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Berkshire Hills Regional School District FY 17 Proposed Budget February 11, 2016

Berkshire Hills Regional School District FY 17 Proposed Budget February 11, 2016. Mission.

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Berkshire Hills Regional School District FY 17 Proposed Budget February 11, 2016

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  1. Berkshire Hills Regional School District FY 17 Proposed Budget February 11, 2016

  2. Mission To ensure all students are challenged through a wide range of experiences to become engaged, curious learners and problem solvers who effectively communicate, respect diversity, and improve themselves and their community.

  3. Building on Successes

  4. Building on Successes • Renegotiated Tuition Agreements thru FY18 • Developing Shared Services Agreements • Tightly Monitor Choice Enrollment

  5. Building on Successes • Regional Agreement Amendment Committee • MBRES – State Commendation • MBRES – Parent-Child Home Program

  6. Building on Successes • MVRMS – Writing Recognition • MMRHS – Self-Study • Commitment to Reimagining Education in BHRSD

  7. Moving Forward • April - Propose Timeline for District Review • Including: • Review Research • Visit Other Sites • Host Staff, Parent, Community Forums • Develop Plan

  8. Level-Program • Level Program -- Including • Technology Upgrades/replacements (existing program) • Additional Food Service Funding (existing program)

  9. FY 17 Level Program with Proposed Reductions

  10. Reduction Request • Reduce Operating Budget by $400,000 - $600,000 • Reduce Net Assessment Impact

  11. Reduction Request • $100,000 from E&D • Recognize Potential Savings from Solar ($70,000) • Reduce spending in other areas ($230,000 - $430,000)

  12. Reduction Considerations • Impact as Few Students as Possible • Maintain Strong Programming

  13. Reduction Process Step #1 • Reviewed All Accounts

  14. Reduction Process Step #2 • Request Reductions at School Level: • Recognized that cuts for FY17 would impact programming

  15. Personnel Elementary • ES Reduction of 1 Teacher • Through retirement – 2nd grade to 3 sections

  16. Personnel Middle • .2 Music – Retirement not replaced • Additional non-personnel cuts made • Stipends, supplies, materials

  17. Personnel High • .8 Music – Retirement not replaced • 1.0 Art Teacher to .5 • Elimination of 1 Paraprofessional (student graduating) • Supplies

  18. District-Wide • Custodial OT lines reduced • Based on history • Copier Maintenance lines reduced • Based on history • Internet Services • Reduced to reflect current service • BA Professional Development

  19. District-Wide • Gas/Oil • Reduction in contracted rates with recalculated usage projection • Food Service Health Insurance • Carried contingency for additional enrollments no longer needed • School Choice • Based on rolling average

  20. Reduction – after Solar Savings and E&D • $250,000 • Further Impacts would cut too deeply into programming, and • Affect Fewer Students

  21. FY17 Finance Sub-Committee Recommended Budget

  22. FY 17 Proposed Budget District by Function

  23. Net Operating Change Total Change: $ 738,331

  24. Operating Budget Expenditures Change $25,350,059 gross budget $ 738,3313.00% $23,165,470 net operating budget $ 866,7423.89%

  25. Operating Budget • Difference between Gross Operating and Net Operating due to reduction by Choice & Tuition Revenue • Choice down by $106,840, after use of $25,00 in reserves • Tuition down by $21,571 after use of $75,000 in reserves

  26. Capital Budget

  27. FY 17 Project Principal Interest Total ES & MS Construction Bond $1,245,000 $ 559,875 $1,804,875 ST Borrowing $ 100,000 $ 25,000 $ 125,000 HS Maintenance $ 100,000 $ 0 $ 100,000 TOTAL $1,445,000 $ 584,875 $2,029,875

  28. Revenue

  29. $ 2,801,923 0.96% Chapter 70 $ 579,045 3.87% Chapter 71 School Choice $ 1,243,160* ( 7.91%) Tuition $ 941,429* ( 2.24%) $ 1,120,934 0% MSBA Revenue *Includes use of Fund Balance

  30. Revenue Other Medicaid Reimbursement Interest Income Miscellaneous Income All Other $ 87,500 (20.45%)

  31. Revenue Excess & Deficiency • FY 17 Use • $100,000 (20.45%) • Represents 20.71% of E&D balance

  32. Revenue - Sources

  33. Assessments

  34. Assessments to Member Towns Three Considerations: • Population Allocation • Minimum Local Contribution • Net Assessment

  35. Assessments to Member Towns Population Allocation FY 16 FY 17 Great Barrington 70.1933% 69.9897% Stockbridge 14.7508% 15.4162% West Stockbridge 15.0560% 14.5940%

  36. Assessments to Member Towns Minimum Local Contribution FY 16 FY 17 Great Barrington $6,619,086 $6,756,779 Stockbridge $1,340,122 $1,338,211 West Stockbridge $1,428,162 $1,399,875

  37. Assessments to Member Towns Minimum Local Contribution • “ . .. shall annually appropriate [an] amount equal to not less than the sum of the minimum required local contribution . . .” • “The district may choose to spend additional amounts; . . . charged to members according to the district’s required agreement.” MGL Ch. 70, § 6

  38. Assessments to Member Towns Net Assessment FY 16 FY 17 Great Barrington $13,514,598 $14,463,399 Stockbridge $ 2,846,623 $ 3,035,712 West Stockbridge $ 2,863,880 $ 3,006,832

  39. Assessments to Member Towns Total Assessment 6.66% $20,505,943 • Great Barrington 6.94% $14,463, 993 • Stockbridge 8.76% $ 3,035,712 • W. Stockbridge 3.35% $ 3,006,832

  40. Assessments to Member Towns Total Assessment 6.66% $20,505,943 • Great Barrington 6.94% $ 938,8950 • Stockbridge 8.76% $ 244,446 • W. Stockbridge 3.35% $ 97,501

  41. Revenue & Enrollment

  42. Questions?

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