1 of 23

2 of 23

Budget Focus: Strategic Plan

ELA Focus

Social-Emotional Development

Facility Improvements

3 of 23

Educational Programs:

Planning for the Future

​

  • Investment in Professional �Learning Communities
  • Enhancement of Curriculum �and Curriculum Development
  • Continuation of Summer �Programming K-6

​

​

4 of 23

2022-2023 Other Budget Benefits

​

  • Maintain Low Student Teacher Ratios
  • Facilities Equipment Replacement Plan
  • Athletic Uniform Replacement Plan
  • Capital Outlay Project

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

5 of 23

Considerations

Inflation

Utility �Costs

Fuel �Costs

​

TRS Increase

Health Insurance Increase

6 of 23

Considerations

  • Inflation has risen 8.5% in the last 12 months.
  • Energy costs have increased over 30% in commodities and services

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/cpi/

7 of 23

Budget Development

2022-2023 Proposed Budget: $23,127,972

2021-2022 Adopted Budget: $22,459,281

Budget Dollar Increase: $668,691

Budget Increase:

2.98%

$

8 of 23

2022-2023 State Aid

  • Foundation Aid: 3.01% Increase
  • Additional UPK Aid: Not Anticipated
  • Other Aid Increases: Offset by Reductions

�

​

​

​

​

​

​

Net Increase of Aid:

3.01%

9 of 23

Tax Levy Limit: 3.98%

Adopted Tax Levy Increase: 2.5%

Tax Levy Information

10 of 23

Tax Levy Information

​

2021-2022

2022-2023

Tax Levy

$6,203,352

$6,358,145

Lang Library Levy

$75,000

$75,000

CM School Levy

$6,128,352

$6,283,145

Levy Increase

0%

2.5%

11 of 23

12 of 23

13 of 23

14 of 23

15 of 23

16 of 23

Three-Component Break Down

17 of 23

2022-2023 Budget At a Glance

  • Capital Outlay ($100,000) for sanitation upgrades, bus garage repairs, front portico repairs or gymnasium repairs.

Proposition #1:�Proposed Budget of $23,127,972

18 of 23

Proposition #2: Buses $245,760

​

​

​

​

​

District will be purchasing: (2) 65 Passenger Buses

​

  • Fleet fully under warranty following this purchase

19 of 23

Proposition #3: $40,000 �Land Purchase

Purpose: 10 acres of adjacent land for a new leach field.

  • CM’s existing sewer system has been in violation of DEC standards since 2016.

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

20 of 23

Proposition #4: Establish New $5 Million Capital Reserve

Purpose: To minimize tax payer impact on building projects.

​

  • Current Reserve was utilized for previous projects and can only be funded an additional $200,000.

​

​

​

​

​

​

21 of 23

BOE Candidates

Vote for three!

Kathleen Bratt

Kristin Cox

Timothy Hulbert

22 of 23

Annual Budget Vote: �May 17, 2022

​

  • All voting can be done in-person at Cato-Meridian Elementary
  • Absentee ballots can be obtained from the District Clerk
  • All absentee ballots are due in the District Office no later than 4:00 pm on May 17th, 2022.

​

​

​

​

​

PLEASE VOTE!!

​

23 of 23

Questions?

Dr. Terry Ward Ms. Elizabeth Kupiec�Superintendent of Schools Assistant Superintendent�tward@catomeridian.org ekupiec@catomeridian.org

​

District Office: 315-626-3439, extension 5001

​

Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns.