FY 10/11 Burlington School District Budget Overview

UPDATE: BUDGET INFORMATION
February 23, 2010

Thank you for your continued support of Burlington's students. Here is a quick recap of the priorities reflected in this year's budget:

  • 1) Cuts made to keep costs down in the face of rising expenses
  • 2) Focus on core mission of educating all of our students
  • 3) School safety and critical needs work begun as approved by voters last March.

    • Here is a link to the summary flyer: Budget Summary Flyer
    Here is a link to the budget changes: Budget Adjustments Summary
    Go to the main budget page for the entire budget spreadsheet. CLICK HERE for the Budget Page.

    January 18, 2009

    On Tuesday, January 12th, the board approved a budget proposal to bring to voters. Over 200 people provided public input on this budget, beginning with the Citizens Advisory Group and continuing through public hearings. Budget information will continue to be presented at NPA Meetings.

    January 7, 2010

    UPDATE: January 7, 2010: The Finance Committee revised the Budget Proposal on January 6th in response to public input. The current proposal reflects a 4.1% increase.
    CLICK HERE for the pdf

    December 7, 2009

    The Burlington Board of School Commissioners approved a budget proposal for community input on Dec. 8, 2009. This budget proposal shows a modest increase of 3.61%. The keep costs down, the Board is proposing budget cuts producing a net reduction of $1,244,500 less than anticipated spending.

    CLICK HERE to review the proposed budget cuts.

    CLICK HERE to review the budget proposal powerpoint presentation.

    As you begin to get informed about our budget this month, I hope you will keep in mind how our education spending compares within Vermont. We work to successfully serve a complex urban population, with the greatest number of students in poverty in VT, in a fiscally efficient manner. I offer you these measures to consider:

  • 1) On an equalized per pupil basis, we spend less than 85% of Vermont towns. Out of 281 nt towns, we spend LESS on a per equalized pupil basis than 242 towns which ranks us among the lowest spending districts on a per equalized pupil basis in the region and the state. On this basis, we spend about $1,192 LESS per equalized pupil than the state average;
  • 2) We raise grant funds to help decrease local tax impact as we support our unique student needs. Our total (local and grant) spending per pupil is in the average range for Vermont public school districts and ranks us 108 out of 281 towns;
  • 3) Our education spending as a percentage of total state education spending is only 3.77%. Yet our percentage of equalized pupils for FY 2011 is 4.23%.

    • To provide input in this budget proposal, please contact the superintendent at superintendent@bsdvt.org, or your local board representative, or attend a public hearing on Jan. 5, 7:00 pm at Burlington High School.

    The Board will approval a final budget for 2011 on Jan. 12 at its regular Board meeting, 7:00 pm at Burlington High School.