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AUBURN

PUBLIC

SCHOOLSFY 2020 Budget

Summation

November 14, 2018

Auburn Public Schools

FY 2020 Budget Summation

Auburn High SchoolMr. Casey Handfield, Principal

Ms. Eileen Donahue, Assistant Principal

Auburn Middle SchoolMr. Gregg Desto, Principal

Mr. Matt Carlson, Assistant Principal

Swanson Road IntermediateDr. Susan Lopez, Principal

Mrs. Marie Mahan, Assistant Principal

Bryn Mawr School

Dr. Beth Chamberland

Pakachoag SchoolMrs. Jenn Stanick



As we have done since 2008, those CORE

VALUES drove our decision-making as we

developed the draft FY 2020 budget, the

same question being asked throughout the

process:

How will this impact students

and their achievement?



On November 18, 2017, nearly 140

community and school representatives

joined together in the Cafeteria of

Auburn Middle School to answer the

following question, “How will the

Auburn Public Schools continue to

evolve to ensure our PreK-12

students are prepared to meet the

opportunities and challenges of a

changing world?”



MISSION: Strengthening

Connections through

Rigor, Relevance and

Relationships

VISION:Our vision is to

educate and prepare

students for the

opportunities and

challenges of a

changing world.

tudent-Centered Decision Making

igh Expectations for All

ll Environments are Safe and Respectful

esponding to Needs Based on Data

quitable Opportunities for All

edicated to Continuous Improvement

Budget Creation Driven by Our Mission, Vision & Shared Core Values



Auburn Public Schools Free and Reduced Approved Approved Total %

School ENROLLMENT Free Reduced F & R F & R

BM 302 62 16 78 26%

AHS 768 142 53 195 25%

SWIS 609 133 37 170 28%

PAK 290 60 11 71 24%

AMS 629 152 47 199 32%

District 2598 549 164 713 27%



APS TOTAL ENROLLMENT BY YEAR

Year Enrollment Total School Choice Total Net Gain

2008 2365 19

2009 2406 28

2010 2370 25

2011 2359 36

2012 2340 34

2013 2347 40

2014 2363 47

2015 2454 61

2016 2520 66

2017 2609 69

2018 2632 82 +

INCREASE +267 +185

Overall

Enrollment loss

of 66 students

from 2009 to

2012

Overall

Enrollment Gain

of 292 students

from 2012 to

2018



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Student Safety - the safety of our students is paramount, therefore

maintaining an environment in which our students and staff can work,

learn, grow and thrive is a top priority➢ Social-Emotional health and safety of students supported with additional counselor at SWIS and 2.0

District-Wide Social-Emotional Support Professionals

➢ As per students’ IEPs, provide ABA or IA support to assist them in finding success

➢ Maintenance of safety funding to address recommendations of Safety Advisory Team

Student Achievement – as a school district, we believe strongly in the

ideals of continuous improvement and educational excellence, as well

as our responsibility to ensure that our students are prepared to

embrace any opportunity they choose post-graduation➢ Addition of Grades 3 and 5 teachers at SWIS (grade 2 from Bryn Mawr to transfer to SWIS) to reduce

class size to below 25 per class

➢ Additional of EL Tutor at AMS to provide appropriate supports

➢ Continuation of Early College Opportunities

➢ Continuation of Preschool that reduces or removes financial barriers

➢ Continuation of our beyond-the-school day and beyond-the-school-year opportunities

➢ Continuation of IA/ABA support for Unified Sports’ participants to excel



Class Size – in keeping with School Committee expectations, this

budget reflects class sizes that are at or below 25 students per class

at the elementary level, while maintaining appropriate class sizes at

both the middle and high school levels➢ Add a Grade 3 teacher at SWIS (transfer from Bryn Mawr School) and a Grade 5

teacher to ensure that class sizes remain at or below 25 per School Committee

expectations

Technology – funded through both the CIP, operating budget, school

choice and grant funds, along with FF&E monies as appropriated

through the Auburn Middle School building project, we have in place a

1:1 iPad initiative in grades 6 through 12, with the students accessing

them 24/7, with a 1:1 environment at grades 3-5 during the school day

and an approximately 1:2 environment at BM & PAK via iPad carts.



