Contingent Budget Summary Fact Sheet

3/4/03

· In the event of two budget defeats, a contingent budget would have to be adopted by the Board of Education.

· Under current legislation, our contingent budget cap can exceed last year’s budget by only $558,139.

· If all current programs and staffing were to be carried over and only mandated items were added to last year’s budget, this would result in an increase of $2,721,921.

· Therefore, to reach the contingent budget cap, $2,163,782 would have to be cut from the budget.

· If this had to be accomplished today, the following reductions would be given serious consideration:

Classroom Instruction - K-5

- Elimination of 8.0 FTE classroom teaching positions

- Elimination of Academic Enrichment Program - 1.6 FTE

- Reduction in Music/Art – 1.1 FTE

- Reduction in Physical Education - .5 FTE

- Reduction of 2.0 FTE Library/Media Specialists

- Elimination of all intramural sports

- Elimination of all after school programs and bus runs

- Transitional Kindergarten becomes a full day program (Transportation Savings)

- Elimination of field trips

- Elimination of summer school program unless IEP driven

- Reduction in supplies, textbooks, summer curriculum, and staff

development

- Elimination of instructional equipment

- Grant funding of .5 FTE Speech Teacher

Classroom Instruction - 6-12

- Elimination of 2.0 FTE grade 6 teaching positions

- Elimination of 7.0 FTE teaching position in Math/Science/English/Social

Studies/Business/Foreign Language/Physical Education

- Elimination/Reduction of FTE in Technology (.7), Family and Consumer

Science (.5), Health (.4), Art (.4), Music (.6)

- Elimination of 2.0 FTE Teaching Assistants (SHS)

- Elimination of 1.0 FTE Monitor (SHS)

- Elimination of all club advisors

- Elimination of intramural sports

- Elimination of Fitness Center Supervisor

Classroom Instruction - 6-12 (continued)

- Elimination of modified and junior varsity sports programs

- Elimination of all late buses

- Grant funding .5 FTE Speech Education Teacher (MS)

- Elimination of summer school unless IEP driven

- Elimination of field trips

- Reduction in supplies, textbooks, summer curriculum, and staff development

- Elimination of instructional equipment

Non-Instructional

- Elimination of 8.5 FTE Cleaners

- Reduction of BOCES Safety Specialist Services

- Reduction in equipment

- Reduction in projects

- Elimination of AV/Technology Support

Board of Education/District Office

- Reduction in conference attendance

- Reduction in supplies

Other Areas Still Under Consideration

- ERS Payment

- Bargaining Unit Actions/Retirement Incentives

- Administrative Proposal - Pending

- Changes in Contingent Cap by NYS

- Social Worker Services

- Utilities

- Senior High School Enrollment

- Restrictions on Building Usage

- School Resource Officer

Reductions Considered But Not Included At This Point

- Nurses

- Clerical Staff

- Distance Learning

- Elimination of Kindergarten

- Additional Administrative Reductions

- Deeper Cuts in Programs Listed

- GOAL/GED

- Pre-First Program

- Recess/Lunch/Door Monitors

- Open campus at Senior High School