2023-24 Budget Workshop #2.pdf

2023-24 Budget Workshop # 2 March 28, 2023

Agenda ❏ ❏

State Budget Update Instructional Budget ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏

Curriculum General Instruction Special Education Instructional Technology Library Pupil Services Athletics and Co-Curricular Community Education

Legislative Budget Comparisons Assembly

Senate

★ Foundation Aid ○ Reject the Set Aside ★ Universal School Meals ★ CTE Cap for BOCES to 60K ★ UPK ○ Increase for original program seeking increased reimbursements

Legislative Budget Comparisons Assembly ★ Capital Outlay ○

100K-250K

★ No prior year aid claims ★ Rejects reporting for Building Level Budgets ★ Rejects earnings cap for retirees ★ Make zero emission studies transportation aidable, delays reporting for a year 4

Senate ★ Capital Outlay ○

100K-250K

★ $36 million for prior year aid ★ Rejects reporting for Building Level Budgets ★ Accepts earnings cap for retirees and expands it to $50K ★ Rejects reporting requirements for zero emission buses

1. 2023-24 Curriculum Budget 5

Curriculum-Thought Exchange Comments Although I have enjoyed all of the improvements to school grounds & buildings, I think that providing top notch curriculum and instruction is key.A quality teacher who provides cutting edge, thoughtful and challenging instruction is more important than the building he/she teaches in.Parent of Secondary Student(s)

Maintaining strong curriculum. Continuing to build on the science of reading instruction. It's so important to use the best methods in instruction. Teachers and students are working hard and they need the best strategies and instruction to grow and make progress. Parent of Elementary and Secondary Student(s)

4.2

3.8

Ranked #39 of 500

Ranked #198 of 500

Training for teachers and forward-thinking curriculum planning.To ensure students are taught a future-focused curriculum and receive quality education our teachers need ongoing professional development. Parent of Elementary Student(s)

3.7 Ranked #235 of 500

Curriculum Updates ▪ Salary line is up

▪ 2 executive directors-salary bump ▪ No retirements or breakage savings ▪ Additional allocations for professional development ▪ Several years of ﬂat or reductions ▪ COVID restricted offerings/trainings

▪ BOCES costs up in this area are minimal ▪ Supplies added to assist with professional development materials 7

Category

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Variance

% Change

Instructional Salaries

$1,855,787

$1,826,897

$1,931,000

$ 104,103

5.70%

Non-instructional Salaries

$345,765

$358,061

$380,600

$ 22,539

6.29%

Supplies

$46,750

$50,000

$ 3,250

6.95%

Contractuals

$70,000

0.00%

Professional Development

$167,000

0.00%

BOCES Services

$300,000

$325,000

$330,000

$ 5,000

1.54%

Totals

$2,785,302

$2,793,708

$2,928,600

$ 134,892

4.83%

2. 2023-24 Instructional Budget 9

Instruction-Thought Exchange Comments-Instruction Providing high-quality instruction and resources. Students need the best opportunities to learn. Parent of Elementary and Secondary Student(s)

Instructional support for teachers and students. To best prepare our students for the next phase of their lives. Parent Secondary Student(s)

4.1

4.0

Ranked #61 of 500

Ranked #97 of 500

3.8 Ranked #198 of 500

Building Budgets ▪ 2023-24 has a fully funded formula allocation ▪ $180 for ES, $190 for MS, $230 for HS ▪ Additional multipliers for ENL, FRL rates, special classes ▪ Allocations per pupil were increased this year to help offset increase in consumable prices ▪ Buildings allocate funds to the following areas: ▪ Cultural Arts/Enrichment, Equipment, Supplies, Textbooks, Library Materials/Books ▪ Surprised by increase in textbooks in this digital age ▪ More buildings allocating for reading materials ▪ Increase in allocations increased overall building budgets by 11 $73,410

What Budget Addresses Elementary ❖ ❖

Secondary

Maintain all current programs Placeholder allocation for foundation aid set aside ➢ Don’t know what that looks like yet, but an amount to cover that allocation 3-5 for math and literacy ➢ Salary line

❖ ❖

RTI placeholder for the 6-8 portion of the aid set aside All current programming maintained

