Dr. Timothy Mitchell Rapid City Area Schools

What is the process? Where do you fit in?

 Community Support  Community Involvement  Community Trust

 To become as effective and efficient as possible  To become as innovative and creative as possible  Force the conversation to the determine the expectation-support ways to increase funding to meet those expectations

“Mind your pennies, nickels and dimes and your dollars will fall in place”

Consensus Decision Making -is an excellent process for developing new programs and to gain support -Can be a challenge: Personal Agendas and Turfs Not Fair or Appropriate

The process should include: -utilizing every opportunity to explain the situation -review current expenditures-Where is the $$ going -remind people of the mission and priorities

September - November Budget Authority to prepare plan for initial reductions Supt and BM meet with Budget Authority one on one to review initial proposals Budget and Finance to review initial proposals Public Input Meetings to review proposals Regular updates included at BOE Meetings

Key-Act responsibly and inspire confidence without compromising authority

Current Budget: General Fund78.7 Mill75 Mill Capital Outlay42.7 Mill Sped18.0 Mill Pension1.8 Mill Health Insurance14.9 Mill Total Overall RCAS192.1 Mill

Based upon Presentation: Reductions in 2 yrs to account for: -8.9 % reduction in State Aid -$97 per student- one time money -BOE-compensation policy -Health Insurance Increases -Additional-All/Day Kindergarten

Budget Includes: -Fund Balance 15.7 % -3.8 Mill in Fund Balance -2.7 Mill Capital Outlay Flexibility -Budget Reduction 1.98 Mill

Budget Reductions: -Instruction- $788,941 -Support Services- $500,410 -Community Services- $56,855 -Transfers Out - $740,000 +Co-Curricular- $108,371

Why Before What-Begin with Basic Principles ***Put student outcomes first ***Invest in what works, not in what doesn’t ***The New Normal—Do More with Less ***Avoid Short-sighted cost cutting ***Work collaboratively with stakeholders ***Invite feedback-acknowledge disagreement without compromising authority

For Study and Future Consideration ***Efficient use of teachers ***Transportation policies and procedures ***Outsourcing services ***Extracurricular activities ***Administrative/Clerical Staffing

For Study and Future Consideration ***Salary and Benefits ***Leverage alternative sources of funding ***Leverage local partnerships and resources ***Leverage technology ***Reduce mandates that hinder productivity

One of the fascinating outcomes of research on school effects is the number of issues in education where achievement evidence is close to zero but the heat is as high as it is as if it would be if the policy were obviously effective.

Four resource shifts with great potential: -away from quantity of staff towards quality -from remediation to early identification -from isolated practitioners to teacher teams -from full-time teachers toward alternative, creative, and effective

What must we have to provide a high quality education for all students of the RCAS?