Building a Budget for

2009 – 2010

2008 - 2009 Budget

• Believe we will come in under the projected $2.1 million deficit

• Fiscal stability and responsibility

• Positions our school district in a solid spot

2009 - 2010Enrollment and Staffing

• 70 – 100 students less than 2008 – 2009

• Due to graduating 70 more students than we are projecting will register for kindergarten

State Impact to Building Our Budget

• Major shortfall at state level• Shortfall increasing significantly in last few

months– $3 billion in fall– $5.8 billion in December when the Governor

built her budget– $8.3 billion in February – $9 billion in March (this is the target that our

legislators will use to build the state’s budget)

State Impact to Building Our 2009 - 2010 Budget

• Roughly 41% of the state budget goes to K-12 education

• Shortfall at the state level means less funding for K-12 education

Federal Impact to Building Our 2009 - 2010 Budget

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Obama– Stabilization package– Title One and IDEA

Budget Reduction Process

• Goal is to be open, honest and transparent and to seek wisdom from stakeholders to make budget reductions of $2 million

• Communication about the budget started at the beginning of January (Sunday Evening News, Connections, Staff Meetings, Website, Board Meetings and Workshops)

• Received a significant number of ideas and suggestions

Reductions

• K – 12 system: $1,354,950

• System Administration: $337,300

• Aligning Staff with Enrollment and Programs: $318,200

K-12 System Reductions

• Moving back to half-day kindergarten• Classified Staff reductions• Sixth Grade Camp and Elementary Swim Program• Move to .5 counseling program at each elementary school• TOSA positions at EHS• Literacy Camp (break even)• Increased staffing formula 6 -12• Athletic Director at EHS• Reduction of Secondary Instructional Council monies 6-12• Shifting CTE monies to cover administrative responsibilities of

program

System Administration

• Reductions to all system administration departments, Superintendent contract 2 days

• 9 – 12 Late Arrival

• Leadership Team advance and opening day adjustments

Aligning Staff with Enrollment and Programs

• 2.2 FTE

• Grant In-directs

• System athletics

• PE/Music schedules

Communication

• Meetings in each building scheduled

• Parent letter home

• Connections Newsletter

• Website communication

Next Steps

• Board Meeting 3.16.09• Release of March Budget forecast from

the state• Release of actual budget from our state

legislature• Collaboration with EEA and PSE to

minimize impacts to staff• Community Meeting to share budget

reductions 3.24.09