1. DRAFT FY 15 Budget Recommendations Susan McKenzie Superintendent

3. Guiding All Students Towards Opportunities Necessary for success

4. What do our students need to know? How will they learn it? How will we know if they learn it? What will we do if they haven’t learned it? What will we do if they already know it?

5. Long Term Goals: 1)Continue to improve curriculum and learning options to prepare students to meet graduation requirements, improve state scores, and improve the graduation rate. 2)Building and grounds will be maintained and improved to provide a safe, quality learning environment for students and staff. 3)Technology advancements will be integrated into the instructional and administrative process to improve all aspects of our programs and services. 4)The district will continue to work with local neighboring school districts, the NWRESD, and other governmental agencies to maximize our resources for our student’s benefits. 5)Maintain a safe welcome environment which permits a healthy, positive school climate.

6. Multi-year student under-performance in reading and math, especially at the elementary and junior high levels. budgets that reflect challenging economic times and inadequate planned reserves. freezes on technology due to budget challenges. Aging facilities with maintenance needs. The sunset of Open Enrollment, which has benefited Gaston School District.

7. Addressing academic under-performance: RTI Full day kindergarten Increased classified staff and hours TOSA Willamette Promise Scheduling District-wide assessment Explore pre-school option

8. Increasing planned reserves (contingency): What are planned reserves? Multi-year effort Increase of $40,000 budgeted Total budgeted $165,000

9. Addressing technology needs: Multi-year effort Full time technology director Rejuvenation of technology committee Short throw projectors Carts of laptop computers- elem., jr. and sr. high Wireless ports Projection system in the big gym

10. Addressing facilities and maintenance needs: Multi-year efforts Maintain additional custodial staff and facilities manager Projects: Handrails Wheelchair ramps Mats Door-locking mechanisms Gym floors Possibly replacing aging bell system at jr/sr high HVAC at elementary Camera system at elementary painting Possible bond measure $20,000 budgeted for pre-bond planning

11. Addressing enrollment issues: Budgeted money for attending meetings

12. Not an adoption year for textbook replacement. Salary savings through staff retirement. Less stipends paid with TOSA position. Decrease in the purchase of heating fuel. Did not rehire K-12 counseling position. Savings in interest rates for PERS UAL.

13. State: $ Average Daily Membership-weighted ORVED Charter School $ Teacher Experience Adjustment $ Transportation Federal: $ Transportation $ National School Lunch Program $ Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) $ Grants Title, SB 1149, IDEA Local: $ Property Taxes $ Common School Fund $ State Managed Timber Other: $Rent $Private Donations $NWRESD Support

14. 2014-2015 Federal (2013-2014) = $392,281State & Local = $6,831,680Other Revenue = $1,372,227TOTAL Revenue = $8,596,188Federal (2014-2015) = $356,735State & Local = $6,844,322Other Revenue = $1,388,352TOTAL Revenue = $8,589,409 Revenue for 2015-2016 $8,589,409 Revenue for 2014-2015 (minus HVAC) - $8,096,188 Difference in revenue from FY 2014 to FY 2015 $493,221 SMALL FUNDING INCREASE

16. Budget of $7.255 billion Budgeted a 50/50 split for the biennium GSD is budgeting a 49/51 split ADMw =$7099

17. Enrollment as of May 2015: Gaston Elementary School Gaston Junior/Senior High School Out-of-District Placements TOTAL 2572874548 Enrollment projections for FY2015 are 551.

18. Enrollment (with added factors) X $7099 = ADMw Enrollment Projection for FY15: 551 Factors: ESL Special Education Pregnant/ Parenting Poverty Foster Care Remote Elementary Small High School GSD ADMw= 750 ORVED ADMw= 51 District Extended ADMw = 801

19. FunctionGESGJSHSDWTOTAL State/Local Expenditures Regular Instruction$1,234,286.00$1,648,858.00$2,883,144.00 Support Services$2,723,433.00 Special Programs$1,048,745.00 Debt Services$24,000.00 Planned Reserves$165,000.00 TOTAL State/Local$6,844,322.00 Other Expenditures HVAC/Facility Improvement$535,000.00 K-12 Student Body$271,000.00 Special Programs$150,000.00 Lunch/Other$61,800.00 Debt Service$358,050.00 Scholarships$12,502.00 TOTAL Other$1,388,352.00 Federal Expenditures Lunch$97,500.00 IDEA$100,735.00 Title Programs$158,500.00 TOTAL Federal$356,735.00 TOTAL Expenditures $8,589,409.00 TOTAL Revenue- $8,589,409.00 Expenditures vs Revenue$0

21. While we face several challenges within the district, there are equal funding challenges with revenue from state, local and federal sources. The budget presented is a thoughtful and collaborative reflection in meeting our goals and challenges in a balanced and fiscally responsible manner.