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Arlington Public Schools
Report to Town Meeting &
Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Summary
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Arlington School Committee
As of April 9, 2015
Paul Schlichtman, Chair Jennifer Susse, Vice Chair Jeff Thielman, Secretary
Kirsi Allison-Ampe William Hayner
Judson Pierce Cindy Starks
School Committee Subcommittees 2015-2016
Budget K. Allison-Ampe (Chair), B. Hayner Facilities J. Susse C. Starks (Chair), B. Hayner,
J. Thielman Policies & Procedures J. Pierce (Chair), K. Allison-Ampe, Special Study Group on Supt J. Susse Evaluation
B. Hayner (Chair), P. Schlichtman, District Accountability/Curriculum, J. Thielman Instruction & Assessment J. Thielman (Chair), J. Pierce, C. Starks Warrant Committee
B. Hayner (Chair), J. Susse Community Relations J. Susse (Chair), J. Pierce, C. Starks
Administration
Dr. Kathleen Bodie, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Laura Chesson, Assistant Superintendent
Diane Johnson, Chief Financial Officer Robert Spiegel, Human Resource Officer
Alison Elmer, Director of Special Education Olivia Fournier, School Accountant
Arlington Public Schools Nondiscrimination Statement
The Arlington Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its services, programs and activities, on the basis of race, color or national origin, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1 964 (Title VI); on the basis of sex in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; on the basis of disability, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); or on the basis of age, in accordance with the Age Discrimination Act of 1974 (age Discrimination Act), or on the basis of sexual orientation or religion in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 71B and 151B.
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Introductory Notes to Arlington Public Schools FY16 School Committee Budget
APS Mission All students will achieve at their full social, emotional, creative and academic potential, and will be prepared for higher level academics, workforce success, active citizenship,
and life-long learning.
The following notes are supplied as an overall introduction to this presentation of the FY16 School Committee budget to Town Meeting. Please be aware of the following when reading this budget:
� The FY16 School Committee Budget presented in this document is the budget as approved by a vote of the Arlington School Committee on March 12, 2015
� The Finance Committee approved the FY16 School Committee Budget on March 23, 2015
� Full budget details of the FY 16 School Committee Budget can be found on the Arlington Public Schools’ website here>> http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/administration/budget/fy16/fy16superproposedbudge t02-12-15.pdf
http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/administration/budget/fy16/fy16superproposedbudget02-12-15.pdfhttp://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/administration/budget/fy16/fy16superproposedbudget02-12-15.pdf
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TOWN MEETING BUDGET BOOK
APRIL 27, 2015
Page 1. School Committee Chair Letter 1
2. Overview 2
3. Arlington Public Schools Enrollment 3
4. Town Manager 12 Communities Comparison 9
5. FY16 Superintendent’s Budget Message 15
6. APS Budget Calendar for FY16 27
7. FY16 School Committee Budget at a Glance 28
8. Funding Summary 29
9. Cost Center Summary 33
10. Program Summary 35
11. Object Summary 39
12. Letter to Foundation Budget Review Commission 43
13. 2014 – 2015 APS Selected Highlights and Accomplishments 51
14. 2014 MCAS Results Arlington Public Schools Overview 83
15. College Acceptance and Matriculation Report Class of 2014 85
16. Additional Scholarship Information 99
17. Glossary of Terms 101
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P.O. Box 167 • 869 Massachusetts Avenue • (781) 316-3540
Arlington, Massachusetts 02476-0002
Of f i ce Of The Schoo l C o m m i t t e e
Honorable Town Meeting Members and Respected Colleagues:
I am pleased to present the School Committee's FY2016 budget, and supporting documentation, as we plan for the future of the Arlington Public Schools.
Arlington is a wonderful place to live, and we have become a very desirable community for families. Our official enrollment count for the year, certified by the state last October 1, is 5,208 students. This is a 3.75% increase from the previous year, and a 10.5% increase over the past five years.
Twenty years ago, when we were planning to rebuild our elementary schools, we had an enrollment of 3,965 students. At the time, thoughtful folks were questioning if the town really needed all seven elementary schools. While we saw the need to provide for the possibility of increased enrollments, nobody predicted the 31% increase in students, and the very different challenges we face, as we now look to conclude our elementary rebuild program at the Stratton School.
In addition to the continuing trend toward increasing enrollments, Arlington is faced with the urgent need to rebuild the high school. The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), our accrediting agency, commended us in 2013 on our educational program. They also expressed grave concerns about our facilities and stressed how the facilities impacted educational programs. "Given these concerns," NEASC wrote, "the Committee voted to place the school on warning for the Standards for Accreditation on Curriculum and Community Resources for Learning." Arlington faces the potential loss of accreditation in 2023 if we don't address significant problems in our aged, obsolete building.
I write with tremendous optimism that we will meet these challenges, and become an even better school system in the future. This optimism has a solid foundation in the support we have received from town leaders and the community. We have worked together to establish a fiscal stability plan, and to revise it in the face of surging enrollment numbers. We have worked together to develop an excellent plan to renovate the Stratton School. We have worked together to support the Statement of Interest required to begin the process of obtaining state funding for Arlington High School. I am confident that we will continue to work together to meet the needs of Arlington's children and families with the resources required to provide an excellent education.
The Arlington School Committee has worked diligently with the district administration to craft a reasonable and responsible budget, one that balances the needs of our students with available funding. We are grateful for the continuing support from Town Meeting, the Finance Committee, the Town Manager, and town leaders as we do this important work. With that, the Arlington School Committee respectfully asks for the support of Town Meeting for the appropriation required to fund this budget for the 2015-2016 school year.
Respectfully submitted,
Paul Schlichtman, Chair Arlington School Committee
An Equal Opportunity School System with a High Commitment to Diversity
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Overview
Arlington Public Schools
Report to Town Meeting &
Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Summary
This report, prepared for Arlington Town Meeting, is designed to provide Town Meeting Members with a range of information about the School Department. The report is divided into six sections.
