[1. Call to Order]
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MIC] GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR JOINING ON THIS VERY HOT DAY TODAY. WE ARE GOING TO BE REVIEWING THE PROPOSED 2526 BUDGET.
[2. Special Meeting]
AND GOING THROUGH THAT, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE CINDY CLEMONS.SHE IS RIGHT HAND AT THE IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE.
WE WORK TOGETHER SIDE BY SIDE ON BUDGETING. WE HAVE A FANTASTIC PROCESS OF WORKING WELL. AND GETTING THE BUDGET DONE. WE HAD THE CHALLENGES OF AFTER APRIL'S ELECTION, BUT WE GOT THERE.
IT'S A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO BREAK APART AND UNDERSTAND.
HOWEVER, IF ANYONE DOES HAVE QUESTIONS, I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS ON THE DOCUMENT.
THAT IS A STATE PROVIDED DOCUMENT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CANNOT CHANGE.
THE PROCESS. SO THE PROCESS, AS YOU KNOW, STARTS RIGHT AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.
SO WE START IN JANUARY, WE START LOOKING AT ENROLLMENT, AND THEN WE REALLY GET INTO ENROLLMENT IN FEBRUARY AND START LOOKING, WHAT ARE OUR NEEDS? WHAT OUR, WHAT DO WE PROJECT ENROLLMENT TO BE? THEN FROM THERE THAT JUST SPRINGBOARDS US INTO STAFFING, AND WHAT CHANGES IN STAFFING DO WE THINK ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND WHAT FUNDS DO WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING AND HOW DO WE BALANCE THOSE PROGRAMS WITH STAFFING, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COSTS? SO THERE'S A LOT OF DEPARTMENT WORK THAT WE'RE WORKING.
THERE'S A PERSONNEL SIDE OF THE BUDGETING THAT IS DONE BY THE HR TEAM.
WHERE THEY'RE ACTUALLY THEIR GOAL IS TO TRY TO GET EVERY STAFF MEMBER INTO THE KIND OF THE SPOT, WHEREVER THEY'RE GOING TO BE, SO THAT THEY CAN ROLL THAT INTO PAYROLL WHEN IT COMES SEPTEMBER.
SO THEIR GOAL IS TO TRY TO MAKE IT AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE WITH A NUMBER OF STAFFING UNITS.
AND WE HAD I THINK SEVEN EXPORTS THAT SEVEN TOTAL.
AND THAT'S NOT A HIGH NUMBER, THAT'S OKAY. BUT THEY WOULD EXPORT AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, BALANCE AND LOOK AT PROGRAMS AND WORK WITH DEPARTMENTS.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THEN CORRECTIONS MOVES, THINGS THAT HAD TO BE DONE.
WE WERE REQUIRED TO EXPORT THIS BUDGET BEFORE WE MIGRATED TO THE CUMULATIVE SOFTWARE.
SO FOR SKYWARD. SO IT DID MAKE THE MIGRATION FINE.
AND HERE WE ARE NOW WITH OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP DOCUMENT.
SO ALSO, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.
AND ALL THIS IS POSTED RIGHT NOW ON THE BOARD DOCS WILL ALSO POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL.
SO AND THE F 195 DOCUMENT IS ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL.
AND I HAVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIND THAT AT THE VERY LAST PAGE.
SO OKAY I'M GOING TO JUST MOVE FORWARD. SO THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS THE CHALLENGES WITH PUTTING THIS BUDGET TOGETHER. AS YOU KNOW, THE NON-RENEWAL OF THE LOCAL LEVY RESULTED IN A 38.3 MILLION FUNDING GAP
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OVER TWO YEARS. THIS IS WHAT WE HAD REQUESTED FROM THE VOTERS FOR OUR NEEDS.FOR SCHOOL YEAR 25-26, THIS LOSS IS GOING TO REQUIRE A $14 MILLION REDUCTION IN STAFFING, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THAT PROCESS WITH THE BOARD. AND IT INCLUDED THE ELIMINATION OF 116 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.
SO THAT'S NOT PEOPLE NECESSARILY. THAT'S FULL TIME EQUIVALENT.
56 CERTIFICATED AND 60 CLASSIFIED. CLASSIFIED 1.0 IS SOMEBODY THAT'S WORKING FULL TIME YEAR ROUND FOR EIGHT HOURS A DAY AND NOT ALL STAFF DO.
SO IT'S MORE THAN 60 CLASSIFIED. SO WHILE WE TRY TO KEEP CUTS AS FAR AWAY FROM STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE, THESE REDUCTIONS WILL STILL HAVE AN IMPACT. THE DISTRICT WILL ALSO NEED TO USE $5.2 MILLION FROM FUND BALANCE TO COVER THE SHORTFALL OF THE LEVY. SO IN ADDITION OUR FOUR YEAR PROJECTIONS SHOW THAT WITHOUT A LOCAL LEVY, THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE ENDING FUND BALANCE IN THE OUTGOING YEARS, UNLESS WE REDUCE ANOTHER 20 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS IN 26-27 WITH THE ASSUMPTIONS OF HOLDING EXPENDITURES FLAT.
SO THIS IS A VERY, VERY CHALLENGING BUDGET. OTHER KEY CHALLENGES INCLUDE UNFUNDED MANDATES, WHICH IS WE STILL HAVE, EVEN WITH THE WASA TOP 3 HIGH PRIORITIES, AND WASBO SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING AND MSOCS, WE STILL HAVE A GAP OF $5 MILLION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION IN BUDGET.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE THAT SHORTFALL, WHERE DO YOU HOW DO YOU WHERE DO YOU GET THAT, THAT FUNDING.
SO THAT IS BEEN BROUGHT AGAIN AS 2026 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY TO HELP WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION.
WE ALSO HAVE A $2.5 MILLION SHORTFALL IN SUBSTITUTE COST.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT SUBSTITUTE COSTS LATER ON IN THE DOCUMENT.
SO THE NEW STATE TAXES ON FUEL AND SERVICES WILL ADD ANOTHER 300 TO 500,000 IN COSTS.
WE DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT FULL IMPACT UNTIL THERE'S RULEMAKING DONE ON THOSE COSTS.
WHAT THE TAXES WILL BE AND WHAT SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY SALES TAX ON.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT ENROLLMENT AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME CHARTS.
