Budget 2011-2012

Public Education at the crossroads….

“Education...beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of

conditions of men...It does better than to disarm the poor of their hostility

toward the rich; it prevents being poor.”

Horace Mann

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District Comparison

Cuts 2010-2011

Williamson Westchester County

Total Budget 20,617,865 34,506,750

Tax Levy 8,476,865 31,015,973

Levy % of Budget 41.11% 89.88%

True Value Tax Rate $22.05 $13.93

CWR .499 2.794

Net Aid Lost ($1,024,117) ($226,308)

% of State Aid -10.74% -14.27%

% of Budget -5.5% -0.65%

% of Tax Levy Increase 12.06% 0.73%

TV Tax Rate after increase $24.71 $14.03

Tax Increase on $100,000 home $266 $10.16Note: Westchester County District True Value estimated from SED’s 2006 property assessment file because data was unavailable from the district. Potential variations on a 100K home are insignificant.

Last Year’s Story

The story continued this fall…

The original $1,024,117

FMAP State Contingency Plan (Medicaid Federal Aid) .67% State Aid Reduction $ 64,500 1.1% STAR Aid Reduction $ 19,000

Total FMAP $ 83,500

TOTAL Aid Lost in Current Year $1,195,500

What did we do this year? Two elementary positions $100,000

Half an Administrative position $40,000

One English position (retirement) $75,000

Share Occupational and Physical Therapy services $30,000

ES Home School Counselor $30,000

.4 School Psychologist (voluntary change) $30,000

Two Teaching Assistants $50,000

In-House Support for Assistive Technology (.5 Speech)

$30,000

One ELL (English Language Learners-retirement) $65,000

Physical Education (retirement, .5 replacement) $30,000

Clerk Typist (retirement) $30,000

Network Technician (.4) $25,000

Other Actions Sharing services as a result of the Regional High School

StudyWorking with other Wayne County Schools on sharing students (eg. Agri-Business with Sodus)

Become a BOCES site for Project Lead the Way (revenue source)

Decreased medical contributions for administration, directors and condfidential staff

Cuts materials, supplies, contractual costs 10% over the last two years

Participate in the Wayne County Special Education Consortium

Intermunicipal agreement with Wayne County School to share out of district transportation of students

Let’s not forget the 2009-10 school year…

Loss of 7.5 professional positions, Loss of 7.5 professional positions, 5 classified positions5 classified positions

Budget Over the Last Three Years

Budget

Year

Budget Approved

%

Increase

2008-09 $20,691,523

2009-10 $20,617,865 -0.36%

2010-11 $20,678,584 +0.29%

In spite of it all…Our students are graduating at high levels

Year Graduation Rate

June 2008 88%

June 2009 93%

June 2010 90%

Our Enrollment Remains Steady

Enrollment

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Enrollment 79 101 81 63 88 69 84 77 95 95 85 106 101

K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This year’s story begins

There were three choices for this year’s aid picture—abysmal,

severe, and painful.

Governor’s cut to general aid was much more than anticipated

$1,480,62316.24% less than last year’s state aid7.83 % of this year’s total budgetOnly state funds that were NOT cut were for the UPK grant

State Aid Loss as a Percent of Total of Budget

Wayne County Schools

-9.00%

-8.00%

-7.00%

-6.00%

-5.00%

-4.00%

-3.00%

-2.00%

-1.00%

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County to County Comparisons

Aid Loss as % of 2010-11 Budget

1.71%

2.45%3.08%

3.44%4.03%

5.00%

6.01% 6.17%6.56%

7.31%

0.00%

1.00%

2.00%

3.00%

4.00%

5.00%

6.00%

7.00%

8.00%

Nassau Suffolk Monroe Erie Steuben Ontario Orleans Livingston Wayne Cayuga

Year to Year State Aid-Percent Decrease (without Bldg. Aid)

Wayne County Schools

-25.00%

-20.00%

-15.00%

-10.00%

-5.00%

0.00% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Willia

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Non-Mandated Areas

Class SizeKindergartenAthleticsArt (K-6)LibraryMusic (K-6)Technology (H.S.)Technology Teaching Asst. NursesAP CoursesEnrichmentTransportation (2-3 Miles)Summer SchoolSports Physicals paid by the

District

Occupational Education(BOCES)Conferences/InserviceAssembliesField TripsClubsAdult EducationCurriculum CoordinatorsIntramuralsCounseling ServicesGemini CoursesSchool-to-WorkElementary Foreign LanguageGED

Decision Points

Do you want the grade K-2 enrollment under 18?

Do you agree that cuts should be distributed equally. (ie, sports, extra curricular).

Do you agree that no electives will run if there are under 10 students in the initial registration?

Are there certain non-mandated areas that you are more interested in maintaining?

If so, which ones?

Tax Rate Per Thousand Assessed

Rate in 2006 $25.77

Rate in 2011 $23.82

Decrease $1.95

Decrease 8%

The Future

The State Senate has passed a tax cap of 2% which would go into effect with the 2012-13 budget

We loss the money from the Federal Jobs Bill

SO

Next year may be no better!

Rates and Tax Caps

Without a tax cap, what is a reasonable rate to aim for?

“An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty“

– Winston Churchill.