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Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Superintendent’s Recommended Budget

March 4, 2020

FY 2021 Budget Development Process

FY 2021 School Board Priorities

• Maximize Every Child’s Learning

○ Academies of Hampton ○ Student Achievement ○ Reducing Class Sizes

• Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff

○ Competitive compensation for teachers and support staff ○ Teacher Retention

• Create Safe and Nurturing Schools

○ Facilities and Capital Improvements ○ Ongoing emphasis on school safety measures

Hampton City Schools Budget Structure

FY 2020-2021 Superintendent’s Recommended Budget

$591,031 Athletics (Fund 94)

Athletics (Fund 94)

Changes to Athletics (Fund 94)

• Concessions moved from Reimbursable Projects (Fund 60) to Athletics (Fund

94)

• Additional funding from School Operating Fund (Fund 50)

○ Athletic Insurance - $32K increase ○ New Middle School Volleyball Program - $40K

$172,176 Rental Income (Fund 65)

Rental Income (Fund 65)

$22,581,111 Reimbursable Projects (Fund 60)

Reimbursable Projects (Fund 60)

Changes to Reimbursable Projects (Fund 60)

• Budget proposal is based on continued funding of current grant programs and

projected carryforward funds at the end of June 30, 2020

• The following annual programs have been moved to other funds for budget

accounting purposes only:

○ Concessions moved to Athletics Fund ○ Academic Year Governor’s School moved to School Operating Fund ○ Individualized Student Alternative Educational Plan moved to School Operating Fund ○ Mentor Teacher Program moved to School Operating Fund ○ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Program moved to School Operating Fund

$12,264,069 Food and Nutrition Services (Fund 51)

Food and Nutrition Services (Fund 51)

Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Program

• United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA) program

○ Offers free meals to schools reimbursed by the Federal Government at either a Free rate or a Paid rate

• State Food and Nutrition Services Office

new state database

○ Positive impact to Identified Student Percentage (ISP %)

• Current Participation: 14 sites
• Recommend Expansion for FY 2021

○ Phoebus High ○ Forrest Elementary ○ Alternative Learning Center

• Participation for FY 2021: 17 sites

A.W.E. BASSETTE ELEM (since SY 2015-2016) ABERDEEN ELEM (since SY 2015-2016) BENJAMIN SYMS MIDDLE (since SY 2015-2016) BOOKER ELEM (since SY 2017-2018)

• C. ALTON LINDSAY MIDDLE (since SY 2015-2016)

CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH ELEM (since SY 2016-2017) CESAR TARRANT MIDDLE (since SY 2017-2018) DOWNTOWN HAMPTON CDC SITE III (since SY 2017-2018) HUNTER B. ANDREWS (since SY 2015-2016) JANE H. BRYAN ELEM (since SY 2015-2016) JOHN B. CARY ELEM (since SY 2015-2016) JOHN TYLER ELEM (since SY 2015-2016) LUTHER W. MACHEN ELEM (since SY 2015-2016) MOTON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (since SY 2017-2018) PHOEBUS HIGH (recommend SY 2020-2021) FORREST ELEM (recommend SY 2020-2021) ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER (recommend SY 2020- 2021)

Average cost of a HCS breakfast is $1.10 Recommendation is a $0.10 increase to school breakfast price for FY 2021 (FY 2020 price is $1.00) FY 2021 school lunch prices: no increase is proposed

FY 2021 School Breakfast Price

Food and Nutrition Services (Fund 51) Expenditures

• Payroll

○ 2% compensation increase ○ In addition to the 2% compensation increase: ■ $1.83 per hour increase for cafeteria staff ■ $2.00 per hour increase for cafeteria managers ■ $1.00 per hour increase for secretaries ■ $1.00 per hour increase for maintenance staff ○ Eliminate 14 vacant positions

• Non-payroll

○ Projected increase in food cost ($111,000)

School Operating Fund (Fund 50) At-A-Glance

$226,446,634

• HCS 2% compensation increase - $2.9 million
• Health insurance HCS contribution increase - $1.3 million
• Virginia Retirement Systems (VRS) HCS contribution increase - $0.5 million
• HCS market adjustments contribution increase - $3.3 million

School Operating Fund (Fund 50)

State Funds and State Sales Tax

• Local Composite Index (LCI) increase from 0.2741 to 0.2743
• March 31 Average Daily Membership (ADM) increase from 18,455 to 19,030
• $143.6 million in total ($13.6 million increase from FY 2020)

○ $97 million in Standards of Quality programs ($12.7 million increase from FY 2020) ○ $23.1 million in State sales tax ($0.5 million increase from FY 2020) ○ $14 million in Lottery funded programs ($1.0 million increase from FY 2020) ○ $9.5 million in State Incentive and categorical programs ($0.6 million decrease from FY 2020)

Local Funds

• The city of Hampton provides funding to the school division based on the

following formula:

○ 61.83% of all residential related taxes (real estate, personal property, and utility taxes)

• $76.9 million in estimated local revenue

○ Includes $380,000 in one-time funding for the Academies of Hampton ○ Additional $1.3 million in local funding compared to FY 2020

