1. Berne-Knox-Westerlo
Central School District
2012-2013 Community Budget Forum
April 3, 2012
Mission Statement:
Let the entire Berne-Knox-Westerlo Community strive to
do all that it can to help our students be all they can be.
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2. Budget Development Process
 Board of Education
 Administrative Team
 Business Office
 Supervisors
 Budget Advisory Committee
 Board of Education Meetings
 BKW Community Budget Forums
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3. Property Tax Limitation
 Super Majority (over 60%)
 Tax Levy Increase greater than 2.52%
 Simple Majority (over 50%)
 Tax Levy increase below 2.52% ($269,184)
 BKW Draft Budget
 Tax Levy increase 1.95% ($208,297)
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4. Savings 2011-12
 Shared Transportation Supervisor ($47,000)
 Transportation Mileage Reduction (119,000)
 Bus Fleet Reduction (2 in 11-12)
 Auction 5 Retired Buses ($13,000)
 Solar Panels ($4,400)
 Energy Efficient Lights & Sensors
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5. General Savings
 Three Year Staff Reductions 19.7 FTEs
 Two Year Reduction of 7 Bus Runs
 State Contract Pricing for general purchases
 Albany County Contract Pricing
 BOCES Cooperative Bidding
 State Contract Pricing for Bus Fuel; Heating Oil &
Propane
 Utilizing BOCES for Aidable Equipment Purchases
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6. Budget Assumptions 2012-13
 BOE Approves new Prescription Drug
winning bidder
 Contractual Increases
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7. Budget Assumptions
2013-2014 2014-2015
Contractual Increases X X
Health Insurance 7.8% 7.0%
Prescription Drug 6.0% 6.0%
ERS (18.9%) No No
TRS (11.84%) Change Change
State Aid Increases 2.275% 2.275%
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8. Estimated Three Year Outlook
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Current Draft Projection Projection
Budget $20,864,904 $20,324,231 $21,410,162 $21,614,778
State Aid 8,353,540 8,008,052 8,119,873 8,207,654
Tax Levy 10,681,901 10,890,198 11,108,002 11,330,162
Tax Levy 3.0% 1.95% 2.00% 2.00%
Increase
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9. Estimated Three Year Outlook
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Fund Balance $1,180,981 $1,319,019 $1,000,000
Debt Service 0 300,000 150,000
Fund
Reserves 0 224,000 224,000
Other 245,000 245,000 245,000
Revenues
Budget Deficit 0 (94,269) (457,962)
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10. Proposed Staffing Changes
Proposed Reductions Proposed Additions Net
Item FTE Cost Item FTE Cost Savings
Technology 1.0 78,007 BOCES Tech III 0.6 58,344
Custodial Worker 1.0 62,128 Cleaner 1.0 52,792
French 0.4 27,686
English 1.0 80,718
Reduce (3 of 10) Late
Runs 23,400
Sub Totals 271,939 111,136 160,803
Psychologist 0.4 36,658
(Aventa) Blended Learning 7,000
Food Service Transfer 30,000
Instructional/Discipline
Support
Totals 271,939 184,794 87,145
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11. Technology Plan
2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-15
Expense
Computer Technology $ 230,000 $ 160,000 $ 160,000
Revenue
Fund Balance $ 230,000
BOCES Aid (52.7% Est) $ 121,210 $ 84,320
General Fund $ 38,790 $ 75,680
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12. Estimated Three Year Outlook
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Tax Levy 1.95% 2.00% 2.00%
Budget 0 (94,269) (457,962)
Deficit
Tax Levy 0% 0% 0%
Budget 0 (728,667) (471,825)
Deficit
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13. State Aid History
Net Aid Change
2012-2013 $ 6,821,210 $ 96,268
2011-2012 6,724,942 (256,097)
2010-2011 6,981,039 (634,512)
2009-2010 7,615,550 (1,091,258)
2008-2009 8,706,808 445,078
2007-2008 8,261,730 491,523
2006-2007 7,770,208 539,486
2005-2006 7,230,722 497,640
2004-2005 6,733,082 204,388
2003-2004 6,528,693 13

14. Bids; Price Quotes & RFPs
Improving Services, Reducing Costs
 OCM BOCES Statewide Electric Consortium
 Prescription Drugs
 Bond Counsel
 Financial Consultants
 Property & Auto (Bus) Insurance
 Independent Auditor
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15. Long Term Planning for Cost
Containment
 Northeast Health Insurance Trust
 New York State Municipal Benefit
Coalition
 Merger & Consolidation Study
 Exploring Special Education Options
 Foreign Student Program
 Middle School PEAKS program
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16. Upcoming Budget Dates
 Budget Hearing
 Monday, May 7th, 7:00 pm
 Annual Budget Vote
 Tuesday, May 15th, 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
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