2015-16 BUDGET/ENROLLM ENT GROVELAND'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT HONORS, INSPIRES AND CHALLENGES EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY. Groveland.

2015-16 BUDGET/ENROLLME

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I N S P I R E S A N D C H A L L E N G E S E V E RY C H I L D, E V E RY D AY.

Groveland Park Elementary

Saint Paul Public Schools

2015-16 BUDGET

SPPS and Groveland Park Budget Information

Strong Schools, Strong Communities 2.0

Goal 1: Achievement for all students

Goal 2: Alignment of school programs

Goal 3: Sustainability to optimize classroom resources and academics

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SSSC 2.0 Focus Areas

April 24, 2015

Focus Areas Racial Equity

Transformation

Personalized Learning

Ready for College and Career

Excellent PK-12 Programs with Connected Pathways

Systems that Support a Premier Education

General Budget Information

FY 2015-16 General Fund revenue is relatively flat compared to current year

The budget meets required contractual obligations

All schools do not receive the same amount of money per pupil because: Some school funding is categorical (it has specific criteria

on its spending) Funding for Comp Ed and Title I follow the students on a

one year delay (previous year’s Oct 1 count) Higher poverty schools have greater access to categorical

dollars than lower poverty sites

School enrollment affects the dollars allocated

FY 2015-16 Title I Budget Projection6Reduction of $3.9 million

$2.1 million in carryover funds from post ARRA funding are gone creating a funding cliff Without post ARRA funds and special waivers, impacts

of TI reductions would have been felt sooner $1.8 million in Title I funds due to MN receiving

less of the federal share MN has less students in poverty as compared to other

states with higher concentrations of poverty FY 16 budget base estimated on previous year

reduction of 6%.

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Other Influencing Factors3rd quarter projections impact fiscal year end

fund balanceEnrollment fluctuations impact revenue, class

size and building capacityContractual settlements impact expenditure

levelsLegislative adjustments impact revenuePrevious year’s October 1 Free & Reduced

lunch count impacts revenueBond ratingsFunding has not kept up with inflation

Groveland Park Budget 2015-16

2014-15 Comparison to 2015-16

2014-15 2015-16

# of classes 19 classes K-5

# of classes 17 classes K-5

PreK - no PreK PreK – 2 sessions AM/PM

Budget Budget

$ 2,746,064 $2,441,540

Projected enrollment Projected enrollment

546 465

Grade Projected Enrollment

District Class Size Range

Number of Staff (FTE)

PreK 40 (AM/PM)

20 1.0 and .8TA

Kg 77 22-26 3.0

1 54 22-27 2.5

2 80 22-27 3.5

3 79 22-27 3.0

4 75 25-29 2.5

5 60 25-29 2.5

Budget, Projected Enrollment for 2015-16 – Groveland Park Elementary

Total students = 465 Total K-5 Classrooms =17

Budget 2015-16Budget for Groveland 2,441,540

Salaries for 25.47 Staff -2,411,503

Non-salary =30,037

Extra curricular (patrol supervisor, overnight field trip pay for teachers, concert, etc.)

-3,500

Materials (paper, copy, supplies, etc.)

-16,037

Testing – Hourly pay -2,500

Technology 0

Cafeteria – hourly for supervising students

-6,000

Staff Development -2,000

=0

Staff Provided by District

Staff and FTE Staff and FTE

.5 Social Worker – Sp. Ed.

.5 Social Worker – Reg. Ed

.5 Counselor .6 Nurse*

.5 MLL – Ed Assistant .8 Sp. Ed. Speech Teacher

1.0 MLL Teacher Sp. Ed. - OT, School Psychologist,

1.0 Sp. Ed. LD Teacher PT, DH – Sp. Ed.

1.5 (2 positions) Sp. Ed. TAs*.6 is for a licensed nurse (updated 4/23/15)

Budget 2015-16

Budget for 2015-16 (when compared to 2014-15) reflects cut or reduction of:

1.5 teacher assistants (2 positions) - cut .25 library assistant reduced (was .5)3.0 licensed teachers cut

Reasons for cuts/reduction

Groveland is projected at 81 fewer students for 2015-16

SPPS is facing a budget shortfall of $20 million

Inflation (higher salaries, expenses)Title I has been reduced which affects all

schoolsFor more information on the district budget

and how it affects all schools go to spps.org

How does the district forecast enrollment at Groveland?

The district looks at percentages of present students who will return. This is called the continuation rate.

The continuation rate is an average based on the last three years.

Numbers for PreK, Kindergarten and new students are projected based on the number of applications.

Groveland’s Continuation Rates 2012-2015

Grade to Grade Average rate and number of students returning in 2015-16

Kdg to Gr. 1 78% = 54 Students

Gr. 1 to Gr. 2 87% = 80 Students

Gr. 2 to Gr. 3 85% = 79 Students

Gr. 3 to Gr. 4 87% = 75 Students

Gr. 4 to Gr. 5 89% = 60 Students

Concerns with the projected enrollment for 2015-16

Lower enrollment projection means fewer students and a smaller budget

Based on the projection Groveland was budgeted for two first grades

Having just two first grades may mean smaller growth in the years to come

One of the biggest challenges was only having two first grade classes. What was proposed to change that?

Having 54 first graders would have meant two classes at grade one with 27 in each class. In order to provide room for more first grade students so Groveland can continue to increase the enrollment Groveland’s budget was

•cut a science specialist (leaving one science specialist)•reduce the library teacher assistant time (from .5 to .25)•cut the two regular education teacher assistants•Increase art specialist time by .32 so all 17 classes have specialist time

In 2014-15 the science teachers also taught classes in addition to science such and enrichment and intervention groups. This will not be possible in 2015-16.

It was also decided that the additional classroom teacher would cover a first and second grade split or combination class to reduce the second grade class sizes.

What will the specialists be at Groveland in 2015-16?

Specialist 2015-16 Number of staff

Science 1.0

Music 1.0

Physical Education 1.0

Art .92

Total 3.92

Students in grades K-5 will have music, art and gym in a rotation of 50 minutes per day for a week. Students in grades 1-5 will also have science two times a week for a total of 100 minutes of science a week.

Additional Information

A total of 3 licensed teachers and 2 teacher assistant positions will be cut. Library teacher assistant time was reduced to .25.

Further information will come out in May about the positions that were cut. In order to get the first/second grade split or combination class we are cutting

one science teacher. However, we had to increase specialist time by a .32 FTE. To have the money for this 1.5 teacher assistants needed to be cut. The library TA position needed to be reduced from .5 to .25 and the supply budget had to be cut almost in half. Our proposed supply/materials budget is extremely limited and below what it has been in the past—it is usually around $30,000. It will be at about $16,000 for 2015-16.

After submitting our request to have more first graders for 2015-16, we needed to received approval from the district. We received approval to do this as on 4/24/15.

As a result of opening the first/second grade split or combination class the district placement office will be able to place more first graders in our building if they apply to Groveland.

As of 4/27/15 Groveland will send letters to two new first graders who previously applied to Groveland but who were unable to get in because of space limitations.