PredictableBudgetConcernsPresentedtotheFinanceCommittee
March18,2017DaleMageeJohnSamia
SchoolCommittee
Whatweknow
• EachyeartheSchoolCommitteeinitiallypresentsa“levelservices”budget&thetownisunabletofullyfundit,resultinginservicecuts
• ThestateChapter70aidhasbeenessentiallyflatfor8years,similarcommunitiesget~$2millionlessinaidthanwedo
• Schools(&thetown)haveaggressivelysoughtnon-tax$sources:thesearenotincreasingtomeetinflation,resultinginmorepressureonthetaxbase
Expensesideissues:
• Budgetdestabilizers:– Volatility– Inflation
• Outsideexpensescancrowdoutfundsforschools• Wewilllookat:
– Perspectivesoninflation– Overviewofteachercosts– OverviewofSPEDcosts– Heathinsurancecosts
CPIismadeupof9differentareas,eachwithuniqueinflationpattern
InflationinEducation~3-4%/yr.Shrewsbury’scostperpupilisinthelower
20%ofMA
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
PerPupilExp
Shrewsbury
State
Westborough
Shrewsburyavg annualincrease2008-15=4.8%for2008-2014:3.4%Massachusettsavg annualincrease2008-15=2.8%
Source:DESEPerPupilExpensereports
LaborIntensiveFieldshavehigherincreasesinthecostoflabor(Baumol effect)
Whileseniorteachersalariesgoupby2%/yr,juniorteachersalariesstartat50%
lowerbutgoupby~7%/yr
AvgShrewsburyAdvDegree
Sources:ShrewsburyTeachercontracts
Becauseofchangesinthemixofnew&experiencedteachers,mostnewmoneywenttohiringmoreteachersinthepast5years
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Source:DESETeachersalaryReports
(~7%/yr)Volatility:-4%to+20%
Source:EndofYearReports,TotalTuitionoutofdistrict
SpecialEdhasmultiplesourcesofrevenue- buttownbearsthevolatility
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
SPEDby$Source
FedGrants490 StateFoundation StateCircuitBreaker180 Town(SPEDbudget- above)
Locally:ShrewsburyHealthInsExp~5%/yr(andareabouttogoupby>10%)
Source:MassDORMunicipalDatabankhttps://dlsgateway.dor.state.ma.us/reports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=ScheduleA.HealthInsurance.HealthInsExpenditures&ctHealthExp-PageNr=7&rdDataCache=3302376082&rdShowModes=&rdSort=&rdNewPageNr=True1&rdRequestForwarding=Form
4%
14%Healthcare
Education
Source:MassBudget&PolicyCenter
ForFY18StateincreasesforHealthCarewere10XmorethanEducation
Revenues:4budgetstothinkabout
includesallSPEDcosts,allfoodservice,grants,feesother
Includes>$2million“excess”paymentfromstate
Includesdebtreduction
Sources:DESE;ShrewsburySchoolsEndofYearreport2015,ShrewsburyBudgetFY15
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TownMeetingBudget
TotalOperatingSchool
Spending
TotalCostofSchoolSystem
TotalTownBudget
Grants
CircuitBreaker
Fees
DebtReduction
LocalContrib
OtherLocal
PropertyTax
OtherStateAid
Chapter70Aid
WhataboutGrantsand
fees?
StateaidforShrewsburyisnotkeepingupwithinflation- bydesign
$0
$10,000,000
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$30,000,000
$40,000,000
$50,000,000
$60,000,000
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Fiscal Year
Chapter 70 Aid Actual Net School Spending
TownPop:24,000StudentPop:3700
TownPop:33,000StudentPop:5900
TownPop:34,000StudentPop:6100
Sources:TownReports,DESE
Reformformula
Similartowns,differenttaxpressures
TownA
TownBSameschoolpop Samehousingstock Differentincome Differentpropertytax
revenuesneeded
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TotalOperatingSchoolBudget TotalTownBudget
Revenues$availableforcostincreasesarenotjustheldto2½%theyareheldto2½%ofafractionofthetotal&this
fractionmustbearthefullinflationarypressure
Inflation
Prop
Tax
Town
Budget
OperatingSchoolBudget
TownBudget
Inflation
Whatis$3.7millioninincreasedopcosts?
