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Board weighs budgeting models, staffing formulas and class-size tradeoffs as treasurer models costs
Summary
Treasurer Jen Wagner reviewed 0-based vs incremental budgeting, student-based vs staff-based allocation, and staffing formulas; a scenario with smaller class sizes was estimated to cost roughly $4.9–5.0 million in additional staffing.
Treasurer Jen Wagner and Superintendent Keisha Murphy led a discussion of budgeting models, staffing formulas and the tradeoffs of smaller class sizes on Feb. 1, laying out options for the board as it prepares next year's budget.
Wagner explained the difference between incremental budgeting (adjust the prior year's budget upward) and 0-based budgeting (start from zero and justify every line item). "Incremental budgeting, the budget grows so fast because you never stopped doing anything you did," Wagner said, arguing that 0-based budgeting is labor-intensive but could improve prioritization.
The treasurer also described the district's current "student-based…
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