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Olympia School District Budget Exercise

Budget Quiz

February 13, 2006

1.   What percentage of OSD operating (General Fund) revenues come from the federal government?

A. 0 – 10%,  B. 10% - 20%,  C. 20% - 30%,  D. 30% - 40%

2.  What percentage of OSD operating revenues come from the state of Washington?

A. 40% - 50%,  B. 50% - 60%,  C. 60% - 70%, D. 70% - 80%

3.  What percentage of OSD operating revenues come from local sources?

A. 10% - 20%,  B. 20% - 30%,  C. 30% - 40%, D.  40% - 50%

4.      What percentage of OSD’s operating costs (General Fund Expenditures) go to salaries for certificated employees (teachers and administrators, primarily)?

A. 30% - 40%,  B. 40% - 50%,  C. 50% - 60%,  D. 60% - 70%

5.      What percentage of OSD’s operating costs go to supplies and materials, including textbooks, library books and computer software?

A.     0 % - 5%,  B. 5% - 10%,  C. 10% - 15%,  D. 15% - 20%

6.      What percentage of OSD’s operating costs go to salaries for non-certificated employees (secretarial, food service, transportation, grounds, etc.)?

A.     0% - 10%,  B. 10% - 20%,  C. 20% - 30%,  D. 30% - 40%

7.      What percentage of OSD’s operating costs goes into Basic Education (all costs of instructional programs except those for Special, Vocational and Compensatory Education)?

A.     40% - 50%,  B. 50% - 60%,  C. 60% - 70%,  D. 70% - 80%

8.      What percentage of OSD’s operating costs goes into Special Education?

A.     0% - 10%,  B. 10% - 20%,  C. 20% - 30%,  D. 30% - 40%

9.      What percentage of OSD’s operating costs goes into transportation (operating and maintaining school buses)?

A.     0% - 5%,  B. 5% - 10%,  C. 10% - 15%,  D. 15% - 20%

10.  What percentage of OSD’s operating costs goes into central office administration (not including administrators in the schools)?

A.     0% - 5%,  B. 5% - 10%,  C. 10% - 15%  D. More than 15%

11.  What percentage of OSD’s operating costs goes into all administration?

A.     0% - 10%,  B. 10% - 20%,  C. 20% - 30%,  D. More than 30%

12.  What percentage of OSD’s operating costs goes into teaching (teachers, textbooks, para-educators, teacher training)?

A.     30% - 40%,  B. 40% - 50%,  C. 50% - 60%,  D. 60% - 70%

13.  The OSD has 883 full time equivalent employees.  Of these, what percentage has direct contact with students (teachers, principals, counselors, librarians)?

A.     50% - 60%,  B. 60% – 70%,  C. 70% - 80%,  D.  80% - 90%

14.  Of these 883 FTE employees, what percentage is teachers?

A. 50% - 60%,  B. 60% - 70%,  C. 70% - 80%,  D. 80% - 90%

15.  Of these 883 FTE employees, how many have central office administrative jobs (superintendent’s office, business office, human resources?

A. 0 – 10,  B. 10 – 20,  C. 20 – 30,  D. More than 30  *note: not percentage*