Schools
Springs School: 2011-2012 Proposed Budget Breakdown
The Springs School Board of Education adopted a budget that will cut nothing but increase property taxes by 5.8 percent.
The District Board of Education adopted a $24,847,071 budget for the 2011-2012 school year. The budget will be present to the voters on Tuesday, May 17 from 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. in the School Library. The following details the changes made in the budget.
Revised 2010-2011 Budget Proposed 2011-2012 Budget Total Difference Percent Difference
$23,355,248 $24,847,071 $1,491,823 6.4% Tax Levy $20,797,777 $21,784,677 $986,900 4.7% Assessed Value $25,512,792 $25,257,664 $255,127 (1%)* Tax rate per $100 $81.52 $86.25 $4.73 5.8%
*the one percent loss in assessed value is a estimated projection.
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The tax increase comes from loss of revenue and additional expenses. This list details the budget impacts.
Loss of Revenues:
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- State Aid- ($208,000)
- ARRA Grants- ($90, 228)
- Total- ($298,228)
Additional Expenses:
- TRS System Contributions- $350,653
- BOCES Student Placement- $310,000
- Residential Placements- $190,000
- Gym Roof- $150,000
- Bus Purchase- $103,000
- EHHS Tuition Agreement- ($967,000) (savings)
- Payroll with Social Security- $322,000
- Charter School Tuition- $247,250
- Empire Health Increase- $184,000
- Additional First Grade- $125,000
- Library Roof- $71,000
- Total All Others- $236,784
- Total- $1,322,687
Most of the budget impacts are uncontrollable and here is an explanation of some of those changes:
- The increase in residential placement means a child with special needs must be placed in a residential setting to cater to his/her needs.
- The biggest money saver has been the with East Hampton.
- The board has added no programs or staff.
- The board added roof repairs and a bus to the budget, which they want to pay for with the fund balance meaning it is not paid for by the tax-payers.
Here is a graph that shows changes in the budget from last years revised budget to this years proposed budget. Teaching regular school includes the tuition paid to East Hampton and materials.
Revised 2010-2011 Budget Proposed 2011-2012 Budget Percent Change Total Board of Education $25,520 $29,120 9.8% Total Central Administration $259,662 $280,872 8.1% Finance Total $234,035 $ 216,533 (6.19%) Teaching Regular School $13,313,594 $13,323,105 .07% Teaching Special Education $3,210,293 $3,355,159 4.5% Instructional Media Total $321,805 $343,566 6.76%
If taxpayers vote down this budget, there will be a round two vote where the board can try to pass the same budget or revise the previous budget. If that second vote does not pass it will go to contingency. The contingency budget would call for $844,208 worth of cuts.
At Monday's budget review Superintendent Hartner discussed the potential cuts in the situation of a contingency budget.
- The additional bus and roof repairs would be cut.
- The Pre-K program would most likely be lost.
- Intramural and scholastic sports would be trimmed but not cut.
- There would be a lay-off of staff members.
- Science Olympiad and Fourth Grade Opera would be a potential loss.
- There would be other potential cuts.
The difference between the contingency budget and the proposed budget is a 4.3 percent tax rate increase versus 5.8 percent increase. According to Hartner, the tax increase would be $74 per year for the average property owner.
There are three other proposals that are for a vote:
- Board of Education Candidates
- Approval of The Tuition Agreement with East Hampton
- Approval of moving money from the the 2010-2011 fund balance to the repair reserve; the transfer of funds will not increase taxes
