HCPSS Insight: Proposed Operating Budget, Jan. 15

January 4th, 2016

Friday, Jan. 15, Noon-1 p.m. – Watch live on our website or HCPSS-TV (Comcast Channel 95/Verizon Channel 42)

Join us as we take a closer look at the Superintendent’s Proposed Operating Budget for fiscal year 2017. Learn more about the budget process, operating revenue, expenditures, factors that influence budget projections, and how you can get involved. The guest participant will be HCPSS Executive Director of Budget and Finance Beverly Davis.

Answered Questions from the question-and-answer session

2:31 – How much is the total budget request and how much has it increased since last year?

2:52 – What are the priorities in this year’s budget request?

3:23 – How is this budget being funded?

7:28 – How will we account for expected additional students?

10:32 – Overview of the Operating Budget Process.

14:26 – Where is the money being allocated?

16:21 – What are the challenges that we face in this budget?

18:20 – What construction and maintenance costs are being covered in the budget?

20:05 – What kind of impact has zero-based budgeting had on our budgeting process?

25:56 – How are we able to prepare a budget without first knowing the results of upcoming negotiated agreements?

28:52 – How has the pension shift from the state to the county impacted this budget?

32:27 – What is Workday and how will it save money?

36:06 – What is Maintenance of Effort (MOE) and how is it calculated?

38:42 – What kind of impact will additional students have on class size and educational programs that we currently offer?

40:34 – What are the trends associated with students that require additional services?

42:16 – What is the economic impact that HCPSS has on Howard County?

43:53 – How can the community get involved in the budget process?

45:02 – How does the Bright Minds Foundation budget impact the HCPSS budget?

49:00 – How can people access the Citizen’s Budget Guide?