All Levels ❖ 13

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$25,000 for centralized cultural arts program through BOCES (5th grade science) $100,000 for centralized supply increases for department programs ➢ Fine Arts Programs, Science, Humanities, ENL, RTI support

Instruction-Thought Exchange Comments-Class Size Small class sizes. Students receive more support for emotional, behavioral and academic needs when the teacher to student ratio is smaller. Staff Member and Parent of Elementary and Secondary Student(s)

4.3 Ranked #25 of 500

Smaller class size and more academic support for students. More study skills and remediation centers to fill in gaps. Emphasis on academics. Students need a solid foundation to advance to higher level classes to be successful. Also to develop cognitive skills. It is about the learning Community Member without Student(s)

4.1 Ranked #72 of 500

Smaller class sizes. Teachers are expected to meet every student at their level, but they have too many students. Smaller class sizes means a better quality education Parent of Elementary Student(s)

4.1 Ranked #77 of 500

A moment about class size….elementary lens What can we do and where are we now?

Grade

Class Average

Grade K

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Average Overall

*Includes all special classes, excludes UPK sections

What does the budget address? ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Target K-2 class size at 20 or below Target 3-5 class size at 22 or below (2.0 FTE) 2.0 FTE in order to do that Breaking sections to bring down the 4th grade bubble Trying to work within current space availability New year, same conversation If reduced any lower we will need additional conversations ▪ Do we move UPK and SPED out? ▪ Do we look at capital construction? ▪ Enrollment is down yes, can’t dispute that ▪ Brought back OWL to offset ▪ Naturally lowered class size where we could

Instructional Budget Continued 735 total teaching staff ❏ 200 support staff (para support/secretary support) ❏ 32 building administrators ❏ 30% of the overall budget ❏ Largest single section of the budget ❏ One point of clariﬁcation on the #’s ❏ It may look like we are spending less on enrichment-we are not ❏ Centralized building costs through BOCES ❏ Budgeting reallocation to contractual line 17 ❏

Category

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Instructional Salaries

$ 50,064,028

$ 52,589,514

$ 54,545,500

$ 1,955,986

3.7%

Substitutes

$ 1,140,000

$ 1,200,000

0.0%

Non-instructional Salaries

$ 2,977,482

$ 2,995,962

$ 3,063,600

$ 67,638

2.3%

Equipment

$ 549,981

$ 581,175

$ 612,200

$ 31,025

5.3%

Supplies

$ 1,083,706

$ 1,141,261

$ 1,284,440

$ 143,179

12.5%

Tuition

$ 125,000

0.0%

Enrichment/Cultural Arts

$ 173,700

$ 205,190

$ 120,200

$ (84,990)

-41.4%

Textbooks

$ 595,500

$ 620,500

$ 632,300

$ 11,800

1.9%

BOCES Services

$ 1,000,000

$ 1,025,000

$ 1,050,000

$ 25,000

2.4%

Contractuals

$ 419,900

$ 417,642

$ 489,900

$ 72,258

17.3%

$58,129,297

$60,901,244

$63,123,140

$ 2,221,896

3.6%

Totals

Variance

% Change

3. 2023-24 Special Education Budget 19

Thought Exchange-Special Education Spend the money on the bottom of the pyramid in the schools. Schools need more intervention and smaller class sizes Community Member without Student(s)

4.0 Ranked #103 of 500

Intervention support. Essential to fill gaps caused by Covid. Parent of Elementary and Secondary Student(s)

3.5 Ranked #326 of 500

We need more providers to meet the growing needs of our students–OT, PT, Literacy, Speech, and Mental Health. The needs are growing rapidly & with the lack of early intervention services in our county, these needs are going to be even greater in Kindergarten. Staff Member and Parent of Elementary and Secondary Student(s)

3.8 Ranked #215 of 500

Special Education Budget Changes ▪ 6.0 FTE for program continuum K-12 ▪ Increases in support staff for those programs as well ▪ 2 ICT at elementary ▪ 1 elementary 15:1 ▪ 1 middle school 15:1 ▪ 1 ICT at secondary ▪ 1 support position for the special classes at elementary ▪ BOCES program placements remain ﬂat ▪ Private placements are up due to projected referrals to those programs going up by an estimated 2 students ▪ What are private placements? 21 ▪ Halpern, Crestwood, Hillside, Norman Howard

