2016-2017 PROPOSED FINAL BUDGET
PROPOSED FINAL BUDGET INSIGHT
reGUlar iNsTrUCTiON
1100
2016-2017......................................................... $43,843,091
2015-2016......................................................... $42,319,764
Increase of ............................................................$1,523,327
% of change ................................................................ 3.60%
Cost per student ........................................................$10,699
% of budget .............................................................. 46.19%
2016-2017............................................................$1,651,820
2015-2016............................................................$1,447,944
Increase of................................................................$203,876
% of change............................................................... 14.08%
Cost per student .............................................................$403
% of budget................................................................. 1.74%
Includes:
Regular instructional program salaries and fringe benefits
for teachers in addition to textbooks, district program
contracts, supplies, and equipment.
Includes:
Vo-tech, homebound, Title I services, summer and Saturday
classes, and support to nonpublic schools through federal grants.
Comments:
1. Includes salary and fringe benefit increases for
professional staff members, as well as increased costs of
retiree payouts due to retirements.
2. Includes the cost of workbooks and textbooks, software,
and increased costs for repair and maintenance of
equipment.
3. The cost for books and supplies increased by $92,884,
or 9.7 percent, to support new textbook adoptions.
4. An additional $197,823 is required to cover the
increasing cost of English as a Second Language (ESL)
services to students in the district and laptop rentals for
students enrolled in Waterfront Learning through the
Allegheny Intermediate Unit.
speCial edUCaTiON
prOGrams
1200
2016-2017......................................................... $12,117,835
2015-2016......................................................... $12,165,992
Decrease of .............................................................. -$48,157
% of change................................................................-0.40%
Cost per student ..........................................................$2,957
% of budget............................................................... 12.77%
Includes:
Salaries and fringe benefits for special education and gifted
teachers and paraprofessionals. Services are mandated for
life skills and learning, emotional, autistic, hearing, vision,
orthopedic, and speech/language support, as well as gifted
education. Also includes occupational and physical therapies,
specialized materials, technology, purchased services, and tuition.
Comments:
1. The cost for services requested from the Allegheny
Intermediate Unit and other outside placements has been
decreased based on anticipated needs of students.
2. Tuition costs for students placed in outside agencies is
increasing by $142,580 based on estimated enrollments
and increasing tuition costs for charter schools.
12 Fox Chapel Area
addiTiONal iNsTrUCTiON
1300 & 1400
Comments:
1. The increase is for costs associated with the additional
summer instruction programs. These costs include
associated staff wages, transportation, equipment, and
supply needs based on estimated student enrollments.
2. Costs fluctuate annually based on the number of students
who require services.
pUpil serViCes
2100
2016-2017............................................................$3,762,186
2015-2016............................................................$3,521,220
Increase of................................................................$240,966
% of change................................................................. 6.84%
Cost per student .............................................................$918
% of budget................................................................. 3.96%
Includes:
Salaries and fringe benefits for guidance counselors, district
psychologists, a share of the administrative staff in charge
of the program, and support staff. Supplies, services, and
equipment to operate the program are also included.
Comments:
1. Includes increased costs for outside educational programs,
testing materials, and test-scoring services.
2. The district will purchase additional data analysis software
to be used in benchmarking student achievement.
iNsTrUCTiONal
sUppOrT serViCes
2200
2016-2017............................................................$4,858,288
2015-2016............................................................$4,147,850
Increase of................................................................$710,438
% of change............................................................... 17.13%
Cost per student ..........................................................$1,186
% of budget................................................................. 5.12%