The first section presents documentation regarding enrollment growth in the schools. The second section shares several comparisons between Arlington Public Schools and school districts in towns that have been identified as similar to Arlington. Section three presents the FY16 proposed budget for the Arlington Public Schools in a variety of views. The fourth section shares a letter from Arlington that was submitted as testimony to the state house’s Foundation Budget Review Commission. Section five contains recent highlights from across the district. Section six presents student achievement. The final document is a glossary of terms.
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Arlington Public Schools Business Office 869 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington, Massachusetts 02476 Telephone 781-316-3511
Diane Fisk Johnson, Chief Financial Officer dj [email protected] .ma. us
Enrollment Growth in Arlington
The School Department has been experiencing significant enrollment growth, particularly in the last three years when we have added 450 more students. Attached is the enrollment projection that we have been using for some time.
These enrollment projections are based on a five year weighted average, which generates a continuity rate from one grade to the next. Please see the formula at the bottom of the page.
Several factors in this projection are of particular interest. First of all, students are entering the system not only in kindergarten, but also in grades 1, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 12. When the continuity rate is greater than 1, more students are entering that grade than existed in the prior grade the year before. In addition, the numbers of live births in town is increasing over time. This is projected to create larger grade cohorts as these children enter school. Finally, i f you look at the number of births five years previously, and compare it to the number of corresponding kindergarteners, you wil l see that there have been about 10% more births than kindergarten enrollments, until the 14-15 school year, when there was a much closer relationship. I f kindergarten enrollments begin to correspond more closely to live births five year previous, we will see even more pressure on school population growth.
As part of our efforts to plan for the future needs of the district, a study has been commissioned that will include enrollment projections calculated according to a different methodology, one which takes into account age demographics, home sales, and other factors beyond the scope of the current enrollment projection. We hope to have this additional iij/ormation by'the^fall. ^ ^
Diane Fisk Johnson / Chief Financial Officer
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ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT AS OF October 1, 2014
Bishop Brackett Dallin Hardy Peirce Stratton Thompson Classroom 1 20 23 23 20 21 24 28 Classroom 2 20 24 24 20 21 21 28 Classroom 3 19 21 24 19 23 Classroom 4 Classroom 5
subtotal 59 68 71 59 42 68 56 Classroom 1 24 22 22 22 22 19 27 Classroom 2 24 22 22 24 21 22 28 Classroom 3 24 22 21 22 Classroom 4 18 21 Classroom 5
subtotal 72 84 86 46 43 63 55 Classroom 1 26 23 18 22 24 21 25 Classroom 2 25 19 19 23 23 21 25 Classroom 3 25 23 19 23 23 Classroom 4 23 19 Classroom 5
subtotal 76 88 75 68 47 65 50 Classroom 1 23 21 20 23 22 23 22 Classroom 2 23 23 21 22 22 23 21 Classroom 3 22 23 20 23 23 20 Classroom 4 18 Classroom 5 Classroom 6
subtotal 68 67 61 68 44 69 81 Classroom 1 24 19 19 22 22 21 23 Classroom 2 24 21 20 23 22 24 24 Classroom 3 24 20 20 24 21 22 Classroom 4 21 19 Classroom 5
subtotal 72 81 78 69 44 66 69 GRADES 1-5 TOTAL 347 388 371 310 220 331 311
Classroom 1 23 24 24 21 24 22 20 Classroom 2 22 24 25 20 23 20 21 Classroom 3 23 24 25 21 20 21 Classroom 4 22 20 19 Classroom 5
subtotal 68 94 74 82 47 62 81 SPED - SLC 0 15 11 0 13
415 497 456 392 267 406 392 HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL MINUTEMAN TECH METCO
Freshmen 309 Grade 6 397 Grade 9 4 AHS 16 Sophomores 289 Grade 7 341 Grade 10 46 Ottoson 26 Juniors 313 Grade 8 369 Grade 11 26 Bishop 11 Seniors 314 Grade 12 41 Dallin 2
Hardy 8 Peirce 6 Stratton 2
TOTAL 71 TOTAL 1,225 TOTAL 1,107 TOTAL 117
ENROLLMENT SUMMARY - OCTOBER In District Students 2014 2013 Difference % High School 1,225 1,207 18 1% Middle School 1,107 1,056 51 5% Elementary 2,825 2,721 104 4% Pre-K (Special Education) 28 28 0 0% In District Total Students 5,185 5,012 173 3% Out of District Students Grade 12+ 15 15 0 0% High School 49 50 -1 -2% Middle School 18 23 -5 -22% Elementary 13 14 -1 -7% Pre-K (Special Education) 1 2 -1 -50% Out of District Total 96 104 -8 -8% Home Schooled 67 52 15 29% GRAND TOTAL - OCTOBER 5,348 5,168 180 3%
ELEMENTARY TOTALS
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Please Note: DESE State Mandated SIMS report is not due until the end of the month of October. As we prepare our report our enrollment numbers may change slightly between now and Nov. 1 Revised 4/2015 7
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Town Manager 12 Communities Comparison
The Town of Arlington FY2016 Annual Budget & Financial Plan includes a set of comparable communities that includes Belmont, Brookline, Medford, Melrose, Milton, Natick, Needham, North Andover, Reading, Stoneham, Watertown, and Winchester. These communities were selected by Town, School, and Union leadership. These communities were identified based on a number of factors including; population, five year average municipal growth factor, population per square mile, median income per capita, median income per household, single family median home value, average family tax bill, total tax levy, excess capacity as a percentage of maximum levy and residential valuation as a percentage of the total tax levy. These communities are known as the Town Manager 12 Communities.
Per Pupil expenditures are published by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education based on the results of required annual reporting from each district. For school year 2013-2014, Arlington ranks eighth in this group, spending well below the state average, but more importantly also below the average of the Town Manager 12 communities. We are spending less than our neighbors most like ourselves.
