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FY11 School Budget Wishes
Maintain all current educational programs
Add grade 3 teacher(reduce average class size of 26 to 19-20)
40% high school math teacher (meetincreased student enrollment due toMCAS requirements)
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FY11 School Budget Wishes
Reinstate full-time EL School Adjustment Counselorposition (increase from 80% to 100% position)
Reinstate full-time K-12 School Psychologist position
(increase from 80% to 100% position)
Provide MS Substantially Separate Special Education
class for special education classified students aging intoMS from ES Substantially Separate Special Educationclass
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FY11 Budget Dilemmas
FY10 Approved FY11 Necessary PercentageDepartment Budget Budget IncreaseAdministration $ 557,006 $ 573,148 +2.9%Elementary $ 2,247,702 $ 2,242,762 -0.2%Middle School $ 1,506,083 $ 1,564,778 +3.9%High School $ 1,914,425 $ 1,996,349 +4.3%
Technology $ 190,900 $ 191,803 +0.5%Athletics $ 223,644 $ 224,788 +0.5%Special Education $ 3,127,468 $ 3,478,394 +11.2%Operations/Main. $ 483,156 $ 491,190 +1.7%Fuel & Power $ 348,637 $ 359,096 +3.0%Transportation $ 70,280 $ 70,465 +0.3%
Total to Operate $ 10,669,301 $ 11,192,773 +4.9%
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FY11 Budget Dilemmas
Necessary Services Budget (with offsets) of$10,203,860 +$901,632 overTown Guideline Budget of $9,302,228
Additional $350,926, or+11.2%, needed to fund FY11Special Education programs (budgeted)
Additional $70,092 needed to fund an additional Grade 3 Teacherand an additional 40% High School Math Teacher(budgeted)
$547,725 ofone-time School Revenue is
no longer available (used to fund shortfall in FY 10 budget)(eliminated)
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FY11 Budget Dilemmas
Total Town contribution to school budget
FY07 -1.21% increaseFY08 +2.30% increase
FY09 +1.09% increaseFY10 +1.86% increase
Avg. Increase Town
FY2007-2011 +1.01%increase/yr.
FY98 FY06 +5.2% increase/yr.(prior 9 years)
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Annual Budget ComparisonSource: Town Reports % Increase Over
Fiscal Yr Total Appropriation Previous Year
FY97 $5,600,689.00 ----
FY98 $5,796,912.00 3.50%
FY99 $6,232,524.00 7.50%
FY00 $6,660,529.00 6.87%
FY01 $7,582,654.00 13.84%
FY02 $7,954,250.00 5.40%
FY03 $9,754,250.00 0.00%
FY04 $7,973,758.00 0.25%
FY05 $8,360,013.00 4.84%
FY06 $8,739,558.00 4.54%
FY07 $8,939,674.00 2.29%
FY08 $8,831,295.00 -1.21%
FY09 $9,034,633.00 2.30%
FY10 $9,132,663.00 1.09%
FY11 Town Guideline $9,302,228.00 1.86%
FY11 School Needs $10,203,860.00 11.73%
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FY11 Budget Dilemmas
Special Education Cost Increases
Teacher Assistant positions - 18 to 25Increase of+38%, or +$149,355
($396,254 [FY10] to $545,609 [FY11])
Middle School Substantially Separate Classroomprogram
For elementary students coming to middle school fromES Substantially Separate Classroom program Increase of+17%, or +$57,303 increase($334,119 [FY10] to $391,422 [FY11])
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FY11 Budget Dilemmas
Special Education Non-Public School Student Placements
Increase from 11 Out of District (OOD) placements atbeginning of FY10 to 17 (+6 new OOD placements)during FY10 orscheduled for FY11 Total of $791,402
OOD (or Non-Public School) placement costs currently range from$33,855 to $141,467
OOD Individual Student Cost could include:
School Year Tuition, Summer Program Tuition, One-on-one Aide(school year and summer program), and home servicesto reinforce school program
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FY11 Budget Dilemmas
Special Education Expense Increases/Decreases
Overall Expense Increase of +7.8%, or +$98,348
Increase in Outside Evaluations and Contracted Services
Increase of +19% , or +$12,796
Increase in Tuition/Non-Public SchoolsIncrease of +34%, or +$199,911
Decrease in Transportation
Decrease of -11%, or -$19,960
