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Page 1: Caldwell-west caldwell School District 2013-2014 School Budget€¦ · Context: Funding the Operating Budget Current NJ School Funding Law o Tax levy increase limited to 2% o Limited

PUBLIC HEARING

MAY 2, 2016

Caldwell-West Caldwell School District

2016-17 School Budget

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Agenda for Public Hearing

The Objectives and Context of the 2016-17 Budget

What is contained in the 2016-17 Budget

Highlights of the 2016-17 Budget

Sources of Funding

Expenditures by Type

Impact on the Local Taxpayer

Some Interesting Facts

Cost Containment & Revenue Generation

Impact on the Students

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Objectives

To apprise parents and members of the public of developments concerning the 2016-17 School Year Budget

To provide an opportunity for parents and community members to ask questions and give feedback about the proposed budget

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Context: Budgetary Goals

Maintain quality programs and appropriate staffing levels

Meet state and federal requirements, while exercising due diligence in the expenditure of public funds

Continue facilities maintenance and improvements

Provide students and staff with educationally appropriate technology

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Context: Budget Considerations

Maintain existing programs at current level of service Continue updating curricula to comply with the Common

Core Standards Anticipate out-of district special education placements Anticipate fixed cost increases Continue state initiative for evaluation & staff training Anticipate additional costs associated with PARCC

testing Maintain basic facility upkeep and repairs, including

health/safety maintenance, security, alarms, etc. Continue shared services and other revenue generation

and cost containment initiatives

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Context: Funding the Operating Budget

Current NJ School Funding Law

o Tax levy increase limited to 2%

o Limited adjustments to cap spending (banked cap, enrollment growth, health insurance and certain small pension-related increases)

School District Funding 2016-17

o 2015-16 operating budget= $42,362,398

o 2015-16 operating budget tax levy = $40,210,804

o 2% of 2015-16 tax levy = $804,216

o Banked cap & waivers available = $626,312

o Maximum allowable tax levy increase = $1,430,528 0r 3.56%

o 2016-17 operating budget tax levy increase = $1,407,384 or 3.50%

o $23,144 of unused banked cap expires in 2016-17

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What is contained in the Budget?

Maintain all current subject areas including special areas such as art, music, library science, and instrumental music

Expansion of middle school STEM program

Maintain extracurricular club, athletic and arts programs

Current level of Special Education services will be offered including out-of-district placements

Continued emphasis on student academic growth, requiring staff development through training and workshops

Removal of capital improvement projects from the operating budget, since they are funded through a bond issue

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Sources of Funding

Revenue Description 2015-16 2016-17 $ Change % Change

Local Tax Levy 40,210,804 41,618,188 1,407,384 3.50%

Budgeted Fund Balance 451,178 300,000 (151,178) (33.51%)

State Aid 1,213,340 1,424,261 210,921 17.38%

Miscellaneous Revenue* 161,971 167,505 5,534 3.42%

Total Withdrawals From Cap Reserve 0 0 0

Medicaid Reimbursement 20,129 24,154 4,025 20.00%

Prior Year Encumbrances 304,976 0 (304,976) (100.00%)

Total Operating Budget 42,362,398 43,534,108 1,171,710 2.77%

Grants and Entitlements 1,364,781 899,977 (464,804) (34.06%)

Debt Service Tax Levy 1,365,293 1,942,691 577,398 42.29%

State Debt Service Aid 398,424 865,538 467,114 117.24%

Debt Service Fund Balance, Interest 71,907 19,950 (51,957) (72.26%)

Total Repayment of Debt 1,835,624 2,828,179 992,555 54.07%

TOTAL REVENUE/SOURCES 45,562,803 47,262,264 1,699,461 3.73%

* Tuition, rental of facility, athletics, play, dance receipts, bank interest, misc.

