RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

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RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

• PUBLIC HEARING
• 2004-05 PROPOSED BUDGET
• JUNE 8, 2004

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BUDGET AT A GLANCE

• Shared Concern for Spending Leads to Budget
  Reductions by the Board of Education
• Revised budget reduces proposed spending from
  83.9 million to 82.3 million for 2004/05 by
  cutting all non-essential, non-critical items.
  Last year, the community-approved budget was
  74,253,460. The revised proposed budget this
  year is 82,275,746. The difference is
  8,022,286, or 10.8 in additional spending

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BUDGET AT A GLANCE

• Contractual increases, employee benefits
  increases and costs associated with increased
  enrollment account for 7,040,276. Of the
  remaining 982,010 in proposed expenditure
  increases, most of the spending is in the cost of
  utilities (gas, oil, electric), the charter
  school, and the cost of outside educational
  contract services

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Enrollment is on the Rise

• Did you know that over the past 10 years
  enrollment has increased by over 17. This year
  we are anticipating a 2.3 increase.

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SPENDING REDUCED 1.6 MILLION

• HS PORTABLES
• TRANSPORATION REPAVING
• SPECIAL PROJECTS (B G)
• ALL EQUIPMENT
• STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
• ALL FIELD TRIPS

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SPENDING REDUCED 1.6 MILLION

• 3 TEACHING POSITIONS
• ALL CONFERENCES
• CHARTER SCHOOL
• BOCES COSTS
• PARENT-HOME PROGRAM
• MUSIC ACTIVITIES
• OVERTIME

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COMPONENTS OF2004-05 BUDGET

• DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
• GENERAL SUPPORT 8,159,865
  9.9
• INSTRUCTION 49,621,729 60.3
• TRANSPORTATION 5,291,466
  6.4
• UNDISTRIBUTED 19,202,686
  23.4
• TOTAL
  82,275,746 100.00

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GENERAL SUPPORT8,159,8659.9 OF TOTAL BUDGET

• GENERAL SUPPORT INCLUDES
• Board of Education Costs, District Meetings
• Superintendents Office, Business Office,
  Purchasing
• Central Printing Mailing, Public Relations
• Building and Grounds Costs
• Personnel Department Costs
• Legal, Financial Services and Insurance Costs
• BOCES Administrative Fees

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INSTRUCTION49,621,72960.3 OF TOTAL BUDGET

• INSTRUCTION INCLUDES
• Building Administrator, Instructional,
  Non-Instructional Salaries
• Equipment, Textbooks, Supplies and Contractual
  Expenses
• ? Regular Education
• ? Special Education
• ? Occupational Education
• ? Health Services
• ? Library, Audio Visual Technology
• Charter School
• Attendance Guidance
• Co-Curricular Interscholastic Athletics

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TRANSPORTATION5,291,4666.4 OF TOTAL BUDGET

• TRANSPORTATION INCLUDES
• Transportation Office, Bus Drivers, Monitors
  Mechanic Salaries
• Contractual BOCES Transportation
• Supplies and Equipment For Vehicles and Bus
  Garage
• Insurance
• Maintenance Repairs for Vehicles and Bus Garage
• Fuel Costs
• Contractual Costs

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UNDISTRIBUTED19,202,68623.4 OF TOTAL BUDGET

• UNDISTRIBUTED INCLUDES
• Retirement Costs for All Staff Members
• Social Security
• Health, Dental, Life and Disability Insurance
• Workers Compensation and Unemployment Costs
• Debt Service
• ? Bonds Principal Interest
• ? BANs Principal Interest
• ? TANs Interest
• Transfer to Other Funds
• ? Special Aid

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TOTAL FULL TIME STAFF

• 
  2003-04 2004-05
  STAFF STAFF CHANGE
• TEACHERS 370 388.5 18.5
• ADMINISTRATORS 18 19 1
• CUSTODIAL 56 58 2
• TEACHER AIDES 92.5 92.5 0
• TRANSPORTATION 110 117 7
• SECURITY 15 15 0
• CLERICAL 46.5 46.5 0
• COMPUTER LAB TECHS 10 10 0
• CONFIDENTIAL 8 8 0
• OTHER 3 3 0
• NURSES 10 11 1
• TOTAL F/T STAFF 739 768.5 29.5

