Davenport SD #207 M&O Planning Info

Local Effort Assistance (LEA) Local Effort Assistance is state money paid to eligible district to match voter approved excess General Fund levies. These payments help school districts that have above average tax rates due to low property valuations. Not protected by constitution = 6.23% or $401,281 of general fund revenues Davenport is scheduled to receive $454,434 in

One example: Davenport tax rate in 2014 = $4.18/1,000 Collects $1,015,000 Mercer Island tax rate in 2014 = $1.43/1,000 ▫Collects $12,568,167 (2015 not posted yet)

Oct. 12 Quarterly Board Meeting Topic: Facility Needs ▫Earmark a specific dollar amount for facility repair, upgrades, etc.? ▫Long range planning:

Bus Depreciation Comparison of Cohort School Districts Inventory Buses on DepreciationRoutes # of busses older than 2000 % of Busses on Depr. Amount of Depreciation Goldendale %$61,399 Reardan %$119,968 Wilbur %$59,368 Nespelem845350%$31,205 Methow Valley %$68,996 Davenport %$73,256 Ocosta %$90,617 Creston875188%$50,876 Colfax %$130,951 Prescott %$79,264

Levy Assisting Bus Purchases $33,000 towards bus purchase in $43,000 towards bus purchase in In order to get “caught up” we would like to fund $45,000 in and $20,000 in This should bring us to a point where we can purchase a bus a year with our depreciation funds and should reduce our bus maintenance costs.

Comparison of Districts Year PassedSchool Levy Amount Budget% of Budget 2015Reardan ,314,2807,189, % 2014Ritzville ,0004,542, % 2014Lind ,1763,877, % 2014Almira ,0002,366, % 2014Wilbur ,0003,950, % 2014Harrington ,0002,571, % 2014Creston ,0002,440, % 2013Davenport ,046,0007,359, % 2015Freeman3.01 1,499,1329,950, % 2015Odessa ,0003,532, %

How Are New Resources Phased-in Under SHB 2776? School Year Full-Day Kindergarten Must be fully funded statewide by Phase-in based on FRPL 219 Schools More funding can begin More funding must begin Continues to ramp up Fully Funded 2 K-3 Class Size Reduction Must be fully funded statewide by Phase-in based on FRPL $0 More funding can begin More funding must begin Continues to ramp up Fully Funded 3 Maintenance, Supplies, Operation Costs (MSOC) Must be fully funded by $ per student basis More funding can begin More funding must begin Continues to ramp up Funded at new level 4 Basic Transportation Must be fully funded by % of formula funded basis More funding can begin More funding must begin Continues to ramp up Fully Funded

Levy Options – How many years Current Levy – 3 years Upcoming Levy: ▫3 years? ▫4 years? Recommendation from Supt. & Business Manager: 4 years

Levy Options – Amount of Levy Keep tax rate “level” Keep $ amount of levy “level” Balancing the needs of the school district with the current economic environment…

Important Dates Election Date: Feb. 9, 2016 Statutory Deadline to File Resolution: Dec. 11, 2015

Timelines Oct. 28 (Regular Meeting) Nov. 23(Regular Meeting) ▫Final decision on levy amount, length of levy and vote on resolution Nov. 23 ▫Nov. 24: Certification of election results from Nov. 3 election ▫Resolution due to Auditor’s Office by Dec. 11 Dec. 14 (Regular Meeting)

Short Range & Long Range Plans/Needs…  Facility updates/repairs  Technology needs and upgrades  Continue bus purchase with contributions from levy dollars  Maintaining a health fund balance  MSOC enhancements maxed?  Motor pool replacements “What challenges will we be facing in the near future?”