While the Town Manager 12 communities are similar to Arlington, there are important differences as well. All communities are required to provide significant services to English Language Learners (ELL) students to aid them in the acquisition of English skills. If a student doesn’t speak or read in English very well it is very difficult to be successful in statewide testing like MCAS. ELL percentages put pressure on spending in order to provide services. Arlington ranks fourth in the percentage of ELL students, and is above the average of the Town Manager 12 communities. Brookline, Watertown and Medford, all of whom have greater numbers of ELL students, all spend more than Arlington on a Per Pupil basis.
Another notable fact, and one that is highly correlated with student achievement on the MCAS exam, is the percentage of Low Income students in the district. Arlington ranks seventh among the Town Manager 12 in terms of the percentage of Low Income students in the district. Of the districts with higher percentages of Low Income students, only Melrose and North Andover spend less than Arlington on a Per Pupil basis. This is important because Low Income students in general require more intensive support in order to be as academically successful as their peers from families of greater means. If high achievement is the desired outcome for all students, greater resources are needed to support students with more challenging needs.
It is also interesting to compare Arlington’s academic achievement as measured by MCAS results to the Town Manager 12 communities. Arlington ranks fourth in when considering Math and English Language Arts. While Belmont and Winchester achieve higher MCAS results than Arlington despite spending less on a Per Pupil basis, it must be considered that Arlington has more ELL students and significantly more Low Income students than either community. Despite
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this, Arlington is achieving better results than other districts with less challenging demographics, without escalating spending.
See the following charts for a graphical representation.
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FY 2016 Superintendent’s Budget Message
Arlington Public Schools is a dynamic, growing district. Increasing enrollment and the depth and breadth of instruction required by rigorous Common Core State Standards means that the district is focused on making sure adequate faculty are in our buildings to maintain appropriate class sizes, while also providing sufficient infrastructure and specialist support. This approach empowers teachers and students to reach their highest potential. In FY15, the district was strongly supported in its efforts to keep pace with enrollment growth by the Town of Arlington’s support for an enrollment growth factor in the Town Appropriation for the schools. The School Department remains grateful for this meaningful financial investment. In FY 2016, the enrollment growth factor will again result in significant additional Town Appropriation funding based on sustained enrollment growth. The Arlington Public Schools will continue its careful application of these funds to achieving its mission at the highest level.
Vision for the Arlington Public Schools The strategic vision of the Arlington Public Schools is clearly stated in the goals adopted by the School Committee, which form the guiding principles for the future of education in Arlington. These goals are: � Goal 1: The Arlington Public Schools will ensure that every graduate is prepared to enter
and complete a post- secondary degree program, pursue a career, and be an active citizen in an ever-changing world by offering a rigorous, comprehensive, standards-based and data-driven K-12 system of curriculum, instruction, and assessment that integrates social, emotional and wellness support.
� Goal 2: The Arlington Public Schools will recruit, hire, retain, and build the capacity of a diverse staff to be excellent teachers and administrators by providing high quality professional development aligned to needs, instructional support, coaching, and an evaluation framework that fosters continuous improvement.
� Goal 3: The Arlington Public Schools will offer a cost effective education that maximizes the impact of taxpayer dollars and utilizes best practices, academic research, and rigorous self-evaluation to provide students and staff the resources, materials and infrastructure required for optimum teaching and learning in a safe and healthy environment.
� Goal 4: The Arlington Public Schools will be run smoothly, efficiently and professionally. The district will operate transparently and engage in effective collaboration and responsive communication with all stakeholders. It will provide timely, accurate data to support financial decision-making, envisioning of the district's future,
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and long-range planning in partnership with other Town officials. Through these actions it will create broad support for a high quality education system that is the community's most valuable asset.
Equity in Salary Adjustments Highly skilled faculty and staff is the strongest investment this community makes in the education of its young people, and represents the largest expenditure in the district budget. As occurs every three years and as this document goes to print, the district is in salary negotiations with all unionized staff, apart from school traffic supervisors. Following the negotiated decision for Arlington employees to participate in the Massachusetts state health plan (GIC) three years ago, the Town of Arlington engaged Human Resource Services, Inc. to complete a total compensation study relative to its comparable communities for all union and non-union positions. The study was completed in January 2014. The information provided by this study can be used by both management and employees during contract negotiations.
The twelve comparable communities, identified by a team made up of leaders from Arlington’s labor and management, are: Belmont, Brookline, Medford, Melrose, Milton, Natick, Needham, North Andover, Reading, Stoneham, Watertown, and Winchester. Much thought and effort went into the selection of these communities. Some of the key factors considered were the municipal revenue growth factor, population density, average tax bill and median home value. The levels of median income, both per capita and per household, were additional factors considered. The municipal revenue growth factor is a calculation that the MA Department of Revenue uses to measure a community’s ability to raise revenue, taking into consideration the community’s tax levy limit, new growth, state aid and local receipts.
Should residents wish to review the Compensation and Benefits Survey Study for the Town of Arlington, Massachusetts that provides a framework for School Department negotiations, it is found on the Town of Arlington website at http://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showdocument?id=22343.
Enrollment Growth and Class Size Mitigation The FY16 budget provides for additional general education teachers and specialists to respond to increasing enrollment. Since FY 12, enrollment has increased by 450 students, including 169 additional students at the start of school this year. The FY15 budget provided five reserve teaching positions, which were filled to provide necessary additional teachers at the elementary level. In preparation for the September start of school, the district realized it was also necessary to add additional positions to address the higher than expected numbers of students in schools. Accordingly, staff sufficient to teach additional class sections at the secondary level was added over the summer, along with specialist and additional support staff at the elementary level. These positions are now incorporated into the FY16 budget. Additional positions provided in the FY16 budget include: � Teachers at Ottoson Middle School to create an additional half cluster for 7th grade � Half-time Technology Engineering teacher at Ottoson Middle School to create additional
sections and keep classes at a safe size, as students use specialized equipment that must be properly supervised
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� One teacher equivalent at Arlington High School to create additional sections of classes based on class size and student course selections
� Five reserve teaching positions to allow a flexible response to summer and school-year enrollment growth
Ensuring Appropriate Student Support Additional investments in Special Education in FY16 address the need to continue to fully fund costs associated with out-of-district placement costs, while also providing strategic positions to support students’ needs in a cost-effective manner. � With growing enrollment, the budget provides for an increase in out-of-district tuition for
students needing highly specialized learning programs not available in-district. � While the district contains costs for out-of-district transportation through by collaborating
with other area districts, the multi-year contract is going to bid next year that will likely result in higher costs.
