Board of Education FY 2019 2020 Proposed Budget
Fairfield Student Demographics Enrolled in Fairfield Public Schools Pre K 186 Elementary 4,156 Middle School 2,402 High School (111 enrolled in AquaCulture) 3,045 Enrolled in Magnet School 88 Outplaced Students 109 Total Student Population 9,986 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 English Language Learners 214 2013 2014 2014 2015 229 221 2015 2016 2016 2017 251 261 2017 2018 265 2018 2019 Countries of Origin: 52 /Languages Spoken: 28 Students Eligible For Free/Reduced Meals 15.4% (State Average: 38%) High School Graduation Rates 98.2% Not Yet Available! Students with Disability 12.1% (State Average 14.5%) 94.6% 93.8% 94.1% 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18
200 180 160 140 120 Preschool Enrollment Preschool is required by Federal Law for children who have special needs from the age of 3 years old. 133 141 Number of Students in PK 121 115 131 145 161 165 186 100 80 75 71 60 40 20 0 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 Projected
15 Year Historical Enrollment 12,500 10,000 8,957 9,195 9,424 9,709 9,880 10,032 10,118 10,287 10,273 10,250 10,160 10,058 9,984 9,916 9,789 9,685 Student Enrollment 7,500 5,000 Projected 2,500 2004 05 2005 06 2006 07 2007 08 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 2019 20 School Year
DISTRICT BY GRADE PROJECTIONS FPS Enrollment Projections by Grades K 5: 2019 20 to 2027 28 * * Actual Enrollment Medium Projections Model Enrollment projections courtesy of
DISTRICT BY GRADE PROJECTIONS FPS Enrollment Projections by Grades 6 8: 2019 20 to 2027 28 * * Actual Enrollment Medium Projections Model 7 Enrollment projections courtesy of
DISTRICT BY GRADE PROJECTIONS FPS Enrollment Projections by Grades 9 12: 2019 20 to 2027 28 * * Actual Enrollment Medium Projections Model Enrollment projections courtesy of
DISTRICT BY GRADE PROJECTIONS FPS Enrollment Projections by Grades K 12: 2019 20 to 2027 28 4378 3045 * 4324 2991 2985 2402 * 4156* 2413 4095 4175 2283 2921 2257 4190 2930 2186 4163 2891 4209 4249 2743 2185 4263 2712 2208 2631 2231 2620 2154 2147 * Actual Enrollment Grades K 5 Grades 6 8 Grades 9 12
Teacher and Staff Demographics 53% Employees Live in Fairfield 90% Live in Fairfield, Bridgeport, Trumbull, Stratford or Milford
Staff Salaries Increase of $4,685,601 Compared to the 2018 2019 Actual = an Increase of 3.17% 1541.33 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff Members in 6 Bargaining Units Fairfield Schools is the Largest Employer in Fairfield Fairfield Public Schools is One of the 100 Largest Employers in Fairfield County Data provided by the CT Dept. of Labor
Fairfield Board of Education Proposed 2019 2020 Budget Staff Salaries 61.86% Benefits 15.93% 2.7% increase.99% increase Staff Salaries: Teachers, Non Certified, Admin & Support, Paras, Custodial, Maintenance, Part Time, Wage/Ben, Degree Changes Benefits: Health Ins, Life/Disability Ins, Social Security, Pension Operations & Maint: Utilities, Major Maintenance Projects, Repairs & Maint, Paving, Snow Removal, Etc. Transportation: Transp to/from School, SPED Transp, Field Trips Tuition: For Magnet Schools and SPED outplacements Contracted Svcs: Legal, Prof/Tech Svcs, Extra Curr Salaries, Research, Safety & Security, Rentals, Personnel Recruitment Instructional Services: Prog Assessment, Curr Dev, Music Fest, Homebound Inst, OT, PT, Prof Consult, Contracted Audio Svcs, Sports, Music, Drama Expenses Supplies/Texts/Materials: Textbooks, Materials, Instr Supls, Office/Gen Supls, Supls Gifted/Talented & SPED Capital: Capital Outlay & Technology Other Purchased Svcs: Travel, Prof Dev/Curr Writing, Postage, Printing/Copying Dues & Fees: Dues for professional organizations.03% increase Dues and Fees 0.07%.03% increase Capital 0.90% Other Purchased Services 0.80%.68% increase.24% increase.01% increase Operations & Maintenance of Buildings 6.16% Contracted Services 2.27% Instructional Services 2.20% Supplies/Texts/Materials 1.51%.14% increase -.24% decrease Transportation 5.05% Tuition 3.25%.09% increase.32% increase
