Superintendents Final Budget Update

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2009-2010 Superintendents Final Budget
Update Jean-Claude Brizard Superintendent of
Schools Board of Education April 28, 2009
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It Is About Every Child

• Ensuring that every child in Rochester has
  access to world class content taught by world
  class teachers in schools led by world class
  leaders.

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Three Core Values

• Achievement Improving student achievement
  through a laser-like focus on teaching and
  learning with an emphasis on results.
• Equity - Equitable distribution of resources
  based on the needs of schools and students.
• Accountability Use of data to ensure that we
  hold adults accountable for the success of all
  students.

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2009-2010 Superintendents Proposed Budget The
FLIGHT PLAN

• Well defined curriculum and clear academic goals
• The Whats
• - ELA
• - Math
• - Graduation
• - School Safety
• Early and continuous assessments of students and
  programs
• - Proper planning and oversight
• Continue to address challenges with Federal and
  State mandates

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2009-2010 Superintendents Proposed Budget The
CREW

• Building a highly competent crew
• Training for administrators and teachers to
  increase student learning
• Reviews of instructional programs, practices
  and arrangements

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Changes in Baseline Planning Assumptions

• Federal Deficit Reduction Act pass through
  dollars offset Governors proposed budget
  reduction approximately 13.4 M
• Received 1.9 M less than planned for Federal
  Stimulus in Title I and IDEA funds 15.4 M for
  one-time or temporary issues
• Flat revenues in other Federal grants
• Decrease in interest income
• Structural deficit reduced over 3 year period
• Reduction in staffing to reduce structural
  deficit
• Reduction of 10 or more in operational lines
• Use of unappropriated fund balance only for EPE
  reimbursement - 2.1M

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2009-2010 Revenue Summary
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STILL Aligned with Goals

• Direct Impact on Students
• Individual School Operations
• Academic Support
• Students with Special Needs
• Special Education
• English Language Learners
• Youth Development Family Services
• Central Office Driven Programs
• School Safety, Food Service, Transportation
• Other School programs and support
• Indirect Support to Students
• Administration
• Accountability
• Human Capital Initiatives
• Legal
• Communication
• Board Of Education

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Total 612,969,924
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Total 86,512,770
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District Direction

• Minimize educational impacts to greatest extent
  possible
• Control expenditures
• Begin multi-year correction to Structural Deficit
  Gap

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Department of Educations Guiding Principles
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Advance Core Reforms Governors Assurances
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Budget Overview Before Stimulus

• Reported in January 2009
• 61 M structural deficit
• Possible elimination of 500-550 positions
• Programs would be cut or substantially
• reduced
• Governors proposed cuts worsened our situation
• Unsustainable operations driven by existing
• structural deficit

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Stimulus Buy-Back

• Budget Prior to Stimulus-Estimated
  669.6 M
• January -Governors Proposed Cut of 13.4 M
• Structural Deficit of 61 M
• Substantial cuts in programs
• Title I/IDEA Stimulus Package 17.2 M
• DRAFT BUDGET PROPOSAL 686.8 M
• Reduction to Estimate of Title I/IDEA
  -1.5 M
• Stabilization funding for Deficit Reduction
  13.4 M Additional increases in grant funding
  revenue .7 M
• FINAL 2009-10 BUDGET 699.4 M

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FITTING THE PIECES TOGETHER
Title I Regulations and Compliance
IDEA Regulations and Compliance

Contract for Excellence Money
Deficit Reduction Dollars from State

• THE BOTTOM LINE
• Rules and regulations are still undefined
• Unsure of reporting and tracking expectations
• Overlapping funding to support programs
• Remaining need to right-size district
• Restrictions on expenditures

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Piece 1 Title I Federal Stimulus Funds
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Piece 2 IDEA Federal Stimulus Funds
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Piece 3 State Fiscal Stabilization Funds
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Piece 4 Contract For Excellence Funds

• 2009-10 No new programs, budget will
  substantially continue current C4E programs
• 2009-10 NYS Contract for Excellence calendar
• June 1 Districts certify and submit 2009-10 C4E
  contracts
• June 3 Districts release C4E contracts for
  30-day public
• review
• July 1 10 TBD C4E Public Hearing
• July 3 Districts post assessments of public
  comments
• July 10 Districts have completed C4E public
  hearings

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2009-2010 Superintendents Proposed Budget The
PERFECT STORM Will Continue

• Decline of Wall Street
• Decline in the Economy
• Title I and IDEA stimulus package ends 2011
• Federal/State Stabilization package is one year
  only
• RCSD Structural Deficit will continue to grow
• Double digit increases in employee benefits and
  the
• rising costs of state retirement fund
• Aging buildings more dollars
• needed for improvements and
• school redesign