October 8, 2012 Forum: Impact of Props 30 & Passing/Not Passing on SPUSD and Extension of Existing...

7/31/2019 October 8, 2012 Forum: Impact of Props 30 & Passing/Not Passing on SPUSD and Extension of Existing Parcel Tax

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Community Forum

South Pasadena Unified School District October 8, 2012

Superintendent

South Pasadena Unified School District


2/18

Californias Education Spending

Continues to Lag


3/18

CaliforniaRank

California Restof U.S.

- - * , ,

K-12 Spending as a Percentage of Personal Income (2008-09)* 46 3.28% 4.25%

Number of K-12 Students Per Teacher (2009-10)* 50 21.3 13.8

um er o - tu ents er m n strator - 46 358 216

Number of K-12 Students Per Guidance Counselor (2007-08) 49 809 440

Number of K-12 Students Per Librarian (2007-08) 50 5,038 809

*EstimatedNote: California Rank and Rest of U.S. exclude the District of Columbia. Spending per student and number ofstudents per teacher are based on average daily attendance (ADA). Number of students per administrator, guidancecounselor, and librarian are based on statewide enrollment.Source: National Education Association, National Center for Education Statistics, and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis


4/18

SPUSD Funding Per StudentStatute versus Funded


5/18

Positions and Programs Affected in the Last Three

Reduced Teacher Specialist District Office (.5 FTE) e uce er a e s r c ce .

Eliminated Elementary Visual Arts Teacher (.8 FTE)

Limited and Sto ed Contributions to Deferred Maintenance

Reduced Site Budgets by 10%

Used Categorical Funding Flexibility to Support General Salariese uc ng un ng or n erven on eac ng, ro ess ona

Development, and Supplementary Instructional Materials

Stopped Funding Future Textbook Adoptions

Grades

Reduced Expenditures with Outside Contractors by ReducingReliance or Self-Performing


6/18

SPUSD Multi-Year Budget Projection Assuming Failure of Proposition 30,

, ,

Integral Assumptions

2012-13 Budget -- Multiyear with Unaudit Actuals

General Fund (01) Restricted/Unrestricted

Staffing Ratios from 34-to-1 to

32-to-1 in 2013-14

Parcel Tax Ending after 2012-13

Furlough savings assumed for-

- - -

Revenues

Budgeted Revenues 34,011,496$ 32,755,740$ 33,402,419$

State Trigger (No Prop 30) (2,030,000)$ (2,030,000)$ (2,030,000)$

Total Revenues 31,981,496$ 30,725,740$ 31,372,419$

No contributions made to

Deferred Maintenance

($150,000) or future textbookpurchase ($75,000)

SPEF donation attributed in all

Expenditures

Total Expenditures 34,895,722$ 35,474,323$ 35,947,528$

Structural Deficit (Decrease) (2,914,226)$ (4,748,583)$ (4,575,109)$

three yearsn ng un a ance , , , , , ,

Percent Available Reserve 18.88% 5.19% -7.61%


7/18

SPUSD Multi-Year Budget Projection Assuming Failure of Proposition 30,

,

Integral Assumptions

$ 2,070,000 of employee

reductions in 2013-14 and 2014-

2012-13 Budget -- Multiyear with Unaudit Actuals

General Fund (01) Restricted/Unrestricted

15 due to expiration of Parcel

Tax and Jobs Funds

Staffing Ratios from 34-to-1 to

32-to-1 in 2013-14

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- - -

Revenues

Budgeted Revenues 34,011,496$ 32,755,740$ 33,402,419$

State Trigger (No Prop 30) (2,030,000)$ (2,030,000)$ (2,030,000)$

Total Revenues 31,981,496$ 30,725,740$ 31,372,419$

No contributions made to

Deferred Maintenance

-

Furlough savings assumed for

2012-13 only

Expenditures

Personnel Reductions (2,070,000)$ (2,070,000)$

Total Expenditures 34,895,722$ 33,404,323$ 33,877,528$

, or u ure ex oo

purchase ($75,000)

SPEF donation attributed in all

three years

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Ending Fund Balance (9/18) 6,589,192$ 3,910,609$ 1,405,500$

Percent Available Reserve 18.88% 11.71% 4.15%


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Positions to Be Eliminated for the 2013-14 School Year

Reduced Class Size in Grades K-3 (20:1 to 30:1) Intervention Counselor23 Teachers (23 FTE)

Elementary Arts (Music and Drama)2 Teachers (1.6 FTE)

1 Counselor (1 FTE)

Math Coach1 Teacher (1 FTE)

e uce ass ze n ra e ng s2 Teachers (1.6 FTE)

