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BUDGET INFORMATION
2015-2016
Schroon Lake Central
School District Budget
2015-2016 District Budget,
Bus Purchase & Repair Reserve Resolutions.
Board of Education Seat
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
NOON-8:00 P.M.
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM ENTRANCE
Budget Hearing
May 5, 2015
7:00 P.M. Auditorium
All of the band students in 5th-12th grade participated in the Pops Concert this February. The concert featured popular music
and tunes from movies, and included the 5/6 Band, a sax quartet, a wood-wind trio, and the 7-12 Band. We had a great time
and thank you for the support for this concert.
In late March grades 3-6 went to the 1812 Homestead
in Willsboro to learn about the tradition of maple
sugaring.
Schroon Lake Central School
April 22,2015
Dear Community Members:
This booklet contains the 2015-2016 budget for Schroon Lake Central School. Your school
board and school administration have prepared a budget that continues the current school academic program and extra-curricular activities while staying within the state mandated tax cap.
B O A R D
O F
E D U C A T I O N
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The Board of Education is committed to maintaining a program for our students that will enable
them to prepare for college or other educational opportunities beyond high school or to enter
the work force with the necessary experiences that will allow them to find jobs in the field of
their choice. SLCS students have continued to score well on the state tests. We have graduates
who have taken advanced and college level courses while here, which transfer to colleges,
giving these students a head start on their higher education careers. Our students who attend BOCES to take VO-TECH courses are able to enter advanced programs or the work force with the
training necessary for success.
Our school faces fiscal challenges in the coming years, as do most schools in New York State.
As part of our effort to maintain these essential elements of the school's offerings, the 20152016 budget includes the placement of $300,000 from our surplus this year into a reserve
fund. Doing so will give us a source of funds for necessary repairs or improvements to our
physical plant as they occur in the future, without having to cut our student offerings. The
board urges your approval of this move.
The board recognizes its responsibility to the taxpayers of our district to use our fiscal resources with prudence. We also recognize that our first responsibility is to the students. With
your continued support, we pledge to execute these responsibilities with careful consideration
as we go forward.
The budget hearing is on May 5, 2015 at 7:00 PM. The budget vote will be on May 19, from
12:00 to 8:00 PM. Come vote! Come to a Board of Education meeting! Come visit your
school!
Sincerely,
Robert W. Claus
BOE President
H I G H L I G H T S
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H I G H L I G H T S
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District Budget Resolution:
On May 19, 2015 district residents of Schroon Lake Central School will be asked to vote on the 2015-2016
SLCS Board of Education adopted budget of $7,737,640.00. This budget reflects the following fiscal
and/or programmatic planning:
=> A 1.53 % tax levy increase (SLCS district maximum)
=> A budget at or below the district "2%" limit for the fourth consecutive year
=> A "regular" majority vote to pass (not a supermajority vote of 60%)
=> An increase of $174,638.00 over the 2014-2015 budget (a 2.3% budget increase)
=> Staffing levels at current 2014-2015 with increases in related services per special
education and/or Pre K needs
$424,599.00 of unallocated fund balance to be used toward lowering the tax burden for
District residents => Expanded college credit-bearing courses. The District now offers twelve
(12) college courses totaling 31 potential college credits for students. => Expanded
Career and Technical Education funding for students => Funding for all existing
extra-curricular activities for students => Increased AIS (Academic Intervention
Services) support for at-risk student
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Bus Purchase Resolution:
On May 19, 2015 district residents of Schroon Lake Central School will be asked to vote on a bus
purchase resolution. The Board is seeking the community's support in purchasing one (65) sixty-five
passenger school bus. This school bus will afford the district the flexibility to transport students during the school day as well as options for field trips and/or after school extra-curricular activities transportation
On May 19, 2015 district residents of Schroon Lake Central School will be asked to vote on the funding of an
established repair reserve. The following information is provided to help our community understand why the
SLCS Board of Education has put forth the repair reserve resolution
For the second year in a row the SLCS Board of Education has decided to put forth a resolution to the
community to fund a repair reserve in the amount of $300,000.00 for known future repairs. This decision
was made after a review of the SLCS Building Condition Survey and Five Year Plan Summary prepared
by Bernier, Carr & Associates.
