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FY17 Wellesley Public Schools Budget Annual Town Meeting 2016 BUDGET GUIDELINES Town and School Committee Guideline 4% increase Additional School Committee Guidelines Provide a high quality educational experience for all students

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FY17 Wellesley Public Schools Budget

Annual Town Meeting 2016

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BUDGET GUIDELINES

 Town and School Committee Guideline 4% increase  Additional School Committee Guidelines

  • Provide a high quality educational experience for all

students which meets our core values

  • Meet legal mandates
  • Address Level Service, Strategic Plan and Other Critical

Needs

  • Seek programmatic efficiencies
  • Balance District goals with the Town-wide Financial Plan

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WPS BUDGET GOALS

  • Alignment with the District Strategic Plan
  • Collaboration (internal and external)
  • Transparency in Budget Development

and Decision-Making

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FY17 Budget Architecture

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Other Critical Needs

Strategic Plan Investments

Level Services

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WPS Strategic Plan

  • 1. Focus on Every Child, in Every Classroom,

Every Day

  • 2. Invest in Educators
  • 3. Provide Broad-Based Learning Opportunities

as Part of a World Class Public School System

  • 4. Align Resources with Educational Needs

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KEY CHALLENGES IN THE FY17 BUDGET

  • Increasing Costs of Maintaining

Level Service (approximately 3.5%)

  • Continued Investments in the WPS

Strategic Plan

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FY17 BUDGET DRIVERS

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  • Enrollment
  • Compensation
  • Special Education
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WPS Enrollment History & Projections

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2,038 2,091 2,163 2,199 2,263 2,320 2,406 2,481 2,421 2,376 2,355 2,309 2,341 2,305 2,307 2,271 2,176 2,094 882 907 946 980 993 994 1,056 1,060 1,133 1,138 1,176 1,165 1,164 1,178 1,153 1,155 1,102 1,130 945 1,018 1,062 1,133 1,204 1,218 1,216 1,258 1,224 1,295 1,355 1,383 1,435 1,486 1,515 1,497 1,545 1,484

1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 HS MS ELEM

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FY17 Budget: Enrollment

Grade FY16 Actual FY17 Projection Change FY16A-FY17P Elementary 2,307 2,271

  • 36

Middle School 1,153 1,155 +2 High School 1,515 1,497

  • 18

Total Enrollment 4,975 4,923

  • 52

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FY17 Budget: Compensation

  • Steps (16) & Lanes (4) Model
  • 49% of staff are between Steps 1 and 15
  • Each Step represents a 4.17% salary increase
  • Percentage salary increase (COLA) in

addition to step increase

  • 51% of staff are at the top step
  • Currently in negotiations with WTA for a new

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FY17 Budget: Special Education

 Mandated by Federal and State Laws and Regulations  Approximately 900 Students in Special Education (17%)  67 Students budgeted in Out-of-District Placements  Projected State Reimbursement under the Circuit Breaker Program is $369,000 higher than FY16  1.4% Overall Increase in FY17 Special Education over FY16 11

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FY17 Special Education Budget

Costs FY16 Budget FY17 Request $Change % Change Personal Services $13,738,340 $14,403,227 $664,887 4.83% Expenses

  • Inclusion

$749,566 $774,204 $24,638 3.28%

  • Out-of-District Tuition

$6,484,852 $6,440,447 $(44,405)

  • 0.68%
  • Less: Circuit Breaker

$(2,619,319) $(2,988,362) $(369,043) 14.10%

  • Transportation

$1,294,489 $1,294,676 $187 0% Total Net Cost $19,647,928 $19,924,192 $276,264 1.41%

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FY17 BUDGET PROPOSAL

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FY17 Voted Budget

FY16 FY17 ORIGINAL FY17 FINAL INC/DEC % INC

Personal Services $58,223,703 $61,594,950 $61,371,110 $3,147,407 5.40% Expenses $8,465,456 $8,341,268 $8,153,524 ($311,932) (3.62%) Total $66,689,159 $69,936,218 $69,524,634 $2,835,475 4.25% Capital $856,066 $1,364,413 $784,920 ($71,146) (8.31%)

