Budget Hanover Public School District

1 budget

1.1 state basic education funding

1.1.1 accountability block grants
1.1.2 classrooms future grants
1.1.3 other grants


1.2 federal stimulus funding

1.2.1 race top grant


1.3 common cents state initiative
1.4 real estate taxes

1.4.1 act 1 adjusted index
1.4.2 property tax relief

budget

pennsylvania public school districts budget , expend funds according procedures mandated general assembly , pennsylvania department of education (pde). annual operating budget prepared school district administrative officials. uniform form furnished pde , submitted board of school directors approval prior beginning of each fiscal year on july 1.

under pennsylvania’s taxpayer relief act, act 1 of special session of 2006, school districts of first class a, second class, third class , fourth class must adopt preliminary budget proposal. proposal must include estimated revenues , expenditures , proposed tax rates. proposed budget must considered board no later 90 days prior date of election preceding fiscal year. preliminary budget proposal must printed , made available public inspection @ least 20 days prior adoption. board of school directors may hold public hearing on budget, not required so. board must give @ least 10 days’ public notice of intent adopt final budget according act 1 of 2006.

in 2011, average teacher salary in hanover public school district $62,322.88 year, while cost of benefits teachers receive $17,338.36 per employee, total annual average teacher compensation of $79,661.24. according study conducted @ american enterprise institute, in 2011, public school teachers’ total compensation 50 percent higher receive in private sector. study found generous benefits teachers receive not accounted in many studies of compensation, including: pension, retiree health benefits , job security.

in 2009, district reported employing on 280 teachers starting salary of $38,000 $113,000 190-day work year. average teacher salary $59,044. additionally, teachers receive defined benefit pension, health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, college course reimbursement, personal days 3, seeking public office leave, sick days - 10, $40 day unused sick days, , other benefits. teachers paid instructional services @ hourly rate.

in 2007, average teacher salary in district $53,388 180 days worked.

hanover public school district administrative costs per pupil in 2008 $1,105 per pupil. district has highest administrative spending in york county. hanover public school district ranks 40th among pennsylvania s 500 districts per pupil administrative spending. lowest administrative cost per pupil in pennsylvania $398 per pupil.

per pupil spending in 2010, per pupil spending @ hanover public school district $14,492.79 district reported per pupil spending $14,238 in 2008. ranked 95th among pennsylvania s 500 school districts. in 2007, state conducted costing out study estimated amount of per pupil spending which, when achieved, support each child being on grade level in subjects. according study, hanover public school district should spend $12,553 per pupil achieve student academic success.

apa study according extensive study of york county school districts conducted apa associates in 2008, hanover public county school district achieved -9 rating based on performance , relative efficiency. lowest ranking achieved among county s school districts. central york school district , northeastern york school district ranked +10. eleven of 16 york county districts achieved positive rating.

reserves in 2008, hanover public school district reported $4.1 million in undesignated fund balance. in 2010, hanover public school district administration reported $4,000,639.00 in unreserved-undesignated fund balance , $881,000 in unreserved - designated fund. in 2012, unreserved-undesignated fund 2,122,013 or 7.75 of total budget. pennsylvania school district reserve funds divided 2 categories – designated , undesignated. undesignated funds not committed planned project. designated funds , other funds, such capital reserves, allocated specific projects. school districts required state law keep 5 percent of annual spending in undesignated reserve funds preserve bond ratings. according pennsylvania department of education, 2003 2010, whole, pennsylvania school districts amassed $3 billion in reserved funds.

audit in april 2009, pennsylvania auditor general conducted performance audit of district. findings reported school board , administration.

tuition students live in hanover public school district s attendance area may choose attend 1 of pennsylvania s 157 public charter schools. student living in neighboring public school district or foreign exchange student may seek admission hanover public school district. these cases, pennsylvania department of education sets annual tuition rate each school district. amount public school district pays charter school each resident student attends charter , amount nonresident student s parents must pay attend hanover public school district s schools. 2012 tuition rates elementary school -$10,299.17, high school - $11,098.39.

hanover public school district funded combination of: local earned income tax 0.5%, property tax, real estate transfer tax 0.5%, occupation tax @ $10.00, per capita tax (act 679) $5.00, per capita tax (act 511) $5.00; coupled substantial funding commonwealth of pennsylvania , federal government. grants can provide opportunity supplement school funding without raising local taxes. in commonwealth of pennsylvania, pension income , social security income exempted state personal income tax , local earned income tax, regardless of individual s level of wealth.

state basic education funding

for 2012-13 school year, hanover public school district received $2,461,455. governor s executive budget 2012-2013 included $9.34 billion kindergarten through 12th grade public education, including $5.4 billion in basic education funding, increase of $49 million on 2011-12 budget. in addition, commonwealth provided $100 million accountability block grant program. hanover public school district received $72,846. state provided $544.4 million payment school employees’ social security , $856 million school employees’ retirement fund called psers.