� The district is adding a Speech and Language Assistant (SLPA) to extend the support provided by Speech Pathologists in a cost-effective manner to a growing student population.
� With increased needs for specialized evaluations, a Psychologist position is being
increased from half-time to full-time.
� Elementary Social Workers, formerly funded by the federal Project SUCCESS Grant, are added to the operating school budget as the support from these two full and one half-time positions has been deemed essential at the elementary level.
� While reducing the overall numbers of teaching assistants, a part-time position is increased to a full-time position as required to provide appropriate support.
� The budget provides for a slight increase in Team Chair support.
Maintaining Infrastructure The Town of Arlington and the School Department are collaborating in the creation of a consolidated Facilities Department to maintain all municipal town and school buildings. FY16 is the first of a two-year process. The School Department is funding one-half the cost of a new Facilities Director and Administrator, with the Town funding the other half. The following year, the Department will be funded by the Town of Arlington as a separate department. The rationale for this new department is to support high quality ongoing preventive maintenance. Arlington has performed well in constructing new buildings and quickly fixing building emergencies. But a constant and long-term focus on building maintenance has not been the core mission of any department. Instead, each department has been responsible for maintaining its buildings while also providing key town and school services. A dedicated department whose sole focus is to keep town and school buildings well maintained is the strategy identified to address the need for a consistent approach to maintaining town properties.
In today’s environment, accurate, accessible, and timely data constitutes another key infrastructure requirement. The district is restructuring its approach to data collection and management. The FY16 budget reflects this by the addition of a Data Specialist. Today’s integrated and networked world also requires a greater focus on constant communications, which the district is recognizing in the budget as well.
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Funding the Vision Again this year, increases in the net revenue for the School Department come from three funding agreements with the Town. For FY16, the Town will appropriate a 3.5% increase on the Town Appropriation for general education and a 7% increase on the Town Appropriation for Special Education, as agreed as part of the override approved by the voters for FY12. Based on an additional formula created and funded last year, the Town is appropriating $530,069 to reflect the enrollment growth in the past year. These increases result in a $2,910,260 net revenue increase for the School Department.
Of this increase, $2,364,558 will be allocated to salary and wages, and $256,144 is for increased out-of-district tuition and transportation cost. Our proposed programming increases total $1,002,851. After accounting for proposed restructuring totaling $713,293, the proposed budget for FY16 balances with our estimated revenues and provides for the most efficient use of Town resources. Again, we call grateful attention to the collaboration between the Town and School Department that reflects a funding metric for enrollment changes in the Town Appropriation funding formula.
Conclusion: District Goals and the FY16 Budget Given the pressures of continued enrollment growth, the FY16 budget focuses on maintaining appropriate class sizes, making a broad and deep curriculum available to all students, and continuing to provide appropriate supports to learners with special needs. In this negotiation year, the budget allocates funds to support equity in salaries for the professionals who do the work of educating Arlington’s children and youth. Key infrastructure investments will ensure that students and staff share an appropriate learning environment in which to flourish. With these elements in place, the district will continue to focus on the challenging educational goals included in the Common Core State Standards, and the work of assuring that each student achieves at his or her highest level. As more families choose Arlington as the community in which to educate their sons and daughters, the Arlington Public Schools will continue to strive to fulfill its mission to provide an excellent education for all students.
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Approved by the Arlington School Committee June 12, 2014
ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS District Goals 2014-2015
Goal I - Student Achievement The Arlington Public Schools (APS) will ensure that every graduate is prepared to enter and complete a post- secondary degree program, pursue a career, and be an active citizen in an ever-changing world by offering a rigorous, comprehensive, standards-based and data-driven K-12 system of curriculum, instruction, and assessment that integrates social, emotional and wellness support.
Strategic Initiatives:
1. Action plans and outcomes will emphasize inquiry and experiential learning in order to promote student engagement and a deeper understanding of the curriculum.
2. Students will receive increased support for their social-emotional needs in recognition of the interconnection between the social-emotional needs of students and the academic challenges of the curriculum.
3. District Determined Measures (DDMs) will be completed and piloted in all departments that did not pilot DDMs in 2013-2014 in order to monitor student progress over a school year.
4. In an effort to narrow the achievement gap, APS will provide students in subgroups additional support in order to improve their achievement on the state accountability assessments, as measured at each school by an annual or cumulative Progress and Performance Index (PPI) of at least 75 in the aggregate and in the high needs subgroups.
5. Scores for students in the aggregate at each grade level tested on the state accountability assessments in the areas of Mathematics and English Language Arts will evidence a Student Growth Percentile (SGP) of 51 or higher.
Goal II - Staff Excellence and Professional Development The Arlington Public Schools will recruit, hire, retain, and build the capacity of a diverse staff to be excellent teachers and administrators by providing high quality professional development aligned to needs, instructional support, coaching, and an evaluation framework that fosters continuous improvement.
Strategic Initiatives: 1. Administrators and teachers will be provided additional professional development in the
implementation of the Arlington Effective Educator Development System.
2. Administrators and teachers will be provided professional development and planning
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time to be able to systematically and routinely use data to guide instructional decisions and meet students’ learning needs.
3. Teachers will be provided professional development to enhance their capacity to address students’ social-emotional needs.
4. The District will support its administrators and teachers through professional development opportunities that are aligned to the needs of its staff, including instructional support and content knowledge, coaching, technology competence and ability to differentiate instruction.
5. One third of the teachers who have been identified by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as requiring Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) endorsement will take the RETELL course during the 2014-2015 school year.
