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Pine Valley School District’s budget reportedly stable

SOUTH DAYTON — A budget presentation at the Pine Valley Central School District gave a pretty good idea of the school’s financial standing for the 2017-2018 school year, and essentially — it’s good.

Not necessarily better than the year before, but certainly not worse.

Assistant Business Executive Jamie Rodgers discussed additions to this year’s budget, which included a BOCES capital project, an increase for health insurance, an increase for the device replacement cycle, additional tech support, building and grounds equipment, Z-Space and GPS and radios for buses.

Total General Support will increase from $1,680,828 to $2,019,604, a 20.16 percent increase.

The change items are the BOCES capital project, with a dollar amount of $312,958, and buildings and grounds equipment, at a cost of $26,000. These costs include: operation and maintenance of facilities, superintendent personnel and business offices, the board of education, insurance and legal, printing, mailing and public information services, BOCES administrative costs and tax collection, district clerk, treasurer and claims auditor.

Total instructional support will increase from $6,967,174 to $7,130,790, a 2.35 percent increase.

The change items are an increase to BOCES services for the device replacement cycle, which comes at a cost of $125,000; and Z-Space, which is billed at $87,638. There will also be a decrease in BOCES special education and CTE services, at amounts of $29,092 and $28,636, respectively.

It also includes general instruction; special education and occupational education; instructional administration; instructional technology services; professional development; guidance, health offices, psychologists and social workers; and interscholastic athletics and co-curricular activities.

Total transportation support will increase from $993,228 to $1,035,057, a 4.21 percent increase.

Change items are reductions during the current school year, including a bus monitor due to being no longer required, and a driver due to a retirement that will not be replaced. Late bus runs were reduced to two, and there will be no bus purchases for next school year. Increases will include new radios ($25,333) and GPS ($23,313).

Total employee benefits will see an increase from $3,328,544 to $3,437,627, or an additional 3.28 percent.

Change items include an increase of $206,015 to health insurance, and a decrease of $95,639 in the Teachers’ Retirement System. This encompasses contributions to the state retirement system (TRS, ERS), social security and Medicare (FICA), retirement obligations and workers compensation.

Additionally, the total debt service will decrease from $2,718,527 to $2,643,422, a -2.76 percent decrease.

The revenue side looks to be as follows:

¯ State aid: Increase from $11,531,146 to $12,157,196, a 5.43 percent increase

¯ Tax levy: Increase from $3,296,932 to $3,343,148, a 1.40 percent increase

¯ Transfer from debt service: Increase from $135,591 to $224,966, a 65.92 percent increase

¯ Other revenue: Increase from $174,632 to $195,094, an 11.72 percent increase.

All of these, totaled, will increase from $15,138,301 in the 2016-17 school year to $15,920,404 in the 2017-18 school year, a 5.17 percent increase.

“As we go through our budget and our budget workshops, we try to keep in mind our goals for the district,” said Rodgers.

The goals of the board of education include making students college- and career-ready, encouraging programs that increase engagement with the school and community, providing the resources and encouragement needed for student achievement, being fiscally responsible and provide meaningful feedback and engagement.

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