PUBLIC HEARING: FY18 BUDGET March 21, 2017
EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 2
INITIATIVES Reduce Class Size (Kindergarten- 2) Increase Professional Development Increase Instructional Coaching Positions Invest in Technology and Infrastructure Begin Year 1 Capital Improvements Reduced Class Size Teacher Investment Student Achievement FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 3
BUDGET FY18 FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 4
CHALLENGES TO BUDGET Shrinking Foundation Enrollment = Shrinking Foundation Budget Substantial Fixed Costs Increases Reorganization of Staff FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 5
MINIMUM LOCAL CONTRIBUTION INCREASES 600,000 500,000 501,573 400,000 372,777 404,548 300,000 200,000 144,556 100,000-33,562 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 6
SIGNIFICANT FIXED COST INCREASES IN FY18 BUDGET $816,000 Vocational Tuitions $110,000 Salary and Wage Adjustments $518,000 Group Health Insurance $40,000 Retirement System Assessment $40,000 Retirement System Payouts $78,000 Property/Liability Insurance $30,000 FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 7
$645,000 $70,000 $180,000 HOW DID WE BALANCE BUDGET School Consolidation Changed Formula for Building Based Educational Budgets Staff Reductions FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 8
INITIAL CHANGES TO BUDGET 18 Positions Eliminated 7 New Positions Net Loss of 11 Positions in District Budget FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 9
NEW POSITIONS 2 instructional coaches Kindergarten, first, and second grade teacher SAC Woodland SRS school nurse FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 10
BUDGET SUMMARY SHEET FY18 FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 11
ANTICIPATED ASSESSMENT- LEVEL FUNDED Foundation Enrollment FY17-1576 students FY18-1484 students Town Assessment: FY17 Southwick: $10,923,907 FY17 Tolland: $537,043 FY17 Granville: $1,858,797 Town Assessment: (estimate) FY18 Southwick: $10,885,962 FY18 Tolland: $499,733 FY18 Granville: $1,807,335 FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 12
REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS Revenues reflect significant decline in Foundation Enrollment Chapter 70 Aid based on Gov. Baker s budget Regional Transportation reimbursement decrease MLC down in 2 of 3 towns, net decrease $3,684 Reduction of $79K for building project assessment Member assessments DOWN by $127K (1%) Total revenue DOWN by $272K (1.1%) FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 13
BUDGET REVENUE SUMMARY Major Revenue Sources 14,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 0 Chapter 70 Aid Regional Transportation E & D Town Contributions Revolving Accounts FY17 FY18 FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 14
EXPENDITURE HIGHLIGHTS Modification of summary page which reflects greater detail Consolidation of educational supplies & materials accounts Relocation of district costs to District General Administration (DGA) category Reflection of 2 educational coaches and increased professional development funds in DGA Modest increase (7.45%) for group health insurance rates FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 15
EXPENDITURE HIGHLIGHTS Reflection of savings to Debt Service Addition of 3 classroom teachers and SAC at WS Change of guidance counselor (PM) to SAC (Student Services) Allocation of AP salary exclusively to Powder Mill School Reduction in staff at SRS Increase to Special Education FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 16
Dollars BUDGET EXPENDITURE SUMMARY (1) 3,000,000 Expenditures by Cost Center 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 General Administration Employee Benefits Tuition Maintenance Student Transportation FY17 FY18 FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 17
BUDGET EXPENDITURE SUMMARY (2) 7,000,000 Expenditures by Cost Center 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 0 Debt Service (Combined) Woodland School Powder Mill School Southwick Regional School Special Education Special Ed. Transportation FY17 FY18 FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 18
BUDGET SUMMARY DESE FORMAT Expenditures by Functional Category Administration Instructional Leadership Classroom & Specialist Teachers Other Teaching Services Professional Development Instr'l Materials, Equip. & Tech. Guidance & Psychological Pupil Services Operations & Maintenance Employee Benefits/Fixed Charges Special Education Tuition Vocational Tuition School Choice Tuition Charter School Tuition Capital/Debt Service 0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 ADMN WS PMS SRS SPED CB REV SC REV GRNTS FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 19
BUILDING PROJECT DEBT SERVICE FY17 VS FY18 Southwick Tolland Granville FY17 $1,473,083 $64,070 $223,013 FY18 $1,397,438 $61,877 $221,949 Savings: $75,645 Savings: $2,193 Savings: $1,064 FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 20
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT NEEDS YEAR 1 Replace Powder Mill Collection System for Roof Drains- $10,000 Pave and Repair Transportation Facility- $75,000 Pave Woodland Parking Lot- $75,000 Overhaul Custodial and Grounds Equipment - $40,000 Replace and Repair Woodland School Ceiling Tiles and Shades- $25,000 Purchase Security Cameras/Intercoms- Southwick Campus- $10,000 Relocate/Reconstruct Playground- $100,000 Purchase Student Transportation Vehicles- $200,000 Purchase Technology and Upgrade Infrastructure- $65,000 FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 21
$645,823- ADDITIONAL COST TO KEEP GVS OPEN Employee Benefits Utilities Administration Facilities Instruction Library Health Guidance FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 22
ADDITIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS $645,823 Southwick Tolland Granville Granville, 82,988 Tolland, 20,473 Southwick, 542,362 FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 23
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENTS AND STAFF IN OUR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION 24