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Betty is retired and on a fixed income. She plans her menu for the week then goes to the store and buys what she needs for the week. Betty takes after her mother who grew up during the depression. She makes the most of what she has, seldom throws items out (because everything has another use) and when she cooks, she saves the left overs and eats them until they are gone or spoiled. She has adequate money in her savings, but on a fixed income she depends on her savings for those unexpected events, so she watches every penny she spends. Due to her frugal nature, she ends up putting some money in savings every year. Sara is working and goes to the grocery store once a month. She buys what she needs and a few extras so she won't have to go to the store again until next month. She values her time with family and does not want to devote time to go to the grocery store once per week. When she cooks, she throws the leftovers out because she prefers fresh cooked meals. When it comes to the end of the month, she ends up throwing away several items that she bought at the store before they were ever opened because they are out of date. Sara has adequate money in her savings for unexpected events and budgets to put additional money away each month for retirement. Income and upbringing (values/core beliefs) make a difference in how we spend and save our money. Are you (staff member) more like Betty or Sara? Are the parents of your students more like Betty or Sara? Are community members more like Betty or Sara? Is Duncanville ISD more like Betty or Sara? If parents and community members are more like Betty, should the district be more like Betty? Districts spend money differently based on their income, parents, community and values/core beliefs. Not all districts will make the same decisions.
Coffee Talk Menu Duncanville ISD - 802 South Main Street - Duncanville, Texas 75137
Puposeful Engagement
Quality Teachers
Continuous Improvement & Collaboration
Valuing Each Individual Schools Impacting Community
This pie shows all of our costs associated with groups within our organization and the percentage spent on each group. This is our internal who. Duncanville ISD spends more money on instructionally related items than any other budget function category.
Texas School Funding NEW in 2006 A new funding formula was passed by legislation in 2005. The old formula was based on property value growth within a district, but the new formula focuses on student enrollment growth. Since 2006, the only way a school district receives an increase in funding is when they experience an increase in student enrollment. Otherwise, your pie (the amount of total general fund money received) always stays the same. But an important fact to remember is enrollment growth causes increased costs, so the new formula did not take into consideration necessary increases for inflationary expenses or teacher raises.
Target Revenue The current funding pie, which is the system passed in 2005, relies on one main ingredient – Target Revenue. This is the amount of money a district receives per WADA (weighted average daily attendance). It is an assigned amount of money per student based on property values in 2005. Every district’s Target Revenue amount (how much they receive per student) is different. Our Target Revenue is $5,033 per student. We are among the bottom third of Texas schools in the amount of funding per student, receiving significantly less than Plano, Mansfield, Coppell, Carrolton - Farmers Branch, and even Cedar Hill and Desoto. $5,033 per student
This pie shows what we spend our money on. The number one cost is personnel followed by the expenditures associated with contracted services (utilities ). This pie is reflective of all Texas school districts. We are in the business of serving people, so it makes sense that our largest expense is payroll. This clearly illustrates that a school district is forced to cut jobs and lose positions when there is a significant budget shortfall.
