HCPSS Insight: Proposed FY2018 Operating Budget
HCPSS Chief Financial Officer Beverly Davis and Executive Director of School Improvement and Administration Frank Eastham answered questions about the Superintendent’s Proposed FY2018 Operating Budget. Learn more about the budgeting process, operating revenue, expenditures, factors that influence budget projections, and how you can get involved.
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- What is the Superintendent’s total budget request and how much has it increased?
- What are the major budgetary factors for FY 2018?
- How is the budget funded?
- How much is the county required to fund?
- What is Maintenance of Effort and how is MOE calculated?
- How is the budget being spent?
- How will the expected enrollment growth affect class size and programs that are offered?
- What is zero-based budgeting and what kind of savings has the ZBB process resulted in?
- Where is the Board in negotiations with the unions?
- Explain the impact that the pension shift from the state to the county has had.
- What trends are we seeing for students receiving Free and Reduced Price Meals and special education services?
- What impact does this have on the budget?
- What is the impact on staff positions in this budget?
- What is the purpose of the money allocated for the upcoming new elementary school?
- How do we know what our staff needs will be in each building next year?
- How is this budget "investing in a world-class workforce?”
- How does our teacher compensation (including benefits) stack up to the rest of the state?
- What are the increased cost to the employee health and dental funds?
- What kind of building renovations are being funded in this budget?
- With the increasing dependability on technology, how has our technology budget evolved and what are the projections for FY18?
- What is the FY 2018 budget process moving forward and how can community members get involved?
FY18 Operating Budget
The current timeline for the FY18 Operating Budget is available. Find out more about how citizen’s can participate and more about the process.Learn more about the budget and view budget-related documents →