Fulton County Schools FY10 Budget

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Fulton County SchoolsFY10 Budget

• March 19,2009
• Board Work Session

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Summary of FY10 Budget Process

• Superintendent and central staff met with
  principals to review proposed budget cuts
• Principals worked with superintendent at
  administrative staff meetings to prioritize
  potential budget cuts
• Superintendent met with Teacher Advisory Council,
  Superintendents Community Council,
  Superintendents Parent Council, to share process
  and gather input
• Board adopted class size changes for FY10
  planning purposes
• Superintendent communicated initial budget
  changes in communications to all staff

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Responses from stakeholders

• Thank you so much for your continued updates.
  It makes all of us feel more comfortable knowing
  that you have not made these decisions without
  carefully considering all options.
• Middle School Teacher

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Responses from stakeholders

• I am one of the part-time individuals the system
  is having to let go.I understand why the system
  had to make the decision it made and I am simply
  grateful for having the opportunity to have
  served the children in my school .
• Elementary School Parent Liaison

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Budget Calendar Updates

• March 19, 2009 430 Dunwoody Springs
• Red Book Presentation
• April 14, 2009 130 Admin. Center
• QA Red Book
• Blue Book (General Fund) Presentation
• April 23, 2009 330- Dunwoody Springs
• QA Blue Book
• Public Hearing 1 on Budget 430 p.m.
• Salary Hearing 1 600 p.m.

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Budget Calendar Updates

• May 12, 2009 200 p.m. Admin. Center
• Work session on Budget ( if needed)
• 430 p.m. Salary Hearing 2
• 600 p.m. Public Budge Hearing 2
• May 21, 2009 ( Dunwoody Springs)
• Work session on Budget if needed
• FY2010 Tentative Budget Adoption
• June 9, 2009 (Administrative Center)
• Final Budget Adoption and Tentative Adoption of
  Millage Rate

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Budget Calendar Updates

• June Dates and times public hearings and
  final adoption of millage rate is to be
  determined.

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Initiatives Continuing

• Improve science instruction
• Improve math instruction
• Integration of technology into instruction
• Value-added performance systems
• Implement cross-functional action team (XFAT)
  recommendations
• Improve textbook processing
• Implement cost-savings in insurance coverage
• Pilot open enrollment at high schools
• Leadership Academy - Promising Principals
  Program and ALPHA
• Advisory councils for principals, teachers,
  parents and community
• Fulton Institute of Technology
• SAP implementation

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Initiatives for 2010

• Enterprise information management and portal
  strategy
• Enhanced student information system
• Parents as Leaders program
• Advisory council for students
• Recommendations of virtual learning XFAT

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Presentation of Red Book

• Red Book contains budgets for
• Special Revenue Funds These funds are primarily
  federal grants, but some state and miscellaneous
  grants are also included here.
• Debt Service This fund budgets and accounts for
  the annual debt service (principal and interest)
  payments required on outstanding long-term debt
  for the district.
• School Nutrition Cafeteria Operations

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Red Book Debt Service

• Total Outstanding Debt as of 6/30/2009
• 164,890,000 - Principal
• Debt Service Payments for FY2010
• Principal 15,130,000
• Interest 9,442,269
• Total 24,572,269

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Debt Service- FY2009-2010
Assumes reduction in DS and Increase to MO
millage of .750
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Debt Service- FY2009-2010 Expenditures
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Debt Service- FY2009-2010 Fund Balance
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Early Debt Retirement

• Additional millage dedicated to early debt
  retirement began in FY2008
• Amount accumulated from that millage
• Approximately 38,000,000
• Transfer to defeasance scheduled for 09
  18,000,000
• Transfer of balance in FY10 20,000,000
• Future transfers dependent on millage rate amount
  available for debt defeasance

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Special Revenue Grants
Grant
Amount
Percentage
FY10 Title I Schools Served 47 schools (35 ES,
12 MS) 9 private and 7 neglected institutions,
added five additional new schools plus one grade
level West Stubbs ES, Ison Road ES, River Eves
ES, Hillside ES, Holcomb Bridge MS and 160 9th
graders at Hapeville Charter
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Special Revenue Grants
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Special Revenue Grants (cont)
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Grant Revenue Summary Where does the
money come from?
See details of each revenue source in grants
labeled A thru E
3.4
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Final Federal Allocations

• Confirmation of federal grant funds will not be
  available until late summer
• Federal Stimulus Funds will be targeted for Title
  I and Title VIB
• All indications are that current supplement and
  not supplant requirements will remain in place
  with these funds
• Funds will flow for FY2010 and FY2011

