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Welcome
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Community Conversation II
Agenda
Welcome & Opening Presentation
• Marie Wiles, Superintendent of Schools
• Neil Sanders, Assistant Superintendent for Business
Focus Group Activity
• Facilitated Small Group Discussions
Reporting Out of Focus Groups
Closing Remarks
• Richard Weisz, Board of Education President
• Marie Wiles, Superintendent of Schools
Feedback Form & Adjournment
(The feedback form return box is available at the sign-in table)
Thank you for your participation this evening!
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Community Conversation II
on the 2011-2012 Budget
February 7, 2011

2011-12 Budget Factors
•Economic Recession
•NYS Budget Deficit
•Significantly Reduced State Support for Education
•State Aid Based on Wealth Measures
•Loss of Federal Stimulus Funds
•Significant Employer Retirement System
Contribution Increases
•Rising Fuel Prices
•Potential Property Tax Cap
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NYS Projected Budget Deficits
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Mid-Year
$9.0 billion
$14.6 billion
$17.2 billion
Current
$10.0 billion
$15.3 billion
$17.9 billion
2013-14
Source: NYS Division of the Budget.
$21.4 billion
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Rollover Budget
•Assumes all staffing and programs remain constant
•Project revenue and expenses using known data or
that which can be reasonably anticipated given
information available at the time
•Trending of historical data or information from
outside organizations provides a basis for determining
estimates
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2011-12 Rollover Budget
•Budget Increase of $5.6 million (+6.5%)
•Revenue Reduction of $620,000 (-2.24%)
•Tax Levy Increase of $6.3 million
•Tax Rate Increase of 9.8%
•If voters approved a 4% tax increase, budget
reductions and/or revenue increases totaling $3.9
million would be needed to close the deficit
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2011-12 Rollover Budget
Expenditure Increases
Salaries
Benefits
Equip/Supplies/Textbooks
Contracted/BOCES Services
Debt Service
TOTAL
$1,192,000
$2,792,000
$39,000
$397,000
$1,230,000
$5,650,000
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2011-12 Rollover Budget
Revenue Changes
State Aid + Fed Jobs Funding
Classroom Rental
Transfer From Other Funds
Appropriation of Reserves
Appropriation –Fund Balance
TOTAL
-$800,000
$60,000
-$125,000
-$220,000
$465,000
-$620,000
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Executive Budget State Aid Impact
SED
Exec Bgt
GCSD
GCSD
GCSD
2010-11
2011-12
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Total Aids
$24.4
$25.4
$24.4
$25.4
$25.4
FDK Aid
$0.9
GAP Elim.
-$4.0
-$4.6
-$4.0
-$4.6
-$4.6
Stimulus
$1.4
$1.4
Ed Jobs
$1.1
$1.1
Total
$22.9
$20.8
$22.7
$21.9
$20.8
Difference
-$2.1
-$0.8
-$1.9
All figures are in millions.
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Cuomo Property Tax Cap Plan
•Maximum tax levy increase at the rate of inflation or
2 percent, whichever is less.
•Cap may be exceeded by a 60 percent majority vote
of residents.
•Only exceptions to the cap are one-time needs for
large legal settlements or extraordinary capital
expenditures.
•Local governments rewarded for consolidation of
services.
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Cuomo Property Tax Cap Plan
2010-11 GCSD Tax Levy
Rate of Inflation
2011-12 GCSD Tax Levy
2011-12 GCSD Tax Cap Increase
Annual savings on $220,000 home
between 4% and 1.6% levy
increases
$59,674,000
1.6%
$60,629,000
$955,000
4.0% = $4,584
1.6% = $4,478
Savings= $106
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Making Up the Deficit
•Tough Choices and Difficult Decisions
•Balance budget through:
–Programs and Staffing
–State Aid
–Property Tax Levy
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Community Conversation II:
Difficult Choices
•Of the items listed on your worksheet, which do you feel the
district should definitely consider as we move forward with the
budgeting process?
•Of the items listed on your worksheet, which do you feel the
district should NOT consider as we move forward with the
budgeting process?
