Holland Central Schools

InterimReport

Compiledfor  

Holland Central Schools

Home of Champions and Scholars

September,2015

MarkP.Mondanaro

WESTERNNEWYORKEDUCATIONALSERVICECOUNCIL

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

SECTION PAGE

1. PossibleChallengesRegardingConvertingtheMiddleSchool 1intoaJunior/SeniorHighSchool

2. SomeAdditionalConcernsRegardingtheCurrentConsolidation 3

3. Concept‐ProgressInnovativeGroupingandScheduling 6

4. OutstandingDebtonDistrictStudentPopulatedBuildings 9

5. FutureExpandabilityofDistrict’sThreeBuildings 10

6. SummaryofHollandCSDEACQualitiesofOptionDecision 10 MakingExercisebyWeighting

7. CostBenefitAnalysis(CBA)ofConsolidation 16

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PossibleChallengesRegardingConvertingTheMiddleSchoolIntoAJuniorSeniorHighSchool

Oneoftheconfigurationoptionsisconvertingthemiddleschoolintoajunior/seniorhighschool.SomeEACmembersindicatedacoupleofchallengeseitheratthelastFACmeetingorduringtheactualschoolwalk‐throughsweperformed,buthereisamorecomprehensivelistingthroughthecurrentJSHSprincipal,aswellassomeviewpointsoncurrentchallengesasaresultoftheconsolidation:

ListofConcerns:MiddleSchoolVs.HighSchool:

Formermiddleschoolteacherscomplainedaboutnothavingteamtime.Teachersareassigned6assignmentsplusadutywhichresultsinsomestaffteachingacrossgradelevels.ThisisthesameexpectationthatwasintheMiddleSchool.Notsurewhattheteamtimewas??

Highschoolusedtohaveblockschedulingbutwithadditionofmiddleschoolstudentsthescheduleismoretraditionalwithclassperiods41minutesinlength.

Notenoughroomsforspecialed.studentsreceivingtestingaccommodationsinJSHS.Thiswasaddressedandremediedaftertheestablishmentofatestingcalendar,whichallstaffcouldaccesselectronicallywithavailabletestingroomsforeachperiod.Teachershadtoplanmoreefficientlywhenadministeringtests.

Uptolastyearnoonesharedaclassroom.Thisyearwehavetwospecialed.andthreeAISteacherssharingaclassroomastheirclassroomsarenotalwaysinusebecausespecialed.teacherspushintoclassroomsleavingtheirroomvacantformultipleperiodsperday.

Relocatedourfitnessroomtoadequatelyhouseournewexerciseequipmenttoprovideanadequateteachingspacethatwassafeforourstudents.

Returnedoutofdistrictstudentsforwhomweareabletoprovideservices,creatinganew8‐1‐1classroom.

Superintendent’sandbusinessofficesreturnedtotheiroriginalspaceintheJSHS.

MiddleschoolwouldnothaveenoughscienceroomsorlabsavailableforJSHSscienceprogram.

MiddleschoolchorusroomissmallerthanthechorusroomusedintheJSHS.

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Someofmiddleschooltechnologyroom(shop)equipmenthasbeenrelocatedtotheJSHSasitwasneverHSequipmentandwasquiteoldandobsolete.

AirconditionedroomwouldbeneededinthemiddleschoolforCADclasses.PresentlytheJSHShasadedicatedroomequippedwithairconditioningforCADclasses.

Middleschoollibrarydoesnothaveairconditioning.

MiddleschoolauditoriumhaslessseatingcapacitythanJSHSauditorium.

BusestothemiddleschoolgettinginandoutoftheparkinglotwillbeslowedduetotrafficonRoute16,whereitisquitedifficulttoturnonto.Trafficalsobacksuponroute16.

Middleschoolnumberofstudentlockersmaybeanissue.

Middleschoolonlyhasoneartroom.TheJSHShastwoartrooms.

