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FY 2003 Proposed Budget Facts

• Budget Totals 1.6 billion
• Budget increase 9.2 percent
• Requested increase incounty transfer
  12.7 percent(One percent transfer increase
  equals 10.8 million.)
• Total requestedcounty transfer 1.2 billion
• County Guideline 6.46 percent

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JLARC study confirms state underfundspublic
educationin Virginia.
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FY 2003 Proposed Operating Revenue( in
millions)
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New stateLocal Composite Index (LCI) reallocates
Northern Virginiatax dollars to downstate school
divisions.
State Funding Issues
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Another revenue sourcedwindles
Loss of revenue from sales tax 10 million
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FY 2003 Proposed Expenditures( in millions)
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FY 2003 Authorized Positions
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Why has the Superintendents FY 2003 proposed
budget increased by 136 million?
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Growth in Student Membership

• 2,959 new students expected
• Compensation 19.5
• Materials 6.3
• Temporary buildings 2.0
• 27.8

in millions
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Competitive Compensation
in millions

• Employee steps 30.2
• Salary adjustment (2) 24.8
• 55.0
• Average proposed compensation increase is 4.6
  percent, including step increases.

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Competitive Compensation
in millions

• Health care rate increases 18.8
• ERFC rate increase 2.6
• VRS life rate increase 1.1 22.5

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Preparing Students to Succeed
in millions

• Excel (8 schools) 6.7
• Success by Eight (6 schools) .8
• Modified Calendar(2 schools) .1
• Student Accountability 2.0 9.6

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Additional Major Cost Increases
in millions

• Summer school 5.5
• Debt service 5.7
• Turnover and vacancy costs, inflation,
  textbooksand supplies, etc. 9.9

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FCPS Efficient and Cost-effective

• Low per-pupil cost
• Resources going to classrooms
• Significant budget cuts
• Cost-saving initiatives
• Grant funding, partnerships

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Per Pupil Cost FY 2002
Source Metropolitan Area Boards of Education
(MABE) Guide, FY 2002
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Positions Allocated to Schools
92
100
87
75
150
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1990
2003
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Comparing Administrative Costs
2.00
1.50
1.47
1.00
.94
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Regional Average
FCPS
Source Metropolitan Area Boards of Education
(MABE) Guide, FY 2002
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The Stark Reality
in millions

• Loss of revenue 36.0
• Membership growth cost 27.8
• Net impact 63.8

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So, why not make cuts?(We have.)
in millions

• FY 2001 cut 30
• FY 2002 Approved cut 30
• FY 2002 Midyear cut 10
• TOTAL CUTS 70

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Without additional funding, we face

• Increased class size
• Loss of salary competitiveness
• Loss of instructional programs
• Aging classroom technology

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• Over and over, Fairfax County has made the
  commitment to
• provide a quality education for all its children.

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The commitment has paid big academic dividends.

• 67.6 graduates with Virginia advanced studies
  diploma
• Highest graduation rate for minority students in
  national study
• SAT average scores higher than Virginia, US
• 92 to post-secondary education
• 46.9 juniors, seniors complete IB/AP course(s)

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The community has benefited.

• FCPS has a national reputation for academic
  excellence.
• Real estate values remain high.
• Schools and businesses work as partners.
• Schools attract industry.
• Graduates return to become Fairfax County
  taxpayers.

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What happens next?
January 17 School Board budget work
session January 29 School Board public
hearing January 31 School Board budget work
session February 7 FY 2003 advertised budget
adopted April 8 School Board presents budget to
Board of Supervisors (BOS) (tentative)
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What happens next?
April 8-10 BOS budget public hearings April
22 BOS sets transfer to schools May 6 School
Board budget work session May 13 School Board
public hearing May 20 School Board budget work
session May 23 School Board adopts FY
2003 approved budget
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Communicating with State Legislators

• To find out who your state representative is,
  contact the Fairfax County Voter Registration
  office at 703-222-0776. Links to representatives
  are available on the FCPS web site
  www.fcps.edu/legupdate/.
• Your representatives address, telephone, fax
  number, and e-mail address can be obtained either
  at the above telephone number or on the Fairfax
  County web site www.fairfaxcounty.gov and go to
  voting.

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Citizen Participation
To sign up to speak at School Board public
hearings, call 703-246-3646. To sign up to speak
at Fairfax County Board of Supervisors public
hearings, call 703-324-3151.The
Superintendents FY 2003 proposed budget is
available at www.fcps.edu.
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Fairfax County Public Schools

• 10700 Page Avenue
• Fairfax, Virginia 22030
• www.fcps.edu
• January 2002