BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUDGET/PROPOSITION PRESENTATION

REFLECTIONS OF OUR SUCCESS
Spring BCSD recognized by Business First at the 35th best public school district in WNY. The previous year we were ranked 47th. Even more noteworthy, when they factored in our socio economic environment we were recognized as the 7th highest overachieving school district in WNY.

SUCCESS… At the conclusion of the year the District was notified by Commissioner Mills that statewide, for the second consecutive year, BHS and Jackson were identified as “High Performing/Gap Closing schools! For the first time BMS was recognized by the Commissioner for achieving this status

SUCCESS… At the conclusion of 2005/06 the District was notified by the NYS Education Dept. that all of our schools and identified subgroups had met the Annual Yearly Progress benchmarks that have been established by the NY State Ed. Dept. and the Fed. Government. 2006 STEP Report: Class of 2006 94% achieved the grad. requirement in English 96% achieved the grad. requirement in Math

SUCCESS… During the 2006/07 school year: four (4) BHS seniors are enrolled in enough credit bearing courses at GCC to be considered full time GCC students During the 2006/07 school year: BHS has 201 students enrolled at GCC, in a total of 916 credit hours. By taking these classes our students/parents have saved $73,280 over the GCC Tuition, $121,828 over SUNY Tuition and $496,472 over Private University Tuition.

SUCCESS… Last years graduating class (Class of 2006) consisted of 167 students. 38 of these students were members of the National Honor Society 141 of these students are pursuing a higher education. 65 are attending 4-year colleges with 76 attending 2-year schools. 9 members of the class entered military service. 149 members of that class received regents diplomas.

SUCCESS… 4 of our graduates earned a Technical Endorsement seal from the Genesee Valley BOCES and 8 students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. To reward them for their efforts the Class of 2006 was awarded $4,102,210 in scholarships, grants and cash awards.

FINANCIAL DATA COMPARISON
COMBINED WEALTH NAME OF DISTRICT RATIO Oneida Geneva Tonawanda Sherrill Lackawana Batavia

FULL VALUE NAME OF DISTRICT PER PUPIL Oneida 200,726 Geneva 218,142 Tonawanda 200,164 Sherrill 191,603 Lackawanna 203,156 Batavia 233,243

INST. EXPENSE NAME OF DISTRICT PER PUP/REG ED Oneida 6,931 Geneva 5,895 Tonawanda 6,464 Sherrill 7,156 Lackawanna 6,387 Batavia 8,496

INST. EXPENSE NAME OF DISTRICT PER PUPIL/PWD Oneida 10,589 Geneva 12,650 Tonawanda 13,187 Sherrill 11,483 Lackawanna 18,884 Batavia 12,005

PERCENT INST. NAME OF DISTRICT EXP. TO BUDGET Oneida 80% Geneva 77% Tonawanda 72% Sherrill 79% Lackawanna 77% Batavia 82%

Batavia Performance on ELA 3-8 2006

Batavia Performance in Math 3-8 2006

DISTRICT PROFILE STUDENT INFORMATION
ENROLLMENT 2,421 AVERAGE CLASS SIZE KINDERGARTEN 20 GRADES 1 THRU GRADES 6 THRU

BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2007-2008 BUDGET
January 9, 2007 Expense Estimate $37,742,412 or +$1,528,367 or +4.22% Revenue Estimate $18,932,573 or +530,734 or +2.88% Fund Balance $500,000 or $0 or 0% Tax Levy Estimate $18,309,839 or +$997,633 or +5.76%

EXPENDITURES: REDUCTIONS TO STAFFING 5.0 FTE Teacher retirements ($177,345)

February 6, 2007 Expense Estimate $37,565,067 or +$1,351,022 or +3.73% Revenue Estimate $18,932,573 or +530,734 or +2.88% Fund Balance $500,000 or $0 or 0% Tax Levy Estimate $18,132,494 or +$820,288 or +4.74%

EXPENDITURES: ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS Teacher’s Retirement System Rate ($ 40,000) BOCES Career & Tech Adjustment ($ 95,850)

February 20, 2007 Expense Estimate $37,429,217 or +$1,215,172 or +3.36% Revenue Estimate $18,932,573 or +530,734 or +2.88% Fund Balance $500,000 or $0 or 0% Tax Levy Estimate $17,996,644 or +$684,438 or +3.95%

EXPENDITURES: REDUCTION - Retirements Four Teachers ($ 159,678) ADDITION – Monroe #1 BOCES Charge Student Information System $ 30,000 REVENUES: Loss of Medicaid Funding ($ 182,000)

March 13, 2007 Expense Estimate $37,299,539 or +$1,085,494 or +3.00% Revenue Estimate $18,750,573 or +348,734 or +1.90% Fund Balance $500,000 or $0 or 0% Tax Levy Estimate $18,048,966 or +$736,760 or +4.26%

FINAL EXPENDITURE REVIEW: ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS Additional Retirements ($ 87,843) Staff Adjustments via attrition ($ 110,681) Contractual Special Education ($ 25,000) Health Insurance Rate ($ 20,000) Computer Supplies ($ 18,000) BOCES Capital Project ($ 70,378)

FINAL EXPENDITURE REVIEW: ADDITIONS K-12 Extended Day Wellness $ 11,080 .50 Day – Public Relations $ 5,015 .30 FTE Groundskeeper $ 13,883 TELCC $ 265,000

