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

We need your helpContact our local legislators

Send us feedback on our website or note cards