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WATERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY2010 Budget Proposal. June 29, 2009. FY2010 Budget Process. Superintendent Overview – January 5 School Committee Review Curriculum - presentations on progress of task forces Budget and Finance Subcommittee Meetings
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WATERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLSFY2010 Budget Proposal June 29, 2009
FY2010 Budget Process • Superintendent Overview – January 5 • School Committee Review • Curriculum - presentations on progress of task forces • Budget and Finance Subcommittee Meetings • Working to Develop Level Service, Level Dollar, and Alternative Budgets • Public Hearing – March 30 • Subsequent Budget Meetings – April 13 and 16 • School Committee Vote – April 27 • Town Council Hearing – June 4 • Town Council Vote – June 29
FY2010 – Budget Chronology • FY2009 Town Appropriation $31,846,000 • FY2010 Level Service $34,079,836 • Superintendent’s Recommended Budget $33,119,840 • Increase of $1,273,840 (4%) from FY2009 Budget • Decrease of $ 959,996 Below Level Services • School Committee Approved Budget $32,992,456 • Increase of $1,146,456 (3.6%) from FY2009 Budget • Decrease of $1,087,380 Below Level Services • Recommendation to Seek Additional Revenues
FY2010 – Budget Chronology • Town Manager’s Original Recommended Budget $32,773,708 • Increase of $927,708 (2.9%) from FY2009 Budget • Decrease of $1,306,128 Below Level Services • Town Manager’s Amendment $32,927,708 • Added $154,000 to help offset Circuit Breaker Loss • Approved by Town Council June 29
FY2010Adjustments to Reach School Committee 3.6% • IDEA Stimulus funds (IDEA + Prek) 384,000 • Freeze Non-SPED Materials & Services 90,000 • Position Attrition 4.1 356,933 • Salary freeze for Principals & Administrators 45,000 • Introduce Activity Fees 50,000 • Custodian 1.0 43,000 • Supt turnover 30,000 • T-1 Stimulus 90,000 TOTAL 5.1 1,088,933
FY2010Adjustments to Reach Town Manager’s Budget 2.9% • Additional Retirement savings 35,000 • Minuteman Tuitions 100,000 • Utilities 75,000 • TOTAL Reductions from Level Service 5.10 1,298,933
FY 2010Circuit Breaker 101 • Program began in FY2004; intended to reimburse school departments for high cost special education students, either in or out of district • Formula driven based on prior year actual costs. • Legislation funds 75% of town’s cost over a threshold (currently around 38k) • Most years had been funded at 72% • Watertown budgeted FY2010 conservatively at 65% • State budget is funded at 42% $400,000+ Shortfall
FY2010Additional Reductions - Circuit Breaker Loss • Non CBA increases 0% 30,000 • IA’s (attrition) 3.0 70,000 • Secretary 2.0 50,000 • Office Aides (Low & Cun) 0.4 20,000 • HS extra sections 12,000 • MS Leadership Stipends 22,000 • T-1 Stimulus 2nd half 61,000 TOTAL 5.4 265,000 TOTAL REDUCTIONS FROM LEVEL SERVICE 10.5 1,563,933
Key Financial Issues for Present & Future Budgets • Collective Bargaining Agreements • Economic Instability • Uncertain Local, State & Federal Revenue • Special Education • Circuit Breaker • Special Education Tuition Exposure • Transportation Collaborative
FY2010Building for the Future • Curriculum – task forces ongoing • Curriculum Leadership – 6-12 coordinators in place (Eng, Math, SS, Sci) • Technology – 500k of 1M • 21st Century Schools - ongoing • Special Education – ongoing