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Sources of Funding

Sources of Revenue

Local Tax Levy 92.94%

Total State Aid 4.90%

Grants 1.91% Other

0.25%

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Expenditures by Type The 2016-17 school budget is comprised of the following categories:

Expenditures Budget

Description 2015-2016 2016-2017 $ Change % Change % of Total

Regular Instruction 1 12,749,152 13,062,427 313,275 2.5% 27.7%

Benefits 7,105,917 7,501,716 395,799 5.6% 15.9%

Special Ed Instruction & Related 2 5,552,924 5,642,541 89,617 1.6% 11.9%

Out-of-District Tuition & Services 3,711,682 4,288,644 576,962 15.5% 9.1%

Facilities / Maintenance / Custodial 4,302,966 4,178,326 (124,640) -2.9% 8.8%

Administration 3 2,958,926 2,949,201 (9,725) -0.3% 6.2%

Debt Service 1,835,624 2,808,179 972,555 53.0% 5.9%

Support Services4 1,993,345 1,871,540 (121,805) -6.1% 4.0%

Transportation 1,447,283 1,608,562 161,279 11.1% 3.4%

Co-Curricular / Athletics 1,153,642 1,159,586 5,944 0.5% 2.5%

Special Revenue / Grants 1,364,781 899,977 (158,827) -34.1% 1.9%

Technology 5 726,967 775,130 48,163 6.6% 1.6%

Curriculum / Staff Development 395,934 399,006 3,072 0.8% 0.8%

Rec / Continuing Ed / Use of Facilities 76,725 76,725 0 0.0% 0.2%

Capital Outlay 196,936 5,677 (191,259) (97.1%) 0.0%

1 – includes Instructional Technology 3 – School Admin, General Admin, Business Office

2 – Special Ed, Basic, ESL, Speech, PT, OT, CST 4 – Library, Guidance, Nursing, Attendance

5 – Technology Infrastructure, Software & Support

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Expenditures by Type

2016-17 Operating Budget

Salaries 54%

Benefits 17%

Out-of-District Tuition & Services

11%

Facilities 5%

Transportation 2%

Everything Else 10%

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Impact on the Local Taxpayer

Impact on Homeowners

2015-16 Budget

2016-17 Budget

Annual $ change

% change

Operating budget school taxes on the average home*

$5,336

$5,523

$187

3.50%

The operating budget tax increase is approximately: $187 for the average home in the district* for the 2016-17 school year

Between $14 and $15 per month, on average

Actual tax bills will differ from these estimates since school taxes are split across tax bills from two calendar years

*Weighted average of average home prices: Year Caldwell West Caldwell 2015 $ 420,708 $ 434,800 2016 $ 414,918 $ 435,600

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Some Interesting Facts: Tax Levy Growth Rate

• The compounded annual growth rate of the tax levy averages a modest 2.02%* from 2010-11 to 2016-17

• Recent increases due to banked cap were to “catch up” from cuts of previous years

* Formula: $ 36,921,252 in 2010-11 x (1.0202)6 ≈ $ 41,618,188

Operating Budget Tax Levy

Year $ Amount $ Change

2010-11 36,921,252

2011-12 36,939,862 18,610

2012-13 36,712,440 (227,422)

2013-14 37,446,765 734,325

2014-15 38,851,019 1,404,254

2015-16 40,210,804 1,359,785

2016-17 41,618,188 1,407,384

Cumulative Change: $ 4,696,936

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Some Interesting Facts: Employee Contributions to Health Benefits

• Compounded annual growth rate of the operating budget has been a modest 2.52%** since 2011-12

• Budgets have been carried by increases in employee contributions to health care from $0 to over $1.2 million annually over the past 6 years

• With health contributions leveling off at an average of 20% of health costs, districts are finding trouble finding “new” revenue

**Formula: $38,996,691 in 11-12 x (1.0223)5 ≈ $43,534,108 in 16-17

Employee Contributions

to Health Benefits

(estimated)* Year $ Contribution

2009-10 0

2010-11 50,000

2011-12 137,500

2012-13 340,378

2013-14 581,393

2014-15 935,687

2015-16 1,211,000

2016-17 1,250,000

Cumulative

Contribution: $ 4,505,958

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Cost Containment Measures

Cooperative Purchasing:

o Instructional/non-instructional materials and supplies and services purchased through State contacts and the Ed-Data, Middlesex County and Hunterdon County cooperatives

o Special Education partnership with the Essex Regional Educational Services Commission

o Member of Sussex County Regional Cooperative for out-of district placements and athletic transportation