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FY 2010 Tentative BudgetSchool Nutrition Program
Fund

• March 19, 2009
• Board Work Session

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School Nutrition Program

• Introduction
• Wellness Program Highlights
• a. System-wide
• b. Centennial High School
• c. Creekside/Westlake Clusters
• Summary of Current Operation
• a. Trends in Revenue versus Expenditures
• b. Metro Lunch Price Comparison
• c. Analysis of Paid Meal Revenue GAP
• d. Program Cost Increases
• e. General Fund Relief
• Recommendations for FY10
• a. Closing the GAP
• b. No Cost to Students Breakfast
• c. Meal Price Proposal
• Summary of Forecasted Revenues and Projected
  Expenditures
• a. Option A
• b. Option B

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I. Introduction

• Following the System's "See, Plan, Do, Check"
  process, the School Nutrition Service Fund
  organizes its activities, goals, and planning
  priorities so that they are integrated in
  fulfilling the overall mission of Fulton County
  Schools, "Where Students Come First."
• The School Nutrition Program is committed to
  providing nutritious breakfasts and lunches to
  Fulton County Students. Furthermore, the program
  strives to ensure that each local school
  nutrition program actively seeks the
  participation of students, parents, teachers, and
  other stakeholders.
• Serving approximately 13 million meals
  annually, the School Nutrition Program is a big
  business that supports classroom instruction.

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II. Wellness Program Highlights

• System-wide
• Centennial High School Program
• Creekside/Westlake Clusters

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System-wide

• Regulatory Compliance
• School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children
• Wellness Policy
• Wellness Initiatives Implemented
• Menus no more than 30 fat, no more than 10
  saturated
• Met nutrient and calorie standards per grade
  level
• Increased the number of offerings of fresh fruits
  and vegetables
• Increased fiber in the menus by adding whole
  grain menu items
• Decreased sodium and cholesterol in the menus
• Serve only lowfat, 1, or fat free milk
• All fats used in the program are trans fat free
  oils
• Decreased the number of times desserts are
  offered to 1X per week in elementary and 2Xs per
  week in secondary schools
• Communication School Nutrition website and
  monthly newsletter
• Results
• Each local school has a Wellness Committee
• Wellness/Nutrition education were completed by
  schools
• Schools completed the Wellness Evaluation
  Checklist

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Centennial High School Program August 2007

• Highlights
• Integrated approach including parents,
  administrators, students, staff and school
  nutrition
• Implemented a Wellness Program for students and
  staff
• Surveyed students and staff
• Established a wellness steering committee
• Grand-Opening Event
• Menus revised
• Extensive nutrition and marketing plan developed
• Signage Installed
• Results
• Year I Participation increased 3
• Year II Participation increased an additional
  3 for a total of 6

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Creekside/Westlake ClustersAlliance for a
Healthier Generation August 2008

• Highlights
• Innovative to encourage more healthy food options
  and increase physical activity
• Collaboration with school, community, parents,
  students, and school system departments
• School Nutrition Criteria
• Meets School Meals for Healthy Children Criteria
• Serves only milk that is 1 fat or less
• Half of all grains served at breakfast and lunch
  are whole grains
• Serves 100 fruit juice and at least an
  additional serving of fruit daily at breakfast
• Results
• 60 of schools participation has increased
• Applied for Bronze/Silver recognition awards
• Program participation of 100 of schools in
  clusters

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III. Summary of Current Operation

• Trends in Revenue versus Expenditures
• Metro Lunch Price Comparison
• Analysis of Paid Meal Revenue GAP
• Program Cost Increases
• General Fund Relief

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Trends in Revenue versus Expenditures
Paid meal price includes Federal Reimbursement.
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Metro Lunch Price Comparison
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Analysis of Paid Meal Revenue GAP
Projected year end
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Program Cost Increase since 2003
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General Fund Relief FY10
Total amount 1,682,624
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IV. Recommendations for FY2010

• Closing the GAP
• No Cost to Students Breakfast
• Meal Price Proposal

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Closing the GAP
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No Cost to Student Breakfast Current Schools
Greater than 65 Free and Reduced
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Meal Price Proposal
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V. Summary of Forecasted Revenues and Projected
Expenditures

• Option A
• Option B

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Summary of Forecasted Revenue and
Expenditures-Option A
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Summary of Forecasted Revenue and
Expenditures-Option B
Recommendation Use Option B
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NEXT STEPS

• Please submit questions on Red Book to
• Dr. Loe by March 25.
• Answers to all questions will be summarized and
  presented at budget work session on April 14 at
  130.
• Thank you!