2012-13 BUDGET

A sound, basic education for all

Our Mission

“…we recognized that by mandating a school system ‘wherein all the children of this state may be educated,’ the State has obligated itself constitutionally to ensure the availability of a ‘sound basic education’ to all its children.”

-Court of Appeals Decision – June 26, 2003Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. The State of New York

Sound, Basic Education for All

“I think the inequity in education is probably the civil rights issue of our time. There are two education systems in this state. Not public and private. One for the rich and one for the poor and they’re both public systems.”

“Mr. Cuomo also committed to redistributing state school aid from wealthy, politically powerful suburban school districts and sending more dollars to high-need rural and urban schools, saying the governor had a duty to be “the great equalizer.”

Who was the speaker for both?

Andrew Cuomo in 2010

Loss of Aid

Year State Aid Loss

2010-2011 1.2 Million

2011-2012 2.0 Million

The Problem

Per StudentPer StudentWilliamsonWilliamson

Per Student NYS Per Student NYS SchoolsSchools

w/CWR >2.5w/CWR >2.5

Gap Elimination2011-12 Budget ($1,474) ($515)

Gap Restoration 2012-13 Budget $113 ($ 5)

Gap Remaining ($1,361) ($510)

Our Problem

WilliamsonWilliamson

NYSNYSSchools Schools AverageAverage

NYS NYS Schools Schools

with CWR with CWR >2.5>2.5

Combined Wealth Ratio 0.499 1.00 5.3

Expenditures Per Pupil $17,437 $19,921 $30,978

Local Revenue Effort 20.08 14.00 9.60

Our Budget

Year Budget Change

2008-09 $20,691,523

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

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

2011-12 $20,380,583 -1.44%

Two years ago

Two elementary positions Half an Administrative position One English position (retirement)

Share Occupational and Physical Therapy services ES Home School Counselor .4 School Psychologist (voluntary change) Two Teaching Assistants

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

One ELL (English Language Learners-retirement) Physical Education (retirement, .5 replacement) Clerk Typist (retirement) Network Technician (.4)

Last year

One Reading Teacher

One Salaried Bus Driver

One Social Studies Teacher

One Special Education Teacher

One RTI coordinator

.5 Art Teacher

.5 Enrichment Teacher

.5 Math Teacher

.5 Speech Teacher

.4 English Teacher

2012-13 BUDGET Revenue Comparison

2011-12 2012-13 $ Diff % Diff

State Aid $8,950,500 $9,130,000 $179,500 2.0%

Federal Aid $478,000 $0 ($478,000) -100.0%

Use of Reserves $860,000 $910,000 $50,000 5.8%

Sales Tax $400,000 $400,000 $0 0.0%

Other $310,100 $300,000 ($10,100) -3.3%

Property Taxes $9,232,000 $9,416,700 $184,700 2.0%

Fund Balance $150,000 $150,000 $0 0.0%

Total Revenue $20,380,600 $20,306,700 ($73,900)

2012-13 BUDGET

Expenditure AssumptionsProfessional Salaries + 2% Staff Salaries + 2.8% Equipment budget - 10%Contractual items - 5%Materials & Supplies, software, texbooks, etc - 10%BOCES + 2%

2012-13 BUDGET The Major Cost Drivers

Health Ins up 18% = $ 424,000

Retirements Costs– ERS up 20% = $ 66,700– TRS up 13.25% = $ 121,800

Total Hlth & Retrmnt Incr = $ 615,500

Projected Salary Incr = $ 223,000

Total Major Cost Drivers = $ 838,500

In Summary

$We need to cut at least $800,000 to bring in a budget of approximately $20,500,000.

This budget amount is estimated to be within the tax cap limit.

2012-13 BUDGET Budgets Cuts vs Use of Reserves

Deferring Budget Cuts compounds the problem in each succeeding year– Adjust 2012-13 budget as much as possible to

create a lower base budget for following years.

Limit use of Reserves in a year when State Aid is increased– Current Scenario has 5.8% increase of Reserves

to fund budget in 2012-13

Next Steps

Community survey administered

Bring list of possible cuts to the next meeting

Look at bringing back students from high cost placements

Hope for additional aid

Explore the options open to use through the distance learning grant we have received for the High School