Textbooks – our goal is to ensure that our students have current

materials and textbooks to utilize across the District. The focus of

these funds will be on updating social studies texts. Additionally,

replacement texts will be purchased, as needed, with Advanced

Placement texts being added as additional courses are brought online

➢ The upgrading of social studies textbooks/materials will be the focus in FY

2020

Educator Evaluation – the APS Team continues to work

collaboratively to focus our energies on teaching and learning, with

improved student achievement being a top priority

➢ The continuation of Learning Walks will continue to assist the Leadership

Team in our quest to further calibrate our evaluation practices and deepen

our discussions around teaching and learning



Professional Development – the staff of the Auburn Public Schools is

committed to their own professionalism as well as their own continuous

improvement. By providing a high quality program of professional

learning opportunities, we ensure that the APS Team remains current

and at its best➢ Funds to continue to support a dynamic program of professional development for all

members of the APS Team. Our goal of capacity-building is supported through these

funds.

Strategic Plan Implementation –on November 18th, nearly 140 school and

community representatives determined continued areas for growth and

development within our 5 overarching goals of Teaching and Learning;

Technology; Community Partnerships; Transitions; Health, Wellness &

Safety. This budget reflects our continued commitment to the Strategic

Plan that was approved in the spring of 2018➢ FY 2020 budget supports the goals of the Strategic Plan



School/

Dept.

Position Cost Impact

SWIS 1.0 FTE Grade 5 Teacher

1.0 FTE Counselor

$ 48,075

$ 52,885

Maintain appropriate staffing

Social-Emotional Support

BM 3.0 FTE ABAs

0.5 FTE Permanent Sub

$ 72,900

$ 8,100

IEP required

Ensure ample staffing

PAK .0.5 FTE Permanent Sub $ 8,100 Ensure ample staffing

Fine Arts Appendix C Stipend (timesheet) –

Strings Teacher

$ 4,500 Continue Strings program

into AMS

Teaching & Learning 1.0 FTE EL Tutor for AMS $ 22,930 Support EL students at AMS

District-Wide 2.0 Social-Emotional Support

Professionals

$122,126 Provide additional SEL

supports for students

TOTALS $339,616



Offsets totaling

$2,764,038.67 were used

to minimize the impact of

the FY2020 Auburn Public

School District’s Budget.

Offsets include available

grants, school choice

funds, Medicaid receipts,

building rental, athletic

revolving and all other

revolving accounts.



FY 2020 Auburn Public School

District’s Draft Budget is$26,909,863

which represents an increase of $1,060,301 or a 4.1% increase over

the approved FY 2019 amount of $25,849,562



✓October 1st counts were used in terms of students at each grade

level to ensure consistent data was utilized, although those

numbers have already changed

✓We have used the level-funded grant monies from the 240 grant

(IDEA), Title I grant and the Title IIA grant as offsets to reduce the

impact of the operating budget

✓We have projected the Medicaid reimbursement to be $185,000 as

approved at the Fall Special Town Meeting, while also using

anticipated carryover funds from previous years, if available

✓ Circuit Breaker reimbursement of $291,554

✓Maintenance of the same number of school choice slots as in

FY 2019

Assumptions made in the

development of the FY 2020 Budget



✓All current Instructional Assistants (IAs) and Applied Behavioral Analysis

Instructional Assistants (ABAs) have been noted in their current

assignments, although movement is certain to occur to meet student needs

✓As was the case in FY 2019, we have budgeted for 11 regular education

school buses, making the assumption that the same number of students

will ride the bus as are doing so currently

✓Assumption that the bus fee will continue, as currently in place, with

$100,000 being used as an offset

✓Utilized offsets in revolving accounts including building rentals, Satellite

and Galaxy accounts, building rental accounts, as well as the Preschool

and Athletic Revolving accounts





✓Oil bids are anticipated to be received later this month and may impact

this budget, hopefully in a positive way

✓While we hope to soon have solar panels on the roofs of AMS and AHS,

we have not budgeted anticipated savings in this budget as their

installation date is, as yet, undetermined, and want to monitor the data

closely, thus being conservative in our initial estimates.

✓ In most instances, unless there were extenuating needs, most supply

lines were level-funded from the current school year





Next Steps:➢ Town’s Budget Kick-Off is being held on November 28, 2018 in

the Select Board’s Room

➢ The Governor’s budget and preliminary Chapter 70 figures are

not anticipated until mid-winter

➢ School Committee meetings of December 5th and 19th, as well

as the SC meeting of January 9, 2019

– The FY 2020 Budget will be added to those agendas,

providing an opportunity for further discussion and/or to

ask questions and have them answered

➢ Draft budget needs to be submitted to the Town Manager by the

second Monday in January: January 14, 2019, therefore the

Committee will need to take a vote at the January 9th meeting



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