Mike Burke, COO Administrators & Supervisors Meeting April 7, 2015
Operations Update
K-12 Proposed Legislative Budgets
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Overview
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Florida House and Senate Statewide K-12 budgets were
released March 20, 2015.
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Both House and Senate propose funding levels less than
the Governor’s budget.
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Both budget proposals increase overall funding for K-12 by
approximately $750 million statewide.
K-12 Proposed Legislative Budgets
Historical General Fund Appropriations
FY 2016 Projected Revenue
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Estimated Revenue is based on information available as of
March 26, 2015.
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Pass-through to charter school is expected to increase by
$32.3 million to $167 million.
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Net Funding for Palm Beach County School District will
increase $31.6 mil. (or 2.61%) under the House proposal
and $30.6 mil. (or 2.52%) under the Senate proposal.
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After adjusting for the non-recurring funds utilized to
balance FY 2015 budget and anticipated increases in
revenue such as Spectrum Lease the district has $10.8 mil.
under the House proposal and $11.5 million under the
Senate proposal.
FY 2016 Projected Appropriations
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Changes to school based allocations were presented to
the Budget Advisory Committee on March 6, 2015.
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Superintendent’s Budget Review Committee recommended
changes to District school based allocations to align school
budgets with growth in charter school enrollment.
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District Operated Schools – Savings of $16.0 million,
representing 1.5% reduction in total cost of schools.
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Departments – still under development, current savings of $3.3
million, representing 3.4% reduction in total cost of
Projected Appropriations
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Potential reserve for salary increases:
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$12.1 mil for potential additional annualized impact of
FY 2015 settlements
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$27.2 mil for FY 2016 employee salary bargaining
reserve
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Applying savings from schools and departments,
the projected shortfall is currently $9.2 million
under the House proposal and $8.5 million under
the Senate proposal.
Other Considerations
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Potential increase of $2.0 million to $3.0 million
in revenue based on Governor’s budget
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Impact of Extended Day requirements, i.e.
addition/deletion of schools
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Actual FY 2016 Charter School enrollment versus
projected growth of 4,000 students
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Actual Palm Beach County July 1, 2015
certificated tax values versus projection
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One time Spectrum lease revenue of $5.2 million.
Consider directing a portion of these funds to the
contingency fund.
Capital Budget Update
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Last year, the projected shortfall for the FY
2016 Capital Budget was $105 million.
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At this time, revenues are expected to
increase by $2.2 million based on the latest
property value projections.
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The Legislative session will be closely
monitored for proposals that may impact the
capital budget.
Capital Budget Process
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A thorough review of the capital budget is
underway, assessing the District’s needs.
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National benchmarks and recommendations are
being used where appropriate. For example, The
Council of Great City Schools released a report in
October 2014, titled Reversing the Cycle of
Deterioration in the Nation’s Public School
Buildings, which provides a wealth of information
that directly relates to our planning process.
Information data based on BOMA International (Building Owners and Managers Association), Preventative Maintenance Guidebook
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Facility Renewal Projects
Renewal
periods for
common
building
components:
Life of Facility Component
Paint 7 Variable frequency drives 5 Battery power supply 5
Locks 20 to 30 Security devices/ sensors 10
Pumps 10 Motors 10 to 20 Air conditioning equipment
(depending on type) 10 to 30
Roofs 15 to 20 Windows 30 50+ years Structure Bldg. Life
Component/ System Life Cycle (years)
0 to 6 years
7 to 10 years
Capital Budget
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Given the capital budget constraints, facility
renewal projects will be prioritized along with
other capital needs including:
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Maintenance of existing facilities and assets
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Replacement of school buses and other vehicles
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Computers and other technology
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School safety projects
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Property insurance
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Debt service payments
Legislative Update
Assessment/Accountability
: HB7069 has a number of common
elements in both the House and Senate versions.
What appears to be agreed:
1. districts will not have to make up end-of-course exams for all
state courses other than the five that are state assessed;
2. State assessment will not count more than one-third of a
teacher's evaluation and only for those whose students are
state-assessed in English language arts and math on FSA (e.g.
VAM scores); the remainder or other teachers will be evaluated
on a plan adopted by the local school board that includes
student data, principal review and other means;
3. Prescriptive language for promotion from one grade to
another is eliminated and districts given greater flexibility to
determining if a student is meeting state standards
Assessment/Accountability Legislation Continued
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The House will consider the Senate version on the
floor tomorrow (Wednesday) and is expected to agree to all except:
1. Senate language calling for an independent validation of the Florida
Standards Assessment (FSA) before results are used for 3rd grade retention, high school promotion, school grades and teacher evaluation. This has the intent to delay use of FSA for all of FY15; House will likely not agree to this and send the bill back without it;
2. Senate language that no student would be tested for state or local
assessments more than 5% of the instructional year (45 hours); in reality, no student is tested more than that and the issue remains the amount of time that districts and schools have to set aside for testing;
What is NOT in the bill - any true transition of implementation over the next year or two to use FSA for diagnostic purposes and not for school grades, etc. An amendment by Sen. Dwight Bullard to provide a pass this year failed on a 14-22 vote.
