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A Vision for the Future

November 18, 2010



Overview of District 97 Finances & ReferendumSchool Board President Peter Traczyk

A Vision for the Future of District 97Superintendent Al Roberts

Referendum Sizing

Q&A



District 97 fund balances are dwindling

◦

Despite 9 straight years of expense reductions State of Illinois budget crisis

◦ Directly impacts the D97 budget

Costs have increased greater than revenue◦ The Structural Deficit



Budget for FY11Revenue

Local $46,985,933

State $13 614 991

Federal $4,130,460

Total $64,731,384

Expenditures

Salary/Benefits $53,921,348

er , , Total $68,561,687



2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

$ 0



Last operating tax referendum was 1989

1999 capital referendum:◦ Julian & Brooks middle schools

◦ Small improvements at each elementary school

◦ Debt is retired in 2018

District 97 has cut expenses in each of thelast 8 fiscal years



State of Illinois owes D97 $1,657,000 for

fiscal year 09-10◦ No expectation of timely full payment

. -delayed

Other state categorical grants reduced asmuch as 25%

State budget crisis has only affected the

timing of the referendum, not the need◦ Uncertainty makes referendum sizing complicated



163.7

170.0

BLS - Consumer Price Index - CPI-U (Revenue)

150.0

160.0 BLS - Employee Cost Index (ECI) - State & Local

Employees - Total Compensation (Expense)

Expense to Revenue Ratio (ECI/CPI).

140.0

113.5120.0

130.0

100.0

110.0

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District 97 will receive more $ over the life of

downtown TIF than without the TIF agreement Reached agreement with Village on

calculation; will receive distributions as cash

General State Aid is reduced b $0.52 forevery new dollar from TIF property releases

◦ If TIF terminated today it would not eliminate need

for referendum



Maintenance of the status quo does notbenefit our students or community

◦ Quality of Education – 21st Century skills◦ Quality of Life in the Community

◦ Property Values

We can and will do more with less Some new expenditures required between

now and 2018

Restructuring of how we do business on aday-to-day basis will be required



We cannot change the State pension systemat the local level

We cannot change State funding formulas,reimbursement rates, or timing of payments◦ State funding will continue to be a significant

problem

a ar es an ene s are su ec o con rac

◦ We are working with our bargaining units to reduce

◦ Education is still a market economy

◦ We will continue to target pay to the median of theBright Red Apple school cohort



Administration has identified additionalpermanent reductions of $ 740,800

◦ Permanent decrease of 1.08% of budget beginning

◦ Administrative pay freeze



Further reduce administrative positions

Revisit student fees, playground supervision feeand introduce technology fee

Investigate staff attorney in lieu of retainer

Reduce early childhood coordinator to half time Eliminate one OT and and Speech teacher

Redefine the needs for # of Teaching Assistants

eapp y e m e s an ar or us ng Investigate grade-level attendance centers with

increased class size



Simply reducing expenditures will not solvethe structural deficithe structural deficit◦ Need to reduce the annual budget by $6,000,000

or more.

◦ Requires cuts that would severely impact the

quality of education for our 5,500 students________________________________________________________________________________PERSPECTIVE $6,000,000 = The release of every single administrator + 34 certified staff If every employee took a salary freeze, the district would save $1,400,000Total Salary Amounts:otal Salary Amounts:

Teachers Aides (101) $2,129,181Clerical (47) $1,866,564Administration (31) $3,631,713Custodial/Maintenance (52) $3,055,454ustodial/Maintenance (52) $3,055,454Teachers (466) $35,261,001



Reduce district office administrator $120,000 Reduce district office su ort staff $100 000

Description of Services Estimated Savings

Eliminate Support Specialist $320,379 Eliminate one secretary per school $450,000 Eliminate sports and after school activities $106,000 Eliminate Cast and Bravo $212 000 Cut elementary instrumental music $568,394 Cut festivals $ 35,000

Eliminate art $884,577 Eliminate Multi-cultural Center $199 335 Early childhood coordinator to half time $ 35,000 Reduce Media Specialists by 50% $340,056 Eliminate Media Clerks $126,130 Eliminate Summer school 151 000 Reduce one Assistant Principal at each middle school $200,000

TOTAL $3,847,871



The mission of Oak Park Elementary School District 97 is to guarantee

developing socially, emotionally, and physically through a systemdistinguished by

• Exemplary instruction focused on each student

• Commitment to the needs of a diverse population

• Meaningful partnerships with families and thecommunity

• Celebrations of the power of art, music, and language

• Confident students challenged to be educational risk-takers



District 97 offers the children of Oak Park access to a quality. ,

competitive in a fast changing, technologically driven andglobally interdependent world, we must improve the way we

.