Source of Duncanville ISD General Funds What are the sources of funding that make up the dollars school districts receive? There are four funding sources: local property tax levy, other local sources, federal sources, and state support. These four categories make up our funding pie which is driven by Target Revenue. The below pie graph shows that of the funding Duncanville ISD currently receives, 53% comes from state support, 37% from local property tax, and 9% from federal sources (this does not include Title Funds). The dollar amount of the pie does not change without an increase in enrollment. Percentages from sources may change, but not total revenue, unless a community passes a tax rate election. So if the district collects a larger amount of local property tax revenue from our community, that just drives down the percentage received from state support. For example looking at the below chart, if our local property tax source of funding went up to 40% then the state support funding would decrease to 50%. State’s Budget Shortfall Headlines across the Dallas Fort-Worth area include a number of school district budget crises and the $10 billion state education budget shortfall. So where does Duncanville ISD stand with these budget issues, and how will the state’s education funding problems impact our students? Our financial status going into the 2011-2012 budget planning process is not currently as challenging as many Texas school districts because we’ve cut expenses by $10 million over the past four years while coming in under budget and putting money into Fund Balance in preparation for today’s economic climate. But even our good planning and prudent fiscal management will not address the real state budget issue – that the state adopted a structural deficient system in 2005 when they reduced property taxes. The system needs to be changed to fix funding issues. $10 billion
• The average household property tax bill for residents within Duncanville ISD has declined each year since 2006, from an average bill of $166 monthly to $119 monthly. • Our district is among the bottom third of Texas schools in the amount of funding per student, receiving significantly less than many North Texas districts. • Duncanville ISD is currently rated #1 in Financial Efficiency in the state of Texas by the Educational Resource Group, and has been consistently ranked in the top 10 Texas districts, demonstrating the district’s ability to do more financially with less. • We have cut district expenditures by $10 million over the past four years in preparation for tough budget times - we projected today’s state shortfall. • Four years ago the Board of Trustees set a goal to rebuild the district’s dwindling Fund Balance, and as a result the district has added $18 million to our Fund Balance by coming in under budget each year. • The Board of Trustees’ number one budget priority for 2011-2012 is no staff layoffs.
Taxpayer Cost for Quality Schools
This pie shows all of our costs associated with groups within our organization and the percentage spent on each group. This is our internal who. Duncanville ISD spends more money on instructionally related items than any other budget function category.
Texas School Funding NEW in 2006 A new funding formula was passed by legislation in 2005. The old formula was based on property value growth within a district, but the new formula focuses on student enrollment growth. Since 2006, the only way a school district receives an increase in funding is when they experience an increase in student enrollment. Otherwise, your pie (the amount of total general fund money received) always stays the same. But an important fact to remember is enrollment growth causes increased costs, so the new formula did not take into consideration necessary increases for inflationary expenses or teacher raises.
Target Revenue The current funding pie, which is the system passed in 2005, relies on one main ingredient – Target Revenue. This is the amount of money a district receives per WADA (weighted average daily attendance). It is an assigned amount of money per student based on property values in 2005. Every district’s Target Revenue amount (how much they receive per student) is different. Our Target Revenue is $5,033 per student. We are among the bottom third of Texas schools in the amount of funding per student, receiving significantly less than Plano, Mansfield, Coppell, Carrolton - Farmers Branch, and even Cedar Hill and Desoto. $5,033 per student
This pie shows what we spend our money on. The number one cost is personnel followed by the expenditures associated with contracted services (utilities ). This pie is reflective of all Texas school districts. We are in the business of serving people, so it makes sense that our largest expense is payroll. This clearly illustrates that a school district is forced to cut jobs and lose positions when there is a significant budget shortfall.
Source of Duncanville ISD General Funds What are the sources of funding that make up the dollars school districts receive? There are four funding sources: local property tax levy, other local sources, federal sources, and state support. These four categories make up our funding pie which is driven by Target Revenue. The below pie graph shows that of the funding Duncanville ISD currently receives, 53% comes from state support, 37% from local property tax, and 9% from federal sources (this does not include Title Funds). The dollar amount of the pie does not change without an increase in enrollment. Percentages from sources may change, but not total revenue, unless a community passes a tax rate election. So if the district collects a larger amount of local property tax revenue from our community, that just drives down the percentage received from state support. For example looking at the below chart, if our local property tax source of funding went up to 40% then the state support funding would decrease to 50%. State’s Budget Shortfall Headlines across the Dallas Fort-Worth area include a number of school district budget crises and the $10 billion state education budget shortfall. So where does Duncanville ISD stand with these budget issues, and how will the state’s education funding problems impact our students? Our financial status going into the 2011-2012 budget planning process is not currently as challenging as many Texas school districts because we’ve cut expenses by $10 million over the past four years while coming in under budget and putting money into Fund Balance in preparation for today’s economic climate. But even our good planning and prudent fiscal management will not address the real state budget issue – that the state adopted a structural deficient system in 2005 when they reduced property taxes. The system needs to be changed to fix funding issues. $10 billion
• The average household property tax bill for residents within Duncanville ISD has declined each year since 2006, from an average bill of $166 monthly to $119 monthly. • Our district is among the bottom third of Texas schools in the amount of funding per student, receiving significantly less than many North Texas districts. • Duncanville ISD is currently rated #1 in Financial Efficiency in the state of Texas by the Educational Resource Group, and has been consistently ranked in the top 10 Texas districts, demonstrating the district’s ability to do more financially with less. • We have cut district expenditures by $10 million over the past four years in preparation for tough budget times - we projected today’s state shortfall. • Four years ago the Board of Trustees set a goal to rebuild the district’s dwindling Fund Balance, and as a result the district has added $18 million to our Fund Balance by coming in under budget each year. • The Board of Trustees’ number one budget priority for 2011-2012 is no staff layoffs.
