Sturgeon Bay School District Educational Programming Referendum April 2, 2013

Objectives Explanation of revenue limit and history Enrollment history and projections Mill rate history and state budget impacts Referendum history Budget reduction history Savings since the last referendum Budget forecast Referendum resolution Tax impact

Revenue Limits 1993 revenue limits and QEO /3 rds funding added and revenue limits made permanent 2003 State repeals 2/3 rds funding 2009 State repeals QEO

Revenue Limits Restrict the amount of money a school district can receive through the sum of state general aid and local property tax levies. Restrict revenue from Funds 10, 39, and 41. Revenue limits were designed to control property tax

Enrollment Projections YEARENROLLMENT YEARENROLLMENT

Enrollment Projections

Mill Rate History YearMill RateTax Credit Adjusted Mill Rate FY $17.59 FY $17.03Revenue limits were imposed FY $15.23NA FY $14.74NA FY $10.36NA FY $9.27NA FY $7.91NA FY $8.47NA FY $8.07NA FY $8.11NA FY $8.26NA FY $8.42NA

Mill Rate History YearMill RateTax Credit Adjuste d Mill Rate Loss of State Aid FY $8.62$692,629.00$7.80 FY $8.66$780,000.00$7.72 FY $8.22$988,000.00$7.04 FY $8.80$1,110,000.00$7.45 FY $9.26$1,224,879.00$7.80$587,333 FY $10.66$1,224,885.00$9.19$347,220 FY $10.21$1,560,650.00$8.34$70,144 FY $10.17$1,666,094.00$8.83$417,303 FY $10.93$1,554,766.00$8.97$348,352

Tax Bill Sample

Referendum History YearApproved amountActual Levied , ,100, ,500, ,200,000970, ,600,0001,500, ,900,0001,600,000

Reduction History  2002 – 03 $753, staff members reduced  2003 – 04$74, staff members reduced  2004 – 05$311,4695 retirements not replaced  2006 – 07$710,5118 staff members reduced  $448,990 7 staff members reduced

History of Reductions Since Last Referendum Propose list of cuts for Amount Fund 10 reduction to Fund 27$56, Maintenance cuts Positions other items$114, Eliminate PE position in district$61,673 Reduce the CESA contract$2, Eliminate the alt program$20, Reduced High School Guidance position$30, Eliminate ELL position$44, Eliminate French$87, Eliminate Social Studies position$47, Eliminate High School Science$68, Eliminate High School Math$60, Cable/Website position$75,877.13

Savings Since Last Referendum WRS, $420,000 Insurance, $529,000 Alternative Benefit Reduction $89,000 Transportation Contract, $200,000 Sharing Speech and Language with Sevastopol Postpone capital projects

Future Forecast The School District of Sturgeon Bay Forecast Model Scenario: '13-'14'14-'15'15-'16'16-'17'17-'18 Enrollment Growth: 1.38%2.12%4.84%2.75% Per Pupil Increase: $100 Equalized Valuation Growth: 0.00%1.00%2.00% 2.50% Fund 10 Revenues $12,525,971$12,582,934$12,899,907$13,303,324$13,775,671 Fund 10 Expenditures $13,512,043$13,881,207$14,498,818$15,063,843$15,677,586 Surplus (Deficit) ($986,072)($1,298,273)($1,598,910)($1,760,519)($1,901,915) Fund Balance $2,396,277$1,098,003($500,907)($2,261,426)($4,163,341) Fund Balance as % of Expenditures 17.73%7.91%-3.45%-15.01%-26.56% Total School-Based Tax Levy $7,200,050$7,057,835$7,370,527$7,472,550$7,873,877

Future Forecast

Referendum Resolution BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of The School District of Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin that the revenues included in the School Districts budget be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section , Wisconsin Statutes, by $1,000,000 for the school year only; by $1,300,000 for the school year only; and by $1,600,000 for the school year only, for non-recurring purposes consisting of funding educational programming for students.

Tax Impact Total Tax Rate per $1,000 Equalized Valuation $10.93$10.33$10.43$10.97 Estimated Tax Rate Increase Over Previous Year -$0.60$0.10$0.54 Estimated Tax Bill Increase on $100,000 Home -$60$10$54

Contact Information Joe Stutting, Superintendent – or Tom Olsen, Business Manager – or

Contact Information Board Members – Joel Kitchens – Jacob Schulz – Julie Hathaway – Pam Seiler – Roger Wood – Amy Stephens – Keith Miller – John Hauser – Tina Jennerjohn

Sturgeon Bay School District VOTE April 2, 2013