7. State Apportionment
(Guaranteed Revenue)
x Staffing Ratio =
# Certificated Staff
# Classified Staff
# Administrators
FUNDED
8. Under the latest forecast, state general fund revenue is
expected to have its steepest decline in over twenty years
9. State Budget Deficit
Projections
April 2008 $1.7 Billion
September 2008 $3.2 Billion
November 2008 $5.1 Billion
December 2008 $6 Billion*
January 2009 $7 Billion
February 2009 $8.3 Billion
March 2009 ?????
*Governor's budget proposal built on this projection
10. A First Look At The Impact of
the State Budget
• 100% Suspension of I-732 (COLA) Unknown at this time
• 100% Reduction in I-728 (est based on $8.3 B deficit) ($854,090)
• 100% Reduction in Math/Science PD ($ 61,864)
Potential State Revenue Reduction ($915,954)
11. A First Look At The Impact On SWSD
Potential State Revenue Reduction ($915,954)
Enrollment Decline (139 fte) ($770,000)
Potential Increased Costs (Payroll) $191,020
Potential Change to SWSD Budget ($1,876,974)
($1,876,974
= an 11% Reduction of the General Fund Budget
13. Federal Stimulus Package
Questions and Answers
K-20 February 24, 2009
Office of Superintendent of Public
2/24/2009 26
Instruction
14. State Fiscal Stabilization
Question: How much money is Washington State
receiving?
Answer: The preliminary estimate is $1 billion.
81.8% is for education ($819.9 Million).
This includes K-12 & Post Secondary education.
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2/24/2009 27
Instruction
15. State Fiscal Stabilization - Basic
Question: What can basic stabilization funds be used for?
Answer: Any activity authorized under ESEA (NCLB),
IDEA, the Perkins Act, or modernization of public school
facilities.
•Very significant issue. If the Legislature replaces I-728
with stabilization funding, and districts can only spend the
resources on these federal programs, the use of funds will
be very constricted.
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2/24/2009 29
Instruction
16. What does this mean?
Unless federal regulations (Supplanting &
Maintenance of Effort) are changed….
Federal stimulus funds may have no effect on
the General Fund budget deficit!
17. Federal Stimulus Funds
South Whidbey is estimated to receive:
$58,000 per year in Additional Title I funds
$246,000 per year in Additional Special Education
funds
Office of Superintendent of Public
2/24/2009 34
Instruction
19. Cost Savings Options Available To
School Districts?
Implement Implement Program
Operational Reductions Incl.
Efficiencies Salaries, Benefits, and
Non-employee costs
Raise additional
Spend Down
Revenue
Fund Balance
Increase Levy Funding
20. What can’t we do?
• Increase Local Levy Funds (24% Levy Lid)
• Use special levy funds (Technology/Capital Projects) for
General Fund costs.
• Use the increase in Federal Special Education & Title I
funds to supplant the General Fund budget deficit.
• Sell property to support the General Fund budget.
21. What are we doing?
1. Draw down Fund Balance
$1,876,974
$2,000,000 2. Reduce Teaching &
Learning Funds
$1,8000,000
3. Find ways to become more
$1,6000,000
efficient
$1,4000,000 ???
???
4. Evaluate all Programs
$1,2000,000
5. Reduce Employee Related
$1,000,000
Costs
$800,000 ???
$600,000 ???
$200,000
$400,000
Employee Costs
$200,000 $300,000 Program Review
Efficiency
$0
Teaching & Learning Reduction
Budget Reduction
Fund Balance Reduction
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22. More To Come
House and Senate Budgets Released March 2009
Conference Committee’s Reconcile March-April
Last Day of Regular Session April 26, 2009
Details on Federal Stimulus package TBD
23. F-195 Budget Timeline
02/03/09 Budget Discussion: Process - Assumptions - Initial Enrollment Projections
Seniority Lists Published (SWEA - PSE - SEIU)
03/01/09
03/03/09 Values/Priorities Discussion (Admin)
Program Discussion (Admin)
03/17/09
March 2009-10 Budget Preview
Admin. Budget Workshop - PRELIMINARY STAFFING REDUCTIONS
03/31/09
SWEA - PSE - SEIU - Identification of RIF list
04/13/09
Board Workshop - Budget Review #1 - Enrollment & Revenue Estimates
04/15/09
04/15/09 SWEA Contract Date - Initial Determiniation of non-renewal list to SWEA
04/22/09 I-728 Public Hearing - (Possibly)
05/15/09 Last day to notify SWEA members of non-renewal.
05/27/09 Board of Director's Meeting - Progress Report
06/01/09 RIF Notification - Classified Staff
Board Workshop - Budget Review #2 - Expenditures
06/10/09
Public Advertisement #1
06/20/09
Board of Director's Mtg - Public Budget Draft Presentation #1
06/24/09
Public Advertisement #2
06/27/09
07/08/09 Board Workshop - Public Budget Draft Presentation #2
07/10/09 **Budget submitted to ESD189 for review/available to public @ DO
07/22/09 Public Budget Hearing and Adoption
07/31/09 Final Budget Adoption Date per WAC 392-123-054
08/03/09 Final date to send ADOPTED budget to ESD per WAC 392-123-054
24. Questions
and
Budget Saving Ideas
dpoolman@sw.wednet.edu
221-6100 ext 2244