in 2011-12, hanover public school district received $2,387,645, allocation, of state basic education funding. additionally, hanover public school district received $72,846 in accountability block grant funding. enacted pennsylvania state education budget included $5,354,629,000 2011-2012 basic education funding appropriation. amount $233,290,000 increase (4.6%) on enacted state appropriation 2010-2011. highest increase in state basic education funding awarded duquesne city school district, got 49% increase in state funding 2011-12. in 2010, district reported 690 students received free or reduced-price lunches, due family meeting federal poverty level.

for 2010-11 budget year, hanover public school district allotted 8.39% increase in basic education funding total of $2,597,963. highest increase among york county school districts. among pennsylvania school districts, highest increase in 2010-11 went kennett consolidated school district in chester county received 23.65% increase in state basic education funding. state s hold harmless policy regarding state basic education funding continued each district received @ least same amount received prior school year, when enrollment had declined. amount of increase each school district received set governor edward rendell , secretary of education gerald zahorchak part of state budget proposal given each february. second year of governor rendell’s policy fund districts @ far greater rate others.

in 2009-2010 budget year, commonwealth of pennsylvania provided 5.75% increase in basic education funding total of $2,396,865 hanover public school district. district received supplemental funding english language learners, title 1 federal funding low-income students, district size, poverty supplement commonwealth , more. central york school district allotted highest basic education funding increase in york county 2009-10 school year. in york county, 12 school districts received less 6% increase in state basic education funding in 2010 , 3 districts received base 2% increase. among 500 school districts in pennsylvania, muhlenberg school district in berks county received highest 22.31% increase in funding.

the state basic education funding hanover public school district in 2008-09 $2,266,646. according pennsylvania department of education, 572 students received free or reduced-price lunches due low family income in 2007-2008 school year.

accountability block grants

beginning in 2004-2005, state launched accountability block grant school funding. program has provided $1.5 billion pennsylvania’s school districts. accountability block grant program requires taxpayer dollars focused on specific interventions increase student academic achievement. these interventions include: teacher training, all-day kindergarten, lower class size k-3rd grade, literacy , math coaching programs provide teachers individualized job-embedded professional development improve instruction, before or after school tutoring assistance struggling students. 2010-11, hanover public school district applied , received $197,722 in addition other state , federal funding. hanover public school district uses funding provide teacher training improve instruction , provide full-day kindergarten 29 pupils identified benefiting added intervention, based on testing during registration.

classrooms future grants

the classroom future state program provided districts hundreds of thousands of state funding buy laptop computers each core curriculum high school class (english, science, history, math) , paid teacher training optimize computers use. program funded 2006-2009. hanover public school district did not apply participate in 2006-07 or in 2007-08. district received $78,545 in 2008-09. in york county highest award given west shore school district received $1,023,131. highest funding statewide awarded philadelphia city school district in philadelphia county - $9,409,073. in 2010, classrooms future funding curtailed statewide due massive state financial crisis.

other grants

the district did not participate in: pennsylvania department of environmental protection s environmental education grants, pa science elementary grants, education assistance grants, 2012 striving readers comprehensive literacy grant, nor 21st century learning grants.

federal stimulus funding

hanover public school district received $480,674 in arra - federal stimulus money used in specific programs special education , meeting academic needs of students low income families. funding limited 2009-10 , 2010-2011 school years. due temporary nature of funding, schools repeatedly advised use funds one-time expenditures acquiring equipment, making repairs buildings, training teachers provide more effective instruction or purchasing books , software.

race top grant

hanover public school district officials did not apply race top federal grant. when approved grant, district have received millions in additional federal dollars improving student academic achievement. participation required administration, school board , local teachers union sign agreement prioritize improving student academic success. in pennsylvania, 120 public school districts , 56 charter schools agreed participate. district 1 of 6 york county public school districts did apply participate. pennsylvania not approved grant. failure of districts agree participate cited 1 reason pennsylvania not approved.

common cents state initiative

the hanover public school board decided not participate in pennsylvania department of education common cents program. program called state audit district, @ no cost local taxpayers, identify ways district save tax dollars. after review of information, district not required implement recommended cost savings changes.

real estate taxes

hanover public school board levied real estate tax of 19.4500 mills in 2012-13. mill $1 of tax every $1,000 of property s assessed value. irregular property reassessments have become serious issue in commonwealth creates significant disparity in taxation within community , across region. property taxes, in commonwealth of pennsylvania, apply real estate - land , buildings. property tax not levied on cars, business inventory, or other personal property. types of property exempt property taxes, including: places of worship, places of burial, private social clubs, charitable , educational institutions , government property. additionally, service related, disabled military veterans may seek exemption paying property taxes. on local level, pennsylvania district revenues dominated 2 main sources: 1) property tax collections, account vast majority (between 75-85%) of local revenues; , 2) act 511 tax collections, around 15% of revenues school districts. when school district includes municipalities in 2 counties, each of has different rates of property tax assessment, state board equalizes tax rates between counties. in 2010, miscalculations state tax equalization board (steb) widespread in commonwealth , adversely impacted funding many school districts, including did not cross county borders.