•Of the items listed on your worksheet, for which do you feel
there is room for more discussion/exploration as we move
forward with the budgeting process? Or are there other ideas that
you feel the district has not yet considered?
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Core Academic Programs
• Revert to half-day kindergarten (-10.40 FTE, $605,000)
• Increase class size in grades 3-5 by one student (-6.80 FTE, $469,200)
• Transition from 4-teacher to 5-teacher teaming model at FMS (-4.00 FTE,
$276,000)
• Reduce GHS ELA, math, social studies, and foreign language sections due to
enrollment (-3.20 FTE, $220,800)
• Reduce GHS integrated English/social studies sections from 8 to 4 (-1.80 FTE,
$124,200)
• Increase GHS Regents level class sizes from 26 to 28 (-1.60 FTE, $110,400)
• Increase class size in grades K-2 by one student (-1.00 FTE, $69,000)
• Offer option to reduce course load for juniors meeting graduation requirements
(-1.00 FTE, $69,000)
• Offer option to reduce course load for seniors meeting graduation requirements
(-1.00 FTE, $69,000)
• Reduce FMS foreign language sections due to enrollment (-0.80 FTE, $55,200)
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Enhanced Educational
Opportunities
• Eliminate K-8 enrichment program (-4.90 FTE, $277,900)
• Reduce non-mandated 6th grade courses (foreign language, health, tech)
(-4.00 FTE, $276,000)
• Reduce co-curricular offerings at FMS & GHS ($122,420)
• Eliminate instrumental music lessons at GHS (-1.50 FTE, $103,500)
• Offer two levels of interscholastic athletics ($69,220)
• Eliminate FLES (-1.00 FTE, $69,000)
• Eliminate K-12 field trips ($40,000)
• Offer 8th grade accelerated science during school day (-0.60 FTE, $39,900)
• Eliminate Tech Valley High School tuition ($36,000)
• Eliminate Italian I at GHS (-0.40, $27,600)
• Reduce SUPA English sections from 5 to 3 (-0.25, $17,250)
• Eliminate 8th grade studio art course (-0.20 FTE, $13,800)
• Offer three levels of interscholastic athletics ($11,300)
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Health, Social/Emotional, &
Academic Support Services
• Reduce high school classroom-based science support
(-2.70 FTE, $186,300)
• Social workers (-2.00 FTE, $138,000)
• Revert to three house model at FMS (-2.00 FTE, $114,140)
• Reduce TA hours for math and reading at the elementary level
(-2.00 FTE, $52,000)
• Reduce GHS TA hours and transition to a special education
co-taught model (-2.00 FTE, $52,000)
• Reduce school nursing services (-1.00 FTE, $47,100)
• Limit summer school to students repeating courses ($32,625)
• Reduce TA hours for math and reading at the high school
(-1.00 FTE, $26,000)
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Educational Support Services
• Increase distance limit eligibility for pupil transportation to 2 & 3 miles
($387,230)
• Reduce teacher leader appointments ($136,340)
• Reduce purchase of new and replacement instructional technology
equipment ($100,530)
• Defer facilities and energy efficiency improvement projects ($100,000)
• Eliminate elementary library typists (-2.65 FTE, $87,980)
• Reduce special education administrators from 4 to 3 (-1.00 FTE, $87,830)
• Eliminate instructional administrator for guidance (-0.60 FTE, $51,770)
• Increase energy savings by removing personal appliances ($45,000)
• Reduce district office clerical staff (-1.00 FTE, $40,080)
• Reduce number of late bus runs ($23,700)
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Community Conversation II
Agenda
Welcome & Opening Presentation
• Marie Wiles, Superintendent of Schools
• Neil Sanders, Assistant Superintendent for Business
Focus Group Activity
• Facilitated Small Group Discussions
Reporting Out of Focus Groups
Closing Remarks
• Richard Weisz, Board of Education President
• Marie Wiles, Superintendent of Schools
Feedback Form & Adjournment
(The feedback form return box is available at the sign-in table)
Thank you for your participation this evening!
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