The funding for a repair reserve will come from unallocated fund balance. The purpose of a repair
reserve is to pay the cost of repairs to capital improvements or equipment that does not recur annually.
The decision to put forth a resolution to fund the repair reserve is very pro-active and reflects the
Board's long range planning for sustainability and fiscal stability of the Schroon Lake Central School District.
Board of Education Seat
The Board of Education seat up for election is a three-year term beginning on 7/1/15 and expiring on
6/30/18 to succeed Anne Durkee.
R E S O L U T I O N S
Repair Reserve Resolution:
2015-2016 Proposed School Budget Expenditures
I. ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENT
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
2014-15
Budget
$5,103.00
2015-16
Proposed
$5,736.00
Includes costs for workshops, conference expenses,
law books, etc. Board members serve without pay.
District meeting, legal notices
TOTAL BOARD OF EDUCATION
$2,500.00
$7,603.00
$2,500.00
$8,236.00
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
Salaries for superintendent and two secretraries
Materials & supplies, contractual expenses
TOTAL CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
$166,451.00
$8,500.00
$174,951.00
$174,943.00
$10,500.00
$185,443.00
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Salary for business office treasurer
Materials & supplies, equipment, contractual and BOCES
Auditing, independent & internal claims, GASB 45 audit
Tax collector, supplies, tax bills, postage
Legal, attorney's fees
Personnel public information, finger printing, BOCES
TOTAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE
$60,800.00
$32,240.00
$17,342.00
$8,000.00
$12,000.00
$20,450.00
$150,832.00
$62,624.00
$32,427.00
$17,686.00
$8,000.00
$12,000.00
$21,294.00
$154,031.00
$25,500.00
$53,790.00
$79,290.00
$25,500.00
$58,982.00
$84,482.00
$20,103.00
$19,120.00
$20,166.00
$19,495.00
$39,223.00
$39,661.00
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
$110,099.00
$116,616.00
I. TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENT
II. PROGRAM COMPONENT
$561,998.00
$588,469.00
$1,988,928.00
$38,375.00
$20,000.00
$6,000.00
$2,053,303.00
$2,094,415.00
$39,000.00
$20,000.00
$6,015.00
$2,159,430.00
$339,978.00
$39,500.00
$263,152.00
$162,378.00
$15,000.00
$376,539.00
$70,000.00
$247,804.00
$167,250.00
$15,000.00
B U D G E T
E X P E N D I T U R E S
SPECIAL ITEMS
Insurance: includes liability, fire, school dues
Boces administration, facilities fees
TOTAL SPECIAL ITEMS
SUPERVISION AND INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT
Salaries for supervision & curriculum development
Support for instructional programs including in-service
training and staff development and BOCES
TOTAL SUPERVISION AND INSTRUCT. IMPROV.
INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
Salaries for elementary & secondary teachers, aides, subs
Equipment, materials & supplies, contractual expenses
Textbooks
BOCES services, legal
TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Salaries for therapist, special ed and remedial teachers
materials & supplies, contractual expenses
Cost of special education students at BOCES
Occupational education at BOCES centers
Summer school salaries, materials and supplies
2015-2016 Proposed School Budget Expenditures, continued
$24,115.00
$24,400.00
$188,962.00
$178,500.00
$161,800.00
$167,400.00
$100,775.00
$108,150.00
$1,295,660.00
$1,355,043.00
$214,180.00
$220,544.00
$177,490.00
$218,990.00
$391,670.00
$439,534.00
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
$1,698,825.00
$1,652,101.00
II. TOTAL PROGRAM COMPONENT
$5,439,458.00
$5,606,108.00
$114,191.00
$331,630.00
$11,750.00
$457,571.00
$116,930.00
$331,724.00
$11,750.00
$460,404.00
$70,770.00
$58,074.00
$42,874.00
$975,331.00
$15,000.00
$38,328.00
$971,257.00
$15,000.00
TOTAL INTERFUND TRANSFER
$1,033,205.00
$1,024,585.00
III. TOTAL CAPITAL COMPONENT
$1,561,546.00
$1,543,063.00
TOTAL BUDGET
$7,563,002.00
$7,737,640.00
Library & audiovisual, salaries for librarian, library materials,
books, and periodicals, BOCES media center services.
