Budget Presentation PTA

Half Hollow Hills Central School District 2009- 2010 Proposed Budget

2009/10 Budget Challenges

Over the past several months, the District has taken an active role in opposing both cuts to State Aid and implementation of any new unfunded mandates which place a financial burden on taxpayers

Governor’s proposed deficit reduction assessment

-$3 million restored

Governor’s proposed shift of preschool special education costs from state/county to HHH

- $1 million eliminated

Governor’s proposed MTA tax to impose payroll tax on all businesses including school districts –

- Not yet decided . Potential HHH impact $400,000

Enrollment trend

Elementary Enrollment Trend

Secondary Enrollment Trend

Highest Achieving Among the lowest per pupil expenditure

Administrative Budget General Support: 2.16% of Total Budget

Board of Education

District Administration

Finance

Legal Service

Personnel

Public Information

Central Printing

Management of Information Systems

2008-09 2009-10 Change $4,303,754 $4,352,847 $49,093

Administrative Budget Special Items : 0.85% of Total Budget

Unallocated Insurance

School Association Dues

BOCES Administrative Charges

TAN Issue Expense

2008-09 2009-10 Change $1,683,823 $1,723,211 $ 39,388

Administrative Budget Supervision & Curriculum Improvement : 4.70% of Total Budget

Curriculum Development

Planning

Building Administration

Subject Supervisors

Pupil Personnel

2008-09 2009-10 Change $9,053,192 $9,490,172 $ 436,980

Program Budget Instruction : 53.48% of Total Budget

Teaching Staff

Teaching Equipment, Supplies & Materials

Textbooks

BOCES Services

Special Education

Legal services

Occupational Education

School Library & AV

Computer Instruction

Guidance Department

Health Services

In-Service Training

Program Budget Instruction - continued

Psychological Services

Social Work Services

Co-Curricular

Interscholastic Athletics

Community Services

2008-09 2009-10 Change $105,168,252 $107,967,625 $2,799,373

Pupil Transportation: 6.20% of Total Budget Admin: .05% Program: 5.89% Capital: .27%

In-District Transportation

Bus Purchases

Contract Transportation

2008-09 2009-10 Change $12,250,605 $12,514,979 $264,374

Operation & Maintenance of Plant: 7.06% of total budget Capital Budget: 6.95% Admin: .11%

Custodial/Maintenance Personnel

Contracts-Heating, Plumbing & Electrical

Utilities-Telephone, Light & Power, Water

Custodial Supplies & Equipment

Capital Projects

2008-09 2009-10 Change $13,933,255 $14,244,366 $ 311,111

Capital Budget Debt Service : 4.96 % of Total Budget

Principal on School Bonds

Interest on School Bonds

Interest on Short - Term Notes

2008-09 2009-10 Change $9,924,047 $10,008,167 $ 84,120

Employee Benefits/FICA 20.59% of Total Budget

Retirement Contribution

Social Security

Worker’s Compensation

Unemployment Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health, Dental, Optical & Life Insurance

Compensated Absences

2008-09 2009-10 Change $39,871,372 $41,575,404 $1,704,032 Admin: 2.21% • Program: 17.03% • Capital: 1.35%

2009-10 Budget Summary 2008-09 Total Budget $196,188,300 $201,876,771 Dollar Increase $5,688,471 Percent Increase 2.90% 2009-10 Capital $27,286,601 13.52% Program $154,230,703 76.40% Administrative $20,359,467 10.09%

2009/10 Budget Reductions totaling over $3 million

Reductions Include:

19.9 budgeted instructional positions

1.2 instructional position moved to Grant

2 paraprofessional positions

Restructured non-instructional staffing to eliminate 2 part-time positions

Part-time position at the Bus Garage

2.0 budgeted transportation positions

Officials Fees due to Section XI changes

Budget Reductions – cont’d.

District-wide reductions in equipment, supplies and material allocations

Contractual service expenditures

Plant Projects

Curriculum Writing and Scoring

Clubs and Activities

In-Service Training/Staff Development

5 th & 7 th Grade Swimming Assessment

Certain Special Education expenditures moved to Grant due to Federal Stimulus

Other cost Reductions

Restructured the District’s Security Program enhancing security coverage while keeping costs level

Joint effort with other municipalities for cost savings

Recycling - TOH

Security Alarm Services – So. Huntington UFSD

Cooperative Purchasing – NYS, BOCES, County, Educational Data Services

Chaperone assignments reviewed and capped at current allocations

Cost reduction initiatives

Transportation Efficiency Analysis to produce at least two fewer routes

District-wide energy conservation communication to all buildings to reduce usage

Revenues – 2009/10

Revenue Comparison 2008/09 to 2009/10 3,650,000 .28% $3,639,949 Appropriated Fund Balance % Change $3,588,000 7.02% $3,352,500 Other Revenue % Change $165,183,336 1.97% $161,996,879 Tax Levy % Change $1,250,000 100% 0 Use of Reserves % Change $28,205,435 3.70% $27,198,972 State Aid % Change $201,876,771 2.90% $196,188,300 Total Budget % Change Proposed Budget 2009/10 2008/09 Budget Base Year

Interest Earnings Comparison

Estimated Tax Levy

Proposed 2009-10 Budget $201,876,771

Less: Estimated Revenue (36,693,435)

