Batavia City School District 2019-2020 Budget

Our BCSD Students Student Enrollment 2,377 Average Class Size UPK 18 2-4 20 5-8 21 9-12 21 Eligible for Free /Reduced Lunch 59% Attendance Rate 95% Student Demographics: Black or African American 6% Hispanic or Latino 8% Asian/Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1% White 74% Multi-racial 10% American Indian 1%

Serving the Children, Families and Community of Batavia Total Number of Teachers 259.4 Teacher Aides/Clerical 122 Maintenance Staff 39 Assistant Principals 4 Principals IT 5 Nutritional Services 24 Central Office 7

Empowering Students District Graduation Rate: 89% BHS Graduation Rate: 92% District Completion Rate: 91% BHS Completion Rate: 94%

What Does Batavia Get From This Budget? This budget includes: Elementary program for the gifted and talented Accelerated classes for middle school students Advanced Placement and Courses for College Credit for BHS students School Resource Officer from the Batavia City Police Department School Social Worker $100,000 Capital Outlay Project for BHS Multi-Year Transportation Contract extension at CPI

Non-Mandated By NYS Required by Batavia Community Kindergarten K-12 Art Classes K-5 Music Instrumental Lessons starting in 3rd Grade Performing Ensembles School Plays/Musicals Counselors at JK and JAX Performing Ensembles at every building Bell Choir, Orchestra, Band, Chamber Ensembles, and Choir District Art Show each year to showcase our talent High Needs District need counselors to help all students!

Non-Mandated By NYS Required by Batavia Community AP and College Credit Courses at BHS Interscholastic Athletics Extracurricular Clubs at each school College and Career Center Link Crew at BHS Small Class Sizes *309 of our high school students will earn AP or college credit while at BHS *140 of our high school students participate in a BOCES program to learn a trade or participate in either the Health or Law Academies Offer 27 sports with 64 teams for boys and girls grades 7-12 to participate 54% of students 7-12 will participate in at least one sport, many multiple sports Offer 57 different clubs district wide ranging from National Honor Society, Ski Club, Math Team, Mock Trial, Model UN, Scholastic Bowl, Science Olympiad, Page Turners, Chess Club, Tech Club, Marching Band, Color Guard, Drama Club, Jazz Band, Student Government, Yearbook College and Career Center helps students find jobs and scholarships (4 million last year grads) Link Crew has helped freshman transition to BHS and currently 95% go on to become 10th graders

Non-Mandated By NYS Required By Batavia Community Librarians at JK and JAX Teacher Aides Extended Day Wellness Junior Achievement ACE BMS Connect Universal Pre- Kindergarten (UPK) Our librarians instill the love to read in our students Extended Day Wellness are offered at Jax, JK and MS Junior Achievement allows us to bring in people from our community to help our students academically and career wise BMS Connect helps indoctrinate the 5th grade into the MS culture

Tax Cap School Districts, since 2012-13, have been affected by the Tax Cap Law, often known as the 2% Tax Cap. The formula often results in a Tax Cap figure other than and often above the cited 2% figure. In 2019-20, Batavia City School District’s Tax Cap number is 4.69%. The District’s proposed Tax Levy increase for 2019-20 is $555,916 or 2.93%. The eight year average Tax Cap allowable increase is 3.95%. The actual eight year average Tax Levy increase is only 1.16% (or 2.79% less than average allowed). Over the past eight years, the District could have increased school taxes a total of an additional $4,101,696 or $512,712 per year.

The Budget The 2018-19 General Fund Budget is $50,518,573 Decrease in expenditures of $1,670,579 The projected school tax impact for a home assessed at $85,000 will be $53.54 or $4.46 a month (projecting school tax increased by the 2.93% school tax levy increase). Assessment figures are also subject to change which would impact the projection. The District qualifies, for the sixth consecutive year, for NYS Property Tax Rebate check, as a result of tax cap compliance Most likely, the NYS Rebate Check will offset the school tax increase paid

History of Rebate Checks Fiscal Year Rebate Type Total Rebates Tax Levy Net Local Increase Impact 2018-19 Relief $1,103,922.00 $444,032.00 $659,890.00 2017-18 Relief $535,194.00 $ 0.00 $535,194.00 2016-17 Freeze and Relief $825,506.00 $ 0.00 $825,506.00 2015-16 Freeze $424,812.00 $ 0.00 $424,812.00 2014-15 Freeze $209,682.00 $360,996.00 $(151,314.00) Five Year Total $3,099,116.00 $805,028.00 $2,294,088.00 Tax Rebate information obtained from NYS Department of Taxation

