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WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Explore FY02-FY09 budget history, FY10 estimates, funding sources, and upcoming meetings. Learn about initiatives, deficits, reductions, and student progress. Access budget transparency reports online.

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WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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  1. WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Preliminary Budget Estimates April 2009

  2. Worcester Public Schools Presentation Overview: • Overview of WPS Budget • FY02-FY09 Budget History • FY10 Foundation Budget, Local Contribution • and Net School Spending Requirements • FY10 Preliminary Budget Estimates • Federal Stimulus Funding

  3. WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS UPCOMING BUDGET MEETINGS April 1: Community Input Session, 7pm, Worcester Technical High School April 6: Joint Meeting of Business and City Council Education Committee, 4:30pm, City Hall April 7: City-wide Parent Planning Advisory Committee, 7pm, Worcester Public Library

  4. WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS • 2nd Largest Employer in City • UMass Memorial Health Care 13,672 • Worcester Public Schools 3,384 • Saint Vincent’s Hospital 1,954 • City of Worcester 1,806 • Hanover Insurance Group 1,804 • Source: City of Worcester 2008 CAFR • $310 Million Budget (all funds) • 50 Schools & Operating Sites • 23,950 Students • Serve 4 million meals annually • Provide 3.6 million annual rides on school buses INFORMATION

  5. WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY09 General Fund Budget$256,626,552 Utilities Transportation Salaries (64%) Retirement Health Insurance (15%) Out-of-District Tuition Out-of-District Tuition (6%) Retirement Assessment (4%) Health Insurance Employee Salaries Transportation (4%) Building Utilities (3%) Instructional Supplies (1%) Building Maintenance (1%) All Other Non-Salary Costs (2%)

  6. WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY09 Budget Funding Sources City Revenue based on % of totals

  7. WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY09 Budget SpendingAll Funding Sources $594 m City 48% $284 m WPS 52% $310 m City Budget Source: FY09 City Manager Budget Message

  8. WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 16th Public Input Session Since FY03 10 “Reports of the Superintendent” since FY03 Annual budgets and budget presentations are on www.wpsweb.com back to FY03 Presentations to CPPAC & Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council when invited

  9. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget COMPONENTS OF FY10 BUDGET • Line Item Budget • Program Budget • NEW: Building Based Costs • NEW: Budget Narrative • NEW: Organizational Chart • Future enhancements to align with ASBO Meritorious Budget Award • criteria

  10. Worcester Public Schools FY02-FY09 Budget History

  11. Worcester Public SchoolsFY02-09 Budget History 7 Years of Budget Deficits and Reductions Totaling $59.7 million

  12. Worcester Public Schools Budget History Annual Budget Deficits

  13. Worcester Public SchoolsReasons for FY02-FY09 Deficits

  14. Worcester Public Schools Budget History How FY09 Budget Deficit was Resolved Health Care Reform $4,300,000 Reductions: Grant Funded Staff Development: $800,000 9 Teacher Positions: $517,000 School Nutrition Reform & Fees: $420,000 1 Administrative Position: $ 95,000 2 Custodian Positions: $ 62,000 Community Schools: $ 51,000 Athletics: $ 40,000 Crossing Guards: $ 15,000 Total Reductions $2,000,000

  15. Worcester Public SchoolsFY02-09 Budget History Change in Budget Spending FY02 to FY09

  16. Worcester Public SchoolsFY02-09 Budget History Average Per Year Change Change in Budget Spending FY02 to FY09

  17. Worcester Public SchoolsFY94-FY09 Budget Instructional / Fixed Costs Spending

  18. Worcester Public SchoolsFY02-09 Budget History Change in Budgeted Positions Does not include Head Start Employees or Long Term Substitutes

  19. Worcester Public SchoolsFY02-09 Budget History History of Actual Unemployment Compensation Payments: $3,135,419 spent since FY03

  20. Worcester Public SchoolsFY02-09 Budget History • Administration Spending Facts: • 12th out of 13 comparable urban districts on per pupil basis (FY07 Data). • 47% of the per pupil administrative spending is “paid” to the City (as a credit towards local contribution) for certain administrative functions. • WPS Administration salaries are 0.75% of budget. • Same number of administrative positions as FY91 (total staff +13%)

  21. Worcester Public SchoolsFY02-09 Budget History Closed 8 Schools: FY04Adams Street East Side Preparatory SchoolGranite Street School Greendale SchoolDoherty Satellite Program FY07Harlow Street Fundamental SchoolNew Ludlow School Mill Swan Communication Skills Center Multiple Intelligences School at Dartmouth Street

  22. Worcester Public SchoolsFY02-09 Budget History Reduced per pupil instructional supplies & materials by 70% in FY06 -52% -70%

  23. Worcester Public SchoolsFY02-08 Budget History • Reduced funding for instructional technology by 86%from $1.4 m in FY02 to $0.2 million in FY03-09 • Eliminated extended day programs at 10 schools, reduced pre-school from full day to half day, significant reductions in staff development, building maintenance, athletics, and fine arts

  24. WPS Students Show Progress • MCAS Scores Improve in ELA and Math: More WPS Students are Advanced/Proficient • More Students taking more rigorous classes • Competitive Colleges Continue to Accept WPS Graduates • WPS students excel in national competitions • Individual schools continue to receive national recognition However, with adequate funding, we could have even better results.

