1. Sturgeon Bay School District Educational Programming Referendum April 2, 2013

2. Objectives Explanation of revenue limit and history Enrollment history and projections Mill rate history and state budget impacts Referendum history Budget reduction history Savings since the last referendum Budget forecast Referendum resolution Tax impact

3. Revenue Limits 1993 revenue limits and QEO 1996 2/3 rds funding added and revenue limits made permanent 2003 State repeals 2/3 rds funding 2009 State repeals QEO

4. Revenue Limits Restrict the amount of money a school district can receive through the sum of state general aid and local property tax levies. Restrict revenue from Funds 10, 39, and 41. Revenue limits were designed to control property tax

5. Enrollment Projections YEARENROLLMENT 2000-011440 2001-021443 2002-031409 2003-041361 2004-051321 2005-061305 2006-071295 2007-081266 YEARENROLLMENT 2008-091246 2009-101211 2010-111228 2011-121218 2012-131239 2013-141223 2014-151202 2015-161213

6. Enrollment Projections

7. Mill Rate History YearMill RateTax Credit Adjusted Mill Rate FY 1992-1993$17.59 FY 1993-1994$17.03Revenue limits were imposed FY 1994-1995$15.23NA FY 1995-1996$14.74NA FY 1996-1997$10.36NA FY 1997-1998$9.27NA FY 1998-1999$7.91NA FY 1999-2000$8.47NA FY 2000-2001$8.07NA FY 2001-2002$8.11NA FY 2002-2003$8.26NA FY 2003-2004$8.42NA

8. Mill Rate History YearMill RateTax Credit Adjuste d Mill Rate Loss of State Aid FY 2004-2005$8.62$692,629.00$7.80 FY 2005-2006$8.66$780,000.00$7.72 FY 2006-2007$8.22$988,000.00$7.04 FY 2007-2008$8.80$1,110,000.00$7.45 FY 2008-2009$9.26$1,224,879.00$7.80$587,333 FY 2009-2010$10.66$1,224,885.00$9.19$347,220 FY 2010-2011$10.21$1,560,650.00$8.34$70,144 FY 2011-2012$10.17$1,666,094.00$8.83$417,303 FY 2012-2013$10.93$1,554,766.00$8.97$348,352

9. Tax Bill Sample

10. Referendum History YearApproved amountActual Levied 2007-2008600,000 2008-20091,100,000 2009-20101,500,000 2010-20111,200,000970,000 2011-20121,600,0001,500,000 2012-20131,900,0001,600,000

11. Reduction History  2002 – 03 $753,00011.5 staff members reduced  2003 – 04$74,8802.6 staff members reduced  2004 – 05$311,4695 retirements not replaced  2006 – 07$710,5118 staff members reduced  2008-2012$448,990 7 staff members reduced

12. History of Reductions Since Last Referendum Propose list of cuts for 2010-11Amount Fund 10 reduction to Fund 27$56,690.00 Maintenance cuts Positions other items$114,799.00 Eliminate PE position in district$61,673 Reduce the CESA contract$2,000.00 Eliminate the alt program$20,000.00 Reduced High School Guidance position$30,000.00 Eliminate ELL position$44,297.89 Eliminate French$87,330.71 Eliminate Social Studies position$47,802.46 Eliminate High School Science$68,086.42 Eliminate High School Math$60,595.94 Cable/Website position$75,877.13

13. Savings Since Last Referendum WRS, $420,000 Insurance, $529,000 Alternative Benefit Reduction $89,000 Transportation Contract, $200,000 Sharing Speech and Language with Sevastopol Postpone capital projects

14. Future Forecast The School District of Sturgeon Bay Forecast Model Scenario: '13-'14'14-'15'15-'16'16-'17'17-'18 Enrollment Growth: 1.38%2.12%4.84%2.75% Per Pupil Increase: $100 Equalized Valuation Growth: 0.00%1.00%2.00% 2.50% Fund 10 Revenues $12,525,971$12,582,934$12,899,907$13,303,324$13,775,671 Fund 10 Expenditures $13,512,043$13,881,207$14,498,818$15,063,843$15,677,586 Surplus (Deficit) ($986,072)($1,298,273)($1,598,910)($1,760,519)($1,901,915) Fund Balance $2,396,277$1,098,003($500,907)($2,261,426)($4,163,341) Fund Balance as % of Expenditures 17.73%7.91%-3.45%-15.01%-26.56% Total School-Based Tax Levy $7,200,050$7,057,835$7,370,527$7,472,550$7,873,877

15. Future Forecast

16. Referendum Resolution BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of The School District of Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin that the revenues included in the School Districts budget be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $1,000,000 for the 2013-2014 school year only; by $1,300,000 for the 2014-2015 school year only; and by $1,600,000 for the 2015-2016 school year only, for non-recurring purposes consisting of funding educational programming for students.

17. Tax Impact 12-1313-1414-1515-16 Total Tax Rate per $1,000 Equalized Valuation $10.93$10.33$10.43$10.97 Estimated Tax Rate Increase Over Previous Year -$0.60$0.10$0.54 Estimated Tax Bill Increase on $100,000 Home -$60$10$54

18. Contact Information Joe Stutting, Superintendent – 746-2801 or jstutting@sturbay.k12.wi.us Tom Olsen, Business Manager – 746-2805 or tolsen@sturbay.k12.wi.us

19. Contact Information Board Members – Joel Kitchens 743-7990 – Jacob Schulz743-5543 – Julie Hathaway 746-0231 – Pam Seiler 743-5851 – Roger Wood 743-7622 – Amy Stephens743-8636 – Keith Miller 743-3070 – John Hauser 743-5551 – Tina Jennerjohn 743-4096

20. Sturgeon Bay School District VOTE April 2, 2013