1	09/010 Partner Group Meeting Welcome Tonight we will cover off the following information Review cost comparison with other districts General review of overall financial position Review 09/10 information Review Proposed Additions and Reductions
2	Cost Comparison for 08/09 with Similar Size District A couple of important points to make about the following information It is based on current year budget It is meant more for discussion than predicting where we should be spending more or less
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30	History of Budget Pressures Substitutes 100,000 Benefits 200,000 Teacher Increments 300,000 Less Students 1,700,000 Staff Savings - 1,032,000 P&VP+ EXC steps 30,000 Supplies Inflation 125,000 Total 1,423,000 Based on enrolment decline of 300 students. So these are the net costs increases the district faces every year
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35	Budget increase from the last few years Curriculum boost non salary 200,000 Course Fees 250,000 Support staff 143,000 Differentiated staffing 320,000 Learning Resources 100,000 CUPE attend NI days 30,000 Fine Arts VP 50,000 Photocopiers 50,000 School Growth Plans 45,000 Computers for schools 100,000 Pro-d for ESSPA PVP 64,000 LRC Clerical 10,000 Secondary Wex 45,000 Directors\Asst Sup 125,000 Technician 50,000 Curriculum Support Teachers 560,000 Professional Partnerships 228,000 Teachers [ DPA\Tech\ 240,000 PVP 100,000 Total 2,700,000
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37	Properties We have sold Black Creek 450,000 Royston [old] 250,000 Union Bay 675,000 Cumberland IA 500,00 Courtenay Jr 1,400,000 Mission Road lot 575,000 Conditional Sales Pending 1,400,000 Total 5,250,000 Restricted Capital results from some of these sales so not all is available to help with equipment
38	Local Capital Expenditures Two year totals [06/07 and 07/08] Technology plan 750,000 Tech Education 260,000 Fine Arts 140,000 Maintenance Shop 100,000 BCESIS 102,850 Purchase Airport El from DND 340,000 Total 1,381,000
39	Potential Problem Areas Change in funding outside the block Change in actuarial costs of EFB
40	09/10 Funding Announcements 3 sheets to go over 1 is the actual details of our funding grants 2 is Projected deficit from 08/09 and forecast for 09/10 if no changes beyond adjustments for declining enrolment which have been worked into the forecast already 3 is the projected positions in 10/11 and 11/12
41	Project Surplus\Deficit [Operating] At this time we are projecting for 08/09 that we will end the year in a small deficit position [Est at 581,000]. This will leave us with a surplus of around 1.0 to 1.4 million. The difficulty here is that as we are starting to run into structural deficits that in the following years need to be adjusted twice as much to remove this shortfall
42	What does that mean for us The not so good news is that we are unable to add any new services or positions without identifying reductions in other areas We have completed our analysis of 09/10 and if we do nothing beyond the cuts that naturally fall out of enrolment declines[20 teachers] and 7 FTE in Special Ed EA’s we will face a shortfall of 726,379 and reductions in Vice Principal, Admin Assistant time, etc If the Ministry does any further cuts in our funding outside the block [ likely] it will add directly to the total shortfall and could mean we will end 09/10 with no surplus for following years
43	Budget Process Goals Engage Schools and Communities in the Process {Met with School level partner representatives in March and sought their input.} Ensure that the decisions are aligned with the student achievement goals, both district and school Make spending decisions that reflect priorities for district and school programs Ensure that the decisions are clearly communicated and periodically reviewed
44	Proposals Received Handout
45	Timelines Still hope to complete our budget process by the end of the month
46	Local Capital As we sell surplus properties we generate funds that can be used purchase capital assets like computers, lathes, pottery kilns etc This budget is also reviewed by the board in this process We have several properties in a conditional contract stage and it will be challenging to allocate local capital till we see if the sales complete and we get permission from the Ministry to allocate to our reserves We still will accept budget proposals for this spending, but may not come to fruition till later this year
47	Priorities This would be a good time to review what in your minds should be the priorities for the Board to consider in setting next year’s budget.
48	Input into the decision So if the public wants to provide the board with input on the proposals, you can send them to either to me at len.Ibbs@sd71.bc.ca or within a few days we will have this presentation on the web and will provide a link to send information that will go to all trustees
49	Questions?