1. 2012-13 BUDGET
A sound, basic education for all

2. Our Mission
“…we recognized that by mandating a school
system ‘wherein all the children of this state
may be educated,’ the State has obligated
itself constitutionally to ensure the availability
of a ‘sound basic education’ to all its
children.”
-Court of Appeals Decision – June 26, 2003
Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. The State of New York

3. Sound, Basic Education for All
 “I think the inequity in education is probably the civil rights issue
of our time. There are two education systems in this state. Not
public and private. One for the rich and one for the poor and
they’re both public systems.”
 “Mr. Cuomo also committed to redistributing state school aid
from wealthy, politically powerful suburban school districts and
sending more dollars to high-need rural and urban schools,
saying the governor had a duty to be “the great equalizer.”

4. Who was the speaker for both?
Andrew Cuomo in 2010

5. Loss of Aid
Year State Aid Loss
2010-2011 1.2 Million
2011-2012 2.0 Million

6. The Problem
Per Student NYS
Per Student Schools
Williamson w/CWR >2.5
Gap Elimination
2011-12 Budget ($1,474) ($515)
Gap Restoration 2012-13
Budget $113 ($ 5)
Gap Remaining ($1,361) ($510)

7. Our Problem
NYS
NYS Schools
Schools with CWR
Williamson Average >2.5
Combined Wealth
Ratio 0.499 1.00 5.3
Expenditures Per
Pupil $17,437 $19,921 $30,978
Local Revenue Effort 20.08 14.00 9.60

8. Our Budget
Year Budget Change
2008-09 $20,691,523
2009-10 $20,617,865 -0.36%
2010-11 $20,678,584 +0.29%
2011-12 $20,380,583 -1.44%

9. Two years ago
 Two elementary positions
 Half an Administrative position
 One English position (retirement)
 Share Occupational and Physical Therapy services
 ES Home School Counselor
 .4 School Psychologist (voluntary change)
 Two Teaching Assistants
 In-House Support for Assistive Technology (.5 Speech)
 One ELL (English Language Learners-retirement)
 Physical Education (retirement, .5 replacement)
 Clerk Typist (retirement)
 Network Technician (.4)

10. Last year
 One Reading Teacher
 One Salaried Bus Driver
 One Social Studies Teacher
 One Special Education Teacher
 One RTI coordinator
 .5 Art Teacher
 .5 Enrichment Teacher
 .5 Math Teacher
 .5 Speech Teacher
 .4 English Teacher

11. 2012-13 BUDGET Revenue Comparison
2011-12 2012-13 $ Diff % Diff
State Aid $8,950,500 $9,130,000 $179,500 2.0%
Federal Aid $478,000 $0 ($478,000) -100.0%
Use of Reserves $860,000 $910,000 $50,000 5.8%
Sales Tax $400,000 $400,000 $0 0.0%
Other $310,100 $300,000 ($10,100) -3.3%
Property Taxes $9,232,000 $9,416,700 $184,700 2.0%
Fund Balance $150,000 $150,000 $0 0.0%
Total Revenue $20,380,600 $20,306,700 ($73,900)

12. 2012-13 BUDGET
 Expenditure Assumptions
Professional Salaries + 2%
Staff Salaries + 2.8%
Equipment budget - 10%
Contractual items - 5%
Materials & Supplies,
software, texbooks, etc - 10%
BOCES + 2%

13. 2012-13 BUDGET
The Major Cost Drivers
 Health Ins up 18% = $ 424,000
 Retirements Costs
– ERS up 20% = $ 66,700
– TRS up 13.25% = $ 121,800
 Total Hlth & Retrmnt Incr = $ 615,500
 Projected Salary Incr = $ 223,000
 Total Major Cost Drivers = $ 838,500

14. In Summary
 $We need to cut at least $800,000
to bring in a budget of
approximately $20,500,000.
 This
budget amount is estimated to
be within the tax cap limit.

15. 2012-13 BUDGET Budgets Cuts vs
Use of Reserves
 Deferring Budget Cuts compounds the
problem in each succeeding year
– Adjust 2012-13 budget as much as possible to
create a lower base budget for following years.
 Limit use of Reserves in a year when State
Aid is increased
– Current Scenario has 5.8% increase of Reserves
to fund budget in 2012-13

16. Next Steps
 Community survey administered
 Bring list of possible cuts to the next meeting
 Look at bringing back students from high
cost placements
 Hope for additional aid
 Explore the options open to use through the
distance learning grant we have received for
the High School