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MAYFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Past, present and future. Our goal is to maintain the high academic standards of our district. We are all in this together …. Looking back…. $16,989,363 total Approved by a vote of 395 to 189 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MAYFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTPast, present and future
Our goal is to maintain the high academic standards of our district. We are all in this together…
Looking back…
The 2010-11 budget• $16,989,363 total• Approved by a vote of 395 to 189• Eliminated 9.5 full-time staff, which
resulted in two layoffs • Carried a tax levy increase of 2.85%• State aid accounted for 56.5% of revenue• State aid cut $1,200,000 to MCS
Where we are today….
Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget includes cuts of $1.5 billion in state aid to schools
A $1.6 million projected shortfall
Circumstances driving up costs
Healthcare costs for employees are up 16.5 %. The district will pay $800,000 more in 2011-12
District contributions to pension
plans will account for an increase of $270,000
Circumstances driving up costs
Salaries for teachers and professional staff will increase nearly $430,000
The HRBRRD (the district’s largest taxpayer) owes the district two years of property taxes, plus penalties totaling more than $700,000
The projected loss in state aid is $1.36 million
Under the Governor’s proposed budget Mayfield CSD will lose 13.89% or $1,359,808
The Gap Elimination Adjustment is $1,876,460. Last year, federal monies helped offset that loss
Federal stimulus funds have ended
The projected loss in state aid is $1.36 million
Mayfield would lose $1,919 per student
Other districts in HFM would lose $1,136
Statewide the loss would be $1,117 A similar school to MCS in
Westchester would lose $492
Where we’re headed...
The latest news
A one percent tax levy increase generates $63,000 in revenue.
To make up $1.6 million without cuts, the tax levy would have to increase 25.4%
Gov. Cuomo’s two percent property tax cap has passed the Senate and could be implemented in 2012-13
What we heard from you….
Reduce staff: Admin.,Teachers, Aides, Bus Drivers, Custodian, Secretaries
Eliminate Summer Programs
Find less expensive Health Care Plan
Eliminate Department Heads
What we heard from you….
Reduce the number of Clubs
Reduce transportation runs
Improve Heating Controls
Reduce the sports program
Where we are today
The elimination of 11.5 full-time positions brings us to a 13% tax levy increase
We still need to cut $492,341 to get to a 3.9% tax levy increase
We would have to cut $738,041 more to reach a 0% increase
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