SomeAdditionalConcernsRegardingtheCurrentConsolidation

Therewassomefurtherdiscussionregardingteaching(andrelated)conditionsatourAugustFACmeeting,andweagreedtohaveateacherrepresentativefromtheFACgatherthoseconcernsfromstaffatbothschools.SomeoftheinformationwassimilartothedataproducedatourinitialFACmeetinginMay.Thestatisticscollectedareincludedhere:

JSHS

Sharingclassroomswithteacherscanbecomeverydifficultformanyreasons.Teacherswhoshareclassroomsmaybeinstructingwhiletheotherteacherhasaplanningperiod.Thisbecomesdifficulttoutilizeplanningtimeasitisintended.Contactingaparentorreviewinganymediacontentisnotpermissiblewithaclassroomofstudents

Lossofgymspaceisaverylargeconcernandwasstatedbyseveralteachers

Teacherson“flex”schedulesarenotalwaysavailabletostudents,limitingtheteacher/studentcontacttime

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Useofthemiddleschool,withitsadditionalgymspace,auditorium,poolandauxiliarygym,wasstatedasmuchmorefavorablebyseveralteachers

Testingaccommodationsforspecialeducationstudentsisaconcern.Itisverydifficulttofindtheadequatespacetoprovideastudentwiththeirmandatedaccommodations.Tryingtolocateanopenroomisnotadvantageous

Lossofcomputerlabsisaconcern.Oneteacherexpressedtheconcernofneedingaprojectortoprovidealessontothestudents,andlosingthecomputerlabsdoesnotallowthistohappen;thelibraryisoftencrowdedandnotconducivetoinstruction

TheSciencedepartmentdoesnothaveasinkinroom200‐anecessaryfeatureinascienceclassroom

Testingaccommodationswerebroughtupagain,meaningthelackofspacetoadequatelymeettheneedsofthespecialeducationstudentsinregardstotheirIEPrequirements

Issuesagainaboutsharedspacewhenoneteacheristeachingandanotherteacherhasaplanningperiodallinthesameroom.Doesnotprovideprivacyforphonecallstoparents,oruseofthecomputerifthatissharedwiththeSmartboard

Moreconcernsweresharedagainforlackofgymspace,specifically,tryingtohave4teamspracticeinthegym.Thismakesitverydifficulttoprepareacompetitiveteamwiththeconstantjugglingofgymspace.ThemiddleschoolwouldprovidemoreoptionsforpracticingES 

SimilarconcernsregardingthelackofadequatespacetoprovidestudentswithtestingaccommodationsbasedontheirIEP(specialeducationstudents)

Lackofspacerequiresteacherstosearchforroomsthatare“open”,sometimesevenresortingtousingthecafeteriaifitisempty.Thisdoesnotprovidetherightlearningenvironmentforstudents

Lackofspacetobringentiregradelevelsforwholegroupmeetings‐thiscouldbefromadiscussiononbullyingtolargegroupactivity.Thereisno“gathering”place

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forstudents,suchastheauditoriumwhichisatthemiddleschool.Usingthehighschoolauditoriumisnotalwaystherightplacetomeetforaninformaldiscussion.

Whensharingaroom,ifeachteacherhasapulloutgroup,onehastofindanotherplacetoteach...thenyouarewithoutaSmartboardorothermaterials

WhenprovidingAISservices,sharedclassroomscanbedifficultduetothe

differencesofagesintheclassroomandthedistractibilityfromstudentsthatarethereformoreintensiveinstruction

Concernswerestatedaboutthenoisefromthebusgaragethatcanimpedeinstructiononadailybasisifthewindowsareopen

Concernswereexpressedaboutthetemperaturesoftheclassroom(especiallythoseroomsfacingCanadaStreet)andthelevelofheatwithintheroomduringJuneandSeptemberthatmakeinstructionandfocusofstudentsdifficult

Withtheadditionofaparttimespeechteacher,thereareconcernsaboutadequatespaceintheclassroomiftwoteachersmayhavetoshareaclassroom.ThereisdiscussionofsharingtheUPKclassroomintheafternoon,butnothinghasbeendiscussedorconfirmedasofthisdate.Twospecializedteachers,suchasSpeech,inonespaceisaconcernforobviousreasons.

