Budget expenditure plan

New York State law requires that all school districts present the proposed budget in three parts: Program, Capital and Administrative.

  • Program (75%) includes expenses associated with instructional programs, teacher salaries and benefits, health services, transportation operating costs, special education, instructional supplies and equipment, and athletics.

  • Capital (15%) consists of maintenance costs for buildings and grounds, custodial services, utilities, capital expenses, bus purchases, and debt service.

  • Administrative (10%) expenses include costs associated with office and administrative areas, financial/legal services, human resources, business office, communications, board of education expenses, BOCES administration, district clerk, and school supervision.
Total: $102,511,478

 $10,512,341
10%
$76,819,048
75%		 Breakdown of expenses
 $15,180,089 
15%

Program
 Capital  Administrative  

Budget goals



1st day of school at Bernabi
  • Prioritize the instructional, social emotional, and safety needs of our students and staff
  • Stabilize the financial impact on our taxpayers
  • Preserve short and long-term financial planning
 

Budget priorities


academics  Academic learning
  • Class Size:
    > Maintain 3 elementary teachers
  • Special Education needs
  • Add 1 Occupational Therapist
  • Add 1 Speech teacher
staffing Staffing
  • Retain & attract qualified staff:
    > Contract adjustments
  • Evaluate positions
 Other budget factors
  • Staffing
  • Employee benefits
  • BOCES Special Education programs
  • Charter and privately-placed students
  • District branding

 Safety and security Safety and security 
  • Add 1 security person (Munn)
  • Camera replacement plan
Operations Operational needs
  • Building repairs and smaller projects
  • Transfer to Capital Fund: Door hardware at HS

 

 

  • Technology acquisition plan
  • Debt service
  • Bus replacement plan
    > without zero-emission bus purchases
    > with zero-emission bus purchase
  • Town of Gates reassessment and equalization rates