Taxpayer Cost for Quality Schools
Betty is retired and on a fixed income. She plans her menu for the week then goes to the store and buys what she needs for the week. Betty takes after her mother who grew up during the depression. She makes the most of what she has, seldom throws items out (because everything has another use) and when she cooks, she saves the left overs and eats them until they are gone or spoiled. She has adequate money in her savings, but on a fixed income she depends on her savings for those unexpected events, so she watches every penny she spends. Due to her frugal nature, she ends up putting some money in savings every year. Sara is working and goes to the grocery store once a month. She buys what she needs and a few extras so she won't have to go to the store again until next month. She values her time with family and does not want to devote time to go to the grocery store once per week. When she cooks, she throws the leftovers out because she prefers fresh cooked meals. When it comes to the end of the month, she ends up throwing away several items that she bought at the store before they were ever opened because they are out of date. Sara has adequate money in her savings for unexpected events and budgets to put additional money away each month for retirement. Income and upbringing (values/core beliefs) make a difference in how we spend and save our money. Are you (staff member) more like Betty or Sara? Are the parents of your students more like Betty or Sara? Are community members more like Betty or Sara? Is Duncanville ISD more like Betty or Sara? If parents and community members are more like Betty, should the district be more like Betty? Districts spend money differently based on their income, parents, community and values/core beliefs. Not all districts will make the same decisions.
Coffee Talk Menu Duncanville ISD - 802 South Main Street - Duncanville, Texas 75137
Puposeful Engagement
Quality Teachers
Continuous Improvement & Collaboration
Valuing Each Individual Schools Impacting Community
Coffee Talk Menu Duncanville ISD - 802 South Main Street - Duncanville, Texas 75137
Puposeful Engagement
Quality Teachers
Continuous Improvement & Collaboration
Valuing Each Individual Schools Impacting Community
This pie shows all of our costs associated with groups within our organization and the percentage spent on each group. This is our internal who. Duncanville ISD spends more money on instructionally related items than any other budget function category.
Texas School Funding NEW in 2006 A new funding formula was passed by legislation in 2005. The old formula was based on property value growth within a district, but the new formula focuses on student enrollment growth. Since 2006, the only way a school district receives an increase in funding is when they experience an increase in student enrollment. Otherwise, your pie (the amount of total general fund money received) always stays the same. But an important fact to remember is enrollment growth causes increased costs, so the new formula did not take into consideration necessary increases for inflationary expenses or teacher raises.
Target Revenue The current funding pie, which is the system passed in 2005, relies on one main ingredient – Target Revenue. This is the amount of money a district receives per WADA (weighted average daily attendance). It is an assigned amount of money per student based on property values in 2005. Every district’s Target Revenue amount (how much they receive per student) is different. Our Target Revenue is $5,033 per student. We are among the bottom third of Texas schools in the amount of funding per student, receiving significantly less than Plano, Mansfield, Coppell, Carrolton - Farmers Branch, and even Cedar Hill and Desoto. $5,033 per student
This pie shows what we spend our money on. The number one cost is personnel followed by the expenditures associated with contracted services (utilities ). This pie is reflective of all Texas school districts. We are in the business of serving people, so it makes sense that our largest expense is payroll. This clearly illustrates that a school district is forced to cut jobs and lose positions when there is a significant budget shortfall.