Goal III - Resources, Infrastructure and Educational Environment The Arlington Public Schools will offer a cost effective education that maximizes the impact of taxpayer dollars and utilizes best practices, academic research, and rigorous self-evaluation to provide students and staff the resources, materials and infrastructure required for optimum teaching and learning in a safe and healthy environment.
Strategic Initiatives:
1. Evaluate the cleanliness and maintenance of the Arlington Public Schools facilities in order for the Superintendent and Facilities Subcommittee to present budget recommendations for the FY16 Budget by December 1, 2014.
2. Complete a feasibility study of the Stratton Elementary School that will produce a plan to achieve facility parity with the other elementary schools to be presented to the Capital Planning Committee and School Committee in the fall 2014.
3. Develop a plan to increase structured common planning time for teachers and implement to the extent possible in 2014-2015.
4. Develop a plan to address space issues related to enrollment growth anticipated over the next 3 to 5 years to be presented to the School Committee by June 2015.
5. Continue to support technology implementation as outlined in the Technology Plan, and expand broadband connectivity within and to all schools.
Goal IV - Operations, Communication and Stakeholder Engagement The Arlington Public Schools will be run smoothly, efficiently and professionally. The district will operate transparently and engage in effective collaboration and responsive communication with all stakeholders. It will provide timely, accurate data to support financial decision-making, envisioning of the district's future, and long-range planning in partnership with other Town
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officials. Through these actions it will create broad support for a high quality education system that is the community's most valuable asset.
Strategic Initiatives:
1. APS is dedicated to recruiting, hiring and retaining a diverse staff of outstanding educators. The diversity of the APS staff will increase from the 2013-2014 baseline in order to better reflect the diversity of our student population.
2. A dashboard of district metrics will be developed and be made available for all stakeholders by June 2015.
3. The district website will be analyzed and changes implemented to improve the communication of information to parents and the community by June 2015.
4. A public forum will be held to communicate information about the Common Core Massachusetts Standards and state assessments no later than February 2015.
Summary of Proposed Changes in the FY16 Budget
Net Increase in Revenue 2,910,260
Total Mandatory Increases for FY16 2,620,702
Total Proposed Increases for FY16 1,002,851
Total Proposed Restructuring for FY16 (713,293)
Increases less Restructuring for FY16 2,910,260
Increases Desired but not Funded for FY16 1,213,217
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Detailed Key to FY16 Budget Increases and Restructurings Line Items
1. Lines 1 - 4 summarize the budgeted outcome of collective bargaining with union staff. Negotiations are ongoing at the time of publication; therefore actual amounts may vary from those summarized here. Goal 2.
2. See line 1. Goal 2. 3. See line 1. Goal 2. 4. See line 1. Goal 2. 5. Special Education out-of-district tuitions are projected to increase 3% based on current
student population trends. Goal 1. 6. The district participates in multi-year LABBB/EDCO Special Education transportation
collaborative. The current contract is in its final year. While the new contract is not yet concluded, out-of-district transportation costs are budgeted to increase 4%. Goal 3.
7. This line reflects the impact of staffing additions completed since the FY15 budget was voted. These additional positions are now part of the base staff level of the district and will be reflected in budgets going forward. In FY15, these positions were funded from School Department reserves. These additions allowed the district to smoothly accommodate enrollment shifts, to preserve curriculum breadth, and to appropriately support students. Goal 1 & 2.
8. A psychologist is being added based on current caseload levels. Goal 1. 9. A new position in the district, a Speech and Language Assistant is being added to help
speech pathologists in providing student support and to balance caseloads. Goal 1. 10. With the end of the federal Project SUCCESS grant, 2.5 FTE Social Workers formerly
funded through the grant are now being funded by the Town Appropriation and are added to the base level of staffing. Goal 1.2.
11. A full-time one-to-one Teaching Assistant is now required for support, an increase from a half-time position. Goal 1.
12. The Early Childhood Program’s Team Chair is changing to a 3-day a week position, up from 2.5 days. Goal 1.
13. Half of a student cluster is being added at the 7th grade at Ottoson Middle School, to accommodate increased student enrollment. Goal 1.
14. Additional enrollment at Ottoson Middle School has led to an additional 0.5 FTE Technology Engineering teacher to reduce class size and thereby ensure safety when using classroom equipment. Goal 1.
15. The equivalent of one teacher will be added to Arlington High School to create additional class sections based on class size and demand for courses. Goal 1.
16. The District will retain five reserve teaching positions to be able to respond to possible student enrollment growth, shifts in demographics, or additional needs that may arise during the FY16 year. Goal 1.
17. As part of the two-year process of creating a separate Facilities Department in Arlington, the School Department will fund half the cost of a new Facilities Department Head, sharing the cost with the Town. Goal 3.1.
18. Along with the new department head, the new Facilities Department will require an administrative position, which in FY16 will be funded equally by the School Department and the Town. Goal 3.1.
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19. To meet the increasing demand for high quality and timely data in today’s educational environment, a data specialist position is being added. Goal 2. Goal 4.
20. A position is being restructured to allow a greater focus on communications, in order to improve the speed and clarity of district communications. Goal 4.
21. A clerk position is being reduced in the course of restructuring some clerical positions. Goal 3.
22. These elementary social worker positions are no longer grant funded through Project SUCCESS. Goal 1.2.
23. A reduction in substitutes is the result of a restructuring of these positions. Goal 3. 24. A reduction in teaching assistants is the result of a restructuring of these positions. Goal
3. 25. The budget for energy usage is being reduced based on the last four years of actual cost.
The School Department waited for the new Thompson Elementary School to be operating for over one year prior to taking this adjustment, so that ongoing energy costs are more fully understood. Goal 3.
FY16 Budget Increases Desired but Not Funded
Included in the FY16 Superintendent’s Budget Message is a chart showing items that would have been funded if additional resources were available. This chart has been updated to include brief impact statements. Impacts fall into three categories: a) lack of additional teachers to address secondary class sizes and scheduling issues, both in terms of student demand and scheduling flexibility; b) lack of the ability to pro-actively address enrollment increases and certain increased student needs; and c), lack of funding to address retention issues and adequate staffing and pay for necessary work. The following page details requests for funding and the likely impact of non-funding.