Decrease in Member Collaborative costsDecrease of -13.6%, or -$35,518
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Rockport Public School District ProgramAdditions
FY1999 to FY 2002
Middle School (between 293-321 students)
>Art (.06), Tech. Design (1.0),Drama (0.6), Guidance (0.4), Music(1.0), Phys. Ed. (0.4), Reading (0.8), Special Ed. ResourceRoom Teacher Assistant
High School (between 256 289 students)
>Math (1.2), Science (1.2), & Social Studies (1.0) createdHonors and Support classes at Freshman Junior levels
>AP Art, Biology, French, History (Modern European andU.S.), Math, Physics, and Spanish, and broadened Musicprogram beyond Chorus
>DECA; Marketing; Photography; Social Studies electives India, Middle East, Sociology, & International Relations;and Technology (1.6)
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Rockport Public School District PreviousProgram Cuts
Fall 2004 (MS - 277 sts. and HS 304 sts.)
Art/Business teacher (.9); MS/HS Library Assistant;
Health/Nutrition teacher (.4); MS Reading teacher (.4);
and DECA (temporarily)
Fall 2005 (MS 289 sts. and HS 316 sts.
>Foreign Language teacher (Grade 6 0.2); Program
Coordinators for Foreign Language (Grade 6-12); and
MS Study Center
>Add HS AP Statistics teacher and Foreign Language
teacher(0.4)
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Rockport Public School District PreviousProgram Cuts
Fall 2007 (MS 246 sts. and HS 353 sts.)
>Special Education Assessment Specialist (0.8);
School Psychologist (0.2), and Library Assistant
>MS Special Education Gr. 6 Resource Room teacher;
Foreign Language teacher (1.0); and Social Studies
teacher (0.4)
>HS Art teacher (0.4); Science/math teacher (0.6); and
Technology teacher (1.0)
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Rockport Public School District PreviousProgram Cuts
FY2001 to FY2007
ADDITIONAL CUTS (without specific year of cut)Elementary School Assistant Principal, Secretary(0.2), Library/Audio Visual Assistant (0.5), Foreign
Language teacher (1.2), Teacher Assistant (1.0), Artteacher (0.2), Language Arts and Math ProgramCoordinators, Adjustment Counselor (0.2), and SpecialEducation Resource Room Teacher (1.0)
Middle School Custodian (1.0), School Nurse
(MS/HS - 1.0)
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Efforts to Decrease FY11 Budget Shortfall of $901,632
FTE Reduction Balance ProgramImpactNA $ 120,000 $ 781,632 One-time Sped. Stimulus Avail.*
NA $ 150,000 $ 631,632 Less money in reserveLeaves approx. $350,000*
NA $ 60,000 $ 571,632 Special Education Consortium*one-time credit utilized
-0.20 $ 13,014 $ 558,618 HS Science*No program impact for FY11
-0.40 $ 21,782 $ 536,836 HS Foreign Language*No program impact for FY11
Reduction of$364,796 does not impact FY11 educational program
Eff t t D FY11 B d t Sh tf ll f
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Efforts to Decrease FY11 Budget Shortfall of
$536,836
PROGRAM IMPACTSFTE Reduction Balance ProgramImpact-0.20 $ 14,698 $ 522,138 ES Adjustment Counselor 80%
Continue at 4 days/wk. (need 5 days)
-0.20 $ 14,698 $ 507,440 K-12School Psychologist - 80%Continue at 4 days/wk. (need 5 days)
-1.00 $ 56,715 $ 450,725 ES Health teacher positionEliminate position; integrate health into Phys. Ed./Science instruction
-1.00 $ 75,491 $ 375,234 ES Technology teacherposition
Eliminate position; integrate technology into classroom instruction
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Efforts to Decrease FY11 Budget
Shortfall of$536,836FTE Reduction Balance ProgramImpact
0.20 $ 13,014 $ 362,220 HS Science teacher EliminateAP Biology or Human Biology
-0.40 $ 28,500 $ 333,720 HS Technology Design EliminateTech. Design; suspend Tech. asHS requirement
-0.40 $ 15,584 $ 318,136 MS Technology Computers Eliminate Tech. Computersfrom MS exploratory program
-0.93 $ 59,624 $ 258,512 MS Foreign Language tchr.position. Eliminate MS ForeignLanguage program
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Efforts to Decrease FY11 BudgetShortfall of$536,836
FTE Reduction Balance ProgramImpact-0.50 $19,480 $ 239,032 MS Drama tchr.