Source of Duncanville ISD General Funds What are the sources of funding that make up the dollars school districts receive? There are four funding sources: local property tax levy, other local sources, federal sources, and state support. These four categories make up our funding pie which is driven by Target Revenue. The below pie graph shows that of the funding Duncanville ISD currently receives, 53% comes from state support, 37% from local property tax, and 9% from federal sources (this does not include Title Funds). The dollar amount of the pie does not change without an increase in enrollment. Percentages from sources may change, but not total revenue, unless a community passes a tax rate election. So if the district collects a larger amount of local property tax revenue from our community, that just drives down the percentage received from state support. For example looking at the below chart, if our local property tax source of funding went up to 40% then the state support funding would decrease to 50%. State’s Budget Shortfall Headlines across the Dallas Fort-Worth area include a number of school district budget crises and the $10 billion state education budget shortfall. So where does Duncanville ISD stand with these budget issues, and how will the state’s education funding problems impact our students? Our financial status going into the 2011-2012 budget planning process is not currently as challenging as many Texas school districts because we’ve cut expenses by $10 million over the past four years while coming in under budget and putting money into Fund Balance in preparation for today’s economic climate. But even our good planning and prudent fiscal management will not address the real state budget issue – that the state adopted a structural deficient system in 2005 when they reduced property taxes. The system needs to be changed to fix funding issues. $10 billion
• The average household property tax bill for residents within Duncanville ISD has declined each year since 2006, from an average bill of $166 monthly to $119 monthly. • Our district is among the bottom third of Texas schools in the amount of funding per student, receiving significantly less than many North Texas districts. • Duncanville ISD is currently rated #1 in Financial Efficiency in the state of Texas by the Educational Resource Group, and has been consistently ranked in the top 10 Texas districts, demonstrating the district’s ability to do more financially with less. • We have cut district expenditures by $10 million over the past four years in preparation for tough budget times - we projected today’s state shortfall. • Four years ago the Board of Trustees set a goal to rebuild the district’s dwindling Fund Balance, and as a result the district has added $18 million to our Fund Balance by coming in under budget each year. • The Board of Trustees’ number one budget priority for 2011-2012 is no staff layoffs.
Taxpayer Cost for Quality Schools
This pie shows all of our costs associated with groups within our organization and the percentage spent on each group. This is our internal who. Duncanville ISD spends more money on instructionally related items than any other budget function category.
Texas School Funding NEW in 2006 A new funding formula was passed by legislation in 2005. The old formula was based on property value growth within a district, but the new formula focuses on student enrollment growth. Since 2006, the only way a school district receives an increase in funding is when they experience an increase in student enrollment. Otherwise, your pie (the amount of total general fund money received) always stays the same. But an important fact to remember is enrollment growth causes increased costs, so the new formula did not take into consideration necessary increases for inflationary expenses or teacher raises.
Target Revenue The current funding pie, which is the system passed in 2005, relies on one main ingredient – Target Revenue. This is the amount of money a district receives per WADA (weighted average daily attendance). It is an assigned amount of money per student based on property values in 2005. Every district’s Target Revenue amount (how much they receive per student) is different. Our Target Revenue is $5,033 per student. We are among the bottom third of Texas schools in the amount of funding per student, receiving significantly less than Plano, Mansfield, Coppell, Carrolton - Farmers Branch, and even Cedar Hill and Desoto. $5,033 per student
This pie shows what we spend our money on. The number one cost is personnel followed by the expenditures associated with contracted services (utilities ). This pie is reflective of all Texas school districts. We are in the business of serving people, so it makes sense that our largest expense is payroll. This clearly illustrates that a school district is forced to cut jobs and lose positions when there is a significant budget shortfall.
