Committee Meeting Discussion on DASD CTE Enrollment and Financial Obligations

BUDGET DISCUSSION MARCH 17, 2022 COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE WHOLE

Questions from the Board How many students are currently enrolled in DASD CTE by program? How many students are currently enrolled in YCST by program?

Questions from the Board How much do we pay for our students to attend YCST? FY 22-23 77 Students: $919,765 Special Education services: $131,024 How much is our overall financial obligation to YCST? Debt Service until 2033: $104,220/yr Total 22-23 budgeted cost for YCST = $1,155,009

Questions from the Board If we were to eliminate any of our CTE programs, would there be space for our students at YCST, and do they offer similar programs? The window for applications for the 22-23 school year is closed. Our students would not be able to transition from the DASD CTE program to the YCST.

Questions from the Board If we pull out of YCST, what would happen to our students who are currently in attendance there, and would we be able to offer similar programs to them here? Notice of withdrawal must be made one year in advance (by July 1, 2022 for the 23-24 school year) 2/3affirming vote would be required by participating school district in order for DASD to withdrawal Even if DASD withdrew from YCST, it would still be obligated to pays its pro-rata share of YCST debt DASD has no authority to bring students back or deny enrollment in YCST programs. The District is responsible for tuition even if the District withdraws from YCST DASD per pupil tuition charge would be higher than participating district tuition rates after any withdrawal DASD would incur additional school transportation costs as a non-participating school district 22 Pa. Code 4.35(c)(3); Forest Hills School District v. Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center, Case No. 2000-4047 (June 13, 2001)

Questions from the Board SROs in York County: Central York 1 SRO Southeastern York 1 SRO Dallastown 1 SRO South Western York 7 SSO (G-Force) Eastern York 1 SRO Spring Grove 2 SRO Hanover 1 SS0 (G-Force) West York 1 SRO Northeastern York 1 SRO York City 13 SSO (York City) Northern York 2 SSO (G-Force) York Suburban 0 SRO Red Lion 1 SRO York CTS 1 SRO

Questions from the Board How many incidents are at the secondary level and how many are at the elementary level? Based on SRO logs received by the District from August 25, 2021 through February 15, 2022 Elementary 28 entries Secondary 428 entries Do these incidents rise to the level of needing an armed and uniformed officer, or are they of the type that could be addressed by our building administrators?

Questions from the Board SRO time at each building? 1 SRO covers High School (90% of day) and North Salem (10% of day) 1 SRO covers Middle School (70% of day) and DE, LE, WE (30% of day) Based on daily needs, SROs have flexibility to cover any and all buildings.

Questions from the Board At the secondary level, we have one principal and two assistant principals in each building. If you do not feel as though they can handle the discipline issues within the building, how are they currently using most of their time and could that be redirected to behavior management?

Questions from the Board Local Tax Questions: York County millage rates Proposed tax options York County earned income rates York County assessment by type

Questions from the Board York County Millage Rates

2022/2023 Budget - Proposed Tax Increase Considerations The preliminary budget presented includes a 1.18% tax increase of .28 mils. These mils are being put in place to phase in millage to assist in funding future capital projects while also utilizing reserved funds which were set aside for this purpose Additional Property Tax Revenue Options: Additional $ Revenue N/A 344,140 436,419 582,712 727,775 874,068 990,856 1,165,424 1,339,992 Average $/Bill Increse N/A 34 43 57 72 86 98 115 132 % Increase 0.00% 1.18% 1.50% 2.00% 2.50% 3.00% 3.40% 4.00% 4.60% Mils 23.715 23.995 24.07 24.189 24.307 24.426 24.521 24.663 24.805 Millage Phase-In Base Index Adjusted Index

Questions from the Board Positions reduced through attrition/furlough: How will we distribute the responsibilities of these positions to others in the district? Distribution of responsibilities will be based on student needs and numbers. Fewer teachers/staff members will likely result in larger caseloads and class sizes. High School students will have fewer elective options. Special Education: Distribution of responsibilities will be based on student needs. At the secondary level for learning support, that will mean determining exactly what level of support each student needs and how those needs impact scheduling. We will also need to look at roster sizes of all special education personnel and certifications in order to determine who is able to take on additional responsibilities. The sharing of personnel will require careful and coordinated planning among building administrators.

Questions from the Board Positions reduced through attrition/furlough: How will the elementary students receive instruction in the encore programs with the elimination of an entire team? Currently one art, one music, and one physical education (PE) teacher at all four elementary buildings (four art, four music, four PE) Prior to the 2020-2021 school year, there were four librarians, one in each elementary For the 2020-2021 school year, two of the librarians were removed from the Encore rotation to provide technology support to students and staff. These two positions became Technology Integrators The two remaining librarians have provided encore classes to two buildings each during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years

Questions from the Board Positions reduced through attrition/furlough: How will the elementary students receive instruction in the encore programs with the elimination of an entire team? The recommendation to reduce one art, one music and one PE teacher across the four elementary buildings will result in three instead of four art, music and PE teachers This will require encore teachers to work in more than one building. This is not uncommon in elementary schools It will change the way we provide encore classes. Students will still receive the same four encore classes. Technology Integrators would be added back into the encore rotation. The elementary principals are still working on what that schedule would look like. It is possible that students may not get an encore every single day the way they do now, depending how the schedule can be made to work. That is also not uncommon. Encore classes provide planning time for classroom teachers.

Next Steps Continued reduction of expenditures Utilization of fund balance Local tax increase