2011 Budget Impact Survey

The New York State School Boards Association surveyed all 679 public school superintendents on the impact of Gov.
Andrew Cuomo’s proposed executive budget on 2011-12 school district budgets. A total of 319 superintendents, or
47 percent, responded. BOCES and special act district superintendents were not surveyed, since their districts do not
receive direct state aid payments. The survey was conducted between March 10 and March 22, 2011.
(Percentages may not add up to 100 percent in every question due to rounding).

1. Does your district plan on using undesignated reserve funds in its 2011-12 school
budget? (total responses = 319)

2. What amount of undesignated reserve funds does your district plan on using in its
2011-12 school budget? (total responses = 277)
3. Does your district plan on using federal Education Jobs funds in its 2011-12 school
budget? (total responses = 319)

4. How much in federal Education Jobs funds does your district plan on using in its 2011-12
school budget? (total responses = 276)

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 5. Does your district plan on laying off teachers in its 2011-12 school budget?
(total responses = 319)

6. How many teachers does your district plan on laying off? 3,290
(Total layoffs, all districts responding)

7. Does your district plan on laying off non-teaching staff in its 2011-12 school budget?
(total responses = 319)

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8. How many non-teaching staff members does your district plan on laying off? 2,714
(Total layoffs, all districts responding)

9. Which of the following actions does your district plan to take in the 2011-12 school
budget? Check all that apply. (Total responses = 1,327. Multiple answers per participant possi-
ble. Percentages added may exceed 100 since a participant may select more than one answer
for this question.)

10. Given your state aid allocation in Governor Cuomo’s budget, your district’s proposed
2011-12 budget will be: (total responses = 316)

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11. Does your district plan on raising the property tax levy in its 2011-12 school budget?
(total responses = 319)

12. How much does your district plan on raising the property tax levy in its 2011-12 school
budget? (total responses = 264)