- 1. Pulling the Pieces Back Together: Safety, Space &
Solvency Top Budget PrioritiesMarch 5, 2014 Board of Education
MeetingSuperintendents Recommended 2014-15 BudgetRay Sanchez,
Superintendent of Schools Alita McCoy Zuber, Assistant
Superintendent for Business
2. 2013-14 OUFSD Accomplishments Daniel Scanteianu(OHS) 2014
National Merit Scholarship Competition Finalist Brookside
Principal, Ann Dealy, Awarded Raymond Delaney Scholarship from NYS
Council of School Superintendents AP Scholars (28), Scholars with
Honors (10), Scholars with Distinction (18) 6 Fall Scholar Athlete
Teams District Awarded STLE 2 Grant for $537,625 Three Intel
Semi-Finalists Three Rotary Employees of the Year Jessica Chambers
(OHS) 2014 National Achievement Scholarship Competition Finalist 18
Students Attend All-County Chorus Jalay Knowles (OHS) Sports
Illustrateds Faces in the Crowd District is now on Instagram.
Follow us @oufsd Grand Reopening of OHS Auditorium Claremont
Library Receives Renovations Thanks to Ossining MATTERS AMD takes
part in National Writing Day OHS Student Newspaper, The Current, is
now fully online Park Teacher Vanessa Santos Named LoHuds Educator
of the Week 3. Budget Strategies Avoid educational insolvency by
continuing advocacy efforts to increase Foundation Aid that
Ossining is legally entitled to receive, which is projected to be
an additional $7M in 2014-15. Continue to maintain transparency
through surveys, informational meetings and Community Budget
Advisory Committee efforts. Continue to evaluate opportunities for
sustainable budget savings and slowing expenditure growth. 3 4.
Survey reveals teacher-student ratio, classroom space & safety
very important community priorities.During last years budget
discussions many community members believed OUFSD is at the Tipping
Point on the Educational Solvency Continuum*Deliberation during
Puzzling Priorities activity at 2.26.14 BOE meeting helped the
District to see HOW members compromised to reach consensus on
priorities.* NYSCOSS definition of Tipping Point as Systemic
erosion of capacity due to fiscal constraints without structural
redesign resulting in the elimination of mandated &
non-mandated programsOUFSD Community Budget Priorities 5.
Superintendents 2014-15 Proposed Budget Priorities Solvency: Space:
Increase classroom space & improve delivery of instruction
& student support services in Roosevelt, Park & Claremont
Schools by moving administrative and storage spaces Readiness for
Governors recent Pre-K budget proposal. Safer environment when
principals office is relocated & administrative office visitors
are eliminated.Pre-K -12 class sizes aligned with Board Policy;
considers enrollment projections Modified Sports recovered Related
Services unchanged Library Media Specialists reinstated AMD
after-school programs maintainedSafety: Cameras & new camera
system throughout the District to help improve emergency response
efforts, face-recognition and accessibility outside of the
District. Software designed to expedite the lock-down process using
automatic features to secure the building and aid in alerting
people outside of the building that a lock-down is in place and
identifying lock-down emergency. 6. Table 2 PROJECTED Elementary
Schools Enrollment and Staffing (Not Including Self-Contained
Special Education) 2014-2015 School Year GradeClass Size
PolicyAspirational GoalCurrent Enrollment 10/2/13Current Staffin
gAverage Class SizeProjected Enrollment Sept. 2014Projected
Staffing Sept. 2014Projected Average Class
SizePreK1816-18252718.0252718.0K18-20 17-18
(19)3531720.83491720.5120-22 17-18 (19)3871722.83611622.6222-24
18-19 (25) (20)36816233861624.1322-24 19-20 (25)
(21)3571523.83721524.8424-26 20-22 (27) (23)3411424.43601524524-26
22-24 (27) (25)3571425.53451424.62,415100---2,425100---Total------
7. Projected and Current Enrollment This YearProjected Range (2014
2023)Park (w/o Pre-K)360333 - 357Brookside765671 -
748Claremont728Roosevelt357337 382*AMD9981,038 1,158*OHS1,2701,285
1,612School.698 773* 8. Benefits of moving District Offices &
Records from Elementary Schools.. Free Up SpaceImprove SafetyRegain
SolvencyIncreased readiness for Pre-K program proposed by Governor
More suitable space for instruction & student support
services.Safer environment when principals office is relocated
& administrative office visitors are eliminated. 9. Revenue:
Tax Levy OUFSD Tax Levy below the Tax Levy Cap for the past
consecutive 3 years; Year-to-Year Levy changes sharply declining
over past 9 years Tax Levy is OUFSDs largest revenue source.11.7%
9.33%5.34% 3.80% 0.42% 20052007200920112.92% 2013 10. Revenue: NYS
Foundation Aid (FA) $4,000 $3,000$2,343$3,800$1,550$1,546$2,000
$1,000 $0 -$1,000-$793 -$2,000-$2,259-$3,000Year Actual 20092011
NYSED2013 Lost FA per TAFPUNYS Aid 2nd largest revenue source for
the District; FA Largest Aid Category FA should increase as
enrollment & student needs increase OUFSD enrollment increased
660 students since 2008. Ossining UFSD 8th lowest funded district
in NYS OUFSD is entitled to an additional $7million in 2014-15 11.
Expenses: Significant Sustainable Savings Reversed the trajectory
of health, administrative and transportation expense growth back
toward 2009 levels as depicted in the graph below. Identified $4.6
million in Capital improvements with no budget impact through an
Energy Performance Contract (EPC). Received $2.5+ million in
competitive grants. Negotiated Triborough for Teacher &
Administrator Contracts. Saved $1.2 million over 12 years by
re-financing bonds. 12. Superintendents Proposed Budget 2014-15
Budget Amount:$113,594,242 Budget to Budget Increase: 2.86% Tax
Levy Increase: 2.04% Tax Levy Cap: 2.06% 13. Ossining School
District Important Budget Meetings March 8, 2014Board Budget Review
March 12 & 26, 2014Board Continued Discussion April 9,
2014Proposed 2014-2015 Budget April 22, 2014Adoption of Proposed
Budget May 13, 2014Public Budget Hearing/ Spanish Translation May
20, 2014District Budget Vote13