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BUDGET AT A GLANCE

• Full-Day Kindergarten
• Additional Teaching Staff to Manage Growth
• Advanced Placement and Latin Programs
• Character Education Program
• Comprehensive Interscholastic Athletics
• Afterschool Clubs and Activities
• HS Alternative School Academic Intervention
• Community Use of School Facilities

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ESTIMATED REVENUESAND TAX LEVY

• LOCAL REVENUES 1,637,497
• STATE AID 15,994,417
• FEDERAL AID 425,000
• PROPERTY TAXES 64,218,832
• TOTAL 82,275,746

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TAX RATE DETERMINATION (FULL VALUE TAX
RATE)

• PROPOSED TAX LEVY
• 2003-04 2004-05
  CHANGE
• 57,863,124 64,218,832
  6,355,708 10.98

ESTIMATED TAX INCREASES ON A HOME VALUED AT
160,000 ANNUAL MONTHLY DAILY
190 16 0.53
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UNDERSTANDING CONTINGENT BUDGETS

• By law, the District can only present a school
  budget twice. If the budget fails again on June
  15th, BY LAW, we must operate under a contingency
  budget.
• Under a contingency budget, the Riverhead CSD
  will be REQUIRED to cut 4.1 million additional
  dollars from the budget. This is not arbitrary
  it is the law.

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What will be Eliminated under a Contingency
Budget?

• Under a contingency budget, non-mandated State
  programs will be targeted first.

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Non-mandated cuts can include

• No Kindergarten Program or Pre-1st classes in our
  Elementary schools
• No Art, Library, Music or Physical Education
  classes at all elementary schools
• Elimination of 91 Teacher/Teacher Aides
• Increased Class sizes at all levels
• Elimination of H.S. Advanced Placement (AP),
  elective courses
• No Sports Varsity, JV, Middle School or
  intramurals
• No after school clubs or activities
• No access to district buildings or fields after
  or before school hours, including weekends (
  includes PAL, Town of Riverhead, dance groups,
  Adult Recreation, church groups, boy scouts, girl
  scouts, etc.)
• Cuts to bus drivers, security, clerical,
  custodial, support staff and administrative
  services district wide

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What will Happen if Additional State Aid is
Received After the Vote?

• By law, if additional State Aid is received
  after the vote, the district cannot increase the
  spending under a contingency budget or a
  voter-approved budget. Additional State Aid CAN
  ONLY be applied to reduce your taxes.
  Restoration of positions and programs will NOT be
  possible.

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VOTER REGISTRATION

• June 10, 2004
• From 2pm 8pm
• District Office
• 700 Osborne Avenue
• Riverhead, New York
• OR
• County Board of Elections
• Yaphank, New York

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VOTER QUALIFICATIONS

• 1. U.S. Citizenship.
• 2. Age 18 or over on the day of the vote.
• 3. Primary residence in the Riverhead School
  District for a period of 30 days prior to the
  vote.
• 4. A registered voter the day of the vote.

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ABSENTEE BALLOTS

• Application may be made for a ballot atthe
  office of the District Clerk, 700
  Osborne Ave, Riverhead, NY, and must be received
  by June 8, 2004, if the ballot is to be mailed to
  the voter. After June 8, 2004, the application
  for a ballot must be personally picked up at the
  office of the District Clerk, 700 Osborne Ave,
  Riverhead, NY.
• Phone [phone]

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PROPOSITION BUDGET

• Should the Board of Education of the Riverhead
  Central School District be authorized to expend
  the sums set forth in the budget, as proposed,
  during the 2004-2005 school year and levy the tax
  therefore?
• Should the Board of Education be authorized to
  acquire (10) portable classrooms, to be installed
  at the High School under a five year
  lease-purchase agreement in order to meet ongoing
  enrollment growth?

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• BUDGET VOTE
• TUESDAY
• JUNE 15, 2004
• 600 A.M. - 900 P.M.
• HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM