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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1977)
WARM SPRINGS. OREGON MAY 13, 1977 PAGE 11 School Budget Goes Before The Voters May 24 It is time again for the Jefferson County School Dis trict 509-J to submit its budget to the voters. Election day for the 1977-1978 school budget is Tuesday, May 24. Voters are being asked to approve a $3 million levy which is an 8.86 per cent increase over last year. Super intendent Darrell Wright ex plains that this increase is due primarily to higher salaries and increased employee bene fits (insurance). The school district will also be adding two more teachers and six teacher aides. BUDGET INCOME BUDGET EXPENDITURES. 1977-78 Amount Salaries Employee Benefits Purchased Services Percent of Budget $2,891,119 63.051 683,792 425,070 14.91t 9.27t 8.33 Supplies S Materials 381,803 Capital Outlay 102,568 2.23t .451 Other Objects 20,751 Transfers 60,548 20,000 1.32 t $4,585,651 100.00t Operating Contingency .44t i Other Objects Transfers Operating Contingency One week before the bud get election, voters will be going to the polls to decide on a ballot measure that would provide a “safety net” for school operating levies. If pas sed, school districts would be limited to two elections per year. If the budget levy fails both times the school board may authorize an operating levy that is not more than 6 per cent greater than the pre vious year’s. BUDGET INCOME The closure of some Ore gon schools this year was due to levies that were continually defeated by voters. Wright points out that Jeff erson County voters have turned dowh the budget levies on two occasions in the twenty years he has been in the district. Both were in the last several years. . He said this could be a growing problem which a “safety net” could prevent. The following is a sum mary of the 1977-1978 school budget for 509-J, with a break down of income and expen ditures. Local Sources Federal Sources Taxes Required to Balance Budget 255,500 5.571 288,316 1,091,033 6.28t 23.79t 502,000 10.951 2,448,802 53.401 $4,585,651 100.oot BUDGET SUMMARY The 1977-78 budget is summarized below and compared to the 1976-77 budget. The main reasons for expenditure increases ire increase in staff salaries and employee benefits, addition of two full-time teachers, and inflation in costs of items to be purchased. Textbooks are increased due to the requirenent to purchase new math and science books in all grades. 51.5 daily hours of teacher aide time have been added. GENERAL FUND 1976-77 'Srade School Girls, con’t. $ Intermediate Sources State Sources 1000 But she is getting the hang of basketball and commands au thority on the court. Ms. Mc Clelland says she is grateful to parents who have “helped me give good pointers to the kids.” About her team, she ex plains that many of the girls came to the team with well- developed skills from playing at the community center and on the playground. She has seen those skills improve and has also watched the girls de velop their attitudes. “They’re extremely com petitive — they want to win. And that’s positive.” But they’re also learning to handle the “joys and sorrows” more maturely. Ms. McClelland has en joyed getting to know the girls on her team, who are: Nadine Scott, Rowena Begay, Donna Sutterlee, Janell Smith, Judy Kalama, Joni Wallula- tum, Sandra Tanewasha, Deana Smith, Jolene Johnson, Betty Kalama, Buffy Hurtado, Sara Frank and Addie Eyle. The last game will be Warm Springs II vs. Madras II at the grade school gym in Warm Springs Tuesday May 17. Game time will be 3:45. By then the Blazers should also be wrapping it up. Warm Springs might hdve to settle for a tie, but they are cham pions just the same. Percent of Budget 1977-78 Amount 1977-78 INSTRUCTION " Increase (Decrease) Elementary $1,047,341 $1,178,598 $131,257 Junior High 398,623 433,392 34,769 Senior High 791,297 866,403 75,106 Special Education 29,579 85,258 55,679 Adult Education 100 100 -0- TOTAL INSTRUCTION $2,2(7Ï794K $2,S63,73T 129(T’811 The instruction function includes instructional activities designed to prepare students for activities as citizens, family members and workers; includes salaries, textbooks, and supplies; salaries arc for teachers. 2000 SUPPORTING SERVICES Guidance, Health 77,251 Improvement of Instruc. 275,702 Admin.-Supt. Office 65,270 School Administration 294,508 Business, Transp. , Maint. 1,133,32 3 Food Services 4,830 Central Printing, lritern.Serv. 1,915 TOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICES $17832,799 8,904 22,587 1O,'278 26,262 (14,721) ( 4,830) 21,523 86,155 298,289 75,548 320,770 1,118,602 -0- 23,438 $1,922,801 Supporting Services are those services that provide administration » secretarial, guidance, health, transportation, and maintenance to support the regular program; salaries and supplies. 3000 COMMUNITY SERVICES $ 3,634 -0- ($ 3,634) Community Services provided summer recreation program. 4000 INTERAGENCY/FUND TRANSFERS $ 69,050 $ 79,098 OPERATING CONTINGENCY $ 20,000 $ 20,000 TOTAL BUDGETED EXPENDITURES $4,212,123 $ 10,048 -0- $4,585,651 $373,228 $ $ 10,048 CAFETERIA FUND Transfer from Gen. Fund $ WARM SPRINGS HOUSING (Non-tax Fund) (income) $ 25,031 60,548 (expense) $ 25,031 (77-78) (76-77) BUS REPLACEMENT FUND (Cash on Hand 50,500 $ 6,129 $ 6,656 $ (76-77) 136,858 $ (77-78) 129,217 DEBT SERVICE $ 527 ($ 7,641)
