1. Batavia City School District 2019-2020 Budget

2. Our BCSD Students Student Enrollment 2,377 Average Class Size UPK 18
Eligible for Free /Reduced Lunch 59%
Attendance Rate %
Student Demographics:
Black or African American %
Hispanic or Latino %
Asian/Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%
White %
Multi-racial %
American Indian %

3. Serving the Children, Families and Community of Batavia
Total Number of Teachers
259.4
Teacher Aides/Clerical
122
Maintenance Staff 39
Assistant Principals 4
Principals IT 5
Nutritional Services 24
Central Office 7

4. Empowering Students District Graduation Rate: 89%
BHS Graduation Rate: %
District Completion Rate: 91%
BHS Completion Rate: %

5. What Does Batavia Get From This Budget?
This budget includes:
Elementary program for the gifted and talented
Accelerated classes for middle school students
Advanced Placement and Courses for College Credit for BHS students
School Resource Officer from the Batavia City Police Department
School Social Worker
$100,000 Capital Outlay Project for BHS
Multi-Year Transportation Contract extension
at CPI

6. Non-Mandated By NYS Required by Batavia Community
Kindergarten
K-12 Art Classes
K-5 Music
Instrumental Lessons starting in 3rd Grade
Performing Ensembles
School Plays/Musicals
Counselors at JK and JAX
Performing Ensembles at every building
Bell Choir, Orchestra, Band, Chamber Ensembles, and Choir
District Art Show each year to showcase our talent
High Needs District need counselors to help all students!

7. Non-Mandated By NYS Required by Batavia Community
AP and College Credit Courses at BHS
Interscholastic Athletics
Extracurricular Clubs at each school
College and Career Center
Link Crew at BHS
Small Class Sizes
*309 of our high school students will earn AP or college credit while at BHS
*140 of our high school students participate in a BOCES program to learn a trade or participate in either the Health or Law Academies
Offer 27 sports with 64 teams for boys and girls grades 7-12 to participate
54% of students 7-12 will participate in at least one sport, many multiple sports
Offer 57 different clubs district wide ranging from National Honor Society, Ski Club, Math Team, Mock Trial, Model UN, Scholastic Bowl, Science Olympiad, Page Turners, Chess Club, Tech Club, Marching Band, Color Guard, Drama Club, Jazz Band, Student Government, Yearbook
College and Career Center helps students find jobs and scholarships (4 million last year grads)
Link Crew has helped freshman transition to BHS and currently 95% go on to become 10th graders

8. Non-Mandated By NYS Required By Batavia Community
Librarians at JK and JAX
Teacher Aides
Extended Day Wellness
Junior Achievement
ACE
BMS Connect
Universal Pre- Kindergarten (UPK)
Our librarians instill the love to read in our students
Extended Day Wellness are offered at Jax, JK and MS
Junior Achievement allows us to bring in people from our community to help our students academically and career wise
BMS Connect helps indoctrinate the 5th grade into the MS culture

9. Tax Cap
School Districts, since , have been affected by the Tax Cap Law, often known as the 2% Tax Cap.
The formula often results in a Tax Cap figure other than and often above the cited 2% figure.
In , Batavia City School District’s Tax Cap number is 4.69%.
The District’s proposed Tax Levy increase for is $555,916 or 2.93%.
The eight year average Tax Cap allowable increase is 3.95%. The actual eight year average Tax Levy increase is only 1.16% (or 2.79% less than average allowed).
Over the past eight years, the District could have increased school taxes a total of an additional $4,101,696 or $512,712 per year.

10. The Budget The 2018-19 General Fund Budget is $50,518,573
Decrease in expenditures of $1,670,579
The projected school tax impact for a home assessed at $85,000 will be $53.54 or $4.46 a month (projecting school tax increased by the 2.93% school tax levy increase). Assessment figures are also subject to change which would impact the projection.
The District qualifies, for the sixth consecutive year, for NYS Property
Tax Rebate check, as a result of tax cap compliance
Most likely, the NYS Rebate Check will offset the school tax increase paid

11. History of Rebate Checks
Fiscal Year Rebate Type Total Rebates Tax Levy Net Local Increase Impact
Relief $1,103, $444, $659,890.00
Relief $535, $ $535,194.00
Freeze and Relief $825, $ $825,506.00
Freeze $424, $ $424,812.00
Freeze $209, $360, $(151,314.00)
Five Year Total $3,099, $805, $2,294,088.00
Tax Rebate information obtained from NYS Department of Taxation

12. Budget Summary
Budget (Adopted) (Adopted) $ Change % Change $52,189, $50,518, ($1,670,579.00) (3.20%) Tax Levy (Adopted) (Adopted) $ Change % Change $18,945, $19,501, $555, % Revenue (Adopted) (Adopted) $ Change % Change $30,263, $27,909, ($2,353,987.00) (7.78%)

13. Budget Summary
Fund Balance - Appropriated (Non Reserves) (Adopted) (Adopted) $ Change % Change $2,000, $2,000, $ %
Fund Balance - Appropriated (Reserves) (Adopted) (Adopted) $ Change % Change $ 979, $ 1,107, $266, %

14. Revenues INCOME SOURCE Amount % of Budget State and Federal Aid (blue)
$ 26,081,600
51.6%
Tax Levy (red)
$ 19,501,320
38.6%
Other Local Revenue (green)
$ 1,312,674
2.6%
Appropriated Fund Balance (purple)
$ 3,107,289
6.2%
Other Local Tax-related Items (teal)
$ ,690
1.0%
TOTALS
$ 50,518,573
100%

15. Revenues: Tax Levy History
$ Change in Levy % Change in Levy % Change Tax Cap
3 year average $ 333, % % 5 year average $ 199, % % 8 year average $ 214, % % 10 year average $ 262, % 13 year average $ 168, % 15 year average $ 275, %
First year of the NYS Tax Cap ("2%") law; Consolidation of Schools ( ; 8th year) *District is not responsible for Tax Assessments values and the Equalization Rate which are both used to calculate the Tax Rate and can fluctuate each year % Property Tax Freeze or Rebate Check issued directly to taxpayers from NYS as a result of District compliance with Tax Cap/Efficiency

16. Revenues: Tax Rate History
ESTIMATED Batavia City School Tax Rate and Batavia City School Tax Rate History vs Tax Levy Change - CITY School Year Tax Rate/Thousand $ Change in Tax Rate % Change In Tax Rate % Change In Tax Levy Allowed Tax Cap %
* $ % % % $ % % % $( ) % % % $( ) % % % $ % % % $ % % % $( ) % % % $ % % % $ % % $( ) % % $( ) % % $( ) % % $( ) % % $ % % $( ) % % $ % %
Tax rate projected using an increase of 2.93% (tax levy increase). Actual rate won’t be known until September $ projected last year (based on 2.40% tax levy increase) and actual was $

17. Expenditures BUDGET AREA Amount % of Budget
General Support (dark blue)
$ 5,664,612
11.2%
Instructional Support (red)
$ 28,998,400
57.4%
Transportation (green)
$ 2,098,366
4.1%
Employee Benefits (purple)
$ 11,065,193
21.9%
Debt Service (teal)
$ 2,557,002
5.1%
Interfund Transfers (orange)
$ ,000
0.3%
TOTALS
$ 50,518,573
100%

18. Issues on the Ballot
Budget Proposal
Two Board of Education Seats

19. Voting Day May 21st 7am-9pm Voting Locations:
Robert Morris School Building 80 Union Street Residents living North of Route 5 (Main Street)
Batavia High School 260 State Street Residents living South of Route 5 (Main Street)