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School district will work with $4.5 million budget, public can review
By Diane Vance /Gate City Staff Writer
Warsaw School District is looking at a $4.5 million budget for the 2008-2009 school year.
The district will receive an estimated $2.8 million in state aid this year, said Superintendent Kim Schilson.
The district's 2008-2009 budget is available for public review at the superintendent's office.
The board has set a public hearing on the budget for 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, prior to the next regular school board meeting in the high school library.
Board members reviewed a PowerPoint presentation Thursday given by Schilson.
“We use cash basis accounting,” she said. “The July 1 beginning fund balances shown are tentative until the 2007-2008 audit has been finalized. The auditors are expected in September.”
State aid accounts for 54 percent of Warsaw's revenue.
Local sources, including taxes, school food service profits, textbook rentals and earned interest, make up 42 percent of the revenue budget, or an estimated $2 million.
The federal government will contribute $191,756, or 4 percent of the total revenue, this year.
Warsaw also will receive some tuition money from Nauvoo-Colusa School District in the deactivation agreement. Warsaw is sending 95 students and receiving 80; so it will get the difference in tuition payments.
Expenditures or expenses for the school district, as outlined by the Illinois State Board of Education, are salaries, employee benefits, purchased services, supplies, capital outlay, other expenses such as fees and dues, contingencies and debt principal and interest.
The education fund is the largest fund in any school district.
For this school year, Warsaw's education fund is $3.7 million of the total $4.5 budget. The education fund is broken down in sub-categories.
Salaries are $2.2 million or 60 percent of the education fund in Warsaw for the 2008-2009 school year. Benefits are 12 percent at $469,817. Purchased services will account for 8 percent and supplies comprise 10 percent of the total education fund. Capital outlay is budgeted at 1 percent and tuition makes up 9 percent of the education fund.
Warsaw's operations and maintenance, or buildings' budget, is $195,281 for the 2008-2009 school year. Salaries in this fund take up 45 percent or $88,259.
Transportation is budgeted at $413,760 with salaries again the largest expense; 45 percent of the fund's budget.
The State of Illinois paid some of the state aid due for the 2007-2008 school year late.
The district now has received all of its state aid due for last year. The late payments that arrived in this fiscal year, which for school districts begins July 1, will not be deducted from the state aid due this year.
“The state has changed the budget form, so it looks different comparing last year's to this year,” said Schilson. “All Illinois school districts were directed to move tort funds out of all the other funds to its own separate category. Tort money can be used for school district safety, insurance and legal expenses. The money has always been ear-marked and counted separately as tort, but it was divided among the education, transportation and building funds.”
New roof for
1957 building
Board members and administrators have discussed for a few years replacing the roof of the 1957 building.
Board member Steve Lucie and Building Committee member reported Thursday on estimates from Tony Crane, architect of Architectnics of Quincy, Ill.
“The roof was replaced in 1990,” said Lucie. “It had a 15-year life expectancy. It's 18 years old. Tony wants to do some testing to see if the rubber membrane can be removed, additional Styrofoam insulation added and a new membrane placed on top.
“This would be a less expensive alternative to replacing all of the material. It was stripped down the last time. Tony estimates the cost for this in the $300,000 to $310,00 range.”
Another wished-for project is to air condition the 1957 building. It is the only part of the K-12 campus not air conditioned.
“There would need to be an analysis of the electrical system and an upgrade to add air conditioning,” said Lucie. “The cost works out to $22 to $25 per square foot. That translates to $790,000 to $800,090 including the gym or $612,000 to $695,00 without the gym.”
Board member Nick Capaldo asked about having air conditioning units in each room instead of installing a new overall system.
“There can be an issue with air quality in room units,” said Schilson.
She told the board it has options of how to finance a new roof to refinance the outstanding bonds sold to renovate and build additions on the campus five years ago.
“We could add a few years onto the bond schedule and keep the same rate,” she said. “We could refinance to get a new roof but we don't have enough years paid on the bond to afford air conditioning.”
Board President Don Roskamp said the two projects are not related.
“I'd like to schedule having the roof replaced next summer,” he said.
The board directed Schilson to bring a life safety bond amendment to the September board meeting. The members can vote then to accept or not accept refinancing the bond to pay for a new roof.
In other business the board:
Set a public hearing for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, prior to the 7:15 p.m. budget hearing and 7:30 p.m. regular school board meeting, on the increased administrative costs. Brad Froman was hired as elementary principal beginning July 1, relieving Schilson of dual responsibilities as elementary principal and superintendent.
“We've added a principal and our costs have gone up,” she said. “I wanted the public to have an opportunity to have a say about it.”
High School Principal Tom Bertucci exhibited a $3,500 grant check from Wal-Mart to the Fine Arts Boosters to help pay for the new theater seats installed in the auditorium.