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FY17 Voted Budget

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$46,912,131 67% $1,110,490 1.6% $1,577,821 2.3% $19,924,192 29%

FY17 BUDGET REQUEST $69,524,634

INSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS SPECIAL EDUCATION

INSTRUCTION SPECIAL EDUCATION OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION

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FY17 Budget Funding by Level

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Amount FY17 v FY16 Total FY16 Budget $66,689,159 + Base Budget Increase $2,169,788 3.25%

  • Savings and Efficiencies

$(100,803)

  • 0.15%

+ Level Service Additions & Mandates $322,453 0.48% Total Level Service Budget $69,080,597 3.58% + Strategic Plan Investments $429,037 0.64% + Other Critical Needs $15,000 0.03% Total FY17 Budget $69,524,634 4.25%

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FY17 BUDGET: LEVEL SERVICE & MANDATES

  • Reduced 2 sections for elementary

enrollment decline

  • Rolled HS ERP Program into the operating

budget (previously funded by WEF and PTSO)

  • Support for HS Science sections based on

enrollments/demand

  • 2.0 Added Kindergarten TA’s for sections
  • Incorporated .50 of Elem World Language

teacher funded by WEF in FY16

  • 8.8 Special Education TA’s, Nursing support,

and other mandated Special Education costs

  • Labor Counsel costs previously covered by

the Town

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STRATEGIC PLAN:

Elementary World Language

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FY17 BUDGET:

STRATEGIC PLAN INVESTMENTS

  • 3.0 FTE for implementation of Elementary

World Language at Gr. 3 in two pilot schools and K-2 in all other elementary schools (5.0 FTE total in FY17)

  • 0.50 FTE Increase in Social Worker position at

elementary to full-time

  • 1.0 FTE New crisis interventionist at MS for

social/emotional assessment and support

  • 1.2 FTE New Cornerstones therapeutic

program at the HS

  • 0.20 FTE for Video/TV Production course as

part of STEAM initiative

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FY17 BUDGET:

OTHER CRITICAL NEEDS

  • Special Education Supplies for

Launch programs, and Revolving Account adjustments ($15,000 total)

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FY17 FEES and OFFSETS

  • Revenue generated from tuitions paid by students from neighboring

districts attending WPS Special Education in-district programs ($90,000)

  • Significant increase in Circuit Breaker Reimbursement to offset out-
  • f-district costs ($369,043)
  • Proposed market adjustment to PAWS Preschool tuition ($26,000)
  • Unable to make progress in reducing or eliminating fees, particularly

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FY17 Cash Capital Budget

Furniture/Fixtures/Equipment $43,529  Only Highest Priority Instructional Equipment for Classrooms  Delayed Classroom Furniture Replacement Technology $741,391  Completion of 1:1 Implementation at Gr. 8 at the Middle School  Postpone BYOD Program at High School  Delayed Replacement Cycle of Computers, Laptops, Printers, Projectors  Minimize New Equipment for Students and Staff  Maintain Network Infrastructure

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FY17 Cash Capital Budget

Current Grade 6 (367 Students)

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Purchase=240 65% Lease=49 13% BYOD=35 10% School Use=43 12%

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FY16 Budget FY17 Plan FY17 Final FY16-17 $ Change FY16-17% Change FF&E $128,381 $ 215,400

$ 43,529 ($84,852)

  • 66.1%

Technology $727,685 $1,149,013

$741,391 $13,706 1.88%

Total Budget $856,066 $1,364,413

$784,920 ($71,146)

  • 8.31%

FY17 Cash Capital Overview

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The final Capital Plan was a reduction of $579,493 from the original Plan of $1,364,413 (-42%) to meet 4% Operating Budget

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Capital Projects

Hardy/Hunnewell/Upham (Article 22) High School Track and Field Project (Article 20) Fiske and Schofield Renovations Middle School Windows School Security

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Thank you