax Rate Implications

Presented by Champlain Valley Union School BoardMarch 1, 2011

Mission StatementMission Statement

We believe that every student can demonstrate the behaviors, skills and knowledge essential for a contributing member of a democratic society. The mission of CVU and the community is to ensure this learning for all students and challenge them to develop excellence in their individual pursuits.

Serving the Communities of Shelburne, Charlotte, Williston & Hinesburg.

Student Achievement 14 students earned academic

recognition through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Three students advanced to finalist standing.

The CVU Scholar’s Bowl Team finished its 2009-10 season with a 39-5 record.

CVU sent four teams (8 students) to the Vermont State Debate Qualifying Tournament and all four qualified. CVU was the only school in the state with 100 % qualification and sent the largest delegation to the Octafinals (16 teams). The following students attended: Kelsey Jensen, Victoria Hadley, Jacob Hinsdale, Giles Crelly-Byers, Morgante Pell, Jack Tomashot, Azulena Royer and Jonathan Liebman.

The CVU Nordic team raised close to $2,000 at the 2010 Relay For Life held at the Trapp Family Resort in Stowe.

Girls’ cross country runners Aleksey Jordick, Claire Trotter, Adrienne Devita, Sophie Hess, Taylor Spillane, Summer Spillane, and Julienne Devita wrapped up a sensational season with a seventh state championship, the New England championship, and a second place finish in the northwest regional qualifier. This second place finish earned the team the chance to travel for an (all-expenses paid) competition in Portland, Oregon and compete in the Nike Cross Nationals.

47 students were inducted into the National Honor Society at CVU or the National Technical Honor Society at the Center for Technology in Essex

1001 athletes participated in sports at CVU, 251 students participate in band or chorus, 61 students are involved in the Fall Drama production and 42 in the spring production

Women’s Cross Country Div. I State Champions, Women’s Soccer State Semi-Finalists, Field Hockey Semi-Finalists, Football Semi-Finalists, Women’s Ice Hockey Semi-Finalists, Men's’ Ice Hockey Div. I State Runner-Up, Gymnastics State Championship Runner-Up, Women’s Tennis Div. I State Champions, Men's’ Lacrosse Div. I State Runner-Up and winners of the Harry Loyzele Sportsmanship Award 2010.

CVU’s new peer mentoring program reaches out to over 400 students. This year, the CUBSS (Chill Upperclassmen Boosting Student Success) program has expanded to match up all the new ninth grade and transfer students with an upper grade CVU student. Almost 100 sophomores, juniors and seniors volunteered to lead this exciting new program. The goal has been to help new students settle into CVU effortlessly, meet a wide range of new students and feel comfortable engaging in the new activities CVU offers.

CVU is proud to have Katherine Meyer and Samuel Epstein selected to serve as the two delegates from Vermont at The United States Senate Youth Program held in Washington, D.C., March 2011. Established in 1962 by U.S. Senate Resolution, USSYP is a unique educational experience for outstanding high school students interested in pursuing careers in public service. Two student leaders from each state, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity will spend a week in Washington experiencing their national government in action.

2010 SAT Results

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ACT Scores 2010

CVU High School Enrollment (9 CVU High School Enrollment (9 – 12)– 12)

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Advanced Placement Assessments (AP)

Advanced Placement (AP) results are based on tests administered primarily to Seniors. Advanced Placement tests are scored on a 5-point scale with 5 being the highest. AP scores of 3 or higher are often used by students for college credit or course placement.

Number of CVU Students Participating in AP Exams

2001: 127 2002: 124 2003: 157 2004: 155 2005: 206

2006: 167 2007: 198 2008: 160 2009: 204

Note: 204 students took 307 tests in 2008-09

CVU Budget 2011/2012CVU Budget 2011/2012

2010/2011 Approved Budget $21,351,0442011/2012 Anticipated Budget

$21,108,410

1.14% decreaseDrivers:

Salaries and Benefits -$196,252

Transportation -$125,591

Tuition $156,688

Tech Center Tuition $ 38,306

Interest -$ 36,885

All Other -$ 78,900

CVU Budget HistoryCVU Budget History Budget Increase %

Increase $

FY 08 $19,665,638 5.0% $933,249

 FY 09 $20,715,362 5.3%

$1,049,724 FY 10 $21,029,787 1.5%

$314,425

FY 11 $21,351,044 1.5% $321,257

FY12 $21,108,410 -1.14% $242,634 Decrease

Average Class SizeAverage Class Size

30

Curricular Area 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Average Average Average Average Average

English 19.6 20.2 18.7 20.4 19.4

Social Studies 23.2 22.7 22.7 23.7 22.

Mathematics 21.5 21.8 21.9 22.2 20.7

Science 23.6 21.7 21.2 22.2 21.5

CORE 84 88 83 90 73

CVU Spending Per Equalized StudentCVU Spending Per Equalized Student

CVU Budget Article $21,108,410 (-1.1%)

Less CVU Revenues $ 3,969,380 (+2.2%)

Net Spending $17,139,030 (-1.9%)

 # of Equalized Students 1413.47 ( -

1.9%) Spending/Equalized Student $12,125

( flat )

CVU Budget 2011/2012CVU Budget 2011/2012Other Articles for Voter Consideration  ARTICLE VIII: Shall Champlain Valley Union School

District No. 15 allocate its current fund balance as follows: One Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand Dollars ($194,000) of the school district’s current fund balance as revenue for the 2011-2012 operating budget and apply the remaining balance as revenue for future budgets.

ARTICLE IX: Shall the voters of the Champlain Valley Union High School District No. 15 authorize the Board of School Directors to borrow money by issuance of notes not in excess of Ninety–Four Thousand Dollars ($94,000) for the purpose of purchasing one (1) school bus.

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SummarySummary WSD/Pre K-8 CVU

 

School Budgets* $16,303,507 (-1.1%) $21,108,410 (-1.1%)

Second Vote Required? No No

Spending/Student $12,508 (-1.1%) $12,125 (flat)Penalty Threshold Exceeded? No No______________________________________________________________________________________

Homestead Tax Rates: WSD $.900 (+1.0%)

CVU $.435 (-2.8%)Williston Education Tax $1.335 flat

Homestead Tax Rates Income Sensitive** WSD Income Based% 1.76% CVU Income Based% 0.85%

Williston Education Tax % 2.61% (-.4%)  Williston Non Homestead Tax $1.444 (-1.0%)  

Note: Tax Rates based on preliminary state tax rates, ** Taxpayers may qualify for property tax reductions

if household income is less than $97,000

Summary – Tax Summary – Tax ImplicationsImplications

$250,000 Home $400,000 Home10/11 11/12 Inc 10/11 11/12 Inc

Williston SD $2228 $2250 $22 $3564 $3600 $36

CVU HS $1110 $1088 -$22 $1776 $1740 -$36

TOTAL -0- -0-

Income Sensitivity: @$85,000 of income/$250,000 Homestead

Tax payment capped at : 10/11 11/12

Williston SD 1.75% $1488 1.76% $1496

CVU HS .87% $ 740 .85% $ 723

PAYMENT CAP $2228 $2219

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