Budget Presentation and Meet the Candidates Night

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Budget Presentation and Meet the Candidates Night
HONEOYE FALLS LIMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

• May 11, 2006

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HONEOYE FALLS-LIMACENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

• 2006-07
• Proposed Program Budget

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Quality Education Design (QED)

• A process for staff and community to think
  about educating our children in a way that makes
  the most effective use of limited resources to
  fund programs that get results.

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Key Ingredients of QED

• Community involvement
• 76 community members were involved in the
  development of the budget
• 59 participated on Decision Input Units
• 17 comprised the Program Budget Advisory Council
• Link to Districts Strategic Plan

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Program Budget Advisory Council Members

• Joe Alati
• Chuck Allan
• Trudy Bantle
• Yvette Burri
• Bill Hallahan
• Laurene Hofmann
• Will Ingle
• Theresa Metcalfe
• Joe Micari
• Kim Rehberg

Joe Stankaitis Gary Stottler Pam Sullivan Judy
Tobin Rosemarie Visco Gary Whitehead-Nudd Kip
Webster Janet Somes Bob Willison
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QED Promotes

• Vision
• Communication
• Community participation
• Cost effective alternatives
• Assessment of program effectiveness
• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Implementation of the Strategic Plan

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Decision Input Units (DIUs)

• 34 functional teams organized by sites, each with
  community representation
• Lima
• Manor
• Middle
• High
• Transportation
• Buildings Grounds
• Districtwide Services
• Central Office Administration

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QED BUDGET DEVELOPMENT FLOWCHART

• DIU Proposed Plans
• Feedback
• (Central Office, Budget Advisory, Board of
  Education)
• Revised Plans
• Preliminary Budget
• Budget Recommendation
• Budget Adopted by BOE

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DIUs Prepare Plans

• Vision
• Goals correlate to District Strategic Plan
• Recommended delivery model
• Alternatives
• Significant changes
• Assessment
• Multi-year planning

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Program Budget Advisory CouncilReviews Plans For

• Clarity
• Consistency
• Affordability
• Strategic Intent

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Results of Review

• 27 recommendations to the Sites and Decision
  Input Units (DIUs)
• The Sites and DIUs considered these
  recommendations and modified the operational
  plans, program change proposals and budgets
• Reductions and reallocations were made totaling
  887,220

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Program Budget Advisory Council Feedback on
Proposed Budget

• Budget challenges on the revenue side
• Communicate issues impacting the budget
• Impact of mandates (ie. Grades 3-8 state testing)
• Recommendation for no new programs to be added
  this year

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Proposed Budget Reflects

• Continued implementation of Strategic Plan
• Community input
• Critical thinking to reduce impact on taxpayers
• Continuation of programs and services that get
  results
• Academic Intervention Services to help ensure
  that special needs students succeed

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Appropriations

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  Increase Dollars
• Last Years Budget 34,398,297
• 2006 - 07 Total Budget 3.97
  35,762,711
• Existing staffing and programs
  1.91
• Mandated increases in state retirement
• contributions and other increases in
• benefit costs
  .85
• New staff to address enrollment
• shift to High School and Academic
• Intervention Services K-12
  .56
• Increases in utilities and fuel
  .65
• Proposed budget increase
  3.97

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Where Tax Dollars Are Spent
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2005-06 cost per student Monroe County Schools
(HF-L ranks lowest)
HF-L
(Average 14,491)
Source Rochester Business Journal
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2005-06 true value tax rate Monroe County
Schools (HF-L ranks 2nd lowest)
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Revenue

• Estimated 2006-07 State Aid 11,750,000
• Sales Tax 1,050,000
• Fund Balance 500,000
• Other Income 500,320
• Interest and Earnings 150,000
• Property Tax 21,812,391
• TOTAL REVENUE 35,762,711

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State Aid as a of Budget

• 1999-00 41.2 of budget
• 2000-01 41.4 of budget
• 2001-02 39.9 of budget
• 2002-03 38.3 of budget
• 2003-04 32.8 of budget
• 2004-05 33.2 of budget
• 2005-06 32.9 of budget
• 2006-07 32.9 of budget

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State Aid vs. Tax Levy
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Projected Tax Rates-Proposed Budget
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2006-07 Budget Facts

• Continuation of current programs and services, no
  additional programs
• Increase in instructional staffing of 2.5 staff
  members to accommodate increasing enrollment at
  the High School and to meet needs for Academic
  Intervention Services for K-12 students with
  special learning needs

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2006-07 Budget Facts

• Increase in staffing of 2.0 non-instructional
  staff members
• Continuation of current kindergarten programming
  (extended-day and half-day)
• Change to a single morning bus run to serve K-5
  students

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Property Revaluation

• Recent revaluation increased Lima assessments on
  average by 15-18
• Increase in tax base led to reduction in tax
  rates for all nine towns
• Individual tax bills will change based on
  assessment increases
• Increase in property assessments does not result
  in additional tax dollars for school district

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Lima Primary School

• 91 of kindergarten students met the DRA
  benchmark
• 83 of grade one students met the DRA benchmark
• 81 of grade two students met the DRA benchmark

