Arizona’s BrokeArizona’s Broke

What Does this Mean to the Grand Canyon School District

FY 2010 (ends 6/30/10)

Five Sources of Information

• Joint Legislative Budget Committee 10.22.09 Released Report

• NAU President Haeger’s 9.29.09 Speech

• ASBA County Meetings Report 10.22.09

• Secretary of Education Arne Duncan 10.16.09 Speech

• TomPeters.com

My advice for tough times:My advice for tough times:

**Put “clever” on hold.**Put “clever” on hold.**Basics rule!**Basics rule!**Execution rules!**Execution rules!**Showing up rules!**Showing up rules!**Excellence rules!**Excellence rules!**MBWA rules!**MBWA rules!

Tompeters.comTompeters.com

My advice for tough times:My advice for tough times:

**Keep it simple!**Keep it simple!**Transparency rules: Shoot straighter than**Transparency rules: Shoot straighter than straight! straight! **Go for “small wins”!**Go for “small wins”!**“Thoughtful in all we do”—regardless of how **“Thoughtful in all we do”—regardless of how much yogurt is hitting the fan.much yogurt is hitting the fan.**In tough times, those who play the blame**In tough times, those who play the blame game in any way, shape, or form get the game in any way, shape, or form get the firstfirst pink slips!pink slips!**Special for Hoarders: “Opportunistically”**Special for Hoarders: “Opportunistically” bulking up by buying big pieces of crap atbulking up by buying big pieces of crap at bargain prices is tempting but truly a sign ofbargain prices is tempting but truly a sign of advanced brain damage.advanced brain damage.

Tompeters.comTompeters.com

My advice for tough times/Teachers/Admin:My advice for tough times/Teachers/Admin: **Banish “gloomy/victim” from your personal **Banish “gloomy/victim” from your personal demeanor—demeanor— if it kills you!if it kills you!**“Determined”-“Gettin’ on with gettin’ on” is**“Determined”-“Gettin’ on with gettin’ on” is best.best.**The great juggling act: PMA while preparing**The great juggling act: PMA while preparing for the worst. (Positive Mental Attitude—butfor the worst. (Positive Mental Attitude—but know the drill if the recession goes 24know the drill if the recession goes 24 months, which it easily might.months, which it easily might.**Yesterday is dead and gone. Focus on what **Yesterday is dead and gone. Focus on what we’re gonna do Today!we’re gonna do Today!

Tompeters.comTompeters.com

University Budget Situation

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• Total state budget for FY 2010 is approximately $8 million down from FY09.

•Tuition and fee revenues helped stabilize the overall state budget.

•This year, also have a tuition surcharge bringing in $5 million, plus an IT Fee increase which allowed us to move IT personnel off the state budget

•We also have one-time flexibility in local funds

NAU

Warning Signs for the Future in Arizona

• State budget is unlikely to return to FY08 levels

• Tuition cannot continue to rise

• Arizona’s current and future demographics are sobering

NAU

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For 2010, Arizona Remains Among States With The Worst Budget Problems

Source: National Conference of State Legislatures, 2009/Dennis Jones, NCHEMS

Arizona Joint LegislativeBudget Committee Update on The

State’s EconomyOctober 22, 2009

The JLBC Staff projects that the FY 2010 ending balance will fall short of the budget by $(2.0) billion due to an FY 2009 ending balance shortfall, the impacts of the FY 2010 budget vetoes,

lower thananticipated revenue collections in FY 2010,

and changes in other FY 2010 budget projections as noted inthe table below:

Components of FY 2010 Estimated ShortfallImpact $ in millionsFY 2009 Shortfall $ 478FY 2010 Veto Impact 483FY 2010 Revenues 698Other FY 2010 Projections 300

Total $1,959

Percent of Children Ages 0 to 17 Living in Families with Less than a Living Wage

(2007)

Source: 2007 American Community Survey (Public Use Microdata Samples)/Dennis Jones, NCHEMS

National Higher Education Agenda

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NAU

National Agenda for State Education

• National Standards – AZ has already signed on • Teacher Incentive Fund: NCLB = Race to the

Top.• ACT/SAT – college readiness new graduation

test• Our shared goals are clear: higher quality

schools; improved student achievement; more students going to college; closing the achievement gap; and more opportunities for children to learn and succeed.

• We need to bring a greater sense of urgency to this task

• Let us build a law that demands real accountability tied to growth and gain both in the individual classroom and in the entire school

tight on the goals—with clear standards set by states that truly prepare young people for college and careers

The New ESEABy now, I'm sure everyone in this room is aware of the four areas of reform that are at

the heart of our agenda. They are the statutory requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—and they're driving just about everything my team and I are

doing right now.

First, we want to create college- and career-ready standards. Right now, academic standards are too low. We're lying to our students that they are being prepared to

succeed in college or to compete in the globally competitive workplace.

Second, we want highly effective teachers in every classroom and effective leaders in every school. To do that, we're going to need to change the way we recruit, prepare,

retain, and reward teachers.

Third, we want data systems that track students from grade to grade so they know whether they're on track to graduate and succeed in college or the workplace.

Finally, we need to turn around our lowest performing schools. We have 2,000 dropout factories. Half of our nation's dropouts leave these schools without a diploma. Three-

quarters of our minority dropouts are coming from these schools. -Arne Duncan,Secretary of Education Speech October 16, 2009

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Source: Education at a Glance 2008, OECD IndicatorsNote: Figures for net exporters of students may be underestimated and overestimated for net importers.

What Does All This Mean?

If you want Federal Money – Change Education to Federal Demands

Anticipate 10-15% cuts in all School Districts This Year – SEND Back

GC School District Will Implement Cost Savings Measures NOW!

Budgets will be tight for Several Years – Think Differently – How? –

Stay Tuned!

Grand Canyon Schools

Potential Loss of Funds: $150,000.00 - $350,000.00

Cost Savings NOW• Absolute Essential Expenditures

Only• Turn Off Computers, Copiers,

Microwaves, Anything Plugged In, Every Evening When You Leave.

• Turn off Lights Whenever you Leave a Classroom.

• Use Natural Light Whenever Possible.

• Keep thermostats at 67^. Encourage sweaters/sweatshirts

• Pick up Classrooms.• Increase tax credit donations over

last year by 17%. (Tax Credit Funds Used to Support – Extra-curricular including costs of transportation.)

• Inventory Accountability.

• Personal business on School Time Cut by 75%. Let’s all increase our productivity.

• Travel savings by 29%.• Reduce substitute costs by 27%.

Anticipate being asked to cover classes on one of your prep periods more frequently.

• Hold total overtime costs to $8,000.00 for the year. (78% reduction from FY 09)

• Reduce printing and copying costs – paperless, by 20%.

• Adjust Now to the Four Paid Professional Days.

Next StepsNext Steps• District Office Scrutiny Strategy• Priority/Need Surveys• January 2010 – Priority Funding Levels

Completed• December 2009 – Dep’t. Need Mtgs. Completed• Increased Bulk/Co-op Purchasing• Tax Credit Campaign – You Can Help• Legislative Advocacy – We Need Your

Involvement…• Establishment of District Measures (i.e. – Class

size, Square Footage Cleaning Patterns, Bussing Areas, etc.

A Crisis is Too Good An Opportunity To Pass Up!