AND THEN THE FUNDING LAG, THE STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING INCREASES ARE NOT KEEPING PACE WITH THE RISING COST OF SALARIES, MATERIALS AND OPERATIONS AND REQUIRED THE USE OF AN ADDITIONAL $9.7 MILLION FROM THE FUND BALANCE.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE USE OF $14.9 MILLION OF FUND BALANCE TO BALANCE THIS BUDGET.
AND WE'LL WALK THROUGH THAT. SO SOME STATE BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS FOR ALL.
NOW THIS IS ALL WASHINGTON SCHOOL. THIS IS ALL.
SO THIS TOTAL AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING HERE THAT IS FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
THIS IS WHAT WE CALL POLICY LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS.
THESE ARE NOT, THERE IS MAINTENANCE LEVEL WHERE THE STATE MAINTAINS WHAT THEY HAVE.
AND THEY THEY OFFER INFLATIONARY INCREASES WHICH WE CALL THE IPD.
THEY OFFER, YOU KNOW, MSOC INCREASES, SO THESE ARE JUST POLICY LEVELS.
SO THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COSTS AND THERE WAS ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. BUT AGAIN THE FUNDING INCREASES CERTAINLY ARE NOT COVERING EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED.
AS PART OF THIS POLICY LEVEL INCREASES, OUR UTILITIES WENT UP 514,000 BECAUSE WE HAVE THE WAREHOUSE AND WE HAVE BGBA NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE, PLUS THERE WAS INCREASES ON THOSE, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO JUST THE BASIC INCREASE THAT
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THERE IS. SO UTILITIES AND THEN INSURANCE WENT UP 223,000.WE DID RECEIVE ABOUT $1 MILLION MORE FROM, FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.
SAFETY NET, I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE CALCULATIONS.
THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME RELIEF AND SAFETY NET ON THE FACTOR OF WHAT SAFETY NET WILL COVER AFTER THE DISTRICT'S COSTS. SO WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT TO SEE IF THERE, YOU KNOW, BUT WE ANTICIPATE THAT THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADJUSTMENT THERE. THE, WHILE THERE WERE POLICY FUNDING INCREASES, THERE WERE ALSO GRANT REDUCTIONS. AND THERE WAS $140 MILLION IN REDUCTIONS TO GRANT, WHICH INCLUDES THE ELIMINATION OF OUTDOOR SCHOOL PROGRAM.
AND BATTLE GROUND WAS AWARDED $366,000 FOR OUTDOOR SCHOOLS.
SO THAT PROGRAM IS NO LONGER FUNDED BY THE STATE UNDER THE LEGISLATION THAT HAPPENED FOR 2025.
ALSO, THE LEVY AUTHORITY WAS INCREASED TO ALLOW DISTRICTS TO LEVEL FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING AS SOON AS 2026, AND DISTRICTS ARE HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR SUPPLEMENTAL LEVIES TO INCREASE THEIR COLLECTIONS.
AND THIS INCREASE WILL EVENTUALLY RAISE THE PER STUDENT LEVY LIMIT TO 5,035 BY 2031.
AGAIN, THIS DOCUMENT HAS, IS THE REQUIRED STATE F195 BUDGET DOCUMENT.
IT COMPARES THE 20 25-26 BUDGET TO THE CURRENT 24-25 BUDGET.
AND THE REASON IS, IS BECAUSE WE DON'T, OUR FISCAL YEAR GOES TILL AUGUST 31ST, SO WE WON'T EVEN HAVE A FINAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT UNTIL CLOSER TO OCTOBER AND, WHICH WE WILL SHARE WITH THE BOARD.
BUT WE'RE STILL PROCESSING INVOICES, WE'RE STILL PROCESSING PAYROLL, SO WE DON'T HAVE A FULL.
SO THAT'S WHY THE DOCUMENT USES THE BUDGET AS A COMPARISON.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, PLEASE.
SO WE ARE WITH DISTRICT FUNDS. THE DISTRICT HAS FOUR FUNDS THAT THEY UTILIZE.
WE USE THE GENERAL FUND, THE ASB FUND, CAPITAL PROJECTS AND DEBT SERVICE.
NOW, IN THE DOCUMENT, THERE IS A TRANSPORTATION FUND, BUT THE DISTRICT DOES NOT UTILIZE IT BECAUSE OUR TRANSPORTATION IS CONTRACTED, AND ANY ACQUISITION OF BUSSES, ANY EXPENDITURES, THAT ALL GOES THROUGH THE CONTRACT.
SO IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN. WE DO NOT HAVE A TRANSPORTATION FUND.
SO IN THE GENERAL FUND YOU HAVE YOUR TEACHING ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT, YOU HAVE YOUR BUILDING SUPPORT, YOUR DISTRICT WIDE SUPPORT. WITH THE ASB, THAT'S GOING TO BE ATHLETIC, STUDENT LED CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES, AND CAPITAL PROJECTS IS GOING TO BE YOUR MAJOR REPAIRS, IMPROVEMENTS, PURCHASES OR ACQUISITION OF FACILITIES AND CLASSROOM MODULES AND PROPERTIES.
SO YOUR BIG PURCHASES, CAPITAL PURCHASES. OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND IS FOR ANY BOND DEBT ISSUANCE FOR FACILITIES SUCH AS NEW SCHOOLS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS.
IT HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT LAYERS TO IT. SO WE'LL WALK THROUGH THAT.
SO I'M GOING TO START WITH ENROLLMENT BECAUSE WE, AS YOU KNOW, ENROLLMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT DOES DRIVE THE FUNDING FOR STAFFING, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COSTS, OUR MSOCS.
AND THE FUNDING IS BASED ON STUDENTS ACTUAL TIME IN SCHOOL, SO THE FULL TIME EQUIVALENT, NOT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED, SO. FOR THE ENROLLMENT, WE ARE PROJECTING A TOTAL OF 12,306 FTE.
IN OUR ASSUMPTIONS, WE HAVE A STUDENT RETENTION RATE OF 100% FROM 25-26.
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ON PAGE FOUR. SO WE HAVE KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT IS BASED ON THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE HAVE RUNNING START STUDENTS THAT, WHICH THAT FUNDING IS PASSED THROUGH TO THE COLLEGES.AND THEN WE HAVE THE TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM IS INCLUDED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY HAVE INCLUDED IT IN THE 23, 24 ACTUAL. AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT WILL ROLL OUT BECAUSE IT IS MORE OF A GRANT PROGRAM NOW, LIKE BILINGUAL OR LAP, BUT I'VE INCLUDED IT BECAUSE IT MAKES IT CONSISTENT, SO.
