Elementary School—General $78,412 $76,847
Middle School—General $146,038 $120,341 Reductions due to digital conversion
High School—General $207,991 $191,664 Reductions due to digital conversion
High School—Extra/Co-Curr $252,000 $258,940 Addition of junior high soccer, cheerleading programs
Curriculum and Instruction $56,526 $50,610
Textbooks $93,063 $159,981 $17,000 addl ES reading materials $24,000 addl MS reading materials $22,000 new MS math materials $6,000 addl HS reading materials $13,000 new AP materials Library print materials cut by $9,500 (still: $17K)
Technology $297,589 $253,050
Digital Conversion Contingency $213,718 $324,600 Only $111,600 is allocated to be spent (bandwidth, licensing, etc.) Remainder is for long- term funding of digital conversion (see next slide)
Financing the Initiative YearCostSavingsBudget LineCapitalAnnual Fund Balance $515,315 $225,400 $- $350,000 $60, $540,752 $200,000 $100,000 $(240,752) $(180,667) $140,000 $155,000 $110,000 $125,000 $(55,667) $- $155,000 $120,000 $275,000 $219, $475,000 $155,000 $130,000 $(190,000) $29, $500,000 $155,000 $140,000 $(205,000) $(175,667) $140,000 $155,000 $150,000 $165,000 $(10,667) $- $155,000 $160,000 $315,000 $304,333 Savings realized from planned hardware purchases, paper, textbooks, etc. Cost is estimated hardware, professional development costs
Special Education $978,705 $1,093,745 Increase in cost for services for special needs students
Office of the Superintendent $70,645 $66,300 Reductions due to digital conversion
Transportation $1,350,650 $1,357,500 State formula increase
Plant Operations $1,234,000 $1,235,000
Fiscal Services $3,166,122 $3,450,535 Additional debt service for HS project
Business Support Services $125,778 $146,550 Bonding Insurance increase Legal Fees Tax appeal fees
Miscellaneous Categories $1,116,500 $1,132,500 Increase in tuition to Vo-Tech of $17,000
Alternative Ed $423,250 $382,000 Possible restructuring of alternative education program
Grants Title I $202,136 Title II $62,270 Title I $200,000 Title II $67,000 Transfer $55,000 to Title I
Summary The total budget request for the categories is $10,314,113 or a 4.5% increase. Comparatively, the final budget for the same categories in the budget is $9,873,755. This amount accounted for 35.3% of the total budget for ’14-15.