1. Regional School District #14 2012-13 Proposed Budget 1 March 5, 2012

2. Mission Statement 2 The Mission Statement of the Regional School District #14 reads: We, the educational community of the Region 14 School District, are dedicated to creating a quality, dynamic learning environment so that each individual learner becomes a respected contributing member of the community with values, skills and resources that promote the advancement of society.

3. District Goals Regional School District 14 will provide a culture of academic excellence through leadership and adherence to systemic, cohesive Pre-K – 12 curriculum and instruction. Specifically, Regional School District 14 leaders and teachers will develop and implement a coherent approach to improving writing skills across the district. 3

4. Budget Objectives Enhance the instructional program in our schools in a cost- effective manner based on instructional best practices and research: Reduce fixed costs by continuing to apply rigorous bidding and contractual negotiations practices; Provide oversight and support in the areas of PreK – 12 curriculum and instruction, professional development and student assessment; Enhance instructional supports to meet all State and Federal mandates and initiatives, including SRBI, Common Core State Standards, Secondary School Reform, CAPSS Education Transformation Project and NEASC; Provide the resources necessary to ensure our school facilities are safe, clean and reflect the community’s pride in our schools. 4

5. Budget Guidelines  To maintain reasonable class sizes  To continue to provide all Region 14 students with a high quality education  To continue to provide support for teachers as well as instructional resources for enhanced teaching and learning  To continue to be as efficient as possible, through creative uses of resources, redeployment of staff, and reductions in certain areas.  To understand and be sensitive to the community’s inability to absorb significant tax increases. 5

6. Budget Guidelines (cont.)  To comply with federal and state education mandates  To maintain a safe, clean learning environment for all staff and students  To maintain fiscal responsibility by ensuring adequate funding for healthcare, utilities and pension liabilities  To maintain fiscal responsibility by examining current staffing, programs and enrollment, identifying cost avoidance measures, seeking efficiencies and analyzing historical budget data. 6

7. Budget Challenges  Increasing health insurance costs  Unsettled employment contracts  Current Economic Conditions  Decreasing State support  Taxpayer’s willingness/ability to pay  Town Demographic changes  Continuing and New Unfunded Mandates  Avoiding, as much as possible, direct impact to students’ programs and services 7

8. Budget Assumptions  Reduced State support  Limited and/or no growth in Grand Lists  No increase in interest rates  Pension rate increases  Enrollment decreases  No increase in Federal support 8

9. Enrollment History

10. 2011-122012-13Prowda CurrentProjectedVarianceProjection EnrollmentBirthsEnrollmentBirthsNov-07 for 11-1210/1/11 Kindergarten1231031111031140130-27 Grade 1125128101106-22122-16 Grade 2102 991151282911711 Grade 3126128 99-29136-37 Grade 411111012818138-10 Grade 5150145110-35115-5 Total MES/BES737713674-39758-84 Sixth Grade126131145141423 Seventh Grade140 131-9135-4 Eighth Grade152150140-10145-5 Total WMS418421416-5422-6 Ninth Grade1511361404147-7 Tenth Grade167161135-26146-11 Eleventh Grade1651571561488 Twelfth grade1551471525153 Total NHS638601583-18594-11 Grand Total1,7931,7351,673-621,774-101 Outgoing 12 grade147 Incoming Kindergarten103Difference-44 #s Above do not include tuition out/in students Special Ed students29 Total1,7641,702 Ag-Science208212 Total1,9721,914 Projected Enrollment

11. BES Enrollment Projected Class Sizes 2011/12 (as of October 1 st ) 2012/13 PROJECTED Enrollment # of Sections Avg. Class SizeEnrollment # of Sections Avg. Class Size K443 14.7 K30215.0 1593 19.7 145315.0 2523 17.3 259319.7 3603 20.0 352317.3 4392 19.5 460320.0 5633 21.0 539219.5

12. MES Enrollment Projected Class Sizes 2011/12 (as of October 1 st ) 2012/13 PROJECTED Enrollment # of Sections Avg. Class SizeEnrollment # of Sections Avg. Class Size K593 19.7 K59319.7 1694 17.3 161320.3 2473 15.7 269417.25 3683 22.7 347315.7 4714 17.8 468322.7 5824 20.5 571323.7

13. WMS Current and Projected Enrollment Grade 2011-12 Enrollment (as of October 1 st ) 2012-13 Projected Enrollment 6131145 7140131 8150140 Total421416

14. NHS Current and Projected Enrollment Grade 2011-12 Enrollment (as of October 1 st ) 2012-13 Projected Enrollment 9136140 10161135 11157156 12147152 Total601583

15. Students Receiving Special Education Services Actual Projected Count of school-age students 5-21 years 2011-12 2012-13 In district operated programs 198 198 In other public school district programs 4 4 Private schools 23 23 Total 225 225 Other district contracted special education students: 4 4

16. PROPOSED BUDGET 2012-13 $31,329,022 Increase of $1,082,993 Or 3.58% 16

17. PROPOSED BUDGET 2012-2013 2011 – 2012$30,246,029 2012 – 2013$31,329,022 Variance$1,082,993 3.58% (Approved for 2011-12 1.76%) (Approved for 2010-11 -0.11%) (Approved for 2009-10 0.87%) (Approved for 2008-09 1.89%)

18. 18 Budget Components

19. Budget Components (cont.)

20. Expenditure Summary

21. Reductions from 1 st Budget Draft Building Improvements $387,000 Textbooks$ 35,095 Fuel Oil$ 42,999 Technology Equipment$253,942 New Staff Requests $197,394 Current Staff & Stipends$264,000 Transportation (Athletics)$ 15,725 PD/Curriculum Development$ 41,200 Furniture$ 10,000 Projected Cost of Health Insurance$ 70,000 Purchased Services$ 21,600 Total $1,338,955

22. Footer note22 Financial Considerations  1% Budget Increase - $302,460 (To achieve a 1% budget reduction, we would have to remove $302,460 from the proposed budget)

23. Revenue by Source

24. Budget Distribution by Town

25. Budget Effect on Mill Rate

26. Budget Statistics Proposed Budget $31,246,029 Budget-to-budget $ increase $1,082,993 Budget-to-budget % increase 3.58% Net Cost to Towns $28,913,270 Net Cost to Towns increase 5.71% Mill Rate-Woodbury $23.62 % increase over 2011-12 5.14% Mill Rate-Bethlehem $21.02 % increase over 2011-12 1.67% 26

27. Budget History Budget% Increase 2006-07$27,674,6885.77% 2007-08$28,950,7784.61% 2008-09$29,498,7471.89% 2009-10$29,755,7010.87% 2010-11$29,723,082-0.11% 2011-12$30,246,0291.76% Proposed 2012-13$31,329,0223.58% 27

28. KEY BUDGET DATES March 5 Supt. Proposed Budget March 14Budget Workshop – 6:00 p.m. (if necessary) March 19BOE Approval of Initial Budget March 26Budget Presentation to Town Boards of Finance and Selectmen – 6:00 p.m. April 2Public Hearing – 7:30 p.m. April 21Community/BOE Budget Discussion May 7 Budget Meeting May 8Budget Vote