BUDGET FORUM February 2014

AGENDA  Background  McCleary  Next Steps  Group Activity

STATE & FEDERAL FUNDING  Reductions in State Funding & Federal Funding (approximately $500 less per student in funding)  Student Achievement  Sequestration  Budget Reductions and Programs due to Reduced Funding  Use of Reserve Funds

MCCLEARY DECISION The Washington State Supreme Court rules unanimously that the State is violating its constitutional "paramount duty" to amply fund the education of all K-12 students.  State provided some funding in  State has until 2018 to comply

MCCLEARY DECISION MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS LEVY  : State legislature allowed school districts to collect more M&O levy money temporarily to make up for state cuts that had been made over several years by the state. This is known as the "Levy Lid Lift".  Lift will expire at the end of 2017  Amount of authority will reduce by 4% in 2018 and reduce the allowable collection

LEVY AUTHORITY (Estimated) 2015 = 16.5M 2018 = 13.0M

LEVY AUTHORITY & MCCLEARY  Funding will come in the following areas:  Class Size Reduction  Materials, Supplies and Operating Costs  Transportation  All Day Kindergarten  In 2018, if the state funds the above, the levy collection amount for NKSD will be reduced by approximately 3.5 Million.

BUDGET PROCESS – NEXT STEPS  COMPILE RESULTS OF FEEDBACK  REVIEW FEEDBACK AND ANALYZE AGAINST DISTRICT GOALS  COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAKE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS/CONSIDERATIONS  BOARD FINALIZE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS  PRELIMINARY BUDGET PRESENTED IN JUNE 2014

BUDGET PROCESS – NEXT STEPS February Solicit Input & Feedback Enrollment & Budget Projections March Analyze Input, Prepare Budget Options Review House & Senate Budget April State Finalizes Budget Board Reviews Budget Options

BUDGET PROCESS – NEXT STEPS May Superintendent Recommendat ion of Final Budget Priorities Finalize Cert Staffing June Preliminary Budget to Board of Directors

ACTIVITY/EXERCISE  Review the Questions Provided. Prioritize EACH Question 1 st – 4 th Pink is #1 (top priority) Green is #2 Yellow is #3 Blue is #4