1. Menands Union Free School District
Budget Workshop
February 12, 2018

2. Budget Reminders
We will budget from the perspective of what we know to be true in the present moment.
Though we will be cautiously optimistic about decreases in expenditures or increases in revenue, WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS.

3. Changes Since We Last Met
Budget Freeze
Updates and Projections
Governors Proposal
Tax Cap Factors
Draft 1

4. Where we are to datedate

5. Major Instructional Factors Driving Current Year Spending
Staffing to support increased special education enrollment and needs
On-going ENL and AIS needs
Expenses associated with number of students protected under the Federal McKinney Vento legislation including those displaced by natural disasters
Continued support of staff professional development
Unanticipated classroom support

6. Governors Proposed Budget/Aid
17-18
18-19
Foundation
$389,843
$390,817
BOCES
$186,872
$139,734
Private Excess Cost
$ 23,566
$ 49,756
Hardware & Technology
$ 2, 165
$ 2, 534
Software, Library, Text Book
$ 30,451
$ 32,739
Transportation
$ 236,543
$ 231,992
Building
$ 149,045
$ 83,573
High Cost Excess Aid
$ 955 $
Total
$1,019, 440
$ 931, 168
This is a reduction of 8.66% or $88,272

7. Tax Cap Calculation

8. Draft 1 Budget

9. What we still do not Know
Adjustments to the Governor’s Proposal
Foundation Aid
Expense Based Aids
Tuition Rates
Special Education Placements & Transportation Cost

10. What we can expect at the next Budget Workshop…
NYS Budget update and any impact
Draft 2: Review of Overall Spending Plan

11. Questions & Discussion
Next Budget Workshop March 12, 2018