NoroomfornewPEPfitnessequipment(AuxiliaryGymatMS)

Smalllockerroomforchanging(lockerroomsarealmostdoublethesize)

Inadequatestoragefacilitiesforlargeequipment/nouseofESbasement

Nopooluse(wehavealreadylostonestudentinthedistricttoadrowning.Swimmingatayoungageshouldbeapriority)

Nooutdoorbasketballnets

SportwallsaresittingunusedintheMSAuxiliaryGym(havenotbeentransferredtoESandIdonotbelievethereareplanstodoso)

PROSFORTHEUSEOFTHEES

Largerregulargym(thisiseasilyoffsetwiththeuseofthepoolandauxiliarygymatMS)

Track

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PlaygroundEquipment

AdditionalconcernsthathaveeitherbeennoticedbytheESprincipaldirectlyand/orhavebeenbroughttohisattentionbystaffmembersarehere:POSSIBLECHALLENGESATTHEELEMENTARYBUILDING

1. Teachershavementionedthat,inparticular,thegrades4‐6hallwaysgetcrowdedwhenstudentschangeclasses.Toaddressthismostswitchtimeshavebeenstaggeredtominimizethenumberofstudentsinthehallwayatonetime.

2. IamawarethatattheJSHS,therehasbeenanissuewithavailableroomsforSpecialEducationtestingaccommodations.However,thisconcernhasnotbeenbroughtuptomeattheelementarybuilding.Ifitweretobecomeanissue,Iamsurethatitcouldbeaddressedbyhavingatestingcalendarandplanningaheadfortests,astheJSHShasdone.

3. WhenIarrivedlastschoolyear,AISteachershadbeensharingroomsforsometimeandSpecialEducationteachershadjustbeguntosharerooms(2teachersperroom).Wearenowinthe2ndyearhavingallAISandSpecialEducationteacherssharerooms.Again,noconcernshavebeenbroughttome.Iwouldimaginethatthisconfigurationworksbecausetheseteachersworkwithsmallgroupsofchildren(maximumof5each)andeachteacherdoeshavetimealoneintheirrespectiveclass,withtheexceptionoftheAISteachers.Additionally,thespecialeducationroomsareemptyformultipleperiodsperdayastheseteachersareincontentclasseswithstudentsintheConsultantTeacherrole.

Concept‐ProgressInnovativeGroupingandScheduling

TheconsultantshaveheardconcernsaboutremedialservicesandAISservicesforstudents,perhapsrelatedtothefairlyrecentconsolidation,orotherwise.AsdiscussedattheAugustFACmeeting,oneofthemodelsthedistrictmaywanttoinvestigateistheConceptProgressModel.FACmembersindicatedtheywantedsomeinformationregardingthemodelsowearesupplyingithere.

Generally,thesemodelsintroducethenotionthatgroupingstudentsatdifferenttimesacrossanarrayofsamegradelevelteachersmaybettermeettheneedsofstudentswhoneedmoretimetolearnconcepts,whileatthesametimenotdoingsoattheexpenseoffurtherlearningonthebehalfofstudentswhodidunderstandtheconcepts.Wefirststartedhearingaboutmodelslikethisinthemid‐ninetiesafterthelandmark“NationAtRisk”studywasproducedandstatesstartedimprovinglearningstandards.Today,wefind

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thattheCommonCoreStandardsandtheNewYorkStateTestingProgramarechallengingstudentsandteachersmorethanever.Someplanningtimeisnecessaryforthemodeltoworkandfacultiesmaydesigntheirownmodelbasedontheconcept.InHollanditmaybepossiblefortheDirectorofCurriculumtohelpwithgroupingandinstructionalmethodsinthismodel.

Anexampleofthismodelisindicatedhere:

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Alinktothisoriginalarticleishere(cutandpasteorclick):

http://allocationsau15.wikispaces.com/file/view/Innovative+Scheduling.pdf

ThislinkoffersthereaderapreviewregardingtheConceptProgressModel,nowreferredtoConceptMasterymodelalso.Pages239‐245inthepreviewindicatesomeupdatedinformationbasedonpractitionerswhohaveusedthemodel(cutandpasteorclick):

https://books.google.com/books?id=4boEAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA245&lpg=PA245&dq=concept+progress+models+lynn+canaday&source=bl&ots=lH22RAq1X6&sig=QMgViASZ1jCVFCfdXDCgfGsNaZM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBGoVChMIldz0htvxxwIVQY0NCh1LwwsV#v=onepage&q=concept%20progress%20models%20lynn%20canaday&f=false

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OutstandingDebtonDistrictStudentPopulatedBuildings

Thefollowingdatarepresentstheoutstandingdebtonschoolbuildings.Iftheschooldistrictshouldeverdecidetosellaschoolbuildingthereareramificationstoconsider.Whenadistrictsellsabuildingwithoutstandingdebt,itmustsetasidetheproceedstofundthatdebt,uptotheoutstandingbalance.Iftheoutstandingdebtexceedstheproceedsofsale,theproceedswouldbeplacedinthedebtservicereserveandannualallocationswillpaythedebt.Conversely,iftheproceedsexceedtheoutstandingdebt,thosemoniescouldbeusedasrevenueandbeplacedinthedistrict’sgeneralfundforonetimepurchases(onetimerevenue).

Sellingabuildingthatisgeneratingaidforabuildingprojectwillalsoaffectthebuildingaidreceived.Thestatewilldeductthesalerevenue(proceeds)fromtheremainingprojectbalanceandestablishanewassumedamortizationfortheremainingprojectbalancebasedontheremainingusefullifeoftheprojectandtheadjustedbalance.Thelatestdebtservicetablefordistrict(below)indicatestotalamountofNYSEDstateaidreceivedthisfarandtheremainingoutstandingdebtasofJuly1,2015,forthethreeschoolsandthebusgarage: 

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FutureExpandabilityofDistrict’sThreeBuildings

Thereare32.67acresattheHS/ES/BGsite(excludingthestudentparkinglotacrossthestreetfromthemainathleticentrance.Thereare150,658squarefeetofbuildingsonthatsiteleaving29.21acresfordevelopment.However,duetothesitetopographyatthissite,mostofthisacreagewouldbeimpossibletodevelopforinstructionalclassroomspace.ItmaybepossibletoaddalimitednumberofclassroomsattheJSHSsite.

AttheMSthereare24.46acres.Deducting70,557squarefeetofbuilding,thereare22.84acresleftfordevelopment.Therearesometopographicalchallengesatthissitebutverylittleincomparisontotheothersite.ThereisroomatthesiteforinstructionalclassroomexpansionthatwouldbeaidedbytheNYSED.  

SummaryofHollandCSDEACQualitiesofOptionDecisionMakingExercisebyWeighting

ThesearetheresponseswereceivedthroughtheduedateofSeptember15,2015,fromFACmembers: 

AllInputsreceivingaweightingof“3”(mostimportant):

Financiallyresponsible.Lowcosttopopulate,maintainandoperate

RenovationsqualifyforNYSaidtominimizetaximpact

Properlysizedtofitstudentsandprogram

Solidbuildingenvelope

Leastimpactonthedistrictandthestudentstosell?