o Natural Gas and Electrical provided through the NJ School Boards / ACES cooperative

o Fuel purchased through the Township of West Caldwell

Shared Services:

o Agreement with municipalities for use of heavy machinery, recycling, use of facilities and police coverage for recreational purposes

o Joint lawn cutting bid and contract with the Township of West Caldwell

o Partnership with Borough of Caldwell for Sustainability Learning Center

Professional Development:

o Agreement with 3 neighboring districts (Millburn, Morristown, Westfield) for staff development

o Partnership with Irvington for Future Ready NJ technology grant

Insurance Coverage and Benefits:

o Member 0f School Alliance Insurance Fund (SAIF) for liability, workers comp, property coverage

o Health benefits through School Employees Health Benefits Plans (SEHBP), a self-funded plan run by the state

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Revenue Generation Initiatives

Website Advertising o Have received advertising revenue on the district’s website for several years

Bank Interest o Changing banks increased interest from zero to 0.30% on most accounts, and 0.50% on bond

referendum funds

o Total interest between $40,000 and $50,000 in 2015-16

Field Advertising o Upon culmination of field renovations, will solicit donations for displaying signage at Bonnel Field

Demand Response o About $12,000 in revenue from EnerNOC, a demand response firm, for sharing our electrical

utilities capacity in cases of emergency, and for several hours one day each August for testing

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Revenue Generation Initiatives: Competitive Grants

State/Federal Grants Description $ Amount

Achievement Coaches Professional development $40,500

Improvement in Instructional

Services Professional development $114,306

Elementary & Secondary School

Counselors On-site counselors in conjunction with The Bridge $253,000

Sustainable Jersey Joint effort with Borough of Caldwell to create a

Sustainable Learning Center $10,000+

Future Ready New Jersey Partnership with Irvington BOE for technology professional

development & devices $93,000

Safe Routes to School (applying) Refurbish sidewalks Several hundred

thousand

Various corporate/foundation grants

(BASF, Novartis, Special Olympics,

others )

Mainly middle school and high school science &

technology Tens of thousands

Local Grants Description $ Amount

CWC Education Foundation Various supplies, equipment and programs, particularly

chromebooks for GCMS $100,000+

CWC Home School Associations Various supplies, equipment and programs Tens of thousands

Kiwanis / Rotary Steelcase desks / GCMS STEM Tens of thousands

Booster Clubs Support of athletics and music programs Thousands

Various individuals Science, theater, music, extracurricular, etc. Thousands

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Some Interesting Facts: Comparative Spending Snapshot

Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending 2016 Budgetary Cost Per Pupil

District 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 County Rank

(Low to High)

Belleville $11,336 $19,107 $10,868 $11,218 $11,540 1

Bloomfield $11,848 $12,321 $12,803 $12,802 $13,108 2

Verona $12,272 $12,527 $13,084 $13,043 $13,131 3

Nutley $12,389 $12,909 $13,479 $13,980 $13,702 4

Caldwell-West Caldwell $12,988 $13,484 $13,801 $13,868 $14,290 5

Glen Ridge $12,917 $13,177 $13,887 $14,377 $14,583 6

Cedar Grove $13,376 $13,229 $13,713 $14,280 $14,626 7

South Orange-Maplewood $14,344 $14,397 $14,418 $14,432 $14,642 8

Livingston $13,948 $14,464 $14,791 $14,852 $15,282 9

Montclair $14,440 $14,965 $15,298 $15,627 $15,312 10

Millburn $13,857 $14,458 $15,329 $15,439 $15,680 11

Newark $18,231 $17,296 $16,403 $17,318 $15,799 12

Orange $15,442 $16,129 $15,782 $15,962 $15,871 13

Irvington $15,944 $16,273 $16,825 $16,589 $16,270 14

Roseland $13,706 $16,475 $15,176 $16,408 $16,441 15

Fairfield $14,039 $15,093 $15,003 $16,082 $16,646 16

North Caldwell $14,254 $15,262 $16,497 $17,144 $16,922 17

West Orange $15,981 $16,380 $16,660 $17,472 $17,666 18

West Essex $16,730 $16,626 $17,404 $17,945 $18,229 19

Essex Co Vc-Tech $16,817 $16,250 $18,175 $18,023 $18,279 20

East Orange $19,129 $19,740 $17,922 $19,691 $19,609 21

Essex Fells $18,560 $18,874 $19,769 $20,733 $20,662 22

• 5th lowest operating budget per pupil of 22 district in the county

• 2016-17 budget at $14,840

• 2016 State Average: • Over $16,000 for 571

districts • Over $15,000 for 221

K-12 districts

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Some Interesting Facts: Comparative Spending Snapshot

Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending 2016 Administrative Cost Per Pupil

District 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 County Rank

(Low to High)

Irvington $1,615 $1,502 $1,431 $1,378 $1,377 1

Montclair $1,251 $1,366 $1,265 $1,441 $1,382 2

Millburn $1,351 $1,400 $1,483 $1,515 $1,499 3

Belleville $1,439 $2,553 $1,358 $1,556 $1,543 4

South Orange-Maplewood $1,465 $1,557 $1,574 $1,557 $1,550 5

Verona $1,512 $1,557 $1,505 $1,601 $1,600 6

Caldwell-West Caldwell $1,565 $1,654 $1,663 $1,624 $1,657 7

Livingston $1,626 $1,627 $1,633 $1,645 $1,644 8

Roseland $1,447 $1,940 $1,649 $1,682 $1,670 9

Bloomfield $1,558 $1,629 $1,736 $1,704 $1,673 10

Nutley $1,512 $1,570 $1,697 $1,727 $1,713 11

Newark $1,757 $1,963 $1,936 $2,052 $1,734 12

East Orange $1,783 $1,848 $1,670 $1,835 $1,803 13

Fairfield $1,566 $1,719 $1,767 $1,862 $1,855 14

West Orange $1,580 $1,665 $1,810 $1,919 $1,876 15

Cedar Grove $1,635 $1,841 $1,956 $2,001 $1,950 16

Orange $1,935 $2,108 $1,978 $2,090 $2,061 17

North Caldwell $1,662 $1,722 $2,033 $2,156 $2,064 18

Essex Fells $1,904 $2,108 $2,035 $2,182 $2,085 19

Glen Ridge $1,788 $1,851 $2,015 $2,096 $2,085 20

West Essex $1,846 $1,861 $2,035 $2,139 $2,086 21

Essex Co Vo-Tech $3,008 $2,750 $2,891 $3,369 $3,151 22

• 7th lowest admin spending per pupil of 22 district in county (8th last year)

• Budgeted to be $1,657 in

2016-17

• If not for an increase in technology infrastructure spending – considered administrative – it would have decreased

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Impact on the Students

The Caldwell-West Caldwell school budget is the financial plan to accomplish educational objectives:

Students continue to enjoy learning in a safe, clean, and high performing District

Students benefit from a wide range of extracurricular opportunities in the arts, athletics, and academics

Restructuring of technology department has allowed the District to upgrade and maintain the infrastructure and educational hardware, delivering reliable support

The elementary school music program will continue to foster an appreciation of the fine arts in our district at a young age. After school clubs will continue to be encouraged

We will continue to provide small group instruction for the enrichment program, basic skills program and the special education programs

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Looking Beyond 2016-17

Continue to evaluate the allocation of spacing in our buildings

Continue to negotiate stable contracts with bargaining units

Provide ongoing professional development and curriculum development

Ongoing investment in technology infrastructure, devices, training and support

Continue to monitor out-of-district placements, explore more programs to keep children in-district for as long as possible

Continue to implement shared services with the towns and other school districts

Analyze health care claims experience regularly to capture savings, if possible

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Thank You!

It is no secret that CWC students receive outstanding and balanced opportunities to do well in our schools-even during a time when school budgets are in the news

The Board of Education has built a budget that speaks to the continuing needs of our students. Thank you for your dedication and service to the children of the community:

Marie Lanfrank, President Thomas Adams, Vice-President

Daniel Cipoletti John King

Chris D’Ambola

Thank you to the district administrators, directors and staff who worked cooperatively to develop this budget plan in alignment with the district’s educational programs.