Budget Update & Budget Committee Recommendations

General Fund Budget Educating and inspiring each student to navigate successfully in a global community. The budget is a product of our strategic plan

Budget (Budget Committee Projection) Budget Revenues:$26,560,250 Expenses;$29,084,881 Net Chg in Fund Balance($2,524,631) Key Assumptions: $300 decrease in per-pupil funding ($7,402) Health Care increase: 18%/10% Retirement Rate: 19.41%, up from 16.94% No change in staffing levels Utilities: 10% increase

Projected Cuts & Use of Fund Balance Revenues$27,504,397$26,560,250$26,673,760 Expenses$28,060,848$29,084,881$30,094,887 Use of Fund Balance($556,451)($2,524,631)($3,421,126) Bdgt. Adjustments$1,900,000 $0$800,000 Revised Use of Fund Bal($556,451)($624,631)($721,126) Ending Fund Bal $$4,127,367$3,502,736$2,781,610 Ending Fund Bal %14.6%12.9%10.1%

Improvements to Budget Projection: Funding: Reduce reduction in per-pupil funding from $300 to $250 Based on tax collections performing slightly above projections Health Care: MESSA increase at 13.4% (No written confirmation) Legislative Budget Proposals: Governor: No cut in funding, expand sales tax to services Senate: $118 cut, retirement rate with reforms House: No cut in per-pupil, eliminate At-Risk/Early Childhood What will happen in Lansing? School aid budget passed in late May based on May revenue conference, with no other reforms Updated Budget Projection

Budget (Updated Projection) Budget Revenues:$26,710,000 Expenses;$28,975,072 Net Chg in Fund Balance($2,265,072) Key Assumptions: $250 decrease in per-pupil funding ($7,452) Health Care increase: 13.4%/10% Retirement Rate: 19.41%, up from 16.94% No change in staffing levels Utilities: 10% increase

Revised Cuts & Use of Fund Balance Revenues$27,504,397$26,710,000$26,829,500 Expenses$28,060,848$28,975,072$29,974,096 Use of Fund Balance($556,451)($2,265,072)($3,144,596) Bdgt. Adjustments$1,600,000 $0$850,000 Revised Use of Fund Bal($556,451)($665,072)($694,596) Ending Fund Bal $$4,127,367$3,462,295$2,767,699 Ending Fund Bal %14.6%12.6%10.1%

Bulletin 1014 Data (out of 772 districts/charters): Total Revenues: 211 th General Education Programs: 107 th Added Needs (Spec Ed, Title I): 618 th Instructional Support: 99 th Business & Administration: 440 th Operations & Maintenance: 255 th Average Teacher Salaries: 84 th Total General Fund Expenses: 268 th Statewide Financial Rankings

Categorizing the recommendations: Support Services Administration & Administrative Support Athletics Student Support Services Student Programs & Services Projected savings shown for , future years Due to expected unemployment costs and other initial costs of implementing reductions Budget Committee Recommendations

(Support Services) SavingsAnnual Savings Replace MS teachers monitoring lunch w/aide$16,000 Custodial Cost Reductions$350,000 * Reduce by 1.0 FTE, outsource Woodcliff/HS Pool * Tentative agreement w/custodial group Discontinue Print Center service$41,000$50,000 * Distribute equipment to bldg’s, staff runs print jobs Eliminate funding for noon hour office para’s$11,500$15,000 * Principals to organize volunteer program Reduce Technology staffing by 1.0 FTE$51,000$60,000 * Increased response time for technology issues Total Support Services$469,500$491,000

Budget Committee Recommendations (Administration & Administrative Support) SavingsAnnual Savings Food Service provided by Grand Rapids Public$50,000 Reduce PAC management costs by 50%$45,000 Reduce central office support by 1.0 FTE$50,500$60,000 Combine HS Registrar & Guidance Ofc. sec.$50,500$60,000 Decrease administrative costs$140,000$150,000 * Combine Spec Ed & Child care director(s) * Director of Technology 0.8 FTE, 0.2 MS * 2% base salary reduction - No step increase, 20% decrease in health (Feb) Reduce HS admin secretarial by 0.5 FTE$25,000 Total Administration & Administrative Support$361,000$390,000

Budget Committee Recommendations (Athletics) SavingsAnnual Savings Eliminate funding for MS Athletics$75,000 * District reviewing options to maintain opportunity Eliminate HS Wrestling program$20,000 Total Athletics$95,000 * Amount represents 18% of Gen Fund subsidy

Budget Committee Recommendations (Student Support Services) SavingsAnnual Savings 10% Building/Department budget reduction$80,000 Convert 10 extra work days for HS/MS counselors to Flex leave days during school year $12,000 Restructure Media Centers:$223,000$255,000 * One district wide media center specialist * Replace elementary para’s with volunteers Reduce Spec Ed itinerant staffing by 1.0 FTE$80,500$90,000 * Visually impaired teaching staff combined at KISD Eliminate funding for K & 1 st grade para’s$67,500$115,000 * Principals to organize volunteer program Total Student Support Services$463,000$552,000

Budget Committee Recommendations (Student Programs & Services) SavingsAnnual Savings Consolidate 4 3 rd sections into 3 4 th grade sections at Lakeside $60,500$70,000 * Worked collaboratively with Lakeside staff Eliminate General Ed Social Work$75,000$80,000 Reduce Gen Ed teaching staff at HS by 1.0 FTE$60,500$70,000 * Discontinue PE/Health block 0.4 to 0.6 FTE * Reduction in offered electives for remainder Eliminate 0.5 FTE Intervention Specialist$45,000 * Reduction in assistance for struggling Gen Ed students

Budget Committee Recommendations (Student Programs & Services, continued) SavingsAnnual Savings Reduce Special Education Social Work$36,000$42,000 * 0.1 FTE at each elementary, ECHC & HS Discontinue district funding for Youth Dev.$50,000 Reduce HS Spec Ed teaching by 0.4 FTE$28,000 * Consolidation of two Academic Support Center classes Reduce MS Counselors from 2.0 to 1.0 FTE$60,500$70,000 * Programs and services for students cut back Total Student Programs & Services$415,500$455,000

Budget Committee Recommendations (Summary) SavingsAnnual Savings Support Services$469,500$491,000 Administration & Administrative Support$361,000$390,000 Athletics$95,000 Student Support Services$463,000$552,000 Student Programs & Services$415,500$455,000 Total Reduction Recommendations$1,804,000$1,983,000

Elimination of Elementary Foreign Language Elimination of one or all Elementary specials Partial or full elimination of reading assistance Additional co-curricular reductions Reduction in High School counseling Budget Committee – Other Items Discussed

Over $2 million in reductions have been implemented between 2004 and 2009 Adding another $1.6 million isn’t possible without some impact on students Many reductions will not be able to be “covered” by another person/department Some service is going to be lost for next year Painful as these reductions are, an excellent educational program will be offered next year for our students Summary

Budget Committee Members Jeanne Glowicki Jenny Fee Peter Stuursma Heidi Sunderhaft Scott Robertson Kevin Philipps Shelly Schram Nancy McSkimming Pam Ramey-Cole Erik Lundeen Dawn Wise Kristi Tollas

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