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Alief Independent School District 2020-21 Official Budget Alief Independent School District 2020-21 Official Budget Alief Independent School District 4250 Cook Road Houston, Texas 77072 www.aliefisd.net Alief Independent School District Houston, Texas 2020-21 Official Budget Effective September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021 Issued by: H.D. Chambers Superintendent Administrative Services Division Charles Woods Deputy Superintendent for Business Deanna Wentz, CPA Assistant Superintendent of Finance Table of Contents 2020-21 Budget Introductory Section Principal Officials .............................................................................................................................. 1 Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................... 2 School Board of Trustees ............................................................................................................... 10 District-wide Organizational Chart .................................................................................................. 12 Enrollment by Campus ................................................................................................................... 13 District Map ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Classification of Revenues and Expenditures ................................................................................ 15 Combined Budget Summaries ........................................................................................................ 19 Tax Rate Comparisons .................................................................................................................. 20 Impact of Budget on Taxpayers ...................................................................................................... 22 General Fund Overview of General Fund .............................................................................................................. 23 Five Year Summary of Revenues and Expenditures ..................................................................... 28 Expenditure Summary by Major Object .......................................................................................... 30 Expenditure Summary by Major Object within Function................................................................. 31 Major Object Summary by Organization ........................................................................................ 35 Maintenance and Operations Tax Rate Comparisons ................................................................... 37 Comparison with Area School Districts – Fund Balance ................................................................ 39 General Fund Organization Summaries Organization Summaries Overview ........................................................................................ 40 Superintendent/Board Budget ................................................................................................ 41 Business Services Division Budget ........................................................................................ 42 Instruction Division Budget ..................................................................................................... 43 Campus Budgets .................................................................................................................... 44 Campus Budgets – Budgeted per Student Expenditures ....................................................... 45 Individual Campus Budgets .................................................................................................... 47 Debt Service Fund Overview of Debt Service Fund ...................................................................................................... 94 Five Year Summary Revenues & Expenditures ............................................................................. 96 Debt Retirement Summary ............................................................................................................. 97 Total Debt and Percent Retired by Year ........................................................................................ 98 Debt Service Requirements to Maturity by Issue ........................................................................... 99 Total Debt and Percent Paid in Ten Years ................................................................................... 101 Debt Service Tax Rate Comparison ............................................................................................. 102 Total Debt per Student ................................................................................................................. 103 Food Service Fund Overview of Food Service Fund ................................................................................................... 104 Five Year Summary of Revenues and Expenditures ................................................................... 106 Industry Comparisons ................................................................................................................... 107 Personnel Overview of Personnel ................................................................................................................. 108 Comparison of Salary and Benefits Cost to Area Districts ........................................................... 110 New Hire Teacher Salary Placement Schedule ........................................................................... 111 General Fund Schedule of Payroll Expenditures by Function ...................................................... 112 General Fund Schedule of Payroll Expenditures by Object ......................................................... 113 Position Counts by Year ............................................................................................................... 114 Budgeted Position Counts by Division and in Total...................................................................... 115 i Alief Independent School District Principal Officials and Advisors Board of Trustees Length of Term Board of Trustees Service Expires Occupation Ms. Ann Williams, President 13 Years 2023 Educator Ms. Darlene Breaux, Vice President 3 Years 2021 Education Director Dr. Lily Truong, Secretary 5 Years 2023 Educational Consultant Ms. Jennifer Key, Assistant Secretary 3 Years 2021 Retired Educator/Administrator Ms. Natasha Butler, Member 3 Years 2021 Accountant Mr. Rick Moreno, Member 13 Years 2023 Paramedic Mr. John Nguyen, Member 3 Years 2021 Computer Technician Administrative Officials Length Official Position of Service Mr. HD Chambers Superintendent of Schools 10 Years Mr. Charles Woods Deputy Superintendent for Business Services 30 Years Ms. Ava Montgomery Deputy Superintendent for Instruction 25 Years Ms. Deanna Wentz Assistant Superintendent for Finance 25 Years Consultants and Advisors Hunton Andrews Kurth, L.L.P. Bond Counsel – Houston, Texas USCA Municipal Advisors, L.L.C. Financial Advisor – Houston, Texas Whitley Penn, L.L.P. Independent Auditors – Houston, Texas 1 This page intentionally left blank. Executive Summary Budget Introduction The following document represents the financial plan for Alief Independent School District for the 2020-21 fiscal year. This budget provides the financial resources necessary to provide a competitive compensation package for our employees, maintain our existing facilities and provide the funds necessary to support instruction at our forty-six existing campuses. The adopted budget reflects the allocation of revenues and expenditures to support the educational programs and services defined by the district’s purpose, goals and strategic intent. The most important objective in the presentation of the budget data is to improve the quality of information provided about the District’s financial plan for the 2020-21 fiscal year. Budget Overview & Highlights The annually adopted budget includes General, Debt Service and Food Service funds. Total Preliminary Budget by Fund Comparison General Debt Service Food Service Total Fund Fund Fund 2020-21 Revenue$ 463,465,810 $ 36,522,901 $ 28,676,500 $ 528,665,211 Expenditures 459,465,810 36,815,901 28,676,500 524,958,211 Excess of Revenue Over (Under) Expenditures$ 4,000,000 $ (293,000) $ - $ 3,707,000 General Fund Expenditures General Fund expenditures are currently budgeted to decrease $14.0 million or 2.95% from 2019- 20 projected actual expenditures. Note however that 2019-20 expenditures were elevated due to the COIVD-19 pandemic. The education of students is a labor-intensive process and payroll expenditures comprise approximately 89% of the General Fund expenditures. Payroll related expenditures are budgeted to decrease slightly in 2020-21. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, significant uncertainty regarding revenue estimates and projected enrollment existed at the time of budget adoption; therefore, a salary increase was not included in the 2020-21 budget. 2 Executive Summary (continued) Expenditures (continued) The 2011-12 and 2012-13 budgets did not include a permanent salary increase due to a reduction in funding from the State. For the 2012-13 fiscal year, the Board approved a $1,000 Salary Trend supplement for all eligible employees. Fortunately, funds for staff salary increases were again available beginning in 2013-14 Fiscal Starting Midpoint for the next five years. Due to budget constraints, the district was not able to Year Salary Raise % approve a salary increase for staff
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