Posted: Wednesday, June 3, 2015

The FY 16 General Fund (GF) Budget, unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees, funds an additional $12.1 million in State mandates (40.5% of Budget increase) and $18.2 million in Local required expenses for student growth, salary increases, and other needs.

Budgeted Expenditures for FY 15 $506,869,000
State Mandated Expenditures for FY 16
  • Teachers for English Language Learners (Offset Loss of State Lottery Funding) - $2,015,000
  • Special Education Teachers (9.0 FTEs; Offset Reduction of Federal IDEA Funding) - $600,000
  • Teacher Salary Steps and Certificate Upgrades - $ 5,120,000
  • State Health Insurance Increase (3.9% eff. Jan. 1, 2015, 4.5% eff. Jan. 1, 2016) - $1,718,000
  • State Retirement Employer Rate Increase - $1,235,000
  • Payments to Charter Schools - $1,392,000
$12,080,000
Local Required Expenditures for FY 16
  • Student Growth Impact (Additional Teachers, Other Employees, Etc.) - $2,000,000
  • Teachers for English Language Learners to 115:1 ratio (11.5 FTEs) - $742,000
  • Restore .5 Pupil-Teacher Ratio as Baseline Funding Allocation to All Schools for Academic Improvements (Site-Based Decisions) - $3,870,000
  • Discovery Education - $159,000
  • Roper Mountain Science Center – Instructional Supplies - $5,000
  • Restoration of Teacher Salary Step in FY11 that was Frozen to Avoid Layoffs - $3,990,000
  • Increase Local Portion of Teacher Salary Steps (Ensure Minimum 3% Salary Increase) - $1,191,000
  • Salary Increase for Support Personnel (Minimum 3%) - $3,780,000
  • School Nurse Salary Step and Grade Adjustment (Help Retain and Recruit) - $265,000
  • Bus Driver Salary Schedule Modification (Help Retain and Recruit) - $596,000
  • Assistant Band Directors Supplement - $135,000
  • Athletic Supplements (Additional Coaches and Extended Season Pay) - $352,000
  • Employee Assistance Program - $123,000
  • Evaluation Specialist - $92,000
  • Applicant Tracking Specialist - $69,000
  • AV Security Tech, Preventative Maintenance Techs (2 FTEs), Chiller Tech - $266,000
  • ETS Information Security Support Specialist and Field Support Personnel (5 FTEs) - $377,000
  • Athletic Fields and Ground Maintenance - $215,000
$18,227,000
Budget Reductions
  • Affordable Care Act and Transfer Portion of Fringe Benefit Expenses to Food Services.. ($500,000)
($500,000)
Budgeted Expenditures for FY 16 $536,676,000

FY 16 General Fund Budget Second Reading Packet


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