Regional School Unit 40 2017-18 Budget Presentation
Proposed Budget Summary by Cost Categories Supplies & Books 3% Other 3% Energy 2% Debt 5% Purchased Services 12% Salaries & Benefits 75% Fast Fact: 218 employees, about 60% of our staff, live in one of our five towns.
Budget Validation Referendum History Year Yes No Pass/Fail 2016-17 989 698 Pass 2015-16 315 104 Pass 2014-15 227 164 Pass 2013-14 530 384 Pass 2012-13 1,374 839 Pass 2011-12 849 673 Pass 2010-11 2,424 1,259 Pass 2009-10 732 569 Pass 2008-09 1,440 936 Pass 2007-08 142 272 Fail
RSU 40 Compared to Midcoast Districts Rank District Students Per Pupil Difference 1 RSU 7 - North Haven 66 $27,327 $30,550,938 2 Islesboro 71 $25,375 $26,984,002 3 Georgetown 105 $17,644 $12,854,913 4 Southport 52 $16,580 $10,910,170 5 South Bristol 89 $15,642 $9,196,576 6 RSU 8 - Vinalhaven 180 $15,305 $8,580,579 7 Boothbay 522 $15,086 $8,181,051 8 Five Town - Camden 640 $14,990 $8,004,648 Average $14,317 $6,877,058 9 Edgecomb 155 $13,510 $5,299,796 10 RSU 20 - Belfast 2,238 $13,115 $4,579,421 11 RSU 28 - Camden 753 $13,115 $4,579,206 Median $13,089 $4,530,798 12 Bristol 268 $13,062 $4,482,391 13 Nobleboro 203 $12,687 $3,797,356 14 RSU 13 - Rockland 1,910 $12,603 $3,643,360 15 Lincolnville 189 $12,067 $2,662,640 16 Appleton 138 $11,830 $2,230,751 17 Jefferson 305 $11,564 $1,744,259 18 RSU 12 - Somerville 1,465 $11,340 $1,335,492 19 Great Salt Bay 400 $11,254 $1,177,801 20 RSU 1 - Bath 2,133 $11,000 $713,359 21 RSU 40 1,828 $10,610 $0 22 Hope 177 $10,493 -$213,430 Districts with high schools, excluding island schools Source: 2014-2015 Per Pupil Subsidizable Operating Expenditures, Maine Department of Education
100 Percentage of Students Scoring At or Above State Expectations 90 80 70 60 50 40 43 34 54 RSU 40 30 20 10 0 English Math Science Source: 2015-16 MEA data
100 Percentage of Students Scoring At or Above State Expectations 90 80 70 60 50 40 43 51 34 38 54 61 RSU 40 State 30 20 10 0 English Math Science Source: 2015-16 MEA data
Significant Financial Challenges Significant because Too big to overcome in one fiscal year Adverse effect on district Interfere with progress in other areas Won t go away on their own
Significant Financial Challenges Deficit fund balance $1,137,000 Adult Education $121,000 Food Service $139,000 General Fund $197,000 Balance Forward $680,000 Competitive wages $700,000
Number of Employees (370 total) Employees by Hire Date 50 47 43 40 33 30 24 20 10 0 20 17 16 12 13 13 13 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 Year Hired (1977-2016) Fast Fact: One third of our employees (123 staff) were hired in the past three years.
