Governor's Budget

1) Refer to Governor's Budget for real projected increases or decreases in revenue.

• Click on "Governor's Proposed Budget" text

• Select "Budget Summary" from menu bar.

• • Scroll down to table of chapters.

  • Select "K-12 Education" button.

• • COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment)

    • 18-19: 2.51 %

  • One time block funding (Unrestricted)

    • 18-19:

2) Compare enrollment and revenue projections to unaudited actuals

• • Not uncommon to find gross underestimations

  • 3 years is a pattern

  • Credibility is in question when:

    • • Revenues regularly exceed "deficit budgets"

      • Districts increase expenses mid-year and then claim they are "deficit spending" but their ending balances increase

      • Easy to rebut with real data

      • Deficit spending is a way to spend down large reserves with little if any oversight

• • • Districts share out metadata from ultra fiscally conservative School Services and ACSA

      • Dues for participation often paid for by district

      • Agencies have all day every day to organize and get out message

Increases in ending balances may be new ongoing money.

Don't fall for lame excuses.

Question everything.

Look at actual data.

Demand "good faith" with no excuses..."lowest funded because least needy students", "one time money" = bonus, "me too" for ALL groups every time, sell off surplus property to repair current facilities = less liability and improved credibility...