Looking Ahead 2012-2013Ensuring Excellence

Looking Ahead 2012-2013Ensuring Excellence

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Summit Public Schools 2012-13 BudgetDr. Nathan N. Parker, SuperintendentMr. Louis J. Pepe, RSBA Business Administrator

Budget Highlights 2012-2013

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Maintain academics, athletics, and arts

Decrease in Expenditures (-0.33%) “Second Year in Row!”

School tax increase is at ZERO again!

Allowable increase well below CAP by $2.1 M

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To deliver a top quality educational

program

To support strong co-curricular programs

To reflect fiscal

responsibility and

restraint

Decrease Expenditures

Decrease Expenditures Cost SavingsCost Savings Minimize Tax

ImpactMinimize Tax

Impact

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Four Community

Planning Meetings held

November through

December

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• Highest level of attendance at most selective colleges in history of the district

• 87% of students scored 3 or higher on AP Tests

• 18 of 19 BC Calculus student achieved a score of 5

• 10 sports teams named either State, Regional, County, or Conference champions

• 6 Coaches won either State, Regional and or Conference coaching honors

• Regional, State or National Awards in visual arts, band, orchestra and chorus

• Regional, State or National Awards in theater and forensics

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Curriculum and Instruction

K-12 Media Literacy Program

Mandarin 6-12

Science Research to prepare for Intel Projects

Computer Science

Personalization: Cycle Classes and Teaming

K-8 Writer’s Workshop

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Human Resources

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Guiding Principles for Budget Development Maintain the integrity of programs.

Ensure equity among schools.

Continue to implement zero based budgeting.

All allocations will be made on a priority basis that most impact educational programming.

Implement strategies for meeting district focus areas against the State Imposed 2% Tax Cap.

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+ 326 or 8.6% students

Since 2006-07

+ 57% Since 2005-06

+ 31.7 FTE Instruction

Since 2005-06

Historical Factors Impacting Budget Growth

Enrollment Growth

Increase of 957 students over 11

Years or 30%

Health Benefits Costs

Percentage of Total Budget

True Cost of Insurance without Employee contributions

Special Education – Intervention and Referral (I&RS)

Ability to provide better instructional programs in district vs. out of district placement.

Services are delivered in a typical school environment and each child has an opportunity for main-streaming.

Student enjoys the important benefits of receiving these programs in their community with other community children.

Educating Summit

Children in Summit

Broader Programs

& Services

Control over

Program Design &

Delivery

New Pre-K to Grade 5 Autism Classes

Expenditures as % of Budget

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Declining Rate of Expenditure Growth

Includes waivers for New Primary Centers

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9.1%7.0%

5.4% 6.9%

3.4% 2.8%

-0.3% -0.3%

Major Changes in Expenditures

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Capital OutlayFund 12

-564,251

-42.9

%

Maintenance

District Wide

-290,213

-7.1%

Major Changes in Expenditures

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Resource Room

Special Ed.146,091

+3.3%

General Administrat

ionFund 12

-103,493

-8.2%

Improvement of

InstructionSalaries87,182

+76.4%

Transportation

Special Ed.

-96,335

-9.9%

Major Changes in Expenditures

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Related ServicesSpecial Ed.

Speech70,612

+11.3%

TutionsOut-

District

-52,631

-2%

TOTAL REVENUES

$62,175,660

265,160

+.43%

TOTAL EXPENDITUR

ES$62,175,6

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-136,04

4-.22%

How did we get here?

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A concerted effort through planning and program analysis at all levels

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Savings through Effective Management Past 3 Years $3.9 Million

Natural Gas Savings alone

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Improved efficiencies for maximum savings

Man

aged

Prin

t Svc

sManaged Print Services Initiative

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DEVICE CONSOLIDATION

RULES BASED PRINTING

IMPROVE DIGITAL

WORKFLOW

Simplify paper based processes; streamline workflows

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Work to change the culture on how and where to print

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Simplify environment,consolidate devices

3303reduction in

number of printers

243less

Toner cartridges this year

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(Print/Scan/Copy)higher speed

This provides us with an innovative way to cut costs while improving efficiency and overall operational effectiveness.

Paper Savings $ 2,823 current year

Toner Savings$ 25,168 current year

Repair Savings $ 5,000 current year

Result: $32,991 Savings in 1st Year

95.2%1.4%

2.7%0.07%

LOCAL TAX SHARE

Each year the % increases $59,401,147

STATE AID SHARE

Increase of $303,110 over FY12 $1,716,267

BUDGETED FUND BALANCE $867,976

TUITION & MISC. OTHER $437,250

Revenue Breakdown FY2012-2013

PIE CHART NOT DRAWN TO SCALE

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Average Home Tax Impact

2010 2011 2012

$346.39per year

$28.86per

month

$198.68per year

$16.56per

month

$14.22per year

$1.19per

month

Average Home Assessed Value Reported at $410,000 by City of Summit Tax Assessor

3,125,896,500 3,120,829,541 3,108,771,495

Comparison Change Year over Year Past 3 Years

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Declining School Tax Increases Past 4 Years

Average Home Assessed Value Reported at $410,000 by City of Summit Tax Assessor

Calendar Year Tax Levy Impact % of Change8.9%

8.4%

5.9% 6.1%

4.8%4.1%

2.4%

0%

Includes waivers for New Primary Centers

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Bringing us in under CAP by

$2,178,025 or 3.67% below CAP

Bringing us in under CAP by

$2,178,025 or 3.67% below CAP

The Decreased Tax Levy in the Proposed 2012-2013 Budget

is $-243,389.63 or -0.408%

2% Tax Levy Cap and adjustmentsBase Tax Levy CAP as defined by P.L. 207, c.62 (A-1)

FY 2013

• Forecasting the district’s needs • Planning • Cost containment• Expanded shared services• Review and elimination of ineffective

programs and non-essential personnel

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… sustaining the excellence of the Summit Public Schools

Good Fiscal Management Preserves ExcellenceAs a direct result of the following …

Personnel Reductions - $893,925 – 11.5 FTE Positions• Superintendent’s Office (-1 FTE) – $72,000• Business Office (-2 FTE) - $124,000• Supervisors K-12 (-2 FTE) - $284,433• Special Ed (-2 FTE) - $116,343• School Staff (- 4.5 FTE) - $297,149

Employee Contributions to Health Benefits - $1,906,000• 2010/2011 – $156,000• 2011/2012 – $550,000 • 2012/2013 – $1,200,000

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Budget Savings Detail

Ed-Data - $465,616 – • 3 Year savings since joining in 2008

Special Ed. Tuition - $268,583 – • Savings associated with return of out of district students by opening a

new Grade 3-5 Autistic Class in September of 2010

Erate - $189,582 – • Funding Year 2008 = $51,900• Funding Year 2009 = $66,159• Funding Year 2010 = $xx,xxx

ACES – Electric - $179,559 – • 3 Year savings .10482 cents per KwH against the Basic Generation

Service rate of .12 cents per KwH

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Budget Savings Detail

Finance/Banking - $84,151 – • In house preparation of bid specifications - $9,000• Replacement of copiers - $12,000 per year over 5

Years or $60,000• Change in banking through RFP - $63,151

Payoff Leases - $387,508 – Reduction of Debt• Savings of $31,158 in interest alone over the next

five years while relieving the 2011-12 budget expenditures by $387,508

Food Service - $15,000 – • Implementation of Alternate POS system through RFP

process

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Budget Savings Detail