2013-14 Budget Presentation Woodbury City Public School District

1. 2013-14 Budget PresentationWoodbury City Public School District Presented by: William Toole, Board Vice President Joseph Jones, Superintendent Kara Huber, Business Administrator

2. Budget Calendar • August 2012 – Board met to discuss budgetary goals • October 2012 – Business Administrator met with district Budget managers to advise them of budgetary goals • October - November 2012 – Budget Managers compiled area budgets and met with Superintendent and Business Administrator • December 2012- January 2013 – District wide budget was compiled • February 2013 – Superintendent and Business Administrator met to review budget requests. Also, met with Board Business Operations Committee to review different state aid scenarios. • March 2013- After state aid numbers were received and reviewed, Business Operations Committee met one last time to finalize proposed budget to the entire Board of Education. • March 6, 2013 - Board of Education approves for submission to the County Education Office for approval. • March 21, 2013 – Board of Education received approval of proposed budget • March 27, 2013 – Public Presentation of the 2013-14 Budget and Board of Education takes final vote whether to approve budget as is or to make changes to the budget.

3. Summary • Operating Fund tax levy and Debt Service tax levy changes offset each other for 2013-14 which means no additional local tax dollars are being raised. • Existing programs are maintained in the 2013-14 budget. • An increase of two elementary BSI teaching positions by 0.2 FTE each and one new teaching position at Jr.-Sr. High • Facility Project budget is decreased from $500,000 to $270,000 in the 2013-14 budget (plan to restore normal funding in the 14-15 budget). • Jr.-Sr. High School will be undergoing a roof replacement funded through Capital Reserve.

4. Revenues • Revenue Sources • Fund Balance • Tax Levy • Miscellaneous Income (Tuition, Interest) • State Aid (SFRA-Formula) • State Aid (School Choice) • State Aid (Medicaidreimbursement) • State Aid (Extraordinary Aid) Link to User Friendly Budget

5. State Aid for Operating Budget • School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) formula – • Student weighting formula has been negatively altered by the NJDOE for the second year in a row. • This has arbitrarily decreased the district’s Adequacy Budget. • Nonetheless, Woodbury City is once again underfunded. For the 2013-14 school year, the district is shorted $3.5 million in state aid, even when using the lesser state-determined weights.

6. State Aid for Operating Budget Link to State Aid Notice

7. State Aid for Operating Budget • State Aid increases by 2.4% for the 2013-14 school year. • Includes new Inter-district Public School Choice aid of $41,796 • Future increases in enrollment for Woodbury’s program should result in more state aid in future years. • School Development Authority (SDA) assessment is $50k higher than the 12-13 year. This is an added expense that negates some of the above increase in state aid.

8. Overall Tax Levy • 2012-13 General & Debt Tax Levy – 11,929,829. • 2013-14 General & Debt Tax Levy – 11,929,684 0% change in tax levy

9. Appropriations • Appropriation (Budget) Categories • Salaries • Benefits • Instructional Costs (supplies, etc) • Facility (maintenance, Insurance, energy, renovations) • Technology (Network, replacement cycles, email, supplies) • Co-Curricular and Athletics • Alternative School Program • Summer School Programs • After School tutoring programs Link to User Friendly Budget

10. Federal Grant Aid Impact • It is unclear exactly how the projected decrease in Federal Aid for NCLB and IDEIA will impact the school district. • The District has budgeted some items typically paid for with these funds into the general fund budget in order to protect necessary programs supported through federal dollars. • The District typically receives the allocation notices in June or July for these funds.

11. Preschool Program • Funding increased by $95,848 • Allows for the continuation of the existing full-day preschool classroom • Allows for an additional full-day preschool classroom • 2013-14 Preschool Program will consist of • 2 Full-Day classrooms • 2 Half-Day classrooms

12. Outside Shared Services • Technology Consultant for the City of Woodbury • Occupational Therapy, Evaluation & Research Coordinator • Ed Data – Joint Purchasing of school supplies • Cooperative Energy (electricity) Purchasing • Special Education programming • Select transportation routes shared through Gateway and Special Services • Insurance pool participation • Gas purchases through the City of Woodbury

13. Inside “Shared Services” • Walnut Principal AND Director of Special Services • Evergreen Principal AND Supervisor of Elementary Curriculum and Instruction (PK – 5) • West End Principal AND NCLB Grant Coordinator • Athletic Director, Activity Coordinator AND Transportation Coordinator • Supervisor of Alternative Program AND High School Teacher

14. User Friendly Budget • More detailed information regarding the 2013-14 budget can be found on the front page of the district’s website. • Link to User Friendly Budget

15. Thank you!