Shrewsbury Public SchoolsFiscal Year 2013

Administrative Budget RecommendationMarch 14, 2012

Budget Recommendation Guidelines

• Develop a budget with the goal of offering appropriate regular and special education programs and services.

• Support our Strategic Priorities and District Goals • Support the Core Values of respect and responsibility,

collaboration and communication, commitment to high standards and expectations, and equity for all students.

• Support the recruitment, hiring, and retention of quality professional and other instructional and administrative staff.

• Meet legal mandates.

Budget Factors

• FY 12 Current Budget $47,139,676• Lost Funding $2,451,140• Operational increases $715,152• Special Education Increases $706,879• Personnel Cost Increases* $1,735,895• Required for Level Service $52,748,742

(11.9%)

• *Based on contractual increases and no new positions

Proposed Reduction Plan

• Personnel Cost Reductions $2,061,612• Operational Reductions $251,365

• Total Proposed Reductions $2,312,977

Budget Recommendation Summary

• FY12 Budget $47,139,676• FY13 Projected Increases (+) $5,609,066• Less Cost Reduction Plan(-) $2,312,977

• FY13 Recommended Budget $50,435,765• 6.99% Increase from FY 12• Town Manager Increase (+) $2,451,140• Town Manager Recommendation $49,590,816 • Amount Above Manager’s $844,949

FY13 Budget Allocation

Salaries75%

Transportation4%

Special Ed. Transportation3%

Special Ed. Tuitions9%

Vocational Tuition4%

Contractual Services2%

Education Supplies, Technology, Equipment & Texts

2%Other Expenses

1%

FY13 Salary Overview

Administration, Principals, Unit B6%

Unit A (Teachers, Nurses)75%

Paraprofessional Wages11%

Secretary & Non Represented Support4%

Substitutes -Long Term & Daily2%

Other Wages2%

Tuition Reimbursement/buyback1%

Budget History

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013* $-

$10,000,000

$20,000,000

$30,000,000

$40,000,000

$50,000,000

$60,000,000

$33,986,1046.56%

$35,861,9965.52%

$37,662,7625.02%

$40,187,7376.70%

$42,733,9496.34%

$45,865,6497.33% $44,601,695

-2.76%

$47,139,6765.69%

$47,139,6760.0%

$50,435,7656.99%

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Average Increase 2010-2012: 0.98% * Recommendation

Average Increase 2004-2012: 4.49%

Guiding Principles

• Strategic priorities

• Core value of equity

• Reduce through attrition to save individuals’ jobs

Guiding Principles

• Short term vs. long term impact

• Recent reduction history

Operating Cost Reductions

• Fewer students projected in vocational technical high school• Elimination of tutoring requirement due to No Child Left

Behind waiver• Reductions in contracted services for special education• Various miscellaneous line item adjustments

Total Operating Cost Reductions = $251,365

Personnel Cost Reductions:Early Childhood & Elementary Schools

• Hiatus of – 1.0 FTE Beal principal position

• Offset cost of – 1.55 FTE instructional coach positions through eligible grants/tuition accounts

• Reduction – 3.0 FTE Grade 1 classroom teachers at Beal(overflow enrollment returns to Floral site and increases class size at Floral; shift Beal FTE to full day kindergarten tuition account)

Personnel Cost Reductions:Early Childhood & Elementary Schools

• Reduction – 1.0 FTE Grade 2 classroom teacher @ Coolidge

• Reduction – 1.0 FTE Grade 4 classroom teacher @ Coolidge

• Reduction – 1.0 FTE Grade 4 classroom teacher @ Paton

Personnel Cost Reductions:Early Childhood & Elementary Schools

• Reduction – 1.0 FTE Grade 1 classroom teacher @ Spring Street

• Reduction – 1.0 FTE Grade 4 classroom teacher @ Spring Street

• Reduction – 4.0 FTE paraprofessionals (or equivalent hours)

• Position offsets through grants/additional full day kindergarten results in net elementary position loss of 8.0 FTE

Total Early Childhood/Elementary Personnel Cost Reductions =

$810,594

Personnel Cost Reductions: Middle Schools

• Reduction – 2.0 FTE curriculum coordinators

• Hiatus – 0.2 FTE foreign language director (Nov. retirement)

• Reduction – 1.0 FTE technology teacher @ Sherwood

Personnel Cost Reductions: Middle Schools

• Reduction – 2.0 FTE Grade 6 team teachers @ Sherwood

• Reduction – 2.0 FTE Grade 7 team teachers @ Oak

• Reduction – 2.0 FTE Grade 8 team teachers @ Oak

Personnel Cost Reductions: Middle Schools

• Reduction – 1.0 FTE special education teacher @ Oak

• Reduction – 4.0 FTE paraprofessionals (or equivalent hours)

Net position loss at middle schools = 14.2 FTE

Total Middle School Personnel Cost Reductions = $659,160

Personnel Cost Reductions: High School

• Hiatus – 0.6 FTE foreign language director (Nov. retirement)

• Reduction – 0.4 FTE foreign language teacher

• Reduction – 1.0 FTE English teacher

Personnel Cost Reductions: High School

• Reduction – 1.0 FTE mathematics teacher

• Reduction – 0.6 FTE science teacher

• Reduction – 1.0 FTE social science teacher

Personnel Cost Reductions: High School

• Reduction – 1.0 FTE visual arts teacher

• Reduction – 4.0 paraprofessionals (or equivalent hours)

Net position loss at high school = 9.6 FTE

Total High School Personnel Cost Reductions = $591,858

Personnel Cost Reductions: Impact

• Net elimination of 31.80 full time equivalent positions from the educational program

• Additional 6.55 FTE shifted to other sources and removed from appropriated budget

Total District Personnel Cost Reductions = $2,061,612

Personnel Cost Reductions: Impact

• Class sizes slightly above School Committee guidelines with average of 23 students in Floral Street Grades 1 & 2 and Spring Street Grade 1

• Class sizes well above School Committee guidelines in all Grade 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 sections – average of 29 students

• Class sizes will be above School Committee guidelines in many high school classes – unknown until course selection and scheduling process complete

Personnel Cost Reductions: Impact

• Reduced visual arts program offerings at the high school

• Fewer technology class sections at Sherwood

Personnel Cost Reductions: Impact

• Reduced administrative capacity

– Shared principal position between Beal and Paton

– No foreign language director for most of the year

– Less support for curriculum and instruction and less capacity to supervise and evaluate staff at the middle schools

Cost Reductions: Impact

• Level funding for athletic programming may require additional revenue or program cuts to cope with rising costs

• Lack of funding for textbooks, instructional materials, school based budgets will continue to squeeze operations and require deferral of investments

• Small increase in technology funding will delay implementation of some strategic initiatives

Cost Reductions: Impact

• Small increase in technology funding will delay implementation of some strategic initiatives and keep the district behind the curve in replacing aging technology hardware, unless alternative funding can be accessed

Mitigation Efforts

• Retirement incentive program

• Full day kindergarten program expansion

Next Steps

• Public hearing at Oak Middle School on March 21 at 7:00pm

• Continue to monitor potential costs

• Consider additional reductions

Questions & Comments