La Costa Meadows Elementary

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La Costa Meadows Elementary

• Budget Meeting
• and
• Letter Writing Campaign
• April 30, 2009

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Why Are We Here? (again)State Budget Revenue
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Three-year shortfall totals 31.4 billion
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Impact of State Budget Crisis

• Revenue Reductions this year (2008-2009)
• Revenue Reductions next year (2009-2010)
• Cash flow issues

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2008-09 District Reductions

• Elimination of K-8 Home to School Transportation
• Reduction of Secondary School Counselors (5)
• Reduction of Secondary Dean of Students (1)
• Reduction of School Resource Officer (SRO) (1)
• Reduction of Elementary Assistant Principals (.5)
• Reduction of Intervention Specialists (1.5)
• Elimination of District Office Management
  Positions (3)
• Raised class size at Middle and High School
  Levels
• Reduction of work year by 2 days for CNS
  employees
• Reduction in Instructional Aide positions (33)

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2008-09 District Reductions Cont

• Reduction of Custodians (5)
• Reduction of Psychologists (1)
• Reduction of Librarians (2)
• Elimination of Middle School Sports
• Elimination of funding for Japanese Student
  Exchange Program
• Outside funding for Welcome Back Breakfast
• Elimination of Employee Recognition Dinner
• Funding for Ed-Connect covered by PTOs
• Discontinuation of Business Buzz Articles
• Summer School run by the district office staff

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2008-09 Reductions for LCM

• Elimination of full time Reading Intervention
  Specialist
• Elimination of Computer Lab Tech
• Elimination of Kindergarten Aides(3)
• Reduction in ELD instruction time from 3 days to
  2 days
• Covered the cost of one PE aide
• Reduction of 118,039 in categorical funding to
  the site

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2008-09 Mid Year District Cuts

• Reduce .68 COLA ( 655,700)
• Rev. Limit Cuts (2,701,300)
• Categorical Cuts (1,145,600)
• Total cuts (4,502,600)
• No midyear layoffs madeused reserve
• Includes some flexibility in categoricals
• Retro to July 1st
• Includes cash deferrals

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Current District Budget Outlook for Next Year

• Projected Deficit 9,444,000
• Revenues
• Categorical Flex 1,600,000
• Stimulus Sp. Ed. 1,000,000
• CSR Flex 650,000
• State Fiscal Stabilization Funds ??????
• Total 1 time dollars 3,250,000
• Expenditure Reductions
• Sup/Asst. Sups (13/8 unpaid furlough days)
  22,000
• IS Director 100,000
• Elementary APs (2.5) 300,000
• MS PE teachers (3) 180,000
• 241 Grades 12 700,000
• MS/HS class size 720,000
• SRO 255,000
• HS Clerk, pt time (2) 34,000
• Campus Sup (7) 70,000
• Unfilled positions (2) 62,000
• Inst. Aides, pt time (5) 75,000

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2009-10 Projected District Reserves

• Restricted Reserves -
• 3 Required Reserves 4,200,000
• Other Restricted Reserves 2,924,000
• Available Reserves -
• Unappropriated Fund Balance 6,905,000
• Expenditure adjustments 621,000
• Income Adjustments 635,000
• New School Start-up (released) 245,000
• Staff Development (released) 500,000
• Categorical Balances (Sweep - released)
  1,700,000
• 2008-09 Available Reserves 10,606,000
• 2009-10 Projected Budget Deficit (2,971,000)
• 2009-10 Available Res. Balance 7,635,000

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Unappropriated Fund Balances

• 2006-07 12,397,629
• 2007-08 10,304,670
• 2008-09 (march) 6,905,000
• Adjustments (April) 3,701,000
• 2008-09 Adjusted 10,606,000
• 2009-10 Deficit ( 2,971,000)
• 2009-10 Projected 7,635,000
• After mid-year cuts and reduction of Deferred
  Maintenance matching deposit etc..

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Projected Budget for LCM 2009-10

• Categorical Budget 4,168
• General Supply Budget 25,013
• Total for 09-10 29,181
• 112,858 less than 08-09
• 216,812 less than 07-08

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Projected Reductions to LCM

• Elimination of Music Program
• Elimination of ELD Teacher (2 days)
• Elimination of part time Reading Teacher
• Elimination of all Professional Development Time
  for teachers
• Reduction in supplies and materials
• Possible elimination of PTO funded positions.
• 2 Reading Intervention Aides
• Science Garden Instruction

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What Our PTO Supports for 08-09

• Salary Donations
• Reading Aides, PE Aide, Music, Science Garden,
  Computer Planning Committee
• Curriculum Support
• Library Support, Instructional Materials for
  classrooms, Running Program, Safety Patrol, etc
• Instructional Supplies
• General office supplies, Art supplies, copies,
  etc
• Equipment
• Replacement parts for projectors, computer
  projectors, document cameras, sound system
• Recognition
• Dog tags, awards, etc..
• PTO Activities
• Family nights
• PTO Expenses Total 118,600
• Projection for 09-10 88,000

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What Our Parents Also Support

• Time
• Volunteering for PTO
• Volunteering in classrooms
• Special Events
• Home projects
• Supplies to classrooms
• Paper, pencils, tissue, etc
• Thank youThank youThank you!

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What are OUR options?

• Say enough is enough to the State
• Letter writing campaignSign one tonight!
• Phone calls, faxes and emails
• Political Action Committee
• Find Alternative Sources of Funding
• Local Business Support
• Corporate Donations
• New ideas????
• Get involved
• PTO can always use your help! See Hilary Pathe
  to sign up.

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Questions
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Thank You for Attending

• Let every action aim solely at the
• common good. Marcus Aurelius