Part 1: Introduction to Act 82

 

Act 82 requires some school districts to present a school district budget proposal in two questions.

 

Act 82 is effective for the fiscal years 2010 - 2014.

 

Act 82 affects school districts that fit both the following criteria:

 

  1. Had per pupil education spending above average ($11,599.24) in FY2009

 

·         153 districts are above average

 

  1. Propose a budget for FY2010 that exceeds the “Maximum Inflation Amount” (MIA)

 

 

Part 2: The Maximum Inflation Amount

 

·         The “MIA” is a maximum amount of education spending that affected districts will be allowed to present as one question.

 

·         Districts that did not spend above average in FY2009 do not have an MIA for FY2010.

o   They can present any amount of spending in one question.

 

 

Part 3: Education Spending

 

·         Education Spending is not all school spending.  The MIA only limits Education Spending. 

·         Spending that is offset by local revenues (like Title 1 Funds or other grants or reimbursements) does not count towards the MIA.

·         Education spending per pupil determines the district’s education property tax rate

·         Along with the district’s CLA

 

 

Part 4: The  MIA Formula

 

Step 1. Statewide average education spending per equalized pupil in FY2009

MULTIPLIED BY

An inflation factor + 1%.

 

THIS YEAR:

$11,599.24 * (2.9% + 1%)  = $452.37

 

Step 2. Add that amount to your district’s FY2009 education spending per pupil.

 

For Randolph Union High School:

 

$12,539.46 + $452.37 = $12,991.83

 

Step 3. Finally, multiply that number by the district’s equalized pupils in either FY2009 or FY2010 (whichever is larger).

 

$12,991.83 * 536.02 = $6,963,881

 

Randolph UHS FY2010 MIA =  $6,963,881

 

Part 5: Hypothetical Example

 

Randolph’s Budget Proposal: $8,000,000

Randolph’s Local Revenue: $500,000

Randolph’s Proposed Ed. Spending: $7,500,000

Randolph’s MIA: $6,963,881

 

Question 1: $7,463,881 (MIA + local revenues)

Question 2: $536,119 (remaining Ed. Spending)

 

Part 6: Presentation of Budget Ballot

 

School Budget Question #1:

Shall the voters of the ________ School District approve a total budget in the amount of [$     ], which includes the Maximum Inflation Amount of education spending?

School Budget Question #2:

If Question #1 is approved, shall the voters of the School District also approve additional education spending of [$    ]?

 

 

Part 7: Special Articles

 

 DOE Interpretation of Act 82:

If a district is subject to the MIA, and proposes several articles that, added together, exceed the MIA, those articles would not be allowed.

Must use Question 1, Question 2 format.

For other districts, special articles will still be allowed.

 

Part 8: Authorizing Articles

 

DOE Interpretation of Act 82:

Additional ballot articles will be allowed when no new money is being expended.

Example:

“Shall the voters of the School District approve depositing $25,000 of the approved budget into a reserve fund?”

 

Part 10: District MIAs

 

Note: These are estimates only!  DOE will provide official figures.

 

To calculate a district’s MIA, locate the district in column A, and note the corresponding per pupil MIA estimate in column C. Multiply the figure in column C by equalized pupils in the district.  Remember you can use equalized pupils from FY2009 or FY2010, whichever is larger.

 

If a district is not listed below, it did not spend above average in FY2009 and is not subject to the two-vote law this year.

 