Uptodatetechnology

Accesstoplayground

Singlecampus/currentconfiguration

Fiscalstabilityofdistrict

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Capitalprojectthatwillbeaidableusingcurrentconfigurationtocreatesinglecomplex,includingnewathleticfacilitiesthatarestateoftheart

RealisticapproachtothefutureofHCS,mustbaseonfactsthatweknowtoday,notwhatmightbeinthefuture(largecompanymovingintoarea–notlikelytohappen)

Middleschoolstructuralintegrity–inferiortoothertwobuildings

Middleschoolmostmarketableproperty

Poorconditionofathleticfieldsatmiddleschool

Qualityofeducation

Safeenvironmentforthechildren,faculty,staff

Happymoraleamongemployeesthattrustleadership(thiswouldincludeprovidingmanyopportunitiesforfaculty/staffdevelopment)

Overalladaptabilityofthepropertyforcurrentandunforeseenfutureuses

Abilitytopotentiallyaddontothebuildingifevernecessary

Havingaconcreteplanfortheunusedproperty

Amenitiesavailableforstudentandcommunityuse

Safetywithinthebuilding

Safetyandefficiencyduringpickup/drop‐off

Costtodistricttaxpayers

Classsizes

Accommodationsforspecialeducationneeds

newest&codemandatedbuilding

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Amenities(pool,fields,auditorium,concessionstands,outdoorrestrooms,etc.)

Abilitytoexpand

Centrallocation(Easytofindandgoodlocationifstudentseverneededtoleavebuildinginanemergencysituation)

Twofloors(younggradescanbeseparatefromoldergrades) Healthandsafety

NYSEDmandates

NYSEDaid

Uptocode

Affordability

Capacityofbuilding

Buildingcondition

Futureneeds

Currentfunctioningtechnology

Fullyfunctioningkitchenandcafeteria

Abuildingconfigurationthatprovidesadequatespaceforclassesandactivitieswe

havegoingnow,androom/optionstoexpandinfutureasneeded

Abuildingconfigurationthathastheflexibilitytochangeasourneedschangeinthefuture

Useofathleticfieldstogiveourchildrenoptionstoplaysportslocally

Abuildingconfigurationthatourcommunitycanafford,thatgivesuscosteffectivenessandbestutilizationofassets.

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Utilizeallbuildingstoprovidebestpossiblequalityofeducationnowandinthefuture

Investinourschooldistrictasitwouldbeandisourtown’smostvaluableshortandlongtermbusiness

Iftwobuildingsnecessary(notprovenyet),usethetwobestsuitedforgrowthifneededlaterandmosteducationalassetsnow

Safety/health

Financial

Student/staff/facultymorale

Communitymorale

Addressingpriorityonehealthandsafetyitems

keepthefocusonprovidingthehighestqualityeducationwecanafford

Thebuildinghasanadequatenumberofclassroomsforcurrentenrollment,withroomtoaddonforfutureenrollmentincreases

Thebuildinghasclassroomsthatcanproperlysupporttechnologyeducationandhome&careerswithouttravelingtothehighschool(Travelinggreatlyreducesthe40‐minuteclasstime.Assuch,ourcurrentsetupdoesnotmeetstatemandates.)

Theschoolhasadditionalamenitiesotherthanclassrooms,providingstudentsvalue‐addedexperiencesthatarestandardamongmostpublicschooldistricts.Theimportantamenitiesincludeallofthefollowing:

Adequategymspaceforphysicaleducationclasses,sportsprogramsandclubs

Aswimmingpoolforlessonsstartingattheelementaryagelevel,providingstudentswithlife‐longskillsforincreasedsafetyandqualityoflife.Inaddition,theswimmingpoolisusedbytheswimteam(s)andforcommunityuse.Alloftheseimportantreasonsarewhyweagreedastaxpayerstofundthepoolinthefirstplace

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Anauditoriumformeetings,plays,elementarymusicals,studyhalls,etc.

Adequateamountofspaceforoutdoorathletics,includingsoccer,baseball,softball, fieldhockey,youthprograms,etc.

