Program A: Administration

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Program A: Administration

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The mission of the Administration Program is to provide leadership and enact policies that result in improved academic achievement and responsible citizenship for all students.

The goals of the Administration Program are:

1. To provide leadership in setting an education agenda for the continuous improvement of public education as measured by student and school achievement.

2. To strive to improve financing of public education as measured by the effective and efficient use of human and financial resources.

OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indicators are made up of two parts: name and value. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period. For budgeting purposes, performance indicator values are shown for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and alternative funding scenarios (continuation budget level and Executive Budget recommendation level) for the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year of the budget document).

RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM

SOURCE OF FUNDING

The source of funding for this program is General Fund, Interagency Transfer, Self-generated Revenues, and Statutory Dedications. The Interagency Transfer is derived from the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Grant. The Self-generated Revenue is collected as fees for mailing BESE agendas and minutes. The Statutory Dedication is provided through the School and District Accountability fund and the Charter School Start-up Loan Fund. (Per R.S. 39:32B.(8), See table below for a listing of expenditures out of each Statutory Dedication fund.)

ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION

GENERAL FUND	TOTAL	T.O.	DESCRIPTION

$6,944,970	$7,084,459	7	ACT 19 FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999

			BA-7 TRANSACTIONS:
($2,400,000)	($2,400,000)	0	Allocate 8(g) replacement funding to the Technical Colleges

$4,544,970	$4,684,459	7	EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET – November 20, 1998

$2,499	$2,499	0	Annualization of FY 1998 -1999 Classified State Employees Merit Increase
$547	$547	0	Classified State Employees Merit Increases for FY 1999 –2000
$26,506	$10,751	0	Risk Management Adjustment
$0	($41,265)	0	Nonrecurring Carry Forward – Accountability Commission
$974	$974	0	Legislative Auditor Fees
$135	$135	0	UPS Fees
$150	$150	0	Civil Service Fees
($3,948,171)	($3,948,171)	0	Other Nonrecurring Adjustments – Technical College Acquisitions Funding
($45,000)	($45,000)	0	Other Nonrecurring Adjustments – Technical College administration which replaced 8(g)
$0	($20,794)	0	Other Nonrecurring Adjustments – Carl Perkins allocation for administration of Technical Colleges
$37,549	$37,549	0	Other Adjustments – Replace funding of staff position to address education initiatives
$773	$16,528	0	Other Adjustments – Correct means of financing for Risk Management premium
$0	$1,300,000	0	Other Technical Adjustments – Transfer Charter Schools Start-up Loan Fund from Department of Education to BESE
$62,430	$0	0	Means of Financing Substitution(s) – Replace Interagency Transfer from Carl Perkins with General Fund for portion of 4 staff salaries and portion of risk management
$52,800	$52,800	0	New and Expanded Adjustments – Increase per diem reimbursement for Board members from three to eleven days per month
$35,000	$35,000	0	New and Expanded Adjustments – Additional fund for travel reimbursement for BESE members

$771,162	$2,086,162	7	TOTAL RECOMMENDED

($3,773,808)	($2,598,297)	0	DIFFERENCE (TOTAL RECOMMENDED AND EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET)

The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 44.5% of the existing operating budget. It represents 246.2% of the total request ($847,430) for this program. The decrease from the existing budget is primarily attributable to nonrecurring the Technical College Equipment Allocation which was budgeted in the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with Act 19. Other adjustments include the transfer of the Charter Schools Start-up Loan Fund from the Department of Education to centralize administration of the Charter School Program; the addition of $87,800 for Board member per diem reimbursement of up to eight (8) meetings per month and associated travel; and, the substitution of general fund for Carl D. Perkins federal funding which will now be budgeted within the new Community and Technical Colleges Board.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

$312		Accounting and Auditing professional services
$4,000		Legal professional services
$14,122		Other Professional Services – review & evaluate Charter School applications

$18,434		TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

OTHER CHARGES

$1,300,000		Charter School Start-up Loan Fund

$1,300,000		TOTAL OTHER CHARGES

		Interagency Transfers:
$41,621		Civil Service and CPTP; Division of Administration services including State Register, UPS Direct Mail accounting
		and personnel services, Legislative Auditor

$41,621		TOTAL INTERAGENCY TRANSFERS

ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS

This program does not have funding for Acquisitions and Major Repairs for Fiscal Year 1999-2000.

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