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STATE OF

THE SYSTEM

Dr. Lillie Cox, Superintendent

March 2013

Alamance-Burlington School System T

HE

R E C A H Rigorous Instruction

Engagement in 21st Century Learning Opportunities

Achievement in Support of College &Career Readiness

Community Involvement to Infuse School Culture

High Quality Teachers & Administrators

S S T A T 22690 Students

2658 Staff 36 Schools

American Indian 0.4% Hawaiian/Pacific 0.1%

Asian 1.3% Hispanic 22.4%

Black 22.2% White 51.2%

Multi-Racial 3.4%

A S S CURRENT BUDGET

B

The Total ABSS Operating Budget - $180 million

86% of the total ABSS operating budget pays for people (salary + benefits)

88% ~of the 86%

goes toward salaries and benefits for instructional positions

ABSS Operating Budget

$180 Million

F I D N N FEDERAL

U G

Sequestration could cut federal funding by 10% or $1,200,000

EduJobs funding is gone leaving a

$2.2 million gap in teacher positions.

EduJobs did not create new positions but was used to maintain existing positions.

F I D N N STATE

U G

North Carolina ranks No. 48 in per student spending, average teacher salaries

Only three states are expected to spend less per student than North Carolina in the current school year, according to the latest rankings

from the National Education Association.

The state also ranks No. 48 in teacher salary among the 50 states and District of Columbia in the current school year,

paying an average $45,947. Only Oklahoma, Mississippi and South Dakota pay less. The U.S. average is $56,383.

North Carolina's per pupil spending for the 2012-13 school year is estimated at $8,433 with only Texas, Utah and Arizona spending

less per student. The U.S. average is $11,068.

Read more here: http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/north_carolina_ranks_no_48_in_pe

r_student_spending_average_teacher_salaries#storylink=cpy

The threat of higher federal taxes along with the new $50,000

business exemption has added uncertainty to collections that will culminate with the April 15th tax

filings.

Proposed Legislation - HB 144 Homeschool Education Tax Credit

The estimated impact of the proposed $2,500 per year income tax credit for each qualifying homeschooler would

be $221.5 million.

Alamance County currently has approximately 1200 homeschool students.

Charter Schools Over 70 charter school applications have been filed for new charter schools with the potential

of several new charters in Alamance, Orange and Guilford opening in August 2014 if

approved.

ABSS currently pays nearly $1.4 million from Local County Revenues for

students attending Charter Schools. Most of these schools are in surrounding

counties. As the number of Charter Schools increase, funds for ABSS

students will continue to decrease.

A reversion means that funding appears on our district’s budget allocation from the state at the beginning of the school year, but our school system is required to return or

revert a specified amount back.

A discretionary cut means that our school district makes the decision about where cuts will be made in our budget before reverting funds back to the state.

Both terms can be summed up succinctly as

“funds our schools will never see”.

Since 2008-2009, Alamance-Burlington has been required to revert a sobering combined total of

$21.3 million from our annual budget allocations back to the state’s general fund.

This includes the $5.6 million reversion for this year.

$1,524,962.00

$3,438,203.00

$4,636,876.00

$6,370,089.00

$5,403,073.00

$5,651,884.00

$-

$1,000,000.00

$2,000,000.00

$3,000,000.00

$4,000,000.00

$5,000,000.00

$6,000,000.00

$7,000,000.00

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Projected

Discretionary Reversions

Governor’s Recommended Budget

The Governor’s proposed budget now goes to the House of Representatives and Senate for revisions,

input, and changes.

A link to the entire budget is on our website.

Governor’s Recommended Budget Highlights

Provides additional teaching positions for additional students. Does not lower class size. We expect to gain 200 students next year.

Cuts teacher assistant allotments to only K-1. This would mean reducing our teaching assistant positions by 132 positions in ABSS.

Provides a 1% salary increase for state employees.

Provides funding for 3rd grade summer school and reading assessment (m-class).

Leaves $5.6million reversion in place for next year.

F I D N N LOCAL

U G

Alamance County Appropriations & Average Daily Membership (ADM)

Ten Year History

Ten Year Comparison of System’s Fund Balance

County Fund Balance Comparisons 2012

• Catawba County funds three school systems and total appropriations for the three systems totals

$36,136,584 or 23%

• Randolph County funds the Asheboro City Schools for a total of $24,719,426 or 23%

• Iredell County funds the Mooresville Graded School District for a total of $37,781,739 for two systems or 23%

• Buncombe County also funds Asheville City Schools for a total of $56,125,793 for the two systems or 22%

• Cabarrus County also funds Kannapolis City Schools for a total of $53,287,330 for the two systems or 27%

• Davidson County funds three school systems and total appropriations of $27, 983,161 or 23%

**2012 N.C. Local Government Commission; Audited Financial Data by County

A S S INVESTMENTS

B

Technology upgrades School Safety

Unmet Capital Needs Restored 20 Teacher Assistant Positions

Professional Development

Fund Balance – One-time Expenditures

A S S CHALLENGES

B

Projected State Unfunded Mandates for the 2013-2014 Budget

Impact to the Local Current Expense Budget

Increase in Employer Hospital Insurance Costs $ 75,345

Increase in Employer Matching Retirement Costs $ 68,519

Projected Salary Step Increase $ 308,165

Legislative Unemployment Costs $ 76,282

Total Unfunded Mandates $ 528,311

Instructional Unfunded Mandates

m-Class Implementation (partially funded)

ABSS has spent $46,000 on additional devices to meet the needs of all our K-3 teachers.

