Superintendent's Budget Advisory Committee

Meeting Dates

Wednesday nights, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in room 75 at the District Office

• January 6, 2010

• January 13, 2010

• January 20, 2010

• (January 27 cancelled)

• February 3, 2010

• February 10, 2010

• February 17, 2010

February 11 Board of Education Meeting

Scott Lantsberger presented information to the Board that included the Superintendent's Budget Advisory Committee's recommendations and recommendations from administration. The Board will recieve additional information at a special Board meeting on February 18, and will take action on expenditure reductions at the regularly scheduled February 25 meeting. The Board welcomes input and comments from parents, staff, and community members as we work through this challenging process.

• Administrative Recommendations for Expenditure Reductions (summary list)

• Expenditure Reduction Recommendation Details

February 3 Meeting

The SBAC met on February 3rd to review updated data surrounding recommended reductions.  The committee’s reduction list has been forwarded to the Superintendent’s cabinet who will then make a final recommendation to the Board of Education on proposed expenditure reductions.  The Board of Education will be provided the proposed list for information purposes at the February 11th BOE meeting and again as an action item at the February 25th BOE meeting.

• February 3 Minutes

January 20 Meeting

The Superintendent's Budget Advisory Committee meet for the third time.  The focus of the meeting was to further discuss the items identified for expenditure reduction and to rate those items in priority order.  The committee completed this task as well as added a few additional items to be analyzed by Fiscal Services.  The current matrix will be presented to the Superintendent's Cabinet for further review and consideration prior to being presented to the Board of Education. 

Note: the committee determined it did not need to have a meeting on January 27th and the meeting has been cancelled.  The next meeting will occur on February 3rd, 2010. 

• January 20 Minutes

• Cost Matrix

• State Budget Crisis Memo

January 13 Meeting

The second meeting of the Superintendent's Budget Advisory Committee was very productive.  Mr. Scott Lantsberger, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, presented the group with an update on the District's financial postion based on the Governor's budget proposal for fiscal 2010/11 which was relased on January the 8th.  The committee then split into groups and developed potential expenditure reductions which were compiled into a comprehensive list.  The proposed expenditure reductions will have a dollar value added to them (calculated by the Fiscal Services Department) and will be prioritized by the committee at the January 20th meeting.

• January 13 SBAC Minutes

January 6 Meeting

The group talked about the role of the committee and reviewed background information about the district's financial condition, which is relatively strong. The group also looked at the areas where other districts are reducing expenditures. This meeting was preliminary because the Governor was releasing his budget later in the week, and that budget might change the reduction amount needed.

The group will meet every Wednesday night, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in room 75 at the District Office. (Note: The group decided at the January 13 meeting to move the meetings from a 5:30 p.m. start time to a 5:00 p.m. start time.)

• January 6 SBAC Minutes

• Superintendent's Advisory Committee Roles, Responsibilities, and Operations

• School Finance 101

• Criteria Rating Matrix

• Expenditure Reduction Comparisons