$22,000 $20,000 Fairfield County Towns Per Pupil Expenditures (PPE) 2016 17 $19,865 $20,157 $20,162 $20,387 $20,890 $21,203 $18,000 $16,989 $17,005 $18,446 $18,570 $16,000 $15,980 $15,985 $14,000 $12,000 $14,164 The Average of the surrounding towns PPE (in black) is 8.5% higher than Fairfield s PPE (in yellow) $10,000 $8,000 $6,000 DRG I DRG B DRG G DRG H DRG B DRG H DRG A DRG A DRG A DRG A DRG A DRG B DRG = District Reference Group $4,000 $2,000 $ 166 40 112 38 16 27 6 4 2 3 5 1 AENGLC rank AENGLC= Adjusted Equalized Net Grand List per Capita
$25,000 $20,000 Fairfield County Towns Per Pupil Expenditures (PPE) 2017 18 $18,934 $18,967 $20,378 $20,576 $21,122 $21,309 $21,609 $22,374 $17,529 $17,616 $15,802 $16,113 $15,000 $14,241 $10,000 $5,000 The Average of the surrounding towns PPE (in black) is 8.2% higher than Fairfield s PPE (in yellow) DRG I DRG G DRG B DRG B DRG H DRG H DRG H DRG A DRG A DRG A DRG A DRG B DRG A DRG = District Reference Group $ 165 166 114 41 16 37 26 8 2 3 4 1 6 AENGLC rank AENGLC= Adjusted Equalized Net Grand List per Capita
Salaries 2.70% 2019 2020 ALL STAFF SALARY CHANGES 2.15% Existing Exisitng Teaching Staff 0.58% Staff Replacement 0.44% Non Certified Contracts Settled in 18 19 0.41% 2019 2020 New Staff 0.40% 18 19 Unbudgeted @ 19 20 Salary 0.25% Degree Changes 0.24% Part Time Employment 0.04% Non Certified Longevity 0.03% Degree Changes 0.15% Wage & Benefit Total Increase over 2018 2019: 4.33% 2018 2019 TOTAL STAFF SALARY BUDGET: $ 108,127,134 2019 2020 TOTAL STAFF SALARY BUDGET: $ 112,812,735
Benefits.99% Budget 2018 2019 Proposed 2019 2020 +/ +/ $23,500,000 $23,000,000 Health Insurance $ 22,030,112 $ 23,466,405 $ 1,436,293 6.52% Life/Disability Insurance $ 316,264 $ 327,017 $ 10,753 3.40% $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $22,500,000 $22,000,000 $21,500,000 $21,000,000 Health Insurance Social Security $ 2,523,491 $ 2,649,125 $ 125,634 4.98% Pension/ Retirement $ 2,454,136 $ 2,603,246 $ 149,110 6.08% Total $ 27,324,003 $ 29,045,793 $ 1,721,790 6.30% $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $ Budget 2018 19 Proposed Budget 2019 20 Budget 2018 19 Proposed Budget 2019 20
Operations.68% Budget 2018 2019 Proposed 2019 2020 +/ +/ UTILITIES Utility Services $ 4,385,642 $ 4,853,126 $ 467,484 10.66% MAINTENANCE PROJECTS $5,000,000 $4,800,000 $4,600,000 $4,400,000 $4,200,000 $4,564,632 $4,385,642 $4,161,314 $4,853,126 Maintenance Services $ 4,828,956 $ 5,498,850 $ 669,894 13.87% Other Supplies $ 323,211 $ 323,211 $ 0.00% Maintenance/ Repair Supplies $ 523,000 $ 560,000 $ 37,000 7.07% Total $ 10,060,809 $ 11,235,187 $1,174,378 11.67% $900,000 $800,000 $700,000 $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $817,425 $511,460 $386,765 $474,030 $4,000,000 $3,800,000 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 $200,000 $100,000 $ 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020
Technology Capital $2,500,000 $2,000,000 2016 2017 $2,042,715 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 2015 2016 $1,412,429 2017 2018 $1,731,516 2018 2019 $1,407,349 $ 2019 2020 PROPOSED $1,179,672
Supplies, Texts & Materials $3,200,000 $3,171,323 $3,100,000 $3,000,000 $2,900,000 $2,800,000 $2,750,150 $2,700,000 $2,600,000 $2,500,000 Budget 2018 2019 Proposed 2019 2020
Special Education 120 100 96 88 101 96 120 120 97 100 80 73 60 40 20 0 In District Programs for Students Currently, the FPS Impact Program provides for 25 students at a cost to the district of: $539,074 If these 25 students required out placement, the cost to the district would be: $1,625,000 A savings of: $1,085,926
Audits Performed Two Self Imposed Audits in 2018 19 1) Troy and Banks Utilities and Phones Audit Are we being billed appropriately and are FPS utilities payments in order? YES! 2) Special Education Audit Is our eligibility in line with other districts? YES! Is our initial evaluation process efficient? Can use some improvement! Are we trending in the right direction for providing in house services for students? YES!