The board approved hiring Val Fink to teach pre-kindergarten; accepted the resignation of pre-K teacher Candy Berquam; and hired Steve Baum as a part-time teacher for dual credit math.
The district will receive an estimated $2.8 million in state aid this year, said Superintendent Kim Schilson.
The district's 2008-2009 budget is available for public review at the superintendent's office.
The board has set a public hearing on the budget for 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, prior to the next regular school board meeting in the high school library.
Board members reviewed a PowerPoint presentation Thursday given by Schilson.
“We use cash basis accounting,” she said. “The July 1 beginning fund balances shown are tentative until the 2007-2008 audit has been finalized. The auditors are expected in September.”
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Local sources, including taxes, school food service profits, textbook rentals and earned interest, make up 42 percent of the revenue budget, or an estimated $2 million.
The federal government will contribute $191,756, or 4 percent of the total revenue, this year.
Warsaw also will receive some tuition money from Nauvoo-Colusa School District in the deactivation agreement. Warsaw is sending 95 students and receiving 80; so it will get the difference in tuition payments.
Expenditures or expenses for the school district, as outlined by the Illinois State Board of Education, are salaries, employee benefits, purchased services, supplies, capital outlay, other expenses such as fees and dues, contingencies and debt principal and interest.
The education fund is the largest fund in any school district.
For this school year, Warsaw's education fund is $3.7 million of the total $4.5 budget. The education fund is broken down in sub-categories.
Salaries are $2.2 million or 60 percent of the education fund in Warsaw for the 2008-2009 school year. Benefits are 12 percent at $469,817. Purchased services will account for 8 percent and supplies comprise 10 percent of the total education fund. Capital outlay is budgeted at 1 percent and tuition makes up 9 percent of the education fund.
Warsaw's operations and maintenance, or buildings' budget, is $195,281 for the 2008-2009 school year. Salaries in this fund take up 45 percent or $88,259.
Transportation is budgeted at $413,760 with salaries again the largest expense; 45 percent of the fund's budget.
The State of Illinois paid some of the state aid due for the 2007-2008 school year late.
The district now has received all of its state aid due for last year. The late payments that arrived in this fiscal year, which for school districts begins July 1, will not be deducted from the state aid due this year.
“The state has changed the budget form, so it looks different comparing last year's to this year,” said Schilson. “All Illinois school districts were directed to move tort funds out of all the other funds to its own separate category. Tort money can be used for school district safety, insurance and legal expenses. The money has always been ear-marked and counted separately as tort, but it was divided among the education, transportation and building funds.”
New roof for
1957 building
Board members and administrators have discussed for a few years replacing the roof of the 1957 building.
Board member Steve Lucie and Building Committee member reported Thursday on estimates from Tony Crane, architect of Architectnics of Quincy, Ill.
“The roof was replaced in 1990,” said Lucie. “It had a 15-year life expectancy. It's 18 years old. Tony wants to do some testing to see if the rubber membrane can be removed, additional Styrofoam insulation added and a new membrane placed on top.
“This would be a less expensive alternative to replacing all of the material. It was stripped down the last time. Tony estimates the cost for this in the $300,000 to $310,00 range.”
Another wished-for project is to air condition the 1957 building. It is the only part of the K-12 campus not air conditioned.
“There would need to be an analysis of the electrical system and an upgrade to add air conditioning,” said Lucie. “The cost works out to $22 to $25 per square foot. That translates to $790,000 to $800,090 including the gym or $612,000 to $695,00 without the gym.”
Board member Nick Capaldo asked about having air conditioning units in each room instead of installing a new overall system.
“There can be an issue with air quality in room units,” said Schilson.
She told the board it has options of how to finance a new roof to refinance the outstanding bonds sold to renovate and build additions on the campus five years ago.
“We could add a few years onto the bond schedule and keep the same rate,” she said. “We could refinance to get a new roof but we don't have enough years paid on the bond to afford air conditioning.”
Board President Don Roskamp said the two projects are not related.
“I'd like to schedule having the roof replaced next summer,” he said.
The board directed Schilson to bring a life safety bond amendment to the September board meeting. The members can vote then to accept or not accept refinancing the bond to pay for a new roof.
In other business the board:
Set a public hearing for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, prior to the 7:15 p.m. budget hearing and 7:30 p.m. regular school board meeting, on the increased administrative costs. Brad Froman was hired as elementary principal beginning July 1, relieving Schilson of dual responsibilities as elementary principal and superintendent.
“We've added a principal and our costs have gone up,” she said. “I wanted the public to have an opportunity to have a say about it.”
High School Principal Tom Bertucci exhibited a $3,500 grant check from Wal-Mart to the Fine Arts Boosters to help pay for the new theater seats installed in the auditorium.
The board approved hiring Val Fink to teach pre-kindergarten; accepted the resignation of pre-K teacher Candy Berquam; and hired Steve Baum as a part-time teacher for dual credit math.
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