SO THE ALE, OUR ALTERNATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE ARE GOING TO BE YOUR SCHOOLS, LIKE YOUR BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY, SUMMIT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL, CAM AND RIVER HOMELINK.
SO THOSE ARE OUR FOUR ALE SCHOOLS. SO THEY HAVE A, WE DELINEATE THEIR ENROLLMENT.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE, IT'S CALLED DROPOUT REENGAGEMENT IN THE DOCUMENT, BUT IT'S OUR OPEN DOORS PROGRAM, SO THAT'S ANOTHER NAME FOR IT. AND THEN OF COURSE THEN WE HAVE THE LINE FOR THE RUNNING START.
SO FOR THE SUBTOTAL FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE ALE AND THE OPEN DOORS IS 12,001 FTE.
SO THAT'S A REDUCTION OF 185 STUDENTS. AND WE'LL LOOK AT A SLIDE THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS ON THE NEXT PAGE, LIKE I SAID. SO NEXT PAGE.
SO FOR ENROLLMENT BY COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS ON THE K-4 PRIMARY, IT SHOWS 18 GOING OUT.
SO, BUT IT'S OFFSET IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO THAT ROLL UP IS JUST KIND OF NETS OUT.
REALLY, THE CHALLENGE FOR ENROLLMENT STILL IS THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
WE JUST HAVE OUR HIGH SCHOOL ROLL OUTS ARE, MORE STUDENTS ARE ROLLING OUT INTO RUNNING START.
AND SO OUR PROJECTION IS LESS. NOW, THIS IS A VERY CONSERVATIVE ENROLLMENT PROJECTION. AND WE WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THE, WE LIKE TO BUDGET CONSERVATIVELY.
IT IS. WE'VE DONE PRETTY WELL IN BUDGETING AND ENROLLMENT.
WE WERE PRETTY CLOSE FOR LAST YEAR, BUT IT'S STILL, WE WANT TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT OVER BUDGETING STAFFING UNTIL WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
SO THERE HAS BEEN NO GROWTH FACTORED INTO THIS.
SO WE WILL SEE AS STUDENTS START TO ENROLL, AND NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS OPEN, AND OPEN LAST WEEK, SO THEY'RE COMING IN. ANY QUESTIONS ON ENROLLMENT? BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING WITH ENROLLMENT SO FAR? IT STARTED OPENING LAST WEEK. IS THERE A LOT COMING IN? IS THERE, IT'S JUST SLOW AND STEADY? YOU KNOW I JUST KNOW THAT THEY'RE COMING IN AND THEY'RE STARTING TO, THEY'RE STARTING. AND PARENTS ARE EXCITED TO GET THEIR STUDENTS ENROLLED.
THERE'S ALWAYS A TRANSITION OF STUDENTS ALSO GOING OUT, SO WE'LL, WHAT WE DO IS.
GO AHEAD SHELLY. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD FOR US TO HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUITE YET, JUST BECAUSE OF THE Q-MIGRATION, BECAUSE WE JUST OPENED LAST WEEK AND OUR REGISTRARS ARE JUST COMING BACK.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXIT HAS BEEN AS WELL.
SO WHILE WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHING OUT ABOUT REGISTRATION, WE'RE ALSO NOT SURE BECAUSE IT TAKES A WHILE FOR OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO REACH OUT AND ASK US FOR RECORDS FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE LEFT US, SO, NOT SURE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING IT. THEY HAVE THEIR FIRST STAFFING ENROLLMENT MEETING TOMORROW, SO THAT WILL GIVE US MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU.
YEAH. SO I'M GOING TO GO INTO REVENUE AND THEN WE'LL TOUCH ON EXPENDITURES AND THEN FUND BALANCE.
SO THE REVENUE FUNDING IS 83.2% OF OUR FUNDING IS NOW FROM
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THE STATE, OF OUR TOTAL FUNDING. SO WE HAVE STATE GENERAL PURPOSE, WHICH IS 59.6.THAT IS GOING TO BE YOUR BASIC EDUCATION, YOUR ALE PROGRAMS AND YOUR CTE PROGRAM.
THE STATE SPECIAL PURPOSE IS 23.6. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE YOUR TRANSPORTATION, BILINGUAL, HIGH CAP. AND ALL OF THIS IS ON THE NEXT PAGE ON PAGE FIVE SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
SO THERE'S AGAIN THE ASPIRE. WHEN I SAY HIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAM, I MEAN THE ASPIRE PROGRAM, IT'S CALLED DIFFERENT THINGS IN DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS, SO.
SO, IT ALSO INCLUDES OUR TRANSPORTATION AS WELL.
AND THEN SPECIAL EDUCATION IS IN STATE SPECIAL PURPOSE.
THERE IS SOME SPECIAL EDUCATION ALSO IN OUR STATE GENERAL PURPOSE AS WELL.
SO THE TWO OF THOSE LAST YEAR WAS 77.4% OF OUR FUNDING.
BUT BECAUSE OUR LOCAL TAXES LEVY IS REDUCED TO 6.6% FROM THE 13% THAT WAS LAST YEAR FOR A FULL YEAR COLLECTION, AND WE ONLY HAVE A HALF YEAR COLLECTION IN THIS BUDGET YEAR.
THAT'S, THAT REQUIRES THE STATE FUNDING TO HAVE A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF THE OVERALL REVENUE.
THERE'S ALSO SOME OTHER CATEGORIES. WE HAVE OUR FEDERAL SPECIAL PURPOSE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION, FOOD SERVICE, TITLE PROGRAMS, AWARE GRANT AND OTHER GRANT PROGRAMS THAT ARE FEDERALLY FUNDED.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR LOCAL NON-TAX SUPPORT.
AND THAT GIVES US A CAPACITY FOR DONATIONS, PRESCHOOL FEES, OTHER SCHOOL FEES, INTEREST PAID SCHOOL MEALS, FACILITY RENTALS, AND OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM.
AND THAT'S JUST A SMALL AMOUNT. WHICH INCLUDES A TRANSFER IN FROM CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE CAPITAL LEVY ITEMS THAT ARE NOT CAPITAL IN NATURE, BUT THEY'RE ON OUR CAPITAL LEVY PROJECT LIST, SO THAT THEY, THOSE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED IN SO WE CAN HONOR THOSE COMMITMENTS.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE, WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT WE WILL HAVE AN INSURANCE REBATE ON WORKER'S COMPENSATION THAT, BECAUSE WE ARE IN A POOL AND THE POOL WAS FUNDED ENOUGH THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO REBATE.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A NON HIGH SERVING GREEN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS.
