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Auburn Public Schools FY 2016 Budget

Annual Town MeetingAnnual Town MeetingMay 5, 2015

Dr. Maryellen Brunelle, Superintendent of Schools

The APS Team…Strengthening Connections through Rigor, Relevance and Relationships


“Choice, not circumstances, circumstances, determines your

success.”-Anonymous


How will this impact

tudent-Centered Decision Making

igh Expectations for All

ll Environments are Safe and Respectful impact students and

their achievement?

ll Environments are Safe and Respectful

esponding to Needs Based on Data

quitable Opportunities for All

edicated to Continuous Improvement


SCHOOL COMMITTEE and LEADERSHIP TEAM PRIORITIES

Student Safety - the safety of our students is paramount, 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, thus reaching their full potential, is a top priority

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

Honoring Tradition While Embracing the Future

Transitions – the summer of 2015 will be the “Summer of Transitions”: the grades 6-8 staff will move

into the new Auburn Middle School; JB and PAK will merge together at 10 Swanson Road; MDS will transition to PAK; and, once a vote is taken by the Auburn School Committee, JB and MDS will be turned back to the Town as they will no longer be needed as educational facilities



Class Size – Class sizes of 25 or less at the elementary level

and across the District, whenever possible

Technology - funded through operating school choice and CIP funds, Technology - funded through operating school choice and CIP funds,

along with AMS FF&E monies, each student in grades 6 through 12 will have an iPad, with iPad carts and other technologies available across the District

Textbooks - a new elementary math series will be in place

at grades kindergarten through six, with the next area for review being English Language Arts



Professional Development - ongoing commitment Professional Development - ongoing commitment

to continuous improvement and educational excellence for all students and staff alike

Strategic Plan Implementation - this budget

addresses goal and initiatives as outlined in the plan that was created with the support and input of 120+ school and community representatives

Educator Evaluation - the APS Team continues to

be a leader in the implementation of this new system, with all being committed to continuous improvement and educational excellence


Assumptions made in the development of the FY 2016 Budget

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

Grant funds from the 240 grant (IDEA), Title I grant and the Title IIA grant used as offsets to reduce the impact of the operating budgetimpact of the operating budget

Medicaid reimbursement to remain at its current level of $124,000

Bussing fee of $100 per student – up to a maximum of $250/family – has been budgeted, with $75,000 planned as an offset

Revolving accounts used as offsets, including building rentals, Satellite, Galaxy, Preschool and Athletics

School Choice numbers of 41 at Auburn High and 20 at Auburn Middle School

Circuit Breaker at 60% reimbursement


FY 2015 Auburn Public Schools

Draft Budget is

$23,336,872$23,336,872

which represents a 1.55 % increase over the approved FY 2015 amount of

$22,980,672


Elementary Schools Core Value Connection .4 FTE School Psychologist $ 30,854 Equitable Opps./High Expectations for All

Pakachoag SchoolAdditional SPED IA – incoming preschooler $ 15,000 Safety/High Expectations for AllAdd 1.0 FTE Inclusion IA for Kindergarten $ 15,000 Equitable Opportunities/High Expectations

Bryn MawrAdd 1.0 FTE Inclusion IA for Kindergarten $ 15,000 Equitable Opportunities/High Expectations for All

Swanson Road Intermediate SchoolTech/Media Specialist $49,848 High Expectations/Student Centered Decision-Making LPN $29,292 Student Centered Decision-Making

Auburn Middle SchoolGuidance Counselor $54,957 Student Centered Decision-Making.5 FTE Custodian $20,348 Safety for All

Auburn High SchoolSpecial Educator $49,848 Student Centered Decision-Making/High Expectations.2 FTE Guidance $10,146 Student Centered Decision-Making/High Expectations

District-Wide

Speech-Language Pathologist $12,203 Equitable Opportunities . 5 FTE Technology Assistant $24,700 High Expectations/Equitable Opps./Student Centered


Staffing Changes (continued)

TOTAL NEW POSITIONS: $327,196

•LESS Three Instructional Assistants at AHS

•LESS 1 School Nurse at Swanson Road Intermediate•LESS Speech Language Pathology Assistant•LESS Grade 3 Teacher (due to retirement and class size) $182,262

TOTAL COST OF NEW POSITIONS: $144,934

TOTAL NET NUMBER OF NEW POSITIONS: 3.6 FTEs


Since FY 2009 budget, the school department’s budget has increased, on average, 1.88% annually.

