Waverly Community Schools

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Waverly Community Schools

• 2007-08 Budget Projection
• February 26, 2007

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Budget Make-up

• Revenue
• Enrollment
• Per pupil allocation
• Expenditures
• Fixed costs
• Instructional costs
• Staff costs

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Proposed Budget 2007-08
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Revenue-Enrollment Projection

• Used February 07 count data
• Seniors
• Estimated 167 kindergarten students
• Allowed for loss of students 1-12
• 10 reduction NEC
• Blended to 3106

• K 167 (17)
• 1 173
• 2 206
• 3 214
• 4 222
• 5 222
• 6 217
• 7 237
• 8 232
• 9 275
• 10 292
• 11 256
• 12 220
• NEC 110
• PPI 25
• Total 3,068

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Revenue-Per Pupil Allocation

• State unsure for 2006-07
• Possibility of executive cut 2006-07
• 2002/03 145,013
• 2003/04 250,036
• 2006/07 731,136 - proposed
• State unsure for 2007-08
• Discussion from 0-178

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Revenue - Other

• Sale of land
• Provide KAP program

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Budget Considerations

• Increase for added fixed costs
• Efficiency in building operations
• Retirement rate increase to 18.56
• Reduce publications
• Contractual obligations projections
• Possible reduction in Board professional
  development

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Transportation

• Consolidate or eliminate bus runs
• No mid-day K runs

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Instructional Expenditures

• Eliminate capital outlay funds
• Eliminate funds for library books
• Reduce cost centers at least 10

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Administration

• Do not replace Director of Communications
• Do not replace Athletic Director

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WEA

• 20 Certified staff
• Elementary 6.6 FTE
• Split classrooms
• Specials schedule
• Other areas to be identified
• Sister schools start time for school day
• East 3.2 FTE
• Specials schedule
• Other areas to be identified

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WEA Cont

• Middle School 4 FTE
• Scheduling
• Other areas to be identified
• Combined Teacher positions

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WEA Cont

• High School 5 FTE
• Scheduling
• Other areas to be identified
• Add remediation classes
• WCI
• Combined Teacher (1 FTE)
• Reorganization of career prep in each building
• Internal athletic realignment
• Pay to participate for athletes

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WESPA

• Support Staff
• 6 paraprofessionals library support
• 4.5 Secretarial
• Monitors
• Contract food service (bid process)

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Custodian Maintenance

• 2 positions

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Why does this seem so bad this year?

• Declining enrollment
• No new revenue
• Fix costs have gone up
• Increased costs
• Retirement
• Insurance
• Contractual obligations
• Compounded on fund equity used in 06/07

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Have we run efficiently?

• Developed programs to utilize all resources
• Now resources have decreased
• Programs have changes as needed over time
• Live within our means

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Where are we now?

• Even with these changes.
• We are in the red over 925,000
• Options
• Continue to cut
• Use fund equity

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What else can be done?

• Voluntary Severance Agreement

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Voluntary Severance Agreement
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VSA Benefits

• No obligation to unemployment
• Avg 9,490 per full time teacher
• Each person who takes VSA leaves an opening for
  laid off staff person

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Discussion.

• Continuing the process
• Budget is fluid
• Continue to modify as assumptions change
• Continue to keep everyone informed
• Questions/Comments