budget presentation 2010
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Verona Board of Education
Final Budget and Financial Framework
March 2010
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Overview Budget Timeline
Strategic Goals
What Is In the Budget Administrative Restructuring
Targeted Areas of Reduction
Drivers of the Budget
Budget Efficiencies
Verona Property Taxes Summary
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Budget TimelineNovember 2009 Administrative team identifies 2010-2011 budgetary needs
December 2009 Building budgets submitted to Superintendent of Schools forreview
Jan/Feb 2010 Board of Education Finance Committee meets regularly toreview budget requests
February 11 Governor Christie announces reserving of $475 Million in stateaid to schools
February 17 Acting Commissioner of Education Bret Shundler promises toprovide school districts the management tools needed toaddress state fiscal crisis
March 2 Board of Education Meeting Public discussion of schoolbudget
March 16 Governors Annual Budget AddressBoard of Education Meeting Public discussion of schoolbudget
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Budget Timeline (cont.)March 17 $1.375 million state aid reduction announced
March 23 Budget submission to county office
March 30 Public Hearing on school budget
March 31 Budget presentation at HBW SCA Meeting
April 5 Budget presentation at Brookdale/FNB SCA meetings
April 12 Budget presentation at Forest/Laning SCA meetings
April 13 Budget pamphlets mailed to school community members
April 20 SCHOOL ELECTION DAY
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What This Budget BuysAdditional Staff Reduction in state aid precludes increasing
staff
Staff assignments realigned for both teaching
and administrative faculty members Administrative restructuring improve
oversight without adding additionaladministrators
Custodial services for after-hours and
weekend recreation gym and field use
Neighborhood Schools Comfort of principals and nurses in every
building Specialized instruction in
music, art, technology, media and worldlanguages
Instructional Supplies & Co-CurricularActivities Maintain full range of
musical, athletic, scholastic events
Training and materials for new K-4writing program
Textbooks for Calculus and new APPhysics programs at VHS
New Social Studies textbooks for HBW
After school enrichment opportunities
Innovative Programs/ Implementation FiveYear Strategic Plan Curriculum renewal Professional Development in UbD for
all faculty and staff
Upgrade technology infrastructure
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Chief School
Administrator
Director of SpecialServices
Supervisor ofSpecial Services
K-12CST & Related
Services Personnel
Director ofInstructional Studies
G & T Coordinator Director of Guidance
Supervisor ofHumanities
K-12
Supervisor ofMath/Science
K-12
BusinessAdministrator
AssistantBusiness
Administrator
NetworkTechnician
Payroll
OutsourcedFood Service
Director of Facilities
Custodians &Maintenance
Principal VHS
Assistant PrincipalDirector of Athletics/
SupervisorHealth/PE K-12
Principal HBW
Assistant Principal
ElementaryPrincipals (4)
Administrative Restructuring
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Targeted Areas of Reduction Restructure Gifted & Talented Program
Writers Workshop will allow emphasis on push-in
enrichment
Reduce pull-out time from math and language arts
instruction Reorganization of VHS Science Department
Elimination of three sections of Family & Consumer
Science at VHS
Scheduling alterations allow for reduction of 1.0 FTE
from HBW
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Targeted Areas of Reduction Merger of Special Services Supervisors into one
position, K-12, increases available instructional time
Efficiencies within Special Services allow for reduction
of 2.6 FTE
Elimination of instructional aide positions notmandated by IEP in accordance with NJDOE
recommendations
Scheduling alterations allow for reduction of various
aide positions throughout district
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Budget Drivers Budget is driven largely by mandates
State standards and regulations
Special education: IEP-driven aides Personnel costs are over two-thirds of budget
Salary growth
Sharp increase to health benefit premiums over pastseveral years (anticipated 20% increase in 2010-2011)
Non-discretionary cost (utilities, insurance, legal fees)
