Commonwealth of Virginia 2011 Budget Document: Agency Details

The 2011 Executive Budget Document

Department of Education, Central Office Operations [ http://www.doe.virginia.gov/ ]

Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Education is to lead and facilitate the development and implementation of a quality public education system that meets the needs of students and assists them in becoming educated, productive, and responsible citizens.

Operating Budget Summary

	General Fund	Nongeneral Fund	Personnel Cost
2007 Appropriation	$ 60,398,693	$ 61,739,125	$ 25,921,038
2008 Appropriation	$ 60,547,358	$ 61,739,125	$ 25,921,038
2009 Appropriation	$ 52,142,706	$ 65,276,490	$ 28,746,902
2010 Appropriation	$ 49,646,001	$ 65,881,378	$ 29,290,138

2011 Base Budget	$ 50,158,139	$ 66,081,378	$ 27,292,643
2011 Addenda	$ (274,956)	$ (21,004,000)	$ (7,412,787)
2011 Total	$ 49,883,183	$ 45,077,378	$ 19,879,856

2012 Base Budget	$ 50,155,728	$ 66,081,378	$ 27,292,643
2012 Addenda	$ (811,057)	$ (21,004,000)	$ (7,789,446)
2012 Total	$ 49,344,671	$ 45,077,378	$ 19,503,197

Authorized Position Summary

	General Fund	Nongeneral Fund	Total Positions
2007 Appropriation	168.50	168.50	337.00
2008 Appropriation	170.50	168.50	339.00
2009 Appropriation	141.50	175.50	317.00
2010 Appropriation	141.50	175.50	317.00

2011 Base Budget	141.50	175.50	317.00
2011 Addenda	(2.00)	2.00	0.00
2011 Total	139.50	177.50	317.00

2012 Base Budget	141.50	175.50	317.00
2012 Addenda	(5.50)	3.00	(2.50)
2012 Total	136.00	178.50	314.50

Recommended Operating Budget Addenda

Eliminate grants to regional superintendents groups

Eliminates general fund support for monthly meeting expenses of the eight regional local superintendent planning groups.

		FY 2011		FY 2012
General Fund		$ 0		$ (8,000)

Eliminate vacant classified positions

Eliminates general fund support for vacant classified positions in various divisions of the agency.

	FY 2011	FY 2012
General Fund	$ 0	$ (248,438)
Authorized Positions	$ 0	$ (3)

Eliminate Virginia Preschool Initiative review funding

Eliminates general fund support for periodic on-site reviews of local Virginia Preschool Initiative programs. On-site reviews will be replaced with desk reviews.

		FY 2011		FY 2012
General Fund		$ 0		$ (20,000)

Increase support for Career Pathways program

Provides additional funds to help students become aware of the availability of vocational and technical educational programs and encourage them to consider skills based training to help meet the needs of employers in their respective communities or regions of the state. This is a recommendation of the Governor's Commission on Economic Development and Job Creation.

		FY 2011		FY 2012
General Fund		$ 0		$ 100,000

Provide additional funding for Hampton campus closure costs

Provides funds for the final closure and care-taking activities of the Virginia School for the Deaf, Blind and Multi-Disabled at Hampton. Additional funding is needed in FY 2011 to cover costs for campus utilities, emergency repairs, surplus or disposal of materials, and unemployment costs for laid off staff.

		FY 2011		FY 2012
General Fund		$ 125,000		$ 0

Reduce administrative support for Career and Technical Education

Reduces nonpersonnel administrative support for the Career and Technical Education program.

		FY 2011		FY 2012
General Fund		$ 0		$ (20,000)

Reduce copier costs

Streamlines and reduces costs associated with the copying needs of the agency.

		FY 2011		FY 2012
General Fund		$ 0		$ (25,000)

Transfer general fund supported positions to nongeneral fund sources

Transfers two general fund classified positions to nongeneral fund sources in FY 2011 and one additional position in FY 2012.

		FY 2011		FY 2012
General Fund		$ (199,956)		$ (303,177)

Use nongeneral fund sources for videoconferencing costs

Utilizes federal funds to support videoconferencing expenses related to federal programs.

		FY 2011		FY 2012
General Fund		$ 0		$ (30,000)

Use nongeneral funds for Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening and the Algebra Readiness Diagnostic Test

Uses nongeneral fund resources to support a portion of the annual costs associated with the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening and the Algebra Readiness Diagnostic Test assessments used for the Virginia Preschool Initiative and Early Reading Intervention programs and for the Algebra Readiness program.

		FY 2011		FY 2012
General Fund		$ (200,000)		$ (256,442)

Adjust federal appropriation

Decreases the level of appropriation needed for the expenditure of federal funds. Over the recent years, modification of certain accounting procedures related to grant reimbursement and termination of several federal grant awards have decreased the agency's need for federal appropriation.

		FY 2011		FY 2012
Nongeneral Fund		$ (21,004,000)		$ (21,004,000)