Budget documents
Proposed
Financial Plan (PDF)
Fiscal Year 2012-13
Budget Basics (PDF)
Fiscal Year 2012-13
Preliminary
Financial Plan (PDF)
Fiscal Year 2012-13
Requests for information and responses (PDF)
January-February 2012
Fiscal Policy and Best Practices (PDF)
Assembly Memo
AO NO. 2012-25 (PDF)
March
13, 2012
Memo #282 (PDF)
April 23, 2012
Legislation and 2012-13 Budget Update
Memo #181 (PDF)
Feb. 1, 2012
Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Financial Plan - First Reading
Memo #180 (PDF)
Jan. 23, 2012
Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Financial Planning
Memo #90 (PDF)
Oct. 24, 2011
Fiscal Year 2012-13 Pro Forma Financial Planning
Education funding and the ASD budget (PDF)
Budget process timeline, value-based budgeting
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2012-13 budget development
May 2012 - The governor signed the FY13 budget which included K-12 education funding. ASD administration is working to determine specifically how much additional funding the district will receive and the requirements that come with the added monies. The Anchorage School Board will hold a public meeting May 21, 2012 to discuss any changes to the district's budget.
Requests for information from the board and the administration's responses
RFI log - list of questions asked
SB #12-01: Fund balances, local taxes impact and 10 percent carry-forward
SB #12-02: Operating costs associated with capital dollars
SB #12-03: What are the expenditures for CTE for mid/high/KCC for last year, this year and funded for next year. How much of current CTE funds are unallocated?
SB #12-04: Funding for CTE/positions by school
SB #12-05: Current CTE programs slated to be taught next year
SB #12-06: Update on one-time amount for new math implementation curriculum, include common core professional development |
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SB #12-07 (complete RFI): Course offerings last year vs. this year by school. High school | Middle school
SB #12-08: Mean, median and mode of remedial classes for middle and high and class size
SB #12-09: Summary sheet of reductions by school for high schools
SB #12-10: Total dollar amount available from the recently passed legislation and budget adjustments.
SB #12-11: Cost of reinstating sections
SB #12-12: Additional funds for charter schools if they were treated as the entire GF is treated in the district assuming the changes in formula pass
SB #12-13: Differences between the middle school model and junior high model |
Listen to testimony and board comments
If you aren't able to attend a board meeting, there are several opportunities to listen to testimony and board comments. ASD-TV cable channel 14 rebroadcasts the meetings and audio files are available online for download.
Why the budget is growing
The Anchorage Assembly has final approval on the district's overall budget; however the detailed operating expenses are under the district's control. Within the General Fund, there are some costs that are not within the district's control. ASD has oversight on whether to commit to expenses but it cannot always control increases to those expenses.
For example, the district chooses to provide bus transportation to students who live more than one mile from their neighborhood school. However, the district doesn't choose the cost of the fuel needed to operate the school buses. So when fuel costs increase, the district's budget for that service must also increase. Cost increases can add up quickly when you take into account the fact that school buses drive more than 3 million miles each year transporting ASD students to and from school. |
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