1. Jasper County School District
Board of Trustees
Budget Work Session #1
February 23, 2017

2. Agenda Basic Information Enrollment Projections Funding Projections
EFA codes
Funding weights
Weighted Pupil Units
Budget Factors
Act 388
Homestead Exemption
Value of a Mill
Index of Tax Paying Ability

3. Goals of FY 17/18 Budget
The primary goal of the budget for FY 17/18 is to ensure that the budget mirrors the academic needs of the district. All expenditures will focus on academics and curriculum, “Where the Classroom is the Focus,” of the Jasper County School District.

4. Basic Information Jasper County School District has the following:
Approximately 2,744 students in
Approximately 453 employees in , including Food Service
State funding is determined from a combination of factors:
Base Student Cost (BSC)
JCSD Average Daily Membership (ADM)
JCSD Weighted Pupil Units (WPU)
JCSD Index of Taxpaying Ability (ITA)

5. 2016-2017 JCSD Enrollment (As of 2/14/17)
Enrollment FY
JCSD Enrollment (As of 2/14/17) PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total
HES 90 89
111 97 79 78 73
617
RES
123
135
148
154
110
120
868
HRMS
195
173
188
556
RHHS
206
204
140
153
703
168
212
246
245
233
193
2744

6. PROJECTED ENROLLMENT FY 2017-2018
Estimated Forward Method (97%) PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total
HES
100 87 86
108 94 77 76
628
RES
119
131
144
149
107
826
HRMS
187
189
168
544
RHHS
182
200
198
136
716
163
206
239
238
226
2713

7. Funding Projections EFA Codes, Funding Weights, and WPUs
Weighted Pupil Units is a system that provides for the cost differences between educational programs for different students.
Formula: Weighted pupil unit – Student Classification x Category Weight

8. Funding Projections (cont.)
Average Daily Membership/Base Student Cost
South Carolina’s public schools are funded through a foundation program that uses Average Daily Membership (ADM) and student weights to address differences in student’s needs and costs of delivering educational programs and services.
The Base Student Cost (BSC) is the funding level necessary for providing a minimum foundation program.

10. SCDE Budget Requests – FY 17/18
The South Carolina Department of Education has requested the following funds:
Increase BSC to $2,500
$10 million in recurring funds for bus purchases or leases
Technical Assistance - $4.3 billion
Bus Driver Salary - $19.2 million
Instructional Materials – recurring and non-recurring funding request
CDEP Expansion - $1.7 million
Industry Certification - $3 million

11. SCDE Budget Requests – FY 17/18
Work-Based Learning - $1.978 million
Powerschool/Data Integrity/Validation – up to $3.6 million
Teacher Leadership - $1,000,000 non-recurring
Learning Management System - $5/student and teacher
Assessments - $13 million
National Board Certification - $2 million reduction
Adept Data Management System - $1.6 million
Adult Education - $1,000,000

12. Budget Factors Homestead Exemption Act 388 Index of Taxpaying Ability
Millage Rate

13. Future Budget Meetings
March 20, 2017 – Principal/Staff budget meeting
March 23, 2017 – Budget Workshop #2 *SCDE budget projections should be available
April 5, 2017 – Principal/Staff budget meeting
April 27, 2017 – Budget Workshop #3 (1st Reading)
May 17, 2017 – Budget Workshop #4 (2nd Reading)
June 12, 2017 – Board Meeting (3rd and Final Reading)

14. Questions???