Voterapprovalforfuturecapitalprojectsmustnotbeoverlooked.Wemustchoosethebuildingthatthetownwillactuallyagreetosupport.Thelastvotewasaglaringindicatorthatthetownwillnotsupportthecurrentconfiguration.Thelargemajorityofthetaxpayerswillonlysupportfuturecapitalprojectsthatincludethemiddleschool

Sufficientspacetoprovideneededtestingaccommodationsforstudentswithspecialeducationneeds

Sufficientspacesothatteachersarenolongersharingclassroomsthatrequirethelossofinstructionofmuchneededplanning

Additionalspacetoaddon(middleschool)

Additionalspacetoprovidetheenhancementofmusicanddrama(arts)utilizingtheauditoriumandband/musicroomsforstudentschoosingalternateextra‐curricularoptionssuchasdramaclubormusicgroups(middleschool)

Additionalspaceforclassroominstruction(includingcurrentprogramsaswellas

thepossibilityofadditionalprogramsthatmaybeaddedinthefuture)

Athleticfacilitiesthatprovideamplespaceforpractices(middleschool);thiswouldallowoursportsteamsacompetitiveedgeandallowourcoachesmoreoptions

ReducethecrowdingattheES…reducingthecrowdingofstudentsincafeteriaandhallwaystoprovideampleinstructionanddisruption‐Spaceformultipleagelevelsofstudents

RoomtoexpandadditionalBOCESclassroom

Pool‐providingthestudentsandcommunitymemberswithamuchneededresource

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SafedismissalforstudentswithoutthecrowdingofparentsandvehiclescurrentlyhappeningattheES

AforwardthinkingmodelforsmallerdistrictsthatutilizesthespacecreativelyandseeksoutknowledgeablesourcestoreusetheESinacosteffectivemanner

Spendthemoneytohireanindividual(orgroup)thatcouldreallypromotealloftheoptionsthatcouldbepossiblekeepingathirdbuilding(suchastheES)andmakingitaneffectiveadditiontothecommunitywhileutilizingtheMSforinstructionalpurposes

AllInputsreceivingaweightingof“2”(fairlyimportant):

Accesstotrackforgymclasses

Ampleselectionofextracurricularactivities(thiswouldincludeclubsandsportsteams)

Keepingupwiththeeverevolvingtechnology&curriculumrequirements

Alloftheabovewhilebeingmindfullyawareofbudgetconstraints

Mostefficientuseofpastinvestmentstomaintainpublictrust

Location,onecampusversus“curbappeal”attheentranceoftown

Maintaincurrentsportsprogramswehavenowandcontinuetoworkwithneighboringdistrictstoofferourchildrenopportunitiesthatwedonotoffer

Developmoreopportunitiesforextracurricularprograms(non‐sports)forkidstobeinvolvedin.KeepBOCESprograms/classeswithinourdistrict

Greenspace

Utilizeallschooldistrictpropertiestotheirfullestfiscalandeducationalpotential

Iftwobuildingsnecessary(yettobeprovennecessary),usetwothatneedthemostmoneytofixinordertotakeadvantageofreturnstateaid

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Sportsandathletics

RemainingfinanciallyresponsibleAllInputsreceivingaweightingof“1”(important):

PotentialtohousebeneficialprogramsforALLstudents,notjustpopularchoices

Walkabletoanotherbuildingincaseofemergency(happenedinpastduringagasleak)

Pool(Itwouldbenicetogetsomedataaboutactualusagevs.costtorun)

Buildingwiththeleastremaininghazardousmaterials(asbestos,lead,etc.)

