2015-16 BUDGET/ENROLLME
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G R O V E L A N D ' S M I S S I O N I S T O C R E AT E A S U P P O R T I V E C O M M U N I T Y T H AT H O N O R S,
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
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
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.