Carmel Central School District
Preliminary Budget Overview
April 10, 2012
Providing Quality Educational
Programs in Challenging
Economic Times
Serving Our 4600 Students in 5 Schools,
BOCES, & Out-of-District Placements
Our Challenges
 Tax Cap Legislation
 State Aid Reduction
 Underfunded & Unfunded Mandates
 Continued obligations:
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Pension contributions (ERS/TRS)
Health care contributions
Collective bargaining agreements
Energy/utilities/fuel costs
Declining Education Aid
$26,000,000
$25,000,000
$24,000,000
$23,000,000
$22,000,000
$21,000,000
$20,000,000
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Since 2008-09, Carmel has experienced a cumulative loss in
NY State Aid of more than $10M.
Budget-to-Budget Increases
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
2001-02 - 7.18%
2002-03 - 5.62%
2003-04 - 5.67%
2004-05 - 8.20%
2005-06 - 8.68%
2006-07 - 9.48%
2007-08 - 5.95%
2008-09 - 4.67%
2009-10 - 1.53%
2010-11 - 1.79%
2011-12 - 2.61%
2012-13 - 1.06%
(UPDATE THIS)
Reducing Expenses
• Newly negotiated agreements with all eight
bargaining units
• Reductions in negotiated salary payments
• Increases in employee medical contributions.
• Participation in more cost effective pharmacy
plan
• Returning Out-of-District students
• “Rightsizing” district staffing
Points of Pride:
Class of 2011
• 92% accepted to colleges and universities
• Students also prepared to enter the workforce
and military
.
Points of Pride:
Adirondack Comm. College
Florida Gulf Coast Univ.
Pace University
SUNY Oneonta
Alfred University
Florida Inst. Of Technology
Penn State University
SUNY Oswego
American University
Fordham University
Quinnipiac University
SUNY Plattsburgh
Arcadia University
Full Sail University
Rice University
SUNY Potsdam
Bard College
Hofstra
Rider University
SUNY Purchase
Barnard College
Howard University
RIT
SUNY Stony Brook
Bentley University
Hunter Marcaulay Honors
RPI
Syracuse University
Berkeley College
Idaho State University
Sanford Brown Institute
U Mass
Brevard Comm. College
Iona College
Sarah Lawrence College
University Conn
Bucknell University
Ithaca College
School of Visual Arts
University Delaware
Castleton State College
Lasell College
Skidmore College
University Hartford
Coastal Carolina
Lehigh University
Smith College
University Maryland
College of Westchester
Lehman College
St. John's University
University Michigan
Culinary Institute
Lyndon State College
St. Lawrence University
University New Haven
CUNY Hunter
Manhattan College
St. Rose
University Of Delaware
CUNY John Jay
Manhattanville College
SUNY Cortland
University Pennsylvania
CW Post
Marist
SUNY Delhi
University Rhode Island
CW Post
Mercy College
SUNY Farmingdale
University Rochester
Dartmouth College
Mitchell College
SUNY Fredonia
University So. California
DCC
Monmouth University
SUNY Geneseo
University Vermont
DeVry Institute
Mt. St. Mary
SUNY Maritime
Utica College
Drexel University
Northeastern University
SUNY Morrisville
Villanova University
Eckerd College
Norwich University
SUNY New Paltz
WCC
Embry Riddle
Nyack College
Georgetown University
West Conn State
Endicott College
NYU
Hartwick College
West Virginia University
Fairfield University
Onondaga Comm. College
Herkimer Comm. College
Wittenberg University
FIT
Orange Cty Comm. College
Hobart and William Smith
Points of Pride:
Co-curricular/Extracurricular
• Over 3300 students are involved
in music classes each day.
• Carmel fields 54 athletic teams
involving over 987 students.
• Many students are involved in a
host of after-school activities
and clubs in both the high
school and the middle school.
Points of Pride:
Major Capital Improvements
Points of Pride:
Major Capital Improvements
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CHS Library
Science Labs
Art Rooms
Guidance Suite
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Technology
Roof/boilers
KES Library
KES Grounds
Points of Pride:
Programs for Students
with Special Needs
• Students returned to “home district”
• Educating all students in “least restrictive
environment”
• Savings in out-of-district tuition and
transportation
• Retention of district employees
District Finances
• Budget document
presents information in
clear & transparent
format
• Returning $$ to
taxpayers
• Lower budget-to-budget
increases
• Fully funded reserves
and fund balance
Returning $$ to Taxpayers
$2,500,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$1,500,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$500,000.00
$2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Budget-to-Budget Increases
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
2001-02 - 7.18%
2002-03 - 5.62%
2003-04 - 5.67%
2004-05 - 8.20%
2005-06 - 8.68%
2006-07 - 9.48%
2007-08 - 5.95%
2008-09 - 4.67%
2009-10 - 1.53%
2010-11 - 1.79%
2011-12 - 2.61%
2012-13 - 1.06%
(UPDATE THIS)
Proposed Restorations and
Funding Sources
• Alternative High School
teachers - $110,000
counselor - $45,000
• School Resource Officers (2)
$129,000
• Athletics/ Clubs and Activities
$258,000
$542,000
• Pre – K funding
$150,000
• Re-evaluation of special
education student placements
$150,000
• Medical insurance plan
efficiencies
$250,000
$550,000
Additional Proposed
Restorations and
Funding Source
• Elementary Art and
Music (2 positions)
• CHS/GFMS Electives
(2 positions)
• Change in state aid
allocation:
Received additional
$491,000
Recommended 2012-13 Budget
(Below the 2.26% Allowable Levy Increase)
$110,330,577
1.45%
Budget to Budget Increase
1.98%
Tax Levy Increase
Points of Pride:
• Journal News Article – April 6, 2012
• Lower Hudson Valley students performed better on elementary exams and
high school Regents exams than students statewide
• Relatively strong passing rates reported on key Regents exams
• Putnam County scored higher than others in the Lower Hudson Valley
region
• Carmel scored highest or equal to the highest in Putnam on key Regents
exams
Westchester Rockland Putnam
English
86%
93%
95%
Living Environment
84%
88%
96%
Integrated Algebra
75%
83%
91%
U.S. History
84%
89%
92%
Global History
79%
81%
85%
Carmel
96.7%
98.5%
91.7%
95.4%
88.1%