AND SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF INCOME FROM THOSE.
SO THE NEXT CHART ACTUALLY SHOWS THE ACTUAL BUDGETED DOLLARS NOW, AND, WE GAVE YOU PERCENTAGES BEFORE, BUT I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THE, ALL OF THESE NUMBERS.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE IS $224,437,769. AND YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR BUDGET AND THE IMPACT TO REVENUES FROM THOSE CHANGES.
SO I DO WANT TO DO SHARE ON THE NEXT PAGE, PAGE SIX, THAT THERE IS OUR LOCAL LEVY TAXES IS, THE DECREASES DUE TO THE NON-RENEWAL OF LEVY FUNDING FOR CALENDAR YEAR 26.
OUR STATE SPECIAL PURPOSE, OUR GENERAL PURPOSE, AND INCLUDES A REVENUE INCREASE FOR INFLATION OF 2.5%, 2.5% FOR FUNDED SALARIES, A 5.3 INCREASE FOR MATERIAL SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COSTS, A REDUCTION FOR THE ENROLLMENT DECLINE, AND A REDUCTION TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THE STATE SPECIAL PURPOSE.
AND THAT WAS A POLICY LEVEL CHANGE THAT HAPPENED IN 2025.
IT WAS AN ADDITIONAL THEY CHANGED THE RATE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
SO THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT GOING MORE THAT YOU'LL SEE INTO THE STATE SPECIAL PURPOSE.
AND WHEN YOU START TO LOOK AT TRANSPORTATION, JUST KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE REVENUE OFFSETS, THE EXPENDITURES. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY WERE REDUCING THE ACTUAL ALLOCATION OF LOCAL FUNDS NEEDED TO, FOR TRANSPORTATION. SO THERE IS A BIG INCREASE IN THE TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURE, BUT IT IS OFFSET BY REVENUE.
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SO IT'S, WE ARE CLOSING THAT GAP IN TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IS A GREAT THING.SO LESS RELIANCE ON THE LOCAL LEVY. STILL SOME RELIANCE, BUT LESS.
SO AGAIN WITH THE SPECIAL PURPOSE, SPECIAL EDUCATION CHANGES AND TRANSPORTATION, FOOD SERVICE AND THE FEDERAL SPECIAL PURPOSE INCLUDES A REVENUE INCREASE IN THE FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM. THERE WAS NO INCREASE.
WE ROLLED FEDERAL. WE WEREN'T ASSURED OF ANY INCREASE IN FEDERAL FUNDING.
SO THERE'S ALSO SOME LOCAL NON-TAX SUPPORT INCLUDES A DECREASE IN FEE REVENUE, BECAUSE SOME OF OUR FEE REVENUE FOR LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT, IS NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE LOCAL NON TAX SUPPORT.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF JUST THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CHANGES IN THOSE REVENUE PROGRAMS. THERE IS CONTINGENCY BUILT INTO THIS. THAT IS FUND BALANCE NEUTRAL.
IT'S EXACTLY EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES THAT ALLOWS US TO BE FLEXIBLE SHOULD ENROLLMENT COME IN AND WE REQUIRE ADDITIONAL STAFFING TO SUPPORT THAT ENROLLMENT. SO WE DO HAVE THAT, BUT THERE MUST BE REVENUE TIED TO THE EXPENDITURE.
OTHERWISE IT BECOMES NOT FUND BALANCE NEUTRAL.
IF THERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES THAT MAY COME UP AS WELL AS DONATION GRANTS, AND AGAIN WITH A DIRECT OFFSET WITH EXPENDITURES. ANY QUESTIONS ON REVENUE OKAY. OKAY.
MOVING ON TO STAFFING. SO STAFFING. WE COVERED THIS IN THE, ON THE FIRST PART OF THE PRESENTATION THAT THERE IS A REDUCTION FROM 24-25 BUDGET TO 25-26, AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE CHANGES OF CERTIFICATED.
AND I'VE LISTED THE A CERTIFICATED FTE THAT'S NON ADMINISTRATOR IS BASED ON A 7.5 HOUR, 180 DAY CONTRACT. SO THAT'S A 1.0 FTE SO THAT, BUT IT'S DIFFERENT FOR CLASSIFIED.
SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO REALLY CALL THAT OUT.
CLASSIFIED FTES BASED ON AN EIGHT HOUR 260 DAY CONTRACT.
SO, AND SO IN OTHER WORDS THAT'S MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THAT.
THAT'S 60 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT. SO THAT WAS A 6.3 REDUCTION IN CERTIFICATED AND 11.1% IN CLASSIFIED STAFFING REDUCED.
AND THAT WAS ALL PART OF OUR BUDGET REDUCTION PLAN THAT THE BOARD APPROVED.
AND THIS IS THE WAY THAT THE BUDGET DOCUMENT WORKS.
IT HAS EXPENDITURES BY ACTIVITY, BY OBJECT AND THEN BY PROGRAM.
SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT EXPENDITURES THREE DIFFERENT WAYS.
SO THE FIRST IS TEACHING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING SUPPORT.
SO 72.2% OF OUR BUDGET IS TEACHING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING SUPPORT.
TEACHING SUPPORT WOULD BE YOUR LIBRARY, COUNSELORS, PUPIL SAFETY, HEALTH SERVICES, INSTRUCTIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING, TECHNOLOGY, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, AND CURRICULUM.
LAST YEAR THAT NUMBER WAS 72.8%, SO IT JUST WENT DOWN JUST A SMIDGE.
SO IT'S A WE'RE STILL DEDICATING QUITE A BIT OF OUR FUNDING TO THE TEACHING AND TEACHING SUPPORT, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS REDUCTIONS FROM THE BUDGET, FROM THE LEVY LOSS.
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SO, CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION? SURE. SO WOULD TRANSPORTATION BE INCLUDED IN THIS? NO, TRANSPORTATION IS GOING TO BE IN OTHER SUPPORT.OKAY. IN THE NEXT ONE DOWN. OKAY. SO 16.9% IS OTHER SUPPORT.
AND THAT INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION, FACILITY, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, GROUNDS, CUSTODIANS, UTILITIES, INSURANCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, PRINT SHOP, MOTOR POOL AND WAREHOUSE.
BUILDING ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS YOUR PRINCIPALS AND YOUR OFFICE SUPPORT.
