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- 1. Half Hollow Hills Central School District Secondary PTA Budget Presentation 3/30/2009
- 2. Highest Achieving Among the lowest per pupil expenditure
- 6. Class Sizes Board of Education Policy for Class Sizes Kindergarten and First Grade – 22 Second Grade – 24 Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades – 26 Grades Six through Twelve - 28
- 7. Budget-to-Budget comparison NYS Contingency Formula Budget Cap is 120% of CPI or 4% whichever is lower Contingent budget formula cap for 2009/10 is 4.0% per NYS Educ. Dept. 2009/10 Proposed Budget is already below the NYS formula cap $202,345,358 3.14% $202,949,762 3.45% $204,035,832 4.0% $205,310,849 4.65% $196,188,300 Total Budget % Change Preliminary Budget 2009/10 As of 3/23/09 Preliminary Budget 2009/10 As of 3/9/09 NYS Contingency Formula Budget Cap 2009/10 Rollover Budget 2009/10 (estimated cost of rolling forward budget as is) Adopted Budget 2008/09
- 8. 2009/10 Budget Reductions totaling close to $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
- 9. 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 reduced and capped In-Service Training/Staff Development 5 th & 7 th Grade Swimming Assessment Certain Special Education expenditures moved to Grant due to Federal Stimulus
- 10. 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
- 11. Cost reduction initiatives Transportation Efficiency Analysis to produce at least two fewer routes District-wide energy conservation communication to all buildings to reduce usage
- 12. Factors that may affect Expenditure Budget The following proposed unfunded mandates are not included in the current budget proposal. We hope to receive a decision from the State on these items before budget adoption. MTA tax on all payroll ($400,000) 15% of Pre-school special education ($1,000,000) Contract Transportation budget subject to revision upon completion of RFP analysis.
- 13. Middle Level Program A warm, inviting and rich academic environment which transitions students effectively from the elementary level to our high school program
- 14. 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
- 15. Middle Level Highlights 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
- 16. Middle Level Highlights 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
- 17. High School Program Our Comprehensive HS Program is preserved with features which are equal to or surpassing other superior districts across the State
- 18. 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
- 19. High School Highlights 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
- 20. High School Highlights 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
- 21. High School Highlights 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.
- 22. High School Highlights 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
- 23. High School Highlights 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
- 24. High School Highlights 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
- 25. Dates to Remember Budget Presentation Vanderbilt 8:00 pm Monday, March 23, 2009 Elementary PTA Budget Presentation Manasquan 10:00 am Thursday, March 26, 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 Adopt Budget Manasquan 8:00 pm Monday, April 20, 2009 Secondary PTA Budget Presentation Manasquan 8:00 pm Monday, March 30, 2009 Description Place Time Date
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