By The Numbers: FCPS FY 2013 Budget Amendments
A look at the items added to the budget the school board sent to supervisors Thursday
The Fairfax County School Board voted to approve a $2.4 billion fiscal year 2013 advertised budget at its meeting Thursday, forwarding a plan to supervisors that asks for $202.3 million more than last fiscal year to accommodate unprecedented student growth and the staff levels and compensation needed to address it.
The board added eight amendments to the plan Superintendent Jack Dale presented in January.
Together, the amendments did not increase the transfer request from the Board of Supervisors, board members said.
While many board members said it is too early to determine exactly how some of these would be funded, here's a closer look at how early estimates stack up.
All information was provided by Fairfax County Public Schools documents.
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PROPOSED BUDGET |
ADJUSTMENTS |
ADVERTISED BUDGET |
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SCHOOL BOARD FUNDS |
Amount |
Full-Time Positions |
Amount |
Full-Time Positions |
Amount |
Full-Time Positions |
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School Operating |
$2,447,975,698 |
23,500.9 |
$0 |
0.0 |
$2,447,975,698 |
23,500.9 |
|
Food and Nutrition Services |
$92,574,259 |
43.5 |
$0 |
0.0 |
$92,574,259 |
43.5 |
|
Grants and Self-Supporting Programs |
$68,289,788 |
504.6 |
$0 |
0.0 |
$68,289,788 |
504.6 |
|
Adult and Community Education |
$10,840,709 |
58.5 |
$0 |
0.0 |
$10,840,709 |
58.5 |
|
School Construction |
$163,072,120 |
87.3 |
$0 |
0.0 |
$163,072,120 |
87.3 |
|
School Insurance |
$16,577,166 |
10.3 |
$0 |
0.0 |
$16,577,166 |
10.3 |
|
Health and Flexible Benefits |
$311,001,708 |
18.0 |
$0 |
0.0 |
$311,001,708 |
18.0 |
|
Central Procurement |
$6,500,000 |
1.0 |
$0 |
0.0 |
$6,500,000 |
1.0 |
|
Educational Employees' |
$190,645,039 |
29.3 |
$0 |
0.0 |
$190,645,039 |
29.3 |
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Supplementary Retirement System |
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|
|
|
|
|
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School Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust |
$37,335,500 |
0.0 |
$0 |
0.0 |
$37,335,500 |
0.0 |
Amendments:
| Amendment | Estimated Cost | Anticipated Funding Source |
| Creating a placeholder to fund a consultant study of the Food and Nutrition Services Program to identify cost-effective ways of making FCPS school food healthier, ; | $0.2 million | $0.2 million to be redirected within the Food & Nutrition Services Fund |
| Directing that prior to allocating additional funds to expand the use of eCART, but no later than November 30, 2012, (a) the Board shall receive a presentation of the eCART program evaluation currently being conducted by the Office of Program Evaluation, (b) a comprehensive survey of teachers and other eCART users shall be completed and areas of needed improvement in the user experience identified, and (c) those identified improvements shall be made before or in conjunction with any expansion of eCART | unknown | unknown |
| Adding 20 field custodian positions |
$1 million |
Reducing funding for replacement equipment by $1.0 million |
| Creating a placeholder in the School Board Office budget to provide increased school board member staff to improve constituent electronic communications, provide ombudsman-type constituent support, and establish a School Board auditor position. Specifics will be determined by the board before the final budget vote in May. |
$0.6 million | Funding will come from reductions in central office administrative costs. Superintendent Jack Dale will present options to accomplish this in April. |
| Providing funding to revise and reproduce the Parent Advocacy Handbook for electronic and hard copy distribution. |
Up to $0.1 million |
Existing funds will be reallocated in Instructional Services, Special Services,and/or Communications and Community Outreach |
| Providing funding to record (audio and video) all school board work sessions of the full board, including forums | $19,590 | Dale will identify ways to fund this and present options to the school board in April |
| Eliminating student athletic fees |
$1.7 million | Dale will identify ways to fund this via budget reductions and present options to the school board in April |
| Providing funding of a best practices study to be overseen by an early education working group that will be established to assess, improve, and expand early education services in order to increase early literacy skills and kindergarten readiness for all children. | $0.1 million | Dale will identify ways to fund this via budget reductions and present options to the school board in April |
Approve: Evans (Mason) Derenak Kaufax (Lee), Hynes (Hunter Mill), McElveen (At-large), Moon (At-large), Storck (Mt. Vernon), Strauss (Dranesville)
Oppose: McLaughlin (Braddock), Reed (Providence), Schultz (Springfield), Smith (Sully), Velkoff (At-large)
For a full story on the approved budget, click here.
