Pleasant Valley School District

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Pleasant Valley School District

• Superintendents 2004-05 Budget Roadshow

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Why Are We Here Today?

• To discuss the Big Picture State Education
  Budget
• To summarize the current status of the PVSD
  Budget
• To describe the 2004-05 PVSD Budget process
• To present the Superintendents recommendations
  for budget reductions
• To answer your questions

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State Budget Process Overview

• The State Budget
• After two years of unprecedented and traumatic
  mid-year budget cuts, the 2004-05 Governors
  Budget offer schools
• Modest funding increases
• Reforms of limited scope
• Much-needed stability

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State Budget Process Overview

• The School Agency Budget
• This budget should not lull school agencies into
  not taking required action
• Expectations may be heightened to unrealistic
  level most agencies will still be making cuts
• Be CONSERVATIVE

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Impact on School District Budgets

• Caution, Caution, Caution
• There are still difficult budget choices to make
• Will it be a May Revise or a May Surprise???

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Where Does Our Money Come From?
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Expenditure Budgets are a Reflection of Our
Priorities

• There are two kinds of people
• Teachers
• People who support teachers

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How Do We Spend Our Money?
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The Shrinking General Fund
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Increasing Commitment to Instruction
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What is Still In Place?

• Kindergarten through third grade Class Size
  Reduction
• Class-size
• Instructional Materials
• Full adoptions
• On going support of adoptions
• Printed materials
• Staff Development
• Extra Duty/Extra Pay
• Music Program
• Library Media Techs

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and Site Discretionary Funds
191,784
130,062
36,416
541,779
132,562
1,032,603

• In addition to 2003-04 new dollars, the following
  amounts were carried forward from previous years

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2002-03 Site Carryover 1,032,603
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How Do We Compare?Student Related vs
Administration Costs
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PVSD 2004-05 Budget
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PVSD 2004-05 Budget
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PVSD 2004-05 Budget
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Process for Resolving Budget Shortfall

• Establish Board Budget Philosophy
• Expanded Budget Committee
• Administrative Review
• Superintendents Recommendations presented to
  Board 5/6/04
• Board Action regarding reductions 5/20/04
• Board Adoption of Budget 6/17/04

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Superintendents Goals and Objectives

• Shared Leadership
• Student Achievement
• Effective Communications
• Safe and Productive Learning Environment

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Superintendent's Budget Reduction Recommendations
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Superintendent's Budget Reduction Recommendations
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Superintendent's Budget Reduction Recommendations
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• QUESTIONS