Such increases reflect the commitment of the Auburn Public Schools to work collaboratively WITHWITH the Town of Auburn, as a whole, to work collaboratively WITHWITH the Town of Auburn, as a whole,

…while staying committed to our mission:

to educate and prepare students for the opportunities and challenges of a changing world.

In the FY 2016 budget alone, nearly $2 million has been used in offsets from grants, revolving accounts and school choice


Strengthening

Connections

ThroughThrough

RIGOR, RELEVANCE & RELATIONSHIPS


RIGOR: Rigorous Core Curriculum; AP and Pre-AP trainings; Keys to Literacy Training; Effective Questioning; Writing across Curriculum Areas; STEM programming; Co-Teaching and Inclusion; PARCC Readiness; iPad Integration; Implementation of CCSS TEACHING & LEARNING; TECHNOLOGYTEACHING & LEARNING; TECHNOLOGY

RELEVANCE: Job-embedded and sustained trainings on District priorities; maintenance of effort; Goals of Educator Evaluation system that mirror and support District and School Improvement Goals; Collaborative Summer Work to ensure rigor and consistency in programming for all students TEACHING & LEARNING; TRANSITIONS; TECHNOLOGY


RELATIONSHIPS: Co-Teaching and Inclusion intended to support ALL students; Horizontal and Vertical Teams; Strengthened Transitions; Collaborative and ongoing relationships with Town’s administration and departments to share resources; ongoing Community Service Learning projects; Scholarships from Municipal Community Service Learning projects; Scholarships from Municipal Scholarship Committee, Rotary Club, Auburn Police Association, and Chamber of Commerce, just to note a few TEACHING & LEARNING; COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS; TRANSITIONS

RESPONDING TO NEEDS BASED ON DATA: Formative and Summative Assessment Data…What does it tell us and what changes we do WE need to make to improve the results? Every decision is made against the backdrop of, “How will this impact students and their achievement?” TEACHING & LEARNING


RECENT COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES

American University

Boston College Brown UniversityUniversity

Fordham University

Purdue MIT

Drexel University Boston University Providence College

Brandeis University

Holy Cross College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

University of Vermont

College of St. Rose New York University


Through the strategic use of CIP and FF&E funds, we will expand the implementation of the 1:1 iPad

initiative to grades 6 through 12 next initiative to grades 6 through 12 next school year.

Through MSBA’s Accelerated Repair Program, the Town will save between $1.5

and $1.7 million, while replacing the roofs of the current Auburn Middle School and Bryn

Mawr, as well as the boiler of the current AMS


In the 2015-2016 school year, Auburn High School will offer 17 Advanced Placement (AP) classes.

In the 2014-2015 school year, nearly 400 AP classes were taken by AHS students!

AP Physics AP BiologyAP Physics AP BiologyAP Chemistry AP Environmental ScienceAP Statistics AP World HistoryAP Govt./Politics AP English LiteratureAP Calculus AB/BC AP Music TheoryAP Studio Art AP Computer ScienceAP English Language AP Psychology AP Physics II AP US History


Students continue to shine musically, artistically and athletically, winning many local and state competitions

Return of the Rockets Marching Band

JB named a Blue Ribbon School

PAK invited to submit an application as a Blue Ribbon School (announcement coming in the fall)

PAK and AHS named Commendation Schools by the MA DESE for exemplary work in closing the achievement gap

School Resource Officer through APD


STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) offerings continue to be added

Auburn Middle School designated as a STEM Academy through a competitive Innovation Implementation GrantImplementation Grant

Auburn High School received an Innovation Planning for their Freshman Academy that will be implemented in the 2014-2015 school year

DATA is used at all levels to carefully monitor our students’ progress to ensure maximum achievement is realized by all


• Strong collaborations with the Town, believing that when we work together as a TEAM, great things can be accomplished

• Safety Advisory Team comprised of police, fire and school personnelfire and school personnel

• Fire Department has provided CPR and AED trainings to staff

• Positive and reciprocal relationship with all Town Departments

• Ongoing and collaborative ialogue with the Town’s administration


The Strategic Plan – the result of input from 120+ community and school representatives’ input –

remains a living, breathing document with updates made regularly and posted on our website.

participating.participating.


On behalf of Mark Imse, Chairperson of the SBC, all SBC members, the

School Committee, APS Team and, most especially on behalf of the most especially on behalf of the students of Auburn, I offer once again SINCERE THANKS for the

Town’s overwhelming support of a new Auburn Middle School which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2015.


We are proud of the work in which we are engaged

and the progress and the progress that is being

made….and we hope that you

are, too!

Thank you for your continued support!

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