Changes at a Glance $ Increase (Decrease) vs. Budget Increase as % of FY19 Budget Total Staff Salaries $ 4,685,601 2.70% Benefits $ 1,721,790 0.99% Instructional Services $ 157,258 0.09% Contracted Services $ 562,266 0.32% Transportation $ 413,060 0.24% Tuition $ 25,040 0.01% Other Purchased Services $ 60,417 0.03% Supplies/Texts/Materials $ (421,173) (0.24)% Operations & Maintenance of Buildings $ 1,174,378 0.68% Capital $ 239,139 0.14% Dues and Fees $ 50,190 0.03% Totals $ 8,667,966 4.99% ***All items not in yellow total.63% increase to maintain and sustain our great schools
.99%.68% Salaries 2.70% Benefits Operations 2019 2020 ALL STAFF SALARY CHANGES 2.1 Existing Exisitng Teaching Staff 0.58% Staff Replacement 0.44% Non Certified Contracts Settled in 0.41% 2019 2020 New Staff 0.40% 18 19 Unbudgeted @ 19 20 Salary 0.25% Degree Changes 0.24% Part Time Employment 0.04% Non Certified Longevity 0.03% Degree Changes 0.15% Wage & Benefit Total Increase over 2018 2019: 4.33% 2018 2019 TOTAL STAFF SALARY BUDGET: $ 108,127,134 2019 2020 TOTAL STAFF SALARY BUDGET: $ 112,812,735 Budget 2018 2019 Proposed 2019 2020 +/ +/ Health Insurance $ 22,030,112 $ 23,466,405 $ 1,436,293 6.52% Life/Disability Insurance $ 316,264 $ 327,017 $ 10,753 3.40% Social Security $ 2,523,491 $ 2,649,125 $ 125,634 4.98% Pension/ Retirement $ 2,454,136 $ 2,603,246 $ 149,110 6.08% Total $ 27,324,003 $ 29,045,793 $ 1,721,790 6.30% $24,000,000 $23,000,000 $22,000,000 $21,000,000 Health Insurance Budget 2018 19 Proposed Budget 2019 20 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $ Budget 2018 19 Proposed Budget 2019 20 Budget 2018 2019 Proposed 2019 2020 +/ +/ Utility Services $ 4,385,642 $ 4,853,126 $ 467,484 10.66% Maintenance Services $ 4,828,956 $ 5,498,850 $ 669,894 13.87% Other Supplies $ 323,211 $ 323,211 $ 0.00% Maintenance/ Repair Supplies $ 523,000 $ 560,000 $ 37,000 7.07% Total $ 10,060,809 $ 11,235,187 $1,174,378 11.67% $5,000,000 $4,800,000 $4,600,000 $4,400,000 $4,200,000 $4,000,000 $3,800,000 $ UTILITIES $4,564,632 $4,161,314 $4,385,642 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 MAINTENANCE PROJECTS $4,853,126 $1,000,000 $817,425 $511,460 $386,765 $474,030 $500,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 Technology Capital $ 2015 2016, $1,412,429 2016 2017, $2,042,715 2017 2018, $1,731,516 2018 2019, $1,407,349 2019 2020 PROPOSED, $1,179,672 $3,200,000 $3,100,000 $3,000,000 $2,900,000 $2,800,000 $2,700,000 $2,600,000 $2,500,000 Supplies, Texts & Materials $3,171,323 Budget 2018 2019 $2,750,15 0 Proposed 2019 2020 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Special Education 73 96 88 101 96 120 120 In District Programs for Students 97 100 Currently, the FPS Impact Program provides for 25 students at a cost to the district of: $539,074 If these 25 students required out placement, the cost to the district would be: $1,625,000 A savings of: $1,085,926 Audits Performed Two Self Imposed Audits in 2018 19 1) Troy and Banks Utilities and Phones Audit Are we being billed appropriately and are FPS utilities payments in order? YES! 2) Special Education Audit Is our eligibility in line with other districts? YES! Is our initial evaluation process efficient? Can use some improvement. Are we trending in the right direction for providing in house services for students? YES!