December 11, 2013 Board Meeting Agenda Item #5, Exhibit #5
http://capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/file/1229223560406/1218998864154/7541093241531166532.pdf
The Capistrano Unified School District will be filing a self-qualified budget indicating that the District may not meet its financial obligations for the current and two subsequent fiscal years. CUSD needs to identify $12 million in budget reductions for the 2014- 2015 school year (despite the passage of Prop 30 and the receipt of $8.24 million in new LCFF money).
While the discussion of how cuts should be made begins, parents may want to go back and read a July 30, 2013 memo from Clark Hampton, Deputy Superintendent, Business Services to Trustees. (see http://capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/file/1343191429797/5667737573387975994.pdf)
Start with page 2 of the memo which has a chart of how CUSD balanced its' budget for 2013- 2014 and note the following:
CUSD and it's employees delayed contract negotiations so that the $4 million COLA and the $8.2 million in New LLFF money could be combined to trigger $5.62 million in salary restorations for employees from the 2010 teachers strike.
After restoring salaries the District then went about the business of deciding how to cut $13.382 million from its budget.
The answer: 3 furlough days, increased class sizes, deferred maintenance and cuts to programs.
The average teacher compensation rose from $95,000 in 2012-2013 to $105,000 in 2013-2014. (See page 3 of the document Public Disclosure of Collective Bargaining Agreement CUEA)
Unless parents and the public take an interest in the budget process at CUSD I assume we will see status quo for 2014-2015 - the $12 million in cuts that need to be made already include automatic increases to employee compensation:
Increased Employee Compensation:
- Step and Column Salary Increases (3% full year)
- Statutory Benefit Increases
- COLA Salary Increases (1.56%)
Furlough Days
Increased Class Sizes
Deferred Maintenance
Continued Program Cuts
Under the Districts proposed Local Control Accountability Plan parents and the public are suppose to become more involved in how Districts spend new LCFF money. (See http://sanjuancapistrano.patch.com/groups/eye-on-education/p/cusds-local-control-accountability-plan...)
