Newburgh Enlarged City School District

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Newburgh Enlarged City School District

• 2009-2010 General Fund Budget (Proposition
  1)
• 2009-2010 Newburgh Free Library Budget
  (Proposition 2)
• Change in the Districts Busing Policy
• (Proposition 3)

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General Fund Budget(Proposition 1)

• The current proposed budget
• Was developed after careful review and analysis
  of all programs and services with detailed
  discussions during numerous BOE public workshops
• Was developed with a freeze in state aid
• Realizes a 1.45 increase in spending from the
  20082009 budget
• Realizes a -.33 in taxes to be collected
  Never been done before in NESCD history

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How Was the Proposed Budget Derived

• Prior to the BOE workshops starting on 2/19/09,
  the finance committee of the BOE met monthly to
  discuss budget. At that time, it was known that
  Gov. Paterson was recommending a state aid cut of
  5,235,727. This reduction coupled with the
  preliminary budget figures that included all
  contractual increases indicated that the
  estimated tax levy impact would be greater than
  18!
• The simple math of balancing the budget is
• Expenses - State Aid - Local Revenue TAXES
• At this time, there was no indication that aid
  was going to increase, so the BOE had no choice
  but to plan to reduce expenses.

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• A memorandum of Agreement was reached to offer a
  retirement incentive to all teaching positions to
  employees that did not take it when they
  qualified under existing contract language. Only
  36 out of 201 eligible teachers took the
  incentive.
• A request to all 3 bargaining units to accept a
  freeze in the contractual increase was denied by
  all 3 units. This one item alone could have
  reduced expenses by approximately 8.5m and could
  have saved most positions recommended for
  elimination.
• As a result of the wage freeze denial, the
  proposed cut in state aid and a possible tax
  impact of over 18, the BOE agreed to the
  following revisions in the order that they were
  discussed

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Recap of Revisions

• Date Changes Budget Tax Impact
• Pre 2/19/09 238,382,218 18.20
• 2/19/09 (6,498,660) 231,883,558 9.66
• 3/5/09 (1,315,953) 230,567,706 8.27
• 3/19/09 ( 154,930) 230,412,675
  8.10
• 3/31/09 5,235,727 stimulus
  funds 2.57
• 4/6/09 ( 751,856) 229,660,819 1.78
• 4/6/09 2,000,000 Use of Fund Balance
  -.33

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2009-2010 Proposals

• 2008-2009 Budget 226,375,876
• Increase 3,284,943 1.45
• Proposed Budget 229,660,819
• 2008-2009 Tax Levy 94,666,557
• Decrease 315,867 -.33
• Proposed Tax Levy 94,350,690

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2009-2010 Federal Stimulus Funds

• Deficit Reduction Assessment (5,235,727) -
• Used to put back state aid that Gov. Paterson
  reduced from the current school year aid level.
• THESE ARE NOT ADDITIONAL FUNDS
• IDEA, Part B (1,666,285) Per regulations, a
  district may reduce the level of expenses by up
  to 50 of the amount of the increase, which
  totals 833,143

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2009-2010 Title I Stimulus Funds (915,385)

• These funds can only be used to supplement Title
  I programs and not supplant general fund
  expenses.
• The use of these funds are very specific and
  identified by poverty level of students by
  building and must be used as such
• 12-15 for contractual increases for salaries
  and benefits of current employees paid using
  Title I funds which total 2.8m
• 20 to outside Supplemental Education Service
  (SES) providers
• 15 for professional development district wide
  for reading (ELA), math and science
• 10 for professional development for highly
  qualified teachers
• Other funds set aside for
• Parent involvement for Title I schools
• Academic Intervention Services (AIS)
• Reading math instructional coaches
• Extended school day and extended school year
  programs
• Private parochial schools

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What if the Proposed Budget Gets Defeated

• The BOE could put forth a second budget to the
  voters
• The BOE could adopt a contingency budget
• We are in a very unique situation, where the
  proposed budget is more than 7m less than the
  contingency budget allowed by law

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Newburgh Free Library Budget(Proposition 2)

• Shall the Board of Education of the Newburgh
  Enlarged City School District be authorized to
  levy taxes in the amount of 3,651,095 for
  library purposes for the year July 1, 2009- June
  30, 2010, for the support of the Newburgh Free
  Library, to enable the library services for the
  benefit and free use of all residents of the
  school district?

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Newburgh Free Library Budget(Proposition 2)

• THE BASICS
• In NY libraries are funded by the locality (85),
  and State Aid is minimal
• In NY library propositions must specify the tax
  levy, not the total budget
• Librarys approved tax levy for the current year
  is 3,663,184, and the budget is 4,308,300
• For 2009-10 we propose a tax levy of 3,651,095,
  in a budget of 4,308,336

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Newburgh Free Library Budget(Proposition 2)

• Estimated Revenue 2008/09 2009/10
  Change
• Property Tax 3,663,184 3,651,095
  (12,089)
• State Funds 255,116 225,352
  (29,764)
• Local Revenues 85,000 72,000
  (13,000)
• Fund Balance 305,000
  359,888 54,888
• Total Revenues 4,308,300 4,308,335
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• Estimated Expenses 2008/09 2009/10
  Change
• Personnel Benefits 3,132,800
  3,186,535 53,735
• Materials Collections 488,000
  466,000 (22,000)
• Utilities Services 490,000
  489,800 (200)
• Equipment Supplies 197,500
  166,000 (31,500)
• Total Expenses 4,308,300 4,308,335
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Newburgh Free Library Budget(Proposition 2)

• Proposes 12,089 decrease in the tax levy, from
  3,663,184 to 3,651,095 (-.33)
• Includes contractual increases in salary no
  new positions
• Reduces equipment and supply costs
• Reduces materials expenditure by 5 (as a
  result of a cut in State grant)
• Uses fund balance to achieve a flat tax levy

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Change in District Busing Policy (Proposition 3)

• The current BOE policy 8600
• Mandates that city students that live inside 1
  mile for secondary grades and 0.9 of a mile for
  elementary grades cannot be transported
• Can only be changed by district voters according
  to New York Sate Education Law

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Change in District Busing Policy (Proposition 3)

• Should Proposition 3 pass
• The district will be allowed to transport city
  students in the elementary grades that live
  outside of 0.4 of a mile
• An additional 375,930 will be added to the
  current general fund budget proposal