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JAMESTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
2007 - 2008 PROPOSED SCHOOL BUDGET 2006-2007 2007-2008 2007-2008 2007-2008 2007-2008
    BUDGET BUDGET CHANGE PERCENT   ADMIN PROGRAM CAPITAL
BOARD OF The members of the Board of Education are the  40,250 42,700 2,450 6.09% 42,700
EDUCATION elected representatives of the public who serve, 
without pay, as trustees of the school district.  Included
in this section are expenses incurred by the Board in
the performance of their duties, for example, office
supplies, necessary travel and memberships in
school board associations.  Also included are policy
services provided by Boces.
DISTRICT This portion of the budget provides the funds for the  25,205 25,941 736 2.92% 25,941
MEETING District Clerk, the annual school budget and district
election of members of the Board of Education.  It 
includes legal notices and other printing expenses for
the election process.
CENTRAL The Board of Education employs the Superintendent of 233,940 223,672 -10,268 -4.39% 223,672
ADMINISTRATION Schools to serve as the chief executive officer of the 
school district, responsible to the Board for overall
operations of the District.  Compensation for the 
Superintendent and clerical staff, as well as office
supplies, printing, postage, memberships and travel
are included here. 
BUSINESS The function of the business administration office is to  220,537 256,419 35,882 16.27% 256,419
ADMINISTRATION coordinate for the Superintendent all of the support
services and financial matters of the school district.
Charged to this area are expenses of the Asst Supt
for Administration and staff along with supplies, printing 
and travel.
AUDIT AND The auditing services for the District include the 81,379 93,522 12,143 14.92% 93,522
TREASURER annual independent audit as required by the State of
New York and Federal government.  Included in this
code are the expenses and fees of the independent 
auditor.  The District Treasurer is annually appointed
by the Board of Education and has the legal responsibility
for the disbursement and receipt of all funds by the 
District.  The compensation of the office of the 
Treasurer is included here.
TAX COLLECTION Tax collection for the school district is contracted 91,134 97,228 6,094 6.69% 97,228
AND PURCHASING out to the City of Jamestown.  This account includes 
this contract cost.  The purchasing department
coordinates all purchasing activity of the District by
soliciting bids and issuing purchase orders.
LEGAL, HUMAN RESOURCES The legal section refers to legal counsel services 440,550 474,036 33,486 7.60% 359,036 115,000
PUBLIC RELATIONS, provided to the District.  The human resource department
RECORDS MANAGEMENT recruits staff, compiles personnel information and responds
to labor or contractual disputes.  Expenses include civil
service costs, negotiations and arbitrations, supplies,
travel, records management supplies, and BOCES labor
relations services.  Public relations assists in disseminating
information  to the public via television, radio, newspaper
and postal service.
OPERATIONS This section provides for the operation of the school 3,724,027 3,603,822 -120,205 -3.23% 3,603,822
buildings.  Included are the costs for cleaning, heat,
light and power, telephone, equipment and supplies.
Lease cost of Alltel space is also included here.
MAINTENANCE This area provides for maintenance efforts as required 1,017,329 1,069,897 52,568 5.17% 1,069,897
AND WAREHOUSE to keep the buildings and grounds in good repair.
Included are the costs of maintenance personnel, 
supplies and contracts for necessary repairs.  The
warehouse section provides for a centralized 
receiving, storage and inventory area.
SPECIAL This section provides for expenses such as insurance 735,869 668,875 -66,994 -9.10% 668,875
ACCOUNT ITEMS for liability and student accidents along with expenses
for central data processing and BOCES administration.
INSTRUCTIONAL The expenses of the Assistant Supt for Instruction,  2,865,282 3,028,442 163,160 5.69% 3,028,442
ADMINISTRATION directors, principals and coordinators along with 
AND CURRICULUM their clerical staff are provided for under this section.
DEVELOPMENT Also included are supplies, test scoring, postage and
travel expenses.  This area also includes curriculum
development.
INSTRUCTIONAL This area is for the continued professional growth of 337,798 408,472 70,674 20.92% 408,472
STAFF the instructional staff using workshops and curriculum
DEVELOPMENT development opportunities.  Many changes in
mandates and trends necessitate growth opportunities.
TEACHING Teaching comprises the major portion of the budget. 21,685,724 22,760,446 1,074,722 4.96% 22,760,446
This area includes salaries for the teachers, 
paraprofessionals, substitutes, equipment. supplies,
textbooks, travel, and BOCES instructional costs 
such as elementary science and arts in education.
SPECIAL This area provides for the staff, supplies, travel and  6,463,507 6,652,927 189,420 2.93% 6,652,927
EDUCATION textbooks for district provided special education 
programs.  Tuition and BOCES costs are also
included for students attending other programs.
Alternative education programs at the high school 
and middle schools are included here.
OCCUPATIONAL Occupational education programs offered by BOCES 834,928 960,066 125,138 14.99% 960,066
AND SPECIAL are included in this section.  The special schools
SCHOOLS section provides instructional support for ESL, adult
education, employment preparation and summer school.
LIBRARY AND  Expenditures consist of the salaries of the librarians  908,365 917,554 9,189 1.01% 917,554
AUDIO VISUAL and staff as well as library books, library and AV 
supplies and AV equipment.
COMPUTER This area includes expenses for instructional computer 1,119,642 1,336,836 217,194 19.40% 1,336,836
INSTRUCTION hardware, software, supplies and technical assistance.
ATTENDANCE The function of this unit is to monitor attendance and to 1,074,512 1,136,101 61,589 5.73% 1,136,101
AND GUIDANCE help students select educational programs that best fit
their needs and abilities, not only while they are in the
middle and high school, but also in assisting students
and their parents in the selection of post high school
educational or occupational opportunities.  The 
guidance program also works with students and 
parents in overcoming any problems they may incur
academically, socially or emotionally.  Expenditures
include staff salaries, supplies and travel.
HEALTH This area includes the salaries of school nurses and 545,199 553,896 8,697 1.60% 553,896
SERVICES registered nurses, supplies, travel and a consulting
physician.
PSYCHOLOGIST This section provides funds to screen new pupils and  469,641 488,667 19,026 4.05% 488,667
AND PUPIL identify those in need of special services due to 
PERSONNEL handicapping conditions or low levels in achievement
SERVICES in reading or mathematics.  Shown in this area are
expenses for psychologists, pupil services staff, 
supplies and travel.
CO-CURRICULAR This area includes costs for non athletic student  93,246 122,049 28,803 30.89% 122,049
functions and activities such as student council,
senior play, musicals, yearbook and advisors.
INTERSCHOLASTIC This area includes costs for interscholastic athletics 426,193 447,960 21,767 5.11% 447,960
ATHLETICS such as coaches salaries, athletic equipment, official
fees, association dues, travel and supplies.
TRANSPORTATION Jamestown provides transportation for handicapped 988,829 1,201,339 212,510 21.49% 1,201,339 0
students as well as district children that live outside
the city limits.  This area provides for these costs
which include bus purchases, transportation related
salaries,  vehicle parts, maintenance and insurance.
Field and athletic trips are also included here.
EMPLOYEE Expenses for employees' retirement, social security, 12,151,836 13,128,715 976,879 8.04% 1,282,778 11,520,902 325,035
BENEFITS health, life, unemployment and disability  insurance 
are included in this section.
DEBT SERVICE All principal and interest payments on debt for  6,289,323 6,533,388 244,065 3.88% 6,533,388
building projects are included in this area.
INTERFUND This area provides for the local share of summer  65,000 72,000 7,000 10.77% 72,000
TRANSFERS handicapped costs.
               
TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET 62,929,245 66,304,970 3,375,725 5.36%   6,078,613 48,694,215 11,532,142
REVENUES:
REAL PROPERTY TAX Includes payments in lieu of taxes, tax equivalent 1,355,000 1,440,720 85,720 6.33%
ITEMS payments, interest and penalties on taxes.
CHARGES FOR  Amounts represent tuition charges, adult education  163,500 143,500 -20,000 -12.23%
SERVICES receipts, and admissions to events.
USE OF MONEY Interest earnings 390,000 425,000 35,000 8.97%
MISCELLANEOUS Includes refunds of prior year expenditures, BOCES   60,000 60,000 0 0.00%
refunds and unclassified revenues
STATE AID SOURCES Includes all revenue received from the State such as 45,786,613 48,891,618 3,105,005 6.78%
basic formula aid, excess cost aid, lottery aid, building 
project aid, BOCES aid, textbook aid, library materials
aid, software aid, and employment preparation aid.
FEDERAL AID SOURCES Medicaid reimbursement. 500,000 600,000 100,000 20.00%
INTERFUND  Represents amount transferred from food service fund 130,000 200,000 70,000 53.85%
TRANSFERS to general fund for indirect operating costs.
       
TOTAL REVENUES WITHOUT TAXES AND FUND BALANCE 48,385,113 51,760,838 3,375,725 6.98%
REAL PROPERTY TAXES 13,944,132 13,944,132 0 0.00%
SCHOOL TAX RELIEF  (STAR Program Actual for 06-07 = $4,295,586) 4,100,000 4,295,586 195,586 4.77%
NET SCHOOL TAXES 9,844,132 9,648,546 -195,586 -1.99%
APPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE 600,000 600,000 0 0.00%
TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET 62,929,245 66,304,970 3,375,725 5.36%


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