Source of Duncanville ISD General Funds What are the sources of funding that make up the dollars school districts receive? There are four funding sources: local property tax levy, other local sources, federal sources, and state support. These four categories make up our funding pie which is driven by Target Revenue. The below pie graph shows that of the funding Duncanville ISD currently receives, 53% comes from state support, 37% from local property tax, and 9% from federal sources (this does not include Title Funds). The dollar amount of the pie does not change without an increase in enrollment. Percentages from sources may change, but not total revenue, unless a community passes a tax rate election. So if the district collects a larger amount of local property tax revenue from our community, that just drives down the percentage received from state support. For example looking at the below chart, if our local property tax source of funding went up to 40% then the state support funding would decrease to 50%. State’s Budget Shortfall Headlines across the Dallas Fort-Worth area include a number of school district budget crises and the $10 billion state education budget shortfall. So where does Duncanville ISD stand with these budget issues, and how will the state’s education funding problems impact our students? Our financial status going into the 2011-2012 budget planning process is not currently as challenging as many Texas school districts because we’ve cut expenses by $10 million over the past four years while coming in under budget and putting money into Fund Balance in preparation for today’s economic climate. But even our good planning and prudent fiscal management will not address the real state budget issue – that the state adopted a structural deficient system in 2005 when they reduced property taxes. The system needs to be changed to fix funding issues. $10 billion
• The average household property tax bill for residents within Duncanville ISD has declined each year since 2006, from an average bill of $166 monthly to $119 monthly. • Our district is among the bottom third of Texas schools in the amount of funding per student, receiving significantly less than many North Texas districts. • Duncanville ISD is currently rated #1 in Financial Efficiency in the state of Texas by the Educational Resource Group, and has been consistently ranked in the top 10 Texas districts, demonstrating the district’s ability to do more financially with less. • We have cut district expenditures by $10 million over the past four years in preparation for tough budget times - we projected today’s state shortfall. • Four years ago the Board of Trustees set a goal to rebuild the district’s dwindling Fund Balance, and as a result the district has added $18 million to our Fund Balance by coming in under budget each year. • The Board of Trustees’ number one budget priority for 2011-2012 is no staff layoffs.
Taxpayer Cost for Quality Schools
Betty is retired and on a fixed income. She plans her menu for the week then goes to the store and buys what she needs for the week. Betty takes after her mother who grew up during the depression. She makes the most of what she has, seldom throws items out (because everything has another use) and when she cooks, she saves the left overs and eats them until they are gone or spoiled. She has adequate money in her savings, but on a fixed income she depends on her savings for those unexpected events, so she watches every penny she spends. Due to her frugal nature, she ends up putting some money in savings every year. Sara is working and goes to the grocery store once a month. She buys what she needs and a few extras so she won't have to go to the store again until next month. She values her time with family and does not want to devote time to go to the grocery store once per week. When she cooks, she throws the leftovers out because she prefers fresh cooked meals. When it comes to the end of the month, she ends up throwing away several items that she bought at the store before they were ever opened because they are out of date. Sara has adequate money in her savings for unexpected events and budgets to put additional money away each month for retirement. Income and upbringing (values/core beliefs) make a difference in how we spend and save our money. Are you (staff member) more like Betty or Sara? Are the parents of your students more like Betty or Sara? Are community members more like Betty or Sara? Is Duncanville ISD more like Betty or Sara? If parents and community members are more like Betty, should the district be more like Betty? Districts spend money differently based on their income, parents, community and values/core beliefs. Not all districts will make the same decisions.
Coffee Talk Menu Duncanville ISD - 802 South Main Street - Duncanville, Texas 75137
Puposeful Engagement
Quality Teachers
Continuous Improvement & Collaboration
Valuing Each Individual Schools Impacting Community