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Approved by the School Committee October 23, 2014Arlington Public Schools
Yearly Budget Calendar –– 2014-‐2015
Month MTG # Date 14/15 Present, Prepare, To DoSEP 1 9/4/14 Monthly reports
2 9/18/14 End of Year report due Sept. 30 OCT 1 10/9/14 Introduce first draft of budget calendar
Monthly reportsReport of Fiscal Year (EOYR), Fed through state grant reports due October 31
2 10/23/14 Approve budget calendar for the year Final year’s enrollment numbers
NOV 1 11/13/14 Monthly reportsProjections for town on enrollment impact funding based on October 1 numbers
2 11/20/14 Hear from ½ principals & dept. heads on priorities for next year (elementary & special education)
Set up meeting with FinCom for end of year report & first discussion about next year’s budget DEC 1 12/4/14 Monthly reports
Hear from ½ principals & dept. heads on priorities for next year (middle and high school)
2 12/18/14 Discuss SC priorities for budgetCollect public input on budget JAN 1 1/8/15 Monthly reports
Set SC priorities for budget Deliver first budget number to TM
2 1/22/15 FEB 1 2/12/15 Monthly reports
First look at budget detail 2 2/26/15 Budget hearing
MAR 1 3/12/15 Monthly reportsFinal vote on budget Approve what goes to FinCom
2 3/26/15 Budget Meeting with FinCom – March 16th or 18th
APR 1 4/9/15 Monthly reports2 4/30/15
MAY 1 5/14/15 Monthly reports2 5/28/15
Town Meeting approval in May JUN 1 6/11/15 Monthly reports
2 6/25/15 State grants end June 30 JUL MUNIS down for close AUG New FY grants set up as allocated
FED through state grants end, state grant reports due 8/31
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FY16 School Committee Budget at a Glance
� Enrollment growth continues in Arlington, and with it comes a need to maintain appropriate class sizes, while continuing to provide a broad and deep curriculum to all students and appropriate supports to learners with special needs.
� The enrollment growth factor included in the Town Appropriation agreement concluded with the town for FY15 allows the FY16 budget to fund the faculty and staff necessary to serve a greater number of students.
� The FY16 Budget is being proposed while contract negotiations are ongoing with most of the District’s unionized staff.
� Key priorities of the FY16 Budget include:
Adding a new half cluster at the Ottoson Middle School, as well as an additional half-time Technology Engineering teacher, for class size mitigation.
Providing the equivalent of another teacher at the High School in order to offer additional class sections and for class size mitigation.
Funding sufficient reserve teaching positions to be able to flexibly address increased enrollment.
Ensuring appropriate student support for both academic and social-emotional needs.
Investing in cost-effective infrastructure to address facilities maintenance, data, and communications.
Funding Summary FY15 Budget FY16 Proposed Budget Change Percent Town Appropriation 50,729,968 53,574,114 2,844,146 5.6% Grants 2,517,064 2,323,535 (193,529) -7.6% Revolving Fees & Reimbursements 3,195,085 3,490,117 325,258 9.2% Total $56,442,117 $59,387,766 $2,945,649 5.2%
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Funding Summary
The Funding Summary shows a breakdown of the funding changes that happened as the District moved from the FY12 Budget, through the FY13, FY14 and FY15 Budgets as revised to reflect final grant amounts. It also shows the funding changes that are expected to happen as the District moves from the FY15 Budget to the Superintendent’s Proposed FY16 Budget.
The School Department, unlike other parts of the Town of Arlington, does not receive all of its funding from the Town Appropriation voted by Town Meeting. In the FY15 Budget, the Town Appropriation was 89.8% of the total school budget, and is budgeted to be 90.2% in the Superintendent’s Proposed FY16 Budget. Grants, revolving fees and reimbursements make up the rest of the school budget.
The Town Appropriation for FY16 is the number in the Town’s Long Range Projection presented at the School Committee meeting on December 18, 2014. This number reflects a change in the funding formula for the School Department. The Town has generously agreed to provide additional funding to help the School Department bear the costs of increasing enrollment by allocating 25% of the FY13 per pupil cost of $12,546, or $3,137, for each additional student. The increase to the FY16 Budget reflects the enrollment growth from FY15, a total of 169 new students, to allow the School Department the ability to provide adequate staffing for these enrollment increases. We would like to express our appreciation for the cooperation and generosity of the many people who worked to create this change for the students of Arlington.
Grant funding is budgeted to decline, primarily due to the completion of the Project SUCCESS Counseling Grant. Based on available information, we are decreasing expected entitlement and other grants by a modest 1%, or holding them flat for next year.
Revolving Fees and Reimbursements There have been a few changes to our revenue in this area. Circuit Breaker has been increased to reflect the FY15 projected payments. We are fortunate that we are able to continue to follow the state recommendation to use FY15 Circuit Breaker revenue in the FY16 Budget. Other lines remain level with last year. The District does not plan to take a LABBB credit in FY16.
In total, the FY16 Budget shows an increase in General Education funding by 3.5%, Special Education Funding by 7%, and an additional increase in General Education funding by 25% of Per Pupil Expenditures for each additional student added last year. This results in a Superintendent’s Proposed Budget number of $59,387,766.