SO THAT'S, AND AGAIN ALL OF THESE, AND I DIDN'T SAY THIS EARLIER, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT, INCLUDES MATERIAL, SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COSTS THAT GO WITH EACH ONE OF THESE ACTIVITIES, THESE CONSOLIDATED ACTIVITIES. SO WITH PRINCIPALS AND OFFICE, BUILDING OFFICE STAFF, THAT'S 5.8% OF EXPENDITURES.
AND THEN CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION IS 5% WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISORS, BUSINESS OFFICE, HUMAN RESOURCES, OPS, OPERATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR.
SO THAT'S MY CONSOLIDATED ACTIVITY, AND I DO HAVE A SLIDE THAT WE'LL GET TO EVENTUALLY THAT WILL ALSO BREAK DOWN THAT BY HOW WE USED OUR LEVY FUNDS, WHAT PERCENTAGE WE HAVE ON THAT. SO THE NEXT PAGE ON PAGE EIGHT IS JUST THE DOLLARS THAT GO WITH THAT AND SHOW THE PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN.
SO BY OBJECT IS BREAKING IT OUT BY SALARIES, BENEFITS, SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, PURCHASE SERVICES, TRAVEL AND CAPITAL OUTLAY. SO THOSE ARE THE KEY CATEGORIES TO OBJECTS.
AND SALARIES AND BENEFITS MAKE UP 77% OF ALL THE EXPENDITURES.
LAST YEAR IT WAS 78.8%. SO IT HAS GONE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
BUT WHAT IT'S TELLING US IS THAT 23% OF OUR EXPENDITURES FALL INTO TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IS IN PURCHASE SERVICES, OUR FOOD SERVICE CONTRACT, WHICH IS IN PURCHASE SERVICES, AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS. SO UTILITIES, INSURANCE, ALL OF OUR EXPENDITURES FOR CURRICULUM.
ALL OF THOSE ARE GOING TO GO INTO THAT OTHER 23%.
SO OUR BUDGET IS SIGNIFICANTLY MADE UP OF SALARIES AND BENEFITS.
AND BECAUSE WE CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORTATION AND NUTRITION SERVICES, THE PERCENTAGE WOULD BE CLOSER TO THE STATE AVERAGE OF 85%. BUT IT'S THEIR SALARIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE PURCHASE SERVICES.
BECAUSE OF THE REDUCTION IN FORCE. DO YOU HAVE LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS HANDY ON THIS? LIKE WHAT PERCENTAGE WAS THE CLASSIFIED SALARIES? YES. LAST YEAR. YEAH. LET ME GET THAT FOR YOU.
LIKE, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY WE DID SUCH A BIG REDUCTION BECAUSE OF THE LEVY LOSS, BUT ARE WE REALLY SEEING A REDUCTION IN THE SALARY PERCENTAGES? SO LAST YEAR WE HAD 16% WAS FOR CLASSIFIED SALARIES.
SO THIS, AND SO OUR CURRENT BUDGET IS THIS 15.5, SO IT ONLY WENT DOWN A HALF A PERCENT.
AND THEN OUR CERTIFICATED SALARIES REALLY DIDN'T CHANGE YEAR OVER YEAR.
THEY'RE JUST DOWN A SMALL AMOUNT. AND THAT IS BECAUSE THERE IS STEP INCREASES THAT ARE PART OF CONTRACTS WITH OUR LABOR UNITS. SO THEY HAVE STEP INCREASES, THEY HAVE INFLATIONARY INCREASES AND IT'S IT'S WHATEVER IS INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT THAT THE DISTRICT IS HONORING.
SO, YES, OUR EXPENDITURES WENT UP. THEY WENT UP ALMOST $10 MILLION FROM LAST YEAR.
OKAY. I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOU AREN'T SEEING MUCH CHANGE.
NO. DESPITE YOU HAVE A LOT LESS PEOPLE. WE HAVE A LOT LESS PEOPLE, BUT OUR EXPENDITURES ARE STILL.
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SO ON THE NEXT PAGE, PAGE NINE, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT YOU CAN SEE A REDUCTION IN THE CERTIFICATED SALARIES.AND YOU CAN SEE DOLLARS THAT THEY HAVE GONE DOWN, BUT AGAIN, NOT TO THE DEGREE OF THE REDUCTIONS THAT WE ACTUALLY MADE BECAUSE THERE'S INCREASES FOR THOSE STAFF REMAINING IN THE PAYROLL BENEFITS.
I DO WANT TO CALL OUT THE DRS RATE DID CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY.
SO THAT IS WHY YOU SEE A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PAYROLL TAXES.
WE ALSO, OUR WORKERS COMP WAS, RATE WAS, OR OUR COMMITMENT TO WORKERS COMP WAS REDUCED AS WELL.
SO THAT'S WHY THAT NUMBER SEEMS UNUSUALLY LARGE.
IS THAT BASED ON, ISN'T THERE ANOTHER CHANGE IN SEPTEMBER 1ST, OR IS THAT THE SEPTEMBER 1ST CHANGE? SO THE DRS RATE IS THE EMPLOYER PORTION. OKAY.
AND THE EMPLOYEE PORTION CHANGES AT A DIFFERENT TIME.
GOT IT. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL LOOK AT EXPENDITURES BY PROGRAM, AND ON THE EXPENDITURES BY PROGRAM. WE JUST HAVE OUR BASIC ED, ALE EDUCATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, CAREER TECH, COMPENSATORY EDUCATION.
AND I HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THESE ALL MEAN AND WHAT GOES WITH THEM.
COMPENSATORY EDUCATION IS GOING TO BE YOUR TITLE PROGRAMS, YOUR LAP AND YOUR BILINGUAL.
SO IT'S AT LOOKING AT IT A DIFFERENT WAY. AND DISTRICT WIDE SUPPORT.
YOU HAVE COMMUNITY EDUCATION, DISTRICT WIDE SUPPORT WHICH INCLUDES OUR BUILDING MAINTENANCE, GROUNDS, CUSTODIANS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUPERINTENDENTS, OFFICE SUPERVISORS, HUMAN RESOURCES, PUBLIC RELATIONS. SO THE LIST GOES ON, ON THE DISTRICT WIDE.
SCHOOL MEALS AND THEN PUPIL TRANSPORTATION. SO THIS IS SO YOU CAN SEE IT IN A DIFFERENT LOOK AT HOW OUR PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. AND WITHIN THE BUDGET DOCUMENT EACH PROGRAM BREAKS DOWN BY OBJECT AS WELL, SO IT'LL BREAK IT DOWN BY SALARIES AND BENEFITS AND BY ACTIVITY AS WELL. SO IT'S VERY DELINEATED INSIDE OF THE BUDGET DOCUMENT.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON PROGRAMS? I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE SCHOOL MEALS.