Additionalgymspace

Separatestudentandbusdropoffloop

Consolidatebuildingstemporarilyforareasonableperiodoftime(fiveyears)untilenrollmentpredictionsaremorereliablethantheywerebefore

Ifelementarybuildingisn’tusedforanything...orrentedout...levelitsoitdoesn’tcost$tositandrot

Remainononecampus

(Notneededatthistime)

Concessionstandrenovations(atacostof$92,000) 

CostBenefitAnalysis(CBA)ofConsolidation

WeperformedafourpartcostbenefitanalysisasperoneofthemajorBOEprojectobjectives.Thefirstpartisolatesstaffreductionsduetotheformermiddleschoolclosing(afewreductionstakenasactionsbytheBOEattheApril17,2012BOEmeetingwerenotrelatedtotheconsolidation).Therewerealsoafewreductionsthatwerereinstatedorreclassifiedandreinstatedbeforethe12‐13schoolyearactuallybegan.ActualpayrolldatatheyearBEFOREtheconsolidationandtheyearOFtheconsolidationwerecomparedfortheyearonesavings.Additionally,positioncontrolanalysiswasperformedasatwomethodcomparison.Sincestaffreductionsareconsidered“structural”(permanent)budget

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expenseswehaveindicatedaprojectedfouryearsavingswithanominal3%annualcostincrease.

FortheareasofFoodService(yearendingfinancials),Utilities(electric,gas,water,telephone),andTransportation(drivercost,gasoline,diesel,oil,andtires)weuseda“TwobyTwo”costcomparisonmethod.Inotherwords,thetwoyearsoftheseexpensesbydepartmentweretotaledforthetwoyearsprecedingtheconsolidationandthetwoyearsaftertheconsolidation.

Finally,weconsideredanyBOCESandlocalrentalrevenuelossasaresultoftheconsolidation.

1. StaffReductions:

ACTUAL  3% 3%  3%12/13             13/14             14/15                 15/16

instructional salary savings    428,971.61  support staff salary savings    289,235.49  TRS savings      50,790.24  ERS savings      54,665.51  Fica Med savings      54,942.84  

        $878,605.69   $904,963.86  $932,112.77   $960,076.15 

FOUR Year Total  $3,675,758.47 

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2. Chartdepictingtwoyearprecedingconsolidationexpensesandtotaltwoyearpostconsolidationexpensesbydepartment:

TheFoodServiceDepartmentisinaseparatefundandthedistrict’sannualqualifiedtransportationexpensesarereimbursedatarateof71.6%bytheNYSED.

3. BOCESannualrentalrevenuelossasaresultofconsolidation

ThisamountofBOCESrentalrevenuehasbeenlostasaresultoftheconsolidation:

EXPLANATION  BUDGET REV‐EARNED 

OPENING BUDGETARY ENTRY  $52,000.00  $0.00  

ERIE 2 CHAUT/CATT BOCES ‐ 1ST INSTALL JAN. RENTAL  $0.00  $27,000.00  

* SEE CASH RECEIPTS SCH‐7  $0.00  $0.00  

ERIE 2 BOCES ‐ 6/11 SEMI‐ANNUAL ROOM RNTL  $0.00  $27,000.00  

* SEE CASH RECEIPTS SCH‐12  $0.00  $0.00  

‐$54,000.00        

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CBAConclusions

BasedupontheCBAwecanseethattherehasbeensignificantstructuralsavingsduetothe12‐13districtconsolidation.Aswesawinthefirstreport,twooutsidefinancialconsultantsforthedistrictpredictedlargebudgetgapsandanannualbudgetexpendituretotalthatwasontracktopass18milliondollarsfouryearsago.Thegaphasbeeneliminatedandthedistrict’soverallbudgetedexpenseshavenotgrowntothatprojectedamount.ThesupportingservicedepartmentsofFoodServiceandUtilitiesareseeingsavingsaswellwithtransportationlessso.ThereductionoftheBOCESrevenuelossof$54,000ontheannualrevenuesidehasnosignificantimpactontheannualexpenditurereductions.Forbudgetbalancingperspectivepurposes,thestructuralconsolidationexpendituresavingsforthecurrentschoolyearequalapproximately14%ofthetotalcurrenttaxlevyrevenueindollars.

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