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42,6
81,4
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n A
ppro
pria
tion
Tota
l 42
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45
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50
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Tot
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93,5
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38
7,53
5 38
9,76
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8 38
8,09
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11
155,
869
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211
234,
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177,
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177,
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derg
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23
0,66
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36,8
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40,9
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40,8
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323,
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6,03
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303,
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346,
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Am
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43,3
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--
198,
019
203,
393
-G
rant
s To
tal
2,38
7,16
9 2,
337,
344
2,56
8,10
7 2,
517,
064
2,32
3,53
5 R
evol
ving
Fee
s &
Rei
mbu
rsem
ents
C
ircui
t Bre
aker
1,
334,
353
1,41
0,47
1 1,
536,
592
1,66
6,23
1 1,
961,
263
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derg
arte
n Fe
es
969,
998
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ition
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27
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ees
299,
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260,
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260,
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260,
000
260,
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rce
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l 21
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22
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22
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22
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22
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In
stru
men
tal M
usic
Fee
s 13
5,18
8 13
5,18
8 14
8,26
5 14
8,26
5 14
8,26
5 B
uild
ing
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tal F
ees
200,
000
350,
000
300,
000
350,
000
350,
000
Traf
fic S
uper
viso
r Reb
illin
g 15
,606
15
,917
15
,917
16
,235
16
,235
A
thle
tic T
icke
t Sal
es
30,0
00
20,0
00
20,0
00
40,0
00
40,0
00
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otom
y P
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hool
14
2,08
8 14
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0 14
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us
18,5
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20,0
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20,0
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20,0
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51,1
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14
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15
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15
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15
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R
evol
ving
Fee
s &
Rei
mbu
rsem
ents
Tot
al
3,61
5,95
3 2,
831,
104
2,86
9,82
7 3,
195,
085
3,49
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rand
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al
48,7
78,1
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Cost Center Summary
The Cost Center Summary shows the entire School Department Budget, all funding sources included, subtotaled by Cost Center. Cost Centers represent our various school locations and departments.
This view includes FY12, FY13 and FY14 Final Expense for each Cost Center. It also includes the FY15 Budget as revised by School Committee on August 28, 2014, followed by the FY15 Projected Expenses to the end of the year. These projections are based on six months of actual expense information, as well as expectations of likely changes in the coming six months.
As was done last year, in developing the FY16 Level Service Budget, FY15 Projected Expenses were used to inform allocation of funding within the various lines. Prior to FY11, the School Department Budget was created at a higher level of summary. In order to provide greater transparency, as well to create a tool to analyze expenditures more closely, the School Department is continuing to budget at this finer level of detail. The FY15 Budget is the first year in which we have three full years of actual expenses detailed according to our new chart of accounts.
The Superintendent’s Proposed FY16 Budget uses the FY 15 Level Service Budget as the base, upon which the proposed additions and restructurings are shown as allocated by Cost Center. Using this, we have created detailed budgets for FY16 which are shown in the final column.
Please be aware that this Budget is being presented before the conclusion of collective bargaining with most units. The increases for FY16 are not allocated as in prior, non-negotiation years. Rather, an estimated line has been created in Cost Center 49 to fund potential increases.
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n t's
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opos
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ud g e
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Sum
mar
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CC
Cos t
Cen
t er
FY1 2
Expe
nditu
r es
FY1 3
Expe
nditu
r es
FY1 4
Expe
nditu
r es
FY15
Budg
e t
8. 28
. 14
FY1 5
Expe
nse
Pro j
ec o n
sFY
1 6Le
v e l
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ic e
FY1 6
Ad d
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s FY
1 6R e
s tru
ctur
ing
FY1 6
P r op
ose d
B u
dg e t
1
Hig
hSc
hool
6,
998,
895
7,44
6,91
97,
829,
659
8,21
6,28
48,
420,
665
8,26
3,28
866
,000
8,32
9,28
82
Athl
ecs
59
4,88
873
2,18
476
