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2001-02 budget presented to board
A calendar form of the 2001-02 Douglas County School District budget was presented March 20 to the board of education.
By By: Tom Herman
A calendar form of the 2001-02 Douglas County School District budget was presented March 20 to the board of education.
The finance department presented the budget, which was based on an estimated funded student population of 35,500.
Eric Conrad, budget director, submitted the basic budget assumptions to the board for use in developing the actual budget. The initial budget figures must be adopted by the board by July 1.
At the April 17 board meeting, budgets for nutrition services, bond redemption, building fund trust, capital reserve, insurance, trust and agency fund, child-care fund and pupil activities funds will be reviewed.
By May 15, the general fund will be budgeted and presented to the board for income and expenses. These include revenues and expenses for staffing, benefits and operating costs.
The assumption Conrad and his staff will use for determining the budget includes funded student count at 35,530 with enrollment at 37,070, an increase of 2,150 students from 2000-01.
The school financing from the state because of Amendment 23 will increase by an estimated 4 percent inflation plus 1 percent. This will raise the per-pupil operating revenue to $5,296 from the 2000-01 amount of $5,044.
The state school financing increase for the county will be about $11.1 million from increased students, $7.2 million from the inflation increase and $1.8 million from the plus 1 percent. Local assumptions of revenues are $1.3 million plus $600,000 from state categorized funds.
Staffing assumptions made by the budget staff include: pupil-teacher ratios remain the same; five new schools opening will increase the number of building administrators; department staff increases will be minimal; and classified staffing formulas are cost per pupil.
For benefits, the staff has assumed an increase because of converting to a 12-month plan from a six-month one and an estimated 15 percent increase in insurance rates.
District payments to charter schools have a budgeted increase of $602,958 because of state increases.
Utility charges will be increased by assumed rate increases because of new facilities. Capital reserves based on the number of students will have to increase as per state regulations.
Operating costs for maintenance, busing and utilities will increase because of the five new schools that will open.
"We can and will make budget revisions to the state by Oct. 15," Conrad said. "There are always changes based on the actual number of students that register in the fall."
In other board action:
Castle Rock and the district entered into an agreement to improve the traffic flow around Douglas County High School.
The entrances used will be eliminated and replaced by a larger one in the middle of the parking lot. A traffic light also is included in the agreement to regulate the traffic. The improvements will be made in conjunction with the Front Street widening project.
The purchase of computer equipment for the new Prairie Crossing Elementary School was approved.
Apple Computer Inc. of Austin will supply $145,935 worth of equipment that includes 45 iBook computers and 45 PowerBook G3 computers.
Apple offered special pricing and 90 airport wireless network cards at no charge to the district with the order.
The next meeting is at 7 p.m., April 3, at Sierra Middle School.
The finance department presented the budget, which was based on an estimated funded student population of 35,500.
Eric Conrad, budget director, submitted the basic budget assumptions to the board for use in developing the actual budget. The initial budget figures must be adopted by the board by July 1.
At the April 17 board meeting, budgets for nutrition services, bond redemption, building fund trust, capital reserve, insurance, trust and agency fund, child-care fund and pupil activities funds will be reviewed.
By May 15, the general fund will be budgeted and presented to the board for income and expenses. These include revenues and expenses for staffing, benefits and operating costs.
The assumption Conrad and his staff will use for determining the budget includes funded student count at 35,530 with enrollment at 37,070, an increase of 2,150 students from 2000-01.
The school financing from the state because of Amendment 23 will increase by an estimated 4 percent inflation plus 1 percent. This will raise the per-pupil operating revenue to $5,296 from the 2000-01 amount of $5,044.
The state school financing increase for the county will be about $11.1 million from increased students, $7.2 million from the inflation increase and $1.8 million from the plus 1 percent. Local assumptions of revenues are $1.3 million plus $600,000 from state categorized funds.
Staffing assumptions made by the budget staff include: pupil-teacher ratios remain the same; five new schools opening will increase the number of building administrators; department staff increases will be minimal; and classified staffing formulas are cost per pupil.
For benefits, the staff has assumed an increase because of converting to a 12-month plan from a six-month one and an estimated 15 percent increase in insurance rates.
District payments to charter schools have a budgeted increase of $602,958 because of state increases.
Utility charges will be increased by assumed rate increases because of new facilities. Capital reserves based on the number of students will have to increase as per state regulations.
Operating costs for maintenance, busing and utilities will increase because of the five new schools that will open.
"We can and will make budget revisions to the state by Oct. 15," Conrad said. "There are always changes based on the actual number of students that register in the fall."
In other board action:
Castle Rock and the district entered into an agreement to improve the traffic flow around Douglas County High School.
The entrances used will be eliminated and replaced by a larger one in the middle of the parking lot. A traffic light also is included in the agreement to regulate the traffic. The improvements will be made in conjunction with the Front Street widening project.
The purchase of computer equipment for the new Prairie Crossing Elementary School was approved.
Apple Computer Inc. of Austin will supply $145,935 worth of equipment that includes 45 iBook computers and 45 PowerBook G3 computers.
Apple offered special pricing and 90 airport wireless network cards at no charge to the district with the order.
The next meeting is at 7 p.m., April 3, at Sierra Middle School.
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