Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Final (?) Budget Run for State Aid, 2014-15

Ferdinand points out the 2014-15 STATE AID PROJECTIONS. (Copied below.)
Bottom line, as Radio Free Hamilton quoted Superintendent Bowers, Aid Increase for HCS Still Means Possible Cuts:
"We are still looking at a decrease in staffing by 2.0 FTE's (full time equivalent positions), having morning and afternoon pre-K - instead of two mornings, and adding new special education programs to the district, to decrease the number of students placed out of the district."
So the question may become: considering that we have more administrators than other comparable-size schools, do we cut teachers or administrators? And considering that the most expensive administrator will of course be the (new) interim superintendent, should we cut the superintendent to part-time?

                                                                              
                                                                   
                               STATE OF NEW YORK                                          
                       2014-15 STATE AID PROJECTIONS                                      
RUN NO. SA141-5                                             03/28/14                      
DB ED: 0190C                                                                              
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
           PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF 2013-14 AND 2014-15 AIDS                               
             PAYABLE UNDER SECTION 3609 PLUS OTHER AIDS                                   
                                   DISTRICT CODE:             250701                      
          
                                   DISTRICT NAME:           HAMILTON                      
2013-14 BASE YEAR AIDS:                                                                   
  FOUNDATION AID                                           3,084,023                      
  FULL DAY K CONVERSION                                            0                      
  UNIVERSAL PREKINDERGARTEN                                   69,500                      
  BOCES                                                      343,369                      
  SPECIAL SERVICES                                                 0                      
  HIGH COST EXCESS COST                                       69,499                      
  PRIVATE EXCESS COST                                         23,351                      
  HARDWARE & TECHNOLOGY                                        8,192                      
  SOFTWARE, LIBRARY, TEXTBOOK                                 44,834                      
  TRANSPORTATION INCL SUMMER                                 371,573                      
  OPERATING REORG INCENTIVE                                        0                      
  CHARTER SCHOOL TRANSITIONAL                                      0                      
  ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT                                             0                      
  HIGH TAX AID                                                     0                      
  SUPPLEMENTAL PUB EXCESS COST                                 7,730                      
  GAP ELIMINATION ADJUSTMENT                                -552,663                      
SUBTOTAL                                                   3,469,408                      
  BUILDING + BLDG REORG INCENT                               817,139                      
TOTAL                                                      4,286,547                      
                                                                                          
2014-15 ESTIMATED AIDS:                                                                   
  FOUNDATION AID                                           3,110,237                      
  FULL DAY K CONVERSION                                            0                      
  UNIVERSAL PREKINDERGARTEN                                   69,500                      
  BOCES                                                      335,525                      
  SPECIAL SERVICES                                                 0                      
  HIGH COST EXCESS COST                                       49,927                      
  PRIVATE EXCESS COST                                         22,558                      
  HARDWARE & TECHNOLOGY                                        7,868                      
  SOFTWARE, LIBRARY, TEXTBOOK                                 45,110                      
  TRANSPORTATION INCL SUMMER                                 380,496                      
  OPERATING REORG INCENTIVE                                        0                      
  CHARTER SCHOOL TRANSITIONAL                                      0                      
  ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT                                             0                      
  HIGH TAX AID                                                     0                      
  SUPPLEMENTAL PUB EXCESS COST                                 7,730                      
  GAP ELIMIN. ADJMT (SA1314)                                -552,663                      
  GEA RESTORATION                                             78,091                      
    GAP ELIMINATION ADJUSTMENT                              -474,572                      
SUBTOTAL                                                   3,554,379                      
  BUILDING + BLDG REORG INCENT                               817,137                      
TOTAL                                                      4,371,516                      
                                                                                          
$ CHG 14-15 MINUS 13-14                                       84,969                      
% CHG TOTAL AID                                                 1.98                      
                                                                                          
$ CHG W/O BLDG, RE BLDG, FDK                                  84,971                      
% CHG W/O BLDG, RE BLDG, FDK                                    2.45                      
                                                                                          
SMART SCHOOLS ALLOCATION                                     409,770                      
                                                                                   
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