Salem-Keizer Public Schools Budget Message All students graduate and are prepared for a successful life. Budget information available online at

10 Years of Funding History 03-04

Cuts: through 05-06

Adds: through 08-09

Cuts: through 10-11

FTE changes over time cut added cut Licensed Staff(64)167(12.5) Classified Staff(127)69(8) Supervisory(14.0)8(1.5) In the budget process Federal Stimulus Funds paid for 31 FTE licensed staff, 15 classified staff and 1.5 supervisors.

Has student achievement improved?

Our Vision All students graduate and are prepared for a successful life.

Academic Achievement: Reading The graph shows the percentage of students meeting or exceeding state standards

Academic Achievement: Math The graph shows the percentage of students meeting or exceeding state standards

Academic Achievement: Science The graph shows the percentage of students meeting or exceeding state standards

Academic Achievement: Writing The graph shows the percentage of students meeting or exceeding state standards

Our current reality

Our Challenge… This budget is built on a $5.8 billion funding level for K-12 education Our shortfall will likely be as high as $55 million. The numbers keep changing… May forecast May adjustment Ending Fund Balance Legislative action We need our employee groups to help solve the shortfall.

How is the shortfall determined? We start with the premise that we will maintain our current service level and then we add costs for: Restoring 4 furlough days Negotiated salary and benefit increases (Steps and COLA) Projected increase in student enrollment Inflation Loss of federal funds (AARA) A substantial increase in the PERS rate For we estimate this cost to be $379,391,404

How is the shortfall determined? We wait to see how much funding is allocated by the State of Oregon. This year, the State has less money to allocate. We estimate our total revenue to be: $313,396,285* *Includes flow through revenue from property taxes, WESD in lieu of services, interest earnings and fees.

Here is the math: Estimated revenue for $313,396,285 Costs to maintain current service levels $379,391,404 Shortfall$ -65,995,119 How is the shortfall determined?

Addressing the shortfall…. Total shortfall: $ -65,995,119 Apply the following to offset the shortfall: Projected Ending Fund Balance $12,000,000* Remaining Shortfall$-53,995,119 *Does not include May adjustment from ODE

Amount of shortfall remaining : $-53,995,119 Apply the following to offset the shortfall: PERS Reserves $5,000,000 Transfer from Capital Maintenance* $1,635,000 Amount of shortfall remaining : $-47,360,119 *These costs will now come from bond funds. Addressing the shortfall….

Amount of shortfall remaining : $-47,360,119 Program reductions/eliminations $34,307,231 Amount of shortfall remaining : $-13,052,888 Employee concessions and/or additional cuts. $13,052,888 Balance $0 Addressing the shortfall….

Vision Strategic Plan Community listening sessions this fall Staff communication groups Input from principals and other supervisors Public hearings Feedback/input through outreach Key community leader communication groups These all factor into the decision-making process. How do you decide what to cut?

What we can doWhat must be negotiated Raise class sizeSalary Adjustments Eliminate or reduce programs Furlough Days Reduce central servicesBenefit Packages How do you decide what to cut?

The proposed reductions

Support and Central Administration $7.6 million/66 FTE 10 administrators 28 custodians 9 maintenance workers classified support staff 3.5 licensed staff Repurpose 3 small schools Reductions in the funds available for Textbooks, computers and software Contracted services Operational costs What are the proposed cuts?

Instruction $26.7 million/335 FTE: 248 licensed staff members 160 classroom teachers, 48 library media teachers, 10.5 literacy teachers, 6 elementary PE, 3 elementary music, 19 counselors, 1 behavior specialist. 87 Instructional assistants or classified staff. Elimination of general fund allocation for middle school after school programs and 6 th grade jump start. Reductions to athletics at the secondary level. Reduction in the number of teacher differentials What are the proposed cuts?

Reductions to the budget must be:  Legally compliant  Sustainable  Operationally sound  Support academic achievement for all students We must downsize the organization to balance the budget and prepare for additional reductions in There are no easy cuts

Our current projections indicate additional cuts in in the range of $20 – $25 million. For the biennium ( ) that could mean reductions of up to $80 million. We will be making additional cuts for the school year. There are no easy cuts

What is the bigger issue?

Our Vision: All students graduate and are prepared for a successful life.

Tuesday, May 3  The budget committee will hear public testimony until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 4 from 6 – 8 p.m.  The budget committee will hear public testimony until 8:00 p.m. and will begin deliberations at the conclusion of the testimony. Monday, May 9 from 6 – 7 p.m.  The budget committee will hear public testimony until 7 p.m. and will begin deliberations at the conclusion of the testimony. Wednesday, May 11 (if needed)  The committee will continue deliberations and will vote on a budget to recommend to the School Board. All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. and will be at Claggett Creek Middle School Tuesday, June 28 – Budget Adoption  The School Board will adopt the budget. Location to be determined. Upcoming Meetings