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Meeting Date:
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2/22/2018 - 6:00 PM
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Category:
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Old Business and Action Items
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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Adoption of the FY 2019 Combined Funds Budget - Documents posted 2/21/18
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Objective 6.1 Fiscal Policies and Practices ACPS will plan, manage, monitor, and report spending to provide decision-makers and the community with a reliable, accurate, and complete view of the financial performance of the educational system at all levels.
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Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)
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File Attachment:
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Agenda Item Summary:
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The attached motion to adopt the FY 2019 Approved Combined Funds Budget incorporates the School Board’s additions and deletions as well as the Superintendent’s recommended budget adjustments to the proposed FY 2019 Combined Funds Budget as presented on January 11, 2018. The adjustments included in the attached motion result from Board discussions held during the January 18, January 24, January 30, and February 15, 2017 budget work sessions as well as staff review of updated expenditures and program requirements. The School Board reviewed the list of additions and deletions at the work session on February 20, 2017.
Operating Fund:
School Board members broadly supported the following adjustments to the Superintendent’s Proposed Budget:
1. Shift of Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Positions from John Adams to the Early Childhood Center – Technical Adjustment
2. Increase Mt. Vernon Specialized Instruction Teacher Allocation and Offset Allocation with the Reduction of a General Reserve Position – Technical Adjustment
3. Restore Elementary Student Improvement Positions to Current-Year Formula - $979,800 Addition
4. Implement Young Scholars Program at Additional Schools - $22,000 Addition
5. Set Aside Funding for Implementation of Recommendations from the Specialized Instruction Evaluation - $125,000 Addition
6. Textbook Changes – Curriculum and Instruction Office for Social Studies Materials - $51,200 Deletion
7. Coaching Stipends and Additional Resources for Rugby Club Sports - $15,102 Addition
8. Increasing City Appropriation to include School Board Approved adjustments to the Superintendent’s Proposed Budget - $1,090,702 Addition
Grants and Special Projects Fund:
There are no changes to the proposed FY 2019 budget; however an additional 1.0 FTE is recommended at this time for Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) to be funded by the Title III grant.
School Nutrition Services Fund:
There are no changes to the proposed FY 2019 budget at this time.
Summary of Combined Funds Budget:
After these adjustments, the FY 2019 Combined Funds Budget includes the following:
• Total revenues and other financing sources of $293,673,551, which represents a 5.6% increase over the FY 2018 final budget.
• The City Appropriation to schools for FY 2019 totals $224,920,003, an increase of 5.1% over the FY 2018 amount.
• Total expenditures of $299,334,150 which represents an increase of 5.4% over the FY 2018 final budget.
• A planned use of Operating fund balance totaling $5,206,249.
• A planned use of School Nutrition Services fund balance totaling $454,351.
• FTEs for FY 2019 total 2,580.14 an increase of 62.21 FTE or 2.4% over FY 2018.
Fee Schedules:
School Board Policy JN: Student Fees, Fines and Charges, requires the School Board to authorize changes to the ACPS fee schedules.
Implicit in the adoption of the FY 2019 Combined Funds Budget is the approval of the fees contained in the Tuition, Course and Food Service Fees schedule, which establish tuition charges, fees and fines for:
o Regular Day School (for General Education and Special Education)
o Extended Learning Opportunities
o Summer Learning
o Adult Education
o Orchestra and Band
o Physical Education
o Clubs, Classes and Organizations
o Miscellaneous Student Fees
o School Meals
o Facility Use Fee Schedule
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Background:
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Recommendation:
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The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the FY 2019 Combined Funds Budget.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Final-Clerk of the Board - Proxy
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Cindy Anderson Moved, Member Margaret Lorber seconded to approve the Original motion 'The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the FY 2019 Combined Funds Budget.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 9 - 0 | | | | | Ronnie Campbell | Yes | | William E. Campbell | Yes | | Karen Graf | Yes | | Christopher J. Lewis | Yes | | Ramee A. Gentry | Yes | | Henry E. Cardwell | Yes | | Margaret Lorber | Yes | | Cindy Anderson | Yes | | Veronica R. Nolan | Yes | |
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