FINAL REVENUE REVIEW: ADDITIONS Basic Operating Aid $ 390,000 BOCES Aid - TELCC $ 202,350 REDUCTIONS BOCES Aid – Capital Project ($ 53,135)

March 27, 2007 Expense Estimate $37,262,615 or +$1,048,570 or +2.90% Revenue Estimate $19,289,788 or +887,949 or +4.83% Fund Balance $500,000 or $0 or 0% Tax Levy Estimate $17,472,827 or +$160,621 or +0.93%

Expense Salaries 19,904,110 20,342,153 Equipment 160,493 162,508 Contractual 2,207,064 2,124,785 Supplies 467,490 498,170 State Aided 308,523 323,762 Tuition 349,080 BOCES 3,990,667 4,342,775 Transportation 874,744 971,989

Expense Fringe Benefits 7,356,874 7,552,393 Debt Service Interfund Transfers 340,000 Reserve for Uncollected Taxes 255,000 Total Expenses 36,214,045 37,262,615 Budget Increase $1,048,570 or 2.90% Contingency Budget – 3.84%

Revenues Real Property Tax Items 705,100 725,000 Non Property Taxes 900,000 Charges for Services 82,000 101,000 Use of Money/Property Interest 200,000 300,000 - BOCES Rentals - Other Rentals 10,000 Sale of Property 1,500 Miscellaneous (Refunds) 225,000

Revenues State Aid – Operating 13,330,015 13,903,892 State Aid – BOCES 1,697,267 2,000,224 State Aid – Other Categorical 908,957 963,172 Federal Aid 260,000 78,000 Fund Balance 500,000 Property Tax Levy 17,312,206 17,472,827 Total Revenues 36,214,045 37,262,615 Tax Levy Increase $160,621 or 0.93%

BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2007-2008 BUDGET Tax Levy/True Value (TV) Rate Information
Year Levy % City TV Rate City TV % 0.93 4.47 24.44 4.00 5.58 23.50 (1.34) 5.94 23.82 2.23 5.95 23.30 5.05 8.04 22.28 8.09 5 year ave 4.57 3.61

BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2007-2008 BUDGET Tax Levy/True Value (TV) Rate Information
Tax Rate Not Estimated at this time because: - Incomplete assessment figures from assessor - Equalization rates not known until July - State aid in NYS Budget are estimates. Actual numbers not available until September (hopefully) - Staff retirements and other cost savings that can be realized between now and September when the Board of Education establishes the tax warrant

Budget Increases - $ ,048,570 ,390,278 ,989 ,241,892 ,787 Five Year Average 1,025,703 Budget Increases - % Five Year Average 3.01

NYS BUDGET – TAX REBATE CHECKS BASIC (income based) $0-$90k = 60% of STAR = $446 $90-$150k = 45% of STAR = $334 $150k-$250k = 30% of STAR = $223 >$250k = 0% of STAR = $0 Will need to apply – reply to mailing

NYS BUDGET – TAX REBATE CHECKS ENHANCED (automatic) 25% of STAR = $352 Amount increase to 35% in 08-09 Fixed increase of amount exempt for 3 years ($56,800) No need to apply

NYS BUDGET STAR REBATE – Basic 90,000 Home (City) Tax 2,200 STAR (743) Net Tax 1,457 NYS Rebate (221) Final School Tax 1,236 NYS BUDGET STAR REBATE – Basic 0 - $90,000 income 90,000 Home (City) Tax (E) 2,220 STAR (E) (750) Net Tax 1,470 NYS Rebate (446) Final School Tax 1,024 Taxpayer Savings

NYS BUDGET STAR REBATE – Enhanced 90,000 Home (City) Tax 2,200 STAR (1,407) Net Tax NYS Rebate (368) Final School Tax NYS BUDGET STAR REBATE – Enhanced 90,000 Home (City) Tax 2,220 STAR (1,420) Net Tax NYS Rebate (352) Final School Tax Increase

BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSED SALE OF PROPERTY MAY 15, 2007
Sale of District Owned Property -90 River Street; Acres; $85, Bid; $85,000 Assessed Value -Purchased 10/1/90 for $175,000 -Proposed New School Vote Defeated 2,944 opposed and 446 in favor – December 11, 1990 Previous Bids: $60,000 from Edgewood Partners – Public defeated by vote opposed and 417 in favor 2005 No Bid 2006 HomeCare and Hospice $85,001.22

BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTE: MAY 15, 2007
THREE ITEMS TO CONSIDER #1 – Three Board of Education Seats One (1) at 1 year 46 days (term commences 5/16/07) Two (2) at 3 years (each term commences 7/1/07) #2 – Budget #3 – Sale of Property – $85,001.22; 90 River Street; HomeCare and Hospice

BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION/BUDGET/PROPOSITION VOTE: TUESDAY MAY 15, 2007 (NOON TO 9:00 PM) VOTING LOCATIONS - Jackson Elementary School 411 South Jackson Street - Robert Morris Elementary School 80 Union Street - Batavia Middle School 96 Ross Street

BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION/BUDGET/PROPOSITION VOTE: TUESDAY MAY 15, 2007 (NOON TO 9:00 PM) NOTES: Must be a resident of Batavia City School District and a registered voter If you are not familiar with your voting location please call extension or 1003

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