• TownAppropriatedSchoolBudget:6.09%
• OperatingSchoolBudget(~$85million):~4.3%
• PortionofTownAppropriatedbudgetfrompropertytax:~11.5%
SourceforRevenues:MADORTownExpendituresReport2015
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FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17
LevelServicevs.FinalBudgetAvg Gap:$1.7million,3.5%
InitialReq$$ Final$$
5-YearFiscalProjection
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FiscalProjectionSubcommitteeGoals
• Toprovideahigh-levelfiscalmanagementtoolthatprojectsfutureschooldepartmentfinancialinformationbasedonhistorical,currentandassumedfuturefinancialconditions.
• Toidentifynear- andlonger-termtrendsthatwillimpacttheShrewsburyPublicSchools.
• TofacilitatediscussionamongallstakeholdersinthecommunityregardingthefutureofpubliceducationinShrewsbury.
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ForecastingApproach
DevelopHigh-Level5-YearFinancialProjectionBy…
– FollowingFY2017SchoolCommitteeGuidelines• Sustainingtheexistingeducationprogram• Meetingmandatesincosteffectiveways
– CarryingForwardtheExistingProgram• DoesnotincludeneedsidentifiedforFY2018orbeyond• Doesnotincludeanychangesinoutyearsthatmayresult
fromtheBealSchoolBuildingProject– IncorporatingTermsofCollectiveBargainingAgreements– ProjectingOtherCostsBasedOnActualFY2017RunRateand
BestGuestEstimates
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FY2018– FY2022FiscalProjection
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$62.8
$65.7
$68.3
$71.2
$74.1
$61.6
$63.1
$64.7
$66.3
$68.0
$60
$62
$64
$66
$68
$70
$72
$74
$76
Fiscal2018 Fiscal2019 Fiscal2020 Fiscal2021 Fiscal2022
ProjectedSchoolAppropriationRequest ProjectedTownManagerAppropriation
$(1.2)
$(3.7)
$(7.4)
$(12.2)
$(18.4)
$(1.2) $(2.5) $(3.6)$(4.9)
$(6.2)
$(20)
$(15)
$(10)
$(5)
$-
ProjectedCumulativeSurplus/(Deficit) ProjectedAnnualSurplus/(Deficit)
$inm
illions
$inm
illions
FY2018– FY2022FiscalProjection
ShrewsburyPublicSchoolswillfacewideningstructuraldeficitsoverthenext5years.
$62.8
$65.7
$68.3
$71.2
$74.1
$61.6
$63.1
$64.7
$66.3
$68.0
$60
$62
$64
$66
$68
$70
$72
$74
$76
Fiscal2018 Fiscal2019 Fiscal2020 Fiscal2021 Fiscal2022
ProjectedSchoolAppropriationRequest ProjectedTownManagerAppropriation
$inm
illions
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FY2018– FY2022FiscalProjection
Withpersonnelcostscomprisingapproximately80%oftheschooldepartmentbudget,significantheadcountreductionswouldneedtooccurtoclosethestructuraldeficit. 24
$(1.2)
$(3.7)
$(7.4)
$(12.2)
$(18.4)
$(1.2) $(2.5) $(3.6)$(4.9)
$(6.2)
$(20)
$(15)
$(10)
$(5)
$-
ProjectedCumulativeSurplus/(Deficit) ProjectedAnnualSurplus/(Deficit)
$inm
illions
Fiscal2018Fiscal2019 Fiscal2020 Fiscal2021 Fiscal2022
Translatingthenumbers…IfShrewsburyweretoclosethestructuraldeficitthroughheadcountreductionsonly,thenShrewsburywillneedtoreduce:• FY2018=($1.2M)/$55,000perFTE= (-22FTEs)• FY2019=($1.3M)/$55,000perFTE= (-24FTEs)(-46TotalFTEs)• FY2020=($1.1M)/$55,000perFTE= (-20FTEs) (-66TotalFTEs)• FY2021=($1.2M)/$55,000perFTE= (-22FTEs)(-88TotalFTEs)• FY2022=($1.3M)/$55,000perFTE= (-24FTEs)(-112TotalFTEs)
Headcountreductionsofthismagnitudewillresultinmuchlargerclasssizesandaseverelycompromisededucationprogram.
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KeyPoints
• Shrewsburywillcontinuetofacesignificantdeficitsoverthenext5years.
• WeshouldnotexpectStateandFederalrevenuestohelpclosethisstructuraldeficit.
• Withoutadditionalresources,theschooldepartmentcannotprovidethehighqualitypubliceducationthattheShrewsburycommunityexpects.
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TheEssentialQuestion
“Whatwillourcommunitydotosolvethestructuralfundingdilemmathatjeopardizesthefuturequalityofpubliceducationin
Shrewsbury?”Dr.JosephSawyer,January25,2017BudgetRecommendationPresentationtotheSchoolCommittee
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