1 Lansing Central School District Historical Program Reductions May 2008 - May 2011 Dr. Stephen L. Grimm, Superintendent
Dec 26, 2015
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Lansing Central School District
Historical Program Reductions
May 2008 - May 2011
Dr. Stephen L. Grimm, Superintendent
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2008-2009 Budget Reductions Athletics BOCES Computer Hardware and Services BOCES Arts in Ed and Environmental Ed Employee Assistance Program – EAP BOCES Model School and School Improvement Workshops Some Co-Curricular Activities @ High School and Middle School Teacher Conferences HS Enrichment Teacher Reassigned Field Trips 40% Health Insurance Sabbaticals for Teachers Summer Curriculum Project Funds Reallocated to Field Trips, 5pm Bus &
Middle School Summer School (LFA)
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District Technology Integration Specialist 4 Teachers – Elementary Education, K-6 2 Teachers – Special Education, K-12 1 Teacher – English, 7-12 1 Teaching Assistant, K-12 BOCES Instrumental Band Teacher – 0.2 FTE 1 Teaching Assistant, K-12 1 Cleaner (10 Month) 4 Teacher Aides 1 School Monitor 1 Receptionist
2008-2009 Budget Reductions
Reductions in Workforce
School Year
Reduction Area Number of Positions
2008-2009 Administrator 1
2008-2009 Technology Integration 1
2008-2009 Teachers &Teaching Assistants 9.2
2008-2009 Support Staff 7
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2009-2010 Budget Reductions
MATERIALS & SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, CONTRACTUAL DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF MAINTENANCE TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT/SUPERVISION FIELD TRIPS
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GRANTS PART-TIME PHYS ED TEACHER CHARGE BACKS BOCES REDUCTIONS
RECRUITMENT 12:1:1 EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED
2009-2010 Budget Reductions
Reductions in Workforce
School Year
Reduction Area Number of Positions
2009-2010 Teachers &Teaching Assistants 0.6
2009-2010 Support Staff 1
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2010-2011 Budget Reductions
MATERIALS & SUPPLIES, CONTRACTUAL SALARIES BUSINESS OFFICE-RELATED BOCES EXPENDITURES BOCES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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2010-2011 Budget Reductions 5.85 FTE FACULTY
Business (0.4), ELA (1.0), Social Studies (1.0), Foreign Languages (0.6), FACS (0.25), and Phys Ed and Health (1.6), Teaching Assistant (1.0)
9.2 SUPPORT STAFF POSITIONS Clerk, Receptionist, Custodian, Computer Aide, Teacher Aides (4),
Bus Run (Driver), Secretary (0.2)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
2010-2011 Budget Reductions TECHNOLOGY POSITIONS
ATHLETIC AND CO-CURRICULAR POSITIONS Coaching and advisors – read off of the list and refer to
website Transportation and Utilities – Lights Night Games
IN-HOUSE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
3 PM, 5 PM RUNS PLUS 1 BUS EACH RUN
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Reductions in Workforce
School Year
Reduction Area Number of Positions
2010-2011 Administrator 1
2010-2011 Teachers &Teaching Assistants 7.6
2010-2011 Support Staff 9
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Total Reductions in Workforce
School Year
Reduction Area Number of Positions
2008-2011 Administrator 2
2008-2011 Technology Integration 1
2008-2011 Teachers &Teaching Assistants 17.4
2008-2011 Support Staff 19.2
Total All Staff 39.6
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Reductions Summary“What have you cut from us lately?”
2008-2011 Positions 39.6
2008-2011 Approximate Total Budget Reductions Financial Total
$2,500,000
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Interesting Numbers
2008-09 % ∆ 2009-10 % ∆ 2010-11 % ∆ Average
TAX RATE
17.76 -11% 17.60 - 1% 18.484 5.0% -2.33%
TAX LEVY
15,188,370 5.4% 15,546M 2.4% 15,994M 2.9% 3.57%
TOTAL BDGT 22,838,912 1.2% 23,944M 4.8% 24,377M 1.8% 2.6%
Multi-Year Financial Projections
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Budget Cuts Revenue
Budget to Budget Growth Budget Gap
Additional Tax LevyAppropriated FBReserves Remaining Gap
2007-2008 $22,094,333 2008-2009 $22,838,912 $744,579 3.37%2009-2010 $23,944,315 $1,105,403 4.84%2010-2011 $24,377,906 $433,591 1.81%2011-2012 $25,263,461 $23,123,824 $885,555 3.63% ######### 463,828$ 882,809 793,000 ($0)2012-2013 $25,326,634 $23,587,652 $63,173 0.25% ######### 329,158$ 961,703 500,000 $51,8792013-2014 $25,492,966 $23,916,810 $166,332 0.66% ######### 335,741$ 996,915 250,000 $6,500
Tax Levy ######## ####### #########
2.9% 2.0% 2.0%463,828$ 329,158$ 335,741$
Reduction Scenarios
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The Good Amount Comments1 HS Math Teacher $ 60,000 Current on LOA and not returning -
attrition1 Teaching Assistant K-12 $ 30,000 Middle School Total TAs decrease
from 4 to 31 Special Education Teacher K-12 $ 60,000 A decrease of Elementary School by 1
1 K-6 Teacher $ 50,000 due to Kindergarten section reductions based on anticipated enrollment
0.4 Secondary Science $ 25,000 Retirement Attrition and maximization
The Good: $ 225,000
The Bad and Ugly:Athletics - Non- Varsity $ 100,000 Buildings and Grounds cut 1.0 FTE $ 36,000 This would be difficult as the square
footage of our campus requiresClose the Pool - cut Aquatics Program $ 250,000 Close the pool. Stop teaching
swimming to children rent other facilities for the swim teams.
Co-curricular $ 150,000 Elementary School (from 17 to 20 - Grades K-1 from 20 to 25 - Grades 2-4) 4 Teachers $ 240,000 Encore/Electives $ 60,000
Enrichment (1.5) $ 90,000
High School (from 22 to 27) 4 Teachers $ 240,000
Kindergarten $ 240,000 Library Clerk 1.0 - share ms and hs $ 13,000 The libraries at the MS and HS are
heavily utilized by students and the respective librarians are heavily Library Media Specialist $ 60,000 Share one between MS/HS
Microcomputer Specialist 1.0 FTE $ 60,000 This would be another reduction in this area that would stretch our ability to cover the number of stations we
Middle School (from 20 to 25) 4 Teachers $ 240,000
Music $ 240,000
Nursing $ 40,000
Raise Average Class SizesSPED Teacher 1.0 FTE District Wide $ 50,000 We would have to pinch this in the
future, but it would involve fundamentally changing our program
Key Questions
Can we expect these results in the future? What quality of education are we
responsible to deliver to this generation of children in Lansing?
What quality of education are we willing to support in Lansing?
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Key Questions
What is an appropriate class size at each of the schools?
How much transportation should the district provide?
Should we support a comprehensive educational and social experience in our schools?
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Key Questions
Should we consider partnering with other entities to provide extracurricular and encore opportunities? If so, which ones?
Are we willing to sacrifice the general conditions of our buildings and grounds? If so, by how much?
Are we willing to accept that no matter what solutions we implement, all stakeholders will not be satisfied?
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Summary Stay collaborative and come together as a
community to solve this problem. Minimize the reduction in opportunity for
children; takes time and teamwork. Understand the consequences of further
reductions before making decisions to do so
Answer the Key Questions
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