Gross Tax Levy: 2009-2010 $165,183,336

Less Gross Tax Levy: 2008-2009 $161,996,879

Total Gross Tax Levy $ Increase $ 3,186,457

2009-2010 Gross Tax Levy % Increase 1.97%

Tax Levy increases 2006/07 to 2009/10

Tax Rate Comparison to School Districts in Towns of Huntington and Babylon

Elementary Program Highlights

Full day Kindergarten

Universal Prekindergarten at each elementary school

Variety of extra-curricular clubs and activities at each elementary school

After School Foreign Language Clubs at each elementary school

Hills on Stage – District-wide Fifth Grade Theatre Program

Keyboarding Instruction for all students in third and fourth grade

Laptop Pilot Program

Three computers in every classroom

Weekly scheduled computer instruction utilizing mobile laptop labs K-4

Additional shared mobile laptop lab 5th grade

Planetarium Program

Space Shuttle Program

After School Support Programs in English Language Arts and Math

Weekly Art, Music, Library instruction

Bi-weekly Physical Education instruction

Universal Busing

Band/Orchestra lessons in 4th and 5th grade

Health Instruction K-5

Enrichment

AHAP Program

Reading Support Services

Math Support Services

Middle Level Highlights

A “Full Teaming” Model in Grades 6-8

Immersive Language Program beginning in grade 6 in French, Italian and Spanish

Chinese now offered in Grades 6 and 7

All Core Classes (ELA, SS, Science, Math, LOTE) work in a “vertical articulation” model towards the goal of maximizing Advanced Placement participation and achievement

Honors Earth Science and Mathematics classes now available to over 45 % of school population

Full Band, Chorus and Orchestra Program

Multiple concert opportunities for all maintained

Comprehensive Theater Program

Multiple performance opportunities for all maintained

Laptop Pilot Program which is in addition to two computer labs per school, music computer lab and highly effective 28 station laptop carts

Smart Boards supplement the use of projectors installed in classrooms and classroom computers

Full Health and PE program

PE every other day

Interesting “elective” programs such as Law Seminar and Mastery Seminar in Grade 8

Full range of support services from Guidance to Social and Academic

Strong middle level Athletic program

Students make use of our unique, full scale Planetarium and Space Shuttle program

Support maintained for academic and competitive field trips

Large array of extra-curricular opportunities

Science Olympiad

High School Highlights

Infinite Campus Student Management System

Gradebook

The Parent and Student Portal

Administrative Productivity Suite

Ad-hoc report generator

Scheduling

Naviance College Management Software

Multiple Electronic Library Services

AP Photo Archives

Student Edge College and High School prep package available to parents

Multiple Electronic Assets

26 National Level Advanced Placement courses

Last year more than 2,000 AP Examinations were written

A comprehensive academic research program

Summer Placements at top universities

Support for local and in-house academic research

Numerous and where appropriate, advanced courses in Art, Business, Family and Consumer Sciences, Computers, Health, Music, Drivers Education and Physical Education

Drivers Education includes outstanding guest speakers which provide insight into the dangers of student driving

Deep content level course work in the core areas; Mathematics, Science, LOTE (including ASL), English and Social Studies

Large array of electives to take advantage of our nine-period day program

Full use of our in house Planetarium for multi-disciplinary work

Students can participate at BOCES Cultural Arts and take over 30 programs at Wilson Tech such as Nursing, Auto Mechanics, Aerospace technology and Culinary Arts

Each high school has six computer labs including an Art lab for graphic and media arts and a Music lab for composition.

Teacher Laptop Pilot as well as laptop carts are available for teachers to supplement their lessons with rich content

Graphing Calculators are provided for students

New High-tech Science Labs

Many classrooms now with built in projectors

All classrooms with Internet access and computers

Full range of support services from Guidance to Social and Academic

Guidance Support has outstanding student to counselor ratios

A deep and highly competitive Athletic program which meets the needs of thousands of students

Over 180 Coaches working in over 120 teams

From Football to Fencing!

A full Natatorium (Pool) complex, which allows us to have an excellent swim and dive team as well as to support community swim activities

A comprehensive after school Independent Study Foreign Language program

Multiple languages from Hebrew to Latin to ASL and Japanese

Continued support for academic and competitive field trips

Extremely large array of extra-curricular opportunities

Your Investments Paying Off 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% STATE COUNTY HHH 4th Grade ELA 2008 (% Earning 3 & 4) 71 80 90

Your Investments Paying Off 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% STATE COUNTY HHH 4th Grade Math 2008 (% Earning 3 & 4) 84 90 96

Your Investments Paying Off 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% STATE COUNTY HHH 8th Grade ELA 2008 (% Earning 3 & 4) 56 67 81

Your Investments Paying Off 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% STATE COUNTY HHH 8th Grade Math 2008 (% Earning 3 & 4) 70 81 92

Your Investments Paying Off 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95% 100% Percentage of Students Passing Regents 2008 Spanish/French/Italian 100 Living Environment 98 Math A 94 English 97 Global History 95 U.S. History 98 Earth Science 93 Chemistry 91 Physics 97

More information….

Budget information is available on our webpage http://www.hhh.12.ny.us

Follow the Our District link to the District Financial Information page

Dates to Remember PTA Budget Presentation VA 9:30 am Thursday, May 7, 2009 PTA Budget Presentations SH/WH 9:30 am Wednesday, May 13, 2009 PTA Budget Presentation Candlewood 7:30 pm Wednesday, May 13, 2009 PTA Budget Presentation H.S. West 7:30 pm Wednesday, April 22, 2009 PTA Budget Presentation H.S. East 9:15 am Monday, May 4, 2009 Public Hearing Manasquan 8:00 pm Monday, May 11, 2009 Budget VOTE H.S. East 7:00am to 10:00pm Tuesday, May 19, 2009 PTA Budget Presentation CH/FP 7:30 pm Wednesday, May 6, 2009 PTA Budget Presentations OT/SQ/PA 9:30 am Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Description Place Time Date

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