1. Aliquippa School District 2006-2007 Budget Presentation

2. INTRODUCTION Executive Summary Sources of Revenue Fund Balance Expenditures by Major Areas Summary A budget is defined as a document that specifies the planned expenditures and anticipated revenues of a school district in a given fiscal year, along with other past and projected data and information relating fiscal elements to the educational mission, organization, policies, programs and outcomes of the district.

3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Aliquippa School District is contiguous with the City of Aliquippa, located in Beaver County, approximately 25 miles north of Pittsburgh. The district encompasses 4.4 square miles. 1,350 students are educated between three buildings. Aliquippa Elementary consists of grades K- 4, Aliquippa Middle School houses grades 5 – 8 and the Senior High grades 9-12. The district is ranked among the poorest economically in the commonwealth. Over 80% of the student population is eligible for the federal free lunch program. Over 40% of the properties in the city are rentals. Standardized test scores significantly below NCLB standards requires the district to commit resources to many extended programs, including after school tutoring, summer school and other targeted programs. The Pennsylvania Department of Education has assigned both a Distinguished Educator team and the Johns Hopkins CDDRE team to the district for a two year period.

5. Sources of Revenue Local$5,569,784 State$10,192,425 Federal$2,099,644 Fund Balance$2,172,630 TOTAL$20,034,483

6. Local Revenue Sources Real Estate Tax Earned Income Tax Transfer Tax Mercantile Tax Delinquent Real Estate Tax Interest Income Revenue from other Public Schools

7. State Revenue Sources Basic Education Subsidy Special Education Subsidy Vocational Education Subsidy Transportation Subsidy PA Accountability Block Grant Charter School Subsidy EAP Grant Rental Subsidy Social Security Subsidy Retirement Subsidy

8. Federal Revenue Sources Title I Title II Title V Reading First Comprehensive School Reform 21 st Century Grant Improvement of Educational Grant Class Size Reduction Safe/Drug Free Schools

9. Undesignated Fund Balance $2,172,630

10. Expenditures by Major Areas Instruction $10,590345 Support Services $7,027,777 Non-Instructional Services $429,571 Facilities Acquisition/Improvement $910,000 Other Financing Uses $1,076,790 TOTAL$20,034,483

11. Instructional Expenditures Regular Programs Special Programs Vocational Education Programs Other Instructional Programs Higher Education Programs

12. Support Services Pupil Personnel Instructional Staff Administration Pupil Health Business Operations/Maintenance Student Transportation Central Support Services Other Support Services

13. Operation Of Non-Instructional Services Student Activities Community Services

14. Facilities Acquisition/Improvement Architectural & Engineering Services Architectural & Engineering Services- Replacement Building Improvements

15. Other Financing Uses Debt Service Debt Services Fund Transfers Budgetary Reserves

16. Revenues Expenditures Fund Balance 17,861,853 20,034,483 2,172,630 2006-07 Summary

17. Cost Savings Measures Reduce number of new staff positions from early retirement incentive Realignment of transportation runs Facilities management improvement through more efficient purchasing and work assignments More efficient out of district placements