  25. Worcester Public Schools • EDUCATION REFORM FUNDING • REQUIREMENTS • FY10 FOUNDATION BUDGET • NET SCHOOL SPENDING • LOCAL CONTRIBUTION

  26. Worcester Public Schools • Foundation Budget: The target imposed by the Education Reform Act of 1993 for each school district, defining the spending level necessary to provide an adequate education for all students. • Changes annually by enrollment, demographics, and inflation.

  27. Worcester Public Schools • How is the FY10 Foundation Budget Calculated? • FY09 Foundation Per Pupil Budget Rates • x Inflation Factor (4.5%) = FY10 Rates • x October 1, 2008 student enrollment • = FY10 Foundation Budget

  28. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget FOUNDATION BUDGET

  29. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget FOUNDATION BUDGET INCREASE $ in millions

  30. Required Local Contribution: The minimum that the city must appropriate from property taxes and other local revenues for the support of schools. The amount includes certain municipal costs counted as school related expenditures. Student transportation and certain other school costs do not count in the local contribution requirement. • Municipal Revenue Growth Factor: The % change in a municipality's revenue growth for a fiscal year. • Net School Spending Requirement: The sum of the local required contribution and Chapter 70 state aid.

  31. Worcester Public Schools • How is the FY10 Foundation Budget funded? • City Contribution: FY09 amount x (+/-) Municipal Revenue Growth Factor • State Aid: Once local contribution level is defined, the difference to get to Foundation Budget is funded by Chapter 70 State Aid.

  32. Worcester Public Schools FOUNDATION BUDGET A=B-C A = State Aid B = Foundation Budget C = Local Required Contribution State Aid = Foundation Budget – Local Contribution

  33. Worcester Public Schools Net School Spending (NSS) is the compliance measure of municipal spending under Education Reform. The total NSS has equaled or exceeded the Foundation Budget since FY2000 (except for the FY10 budget from the Governor for 153 communities including Worcester)

  34. Worcester Public Schools City Costs included in Local Contribution: 45.6% of the following: Auditing: $1,058,162 Purchasing: $ 581,184 Technical Services: $3,992,597 Treasurer $3,220,435 Budget Office: $ 574,709 Total $9,427,087 at 45.6% = $4,301,187 100% of the following: Police Liaison Services: $ 555,211 Water & Sewer Charges: $ 474,300 Total $1,029,511 Total City Costs included in Local Contribution: $5,330,698 FY09 DESE Per Pupil Administrative Cost Allocation Method: $2,400,994

  35. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget INITIAL REQUIRED SPENDING

  36. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget INITIAL REQUIRED SPENDING COMPARED TO FOUNDATION “153 districts have FY10 net school spending requirements that fall short of their foundation budgets, by a total of $168 million. The federal economic stimulus bill…may contain some supplemental funding to assist local schools during these difficult economic times.” DESE1/28/09

  37. Worcester Public Schools FY10 BUDGET REVENUE ESTIMATES

  38. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget REVENUE CHANGE:

  39. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget MEDICAID REVENUE: $ in millions $64.4 million collected by WPS in Medicaid Revenue Since FY94. Per MGL Chapter 44 Section 53, all Medicaid Revenue deposited to City’s General Fund.

  40. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget REVENUE CHANGE: Governor’s FY10 Budget includes $11,276,707 in Emergency Recovery Bill Revenues for Worcester (state-wide hotel and meals tax increase) Using Governor’s local aid estimate: $83,628,319 Without new local aid funds: $81,828,319 Difference: -$ 1,800,000

  41. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget REVENUE CHANGE: City collects an indirect assessment on all grants for services provided by the following City departments: Auditing, Purchasing, Technical Services, Treasurer, Human Resources, and City Manager’s Office. City Manager budget includes an increase the indirect charge on all grants from 1% to 3%.

  42. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget REVENUE CHANGE:

  43. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget TOTAL CITY INDIRECT GRANT ASSESSMENT

  44. Worcester Public Schools FY10 BUDGET EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES

  45. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget Expenditure Projections: Detail Next Slide * Includes $300,000 to cover salaries for level-funded grant accounts

  46. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget Expenditure Projections:

  47. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget Budget Status: General Fund Budget

  48. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget BEST CASE SCENARIO TO SOLVE DEFICIT

  49. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget BEST CASE SCENARIO TO SOLVE DEFICIT $15,800,000 in temporary (two-year) funds to solve current budget deficit

  50. Worcester Public SchoolsFY10 Budget Budget Status: As of April 1, 2009 Deficit : -$18,220,000 Solutions: $17,000,000 Budget Status: -$ 1,220,000

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