2011-12 - 19.0700 mills
2010-11 - 19.0700 mills
2009-10 - 18.6900 mills
2008-09 - 18.4900 mills
2007-08 - 17.7200 mills.
2006-07 - 16.9200 mills.
2005-06 - 19.0500 mills.

the average yearly property tax paid york county residents amounts 4.01% of yearly income. york county ranked 232nd of 3143 united states counties property taxes percentage of median income. according report prepared pennsylvania department of education, total real estate taxes collected school districts in pennsylvania rose $6,474,133,936 in 1999-00 $10,438,463,356 in 2008-09 , $11,153,412,490 in 2011. property taxes in pennsylvania relatively high on national scale. according tax foundation, pennsylvania ranked 11th in u.s. in 2008 in terms of property taxes paid percentage of home value (1.34%) , 12th in country in terms of property taxes percentage of income (3.55%).

act 1 adjusted index

the act 1 of 2006 index regulates rates @ each school district can raise property taxes in pennsylvania. districts not allowed raise taxes above index unless allow voters vote referendum, or seek exception state department of education. base index 2011-2012 school year 1.4 percent. act 1 index can adjusted higher, depending on number of factors, such property values , personal income of district residents. act 1 included 10 exceptions, including: increasing pension costs, increases in special education costs, costs due catastrophe fire or flood, increased health insurance costs contracts in effect in 2006 or dwindling tax bases. base index average of percentage increase in statewide average weekly wage, determined pa department of labor , industry, preceding calendar year , percentage increase in employment cost index elementary , secondary schools, determined bureau of labor statistics in u.s. department of labor, previous 12-month period ending june 30. school district market value/personal income aid ratio (mv/pi ar) greater 0.4000, index equals base index multiplied sum of .75 , mv/pi ar current year. in june 2011, pennsylvania general assembly eliminated 6 exceptions act 1 index. several exceptions maintained: 1) costs pay interest , principal on indebtedness incurred prior september 4, 2004 act 72 schools , prior june 27, 2006 non-act 72 schools; 2) costs pay interest , principal on electoral debt; 3) costs incurred in providing special education programs , services (beyond paid state); , 4) costs due increases of more index in school’s share of payments psers (pa school employees pension fund) taking account state mandated psers contribution rate.

the school district adjusted index hanover public school district 2006-2007 through 2011-2012.

for 2012-13 budget year, hanover public school board did not apply exceptions exceed act 1 index. 2012-2013, 274 school districts adopted resolution certifying tax rates not increased above index; 223 school districts adopted preliminary budget leaving open option of exceeded index limit. exception pension costs, 194 school districts received approval exceed index. special education costs, 129 districts received approval exceed tax limit. exception pension costs, 194 school districts received approval exceed index. special education costs, 129 districts received approval exceed tax limit.

for 2011-12 school year, hanover public school board did not apply exception exceed act 1 index. each year, hanover public school board has option of adopting either 1) resolution in january certifying not increase taxes above index or 2) preliminary budget in february. school district adopting resolution may not apply referendum exceptions or ask voters tax increase above inflation index. specific timeline these decisions published annually, pennsylvania department of education.

according state report, 2011-2012 school year budgets, 247 school districts adopted resolution certifying tax rates not increased above index; 250 school districts adopted preliminary budget. of 250 school districts adopted preliminary budget, 231 adopted real estate tax rates exceeded index. tax rate increases in other 19 school districts adopted preliminary budget did not exceed school district’s index. of districts sought exceptions: 221 used pension costs exemption , 171 sought special education costs exemption. 1 school district sought exemption nonacademic school construction project, while 1 sought exception electoral debt school construction.

the hanover public school board did not apply exceptions exceed act 1 index budget in 2011. in spring of 2010, 135 pennsylvania school boards asked exceed adjusted index. approval granted 133 of them , 128 sought exception pension costs increases.

property tax relief

in 2010, homestead/farmstead property tax relief gambling hanover public school district $166 per approved permanent primary residence. in district, 3,457 property owners applied tax relief. in 2009, district s property tax relief amount set @ $165 3,469 approved homestead owners. in 2010 within york county, highest amount went york city school district @ $495 per approved homestead. property tax relief subtracted total annual school property tax bill. property owners apply relief through county treasurer s office. farmers can qualify farmstead exemption on building used agricultural purposes. farm must @ least 10 contiguous acres (40,000 m) , must primary residence of owner. farmers can qualify both homestead exemption , farmstead exemption. pennsylvania awarded highest property tax relief residents of chester-upland school district in delaware county @ $641 per homestead , farmstead in 2015. chester-upland school district given $632 in 2009. second year top recipient.

additionally, pennsylvania property tax/rent rebate program provided low income pennsylvanians aged 65 , older; widows , widowers aged 50 , older; , people disabilities age 18 , older. income limit $35,000 homeowners. maximum rebate both homeowners , renters $650. applicants can exclude one-half (1/2) of social security income, consequently individuals have income substantially greater $35,000, may still qualify rebate. individuals must apply annually rebate. can taken in addition homestead/farmstead property tax relief.