ASCCC - Leadership Institute The Budget Situation David Morse, Long Beach, Secretary Phil Smith, Los Rios, At Large Ian Walton, Mission, Past President “A budget is just a method of worrying before you spend money, as well as afterward.”--Unknown

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Today’s Agenda As a Senate leader Why should you care about budget ? What do you need to know ? How can you use it effectively ? Skeptical cheerleading (Ian) Local Examples What if you identify a problem ? (Phil) What if you’re not a math person? (David) ?

ASCCC - Leadership Institute THE BUDGET IS… Opportunity for IMPACT

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Out in Left Field Source: Hittelman, CCCCO Data, February 2003 We Have Too Many Full-Time Faculty ?? FALSE F2003 Faculty Obligation Number WVM: needs to hire 10.9 Statewide average: OK to lose 1.9 WVM Rank: 7th from bottom

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Out in Left Field Source: CCCCO Fiscal Data Abstract, June 2002 We Spend too much on Salaries and Benefits FALSE Total Sal/Ben vs Expenditures Ob WVM: 83.3 % Statewide Average: 83.7 %

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Out in Left Field Source: Unknown Where are you Spending the Money ?? Think Again !!

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Really… 10% Accounting and…

ASCCC - Leadership Institute % Politics

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Budget Leadership You can do it….. What it is – and is not….. ? Math Politics Senate President Credibility Persistence Tracking Patterns Changes

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Create Climate for Questions and Conversations Create Culture of Collaboration

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ASCCC - Leadership Institute Academic Senate’s Role Processes for institutional planning and budget development. —Title 5, 53200(c), a.k.a. the “10+1.”

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Academic Senate’s Role Question: Does the senate get to sign off on the actual budget?

ASCCC - Leadership Institute CURRICULUM DEGREE & CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM REVIEW GOVERNANCE WRT FACULTY ROLES STUDENT PREPARATION & SUCCESS STUDENT PREPARATION & SUCCESS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN T $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Role of the Academic Senate in Discovering the Real Budget Situation

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Finding Budget Help

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Where to Start Read the Senate paper (F09) Budget Considerations: A Primer For Senate Leaders - pick a number - don’t be afraid - keep track - three simple examples

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Year $ in thousands Restricted Un restricted Total Total Fund Balance (Page 9)

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Year Budget Value $-500, , , ,533 Actual Value $105,132450,337872,445962,338 Budget Value – Actual value 605,333900,661 1,109,2231,674,871 Compare Budget to Actual (Page 10)

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Year District53.97%51.04%51.09% State Average 52.94%52.89%52.15% Rank in State % Trends (Page 11)

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Homework: Not Just for Students Finding Accurate Data 311 Form Online at CCCCO Initial and Final Local Budget

ASCCC - Leadership Institute What to Do During a Bad Budget Situation

ASCCC - Leadership Institute First, Don’t Panic WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Ensure the Senate is Part of the Discussion

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Think for the long-term

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Not Alone: Union Colleagues

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Senate-Union: Working Together

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Scope of Practice Senate Responsibilities Union Responsibilities

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Making Hard Choices

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Our Mission

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Be Wary of Easy Solutions

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Look for Strategic, Targeted, Surgical Cuts

ASCCC - Leadership Institute Who else?

ASCCC - Leadership Institute In Conclusion…