THAT JUST COMES FROM THE GOVERNMENT, RIGHT. AND THAT JUST, IT JUST, IT'S LIKE, IT COMES FROM ONE HAND TO ANOTHER HAND, RIGHT? IT'S IT'S BASICALLY A PASS THROUGH. YOU'RE CORRECT.
OKAY. AND PEOPLE TRANSPORTATION IS VERY CLOSE TO A PASS THROUGH AS WELL.
THERE IS STILL SOME FUND, LOCAL FUNDING DEDICATED TO PUPIL TRANSPORTATION.
SO THE NEXT I WANT TO COVER IS THE USE OF LEVY FUNDS.
AND SO THESE ARE ALL THE ITEMS THAT ARE CODED TO, WE HAVE SPECIAL CODES THAT WE USE FOR LEVY FUNDS.
AND THIS INCLUDES USING LEVY FROM OUR FUND BALANCE RESERVES.
AND SO 28% OF IT OF THE LEVY FUNDS IS DEDICATED TO TEACHING, 7% FOR EXTRACURRICULAR TEACHING SUPPORT IS 28%, OTHER SUPPORT IS 20%, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IS 11%, AND CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION IS 7%.
SO BUDGET SUMMARY PUTTING THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES TOGETHER, AND A TRANSFER OUT TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, PENDING BOARD APPROVAL THIS EVENING. IS EXPENDITURES EXCEED REVENUE BY $14,875,490. OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS 32 MILLION, IS PROJECTED TO BE 32,100,000. AND OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE IS PROJECTED TO BE
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$17,224,510. SO WE'LL GO FROM ABOUT A 13.7% RESERVE TO ABOUT A 7.2% RESERVE.CTE WILL SPEND ALL THEIR FUNDING. LAP WILL SPEND ALL OF THEIR FUNDING.
ALL PROGRAMS WILL SPEND. ALL OF THEIR FUNDING, IS THE PROJECTION.
AND AGAIN I WANT TO REITERATE THAT THE FIRST ONE THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IS RESTRICTED.
SO IT'S CANNOT BE USED TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.
THOSE, IT MUST BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THOSE FUNDS.
SO WHILE WE GENERALLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CTE CARRYOVER, WE'RE NOT PROJECTING THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY CARRY OVER INTO THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR AT THE END OF THE 25. AGAIN, THE NON SPENDABLE FOR INVENTORY OR PREPAID ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR BALANCING THE BUDGET. THOSE ARE NON SPENDABLE AND RESTRICTED.
I BELIEVE IT WOULD TAKE A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD TO RESTRICT THOSE, THOSE RESERVES.
THOSE ARE FOR URGENT NEEDS, IF WE SHOULD NEED THOSE RESERVES.
IT'S $165,000. ASSIGNED TO OTHER PURPOSES, AND WE ARE PROJECTING TO HAVE ABOUT 10,675,000 AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
SO WE'LL START THE NEW YEAR. BUT WE ARE PLANNING ON USING $10,423,243, LEAVING A BALANCE OF ASSIGNED TO OTHER PURPOSE OF $251,757. FOR THE UNASSIGNED TO MINIMUM FUND BALANCE POLICY, BOARD POLICY 6022 REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 4 TO 6% OF RESERVES FOR UNCERTAINTIES AND CASH FLOW. AND WE ARE PROJECTING OF ENDING THIS YEAR WITH 6%, AND WE'RE PLANNING ON USING 1% FOR 25-26, WHICH WILL LEAVE A RESERVE OF $12,029,000 IN THE FUND BALANCE. SO THAT LEAVES US A TOTAL OF $17,224,510. TRY NOT TO ASK.
I KNOW IT'S, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT'S SURREAL THAT WE WOULD USE OUR ASSIGNED HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS, TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NOT PART OF THE LEVY FUNDING, CAPITAL LEVY FUNDING.
WE'VE HAD SET ASIDES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES IN THE ASSIGNED, AND THAT FUNDING IS ALL NOW BEING USED TO BALANCE 25-26. WELL, AND I THINK JUST FOR ANYBODY WHO DIDN'T HEAR OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FUND BALANCE, ONLY ONE. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. WE'RE USING 1% THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A LEVY LOSS FOR THE OTHER HALF OF NEXT YEAR THAT WE'LL NEED TO POTENTIALLY USE THAT OTHER ONE. ABSOLUTELY. IT WOULD BRING IT DOWN TO THE FOUR, WHICH IS THE MINIMUM.
YEAH. I'LL TALK ABOUT THE FOUR YEAR PROJECTIONS WHEN WE GET, AFTER WE GET THROUGH THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, CAPITAL PROJECTS AND ASB. AND SO I NEED TO KEEP MOVING HERE, SO, BUT YES.
OKAY. SO SUMMARY STATE FUNDING HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH THE INFLATIONARY INCREASES OVER SEVERAL YEARS.
SO THIS IS JUST, IT JUST HASN'T. WE HAVE USED FROM 21-22, I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT ALL OF OUR UNRESTRICTED, INCLUDING OUR OUR FUND BALANCE, OUR ASSIGNED.
SOME OF THAT HAS BEEN FOR OUR CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS.
BUT WE'VE BEEN USING SOME OF THOSE FUNDS THAT WE HAD SET ASIDE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD A BALANCED, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD TO USE RESERVES EVERY YEAR, A SMALL AMOUNT.
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UNFUNDED MANDATES AND AN ARCHAIC STATE FUNDING FORMULA CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE AND HAS CREATED AN INCREASED RELIANCE ON LOCAL LEVIES TO FUND THAT GAP. LOSS OF LEVEE FUNDING FOR 26 WILL TAKE YEARS FOR THE DISTRICT TO RETURN PROGRAMS THAT WERE REDUCED.ENROLLMENT HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE 21-22, BUT HAS NOT FULLY RETURNED TO THE PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS AND OUR CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS ARE POSTPONED DUE TO THE NON-RENEWAL OF THE LOCAL LEVY.
SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF A SUMMARY. ANY QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO ASB BECAUSE I SEE WE'RE SHORT ON TIME.
SO 30 MINUTES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
SO ASB IS GENERAL STUDENT BODY INCLUDES ATHLETICS, CLASSES, CLUBS AND PRIVATE MONIES.