Category

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Variance

Instructional Salaries

$ 10,181,270

$ 10,880,412

$ 12,040,000

$ 1,159,588

10.66%

Non-instructional Salaries

$ 2,147,112

$ 2,149,471

$ 2,318,200

$ 168,729

7.85%

Equipment

$ 42,000

0.00%

Supplies

$ 60,735

$ 61,435

$ 61,780

$ 345

0.56%

Tuition

$ 1,925,000

$ 2,025,000

$ 100,000

5.19%

BOCES Services

$ 5,200,000

0.00%

Contractuals

$ 116,600

0.00%

$ 19,672,717

$ 20,374,918

$ 21,803,580

$ 1,428,662

7.01%

Totals

% Change

4. 2023-24 Technology Budget 23

Technology-Thought Exchange Comments Encore and other technology classes K-12. My kids LOVE encore class and are excited to participate in learning about technology - which will only help them as they move through WCSD and life. Staff Member and Parent of Elementary Student(s)

3.5 Ranked #343 of 500

Keeping current. We need to make sure our kids' school tech isn't falling behind the times. Latest-and-greatest, no. But current. Parent of Elementary Student(s)

3.5 Ranked #344 of 500

Technology Budget ▪ Increase in salaries ▪ Added one new position-50% of the increase ▪ Senior network technician ▪ Major area of need due to increase in network trafﬁc ▪ BOCES expenditures ▪ Commitment to lease program - a refresher ▪ Network costs/upgrades and ﬁber network push the budget higher ▪ Adding a major backbone project with cabling upgrades at every building ▪ State Aid equipment and software lines are unchanged 25 ▪ Dollar for Dollar expenditure to aid budget

Category Instructional Salaries

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Variance

% Change

$ 470,562

$ 480,973

$ 459,700

$ (21,273)

-4.42%

$ 1,263,905

$ 1,270,763

$ 1,449,000

$ 178,237

14.03%

Equipment

$ 170,000

0.00%

Software

$ 150,000

0.00%

Contractual

$ 9,000

0.00%

Conferences

$ 9,000

0.00%

Supplies

$ 13,875

0.00%

BOCES Services

$ 3,975,000

$ 4,100,000

$ 4,600,000

$ 500,000

12.20%

Total

$ 6,061,342

$ 6,203,611

$ 6,860,575

$ 656,964

10.59%

Non-instructional Salaries

5. 2023-24 Library Budget 27

Thought Exchange-Library

No thoughts this year!

Library Changes ▪ Database and software products increasing at a slower pace than last budget year ▪ Some changes to library supply and equipment lines as determined by principals ▪ Always have discretion to adjust funding with budget transfers throughout the year ▪ As a whole, the district spends 3x the amount of aid received from the state for library books/materials ▪ Salary increases at contractual levels 29

Category

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Salaries-Instructional

$ 1,191,675

$ 1,252,949

$ 1,266,600

$ 13,651

1.1%

Library Supplies

$ 107,093

$ 104,893

$ 102,885

$ (2,008)

-1.9%

Library Materials

$ 57,200

$ 54,792

$ 53,620

$ (1,172)

-2.1%

BOCES Services

$ 210,000

$ 265,000

$ 275,000

$ 10,000

3.8%

$ 1,565,968

$ 1,677,634

$ 1,698,105

$ 20,471

1.2%

Total

Variance

% Change

6. 2023-24 Student Services Budget 31

Thought Exchange-Student Services Maintain academic rigor AND expand preparation for post graduation that is not institutional learning. Webster should prepare all students in our community. Parent of Secondary Student(s)

3.7

Educational opportunities. Not every student needs to attend a 4 year college. There should be more opportunities for students to explore not just a one time choice for BOCES. Parent of Secondary Student(s)

(21)

4.3

Ranked #224 of 627

(22)

Providing support (academic/mental health) for our students as they navigate this new environment. Because we care and want to ensure our students are being motivated to learn/grow in addition to managing their mental health so that they can thrive. Parent of Secondary Student(s)

Ranked #1 of 627

4.0 (42) Ranked #39 of 627

What Does Pupil Services Include? ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Occupational Education (EMCC-Foreman Programs) Summer School Programs Guidance Attendance Nursing Services Psychologists Social Workers