continue to increase Enrollment
Enrollment up approximately 7% over five years
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Budget Constraints Reduction of State Aid for 2010-2011 academic year by
$1.375 million (95% reduction from 09-10) School budget growth capped by state legislation
4.0% increase allowed on tax levy
Elimination of cap waivers for exorbitant costs(energy, capital outlay, special education)
Reduction of excess surplus eliminates tax relief
State budget regulations necessitate the reducing of expenditures as the primarymethod to balance budget
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Five-Year Summary2005/2006
ACTUAL2009/2010BUDGET
2010/2011ADOPTED
1-YEAR CHANGEAverage5 YEARCHANGE
SALARIES $12,601,000 $14,919,542 $14,972,489 .35% 3.8%
BENEFITS $2,954,000 $4,097,863 $4,301,210 5.1% 9.1%
SPECIAL EDUCATION $4,941,000 $5,507,949 $5,443,051 -1.2% 2%
NON-DISCRETIONARY $1,439,000 $1,905,694 $1,614,327 -15.3% 2.4%
DISCRETIONARY(class supplies,staff development,co-curricular)
$1,333,000 $1,086,118 $1,178,347 8.5% -2.3%
TOTAL $23,268,000 $27,517,166 $27,509,425 -.03% 3.6%
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2010-2011 PROPOSED EXPENDITURES - $27,509,425
Salaries & Benefits$19.2 million
Special Education$5.4 million
Non-Discretionary$1.6 million
Discretionary
$1.2 million
6%
20%
70%
4%
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ENROLLMENTVERONA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT
20412052
2041
20862131
(projected)
2158
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Comparable DistrictsSCHOOL DISTRICTS
Similar sizeK-121800-3500 students
Similar socio-economicstatus
I district factor group
BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP
CALDWELL-W. CALDWELLCEDAR GROVE TWP
CRESSKILL BORO
GLEN RIDGE BOROKINNELON BORO
MADISON BORO
NEW PROVIDENCE BORO
PARK RIDGE BORO
VERONA BORO
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Tax on Average Home2008 & 2009Town 2008 2009
Glen Ridge $ 15,826 $ 16,264
Cresskill $ 12,547 $ 13,223Kinnelon $ 12,040 $ 12,394
New Providence $ 10, 601 $ 11,056
Madison $ 10,075 $ 10,371Park Ridge $ 9,586 $ 9,799
Caldwell Township $ 9,452 $ 9,594
Berkeley Heights $ 9,447 $ 9,666Verona $ 8,806 $ 9,110
Cedar Grove $ 8,063 $ 8,394
Average $ 10,644 $ 10,987
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Our Taxes 2009Average Verona Property Tax
2009 - 17.1% Below Comp Group Average 2008 - 17.3% Below Comp Group Average
$ 290 increase on average home
$ 24 / month
Source: http://www.state.nj.us/dca/lgs/taxes/taxmenu.shtml
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Cost Per Pupil2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
PARK RIDGE BORO $ 11,880 $ 12,252 $ 13,069 $ 14,053 $ 14,647
MADISON BORO $ 12,043 $ 12,636 $ 13,122 $ 13,711 $ 14,056
BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP $ 11,240 $ 11,612 $ 12,389 $ 13,112 $ 13,425
NEW PROVIDENCE BORO $ 10,883 $ 11,759 $ 12,192 $ 12,960 $ 13,245
KINNELON BORO $ 10,779 $ 11,316 $ 12,158 $ 12,736 $ 13,039
GLEN RIDGE BORO $ 10,762 $ 11,438 $ 12,030 $ 12,455 $ 12,800
CEDAR GROVE TWP. $ 11,847 $ 12,447 $ 12,224 $ 12,446 $ 12,789
CALDWELL-W. CALDWELL $ 11,299 $ 11,770 $ 12,070 $ 12,713 $ 12,759
CRESSKILL BORO $ 10,493 $ 11,024 $ 11,241 $ 11,708 $ 12,371
VERONA BORO $ 10,303 $ 10,931 $ 11,375 $ 11,919 $ 12,339
Verona: Five Year Average: Lowest Cost Per Pupil Among Comparative Groups
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Classroom Spending per PupilSCHOOL DISTRICT 3 Year Average
PARK RIDGE BORO $ 344
GLEN RIDGE BORO $ 329
VERONA BORO $ 328
BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP $ 302
NEW PROVIDENCE BORO $ 299
KINNELON BORO $ 290CEDAR GROVE TWP $ 288
MADISON BORO $ 220
CALDWELL-W. CALDWELL $ 211
CRESSKILL BORO $ 198
Budget managed in a w ay to assure that classroom spending per pupil is a major priority and initiative
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Spending Priorities Most Efficient Among Comp Districts
Five Year Average: Lowest Cost Per Pupil
Spending allocated for most direct impact
on classroom instruction
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In Summary Overall decrease in spending from 09-10
Maintains existing academic programs
Funds curricular enhancements
Budget delivers great value and supports strategic
goals
If the budget is defeated:
Additional program and staff cuts
Impact of massive state aid reduction will be
compounded