Save Our Students, Schools, State

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Save Our Students, Schools, State
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Agenda

• How the State budget is impacting public
  education in Michigan.
• How it is impacting Delton Kellogg Schools.
• What the school district has already done and is
  currently doing to address this challenge.
• What else can/should we do?
• What can you do to help?

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Michigans School Funding Crisis -Washtenaw
Intermediate School District

• How the State budget crisis is impacting public
  education in Michigan.

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What is the impact on Delton Kellogg Schools?
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Immediate Future

• 165.00 reduction from the legislators.
• 127.00 Proration by the Governor
• 292.00 Total Reduction

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What about next year?

• 600 per student reduction to the Foundation
  Allowance
• Loss of 80 students
• Projected Increases to costs
• Insurance at10
• Contract Obligation
• Step Wage Increases
• Retirement Increase
• FICA Increase

• 981,000
• 572,080
• 190,000
• 250,000
• 1,993,080 (Total)

Projected increases based on available data as of
11-11-09
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States Reduction to Funding will Impact Delton
Kellogg Schools

• Proposed reduction 292 per student or 480,000.

Total Compensation includes wage, FiCA,
retirement, workers comp, insurance Does not
include contracted service for High School
Principal
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MDEs Bulletin 1014
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MDEs Bulletin 1014
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Delton Kellogg Schools Revenue and Expenditure
Comparison
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Delton Kellogg Schools
CPI Information All Items U.S. Depart of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Delton Kellogg Fund Balance History
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Delton Kellogg Schools Operating Expenditures
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Sowhat has already been done to address the
revenue reductions?
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Reductions already made by Delton Kellogg School
over the last 5 years.
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Reductions already made by Delton Kellogg School
over the last 5 years.
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Reductions already made by Delton Kellogg School
over the last 5 years.
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Additional Steps To Be Taken

• Utilize the stimulus money to offset the general
  fund costs in Delton Kellogg.
• Survey the staff and community to determine
  priorities.
• Schedule additional visits with legislators.
• Thank you Stephanie Stevens, Dee DeFields, Gail
  Hill, and Audrey Gillig for traveling to Lansing
  to meet personally with our legislators!
• Continue to reduce expenditures, find revenue
  sources, and redesign our district.
• Pass a Board Resolution in Support of Funding For
  Education (November 16, 2009).

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Sonow what? DKS need your help!

• Contact legislators and the Governor to tell them
  to
• raise the 100million necessary to balance to
  School Aid budget you passed.
• Use the remaining stimulus money to fill the
  shortfall.
• Fix the structural school funding problem
  (revenues and reform) and provide students with
  the level of education that can only come with a
  stable and predictable school funding source.

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Sonow what? (Continued)

• Comments for legislators continued
• We expect Lansing to take action that will find a
  long range systemic solution to the state budget
  problems.
• The DKS have made the tough decisions needed to
  address the declining revenues in our school
  district, but it can not sustain the level of
  funding decreases being proposed.
• Imposing a reduction of nearly 3.4 of our total
  budget one third of the way into the fiscal year
  is unacceptable.
• The economic viability of our community at-large
  is dependent on the existence of the school
  district. The School District is the hub of the
  community.

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Sonow what? (Continued)

• Complete the survey to indicate your priorities
  and provide the Board with suggestions for future
  reductions.
• Sign the SOS! Petition to Save Our Students, Save
  Our Schools and Save Our State
• Take home a copy of the videos presented today to
  share with neighbors and others who were not able
  to attend.

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2009 Budget Survey
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Sonow what? (Continued)

• Support the organizations that provide assistance
  to the school district (PIE, Athletic Boosters,
  Band Boosters, etc.)
• Share the good news about the opportunities our
  students enjoy (Odyssey of the Mind, Battle of
  the Books, Chess Club, Spelling Bee, Band
  Competitions, Athletics, Mackinac Island Trip,
  International Travel Opportunities, etc.)
• Show others how we are outperforming our
  neighboring districts and many districts in
  Michigan (MME/ACT scores).
• Show others how we take care of our students and
  embrace the concept that it takes a village to
  raise a child.
• Donate time, talents, or funding to special
  projects the 21st century classroom project,
  technology enhancements, etc.

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These are OUR Children!

• They only have today! They cant wait for the
  Legislators and the Governor to figure out the
  State funding crisis!
• They depend on all of US to help them become the
  leaders of tomorrow!

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Conclusion

• Please help us advocate for the children of
  Delton Kellogg School District! Our children are
  our future and they deserve an outstanding
  education!!
• Thank you for your ongoing support and for your
  willingness to help us find ways to reduce and
  re-imagine our school district.

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Thank You

• Sheryl Downer for the Delton Kellogg Schools
  financial data.
• Thang Nguyen, Mike Wertman, and Kim OMeara for
  the creation of the video of the DKS children and
  staff.
• Washtenaw ISD for the creation of the video,
  Facing Michigans School Funding Crisis.
• Marsha Bassett and Jenny Bever for developing the
  budget survey.
• Sharon Jones for publishing the budget survey.
• The DKEA for publishing the, We did it!
  placemats and posters for local businesses.
• Thang Nguyen for purchasing the CDs out of his
  own pocket.
• Candy Thwaits and Kim OMeara for printing the
  labels and attaching them to the CDs.