1. HINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET PROPOSAL UPDATE FOR FY 16 Operating Budget Proposal Update from the Administration January 22, 2015

3. JANUARY 22, 2015 UPDATE TO PRELIMINARY FY 16 OPERATING BUDGET CHANGES FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET Unanticip. return from FY 15 LOA New LOA for FY 16 Revised proj. of para need Other Adjustments Add to guidance travel Baseline Edge software elim. Athletic revolving offset for sports clerical needs SAVINGS / INCREASE 2300 Increase of $14,393 2500Savings of $30,933 2300BSavings of $33,592 2700Increase of $1,000 2300Savings of $11,498 3510Savings of $1,681 TOTAL REDUCTION $62,311

4. PERSONNEL CHANGES FULL YEAR LEAVES OF ABSENCE  Eight full year LOAs in FY 15  All in Proposed Budget at “best guess” as to return or not, for September  Two formal confirmations to date (one as budgeted; one at a higher cost, now reflected in budget)  Formal confirmations for remaining 8 expected by March 1 or before  Two new LOAs for FY 16 known to date, with savings reflected in budget

5. PERSONNEL CHANGES RETIREMENTS  Total of 6 retirements by end of June 2014; one additional in October 2014 (3 of 13-14 total were post budget)  Five retirements for June 2015 were known as of January 1, 2015. One retirement is for this month.  All six are reflected in budget (savings already taken)  Four of six benefit from contractual early notification benefit that reduces turnover savings.  The number of additional retirements, if any, is anticipated to be small.

6. FY 16 PROPOSED ADDITIONAL FTEs New FTEs: Elementary spec. 1.4 (.5 PE..5 music,.4 Span.) MS Core Teaching 2.8 (1.6 math/sci,.4 FL,.4 SS,.4 ELA) HS Core Teaching 3.625 (.625 ELA, 1.0 sci, 1.0 SS, 1.0 math) Facilities Personnel 2.0 (1.0 Mainten., 1.0 Facil. Manager) TOTAL 9.825 Note: The FDK addition is 10.7 FTEs, of which 3.7 are additions to existing staff. With FD K the grand total of “new” FTEs is 14.6. FTEs (from 9.825) added to existing staff: HS Core Teaching.625 MS Core Teaching 1.2 Elem. Specialists.4 TOTAL 2.225 Note: Over the last several years the % of total HPS employees participating in health insurance has ranged from 49% to 56%. This year it is 45% overall, 52% for teachers.

7. THINKING ABOUT OTHER CHANGES AND POTENTIAL REDUCTIONS OR POSSIBLE REVENUES ( where are the biggest swings possible? ) PERSONNEL CATEGORIES – New full year LOAs, resignations, or retirements SPECIAL EDUCATION – Tuition decisions by OSD, pending placements, unanticipated placements STATE FUNDING – CHAPTER 70 Review Commission recommendations, cuts to local aid or CB allocations OFFSETS and/or REVOLVING ACCOUNTS – New fee/tuition structure revenues, increased RA offsets to Operating Budget VOCATIONAL EDUCATION – Potential new student(s)

8. Full Day Kindergarten Impact  Total cost * ($850 K) to be offset by tuition revenue (est. $650 K) and town contribution (requested $200 K)  Costs for 4.0 special education teachers to move to 2300B  Costs for 3.0 new teachers and 1.5 FTEs for teachers moving from.5 to 1.0 to move to 2300  Costs for 2.2 specialists (.5 music,.5 PE, 1.0 Spanish,.2 art) to move to 2300  Costs for additional para hours (to achieve 1.0 per classroom) to move to 2300 * Assumes 300 students and 15 sections, $80K less for 14 sections

9. SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR SC DISCUSSION Transportation Recommendations – is there an alternative to the proposed additional bus and new lease? Facilities Oversight – Is there a way of mitigating the cost of this new role? FD K – What are next steps to reduce the unknowns? Capital – What are the most important funding priorities? What is the consensus on the SOI (PRS windows) item?

10. WHAT BUDGET SHOULD BE PRESENTED AT THE JOINT MEETING? Questions for SC discussion: Does the proposed budget reflect the SC priorities? Is there consensus on amending the proposal by adding or deleting items? Administration’s recommendation: Present the full needs-based proposal (or as amended above) to the Joint Meeting on February 5 th. Rationale:  There still are several weeks before any group votes and that means lots of time for potential changes that may reduce the bottom line, allowing for more needed items to be retained.  The Feb. 5 th session will be the first televised public viewing of the proposed budget, and meeting attendees and viewers should see the entire proposal.