Board of Education Budget Workshop

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Board of EducationBudget Workshop

• Thursday, March 27, 2008

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NEW WORKING BUDGET
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TRANSPORTATION FACTS

• FLEET
• District Owned
• 53 Large Buses
• 31 Vans (includes 3 wheelchair
  accessible)
• Contract
• 56 Vans
• 26 Large Buses

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TRANSPORTATION FACTS

• 135 Daily Routes
• 620 Daily Trips
• 8,997 Daily Bus Stops
• 705 Annual Field Trips
• 775 Annual Athletic Trips

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TRANSPORTATION FACTS

• 6,580 Students Transported Each Day
• To and From
• 5,951 to Districts seven (7) schools
• 545 to 35 Private/Parochial schools
• 84 to 29 Special Needs schools

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TOTAL TRANSPORTATION
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5510 District Transportation Services

• Mechanics Drivers Salaries
• Overtime
• Field Trip Salaries
• Late Bus Salaries
• Athletic Bus Salaries
• Substitute Drivers
• Insurance
• Repairs Maintenance
• Safety Training Certification
• Fuel
• Parts

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5510 District Transportation Services
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5530 Garage Building

• Supervisory and Clerical Salaries
• Overtime Substitutes
• Office Equipment Supplies
• Custodial Supplies
• Utilities
• Tools

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5530 Garage Building
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5540 Contract Transportation

• All contracts for transportation
• Regular Daily Transportation
• Field Trips
• Handicapped
• Athletics
• Late
• Daily Rentals

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5540 Contract Transportation Major Contracts
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5540 Contract Transportation
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Proposed Non-Public Transportation Change

• Presently
• Non-Public School transportation is contracted on
  a per student basis.
• Each transportation company bids for the
  students seats by the school the students
  attend.
• Proposal
• Contract for an entire bus to transport the
  students by location instead of per seat.

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Proposed Non-Public Transportation Change

• Presently
• The District contracts for 510 seats to 35
  different schools throughout Nassau and Suffolk.
• The cost for this service is 1,360,265.
• Proposed
• Contract for whole buses to transport students.
• The cost for this service would be 1,022,040.
• Results in a savings of 338,225 annually.

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5581 Transportation - BOCES

• BOCES fee for transporting students among BOCES
  facilities

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5581 Transportation -BOCES
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TOTAL TRANSPORTATION
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Working Budget

• Modification in Appropriated Fund Balance
• Increase Appropriated Fund Balance 2,500,000
• To 2,800,000
• An increase of 300,000
• Change on the Tax Rate .3
• Tax reduction on average
• 3200 Assessed Home 20.57

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THE WORKING BUDGETvs.CONTINGENCY
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Contingency Reductions

• Mandated Cuts
• Equipment ( 324,003)
• Instructional (Art, Music, Science, Technology),
  
• BG, Extra-Curricular Athletics
• Student Supplies ( 487,324)
• Instructional (Agendas, Art, Music, Physical
  Ed.,
• Library, Elementary Classroom), Extra-Curricular
  Athletics
• Use of Facilities By Outside
• Organizations ( 85,000)
• TOTAL ( 896,327)

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Contingency Reductions

• Total Contingency Reductions 2,091,887
• Less Mandated Cuts ( 896,327)
• Remaining Reductions 1,195,560
• Other Areas
• Transportation/School Hours 900,000
• Schedules/Course Offerings 450,000
• Program Improvements 175,000
• Extra-Curricular Activities 547,075
• Athletic Activities 1,203,319

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Estimated Tax Implications

• Total Budget 129,470,074
• (With Transportation Proposal)
• Estimated Tax
• Rate Increase 91.14 per 1,000
• Estimated Increase 4.77
• Estimated Increase for
• Home Assessed _at_ 3,200 291.65

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UPCOMING BUDGET WORKSHOPS

• DATE TOPIC
• 4/09 Budget Adoption
• 5/13 Budget Hearing
• 5/20 Budget Vote