Computer assisted instruction, technician, hardware,
software, materials & supplies internet connections, BOCES
services
Guidance, psychologist, health services
includes salaries for guidance counselor, psychologist and
nurse, as well as testing, reference, medical supplies,
contractual cost for student & employee physicals
Interscholastic athletics and co-curricular, salaries,supplies,
equipment for sports, and other extracurriculars
TOTAL PROGRAMS & SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION :
Salaries for transportation mechanic, bus drivers, subs
Contractual expenses, materials & supplies, auto parts, gas
oil, tires, insurance, equipment and BOCES
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION
III. CAPITAL COMPONENT
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
Salaries for custodians, substitutes
Contractual expenses, repairs, utilities
Equipment, materials & supplies
TOTAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
INTERFUND TRANSFERS
Debt Service
Bus bond note , interest
Building bond note, interest
School lunch fund
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E X P E N D I T U R E S
2015-16
Proposed
B U D G E T
2014-15
Budget
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM & SERVICES
2015-2016 Budget Expenditures and Revenues Summary
2014-2015
Budget
2015-2016
Proposed
APPROPRIATIONS
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Board of Education
Central Administration
Business & Finance
Special Items
Total Employee Benefits
Sup'v & Instructional Improvement
Instructional Service, Regular School
Programs & Services, Special Education
Transporation
Operations & Maintenance
Debt Services, Interfund Transfers
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
7,603.00
174,951.00
150,832.00
79,290.00
1,879,694.00
39,223.00
2,053,303.00
1,295,660.00
391,670.00
457,571.00
1,033,205.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
8,236.00
185,443.00
154,031.00
84,482.00
1,826,791.00
39,661.00
2,159,430.00
1,355,043.00
439,534.00
460,404.00
1,024,585.00
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS
$
7,563,002.00
$
7,737,640.00
Property Tax / STAR Aid
Interest & Penalties
Admission to Ballgames
Interest Earnings
Misc. Revenue
State Aid
Elizabethtown shared service
Estimated Fund Balance
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
6,163,211.00
16,000.00
1,500.00
3,500.00
22,000.00
958,291.00
18,500.00
380,000.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
6,257,271.00
16,000.00
1,500.00
3,500.00
22,000.00
992,770.00
20,000.00
424,599.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES
$
7,563,002.00
$
7,737,640.00
2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6
B U D G E T
S U M M A R Y
ESTIMATED REVENUES
SUPERINTENDENT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Salary Superintendent
Soc. Sec.
Retirement
Health & life ins. & workers comp
$
$
$
$
112,000.00
8,568.00
15,120.00
15,276.00
$
150,964.00
2015-2016 Budget Expenditures and Revenues Summary
9000000
8000000
7000000
6000000
5000000
2013-2014
2014-2015
4000000
2015-2016
3000000
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0
Administrative
Program
Capital
Total
9000000
8000000
7000000
6000000
5000000
2013-2014
4000000
2014-2015
3000000
2015-2016
2000000
1000000
0
Property
Tax/STAR
State Aid
Fund Balance
Misc.
