Budget - Future
The District’s Fiscal Advisory Committee with members from the School Board, unions, parents, principals and students has begun the necessary work of studying the budget and finding ways to cut costs for the 2010-11 school year.
Last school year the District cut nearly $2.5 million from its 2009-10 budget. Now with an estimated reduction of 137 students this coming school year, and the current State budget situation, the District could face an estimated $2.9 million in cuts from the 2010-11 budget.
- If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please send an email to budget@portangelesschools.org or a comment by mail to: Fiscal Advisory Committee, Port Angeles School District, 216 East Fourth Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
School Board Approves Resolution to Create Reduced Educational Program
Estimated Budget Reduction Numbers
PROJECTED BUDGET REDUCTION NUMBERS
767,200 Reduced Student FTE of 137 @ $5,600 per FTE
130,126 Planned I-728 funding reduction from 2009
149,580 Settlement of Transportation Lawsuit for 2006-07
PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTION NUMBERS
540,000 Reduction of teachers in K-4 (6 teachers & NERCs)
030,065 No Highly Capable Funding
084,000 Zero Learning Improvement Days
211,000 No Title 1 ARRA funding for Extended Day Kindergarten
351,692 No I-728 Funding
049,871 Local Effort Assistance (Levy Equalization)
106,494 Current year's I-728 funding not yet appropriated by the State
250,000 Capital repair money needed for Major Repairs
289,000 Reserve for Additional State Funding Cuts through 8/31/2011
$2,932,029 TOTAL AMOUNT OF BUDGET REDUCTION NEEDED 2/18/2010
Budget History and Projections for 2010-11 PowerPoint pdf
Community Forums: We Need Your Input!
The District’s Fiscal Advisory Committee is actively seeking input from all staff, students, and community members regarding future budget cuts. Committee members hosted its first community forum on Thursday, February 18 to seek feedback and discuss budget issues. A second forum will be held on:
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
(Date and location changed to March 16 from previously announced Wednesday, March 17)
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
At Franklin Elementary Library, 2505 South Washington Street
Timeline
- March 30, 2010: unranked list of budget suggestions released to public
- April 12, 2010: Fiscal Advisory Committee Report with ranked list of budget cut recommendations presented at regular School Board meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center, 905 West 9th Street
- April 26, 2010: Special School Board Meeting at Central Services Building, 216 East Fourth Street, 7:00 p.m., Reduced Educational Program decisions
Fiscal Advisory Committee
Background information, history and reports
How the Budget is Developed
Developing the District budget is about a ten month process, beginning in late October. It involves setting revenue estimates, reviewing current spending patterns, prioritizing goals for expenditures and cash reserves, and drafting a budget for review and approval by the Board of Directors. The process involves ongoing review and input from District staff, the Board of Directors and the public, concluding with public hearings and adoption in August.
The first step in developing the budget is making a projection of enrollment for the new year. This information is used to set revenue estimates and staffing levels. Spending patterns for the current budget are reviewed by district staff and department heads. These spending patterns are compared to those of other regional and state-wide districts in areas such as teaching, administration, utilities, transportation, etc. This information is used to identify areas for increased or decreased spending goals.
Goals of the budgeting process include: district-wide needs, maintaining a prudent cash reserve and building and department needs.
A draft budget document is prepared in May. The actual document is a state-required format, and is quite lengthy. The district prepares a summary document that provides less detail and more explanation of the budget.
Throughout the process, the budget is modified based on changes in legislation, enrollment, needs or priorities. State law requires school districts to have a budget available for public review by July 10 and to hold a public hearing on the budget prior to adoption, usually in August.
When our draft budget is completed, copies are available for public review in the district office and at the public library.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please send an email to budget@portangelesschools.org or a comment by mail to: Fiscal Advisory Committee, Port Angeles School District, 216 East Fourth Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362.