Strategic Planning - Task Force Resource
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Problem: Central Kitsap School District, along with many districts across the state, is facing unprecedented budget challenges as expenditures continue to outpace revenues.
We must look across the entire District for ways to identify cost saving measures, wisely use existing resources, and reduce operating costs. We must do this while maintaining the outstanding quality of educational programs that are our hallmark.
We anticipate a growing budget deficit for 2007-08 school year and beyond.
- Although it is impossible to precisely project the District’s budget, initial estimates reveal that the budget deficit will continue to grow unless the District finds new ways to use existing resources, reduce expenditures, or revenue is increased by the state or federal government.
- Planning and taking action now will mitigate the effects and impact to our students and staff later.
Major Budget Challenges "How did we get where we are?"
The growing budget deficit is a result of several factors:
- Declining enrollment
- Unfunded mandates from Education Reform "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB)
- Under-funded salary & benefits
- Increased utilities, fuel and other fixed costs
- Increased District support to Special Education, Transportation and Food Service. (Government funding for Special Education and Transportation is currently only funded at 60%.)
- Rising costs of Instructional materials and technology
- Increasing costs of technology with no technology funding from the state or federal government
We will address our fiscal challenges through hard work, research and well thought-out analysis. We must identify significant reductions for school year 2007-08 and develop a long range budget plan. Task Force Resource will guide our efforts.
Background for Establishing Task Force Resource (TFR)
As a result of the growing projected deficit, the School Board directed the Superintendent to develop options for reducing expenditures and using existing resources as efficiently as possible.
During a study session with the Board of Directors on June 14, 2006, the Superintendent presented an initial action plan for developing options to reduce future expenditures. The action plan included forming an organization referred to as Task Force Resource (TFR). The purpose of the Task Force is to make recommendations to the Superintendent leading to a presentation of options to the Board of Directors.
Throughout the next several months the Superintendent will provide periodic updates to the Board of Directors during regular Board meetings/Study Sessions.
The Goal of Task Force Resource, through the work of numerous committees, is to develop a long range balanced budget plan that maximizes all resources to ensure all students learn well. Task Force Resource will guide our efforts to develop a balanced budget that maximizes the use of all available resources. We will continue to maximize student learning while producing data driven recommendations resulting in a plan that will:
(1) be in the best interest of all students
(2) care for staff within resource constraints
(3) be sustainable between today and 2011-12 school year
(4) take into account future M&O and Facilities elections
Click Here for Task Force Resource Presentation of 9-27-06
Task Force Resource consisted of four sub-committees in 06-07; each committee is led by a Cabinet Member. The sub-committees are: School Closure Study, Technology, Co-Curricular, and Program Review. A TFR steering committee comprised of CKSD Cabinet Members, Presidents of the CKEA and CKESP, and designated staff and community members from the four sub-committees will help guide sub-committee work and assist with the coordination of key actions between sub-committees. The TFR Steering Committee will ultimately make final recommendations to the Superintendent.
- The work of Task Force Resource began in earnest this Summer with the identification of specific committees and development of key questions and decision criteria for data collection and analysis.
- Membership for each committee includes representation from across the district- from staff, parents, and community. Both the Co-curricular and School Closure Study Committees have begun their work and are meeting regularly.
- Communication during this time of tough budget planning is vitally important. We will provide updated information on major resource issues, task force progress and ask for your assistance in problem solving of some very important challenges.
School Closure Study Recommend the number of elementary schools to be operated by CKSD; the schools to be closed, if any; and elementary school attendance area boundary adjustments.
Click here for School Board Presentation on School Closure 11-8-06
Technology Study Utilizing available data and recommendations from an external audit (Puget Sound ESD) and in conjunction with input from District staff and the community, develop options for maximizing efficiencies and reducing costs for technology resources.
Program Review Study Identify a list of programs for additional study that could be modified beginning as early as school year 07-08 through school years 2011-12.
Co-curricular Study Develop a list of options for reducing co-curricular expenses while maintaining a strong program within current resource constraints for students in grades 7-12.
For More Information
Community Relations Office
Central Kitsap School District
PO Box 8
Silverdale, WA 98383
(360) 662-1620