Total
2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6
1000000
B U D G E T
G R A P H S
2000000
T A X
C A R D
Adjusted Unrestricted Fund Balance as a Percent of the Total Budget
18.77%
1,419,639
Adjusted Unrestricted Fund Balance
Actual
2014-15
(D)
1,402,128
210
0
380,000
2
5,181,427
5,181,427
Assigned Appropriated Fund Balance
Adjusted Restricted Fund Balance
Consumer Price Index
Public School Enrollment
I. Difference: (G - H); (negative value requires 60.0% voter approval)
H. Total Proposed Tax Levy for School Purposes, Excluding Permissible Exclusions
and Levy for Library Debt, Plus Prior Year Tax Cap Reserve (E - B -
G. School Tax Levy Limit , Excluding Levy for Permissible Exclusions
981,784
F. Permissible Exclusions to the School Tax Levy Limit
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6,163,211
6,163,211
7,563,002
14.47%
1,119,639
424,599
Estimated
2015-16
(E)
1,702,690
203
0
5,282,633
5,282,633
974,638
6,257,271
6,257,271
7,737,640
2015-16
(B)
2014-15
(A)
E. Total Proposed School Year Tax Levy (A + B + C - D)
B. Tax Levy to Support Library Debt, if Applicable
C. Tax Levy for Non-Excludable Propositions, if Applicable 2
D. Total Tax Cap Reserve Amount Used to Reduce Current Year Levy, if
Applicable
A. Proposed Tax Levy to Support the Total Budgeted Amount
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Proposed Budget
Budgeted
2015-16 Property Tax Report Card
R E P O R T
Total Budgeted Amount, not Including Separate Propositions
P R O P E R T Y
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1.62%
-3.33%
1.53%
2.31%
Change
(C)
Percent
RP-495 (9/08)
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION & FINANCE
OFFICE OF REAL PROPERTY TAX SERVICES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXEMPTION IMPACT REPORT
(for local use only -- not to be filed with NYS Office of Real Property Tax Services)
Date: April 23, 2015
July 1, 2014
Total equalized value in Itaxing jurisdictions$
Exemption Code
(Column A)
12100
13500
13510
13800
877,657,825
Statutory Authority
(Column C)
RPTL404(1)
RPLT406(1)
RPTL406
RPTl408
Number of
Exemptions
(Column D)
17
42
8
2
Percentage
Total
Equal- of Value Exized Value
empted
(Column E)
(Column F)
1.10%
9,688,900
1.41%
12,399,400
0.01%
64,200
0.46%
4,000,600
0.00%
37,400
0.79%
6,908,000
18020
Exemption Description
(Column B)
NY State Owned Property
Town Owned Property
Town Cemetery Lane
School District Property
Municipal Industrial Dev.
Agen
RPTL412-a
1
25110
Nonprof corp-Relig(Const Pro RPTL420-a
5
25120
Nonprof corp-educ(Const Pro
Nonprof Corp - Specified
uses
Veterans organizations
Historical Society
RPTL420-a
4
366,100
RPTL-420-b
RPTL-452
RPTL-444
26
1
1
8,234,100
11,800
91,600
RPTL 464(2)
2
400,700
27350
41300
41400
41800
41834
41854
47450
47460
Ins Volunteer Fire Co or Dept
Privately Owned Cemetery
Lan
Paraglegic Vets
Clergy
Persons age 65 or over
Enchaned Star
Basic Star
Forest/Ref land - fisher act
Forest Land Certd after 8/74
7
1
2
52
224
414
18
15
152,000
1,000
3,000
3,649,892
13,871,180
12,419,690
6,876,206
1,524,787
48670
50000
50005
50006
Redevelopment Housing
system code
system code
system code
RPTL 446
RPTL 458 (3)
RPTL 460
RPTL 467
RPTL 425
RPTL 425
RPTL 480
RPTL-480-a
PHFI
L125&127
not defined
not defined
not defined
1
1
1
1
1,311,900
704,200
19,348,470
19,279,440
0.08%
2.20%
2.20%
$121,344,565.00
13.83%
25300
26100
26250
26400
0.94%
0.00%
0.01%
0.05%
0.02%
Totals
846
The exempt amounts do not take into consideration any payments for municipal services.