(The Governor’s Proposed Budget does fund this

item.)

Materials for Measures of Student Learning (MSL)

Implementation

Over $100,000


Grade 3 Promotion Legislation

ABSS will have to provide summer camp, materials, teacher salaries, utilities, transportation,

transition classes.

(The Governor’s Proposed Budget does fund this item.)


Review of Largest Cuts for 2013-2014 Federal: Possible sequestration of federal funds at 10% Projected at $1,200,000 Local: Fund balance reduced – We can only appropriate ½ of what we used last year State: Discretionary Reversion – Projected at $5,651,884

Superintendent’s Proposed Budget

2013 - 2014

REVENUES

EXPENDITURES

2013-2014 Local Funding Request

• On March 25, 2013, the ABSS Board of Education approved the request of $34,520,907 from County Commissioners. This amount will return us to the 2010-2011 funding level although we now serve more students.

• The Board also approved a request of $750,000 for Capital needs from the County Commissioners.

10%

in Purchased Services

= $1,571,319

10% supplies, materials and technology =

$1,120,641

= 25 Teachers

52 Classified Positions

18 Assistant Principals

Or A Combination…

$1.4 Million in Salaries and Benefits

or

or

$4,092,063 REDUCTIONS

(does not include $750,000 capital)

A S S PREVIOUS

BUDGET CUTS

B

(2) Central Office Lead Teachers

(5) Central Office Curriculum Specialists

(2) Technology Technicians

Central Office cuts this year:

Assistant Superintendent

Grant Writer

Public Information Director

Central Office Warehouse Custodian

Technology Facilitators

(9) Maintenance Facilitators

Media Assistants all schools

(14) Central Office Clerical Positions

Principal at Cummings and additional supplement

Closed Print Shop

Eliminated Printing of the Elementary Curriculum Guide

Reduced Printing of Student Code of Conduct

Reduced Inclement Weather Guide Printing

Finance Implemented Electronic Pay Vouchers

C T I P A NEEDS

A L

The school system has not received capital funding in the past two years. We request the restoration of the $750,000 annually for recurring capital expenditures in our facilities.

Loss of Capital Funding

School or

Department Item and Justification Description Estimated Cost

MaintenanceCarpet/Tile replacement Yearly renovation projects; removal of

asbestos floor tile; replacment damages due 40,000.00$

Pleasant Grove LPP Filelds On-going repairs and replacement beds $ 15,000.00

Filter Bed -Sylvan and WHS Replace gravel and sand bed- Per NCDENR $ 30,000.00

Restroom Renovations Privacy doors, urinal and commode

replacements, replace floor urinals- multiple

schools 25,000.00$

Indoor Air Quality

Maintianing fresh air equipment at Grove

Park, East Lawn; exhaust hood inspections;

corrections, clean up of mildew 50,000.00$

Update

intercom/alarm/communications

systems

Southern Ms, Western HS, Smith, EM Yoder

each have security issues with alarm panels

and intercom systems. 120,000.00$

UV lights/ sewer station repairsRequired to maintain standard of NCDENR 30,000.00$

HVAC controls Replacement and recalabration of controls 40,000.00$

Safety Total $ 350,000.00

Maintenance; Contract Painting and Wall repairs On-going request from schools30,000.00$

Modular space renovations and

movement of modular units

Continuation of upfitting areas for EC

department to meet children and staff needs 75,000.00$

On-going roof repairs Older roofs with no replacement scheduled $ 125,000.00

Replacement roof South Mebane $ 108,000.00

Replacement roof Estern HS10,000.00$

Replacement roof Turrentine4,000.00$

Replacement roof Elon14,000.00$

Replacement roof A.W.10,000.00$

Replacement roof Woodlawn (finish recoating)27,000.00$

Williams HS Stage flooring Replacement of worn out flooring $ 27,824.00

Western HS Stage flooring Replacement of worn out flooring $ 13,969.00

Southern HS Stage flooring Replacement of worn out flooring $ 18,057.00

Graham HS Stage flooring Replacement of worn out flooring $ 22,834.00

Eastern HS Stage flooring Replacement of worn out flooring $ 18,057.00

Cummings HS Stage flooring Replacement of worn out flooring 15,107.00$

Smith ES Replace Chiller Engineering, replacement of chiller175,000.00$

Tree Service trimming or removal of trees that could

damage a building's intregrity 50,000.00$

Paving On-going repairs and replacement40,000.00$

Construction and Repair Totals $ 783,848.00

Custodial Equipment Maintaining approximately 40 ABSS

employees after contract cleaning. On-going 15,000.00$

Classroom/staff Furniture On-going replacement at various locations 25,000.00$

Replace. Furn. & Equp. Totals $ 40,000.00

Bus Garage 2 Activity Buses

Requesting 2 new activity buses to replace aging bus fleet.

78% of the activity buses are over 10 years old and no buses $ 170,000.00

Activity Buses $ 170,000.00

1,343,848.00$

Replacement Furniture and Equipment

Capital Outlay Funds

CAPITAL REQUESTS

FY 2013-2014

Activity Buses

Construction and Repairs

Health/Safety

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