Some of these improvements—strengthening the instructional— through changes that can be made relatively inexpensively.

,implementation of new strategies for teaching foreign languagewill require an investment of dollars to ensure success.



Maintaining the status quo does not support our mission, or.

Our district is lagging behind in our efforts to providestudents access to enough touches with technology to ensure

s en ury uca on.

We must enable our faculty and staff to build each student’s

capacity to develop the skills necessary to function in a newand uncertain world.

We need to invest in the tools available to support the 21stCentur learners and the develo ment of ha , health , and

productive young men and women◦ Niceties vs. Necessities

◦



We must find ways to help every student we servee success u an reac or t e stars.

While we need to do well on standardized tests, we

learning; and to demonstrate deep understanding

of subject matter.

We have had some successes, but we will not besuccessful until 100% of our students are achieving

at ig eve s.



Very GoodSchool SystemBuilt for the

A School Systemthat Prepares

19th and 20th

Centuries

21st Century and

Beyond

C R

READING

CORE

ARITHMETIC

O

E

Reading, Writing, Mathematics,S l S d S

WRITING

SOCIALSTUDIES

SCIENCE

Social Studies, Science,

Thinking, Processing,Communicating, Working inTeams, Using Technology

Foreign Language and the Artsoreign Language and the Artsfor their own Unique Value, and

as Enhancements and

Extensions of the CORE



Teaching Subjects in Isolation with Little Connection to the RealWorld. Doing Things the Same Way Even When the Results are

Less than Desired

STOP

MoveProviding Teachers with the Tools they Need:

Staff Development and TrainingClear and Consistent Focus on Results

Aheadwith

Caution

Results OrientationProject Based Learning

Emphasis on Creativity and IngenuityIntegration of Subjects in a Meaningful Way

Challenging All Students

Proceed



Raising the Expectation and Respect Levels

Identifying Strategies that Enhance Learning

Placing Emphasis on Challenging All Students

AlreadyMoving withCaution

Finding Ways to Provide the Necessary Resources

Connecting Evaluation and Performance



Perspective

• Interdisciplinary and project-based learning• Higher level of understanding of core areas

• Critical thinking and problem solving skills

• Communication and collaboration skills

PreferredFuture

• n orma on, me a an ec no ogy s s

• Creativity and innovation skills

• Global literacy skills

•

• Ability to apply knowledge to new situations



Administrative and Teacher QualityHigher Expectations

Thorough and Efficient Use of Data Existinghorough and Efficient Use of DataFocus on Student Achievement

Better Evaluation ProcessAvailability of the Tools and Programs Needed to Succeed

Existing

Budget

STUDENTACHIEVEMENTCHIEVEMENT



TECHNOLOGY

Every teacher needs to have access to various technologies

SmartBoards or similar tech in every classroom

Preferred Future through 2018referred Future through 2018

$5,000,000 TOTAL fully implemented and extended tech plan



FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Every child bilingual by end of 8th grade

Daily instruction as a core subject

New, less labor intensive strategies/programs

Should reinforce the instruction they receive in their native tongue Offer a variety of language options

Preferred Future through 2018

$700,000



Preferred Future

Total investment needed through 2018

Schoolyards as “Outdoor Classrooms” $2 800 000 Schoolyards as Outdoor Classrooms $2,800,000

Music $255,000

Equipment (Audio-Visual) $215,000 Copiers and Printers $147,000

Modernize classroom learning environment $1,800,000

Technology, Foreign Language $5,700,000

Total $10,687,000



Limiting Rate Increase◦ Traditional tax rate increase

◦ Permanent; grows with tax cap limits

◦

Working Cash Bond Sale

sales

◦ Additional tax levy expires when debt is retired

◦

Rate increase is delayed until tax bills of 2012



Economic downturn has affected all of us◦ Now is not the time to ask for a permanent tax

increase

◦ Any new property value growth will decrease the

burden to existing tax payers Creates transparency

◦ Proceeds go into separate fund; must be

◦ Board is drafting policy to monitor and report onmanagement of bond proceeds



2017: Existing annual middle school debtpayments of $4.46M expire

2018 Downtown TIF expires

◦ Property released from the TIF provides newrevenue source to District without additional

Bridging to 2018 allows us to keep thereferendum as small as possible



Current draft goal is $75 Million◦ Bridges district to 2018

◦ Includes required permanent reduction in expense.

◦ Provides for very modest capital expenditures to

keep pace with depreciation to e comp ete etween an



12/14 Board Meeting◦ Finalize size of referendum

◦ Finalize wording of referendum question

◦ Vote to approve referendum question

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