Reduce campus-based budget

Rocksprings ISD
Community Budget Survey Results
March 2011
112 surveys returned
(27 community, 23 parents, 25 teachers, 17 staff, 20 students)
60% 66%
Decrease athletic
budget 15%
Decrease athletic
budget 10%
29%
Eliminate all field
trips
78% 80%
Eliminate student
summer work
program
Reduce non-campus
dept budget 10%
Decrease campusbased dept budget
10%
49%
Decrease
instructional budget
10%
Decrease staff
development cost
10%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
75%
14%
Athletic Budget
Instruction & Department Budgets
Majority supports decreasing campus-based (noninstructional) budget.
89% support decreasing athletic budget.
77%
Campus
Non-Instructional
Administrators
Staff
6%
Reduce instructional staff
by 4
Reduce instructional staff 3
Reduce instructional staff
by 2
16%
Reduce non-instructional
staff by 2
Reduce non-instructional
staff by 1 1/2
20% 13%
Reduce instructional staff
by 1
Principals teach a class
Reduce maintenance/
custodial staff 17%
Restructure nurse staffing
model
Restructure SpEd model
27%
56% 57%
46%
1 Principal 1 Instructional
Asst.
63% 59%
53%
Raise student/teacher ratio
HS
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Instructional Staff
Scheduling & Staffing
Majority supports making changes in each area.
73% support changes to campus administrator model
89% support reducing non-instructional staff
79% support reducing instructional staff
*Budget savings for reduced staff positions includes the cost of salary and benefits
for those positions.
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
31%
21%
Employees incur 100%
health benefit cost
Employees incur 50%
health benefit cost
Health Benefits
52% supported reducing health benefits
19%
20%
15%
11%
10%
5%
0%
Reimburse full
substitute cost
Reimburse half
substitute cost
Local Leave
30% support changes in local leave
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
61%
17%
Reduce stipends 5%
Reduce stipends 10%
Salary & Pay
78% support reducing stipends
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
39%
31%
21%
3%
Continue 75% of
100%
the cost
cost of
meals
1%
50% of
the cost
35% of
District
the cost does not
pay for
meals
Co/Extra-Curricular Meals
64% support making some type of reduction in the cost
of meals
48%
46%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Continue Provision II Discontinue Provision
II
Provision II
Results are split for continue/discontinue Provision II
*parent results showed 79% support continuation
48%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
43%
35%
Provision II - Provision II - Provision II Extend school closed campus
Cafeteria
day
(lunch)
provided
co/extra
curricular meals
Provision II - Revenue
Of the 48% that wish to continue Provision II, this data
shows what percent of those chose these options as
well.
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80% - Decrease non-campus budget 10%
73% - Reduce electricity cost 2%
76% - Reduce co/extra-curricular travel 10%
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77% - Reduce maintenance/custodial staff 17%
78% - Reduce campus-based budget 10%
89% - Reduce athletic budget
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78% - Reduce stipends
73% - Restructure campus administrator model
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89% - Reduce non-instructional staff
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79% - Reduce instructional staff
◦ 66% chose to eliminate field trips
◦ 75% - reduce athletic budget 15%
◦ 46% chose 1 campus administrator/1 instructional asst.
◦ 56% chose 2 positions
◦ 57% chose 2 positions
Areas above 70%
*Budget savings for reduced staff positions includes the cost of salary and
benefits for those positions.
Students
20%
Staff
16%
Community
23%
Parents
18%
Teacher
23%
73% - Reduce electricity costs 2%
Reduce co/extracurricular Travel
Community
Parents
15%
14% 21%
27%
23%
Teacher
Staff
Students
Eliminate Field
Trips
15%
26%
16%
28%
15%
76% - Reduce co/extra-curricular travel 10%
*66% - eliminate field trips
Community
Non-campus based
department budget
Parents
Teacher
Staff
18%
15%
22%
22%
Students
23%
12%
Campus-based
department
budget
18% 20%
26%
24%
80% - Reduce non-campus based department
budgets
78% - Reduce campus-based budget
Student
s
14%
Commu
nity
26%
Staff
15%
Teacher
25%
Survey Comments:
•Too much money spent on
athletics (less than instruction)
•Too many coaches
Parents
20%
•All coaches should teach classes
•Coaches should ride on the bus
with their students
•Have coaches drive the bus to
events and save money on drivers
•Do not pay coaches to drive the
bus to events; they already receive
a stipend
89% - Reduce athletic budget
75% - Reduce by 15%
Students
19%
Staff
13%
Community
19%
Parents
24%
Teacher
25%
78% - Reduce stipends
61% - reduce stipends 15%
Students
9%
Staff
13%
Teacher
27%
Community
29%
Parents
22%
73% - Restructure campus
administrator model
46% - 1 campus administrator/1 instructional
assistant
Students
19%
Staff
13%
Teacher
23%
Community
23%
Parents
22%
89% - Reduce non-instructional
staff
56% - reduce by 2 staff positions
Students
18%
Community
25%
Staff
17%
Teacher
19%
Parents
21%
79% - Reduce instructional staff
57% -reduce by 2 staff positions