1,63
662
0,22
965
1,86
662
0,12
062
0,12
03
Oos
on
5,45
3,89
45,
842,
148
6,21
3,45
96,
749,
829
6,90
6,99
86,
921,
740
165,
000
7,08
6,74
04
Off
sit e
Loc
aon
s -‐
-‐15
4-‐
130
-‐-‐
6 Bi
sh op
1,
765,
692
1,85
4,79
62,
116,
791
2,22
3,67
52,
183,
577
2,17
9,88
4(1
7, 00
0)
2,16
2,88
49
Brac
ke
2,02
2,72
22,
037,
841
2,23
8,16
82,
350,
720
2,44
9,90
62,
439,
102
8,50
02,
447,
602
12 D
allin
1,
961,
394
2,02
6,44
82,
423,
454
2,39
6,50
82,
445,
816
2,41
6,42
12,
416,
421
15 H
ar dy
1,
644,
607
1,72
5,95
91,
887,
275
1,93
6,15
12,
059,
615
2,03
4,86
168
,000
(68,
000)
2,
034,
861
18 P
ei r c
e 1,
654,
482
1,81
5,43
81,
761,
499
1,85
1,79
51,
744,
946
1,74
5,63
0(1
7, 00
0)
1,72
8,63
021
Str
aon
1,
654,
010
1,68
5,97
62,
031,
654
2,02
5,40
62,
109,
527
2,06
9,69
02,
069,
690
24 T
hom
p son
1,
447,
212
1,47
8,21
61,
823,
435
1,91
9,55
72,
143,
788
2,11
8,67
6(1
7, 00
0)
2,10
1,67
625
E ar
ly C
hild
hood
77
2,40
274
1,48
284
8,28
093
6,91
41,
086,
884
1,08
3,23
17,
000
1,09
0,23
129
Ele
men
t ar y
S y s
t em
wid
e 1,
711,
445
1,77
1,73
11,
531,
545
1,55
0,42
11,
749,
748
1,61
1,17
733
0,00
0(7
2, 86
1)
1,86
8,31
630
Eng
lish
106,
378
104,
510
110,
304
119,
106
120,
171
118,
297
118,
297
33 E
LL
28,1
3127
,640
79,2
0510
3,36
997
,896
103,
369
103,
369
36 H
ealth
&W
elln
ess
169,
631
277,
459
327,
569
323,
532
343,
340
332,
539
332,
539
39 M
a th
47,4
6910
9,71
318
5,45
414
9,98
417
2,13
914
9,98
414
9,98
442
Sc i
e nc e
90
,063
98,8
8710
4,22
510
7,84
310
9,14
010
7,84
310
7,84
345
SpE
d 9,
127,
814
9,16
3,62
410
,654
,712
10,5
22,9
9110
,611
,776
10,4
13,4
9643
5,64
4(1
02, 0
00)
10,7
47,1
4048
Soc
ialS
tudi
es
147,
872
332,
653
149,
634
126,
362
85,9
5411
5,95
011
5,95
049
S y s
t em
wid
e A
cc ou
n ts
890,
609
892,
178
806,
999
967,
974
967,
193
989,
474
2,03
5,48
2(2
5, 00
0)
2,99
9,95
651
Wor
ld L
angu
ag es
81
,396
121,
248
419
42,5
7746
,245
42,5
7742
,577
54 V
isua
land
P erf
orm
ing
Art
s 23
,572
29,3
3650
,971
68,6
2693
,434
90,9
3990
,939
57 S
c hoo
l Com
m i
e e
82,2
7784
,763
109,
048
106,
020
115,
292
106,
020
106,
020
60 S
upe r
in t e
nde n
t 86
8,54
070
9,39
081
8,42
986
5,46
779
8,98
884
5,46
784
5,46
763
Ad m
i nf o
r C u
rri c
u l u m
&P e
r s o n
n el
256,
384
788,
982
1,23
1,23
71,
229,
658
1,38
9,72
41,
225,
028
1,22
5,02
866
Bu s
i n es
s O
ffice
52
1,42
854
8,44
442
4,88
153
5,40
146
8,13
651
7,30
351
7,30
369
P a y
r o l l
338,
849
325,
107
359,
064
384,
482
383,
580
397,
994
(15,
000)
38
2,99
472
F o o
dS e
r vi c
es
-‐2,
574
278
10,0
0010
,000
10,0
0010
,000
75 F
acili
es
2,57
2,51
42,
617,
855
3,04
4,89
03,
535,
821
2,67
8,87
83,
356,
425
90,0
00(3
79, 4
32)
3,06
6,99
378
In f
orm
aon
Tec
hnol
ogy
1,49
6,35
289
1,88
767
6,44
581
4,34
780
7,61
681
6,27
181
6,27
181
Tr a
nspo
rt a
on
1,28
7,23
61,
407,
909
1,47
0,57
51,
458,
665
1,50
9,97
71,
503,
865
1,50
3,86
585
SpE
d SL
C A
93
8,57
895
7,89
787
2,19
691
4,99
388
3,39
089
7,40
389
7,40
386
SpE
d SL
C B
741,
752
950,
100
651,
956
803,
180
731,
287
738,
889
738,
889
87 S
pE d
SL C
C 37
6,51
945
8,16
045
6,37
250
4,28
551
2,47
851
2,47
851
2,47
8GrandTotal
47,875,006
50,059,458
54,051,872
56,472,173
56,890,100
56,895,433
3,205,626
(713,293)
59,387,766
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Program Summary
The Program Summary is similar to the Cost Center Summary. It includes the FY12, FY13 and FY14 Final Expenses, FY15 Budget as revised by School Committee on August 28, 2014, FY15 Projected Expenses to the end of the year, FY16 Level Service Budget, FY16 Proposed Additions and Restructuring, and the Superintendent’s Proposed FY16 Budget.
The difference is that in this view we are looking at all expenses, regardless of funding source, subtotaled by Program. This Program view allows us to look at activity in our budget by educational themes.
For example, elementary classroom instruction is found in Program 6506 – Elementary Education. At the Middle and High School levels, classroom instruction is divided by areas of subject content, like Mathematics or Social Studies. Program 6507 – Secondary Education is primarily used for supplies, while teacher salaries are to be found under the subject content that they teach. As with last year’s Program Summary view, athletics are shown in greater detail in Programs 6620 to 6656.
Program codes 6705 to 6760 are our areas of Curriculum and Instruction (C & I). This is where to find expenses for our curriculum leaders and their modest supply budgets. You may notice 6710 – Health /Wellness is larger with the support of the new Project SUCCESS Elementary Counseling Grant.
Program codes 6800 to 6866, as well as 6975 and 6980, capture activity for Special Education.
Please be aware that this Budget is being presented before the conclusion of collective bargaining with most units. The increases for FY16 are not allocated as in prior, non-negotiation years. Rather, an estimated line has been created in Program 6998 to fund potential increases.
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Superin t
end en t's Pr opo
sed Bu
dg e t
Pr
oject Sum
mar
y
TOC 10
Pr ogr am Descrip
on
FY1 2
Expenditu
r es
FY13
Expenditu
r es FY14
Expenditu
r es FY15
Budg
e t 8.28.14
FY1
5Expe
nseP r
oje c
ons
FY1 6
Le v e
l Se r
v ic e
FY1 6
A ddion
s FY16
R es tructuring
FY1 6
P r opose d
B udg
e t
6503-‐K
inder g
art en
1,385,353
1,344,386
1,500,019
1,600,374
1,630,240
1,624,318
1,624,318
6506-‐Elemen
t ar y E
duc a
on
6,000,033
6,353,640
6,694,737
7,268,773
7,426,308
7,350,072
330,000
(72,
861)
7,607,211
6507-‐Sec
ondar y E
duc a
on
341,269
326,128
354,614
415,906
440,779
423,450
198,000
621,450
6512-‐E
L L
476,401
476,699
355,143
397,410
538,430
548,430
548,430
6515-‐English/Languag e Arts
1,267,419
1,297,603
1,275,663
1,409,505
1,435,060
1,434,434
1,434,434
6518-‐F
amily and
Consum
erScience
275,881
307,014
344,480
337,505
419,011
407,980
407,980
6521-‐M
a th
1,352,723
1,431,872
1,507,558
1,661,352
1,503,800
1,505,509
1,505,509
6524-‐S
ci en
ce
1,222,986
1,334,451
1,341,323
1,520,151
1,524,861
1,525,018
1,525,018
6527-‐SocialStudies
1,074,710
1,130,592
1,293,001
1,444,075
1,441,297
1,431,493
1,431,493
6533-‐W
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es
935,205
1,002,697
1,198,308
1,248,926
1,243,910
1,246,192
1,246,192
6536-‐Art
527,647
573,491
597,277
605,901
648,091
633,590
633,590
6539-‐M