York County School Division Operating Budget

Expenditure Reductions

EXPENDITURES
MANDATED NEW EXPENDITURES
General Assembly approved VRS rate increases (professional and non-professional groups)	4,503,927

		4,503,927
NON-MANDATED NEW EXPENDITURES
Health Insurance (20% increase in rates and coverage changes)	2,124,500
Step for all eligible staff	1,225,000
Increase in IT maintenance contracts and vehicle fuel	133,280
County shared service - high school resource officers	?
County shared service - video services	?
		3,482,780
TOTAL EXPENDITURES INCREASES			7,986,707

Net resources needed to meet revenue loss and expenditure increases			(8,898,959)

SERVICE AND PROGRAM REDUCTIONS PROPOSED FOR FY13
Division-wide reductions
Savings from one-time payment in FY12	(721,575)
Attrition (already occurred)	(500,000)
		(1,221,575)
Instruction
Reduce teachers - 29 FTEs - increase student / teacher ratios (one or more at all levels) (Includes 2 enrollment loss FTEs. Does not include 9.4 Job's Fund teacher FTEs position cuts.)	(1,440,000)
Reduce elementary regular Para-educator positions - 12 FTEs (includes 1 enrollment loss FTE position cut. Does not include 1 Job's Fund Para-educator FTE position cut.)	(204,000)
Reduce Elem. ACI's - 2 FTEs (leaves 1 converted position for GBES)	(103,400)
Reduce 1 elem. and 1 middle school reading specialist - 2 FTEs (from 4 to 2)	(100,000)
$5 cut in school per pupil supply allocations	(63,525)
Educational Technology Facilitator - 1 FTE (currently vacant)	(60,000)
Eliminate division funded regular field trips (excludes fine arts magnets and Yorktown Elem.)	(51,000)
Eliminate stipend for National Board Certified Teachers	(39,000)
Reduce Tabb Middle guidance counselor positions (.5 FTE)	(22,500)
Eliminate payment for PSAT testing (10th graders)	(16,000)
Reduce staff development allocation to schools (20%)	(14,000)
Eliminate CFMA stipends	(7,300)
Reduce materials and supplies for enrollment loss	(6,300)
Reduce extra days per list approved for FY11	(5,000)
Critical shortage area teachers supplements approved in FY12 (grandfather current staff) ($1,260 per supplement)	(5,000)
Eliminate funding for Zweibrucken exchange program	(3,000)
		(2,140,025)
Operations, Maintenance and Clerical
Reduce custodians - 9 FTEs	(198,000)
Reduce school bus replacement	(85,000)
Eliminate COE student program within the division but not outside of the division	(81,000)
Reduce SBO technical staff - 1 FTE	(47,000)
Eliminate passenger vehicle replacements (100% of budget amount)	(33,400)
Eliminate LLLC trainer position - .7 FTE	(31,500)
Adjustments to bus driver schedules - already occurred	(30,000)
Eliminate adult ed coord. (duties transferred following following retirement) - .5 FTE	(28,000)
Reduce clerical at CES and GBES (positions currently not filled) (Two .5 half-time FTE's)	(20,000)
Eliminate employee assistance program (EAP)	(20,000)
Eliminate CFMA reception	(3,500)
Reduce clerical at BMES - .5 FTE	(10,000)
Change the venue for employee recognition banquet and institute a moratorium on Pathfinder Awards, etc.	(9,000)
Eliminate funding for Senior Citizens Prom dinner	(2,200)
Reduce SBO supplies	(5,000)
		(603,600)
Technology
Technology hardware	(387,080)
		(387,080)
Total Service, Program and Enrollment Reductions Proposed For FY13			(4,352,280)

DEFICIT (more reductions needed or an increase in revenue)			(4,546,679)