Report to the Community April 9 th, 2014

District Enrollment - Past & Future

Passing a levy in 2005 didn’t mean the School District was immune to making tough choices… Cooper Elementary was closed Walking distances for students have increased. Tilden was closed and repurposed. Our transportation system was restructured to save money. Positions have been eliminated through reductions and retirements whenever possible. All Employee Bargaining Groups have taken pay freezes or soft freezes over the past decade. Our elementary boundaries have been redrawn twice over the past 10 years to remain efficient. 5 th grade students were transitioned to the Middle School as a cost savings measure. The School Board approved $800,000 in cuts for the school year.

Where do we go from here? Enrollment Projections Current Structure

Declining Enrollment – we are not alone. Hastings Public Schools Hastings Area Private Schools (Includes SEAS, St. John’s, St. Mathias) Enrollment Losses Past 10 Years -22%

Declining Student Enrollment What does it mean? The loss of 100 students equals an approximate loss of -$8,000 for each student or a total of -$800,000 to the School District in just one year. Even if you could reduce your teaching staff by 4 to try and offset the loss of students, how do you offset the rest of the -$552,000. $800,000 – Loss of 100 Students $248,000 – Reduction of 4 $62,000 each $552,000Net Loss

Budget

Special ServicesFTE or Position(s)Description Assessment Time - District Wide 0.2Speech and Language - JFK 0.4SLD at McAuliffe 0.6Eliminate ECSE Coordinator Position 1.0Eliminate Vacant Secondary Special Ed Coordinator High School 4Eliminate 4 PSA positions (Pinecrest, McAuliffe and 2 at HMS) $82,000Increase revenue from student enrollment in STAARS program Elementary FTE or Position(s)Description 3.0Eliminate Library Media Certified Staff 3Eliminate 3 Library Media Secretarial Staff Hastings Middle School FTE or Position(s)Description 2.0Math positions/overloads 1.2Science 0.234Social Studies/Language Arts 0.8Music 1.033Art 1.166FACS 1.434Human Performance (PE) 1.167Industrial Tech 0.8Spanish 0.2French Hastings High SchoolFTE or Position(s)Description 0.2Spanish 0.333FACS 1.166Science 0.667English 0.3French 0.667Math 0.533Social Studies/Business 0.2Art 0.4Industrial Tech 0.566Human Performance (PE) $59,456Athletic positions, HHS supplies and ALC Revenue Enhancement Teaching and LearningFTE or Position(s)Description $89,536Reduction of workbooks, testing, staff development and stipends. Proposed Reductions