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Meeting Date:
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Old Business and Action Items |
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Subject:
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Motion to Adopt the FY 2025 Approved Combined Funds Budget |
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Goal 4: Strategic Resource Allocation ACPS will strategically provide differentiated resources and supports to schools and departments.
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Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable):
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File Attachment:
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Agenda Item Summary:
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Operating Fund:
School Board members supported the following adjustments to the Superintendent’s Proposed Budget:
Recommended Adjustment
1. Adjustment #1 Add: 2% Market Rate Adjustment (MRA) for all eligible employees - $5,350,000
• $5,350,000 Expenditure Change to account for full compensation including salary and benefits
2. Adjustment #2 Add: Step increase for all eligible staff who did not receive in FY 2021- $4,200,000
• $4,200,000 Expenditure Change to account for full compensation including salary and benefits
3. Adjustment #3 Add: 2.0 FTE, Elementary Advanced Academic Services Teachers - $250,000
• $250,000 Expenditure Change to account for full compensation including salary and benefits
• 2.0 FTE increase on staffing chart
4. Adjustment #4 Add: 1.0 FTE, Athletic Trainer, to Alexandria City High School, - $115,000
• $115,000 Expenditure Change to account for full compensation including salary and benefits
• 1.0 FTE increase on staffing chart
5. Adjustment #5 Add: 1.0 FTE, College & Career Counselor, to Alexandria City High School - $125,000
• $125,000 Expenditure Change to account for full compensation including salary and benefits
• 1.0 FTE increase on staffing chart
6. Adjustment #6 Add: 1.0 FTE, Psychologist, to Alexandria City High School. - $125,000
• $125,000 Expenditure Change to account for full compensation including salary and benefits
• 1.0 FTE increase on staffing chart
7. Adjustment #7 Add: 2.0 FTE, Dean of Students, at George Washington and Francis C. Hammond Middle Schools - $307,000
• $307,000 Expenditure Change to account for full compensation including salary and benefits
• 2.0 FTE increase on staffing chart
8. Adjustment #8 Add: 0.4 FTE, Family Liaison, to Community Partnerships & Engagement - $65,000
• $65,000 Expenditure Change to account for full compensation including salary and benefits
• 0.4 FTE increase on staffing chart
9. Adjustment #9 Increase: City Appropriation to Operating Fund, - $10,537,000
• $10,537,000 Revenue Change to increase City Appropriation to Operating Fund from $269,034,300 to $279,571,300 to support School Board member adjustments to Operating Fund
Grants and Special Projects Fund:
Recommended Adjustment
10. Adjustment #1 Add: 2% Market Rate Adjustment (MRA) for all eligible employees - $250,000
• $250,000 Expenditure Change to account for full compensation including salary and benefits
11. Adjustment #2 Add: Step increase for all eligible staff who did not receive in FY 2021- $ 200,000
• $ 200,000 Expenditure Change to account for full compensation including salary and benefits
12. Adjustment #3 Reduction: Expenditure change of resources from Purchased Services, Other Charges, and Materials and Supplies from multiple grants to support compensation enhancements - ($450,000)
• ($450,000) Expenditure Change reduction due to increase for full compensation including salary and benefits
School Nutrition Services Fund:
Recommended Adjustment
13. Adjustment #1 Add: 2% Market Rate Adjustment (MRA) for all eligible employees - $100,000
• $100,000 Expenditure Change to account for full compensation including salary and benefits
14. Adjustment #2 Add: Step increase for all eligible staff who did not receive in FY 2021- $ 100,000
• $ 100,000 Expenditure Change to account for full compensation including salary and benefits
15. Adjustment #3 Increase: Revenue increase in Federal Funds to support compensation enhancements - $200,000
• $200,000 Revenue Change increase to Federal Funds due to increase for full compensation including salary and benefits.
Summary of Combined Funds Budget:
After these adjustments, the FY 2025 Combined Funds Budget will increase by $10,737,000 to $384.39 million dollars per the Superintendent’s Proposed Budget. The overall Combined Funds Staffing will increase/decrease by 7.4 FTE to 2,696.70. |
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Background:
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The attached motion to adopt the Approved FY 2025 Combined Funds Budget incorporates the School Board members’ adjustments to the Superintendent’s Proposed FY 2025 Combined Funds Budget as presented on January 4, 2024. The adjustments included in the attached motion result from Board discussions held during the January 11 and January 18 budget work sessions. On February 8, 2024, the School Board reviewed a list of suggested adjustments during the first Add/Delete Work Session. The adjustments to the proposed budget focused primarily on employee compensation enhancement changes and the addition of several crucial teacher and staff positions. The Approved Budget seeks to add a 2.0% Market Rate Adjustment for eligible staff and also include an additional Step increase for all eligible staff who did not receive a Step increase in FY 2021. Additional positions that are being considered include the addition of 2.0 Elementary Advanced Academic Services Teachers, 1.0 Athletic trainer, 1.0 College and Career Counselor, 1.0 Psychologist, 2.0 Dean of Students, and 0.4 Family Liaison positions to the Operating Fund.
These adjustments, per the Operating Fund, to the Proposed Budget are expected to be funded through the additional request of City Appropriation.
The Grants and Special Projects Fund and the School Nutrition Fund have both been revised, via expenditure reduction and/or projected revenue increases, to account for the approved compensation enhancements relative to all eligible staff funded in those respective funds. |
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Recommendation
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The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the FY 2025 Approved Combined Funds Budget. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Signed By: |
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Dominic Turner - Chief Financial Officer |
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Signed By: |
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Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt - Superintendent |
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | Member Kelly Carmichael Booz Moved, Member Jacinta Greene seconded to approve the Original motion 'Madam Chair, I move we approve the FY 2025 Combined Funds Budget as follows:
• The FY 2025 Operating budget in the amount of $355,157,195 for both revenues and
expenditures as shown in Attachment 2, including the adjustments shown in Memo, as
discussed and supported by the School Board during the February 8, 2024 budget work
session. This includes other financing sources and uses, as well as a $6,964,795
planned use of general fund balance. The operating budget includes:
o 2,465.40 FTEs, an increase of 0.9% from FY 2024
o A total City appropriation request of $279,571,300, an increase of 8.1% from FY
2024
• The FY 2025 Grants and Special Projects budget in the amount of $18,283,096 for both
revenues and expenditures as shown in Attachment 2, including the adjustments shown
in Memo, as discussed and supported by the School Board during the February 8, 2024
budget work session. This budget includes other financing sources and uses, and a total
of 110.30 FTEs, an increase of 2.4% from FY 2024.
• The FY 2025 School Nutrition Services budget totals $13,175,983 for both revenues and
expenditures as shown in Attachment 2, including the adjustments shown in Memo, as
discussed and supported by the School Board during the February 8, 2024 budget work
session. This budget includes 121.00 FTEs, which represents the same as FY 2024.
The Superintendent is granted the authority to make the necessary minor changes to comply
with the intent of the School Board.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 2. | | The motion Carried 7 - 2 | | | | | Meagan L. Alderton | No | | Jacinta Greene | Yes | | Dr. Michelle Rief | Yes | | Kelly Carmichael Booz | Yes | | Tammy Ignacio | Yes | | Christopher Harris | No | | Abdel-Rahman Elnoubi | Yes | | Dr. Ashley Simpson Baird | Yes | | Tim Beaty | Yes | |
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