Federal and Other/Miscellaneous Revenue

Federal revenue: $0.8 million

○ Federal Impact Aid - $0.5 million ■ Federal assistance for loss revenue from tax-exempt federal property ■ Based on annual counts of federally-connected students ○ Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) - $0.3 million ■ Required to pay minimum instructor’s pay as determined by military branch ■ Reimbursement for a portion of military instructor’s pay

Other/Miscellaneous revenue: $5.0 million

○ $2.0 million HCS Pharmacy Center ○ $0.2 million HCS Print Shop ○ $1.0 million Medicaid Reimbursement ○ $0.5 million Cell Towers ○ $1.0 million Indirect Costs (from Fund 60 and Fund 51) ○ $0.3 million Public Sale of Surplus Goods

School Operating Fund (Fund 50) Expenditures

Health Insurance

(Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff)

• Based on medical trends and claims data, a 5.3% increase in healthcare

costs is projected

• Recommend HCS absorbs the 5.3% increase ($1.3 million)
• Recommend no increase to employee premium (total cost was $173,000)

Virginia Retirement System and other pension changes

(Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff)

• Employer rates for Virginia Retirement System (VRS) will change for FY 2021

with a total projected increase of $555,000

• Hampton Employee Retirement System (HERS) contribution increase of

$60,000

Compensation Increase

(Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff)

• The proposed budget includes a 2% salary increase for full and part-time

employees* ($2.9 million)

*Excludes flat rate, temporary positions, as well as some part-time teaching positions

Teacher Salary Scale Adjustments

(Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff)

• $1.4 million investment in the teacher salary scale (in addition to 2%

compensation increase) by adding $500 to steps 1-14 and $1,000 to steps 15-29

• $3.0 million investment in the teacher salary scale since FY 2017

Support Staff Salary Adjustments

(Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff)

• Bus Drivers and Bus Attendants – additional $2 per hour ($644,000)

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$1.04 is for minimum wage adjustment for Bus Attendants

• Additional $1.50 per hour ($183,000)

○ School Technology Specialists, School Maintenance Staff, and Auto Mechanics

• Additional $1 per hour ($657,000)

○ Instructional Assistants, Secretaries, and School Security Officers

• Instructional coaches and administrators (e.g., principals, assistant principals,

and senior leadership) – ($354,000)

• Minimum wage adjustments Phase 1 - $10 per hour ($37,000)

○ Cafeteria Monitors, Couriers, Finisher, Health Clerk, Inventory Control Clerk, Processing Clerk II, Library Technician, Messenger, Transportation Shop Attendant, and Warehouse Delivery Technician

Reclassifications and Supplements

(Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff)

• Increase the summer school teacher hourly rate from $25 to $30 ($78,000)
• Extend contract days for the following ($165,000)

○ High School Band Directors and School Finance Officers

• Increase daily hours for Office Assistants from 3 to 5 hours ($138,000)
• Reclassify select positions from part-time to full-time (impacts 2 positions - $103,000)
• Adjust compensation for select positions based on changes in job responsibilities

(impacts 5 positions - $21,000 )

• Increase middle school counselor director stipend increase from $683 to $820 ($1,000)
• Add volleyball middle school coach stipend ($9,000)
• Restore 50% of the 25% reduction (12% increase) to coaching and instructional

supplements ($135,000)

Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI)

(Maximize Every Child’s Learning)

• Budgeted slots for FY 2021

increase from 534 to 635

• Add 5 Teachers and 5

Instructional Assistants (max class size will remain at 18) - $586,000

• New curriculum and classroom
• bservations required by VDOE-

$103,000

• State funding for students on

waiting lists - $115,000

Position Changes

(Maximize Every Child’s Learning)

• Teachers (23.12)
• Instructional Assistants (17)
• School Counselors (4)
• School Social Workers (2)
• School Psychologist (1)
• Library Technician (1)
• Cafeteria Monitors (20)
• Other support positions (5)
• Total net change: 73.12 ($3.2 million)

○ 37.12 positions are related to positions added in FY 2020 to address increased student enrollment/student needs and no longer outsourcing cafeteria monitors

Non-Personnel Changes

• Instructional supplies ($268,000)
• Virginia e-Learning backpack program ($308,000)
• Contracted medical services for students with disabilities ($546,000)
• Substitute teacher costs ($294,000)
• Academies of Hampton budget

○ Removed $500,000 of one-time General Assembly funds ○ Added $166,000 in additional funding (e.g., transformation of learning spaces and equipment) ■ $30,000 from the increase in city funding for one time AOH needs (FY 2020 $350,000 vs FY 2021 $380,000) ■ $136,000 from internally repurposed funds ○ Added $360,000 as contingency for Extended Learning Program

HCS Continued Investments for FY 2021

Next Steps

• Release of the General Assembly budget
• Public Hearings on the Proposed Budget at Jones Magnet Middle School

○ Location: Jones Magnet Middle School ○ Date: March 11, 2020 and March 18, 2020 ○ Time: 6:30 p.m.

• School Board’s scheduled vote on FY 2021 Proposed Budget

○ March 25, 2020

Special Thanks

Division Leadership Team Finance Human Resources Food and Nutrition Services Athletics Department Heads Principals Secretaries/Administrative Assistants