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“This is the best Vancouver Public Schools budget in over a decade.  Given the Board’s direction at our budget work session on June 28, we’ve prepared the 2013-2014 budget to make the following strategic investments:

• Begin to scale our deployment of one-to-one mobile learning devices;
• Further reduce class sizes;
• Provide more support to struggling learners, particularly primary K-3 reading intervention;
• Implement free full-day kindergarten districtwide;
• Continue to expand programs of choice;
• Provide instructional quality support and training;
• Expand Family-Community Resource Centers to Opportunity Zone high schools;
• Advance safe and supportive learning environments;
• Restore some prior program and support reductions—including the restoration of the one elementary skilleree reduced several years ago and additional investments in middle school academic after-school programs;
• Maintain our workforce stabilization reserve to mitigate potential future federal sequestration cuts.”

“I am pleased to present this budget recommendation,” Dr. Webb concluded.

Budget highlights —

Following a public hearing, the Board of Directors adopted a general fund budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 in the total amount of $234.8 million.  The ending fund balance is forecast to be 7.51 percent of the total at $17,645,872. 

In 2013-2014, enrollment is anticipated to increase slightly with 22,125 full-time equivalent (FTE) students.  Actual enrollment for 2012-2013 was 21,833, up from 21,637 FTE students in 2011-2012.

Student enrollment drives funding from the state, the primary revenue source for the district.  For this fiscal year, general fund revenues are estimated to total $234.9 million, with approximately 55.1 percent from state general purpose and 12.6 percent from state special purpose funds; 18.5 percent from local taxes; 10.4 percent from federal special purpose funds; and 2 percent from local support non-tax sources, such as tuition and fees, rentals, and food services; and 1.4 percent from other sources.

Expenditures can be divided into four major categories, with 59.2 percent going to direct classroom, 18.9 for classroom support, 16.1 percent for building support, and 5.8 percent for central administration.