MECHANICSBURG AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

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MECHANICSBURG AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

• 2009-2010 General Fund Budget

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2009-2010 General Fund Budget

• Budget Drivers
• Strategic Plan
• Economic Issues

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2009-2010 General FundStrategic Plan

• Continue Implementation of Strategic Plan
• Integrated Literacy (Secondary focus)
• Catching Kids Up Behavior Management
• Counselor at Kindergarten Academy
• Collaborative Planning
• Online Learning Initiative
• Kindergarten Transition Program
• After School Math Clubs
• Technology
• Safe and Secure Learning Environment

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2009-2010 General FundEconomic Issues

• Financial Goals
• Monitor Economic Conditions for Impact on MASD
• Assessed Value Growth
• Realty Transfer Tax
• Earned Income Tax
• Interest Income
• Projected Pension Costs
• Tax Increase within Act 1 Index of 4.1
• Prudent use of Fund Balance

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Projected Pension Costs
PSERS ROR 8.25
PSERS ROR -25.5
07-08
08-09
09-10
21-22
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2009-2010 General FundBudget Goals

• Fund Balance
• Capital Projects
• Transfer 1 million to Capital Reserve Fund
• Future Pension Costs
• Designate 1.8 million
• Medical Insurance
• Increase designation for future claims
• 2009-10 Budget
• One-time expenditures, budgetary reserve

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2009-2010 General FundBudget Goals

• Financial Constraints
• Cyber/charter school costs
• Harrisburg Area Community College
• Electricity
• Contracted Services transportation, tax
  collection, insurance, advertising, maintenance
  contracts
• Debt Service

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2009-2010 General Fund Budget

• Stimulus Funds
• Fiscal Stabilization - 538,311
• Fiscal Stabilization Grants - 126,100
• Title 1 149,200
• IDEA - 615,000
• Technology Upgrades - 4,900

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2009-2010 General Fund BudgetStimulus Funds

• Fiscal Stabilization
• 2009-2010 (418M) and 2010-2011(317M)
• Distributed through school funding formula
• 538,311
• Up to Act 1 Index ongoing programs
• Above Act 1 Index expand other proven academic
  programs

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2009-2010 General Fund BudgetStimulus Funds

• 538,711 for Fiscal Stabilization added to
  Revenue under Basic Education Subsidy
• Other funding sources budget amendments

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Expenditure Increases for 2009-2010
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Staffing Changes

• Add
• Counselor Kindergarten Academy
• Elementary Grade 1 Teacher
• Secondary Literacy Coach
• Supervisor of Administrative Services (partially
  funded in 2008-09)
• Eliminate
• Elementary Kindergarten Teacher
• Instructional Assistant - ESL
• Elementary Administrative Aide

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Revenue Increases for 2009-2010
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2009-2010 General Fund Budget
Summary
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2009-2010 General Fund Budget
Residential Impact
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COMMENTS/QUESTIONS