Budget Summary Budget 2018-19 (Adopted) 2019-20 (Adopted) $ Change % Change $52,189,152.00 $50,518,573.00 ($1,670,579.00) (3.20%) Tax Levy 2018-19 (Adopted) 2019-20 (Adopted) $ Change % Change $18,945,404.00 $19,501,320.00 $555,916.00 2.93% Revenue 2018-19 (Adopted) 2019-20 (Adopted) $ Change % Change $30,263,951.00 $27,909,964.00 ($2,353,987.00) (7.78%)

Budget Summary Fund Balance - Appropriated (Non Reserves) 2018-19 (Adopted) 2019-20 (Adopted) $ Change % Change $2,000,000.00 $2,000,000.00 $0.00 0.00% Fund Balance - Appropriated (Reserves) 2018-19 (Adopted) 2019-20 (Adopted) $ Change % Change $ 979,797.00 $ 1,107,289.00 $266,706.00 37.40%

Revenues INCOME SOURCE Amount % of Budget State and Federal Aid (blue) $ 26,081,600 51.6% Tax Levy (red) $ 19,501,320 38.6% Other Local Revenue (green) $ 1,312,674 2.6% Appropriated Fund Balance (purple) $ 3,107,289 6.2% Other Local Tax-related Items (teal) $ 515,690 1.0% TOTALS $ 50,518,573 100%

Revenues: Tax Levy History $ Change in Levy % Change in Levy % Change Tax Cap 3 year average $ 333,316.00 1.77810% 5.28673% 5 year average $ 199,989.60 1.06686% 4.08307% 8 year average $ 214,439.38 1.16473% 3.94989% 10 year average $ 262,936.50 1.46834% 13 year average $ 168,393.38 0.93347% 15 year average $ 275,376.87 1.47938% First year of the NYS Tax Cap ("2%") law; Consolidation of Schools (2012-13; 8th year) *District is not responsible for Tax Assessments values and the Equalization Rate which are both used to calculate the Tax Rate and can fluctuate each year. % Property Tax Freeze or Rebate Check issued directly to taxpayers from NYS as a result of District compliance with Tax Cap/Efficiency

Revenues: Tax Rate History ESTIMATED 2019-20 Batavia City School Tax Rate and Batavia City School Tax Rate History vs Tax Levy Change - CITY School Year Tax Rate/Thousand $ Change in Tax Rate % Change In Tax Rate % Change In Tax Levy Allowed Tax Cap % 2019-20 22.096705* $0.629903 2.93431% 2.93431% 4.68611% 2018-19 21.466802 $0.008743 0.04074% 2.39999% 7.173760% 2017-18 21.458059 $(0.787851) -3.54155% 0.00000% 4.00031% 2016-17 22.245910 $(0.778180) -3.37985% 0.00000% 1.48440% 2015-16 23.024090 $0.217409 0.95327% 0.00000% 3.07077% 2014-15 22.806681 $0.670264 3.02788% 1.99001% 3.07697% 2013-14 22.136417 $(0.908945) -3.94416% 0.00000% 5.51382% 2012-13 23.045362 $0.155634 0.67993% 1.99356% 2.59302% 2011-12 22.889728 $0.734549 3.31547% 4.13457% 2010-11 22.155179 $(0.014120) -0.06369% 1.23092% 2009-10 22.169299 $(0.459078) -2.02877% 0.00076% 2008-09 22.628377 $(1.093966) -4.61154% - 2.32157% 2007-08 23.722343 $(0.721774) -2.95275% - 0.22746% 2006-07 24.444117 $0.948206 4.03562% 4.47099% 2005-06 23.495911 $(0.325891) -1.36804% 5.58458% 2004-05 23.821802 $0.517063 2.21870% 5.94046% 2003-04 23.304739 Tax rate projected using an increase of 2.93% (tax levy increase). Actual rate won’t be known until September 2019. $21.973052 projected last year (based on 2.40% tax levy increase) and actual was $21.466802

Expenditures BUDGET AREA Amount % of Budget General Support (dark blue) $ 5,664,612 11.2% Instructional Support (red) $ 28,998,400 57.4% Transportation (green) $ 2,098,366 4.1% Employee Benefits (purple) $ 11,065,193 21.9% Debt Service (teal) $ 2,557,002 5.1% Interfund Transfers (orange) $ 135,000 0.3% TOTALS $ 50,518,573 100%

Issues on the Ballot Budget Proposal Two Board of Education Seats

Voting Day May 21st 7am-9pm Voting Locations: Robert Morris School Building 80 Union Street Residents living North of Route 5 (Main Street) Batavia High School 260 State Street Residents living South of Route 5 (Main Street)