School Board Adopts the FY 2011 Budget
On an annual basis, the School Board is responsible for adopting a school budget in accordance with School Board Policy and the Code of Virginia. These policies reflect the school division’s commitment to preparing its budget on a basis consistent with the highest financial standards and to balancing its budget every year.
Due to the global, state, and local economic conditions and level student enrollment, the School Board’s FY 2011 Adopted Budget for all funds totals $257,283,605, a decrease of $29,385,942 or 10.3% less than the FY 2010 budget. To resolve this historic decline in budget, the School Board and the administration utilized a transparent and informative budget process that included a top-down review of all departments, curricular and extra-curricular activities, class size standards for K-12, standards for special education, a recently completed comprehensive six-year Strategic Plan, and effective two-way communications with all employees and the community.
To address the budget reduction, the FY 2011 School Board’s Adopted Budget includes the following major expenditure adjustments:
· No step or cost of living adjustments for teachers and staff
· Eliminated approximately 142 contracted positions
· Reduced school-based allocations and departmental non-compensation accounts
· Reduced contract lengths for new band directors, librarians,
CTE teachers, and Commonwealth Governor’s School teachers
· Expanded the Retirement Opportunity Program to include additional
· FY 2011 retirees in FY 2010
· Instituted fees for playing Freshmen and Middle School sports
· Instituted fees in lieu of the local supported High School Transportation Supplement
· Reduced stipend payments by 10%, except for the Beginning Teacher stipend
· Expanded outsourcing of custodial services for two additional middle schools
· Reduced new capital improvements such as new school buildings, major renovations,
and capital assets
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009
Effective January 1, 2009, Section 22.1-93 of the Virginia State Code requires, upon the governing body’s approval of an annual budget for educational purposes, each school division to publish the approved annual budget, including the estimated required local match. The approved budget document is posted on this page.
Budget cycles run from July 1, 20XX to June 30, 20XX