Column A

Column B

Column C

District Name

FY09

Per Pupil

Ed. Spending

FY2010 Per Pupil MIA

Estimate

Addison

$14,193.95

$14,646.32

Arlington

$12,521.86

$12,974.23

Barnard

$13,128.47

$13,580.84

Barnet

$12,524.96

$12,977.33

Bellows Falls UHSD

$13,212.41

$13,664.78

Belvidere

$16,244.22

$16,696.59

Berlin

$12,400.12

$12,852.49

Bethel

$13,269.58

$13,721.95

Black River UHSD

$12,511.38

$12,963.75

Blue Mountain USD

$11,653.93

$12,106.30

Bolton

$13,145.42

$13,597.79

Braintree

$12,145.34

$12,597.71

Brandon

$11,625.96

$12,078.33

Brattleboro

$13,211.98

$13,664.35

Brattleboro UHSD

$14,722.29

$15,174.66

Bridport

$13,190.37

$13,642.74

Bristol

$12,514.57

$12,966.94

Brookfield

$12,761.81

$13,214.18

Burke

$11,670.43

$12,122.80

Cabot

$12,481.51

$12,933.88

Calais

$12,804.18

$13,256.55

Cambridge

$12,900.53

$13,352.90

Cavendish

$15,295.37

$15,747.74

Champlain Valley UHSD

$12,006.16

$12,458.53

Charlotte

$13,351.26

$13,803.63

Clarendon

$13,450.29

$13,902.66

Cornwall

$12,747.20

$13,199.57

Craftsbury

$13,700.84

$14,153.21

Danby

$13,010.75

$13,463.12

Danville

$11,918.46

$12,370.83

Dorset

$12,155.80

$12,608.17

Dover

$13,107.28

$13,559.65

Dummerston

$14,494.40

$14,946.77

East Montpelier

$11,920.95

$12,373.32

Eden

$13,699.92

$14,152.29

Essex Comm. Ed. Ctr. UHSD

$12,836.21

$13,288.58

Essex Junction ID

$12,738.41

$13,190.78

Essex Town

$13,276.93

$13,729.30

Fayston

$12,919.91

$13,372.28

Ferdinand

$13,032.80

$13,485.17

Ferrisburgh

$12,130.75

$12,583.12

Flood Brook UESD

$13,524.93

$13,977.30

Granville

$13,826.18

$14,278.55

Guilford

$12,962.43

$13,414.80

Hancock

$11,786.44

$12,238.81

Hartford

$11,732.08

$12,184.45

Hartland

$12,875.12

$13,327.49

Harwood UHSD

$11,834.88

$12,287.25

Hazen UHSD

$13,271.79

$13,724.16

Hinesburg

$13,551.67

$14,004.04

Huntington

$13,051.53

$13,503.90

Hyde Park

$11,763.72

$12,216.09

Ira

$12,542.68

$12,995.05

Jamaica

$11,678.90

$12,131.27

Jericho

$12,227.25

$12,679.62

Kirby

$12,859.06

$13,311.43

Lakeview UESD

$13,170.40

$13,622.77

Lamoille UHSD

$12,783.74

$13,236.11

Landgrove

$11,900.43

$12,352.80

Leicester

$13,409.99

$13,862.36

Leland & Gray UHSD

$13,336.03

$13,788.40

Lincoln

$11,928.15

$12,380.52

Londonderry

$13,285.36

$13,737.73

Ludlow

$12,818.40

$13,270.77

Maidstone

$13,239.81

$13,692.18

Manchester

$12,518.28

$12,970.65

Marlboro

$12,033.37

$12,485.74

Middlebury ID

$13,573.92

$14,026.29

Middlebury UHSD

$13,750.34

$14,202.71

Middlesex

$12,759.81

$13,212.18

Middletown Springs

$12,453.19

$12,905.56

Mill River UHSD

$11,635.12

$12,087.49

Monkton

$12,916.72

$13,369.09

Montpelier

$11,818.31

$12,270.68

Moretown

$12,700.91

$13,153.28

Mt. Holly

$12,572.37

$13,024.74

New Haven

$13,522.32

$13,974.69

Newbury

$11,908.05

$12,360.42

Newport City

$11,852.91

$12,305.28

Newport Town

$12,654.57

$13,106.94

North Bennington ID

$13,616.22

$14,068.59

North Hero

$12,335.54

$12,787.91

Northfield

$12,035.92

$12,488.29

Norwich

$13,767.64

$14,220.01

Orange

$11,804.46

$12,256.83

Orleans ID

$12,346.99

$12,799.36

Orwell

$12,292.20

$12,744.57

Otter Valley UHSD

$11,768.30

$12,220.67

Peacham

$12,363.97

$12,816.34

Peru

$12,810.31

$13,262.68

Pittsfield

$11,781.31

$12,233.68

Pittsford

$12,364.98

$12,817.35

Plymouth

$11,658.43

$12,110.80

Pomfret

$12,800.43

$13,252.80

Poultney

$13,199.03

$13,651.40

Pownal

$13,138.68

$13,591.05

Proctor

$13,397.24

$13,849.61

Putney

$12,430.81

$12,883.18

Randolph

$11,672.26

$12,124.63

Randolph UHSD

$12,539.46

$12,991.83

Reading

$13,756.35

$14,208.72

Ripton

$13,224.12

$13,676.49

Rochester

$12,301.33

$12,753.70

Rockingham

$12,035.80

$12,488.17

Roxbury

$11,965.50

$12,417.87

Rutland Town

$12,299.91

$12,752.28

Salisbury

$13,406.57

$13,858.94

Sandgate

$14,325.46

$14,777.83

Shaftsbury

$12,873.23

$13,325.60

Sharon

$12,026.99

$12,479.36

Shelburne

$12,276.41

$12,728.78

Sherburne (Killington)

$14,533.58

$14,985.95

Shoreham

$13,740.91

$14,193.28

South Burlington

$12,824.89

$13,277.26

Springfield

$12,142.57

$12,594.94

Starksboro

$13,178.70

$13,631.07

Stockbridge

$11,710.91

$12,163.28

Stowe

$12,506.10

$12,958.47

Strafford

$11,804.00

$12,256.37

Stratton

$13,046.44

$13,498.81

Sudbury

$13,101.41

$13,553.78

Sunderland

$13,268.83

$13,721.20

Thetford

$13,658.65

$14,111.02

Tinmouth

$12,735.74

$13,188.11

U-32 UHSD

$12,123.55

$12,575.92

Underhill ID

$12,265.99

$12,718.36

Underhill Town

$12,206.01

$12,658.38

Vergennes UESD

$11,923.46

$12,375.83

Vergennes UHSD

$11,825.82

$12,278.19

Vernon

$12,700.26

$13,152.63

Waits River Valley UESD

$11,747.09

$12,199.46

Waitsfield

$11,964.12

$12,416.49

Wallingford

$13,952.13

$14,404.50

Wardsboro

$12,226.98

$12,679.35

Warren

$11,928.59

$12,380.96

Waterville

$12,615.75

$13,068.12

Weathersfield

$13,716.02

$14,168.39

West Windsor

$12,583.91

$13,036.28

Westminster

$12,163.75

$12,616.12

Westmore

$13,150.13

$13,602.50

Weston

$12,985.50

$13,437.87

Weybridge

$12,031.75

$12,484.12

Whiting

$12,420.36

$12,872.73

Whitingham

$13,316.85

$13,769.22

Williston

$11,651.96

$12,104.33

Wilmington

$13,164.24

$13,616.61

Windham

$13,065.07

$13,517.44

Windsor

$11,933.77

$12,386.14

Winhall

$13,225.14

$13,677.51

Woodbury

$11,859.24

$12,311.61

Woodstock

$13,026.82

$13,479.19

Woodstock UHSD

$13,332.58

$13,784.95

Worcester

$13,015.05

$13,467.42