Significant Financial Challenges Deficit fund balance $1,137,000 Adult Education $121,000 Food Service $139,000 General Fund $197,000 Balance Forward $680,000 Competitive wages $700,000 Maintenance projects $635,000 Resources $400,000 Building renovations? Governor s proposed budget? Region 8 new school $400,000 (next year)
February 27, 2017 Adopted Proposed $ Budget % Budget Budget Budget Difference Difference 07/1/2016-07/1/2017 - FY 2017 FY 2017 06/30/2017 06/30/2018 to FY 2018 to FY 2018 FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget $ 25,126,434 Proposed Expenditure Adjustments 1 Budget savings (capital projects, debt pmts, NEASC visit) $ (67,339) $ (67,339) -0.3% 2 Technology savings $ (54,204) $ (121,542) -0.5% 3 MCST - Proposed budget increase $ 60,327 $ (61,215) -0.2% 4 Revolving renovation fund for PMS $ 29,825 $ (31,391) -0.1% 5 Salaries/wages $ 544,705 $ 513,315 2.0% 6 Benefits (health ins, FICA, Medicare) $ 287,014 $ 800,329 3.2% 7 MePERS increase ($471,249.84 total, State share $223,843.67) $ 67,009 $ 867,337 3.5% 8 Insurance - Property and Casualty $ 4,503 $ 871,840 3.5% 9 Operations and maintenance - contracted services & energy $ 13,846 $ 885,686 3.5% 10 Maintenance Repairs $ 50,000 $ 935,686 3.7% 11 Buses (lease/purchase for 2) $ 25,994 $ 961,680 3.8% 12 Food service contribution $ 50,000 $ 1,011,680 4.0% 13 Supplies/books & periodicals $ 54,204 $ 1,065,884 4.2% 14 Exchange.3 music position for.2 physical ed and.2 art teacher $ 6,929 $ 1,072,813 4.3% 15 Employee training and development $ 7,318 $ 1,080,131 4.3% 16 District-wide maintenance position (2.0) $ 114,509 $ 1,194,640 4.8% 17 Maintenance Projects $ 310,000 $ 1,504,640 6.0% 18 Increasing substitute pay to $100 per day $ 66,900 $ 1,571,540 6.3% 19 MVHS custodian position (1.0) $ 44,100 $ 1,615,640 6.4% 20 Elementary technology requests $ 11,302 $ 1,626,942 6.5% 21 Pre-Kindergarten to half-days $ 30,767 $ 1,657,709 6.6% 22 First grade assessment days $ 4,200 $ 1,661,909 6.6% 23 Guidance counselor positions (0.3) $ 19,087 $ 1,680,996 6.7% 24 Special Education teacher (1.0) $ 68,500 $ 1,749,496 7.0% 25 Special Education ed tech (7.0 at $39,307) $ 275,149 $ 2,024,645 8.1% 26 Special Education - contracted services $ 56,080 $ 2,080,725 8.3% 27 Special Education - Board Certified Behavior Consultant $ 75,000 $ 2,155,725 8.6% 28 Speical Education - Stipend wages and benefits (ESY) $ 7,561 $ 2,163,286 8.6% 29 Special Education - Substitute wages and benefits $ 8,367 $ 2,171,652 8.6% 30 Central office secretary (1.0) $ 44,677 $ 2,216,329 8.8% 31 Intervention teachers (7.5) $ 477,173 $ 2,693,502 10.7% 32 Freshman Academy $ 68,500 $ 2,762,002 11.0% 33 World language teachers PK - 8 (4.0) $ 254,492 $ 3,016,494 12.0% 34 Health teachers PK - 6 (3.0) $ 190,869 $ 3,207,363 12.8% 35 MMS STEM teacher (1.0) $ 63,623 $ 3,270,986 13.0% 36 MMS RTI ed tech III (1.0) $ 32,420 $ 3,303,406 13.1% 37 MVHS music teacher (0.5) $ 31,812 $ 3,335,217 13.3% 38 Alternative Education Teachers (3.0) $ 190,869 $ 3,526,086 14.0% 39 Workshop days to replace early release days (7) $ 365,510 $ 3,891,596 15.5% Other ideas 1 Deficit fund balances ($1,137,243 total) $ 100,000 $ 3,991,596 15.9% 2 Automated systems (timecards, sub calling, applications, etc) 3 Vans for special ed, alt ed, clubs, etc) 4 Curriculum review cycle 5 Renovations (MVHS, MS, bus garage, etc) Highlighted items are obligations Regional School Unit 40 Proposed FY 2017-18 Budget Summary