position - EliminateMS Drama elective
-0.60 $42,829 $ 196,203 MS Tech. Designtchr. position Eliminate tech.designprogram altogether at the MS
-0.40 $26,428 $ 169,775 MS Art tchr. position
Eliminate MS art elective
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FTE Reduction Balance ProgramImpact
-1.00 $64,511 $ 14,660 MS Reading tchr. position
Eliminate MS reading
program
-0.20 $ 14,076 $ 584 HS Special Education tchr.position Reduce onespecial education high school
teacher position to 80%
Efforts to Decrease FY11 BudgetShortfall of$536,836
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FY11 BudgetCertainties/Uncertainties
Title 1 one-time Stimulus Funds ($60,000)
May provide ES Math Specialist to:
- Assist those students who are not special educationclassified, but who struggle with math;
- Provide teacher assistance regarding math instruction;and
- Perform math data analysis to highlight the elementaryprogram successes and strengthen the necessaryelementary math program components
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Recommended School Budget Override for FY11Recommend request for Override of $536,836 tomaintain:20% increase for ES Counselor to 100%20% increase for K-12 School Psychologist to 100%ES Health program
ES/MS/HS TechnologyHS AP Biology and Human BiologyMS Drama electiveMS Art elective
MS Foreign Language program (gr. 7 & 8)ES/MS/HS Choral, Chamber, & Orchestra MusicprogramMS Reading programHS special education teacher (80%)
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Impact of School Program QualityRockport Public School District
2000/01 2009/10SCH YR School
Choice INSchool Choice
OUTPRIVATE HOME NS TECH
2000-01 48 69 100 9 24
2001-02 51 62 84 9 22
2002-03 50 45 90 13 212003-04 49 60 82 16 28
2004-05 60 76 53 16 22
2005-06 84 42 84 17 19
2006-07 109 33 67 14 152007-08 125 31 63 12 9
2008-09 120 35 58 12 10
2009-10 124 26 48 10 10
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Tax Override AmountsAverage Home Value $ 526,738.00
Home Value $350,000.00 $526,738.00 $750,000.00
Override Amount Estimated Annual Household Cost$1,000,000 $182.73 $275.00 $391.56
$536,836 $98.09 $147.63 $210.21
$500,000 $91.36 $137.50 $195.78
$450,000 $82.22 $123.75 $176.20$400,000 $73.08 $110.00 $156.62
$350,000 $63.94 $96.25 $137.04
$300,000 $54.80 $82.50 $117.46
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Sample Breakdown
$526,738 home value
$536,836 override
$147.63 tax increase
$0.40 / day
$0.15/student that attends RPS
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Budget Calendar
School Committee Budget Workshopand School Budget/Override Adoption March 10, 2010
School Committee Meeting with theFinance Committee March 11, 2010
School Committee Meeting with theBoard of Selectmen March 23, 2010
Rockport Town Meeting April 3, 2010
Annual Town Election May 4, 2010