ALL OF THE BUDGETS FOR ALL OF OUR ASB ARE ALL PULLED TOGETHER AND THEY'RE PUT INTO ONE BUDGET.
AND SO THIS IS A SUMMARY OF ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.
AND SO OVERALL, OUR ASB ACTIVITIES ARE 3,183,996.
AND THEN THEY WILL SPEND THOSE DOLLARS IN AS WELL.
AND THEY'LL BE A LITTLE BIT, THEY'LL USE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT THEY BRING IN, BUT THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A THEY HAVE A FUND BALANCE RESERVE.
SO IT CAN CARRY OVER INTO THE NEXT YEAR DEPENDING ON WHAT THE ACTIVITY IS.
AND SO I HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT ASB THERE.
AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PAGE WE'LL HAVE DEBT SERVICE FUND.
NOW WE DON'T HAVE A BOND, A VOTED BOND RIGHT NOW THAT HAS BEEN PAID OFF FOR.
WHAT WE ARE PROJECTING IS PENDING BOARD APPROVAL, THE CAPACITY TO ALLOW FOR DEBT SERVICE FOR OUR LIGHTING RETROFIT PROJECT AND NEW HVAC AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF THE BOARD MEETING.
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, WE DO HAVE A LOCAL LEVY FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
IT'S A THREE YEAR LEVY. WE'LL HAVE A FULL COLLECTION IN 25-26.
THIS LAST SCHOOL YEAR WAS JUST A HALF A YEAR COLLECTION.
WE ALSO HAVE ALLOWANCE FOR IMPACT FEES TO COME IN.
AND THAT'S ON THE NEXT PAGE. AND THEN OTHER FINANCING SOURCES IS GOING TO BE THE LOAN THAT WE WOULD, THAT WE ARE ASKING AT THE BOARD MEETING. ALLOWANCE FOR THE LOAN TO COVER THE CAPITAL, THE LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS, THE ENERGY SAVING LIGHTING, DISTRICT WIDE LIGHTING AND HVAC.
SO MOVING ON TO EXPENDITURES FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
IT WOULD BE. THE NEXT PAGE IS A GREAT PAGE TO LOOK AT FOR PAGE 14.
I HAVE THE REVENUE UP FRONT AND THEN THE NEXT BULLET IS EXPENDITURES.
SO CAPITAL LEVY PROJECTS. WE HAVE IT'S BROKEN INTO BASICALLY TWO KIND OF POTS.
THERE'S THE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT.
AND AGAIN, THOSE DOLLARS WILL BE SPENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE PROJECTS AS OUTLINED IN THE CAPITAL.
I'M SORRY I MISSED THE WORD LEVY THERE. AND THE CAPITAL LEVY.
FACILITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. AGAIN, ALSO AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPITAL LEVY PLAN.
SO, AND I BELIEVE THERE'S A PLAN TO START WITH THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES EDUCATION AND CULINARY TRADES EDUCATION UPGRADES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THERE. SO THAT GIVES THE CAPACITY FOR THOSE. THE STATE GRANTS, WE HAD A CTE.
WE RECEIVED A STATE GRANT FOR THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY ANTENNA GRANT THAT WE'RE WORKING, I BELIEVE, WITH THE CITY OF BATTLE GROUND ON THAT.
IS THAT. YEAH. SO THOSE ARE THE STATE GRANT PROGRAMS. AND THEN IMPACT FEES, PAY FOR PORTABLE CLASSROOMS.
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THEY'LL START THE BGVA IS GETTING, IS UNDERWAY, AND FUTURES PROGRAM AND FINISH THE DISTRICT OPS AND WAREHOUSE IS INCLUDED IN THAT.ANY QUESTIONS ON CAPITAL PROJECTS? ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON TO THE FOUR YEAR FORECAST. I WILL DO A PRESENTATION AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WITH A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THE FOUR YEAR FORECAST. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH IT TOO MUCH HERE.
I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE'RE USING IS THAT EXPENDITURES REMAIN FLAT.
THERE IS NO CHANGE IN EXPENDITURES. SO IF THERE IS INCREASES IN EXPENDITURES WE WILL NEED TO ADJUST.
SO IT JUST, IT WAS AN EASIER, CLEANER WAY TO LOOK AT IT WITH EXPENDITURES FLAT.
WE HAVE PROJECTED THE STATE INCREASES THAT OSPI HAS PROVIDED US, AND I'VE LISTED THOSE FOR YOU IN THE OUTGOING YEARS. ENROLLMENT IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE CREASE BASED ON SOME GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.
SO WE DID PROJECT IN THE GROWTH INTO THE ENROLLMENT.
STAFFING WILL BE ADJUSTED AS NEEDED. LOCAL LEVY FUNDING IS NOT ASSUMED AND THEREFORE WE SHOW A NEGATIVE FUND BALANCE. FUND BALANCE IS NEGATIVE IN YEARS 26-27 TO 28.
AND I'M SORRY, THERE'S A TYPO THERE. IT SHOULD BE 28-27.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE'LL GET THAT CORRECTED. IT SHOULD BE 26-27 AND 27-28.
26-27 THROUGH 28-20, BECAUSE IT'S A 3, 3 YEARS.
SO 28-29. OKAY. GOT IT. THANK YOU. YEAH. YEP.
SO THOSE ARE THE FOR FOUR YEAR FORECAST. SO THE NEXT STEPS IS A PRESENTATION A PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING AND THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET WILL BE HELD DURING THE AUGUST 25TH BOARD MEETING.
WE DO NEED TO HAVE THE BUDGET ADOPTED BY AUGUST 31ST.
SO THAT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S A STATE REQUIREMENT.
I'VE LISTED THE WEBSITE AND WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUR BUDGET INFORMATION AND PRIOR YEAR'S BUDGET INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THIS, AT, ON THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE AND MY CONTACT INFORMATION, IF ANYBODY SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO. I'M HAPPY TO TRY AND ANSWER THOSE FOR THEM.
HOW ABOUT QUESTIONS FOR US NOW? ARE THERE ANY, ANY GLARING THINGS THAT ARE BURNING A HOLE IN YOUR MIND THAT WE CAN ANSWER NOW? OKAY, MINE. YOU ASK YOURS. I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW ARE WE ABLE TO PROJECT THE LOCAL IMPACT FEES? SO BASED ON A HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THOSE FEES.