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Lima Primary School

• 98 of grade one students met the benchmark in
  Math
• 97 of grade two students met the benchmark in
  Math
• (No benchmark set for kindergarten in math)

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Lima Primary School

• Balanced literacy opportunities for our students
  to participate in various experiences with
  reading, writing and word study
• Development of literacy instruction designed to
  simultaneously improve thinking and writing
  skills (Collins Writing Program) and reevaluation
  and redesign of writing continuum
• An increase in Academic Intervention Services,
  focus on early intervention
• Embedded staff development
• New computers to assist with curriculum
• Attention to physical, emotional and social
  development through implementation of Second
  Step, Character Counts, Wellness and Nutrition
• Updating supplies such as maps, globes and guided
  reading books

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Manor School

• ELA 85 at levels 3 and 4 compared to
• 83 at similar schools as defined by the
  State
• 70 at public schools throughout the
  State
• MATH 97 at levels 3 and 4 compared to
• 95 at similar schools as defined by the
  State
• 85 at public schools throughout the
  State
• SCIENCE 97 at levels 3 and 4 compared to
• 95 at similar schools as defined by the
  State
• 80 at public schools throughout the
  State

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Manor School

• Balanced literacy in classrooms which emphasizes
  language and word study with a challenging,
  individualized spelling program
• Reading instruction in small guided reading
  ability level groups at an appropriate level of
  challenge
• Increased individual assistance for writing and
  grammar instruction
• Several levels of math groupings in each grade
  level to challenge students everyday at the
  correct level of difficulty
• Focus on the whole child, with character
  education programs and special arts, author and
  music assemblies

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Middle School

• ELA 66 at levels 3 and 4 compared to
• 65 at similar schools as defined by the
  State
• 48 at public schools throughout the
  State
• MATH 66 at levels 3 and 4 compared to
• 74 at similar schools as defined by the
  State
• 55 at public schools throughout the
  State
• SCIENCE 90 at levels 3 and 4 compared to
• 90 at similar schools as defined by the
  State
• 71 at public schools throughout the
  State

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Middle School

• Expansion of the Collins Writing Program across
  the curriculum to improve students literacy and
  thinking skills
• Differentiated instruction to reach all learners
• Increased Academic Intervention Services for
  students with special learning needs
• Staff development and collaboration
• Increased communication between school and home

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High School

• English 99 of students met the assessment
  requirement in English compared to
• 93 at similar schools as defined by the
  State
• 84 at public schools throughout the State
• Math 98 of students met the assessment
  requirement in Math compared to
• 92 at similar schools as defined by the State
• 85 at public schools throughout the State

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High School

• Named in the top 1.5 of schools in the nation by
  Newsweek Magazine
• Projecting over 95 of graduates (in June/August
  2006) will receive Regents Diplomas
• Over 92 of students go on to college
• 2005 graduates earned scholarships totaling more
  than 551,000
• 62 students earned Advanced Placement (AP)
  Scholar designation
• 8 students were commended in the National Merit
  Program, and 2 were named finalists for a
  National Merit Scholarship

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High School

• Textbooks and supplies to accommodate increasing
  enrollment
• Support for student success in achieving Regents
  diplomas and Regents diplomas with Advanced
  Designation
• Availability of instructional technology to meet
  increasing enrollment

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How Does HF-L Compare with Other Schools?

• Nationally Ranked in the top 1.5 of schools in
  the nation by Newsweek Magazine
• Statewide Named a high achieving/gap closing
  school district by the NY State Education
  Department for excellence in performance on state
  assessments
• Regionally Ranked in the top 3 of schools in
  Upstate NY by Business First
• Locally HF-L has one of the highest percentages
  of Regents graduates in Monroe County and the
  area. 95 of graduates received a Regents
  diploma in June 2005

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2006-07 Proposed Budget

• Developed with community and staff input
• Continues with programs and services that have
  brought success
• Includes reallocations and restructuring to
  improve program and cost effectiveness
• Continues current program despite state aid
  challenges

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BUDGET VOTE

• Tuesday
• May 16, 2006
• 600 a.m. to 900 p.m.
• High School Lobby
• For more information visit
• www.hflcsd.org/budget.php

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CLASS SIZE GUIDELINESMinimum/Maximum

• Kindergarten 19.5 / 24.5
• 1st Grade 19.5 / 24.5
• 2nd Grade 20.5 / 25.5
• 3rd Grade 20.5 / 25.5
• 4th Grade 21.5 / 26.5
• 5th Grade 21.5 / 26.5
• 6th Grade 21.5 / 26.5

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Administrative Salaries
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Computing Tax Rates

• Receive assessments from nine towns within the
  District
• Divide assessments by equalization rates to
  equalize tax level amounts for each town
• Prorate tax levy among nine towns
• Reduce sales tax revenue from Monroe County towns
• Divide assessments into tax levy to compute tax
  rate

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Goals of the Laptop Program

• Improve student literacy
• Increase student academic achievement
• Utilize digital content as a supplement to
  traditional instructional materials
• Differentiate instruction and reach all types of
  learners
• Prepare students with 21st Century skills, best
  preparing them for higher education and the
  workforce