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Board of Education Work Sessions

BFY24 Preliminary Budget Process

Item Details

Meeting
December 5, 2022 – Board of Education Work Sessions
Category
3. Finance Budget Work Session
Type
Information item

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FY24 Budget Development

Development steps

  • Projected enrollment.

The process used to project the FY24 enrollment is based on a straight-line method. The steps involved were:

  1. Grades at all school sites were moved ahead one grade level with some variance based on principal input.

  2. Charter school enrollment projections are in concert with the contractual agreement between the School District and the charter school.

  3. AR 6183 (c) notes the enrollment staffing for Homer Flex, Kenai Alternative and Kenai Youth Facility locations.

  4. Kindergarten enrollment was based on the average of actual enrollment, for FY21, FY22 and FY23 and administrator recommendations.

  5. Sites affected by feeder schools were adjusted appropriately.

The District was required to submit the FY24 enrollment projection to the Department of Education and Early Development by November 5, 2022.

The Projected enrollment for FY24 is 8,450.

  • State of Alaska Foundation funding based on Projected Enrollment.

    • Base Student Allocation (BSA) at same levels as FY17 - FY23. $5,930 FY24 the BSA is projected to increase by $30 dollars to $5,980.

  • Kenai Peninsula Borough funding.

  • Start building budget based on Staffing needs.

    • Staffing needs based on projected enrollment.

    • Employee Salaries calculated with a step increase.

  • lapse calculation of 2% for salaries/benefits.

  • Utilities based on a 3-year average

  • Instructional and Office supply and copy budgets based on projected enrollment.

  • Input from KPBSD stakeholders, Board of Education, employees and all interested parties.

Community Budget Meetings

  • February 14th, Homer High School Library, 6:00pm.

  • February 15th, KCHS Library, 6:00 pm.

  • February 22nd, Seward High Library, 6:00 pm.

Approval of the FY24 budget by the Board of Education April 10th and transmittal to the Kenai Peninsula Borough.

Alaska Statute Sec. 14.14.060.  Relationship between the borough school district and borough; finances and buildings. (c) Except as otherwise provided by municipal ordinance, the borough school board shall submit the school budget for the following school year to the borough assembly by May 1 for approval of the total amount. Within 30 days after receipt of the budget, the assembly shall determine the total amount of money to be made available. If the assembly does not, within 30 days, furnish the school board with a statement of the support to be made available, the amount requested in the budget is automatically approved. Except as otherwise provided by municipal ordinance, by June 30, the assembly shall appropriate the amount to be made available from local sources from money available for the purpose.