BOUND BROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET Planning For Our Success

Transcription

1 BOUND BROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET Planning For Our Success

2 Overall Budget Goals Keep Instructional Programs Keep or reduce classes sizes Continue Instructional Improvement Continue Curriculum transformations and updates Minimize cuts in Classroom Teachers Maintain Administration Cut Budgeted Fund Balance dependency $500,000 Keep the tax impact Flat

3 Overall Instructional Goals Continue to increase Instructional Capacity Continue to organize the district into a High Performing District Continue refining the Evaluation Process Continue Implementing procedures and policies to support instruction Maintain and Improve Gifted and Talented Program

4 Staffing Needs ADDITIONAL STAFF NEEDED- PSD 3 Class 3 rd Grade Section English High School Math High School History High School Special Education High School

5 Staff Reductions Staff Reductions Pre- k (Grant Position) Kindergarten 1 st Grade 6 th Grade Music FT to PT Guidance Social Worker Secretary New Positions Cut from Budget English High School Math High School History High School Special Education High School Class Size Reduction Class Size Reduction Budget Reduction Budget Reduction Budget Reduction Resignation Not Replaced Resignation Not Replaced Retirement Not Replaced

6 Revenue Changes Budget Impact Reduction In Revenues Tuition Reduction (SBB) $ 171,850 Fund Balance Reduction $ 500,000 Grant Reduction $ 309,000 Total Lost Revenue $ 980,850

7 Budget Increases Services To Students Budgeted Increases Health Care/Salary Increases $ 710,000 Special Education $ 516,000 PSD 3 and 3 rd Grade $ 160,000 Total Increases $1,386,000

8 Budget Increases Services To Students Budgeted Increases Total Increases $1,386,000 Lost Revenues Total Lost Revenues $ 980,850 Total Net Budget Change $2,366,850

9 Budget Reductions Grant Budget Reductions Consultants(Grant Funded) $ 55,000 Special Education(Grant Funded) $154,285 Moved to General Budget Curriculum(Grant Funded) $ 19,715 Pre- K Position $ 80,000 Total Reductions $ 309,000

10 Budget Reductions General Budget Reductions Curriculum $180,285 TerraNova $ 500 Industrial Appraisals $ 6,900 Maintenance $ 274,850 Technology $ 200,000 Salary Breakage $ 60,000 District Supplies $ 65,000 School Supplies $ 175,315 Overtime $ 30,000 Outsourcing $ 300,000 Total Reductions $1,292,850

11 Budget Reductions General Budget Reductions Kindergarten 1 st Grade 6 th Grade Music position FT to PT Guidance Social Worker Secretary Class Size Reduction Budget Reduction Budget Reduction Budget Reduction Resignation Not Replaced Resignation Not Replaced Retirement Not Replaced Total Reductions $480,000

12 Budget Reductions Budget Reduction Salaries $ 480,000 Grant $ 309,000 General $1,292,850 Total Reductions $2,081,850

13 Budget Reductions Budget Increases Total $2,366,850 Budget Reduction Total $2,081,850 Difference $285,000

14 Revenue Revenues Tax Levy Increase $ 278,000 Budget Funding Reduction $ - 980,850 Total $ - 702,850

15 Overall Budget Overall Budget $30,232,272 Proposed Budget $29,529,422 Total Budget Reduction $ 702,850

16 Tax Impact SCHOOL YEAR July June 2018 Average Assessed Estimated School Ratables Tax Levy Tax Rate Property Tax Actual $729,433, $14,439, $237, $4, proposed $730,022, $14,717, $233, $4, Difference $589, $278, $4, $9.67

17 Per Pupil Cost in Somerset County/Statewide Bound Brook is the 6 th lowest per pupil spending district within the State for our category.

18

19 Funding Fairness What we have been doing to correct funding fairness for Bound Brook: For the last two years we have encouraged letter campaigns to elected officials 11/17/15 Letter to Senator Doherty 4/11/16 Letter to the Community 4/12/16 Campaign Letter to the Community 4/21/16 2 nd Campaign Letter to the Community 8/24/16 met with the Department of Education 12/19/16 Letter to Governor Christie

20 Funding Fairness Who has been involved: Numerous Community Members Board of Education Mayor and Borough Council Administration

21 Bound Brook District Year 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 # tch # admin (BA 1.5) # student S/T Ratio S/A Ratio

22 Bound Brook District Bound Brook Manville South Hunterdon Dunellen Highland Park Total Number of Students Superintendent Curriculum Director or Asst. Sup Business Administrator Buildings and Grounds Technology Special Education Principals Assistant Principals Athletic Directors Department Chairs/ Program Manager 1 Total Number of Administrators Student to Admin Ratio

23 Enrollment Challenges High School will open at 625 to 650 students Kindergarten numbers are down for the second year in a row High School new block scheduling alleviates the need for 4 new teachers to handle the increased enrollment

24 District Challenges Lack of State Funding 11.3 million dollars underfunded Budget gap Reduced to 500 thousand next year Stabilizing taxes Without an increase in revenue additional staffing cuts will need to be made next year