OLDER INFORMATION BELOW
Public Hearing Presentation from April 8, 2014
FINALPublic Hearing Presentation 4-8-14FINAL
The projected tax impact for the high school project alone was estimated to be:
$49 per $100,000 – Ogunquit
$61 per $100,000 – Wells
Educational tax impact of the FY 15 total school budget as well as field and high school renovation bonds:
$23 per $100,000 – Ogunquit
$64 per $100,000 – Wells ($38 education $26 due to valuation decrease)
This budget is up 5.99% over last year. That 5.99% is comprised of:
3.80% - debt service – field and high school project
2.01% - contractual salaries and benefits
.09% - increase in food service subsidy
.48% - program and inflationary costs
This budget includes the elimination of 6 programs/positions through attrition and retirements:
3 teaching/certified positions
3 support positions
The school system was hit with a loss in subsidy: from 35% of EPS Special Education Costs to 30% - representing a loss of $121,000
Reminders:
· The payment on the high school bond is interest only in 2014/15
· The field project was bonded for only 5 years
· The WJHS renovation bond payments will be completed in 2014/15
· Revolving renovation fund payments will be completed in 2015/16
The proposed budget will be discussed in more detail at the
April 8th Public Budget Meeting at 6:30pm in the Wells High School Auditorium.
FY '13 School Budget Information
FY '13 Approved Budget - Final
FY ’13 School Budget Amounts Approved
Last night, June 6, 2012, the school budget to cover the 2012-13 school year was passed unanimously by the voters of Wells and Ogunquit.
The next step will take place on Tuesday, June 12. A referendum vote will be held on the total approved last evening.
Polling place are Wells High School (Wells) and Dunaway Center (Ogunquit).
The ballot question will read:
If you have any questions about the vote, please call the Superintendent’s Office.
Thank you for your continued interest in the budget process and in our schools.
School Committee Adopts FY ’13 Budget
On Wednesday, May 2 the Wells-Ogunquit CSD School Committee adopted the school budget for FY ’13 in the amount of $21,333,394. This represents a flat budget – no increase in the expenditure level over last year.
There are two very important steps to finalize the budget. On Wednesday, June 6 a Budget Meeting will be held in the Olenn Auditorium of Wells High School beginning at 7:00 PM. The budget adopted at that meeting will be presented for a ballot vote to the voters of Wells and Ogunquit on June 12 at the town polling locations.
In 2010, the voters of both towns elected to keep this two-step process, called Budget Validation Referendum, for the next three years before re-voting on the process.
You may view the School Committee’s recommended budget by clicking here (2012-2013 Proposed School Budget).
To arrive at the $21,333,394 figure for a second year, each administrator presented a budget lower than the current year. In addition, several adjustments were made to the proposed budget.
The estimated tax impact per $100,000 of local valuation to each taxpayer given the School Committee recommended budget would be:
Wells - $0.02 (a decrease of $2.00 per $100,000 valuation of your property)
Ogunquit $0.02 (an increase of $2.00 per $100,000 valuation of your property)
The printed Annual Report with detail will be mailed on or about May 17. If you have questions about the budget please contact the Superintendent’s Office at 646-8331 or by e-mail budget@wocsd.org
Thank you for your continued support of quality education to all the students of our Wells-Ogunquit Community School District.
FY ’13 Budget Process Update – 4/3/12 March 21 Preliminary budget explained to School Committee and Public
· Year over year increase = .49% or $104,000
· Estimated mil rate: Wells $0.01 Ogunquit $0.04
· Estimated increase of $1.00 per 100,000 valuation – Wells
· Estimated Increase of $4.00 per 100,000 valuation – Ogunquit
School Committee requested “flat” increase requiring reduction of $104,000 additional [estimated mil rate: Wells -$0.02 / Ogunquit +$0.02]
March 28 Superintendent presented list of additional $104,000 reductions
March 28 Health insurance increase of 4% released
Because it is budgeted at an 8% increase, the district has $100,000 additional in the FY ’13 health insurance budget
School Committee did not give direction, preferring to study the numbers and new information
April 4 School Committee meeting
School Committee will determine final budget total including where to make reductions, how to use $100,000 in health insurance savings, and if $200,000 of FY ’12 balance forward should be used to continue next steps with the WHS building study
May 2 School Committee meeting – approve budget and issue warrants
June 6 Budget meeting – Olenn Auditorium at Wells High School at 7:00PM
June 12 Referendum vote – Polls at Wells High School and Dunaway Center
If you have questions, comments or concerns, please e-mail budget@wocsd.org or call the Superintendent (646-8331).
2012-2013 Preliminary Budget
March 7, 2012 - Superintendent's Preliminary Budget Presentation to School Committee
October 5, 2011 - Superintendent's Initial Budget Presentation to School Committee
November 2, 2011 - Approved Budget Timeline for FY '13 Budget Development
November 2, 2011 - Fixed increases proposal to SC (for discussion only)
Annual Budget Report - 5/18/11
FY '12 Proposed Budget - 4/6/11
Budget Timeline
March 2 - Public Hearing regarding Preliminary FY '12 Budget at 6PM in Ward Gym at WJHS
March 16 - Final deliberations by School Committee
April 6 - School Committee agrees to budget total
May 4 - School Committee approves the budget
June 1 - Budget Meeting - public to vote on budget at 7PM at Olenn Auditorium at WHS
June 14 - Referendum Vote
School Committee Adopts
FY’12 Budget
On Wednesday, April
6 the Wells-Ogunquit CSD School Committee adopted a budget for Fiscal Year ’12
(FY’12) in the amount of $21,333,394.
This represents an increase in expenditures from the FY’11 budget of
$673,978, or 3.2%.
There are two very
important steps to finalize the budget.
On Wednesday, June 1 a Budget Meeting will be held in the Olen
Auditorium of Wells
High School beginning at
7:00 PM. The budget adopted at that meeting will be presented for a ballot vote
to the voters of Wells and Ogunquit on June 14 at the town polling locations.
Last year the
voters of both towns elected to keep this two-step process, called Budget Validation
Referendum, for the next three years.
You may view the
School Committee’s recommended budget by clicking on the Budget Information
tab.
To arrive at the
$21,333,394 figure, several adjustments were made to the proposed budget. They include the following:
Educational
Technician I 30,035
Educational
Technician III 37,592
Educational
Technician III 34,612
Debt
Service 50,425
Contingency
Account 25,000
Furniture 3,000
Electricity
20,000
Telephone
E-Rate 15,000
Health
Insurance 50,000
Food
Service Subsidy 2,000
Postage 5,000
Anticipated
New Hire Savings 12,500
This budget does
include new initiatives:
WES
Grade 2 Teacher 62,826
(part of planned goal to reduce class size in lower grades)
WJHS
Student Computer Replacement 60,000
(Grades 5 and 6)
WHS
Architect Study 50,000
(to inform Facilities Committee regarding renovation/build)
Soccer
Team Grade 7 5,186
Additional drivers
of the budget increase include Health Insurance benefits, oil prices, and
salaries.
The estimated tax impact on a $100,000 of local valuation to each tax payer given the School Committee recommended budget would be:
Wells $12.00
Ogunquit $ 3.00
The printed Annual
Report with detail will be mailed to residents on or about May 19. If you have questions about the budget please
contact the Superintendent’s Office at 646-8331 or by email budget@wocsd.org
Thank you for your
continued support of quality education to all the students of our Wells-Ogunquit Community School District.
Update
on FY'12 Budget Process 
2010-2011 Budget Information