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Legislative Action Presentation

Legislative Action Presentation. September 15, 2010. WHO ARE WE?. Parent Legislative Action Network for Education (PLANE). OUR ULTIMATE GOAL. To prevent more cuts to education and to generate solutions to restore sufficient funding to education.

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Legislative Action Presentation

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  1. Legislative Action Presentation September 15, 2010

  2. WHO ARE WE? Parent Legislative Action Network for Education (PLANE)

  3. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL To prevent more cuts to education and to generate solutions to restore sufficient funding to education.

  4. I Welcome and Overview II A Wake-Up Call: Overview of SFPS Budget Shortfall and What It Means for our Kids III What can parents do? PLANE Plan of Action IV Questions and Answers, Discussion V Volunteer Networking MEETING AGENDA

  5. FUNDING OVER TIME General Fund/SEG – Does NOT Include Stimulus/Government Action Year Fund amount percent change 08-09 83,200,000 09-10 78,300,000 -5.89% 10-11 76,700,000 * -2.05% 11-12 (projected only) 73,400,000 -4.31% * An additional 3.2% was reduced this fall but government/governor action prevented all but $320,000 Total reduction is almost 10% but does not include below the line reductions totaling about 15 to 18%

  6. FUNDING OVER TIME • State Equalization Guarantee (“SEG”) 97.4% • Local 2.0% • State .5% • Federal .1% • 3 Types of Funds • General Funds (SEG/Ops/Stimulus) • Grants (Local, State, Federal) • Capital Outlay

  7. POSSIBLE $7.1 MILLION IN BUDGET CUTS for 2010/2011 SCHOOL YEAR: Actual Cuts Spring 2010 • Increase class sizes $2.7 million • Consolidation of Alvord, Kaune, and Larragoite $982,000 • Use money in district's cash and emergency reserve funds $843,012 • Cut operational positions $637,444 • Use city payments for new Rancho Viejo School $560,000 • Increase special-education case loads $325,000 • Waive non-mandated assessment tests $216,650 • Option 1 fine arts cuts $200,000

  8. CUTS AND POSSIBLE CUTS, CON’T. • Administrators will substitute teach one day every two weeks $150,000 • Redesign middle-school athletics $100,000 • Add LPNs to replace RNs $ 42,648 • Eliminate school board per diem and travel $ 30,270 • Reduce salaries 2 % for superintendent and executive team $ 8,076 • Reduce materials and supplies for superintendent & exec. team $ 4,900 • September cuts (add’l stimulus) $320,000 • Total for 2010-2011 $7.1 million

  9. The 2011-2012 Budget All stimulus and stabilization will disappear $6,200,000 LFC and State Financial Advisors predict a loss of $170,000,000 in revenue. Translated into SFPS budgets this could be as much as 3,300,000 Total possible reduction to SFPS budgets for 2011-2012 $9,500,000

  10. WHAT DOES $9.5 MILLION LOOK LIKE?

  11. WHAT WE HAVE IN STIMULUS/STABILIZATION  Permanent Subs for School Sites  AVID Program  After School Programs  Assistant Principals for Elementary Schools  Substitutes for Professional Development  Accountant for Federal Programs  Special Education Contracted Services  Special Education Transportation  Principal for Nye/Bilingual ECC  Summer School for Special Education-ESY  Numerous Special Education Staff

  12. POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS Art and Music every other year 1,200,000 Cut Supplies and materials for schools and departments 341,000 Cut Athletics completely 999,000 Cut Transportation (pay for service) 400,000 Reduce security contract 200,000 Reduce stipends back to 2005-06 rate 700,000 Reduce Custodial/Maintenance contract 330,000 Reduce Maintenance staff by 1.5 FTE 90,000 Salary/benefit savings pending hiring new staff 500,000 Reorganization of Business Services 1 FTE 68,000 Salary adjustments for employee groups (see next page) Raise lunch prices by .25 cents yields 75,000

  13. THE LARGEST ACCOUNT CODE IS PERSONNEL Possible Reductions to Salaries and Benefits Reduce Admin 4%, Support 2.5%, Teachers/Staff 2.5%, Other 2% $2,172,461 Reduce Admin & Teachers/Staff 10%, all others 2.5% 6,946,831 Reduce Admin. And Teachers/Staff 5.5%, all others 2.6% 4,010,233 Furlough Admin and Teachers/Staff 5 days All others 2.5% reduction 2,170,233

  14. SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOALS Short-term: • Organize parents and other community members to lobby the NM Legislature to stop funding cuts Long-term: • Inspire and organize the parents and other community members to restore sufficient funding to NM Schools. • Support ways to increase tax revenues and redirect funds to education.

  15. SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOALS Why do we need to support ways to increase revenues and redirect funds to education? $170 - $200 Million State Budget Shortfall 47% of State Budget allocated to funding Education

  16. TARGETED REVENUE GENERATION PLANE’s Ideas …. (With Estimated Savings) • Close out-of-state corporate tax loopholes (ES=$40 Million) • Raise the liquor tax/sin tax - One-Dime-A-Drink Bill (ES=$80 Million) • Use of monies from the $9 Billion Permanent Fund until the economy recovers • Revoke past tax cuts for personal income for those who earn more than $250,000/year (ES=$350 Million)

  17. SOME THINGS WE CAN ASK FOR: • Remove significant tax credits and tax exemptions (varies) • Adapt Instructional Materials Statute to allow for educational technology purchases • Change Capital Outlay requirements so liability insurance on buildings can be paid from CO • Reduce specific State testing requirements • Adapt funding formula so that student head count reflects accurate numbers of students

  18. MOVING FORWARD, GATHERING STEAM, RAISING OUR VOICES Level 1 Action: Take Action on Your Own • Phone and write your state legislators • Recruit more parents • VOTE for candidates that support education & will act to restore funding to education • Lobby at legislature from now through the end of the next session

  19. INFORMING AND ORGANIZING PARENTS Level 2 Action: PLANE Membership …. • Parents willing to meet face to face with legislators and testify/lobby • Parents willing to help with school events • Parents willing to write and make phone calls • Parents willing to sign petitions and e-mails • Parents willing to write letters to the editor • Parents willing to work with our Legislators who support education

  20. INFORMING AND ORGANIZING PARENTS Level 3 Action: PLANE Volunteer Roles … Parent Outreach and Organizing Initiative Statewide Outreach Initiative Legislative Initiatives Please sign up on Volunteer Commitment Forms and at end of meeting meet Initiative Leaders who will organize action planning meetings.

  21. INFORMING AND ORGANIZING PARENTS For more information and to become a member of PLANE, join us at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plane-nm Please remember to sign in on the sign in sheet. Other Resources: www.nmvoices.org (Citizen’s Guide) www.betterchoicesnewmexico.com Q&As and Discussion Time …. Thank you!

  22. And…LET’S NOT FORGET NM State Constitution Article XII, Section 1: "A uniform system of free public schools sufficient for the education of, and open to all the children, shall be established and maintained..."

  23. Thank you This presentation can be found at www.sfps.info

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