USD 442 - Nemaha Central Schools

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USD 442 - Nemaha Central Schools
USD 442
Purpose of Meeting
To provide:
 An understanding of consolidation
 A timeline of consolidation activities
 Viewpoints of the board members
 Enrollment and financial information
 Time for questions
Why Consider Consolidation

TO PROVIDE FOR THE FINANCIAL
STABILITY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
INVOLVED
 State support for schools will continue to
decrease
 Financial incentives exist
 Area enrollments will likely continue to
decrease
Why Consider Consolidation

TO PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATION FOR
STUDENTS
 Maintenance of current programs
 Expansion of programs and activities for
students
 Increased quality of education
Donna Whiteman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Understanding of Consolidation
 Legalities of Consolidation

Districts Involved in Discussions
USD 442 –Nemaha Valley Schools,
Schools
Seneca
 USD 451 – B & B Schools,
Schools Baileyville
 USD 488 – Axtell – Bern – Summerfield
Schools Axtell
Schools,
 USD 441 – Sabetha – Wetmore Schools,
Sabetha

Timeline



Julyy – sends letters to four area school
districts suggesting a formal consolidation
study (districts involved – USD 442, 451, 488
and 380)
July – sets up a three member consolidation
committee (Margie Heinen
Heinen,, Gale
Hunninghake,, Gary Niehues
Hunninghake
Niehues))
August – receives positive responses from
USD 451 and USD 488 about holding
meetings
Timeline
September – board meets with Donna
Whiteman to learn about consolidation
 September – entire USD 442 board
meets with entire USD 451, B & B, board
in Baileyville

Timeline
October – entire USD 442 board meeting
with entire USD 488, Axtell – Bern –
Summerfield,, board in Axtell
 October – USD 442 board offers to host a
three way meeting involving USD 451 and
USD 488

Timeline
December – three way meeting put on
hold while other two districts hold
discussions
 January – USD 442 formally suggests by
letter that a three way discussion be held
 February – USD 442 committee meets
with USD 451 committee.
committee A three way
meeting with USD 488 is one of two
alternatives discussed

Timeline




March – USD 442 is informed that USD 488
is no longer considering a three way meeting
that includes USD 442
March – USD 442 is informed that USD 488
is moving toward a consolidation plan with
USD 441, SabethaSabetha-Wetmore for 2010
2010--2011
M h – USD 442 iis iinformed
March
f
d th
thatt USD 451
is no longer interested in visiting with USD
488 for the current time
March – USD 442 and USD 451 agreed to
continue to discuss consolidation issues and
ideas
What Has USD 442 Proposed?

Discuss a consolidation of USD 442,
442 USD
451 and USD 488
 This discussion was not held
 USD 488 and USD 441 have a plan
What Has USD 442 Proposed?

Discuss a consolidation of USD 442 and
USD 451
 This discussion is on
on--going
 No specific plan yet
Perspectives of School Board
Members
Margie Heinen
Heinen,, President
 Gary Niehues,
Niehues, ViceVice-President
 Gale Hunninghake
Hunninghake,, Member
 Duane Osborne, Member
 Ilene Enneking, Member
 Kate Haynie,
Haynie, Member
 Owen Zinke,
Zinke, Member

USD 442 General Fund
The General Fund is the main source to
pay for school district operations
 The General Fund is financed by a
statewide mill levy of 20 mills
 Base State Aid per Pupil (BSAPP) is how
the General Fund is supported
 Enrollment drives how much General Fund
authority a school district receives

Nemaha Valley High School
Enrollment Projections
High School Enrollment
250
200
150
100
50
0
High School Enrollment
Student Enrollment
Decrease of 90.1 since 0606-07
Student Enrollment
500
450
400
350
300
FTE (student enrollment)
250
200
150
100
50
0
2006-2007
2006 2007
2007 2008
2007-2008
2008-2009
2008 2009
2009-2010
2009 2010
2010-2011
2010 2011
Base State Aid Per Pupil
Decrease of $590 since 0606-07
Base State Aid Per Pupil
$4,400.00
$4 200 00
$4,200.00
$4,000.00
BSAPP
$3,800.00
$3,600.00
$3,400.00
$3,200.00
2006-2007
2006 2007
2007-2008
2007 2008
2008-2009
2008 2009
2009-2010
2009 2010
2010-2011
2010 2011
General Fund
( i
(minus
special
i l education
d
ti funding)
f di )
Decrease of $758,712 since 0606-07
General Fund
$3,500,000.00
$3,000,000.00
$2,500,000.00
$2,000,000.00
General Fund
$1,500,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$500,000.00
$0.00
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
Supplemental General Fund
(Local Option Budget - LOB)
Percentage of the General Fund
 Average state wide percentage is 28.06%
of the General Fund
 Highest LOB allowed by law is at 30% to
31%
 Decision of the local board of education
 Mixture
Mi t
off state
t t funding
f di and
d local
l
l property
t
taxes

Local OptionBudget
Year
LOB Amount
Amount
Authorized
Percentage
of General
Fund
Mill Levy
2006-2007
$530,000
$1,099,026
15.7%
11.018
2007-2008
$585,000
$1,139,646
15.4%
10.340
2008-2009
$630,000
$1,125,150
16.9%
10.458
2009-2010
$665,000
,
$1,100,148
,
,
18.3%
13.024*
2010-2011
?
$1,055,464
?
?
*This increase was offset by a decrease in the Bond and Interest levy on
the new school building from 10.330 to 8.152
Area Mill Levies
District
General
Fund
LOB
Capital
Outlay
Debt
Total
451
20
14.572
0
0
34.572
442
20
13.024
0
8.152
41.176
488
20
20.969
4
8.432
49.401
Statewide
20
20.06
4
9.48
50.89
441
20
19 596
19.596
8
7 532
7.532
55 128
55.128
USD 442 is well below the area and state in all mill levy
categories.
Contacting Legislators
Rep. Steve Lukert
Sen. Mark Taddiken
2420 US 75 Highway
Sabetha, KS 66534
785.284.3623 (home)
785.296.7651
(Legislature)
[email protected]
ov
2614 Hackberry Road
Clifton, KS 66937
785.926.3325 (home)
785.296.7371
(Legislature)
Mark.Taddiken@senate.
ks.gov