Budget Changes ▪ Occupational Education ▪ Additional slots for New Vision Program ▪ CTE cost increase one of BOCES higher rate increases ▪ Mental Health Reminder ▪ 20.0 FTE added in previous 3 budget cycles ▪ Nursing Study ▪ Adding 4.0 FTE into the general fund budget ▪ Previously paid for by the federal stimulus grants

Category

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Instructional Salaries

$ 6,388,125

$ 6,310,346

$ 6,387,125

$ 76,779

1.22%

Non-instructional Salaries

$ 1,202,171

$ 1,419,654

$ 1,699,700

$ 280,046

19.73%

Equipment

$ 6,500

0.00%

Supplies

$ 51,220

0.00%

BOCES Services

$ 1,705,000

$ 1,935,000

$ 2,085,000

$ 150,000

7.75%

Contractuals

$ 359,700

0.00%

$ 9,712,716

$ 10,082,420

$ 10,589,245

$ 506,825

5.03%

Totals

Variance

% Change

7. 2023-24 Athletics & Co-Curricular Budget

Thought Exchange-Athletics & Co-curriculars Fund more opportunities for students. Increase extra-curricular opportunities at all levels (Lego, SPARX, Art, mustic), fund more field trips etc. Staff Member and Parent of Elementary and Secondary Student(s)

3.2 Ranked #444 of 500

Athletics & Co-Curricular Budget Highlights ▪ Athletics/Co-Curricular is 1.67% of the total budget ▪ This includes PE support at the program level ▪ Same story as last year-costs for PE are skyrocketing ▪ Ofﬁcials contract up 15% ▪ Contracts with facilities outside our control for teams/PE ▪ Hockey, Bowling, Golf ▪ Supply chain price increases impacting here more than any other budget area! ▪ Uniform increases 38

Category

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Instructional Salaries

$ 2,397,173

$ 2,484,145

$ 2,583,700

$ 99,555

4.01%

Equipment

$ 36,700

$ 51,700

$ 61,700

$ 10,000

19.34%

Supplies

$ 143,000

$ 169,000

$ 219,000

$ 50,000

29.59%

BOCES Services

$ 55,000

$ 57,750

$ 65,000

$ 7,250

12.55%

Contractuals

$ 396,600

$ 440,100

$ 483,600

$ 43,500

9.88%

$ 3,028,473

$ 3,202,695

$ 3,413,000

$ 210,305

6.57%

Totals

Variance

% Change

8. 2023-24 Community Education Budget

Community Education-Thought Exchange

No thoughts this year!

Community Education Budget Highlights

▪ Reorganization of support staff ▪ Higher salary increases ▪ Increase returning rate for seasonal staff to keep up with market demand ▪ Special rates for large events ▪ Allows us to reinvigorate the programs offered ▪ More than just aquatics as well ▪ Facility supervisors for events at ﬁelds/stadiums ▪ Instructors for continuing education programs ▪ All other line items remain the same 42

Category

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Variance

% Change

Non-Instructional Salaries

$ 768,154

$ 902,764

$ 978,100

$ 75,336

8.35%

Equipment

$ 25,000

0.00%

Supplies

$ 38,000

$ 38,500

0.00%

Contractuals

$ 75,600

0.00%

Totals

$906,754

$1,041,864

$1,117,200

$75,336

8.31%

Slice of the Instructional Budget Breakdown

$92,905,285

Workshop #1

$111,533,445

Workshop #2

$204,438,730

Total

Budget to Budget Comparison

$8,625,273 Increase over 2022-23

4.4% Increase over 2022-23

Some Early County Comparisons on Budget 9.39%

5.60% 47

3.97%

6.59%

4.72%

5.42%

Budget Next Steps…. Finalize stafﬁng ▪

▪

Enrollment at elementary and course ﬁnalization for high schools Can change some of the budgetary numbers

Finalize State Aid ▪ ▪

Focus of Workshop #3 Include other revenue categories

*All Budget Documents can be found here* 48

To Do List

▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Admin Disclosure Property Tax Report Card School Report Card Property Tax Exemption Report

Important Dates….

April 11 (Workshop #3) Revenue Updates

April 18 (Budget Adoption)

May 1 Budget Materials Published

Next Steps

May 2 Budget Hearing

May 16 Annual Vote

July 1 Begin New Fiscal year

THANKS! Any questions?

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