Budget Development 2010-2011
CKSD Works to Address Budget Challenges
in 2010-2011 and Beyond
Central Kitsap School District hosted four Community Budget Meetings in March
regarding development of the CKSD Operating Budget for next school year
(2010-11). CKSD parents and community members were invited to attend to learn
more about the budget process and to provide feedback.
To view the Community Budget Meeting presentation, please
click here.
To view responses to Frequently Asked Questions, please
click here.
CKSD
continues to face significant funding challenges stemming from decreasing state
funding, decreasing enrollment, and increased costs. Without substantial changes
at the federal or state levels to fully fund education, these challenges will
continue.
“Although
the responsibility for fully funding public schools rests on the state
Legislature, it repeatedly falls short of doing so,” said Superintendent Greg
Lynch. “This reality was realized formally last month, when King County Superior
Court Judge John Erlick ruled that the state is failing to meet its
constitutional duty to provide ample funding for schools.”
Based upon
initial state budget proposals, CKSD could be required to reduce up to $4.3
million from its $115 million budget. Student achievement and academic success
are at risk if the proposed state cuts become a reality. The District will not
know the full extent of its budget shortfall until the final state budget is
released.
“Our
proactive and fiscally conservative approach over the last several years allowed
us to avoid the large-scale layoffs faced last spring by other districts
throughout the state and to keep cuts away from the classroom,” said Lynch.
“However, our financial future rests with our legislators and governor. We have
already made all the reductions we could without taking drastic measures, but we
have no financial capacity to absorb additional multi-million dollar
reductions.”
For more information about the current budget development process, please see
the links below:
2010-11 Final Budget:
Presentation, Budget Book
(8-11-10)
2010-11 Preliminary Budget:
Presentation,
Preliminary Budget Book (6-30-10)
Study Session:
2010-11 Budget Options Update (5-12-10)
Study Session: 2010-11 Educational Program Plan: Budget and Staffing Update
(4-28-10)
Study
Session: 2010-11 Educational Program Plan: Budget and Staffing (4-19-10)
Budget Study Session: School Year 2010-11 Budget Options (3-24-10)
Budget Study Session Update (3-10-10)
Budget and Capital Projects Study Session (2-24-10)
Budget Study Session (2-10-10)
Governor's Budget Update (1-13-10)
2008-09 Year-End Report & Stimulus Funding and Budgeting Update (11-24-09)
2009-10
Final Budget Presentation and Adoption (8-12-09)
2009-10 Preliminary Budget
Presentation (6-17-09)
Frequently Asked Questions (2009-10 Budget
Development)
The significant funding challenges faced by CKSD stem from decreased enrollment,
decreased state funding, and increased costs. Without significant changes from
the federal or state levels to fully fund education, these challenges will
continue. (Click
here to learn more about the gap between state funding and the amount needed to
fund basic needs of education.)
In an effort to address current funding challenges, the CKSD Board of Directors
called upon the Washington State Legislature to fully fund K-12
education, describing it as the state's "paramount duty." (Please
click here to learn more about the School Board's call for full state funding.)
The preliminary 2010-11 CKSD budget was presented to the Board on June
30. The final 2010-11 CKSD budget was presented to the Board on August 11, 2010
during the Regular School Board Meeting.
2010-2011 General Fund Basic Budget Facts
This information summarizes the Central Kitsap School District's 2010-11 General Fund Budget. The budget
development process works well and results in budget allocations that are fair, balanced, and in
alignment with the Central Kitsap School District's mission of
All Students Learning Well.
This budget continues to reflect our commitment to students:
- 71.09% of CKSD's budget is allocated to the classroom--compared to the state average of
70.00%.
- The percentage of the 2010-11 Budget allocated to "Central Administration" has been, and continues to be, one of the lowest in the state.