AND WE'RE JUST MONITORING THEM VERY CLOSELY. AND THE BUILDING PERMITS ARE JUST, THEY'RE JUST ROLLING, IT'S JUST. OKAY. AND ALSO WE CAN PROJECT THEM BY NOTIFICATIONS THAT WE RECEIVE ON INTENT TO BUILD.
AND SO BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY PAY THE IMPACT FEE.
SO WE ALSO MONITOR IT THAT WAY AS WELL. SO WE CAN BE PRETTY CONFIDENT ABOUT THAT NUMBER, OKAY.
I THINK I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, MAYBE HAVE YOU HELPED ME DO THAT, WHERE MOST OF THE BUDGET IS SPENT? AND SO GOING BACK TO PAGE SEVEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACTIVITY AND NOT ALL DISTRICTS DO IT THIS WAY, BUT WE CONTRACT FOR FOOD SERVICE AND WE CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORTATION.
IF WE DID NOT DO THAT, THIS PIE CHART WOULD LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT, WOULDN'T IT? YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO BY MY CALCULATIONS, IT MIGHT LOOK MORE LIKE 89% OF OUR BUDGET IS, IT COULD BE STAFFING.
IT COULD BE. YES. OKAY. AT LEAST 85. YEAH. AT LEAST 85.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME IN THERE BECAUSE OF THAT.
THERE'S FUEL AND YOU KNOW DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE NON STAFFING.
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SO IT REALLY IS CLOSER I THINK A LITTLE BIT LESS.TO 85. YOU'RE COUNTING THE BUS DRIVERS? YEAH.
STAFFING. AND FOOD, YEAH. SO IF YOU. I MEAN, I JUST WANT IT TO BE CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC THAT IN MANY DISTRICTS, WE WOULD HIRE THOSE PEOPLE RATHER THAN CONTRACT WITH A COMPANY TO PROVIDE THEM.
AND THEN WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT ONLY THEIR SALARY, BUT ALSO THEIR BENEFITS AND SO ON.
SO FOR MANY DISTRICTS, THAT THAT NUMBER WOULD BE ABOUT 85% IS REALLY STAFFING.
YES. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS JUST BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT WHERE CAN WE, YOU KNOW, WHERE CAN WE ADJUST OUR BUDGET OR SAVE MONEY, THAT DOESN'T LEAVE YOU A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM.
IT DOESN'T. OKAY. THAT'S CORRECT.
WIGGLE ROOM IS A BUDGET TERM. YEAH.
I KNOW THIS IS A LOT TO DIGEST, SO PLEASE REACH OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. YEAH, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT. YEAH.
I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE SCHOOL CHOICE THAT'S BEEN RECENTLY ADDRESSED.
IS THAT GOING TO BE AFFECTING US, AT ALL? WITH THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS? TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR QUESTION. I'M NOT SURE WHAT.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS A NEW THING COMING DOWN, AND MAYBE IT HASN'T COME TO THE STAGE YET WHERE THERE WAS GOING TO BE A SCHOOL CHOICE OPPORTUNITY. AND MAYBE IT'S JUST FOR HOME SCHOOL KIDS.
MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING OF. I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD AFFECT THE SCHOOL, THE KIDS THAT COME TO SCHOOL, BECAUSE I THINK PARENTS GET SOME KIND OF A TAX.
ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT THE VOUCHER PROGRAM? LIKE SCHOOL CHOICE.
I THINK. SO IT'S A NEW THING THAT WAS COMING DOWN.
I WAS READING ABOUT IT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT EFFECT WOULD AFFECT OUR STUDENTS AT ALL.
I MEAN, IT WILL AFFECT HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS BECAUSE I THINK THEIR PARENTS GET A $6,000 TAX DEDUCTION OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINE. I'M NOT COMPLETELY SURE ABOUT IT. I JUST WONDERED IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY NEWS ABOUT IT, OR IF ANYONE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT US.
AND THEN I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ABOUT RIVER HOMELINK.
ARE THEY COMPLETELY MAXED OUT, SPACE WISE, THEY COULD TAKE ANY MORE KIDS? THEY HAVE A WAIT LIST. WE WILL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO OPEN SOME SEATS WHEN BGVA MOVES OVER TO PRAIRIE.
THAT'S OUR INTENT, AND ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE LOOKED TO USING IMPACT FEES TO BUILD THAT SPACE FOR THEM OVER THERE TO FREE UP SPACE ON THE MAPLE GROVE RIVER CAMPUS. IT WON'T BE A LOT BECAUSE THEY ONLY TOOK PART OF THAT MODULAR BUILDING AND WILL STILL HAVE ISSUES WITH THE PARKING LOT, BUT IT WILL OPEN SOME.
SO WE DO INTEND TO EXPAND A BIT AS MUCH AS WE ARE ABLE.
OFF THE WAITLIST. YEAH, OFF THE WAITLIST. YEAH.
FOR SURE. YEAH. I MEAN, IF WE HAD THE ABILITY, THAT WOULD BE ONE OF OUR HIGH NEEDS IS TO LOOK AT EXPANDING AND ANOTHER RIVER HOMELINK OPTION, ANOTHER PARENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, BECAUSE CERTAINLY THAT'S IN HIGH DEMAND FOR US.
THANK YOU. JUST WONDERING ABOUT THAT. YEAH. AND I WITH RIVER HOMELINK, I ASSUME THAT THOSE STUDENTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED A FULL FTE, THEY'RE A PARTIAL FTE.
SO A STUDENT THAT'S ATTENDING RIVER HOMELINK WOULD BE A 1.0 FTE, EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY DO SOME OF THEIR INSTRUCTION AT THE SCHOOL A COUPLE OF DAYS A WEEK, BUT THEY ALSO DO INSTRUCTION AND ARE SUPPORTED THE REST OF THE WEEK AS WELL.
SO THEY DO. THEY DO, THEY DO STILL QUALIFY AS A FULL FTE.
SO AS LONG AS THEY TAKE THOSE TWO FULL DAY PROGRAMS. WE DO HAVE FAMILIES WHO ONLY CHOOSE TO COME FOR MATH OR SCIENCE OR WHATNOT, BUT THAT'S THE SAME AS THE AT THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS AS WELL.
SO YEAH. YEAH, WELL THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS.
AND I JUST WANT TO YOUR WHOLE DEPARTMENT. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING YEAR, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CLEAR PRESENTATION AGAIN, AS ALWAYS.
AND ARE THERE FURTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT. FROM THE BOARD, FURTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, WE'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 5:14. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.