The Wrentham Public Schools Fiscal Year 2011 Budget February 16, 2010

1. The Wrentham Public Schools Fiscal Year 2011 BudgetFebruary 16, 2010 Jeffrey J. Marsden Superintendent of Schools

2. Wrentham Public Schools • Vision and Mission • System Budget Priorities for FY11 • Budget Assumptions • FY11 Budget Analysis and Breakdown

3. Wrentham Public Schools Vision Statement The vision of the Wrentham Public Schools, in partnership with families and the community, is to educate the whole child, ensuring academic success, while developing the individual talents and skills of all its students. Our students will become reflective, life-long learners, who are respectful and responsible contributors to a global society. Adopted September 8, 2009

4. Wrentham Public Schools Mission Statement The mission of the Wrentham Public Schools, in partnership with families and the community, is to establish a safe, supportive, and structured environment in which our students can achieve individual success. To assist students in becoming reflective, life-long learners, Wrentham Public Schools will provide multi-faceted learning experiences through highly effective, consistent teaching practices and curriculum. Opportunities will be provided for students to make connections between their actions and the world around them. Adopted September 8, 2009

5. Wrentham Public SchoolsSystem Budget Priorities for FY11 • Maintain Current Services • High academic achievement for all students • Excellence in teaching • Enhance early childhood education • Increase revenue generation

6. FY11 Budget Assumptions • Federal entitlement grants will be level-funded • SPED Circuit Breaker funded at $50,000 • Chapter 70 funding proposed in HR-1 is level funded at $3,738,425 • Enrollment will remain at current numbers • Three union contracts are in negotiations. Only steps and lanes are included in this budget.

7. FY11 Budget Drivers • Special Education costs • Out of District Tuitions • Transportation • Insurance • Regular transportation

8. FY11 Budget Cost Savings and Revenue • Race to the Top Grant (with Plainville) • Futures Study (with Plainville and Norfolk) • Constellation Energy (with the Town) • Special Education Transportation (with 8 other districts) • Facility Revenue (offsets building capital costs) • Increase to Tuitions in FY10 (preserved teaching/aides positions) • Medicaid Reimbursement ($95,255.93 to the Town in 2 years)

9. FY11 Budget Breakdown and Analysis

10. FY11 Budget Breakdown and Analysis • Three Components of our FY11 Budget • Chapter 70 state aid • Local contribution • Other funding sources

11. Chapter 70 and Local Contribution * Students in tuition based programs are not counted in foundation enrollment. October 1, 2009 enrollment including these students was 1280. Source: Massachusetts DOE Website 1/27/2010

12. Chapter 70 and Local Contribution Comparison of FY06 to FY11 Source: Massachusetts DESE Website Jan. 2010

13. Funding from Grants and Tuition In FY10, grants and tuition were used for the salaries of 30.5 FTEstaff members • 8.7 FTE Teaching Positions • 21.8 FTE Aide Positions * This does not include private grants from the PTO and WEST

14. FY11 Budget Timeline • November 2009 • Superintendent meets weekly with Town department heads to plan for FY11 • Superintendent and Business Manager develop preliminary Level Funded budget and 5% Cut to Level Funded budgets • December 2009 • FY11 Level Funded and -5% budgets submitted to School Committee and Town Administrator • January 2010 • Teachers meet as a grade to discuss needs and submit zero-based numbers to principals • Principals meet with grade level teams to review, revise, and reduce grade level budget requests

15. Budget Timeline • January 2010 • Preliminary budget recommendations reviewed in context of district goals and anticipated funding by Superintendent and School Committee • Superintendent and Town Department heads present to Board of Selectmen • February 2010 • Superintendent presents recommended budget to School Committee on February 8th • Superintendent presents recommended budget to Board of Selectmen on February 16th • March 2009 • School Committee meets with town officials, holds a public hearing and approves a budget

16. Administration • School Committee expenses • Central office salaries, supplies and technology • Student information/attendance software • Legal services

17. Instruction • All teachers and aides (General and Special Education) • Principals, Director of Student Services, and Technology Director • Office clerical staff and expenses • All instructional materials (textbooks, workbooks, supplies, equipment, instructional technology, library materials) This budget proposal maintains existing special subjects and maintains class size by shifting a grade 5 teacher to grade 6.

18. Positions Requested but Not Included in FY11 Budget Proposal • 2.0 FTE Classroom Teachers • 1.0 Assistant Principal • 1.0 FTE Team Chair for Special Education Total = $220,000

19. Student Support Services • School nurse salaries and supplies • Pupil Transportation • Special Education Pupil Transportation

20. Operations and Maintenance • Custodial salaries and supplies • Heat and other utilities level-funded (at underfunded level in FY10) • Building maintenance and repairs • Communications, computer network equipment and maintenance costs In FY10 we have relied on our facilities revolving fund to cover expenses over the general budget amount.

21. Programs with Other Districts • Tuition for students attending other schools for special education services • This is offset by the Circuit Breaker reimbursement • Circuit Breaker numbers are not known until July • The DESE has indicated reimbursement will likely decrease from 75% to 42% of eligible costs

22. Operating Budget Total Positions lost in FY 2010 • 4 Classroom Teacher positions • 1 Art Teacher • 1 Music Teacher • 1 Library Assistant • 17 Aides Positions lost in FY 2009 • 1 Special Needs Inclusion Teacher • 1 Preschool Teacher • 1 Reading Specialist • 1 Library Assistant • 1 Custodian • 0.4 fte Special Needs, grant funded • 0.2 fte Occupational Therapist, grant funded * Increase due to pre-purchasing supplies and increases to fixed costs

23. Level Funding $8,691,308Level Funding -5% $8,256,743 • Budget Reductions for FY11: • Elimination of at least 8.75 teachers and up to 18.4 teachers (Reduced by 6 in FY10) • Further elimination of support staff (Reduced by 18 in FY10) • Additional reduction to expenses

24. Wrentham Public SchoolsFY2011 Programmatic Implications • Class size will increase again in grades K-6 • Class sized increased from 21-22 last year to 23-25 this year. We expect a minimum of 25-27 next year • Additional loss of specials • Students will no longer have the additional learning experiences outside the classroom. This year we lost an Art Teacher, Music Teacher, and Library Assistant. • Reduction in student assistance/instruction • 17 positions were cut this year • Less small group instruction • Less individual attention to students

25. Presentation 2/3/09 4 classroom teachers 3 specialists 15 aides Actual 4 classroom teachers* 2 specialists 17 aides *This was 6 positions until Town Meeting A Look Back at Last February’s Meeting with the Board of Selectman and Finance Committee

26. Per Pupil Expenditure Comparison Source: Massachusetts DESE Website 2/1/10 FY2009 per pupil expenditures are not yet available on the website