BUDGET UPDATE

April 8, 2014

Agenda
!! !! !! !! !! State Revenue History Review of Preliminary Budget Current Budget Status Open Issues Staffing

State Revenue History

!! State Funding has increased by approximately $3 million since 2007-2008
"! $1.5 million Property Tax Relief "! $1.3 million Retirement

!! 2011-2012 Cuts:
"! "! "! "! BEF - $500,000 Charter School Subsidy - $225,000 ABG - $250,000 CFF - $25,000

Preliminary Budget Review

!! Reflected a property tax increase of 2.7% !! Reflected a deficit of $1,340,163
"! Planned deficit of $550,000 "! Structural deficit of $790,163

Current Budget Status

!! Departmental Budget Cuts !! Savings on Retirements !! Savings on Healthcare !! Total Savings !! Budget Shortfall at Index $277,500 $135,500 $300,000 $713,000 $77,000

Open Issues
!! Ready to Learn Block Grant
"! Will the grant be incorporated in the final budget as presented?
!! Incorporated in BEF? !! Re-allocated to other high need areas?

"! If incorporated in the budget, will these resources be available to pay for existing programs or do they need to supplement the current budget?

Open Issues
!! Hybrid Learning Grant
"! Will the grant be incorporated in the final budget? "! Will Pottsgrove qualify?

!! Special Education Funding

"! Will the Governors proposal be incorporated in the final budget? "! Is PASBOs estimate accurate?

Open Issues
!! Pension Rate Collars
"! Will the Commonwealth implement rate collars? "! If so, use of PSERS Reserve should be reduced

!! Pension Reform

Cuts Required
!! 1% Increase = $379,000 !! !! !! !! !! At At At At At Index Must cut $77,000 2% tax increase Must cut $342,300 1.5% tax increase Must cut $531,800 1% tax increase Must cut $721,300 0% tax increase Must cut $1,100,300

Staffing Needs
!! Support Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Staff Development
!! Complex job !! One administrator for department serving K-12

"! Curriculum, Instr. & Assessment Coordinator = approx $150,000 "! This position is already in the budget

Staffing Needs
!! Tech Dept. responsible for end-user support (computers, peripherals, network, internal/external data systems, classroom AV, telephony), classroom integration, data reporting services both internal and external, student schedule and grade reporting, and electronic communication Dept. lost one position in 2011 2009 -2010 1315 devices to 4 building techs 2013-14 - 3000 devices to 2.5 techs PIMS state reporting (unfunded mandate) has grown from a few reporting windows per year to 32, consolidating existing and new reporting requirements. Now a full time position handled by tech dept.

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Staffing Needs
!! Teaching Positions
"! Consider elementary classroom enrollment "! Consider MS enrollment (based on team structures) "! Consider HS course enrollment

Staffing Needs
C, I & A Coordinator $150,000 STEM HS Teacher - $80,000
Budget Impact - $69,000

Technology Support Specialist - $69,000 Elem. Teacher$80,000

Where do we go from here?