BHRSD FY17 Budget Proposal for Educational Success

1. Berkshire Hills Regional School District FY 17 Proposed Budget February 11, 2016

2. Mission To ensure all students are challenged through a wide range of experiences to become engaged, curious learners and problem solvers who effectively communicate, respect diversity, and improve themselves and their community.

3. Building on Successes

4. Building on Successes • Renegotiated Tuition Agreements thru FY18 • Developing Shared Services Agreements • Tightly Monitor Choice Enrollment

5. Building on Successes • Regional Agreement Amendment Committee • MBRES – State Commendation • MBRES – Parent-Child Home Program

6. Building on Successes • MVRMS – Writing Recognition • MMRHS – Self-Study • Commitment to Reimagining Education in BHRSD

7. Moving Forward • April - Propose Timeline for District Review • Including: • Review Research • Visit Other Sites • Host Staff, Parent, Community Forums • Develop Plan

8. Level-Program • Level Program -- Including • Technology Upgrades/replacements (existing program) • Additional Food Service Funding (existing program)

9. FY 17 Level Program with Proposed Reductions

10. Reduction Request • Reduce Operating Budget by $400,000 - $600,000 • Reduce Net Assessment Impact

11. Reduction Request • $100,000 from E&D • Recognize Potential Savings from Solar ($70,000) • Reduce spending in other areas ($230,000 - $430,000)

12. Reduction Considerations • Impact as Few Students as Possible • Maintain Strong Programming

13. Reduction Process Step #1 • Reviewed All Accounts

14. Reduction Process Step #2 • Request Reductions at School Level: • Recognized that cuts for FY17 would impact programming

15. Personnel Elementary • ES Reduction of 1 Teacher • Through retirement – 2nd grade to 3 sections

16. Personnel Middle • .2 Music – Retirement not replaced • Additional non-personnel cuts made • Stipends, supplies, materials

17. Personnel High • .8 Music – Retirement not replaced • 1.0 Art Teacher to .5 • Elimination of 1 Paraprofessional (student graduating) • Supplies

18. District-Wide • Custodial OT lines reduced • Based on history • Copier Maintenance lines reduced • Based on history • Internet Services • Reduced to reflect current service • BA Professional Development

19. District-Wide • Gas/Oil • Reduction in contracted rates with recalculated usage projection • Food Service Health Insurance • Carried contingency for additional enrollments no longer needed • School Choice • Based on rolling average

20. Reduction – after Solar Savings and E&D • $250,000 • Further Impacts would cut too deeply into programming, and • Affect Fewer Students

21. FY17 Finance Sub-Committee Recommended Budget

22. FY 17 Proposed Budget District by Function

23. Net Operating Change Total Change: $ 738,331

24. Operating Budget Expenditures Change $25,350,059 gross budget $ 738,3313.00% $23,165,470 net operating budget $ 866,7423.89%

25. Operating Budget • Difference between Gross Operating and Net Operating due to reduction by Choice & Tuition Revenue • Choice down by $106,840, after use of $25,00 in reserves • Tuition down by $21,571 after use of $75,000 in reserves

26. Capital Budget

27. FY 17 Project Principal Interest Total ES & MS Construction Bond $1,245,000 $ 559,875 $1,804,875 ST Borrowing $ 100,000 $ 25,000 $ 125,000 HS Maintenance $ 100,000 $ 0 $ 100,000 TOTAL $1,445,000 $ 584,875 $2,029,875

28. Revenue

29. $ 2,801,923 0.96% Chapter 70 $ 579,045 3.87% Chapter 71 School Choice $ 1,243,160* ( 7.91%) Tuition $ 941,429* ( 2.24%) $ 1,120,934 0% MSBA Revenue *Includes use of Fund Balance

30. Revenue Other Medicaid Reimbursement Interest Income Miscellaneous Income All Other $ 87,500 (20.45%)

31. Revenue Excess & Deficiency • FY 17 Use • $100,000 (20.45%) • Represents 20.71% of E&D balance

32. Revenue - Sources

34. Assessments

35. Assessments to Member Towns Three Considerations: • Population Allocation • Minimum Local Contribution • Net Assessment

36. Assessments to Member Towns Population Allocation FY 16 FY 17 Great Barrington 70.1933% 69.9897% Stockbridge 14.7508% 15.4162% West Stockbridge 15.0560% 14.5940%

37. Assessments to Member Towns Minimum Local Contribution FY 16 FY 17 Great Barrington $6,619,086 $6,756,779 Stockbridge $1,340,122 $1,338,211 West Stockbridge $1,428,162 $1,399,875

38. Assessments to Member Towns Minimum Local Contribution • “ . .. shall annually appropriate [an] amount equal to not less than the sum of the minimum required local contribution . . .” • “The district may choose to spend additional amounts; . . . charged to members according to the district’s required agreement.” MGL Ch. 70, § 6

39. Assessments to Member Towns Net Assessment FY 16 FY 17 Great Barrington $13,514,598 $14,463,399 Stockbridge $ 2,846,623 $ 3,035,712 West Stockbridge $ 2,863,880 $ 3,006,832

40. Assessments to Member Towns Total Assessment 6.66% $20,505,943 • Great Barrington 6.94% $14,463, 993 • Stockbridge 8.76% $ 3,035,712 • W. Stockbridge 3.35% $ 3,006,832

41. Assessments to Member Towns Total Assessment 6.66% $20,505,943 • Great Barrington 6.94% $ 938,8950 • Stockbridge 8.76% $ 244,446 • W. Stockbridge 3.35% $ 97,501

42. Revenue & Enrollment

43. Questions?