10/15/20151 FY2011 Budget Presentation for Watertown Town Council Watertown Public Schools May 25, 2010

10/15/20152 Budget Context  Continue to Support School District Goals Support High Academic Achievement Foster Self-Actualization Promote Global and Local Citizenship  Amidst Difficult Fiscal and Economic Times Declining State Financial Support Last Year of Federal Stimulus Funding Town Budget Constraints Negotiating Union Contracts

10/15/20153 Budget Process  October – December School Department Budget Development and Workshops  January – February Presentations (4) to Budget/Finance & Curriculum Subcommittees  March – April Administrative Forums with Faculty, PTO & Site Council Leaders Budget Subcommittee and Town Council Subcommittee Meeting Budget and Finance Subcommittee Meetings Superintendent’s Budget Presentation to School Committee – April 5 Public Hearing and Vote by School Committee – April 12 Town Manager Presents Budget Recommendation – April 27 Presentation to Town Council – May 25  June Town Council Vote

FY2010 Revenues – All Sources  Town Appropriation $32,928,00088%  Technology Support – Town500,000 1%  Federal Stimulus500,000 1%  State – Circuit Breaker679,000 2%  Other Fed. And State Grants 2,100,000 6%  Pre-K and Pre-School348,000 1%  Other Fees and Receipts185,000<1% Total $37,240,000 10/15/20154

FY2010 Expenditures – All Sources  Personnel $25,512,00069%  SPED – Non Personnel 7,160,00019% (tuition, trans, serv.)  Utilities and Maintenance 1,776,000 5%  Materials and Services 2,000,000 5%  Technology & Equip 792,000 2% Total $37,240,000 10/15/20155

FY2011 – Budget Scenarios Increase from FY2010 Town Appropriation:  Program Proposals – 5.66% Increase  Superintendent’s Report – 3.84% Increase  Level Services – 3.36% Increase  School Committee Recommendation – 2.0% Increase  Town Manager’s Recommendation – 1.65% Increase  Level Dollar Budget – 0% Increase

FY2011 – Key Budget Challenges  Special Education  Providing In-District Services  Academic Enhancement  Providing Critical Teaching and Curriculum Support  Technology  Maintaining Technology Initiative  Enrollments  Adjusting to Projected Enrollment Increases  Targeted Reductions Across All Areas  To Accommodate Program Changes and General Cost Increases

10/15/20158 Budget Challenge – Special Education – In-District and Out-of-District In-DistrictOut-of-District Year No. of StudentsBudget No. of StudentsBudget FY $5,250,00054$2,600,000 FY $6,400,00072$5,100,000 Percent Change 22%96%

10/15/20159 Budget Challenge – Special Education – In-District Programming  Language-Based Classes Grades 2 to12 (72 students)  Autism Spectrum Classes Grades PreK to 7 (24 students)  Social- Emotional Support Grades PreK to 12 (45 students)  Neurodevelopmental Learning Support Grades K to 12 (28 students)

Budget Challenge – Special Education – Example of Cost Avoidance in FY2010 Investment in WMS Integrated Emotional Support Programming Cost of Out-of-DistrictSavings Integrated Social – Emotional Program at WMS served 10 students 2 FTE special education teachers 2 FTE instructional assistants.65 FTE licensed social workers.8 FTE mental health counselors (.4 professionals and.4 interns) Private Out-of-District Program (Dearborn Academy in Arlington used in calculations) Tuition $52,380 x 10 = $523,800 Transportation $5,400 x 10 = $ 54, additional students have used the services of the IES program this year Totals $242,248 $577,800$335,552

Budget Challenge – Critical Academic Enhancements  Reading Teachers  Curriculum Development and Coordination  Additional Instructional Materials 10/15/201511

10/15/ Budget Challenge – Technology – Sustain Implementation

10/15/ Budget Challenge -- Enrollment Trend Projected

Budget Challenge – Diverse Population Student Population Groups WatertownState  Limited English Proficient10% 6%  First Language Not English29% 16%  Special Education18% 17%  Low Income27% 32% 10/15/201514

Budget Challenge – Elementary Maximum Class Size CUNNIFFHOSMERLOWELLALL ELEM FY10FY11FY10FY11FY10FY11FY10FY11 K TOTAL /15/201515

FY2011 Operating Budget Major Changes FY2010 Town Appropriation $32,928,000  Base Level and Other Adjustments293,000  Special Education 530,000  Academic Enhancement 243,000  Technology Support225,000  Reductions – Staff and Services (748,000) FY2011 Mgr. Recommended Appropriation $33,471,000 10/15/201516

FY2011 Budget – Base Level and Other Adjustments  Personnel Set-Aside 533,000  Program and Revenue Adjustments(110,000)  Retirement/Turnover Savings(165,000)  Minuteman Tuitions (75,000)  Facilities Repair and Maintenance 50,000  High School Athletics 60,000 Total$ 293,000 10/15/201517

FY2011 Budget – Special Education  In-District Services460, FTE Teachers; 9.0 FTE Inst. Assistants  Contract Services – Testing 100,000  Summer Tuition 20,000  Inclusion Instructional Assistants(50,000) Reduce by 2.5 FTE Inst. Assistants Total $ 530,000 10/15/201518

FY2011 Budget – Critical Academic Enhancements  Reading Teachers100, FTE Teachers  English Language Learner Support 20,000.4 FTE Teacher  Elementary Curriculum Coordinator 43, FTE  Instructional Materials 80,000 Total $ 243,000 10/15/201519

FY2011 Budget – Technology Support  Technology Consultant 20,000  Technical Support 50, FTE  Education Technology Leader - Stipend 5,000  Technology Repair and Maintenance 25,000  Technology Hardware 125,000 Total $ 225,000 10/15/201520

FY2011 Budget – Reductions  Classroom Teachers (98,000)  Specialist Teachers (110,000)  Coordinators & Administrators (302,000)  Support Staff (178,000)  Athletics (60,000) Total $ (748,000) 10/15/201521

Ongoing Budget Strategies  Budget Reallocations/Program Changes  Contractual Changes with Unions  Fees  Other Federal, State and Local Revenues