SCHUYLKILL SCHUYLKILL TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY

CENTERSCENTERS2006/2007 Budget2006/2007 Budget

Mission StatementMission Statement

The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit, in The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit, in collaboration with school entities, collaboration with school entities, community agencies, business and community agencies, business and government partnerships, serves the government partnerships, serves the changing needs of education changing needs of education through services, improvement of through services, improvement of current programs and current programs and implementation of new initiatives.implementation of new initiatives.

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTSBUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

Overall increase of $50,130 or .951%Overall increase of $50,130 or .951% District cost increase of $83,291 or District cost increase of $83,291 or

2.049%2.049% Group insurance increase of $236,345 Group insurance increase of $236,345

or 25%or 25% Change in Perkins regulation Change in Perkins regulation

requiring moving 30% of costs to requiring moving 30% of costs to General FundGeneral Fund

REVENUE REVENUE

2005/2006 Budget2005/2006 Budget Local Sources Local Sources

$235,000$235,000 State Sources State Sources

$575,989$575,989 Federal Sources Federal Sources

$297,891$297,891 Total Revenue Total Revenue

$5,273,584$5,273,584

2006/2007 Budget2006/2007 Budget Local Sources Local Sources

$175,000$175,000 State Sources State Sources

$587,719$587,719 Federal Sources Federal Sources

$313,000$313,000 Total Revenue Total Revenue

$5,365,194$5,365,194

ExpendituresExpenditures

2005/2006 Budget2005/2006 Budget General Voc Ed General Voc Ed

Programs $4,975,329Programs $4,975,329 Perkins Perkins

Teachers/Aides Teachers/Aides $241,456$241,456

Perkins Guidance Perkins Guidance $56,799$56,799

Total $5,273,584Total $5,273,584

2006/2007 Budget2006/2007 Budget General Voc Ed General Voc Ed

Programs $5,052,194Programs $5,052,194 Perkins Perkins

Teachers/Aides Teachers/Aides $256,937$256,937

Perkins Guidance Perkins Guidance $56,063$56,063

Total $5,365,194Total $5,365,194

Agricultural EducationAgricultural Education

Salaries have Salaries have decreased from decreased from $93,300 to $50,900$93,300 to $50,900

Group insurance Group insurance has gone down has gone down from 24,540 to from 24,540 to $15,345$15,345

Regular Instruction - Regular Instruction - MathMath

Salaries have Salaries have increased from increased from $210,300 to $210,300 to $217,100$217,100

Group insurance Group insurance has increased from has increased from $49,080 to $61,380$49,080 to $61,380

Employer share of Employer share of retirement $9,862 retirement $9,862 to 14,030to 14,030

Distributive Distributive Ed/MarketingEd/Marketing

Salaries have increased from $63,723 to Salaries have increased from $63,723 to $65,023$65,023

Group insurance from $12,270 to $15,345Group insurance from $12,270 to $15,345

Health Careers/NursingHealth Careers/Nursing

Salaries have decreased slightly from Salaries have decreased slightly from $50,900 to $40,900$50,900 to $40,900

Group insurance has not – it was $12,270 to Group insurance has not – it was $12,270 to $15,345$15,345

Home EconomicsHome Economics Included in Home Included in Home

Economics are Economics are Occupational Child Occupational Child Care and Food Care and Food Prep/Culinary ArtsPrep/Culinary Arts

Increase in Increase in salaries $146,900 salaries $146,900 to $149,700to $149,700

Group Insurance $Group Insurance $$36,810 to $51,687$36,810 to $51,687

Technical EducationTechnical Education Included in this Included in this

category are category are Computer Aided Computer Aided Drafting and Drafting and Computer TechnologyComputer Technology

Salaries have Salaries have decreased from decreased from $149,742 to $137,900 $149,742 to $137,900

Group Insurance Group Insurance increased $7,309 increased $7,309

Trade & Industrial Trade & Industrial EducationEducation

Largest and most Largest and most important cluster of important cluster of STCSTC

Critical and growing Critical and growing part of the part of the educational systemeducational system

Closely tied to needs Closely tied to needs of our local of our local communitiescommunities

Trade Programs are:Trade Programs are: Auto Body Repair Auto Body Repair

Auto MechanicsAuto Mechanics

CarpentryCarpentry

CosmetologyCosmetology

Residential/Industrial Residential/Industrial ElectricityElectricity

Machine TradesMachine Trades

MasonryMasonry

PlumbingPlumbing

Small Engine RepairSmall Engine Repair

WeldingWelding

Trade & Industrial Trade & Industrial EducationEducation

The salaries in this large group of The salaries in this large group of programs has decreased from programs has decreased from $784,592 in 2005/2006 to $753,019 $784,592 in 2005/2006 to $753,019 because of teachers retiring.because of teachers retiring.

The group insurance, however, has The group insurance, however, has increased from $171,780 to 229,425increased from $171,780 to 229,425

Other Vocational Other Vocational ProgramsPrograms

Included in this category are Resource Included in this category are Resource Specialist, Co Op Coordinator and Teacher Specialist, Co Op Coordinator and Teacher Aides.Aides.

The increase in salaries from $27,040 to The increase in salaries from $27,040 to $64,077 is due to the changes in Perkins $64,077 is due to the changes in Perkins regulationsregulations

Group insurance has decreased from Group insurance has decreased from $24,540 to $20,056$24,540 to $20,056

Support ServicesSupport Services

Included in this category are Included in this category are Guidance Services, Attendance, Office Guidance Services, Attendance, Office of Vocational Director, Office of of Vocational Director, Office of Principal, and Operation and Principal, and Operation and Maintenance of BuildingMaintenance of Building

All have increased in the Group All have increased in the Group Insurance CategoryInsurance Category

Salaries have decreased slightly due Salaries have decreased slightly due to changes in administrationto changes in administration

ConclusionConclusion

The 2006/07 budget for STC increases are The 2006/07 budget for STC increases are salaries and benefits for our teacherssalaries and benefits for our teachers

The teacher is the most important driving The teacher is the most important driving force for student achievement to occurforce for student achievement to occur

It is important to remember that quality It is important to remember that quality teaching promotes quality student teaching promotes quality student learninglearning

Three ways voc ed teachers prepare our Three ways voc ed teachers prepare our students to be adults are:students to be adults are:

ConclusionConclusion

1. Educated human beings1. Educated human beings 2. Knowledgeable and participatory 2. Knowledgeable and participatory

citizenscitizens 3. And productive individuals3. And productive individuals

The goals of an educational program The goals of an educational program is to help all students develop to their is to help all students develop to their fullest potential academically, socially fullest potential academically, socially and emotionallyand emotionally

ConclusionConclusion

Vocational education programs can Vocational education programs can encourage students that are not encourage students that are not college bound to remain in school.college bound to remain in school.

They are designed to help the They are designed to help the individual student build a feeling of individual student build a feeling of self-worth and self-confidence.self-worth and self-confidence.

District personnel provide support District personnel provide support for students but it is also shared by for students but it is also shared by parents and the communities.parents and the communities.