Amount, if any, attributed to payments in lieu of taxes: $0.00
(details contained on RP-495-PILOT)
0.04%
0.00%
0.00%
0.42%
1.58%
1.42%
0.78%
0.17%
0.15%
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R E P O R T
Fiscal Year Begining:
I M P A C T
Schroon Lake Central
E X E M P T I O N
Taxing Jurisdiction:
DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE VOTING MACHINE
When you enter the voting machine, swing the handle of the curtain lever overhead from the
left hand side of the machine over to the right as far as it will go and leave it there. This will
close the curtain around you and unlock the machine for you to vote.
Board of Education Seats:
There is one Board of Education seat up for election this year.
Mrs. Anne Durkee term as Board of Education member will expire 6/30/15. Two petitions
have been submitted for the vacancy on the Board of Education and each individual will be
assigned a lever on the machine. The candidate that receives the highest number of votes
will win the three year seat.
1 . Mrs. Susan Repko
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2. Mr. Bruce Murdock
At the top of the machine is a closed window for “write-in” votes for a candidate for both
Board of Education seats. To write-in a candidate for a seat, open the box at the top of the
voting machine and write-in the candidate’s name. You must spell the candidate’s name
correctly.
M A Y
1 9 ,
2 0 1 5
V O T E
Budget Resolution:
In the next row of levers for voting, the levers at the furthest left of the machine are for voting on the 2015-16 proposed school budget. You may vote either YES or NO where it is
marked BUDGET RESOLUTION. The Resolution reads:
BUDGET RESOLUTION RESOLVED: That the Board of Education of Schroon
Lake Central School District, County of Essex, be and hereby is authorized to expend the
sum of $7,737,640.00 as set forth in the 2015-2016 school budget and to levy the necessary
tax thereof.
Bus Purchase Resolution:
The next row of levers is activated to vote on the school bus purchase. Again you may vote
either YES or NO where it is marked SCHOOL BUS PURCHASE. The resolution reads:
BUS RESOLUTION RESOLVED: That the Board of Education of Schroon Lake
Central School District, County of Essex, be and hereby is authorized to expend a sum not to
exceed $104,000.00 for the purchase of one 65- passenger school bus. Such sum shall be
raised in annual installments under issued obligations as provided by Education Law Section
416.
Repair Reserve Resolution:
The next row of levers is activated to vote on the funding of Repair Reserve. Again you may
Vote either YES or NO where it is marked REPAIR RESERVE. The resolution reads:
REPAIR RESERVE RESOLVED: That the Board of Education of Schroon Lake Central
School District, County of Essex, be and hereby is authorized to use $300,000.00 of the
school fund balance to fund a District Repair Reserve Fund.
PLEASE LEAVE ALL LEVERS DOWN TO CAST YOUR VOTE. Only the levers down will be
counted. If you push them back up, you have not voted. The machine will push the levers back up
automatically and register your vote when you swing the curtain handle to the left to go out. Your
vote is completely confidential. No one knows how you have voted.
QUALIFICATION TO VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
1. A citizen of the United States of America
2. At least 18 years of age.
3. A resident of the Schroon Lake Central School District for a period of thirty days
or more prior to the voting day. A person can have only ONE voting
residency and may not vote in more than one school district.
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The 2013-2014 NYS School Report Card is available in its entirety at www.schroonschool.org
High School Team division - 2nd in New York
State with a team score of
3052 (missed 1st by only
18 points)
We have 10 National
Qualifiers
5 of the Top 15 Overall
Boys
4 of the Top 20 Overall
Girls
25 archers in the Top 10
of grade their level
From the cast of Cinderella
Creative art students
Greenfiber’s Earth Patrol
Just a note
Hyde Collection in Glens
“Out of about 1,100 entries, Schroon Lake
Central School is proud to announce that three
of our student artists had artwork selected in
the top 100 to be on display in the gallery at
the museum…”
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