Budget Bytes

In an effort to centralize information about how the economic crisis is affecting the district, we have created this page, which consolidates information that can also be found in other areas of the website.

Budget Questions and Answers:

During our two Community Budget Forums in March, we received hundreds of questions. Instead of waiting to process all of them, we are posting and updating as we go. Click here to go to the budget questions and answers.

PowerPoint Slide Presentations:

• Budget Forum .ppt — March 8, 2010
  Adobe version of Budget Forum slides .pdf
• Fiscal Planning .ppt — 03/02/10
  Dramatic reductions in State Funding for Schools Likely to Result in Significant Reductions in Services

Budget Related Staff Memos / Newsletters / News Releases:

• May 13, 2010 Staff Notebook .pdf — Legislature Adjourns; Makes No More Cuts in Education Funding
• April 1, 2010 Staff Notebook .pdf — Board Continues to Weigh Budget Cut Options for Next School Year
• February 25, 2010 Staff Notebook .pdf — District Schedules Community Budget Forums
• February 18, 2010 Staff Notebook .pdf — Work Continues on District, State Budgets
• February 11, 2010 Staff Notebook .pdf — Committee Looks for Savings, Reductions
• December 18, 2009 SPECIAL SIP .pdf — Budget

Education News:

Articles from Local Newspapers About or Affecting our District
(most editions contain articles about the budget situation)

Budget at a Glance:

Budget at a Glance .pdf is an 11-page booklet about our 2009-2010 budget. The booklet contains the following information:

• Summary of Total Expenditures
• Summary of General and Supplemental General Fund Expenditures
• Instruction Expenditures
• Sources of Revenue and Proposed Budget for 2009-10 (previously Co99a)
• Enrollment and Low Income Students
• Mill Rates by Fund
• Assessed Valuation and Bonded Indebtedness
• Average Salary
• KSDE Website Information

About KCKPS:

Dr. Cynthia Lane, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Business Services, created a 2-page overview of district information .pdf that contains the following:

• District Profile
• Board Budget Goals
• 2010 District Goals
• Public Library Fund
• District Tax Rate
• Mill Levy Comparisons
• Assessed Valuation
• General Fund (budget)
• Bond & Interest
• Taxes by Fund
• Local Option Budget
• Lob Impact on Homeowner
• Capital Outlay (budget)