Elementary Counseling

2 Counselors (1.5 FTE)

High School Counselor1 Counselor (1 FTE)

Library Clerk, Middle School1 Library Clerk (.5 FTE)

Elementary Library Technicians3 Technicians (2.25 FTE)

Elementary Computer Aides3 Aides 1.5 FTE


9/18

Renewal of the Local Parcel Tax A Parcel Tax Renewal Surve Was Conducted in June 2012

In order to:

Initial Ballot Test Language

Protect the quality of education and minimize further cuts at local schoolsdue to the State budget crisis

Maintain manageable class sizesrac an re a n g y qua e eac ers

Keep classroom technology up-to-date

And continue funding advanced programs in math, science, technology

Shall the South Pasadena Unified School District increase the expiringschool parcel tax by up to $98 per year for a period of five years only, with anexem tion for seniors and all mone sta in local to benefit South Pasadenaschools?


10/18

Not sure2.7Definitely no

8.7

Refused0.4

Probably no8.0

Definitely yes

58.2Probably yes

22.0


11/18

Voter Rating of the

ua ty o ucat on n out asa ena

Not sure7.7

RefusedPoor

Very poor0.0

.1.0

Fair

5.2

Good

Excellent54.8

.


12/18

Voter Response to Proposed Projects

68 25Cont inue fund ing music, visual, perfo rming arts p rograms

Strongly favo r Somewhat favor

77

65

71

24

12

20

At tract and retain h ighly qualified teachers

Maintain manageable class sizes

Continue funding advanced math, science, technology programs

59

58

27

29

Keep text books and instructional materials up-to -date

Keep classroo m techno logy up-to -date

58

60

26

26

Avo id laying-o ff schoo l librarians due to State budget cuts

Maintain lowest possible class sizes

36

44

35

33

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Avo id laying-o ff co mputer assistant s due to State budget cuts

Avo id laying-o ff schoo l co unselo rs due to State budget cuts

%Respondents


13/18

Ke Conclusions of Parcel Tax Renewal Surve

There is unusually high support for a renewal of theSouth Pasadena parcel tax because:

The quality of education is the most important issue tovoters

Voters have a very high opinion of the Districts

There is solid latent support for a parcel tax to fundeducational programs and services

want to maintain

Voters find the rationale for renewal compelling


14/18

Other State Revenue,$4,635,387

er oca evenue,

$4,865,169

Federal Revenue,

$1,040,397

Revenue Limit Total,

$23,470,000

Unfunded Revenue

Limit, $6,633,399


15/18

Current 2012-13 Fiscal Year Revenues if

Proposition 30 Fai s

Other Local Revenue,

$4,865,169

Other State Revenue,

$4,635,387

Federal Revenue,$1,040,397


$21,470,000Unfunded Revenue Limit,

$6,633,399

Prop 30 Failure Reduction,

$2,000,000


16/18

Current 2012-13 Fiscal Year Revenues if

Proposition 30 Fai s



4 635 387

, ,

Federal Revenue,$1,040,397

Proposition 38,

$1,900,000?


$21,470,000Unfunded Revenue

Limit, $6,633,399

Prop 30 Failure

Reduction, $2,000,000


17/18

2013-14 Fiscal Year Revenues if the Parcel Tax,

Parcel Tax Failure,

$2,000,000

,


$2,865,169

Federal Revenue,

$1,040,397


$4,635,387

Proposition 38,

$3,743,536


$21,470,000Unfunded Revenue

Prop 30 Failure

Reduction,$2,000,000

Limit, $6,633,399


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Comparison of Proposition 30 & 38

Mechanism Timeframe Supporters

Proposition 30

Raise income taxes on

highest earners; increase

sales tax

7 years income tax; 4 years

sales taxGovernor, CTA, others

Proposition 38

Raise taxes on most

earners; highest earnerstaxed more

12 Years M. Munger, PTA, others

SPUSD Revenue in 2012-13 SPUSD Revenue in 2013-14 SPUSD Revenue after 2013-14

Proposition 30 $ 2 million $ 2 million

May increase depending on

Proposition 98 spending on

other state expenditures

Proposition 38 $ 1.9 million? $ 3.7 million

Should increase each year,

OCOF estimates $6.5 million

in 2017-18

Distribution Ma or Caveats

Proposition 30Defined Revenue Limit

Channels

Some funds used for

purposes other that

education

Divided into different

Proposition 38 Directly to School Site

"grants"; unclear how much

control is given to Board or

if funds can be shifted to

other schools

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