1. FY19 Operating Budget Presentation March 2018
Dover Public School
FY19 Operating Budget Presentation
March 2018

2. District Strategic Objectives

3. Dover Public School FY19 Budget Overview
The FY19 Budget is responsible and sustainable and supports the Town’s:
Stewardship of learning environment that consistently delivers measurable learning outcomes that are reported to be among the highest in the state,
Compliance with State mandates (i.e. Special Education),
Compliance with School District policies (i.e. Class Size),
Safe-keeping of town facilities/assets.

4. Dover Public School FY19 Budget Overview
The FY19 Budget Approach:
Acute appreciation for the Town’s finances
Adherence to Dover Warrant’s budget guidelines
Desire to provide level services
This presented Budget does not include:
Healthcare costs for school employees. These costs are included in the overall Town healthcare costs,
Chapter 70 Revenues of approximately $800,000 and Circuit Breaker reimbursement of $990,000 which offset FY19 costs to town taxpayers.
Capital Requests (though it should be noted that this year there is ZERO Capital Request to the Town from Chickering)

5. Dover Public School FY19 Operating Budget
FY18 Budget
FY19 Budget
% Change
Chickering School
$7,095,796
$7,223,925
1.81 %
Out of District:
Tuition
$2,852,034
$2,912,547
2.07%
Transportation
360,113
301,371
-1.63%
Total OOD
$3,212,147
$3,213,918
0.06%
Total
$10,307,943
$10,437,843
1.26%

6. Dover Public School - FY19 Budget Drivers Chickering School
Increase of 1.81% over FY18 Budget reflects: $128,129
Estimated enrollment range is with 25 sections. The budget reflects a reduction of one section - decrease of $60,000
FY19 educator salary increases of 2% on top step and 1% within the matrix. All other contractual increases are 2%. Increase of $165,000,exclusive of noted staff changes
Post FY18 budget staffing changes – net decrease to educator salary base of $45,000
Adding 0.5 FTE FLES teacher for 5th grade rollout – increase of $30,000
Adding two SPED assistants post FY18 budget – increase of $47,000
Increase in FY19 technology replacement needs $11,600
Costs for summer services related to our new pre-k students and others on IEPs not fully budgeted in FY18 – increase of $16,000
Reduction in textbooks for FY18 one-time cost for math curriculum upgrade – decrease of $10,900
Fourth year of bus contract – increase of $1,955
Business Office Staff reduction (.5 to .3) – decrease of $13,000
Eliminate custodial substitute line – decrease of $6,500
Adjustment in maintenance expenses based on historical trends & FY18 costs of On- Site Insight update – decrease of $9,300

7. Dover Public School FY19 Operating Budget Out of District
FY18 Budget
FY19 Budget
% Change
Chickering School
$7,095,796
$7,223,925
1.81 %
Out of District:
Tuition
$2,852,034
$2,912,547
2.07%
Transportation
360,113
301,371
-1.63%
Total OOD
$3,212,147
$3,213,918
0.06%
Total
$10,307,943
$10,437,843
1.26%

8. Dover Public School Special Education – Out of District Mandates and Funding
Special education is a federally mandated program for students with disabilities from the ages of 3 – 22 years.
Services need to meet the legal standards of FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education) and be provided in the least restrictive environment.
32 students are budgeted to be placed out of district as the District cannot provide the appropriate level of services required for their education.
Circuit breaker reimbursement from the State reimburses a portion of the out of district tuition costs. The reimbursement is not included in this Budget.

9. Dover Public School FY19 Budget Drivers Special Education – Out of District
OOD is relatively flat compared to FY18 and estimates 32 OOD placements – increase of $1,771
5 placements graduating/aged-out – decrease of $260,000
Two placements returned to DS district $100,000
One placement moved out of District – decrease of $20,000
Net increases from changes in placements – increase of $155,000
3 new OOD placements – increase of $214,000
Tuition increases of 3% - increase approx. $72,000
Decrease in transportation costs based on a decrease in number of riders and length of trips – decrease of $58,700
Circuit Breaker Reimbursement for FY19 will be $990,000 based on a 65% reimbursement rate

10. Dover Public School FY19 Budget Drivers Special Education – Out of District
The Districts have implemented several new initiatives in the recent years to keep as many students, as appropriate, in-district. These include:
Creation of specialized classrooms:
Language based and life skills programs at High School in FY18
Pre-K Integrated Classroom was approved & created in FY16
Engagement of a language based specialist consultant
Development of Response to Intervention (RtI) protocols such that struggling students are identified and supported earlier
Continual cross-District review of operations for potential cost-sharing and efficiencies
Circuit Breaker (CB) Reimbursement
Town is reimbursed a portion of tuition costs for OOD placements. A 75% reimbursement is mandated for cases in excess of approx. $44,000 (4 x foundation budget). Current state funded reimbursement, however, averages 65-70%.
FY19 CB for Dover is estimated to be approx. $990,000, assuming a 65% state reimbursement rate and is not included in the Operating Budget.

11. Thank you for your continued support of the education of our children.
Dover Public School
Please visit our website to view this presentation and the complete FY19 Budget packet.
Thank you for your continued support of the education of our children.