ABRSD 1 ABRSD 2 Welcome! Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee Acton-Boxborough Regional Acton Board of Selectmen Boxborough Board of Selectmen School Committee Budget Acton Finance Committee Boxborough Finance Workshop Committee Staff Citizens January 27, 2018 WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT ABRSD 3 ABRSD 4 AGENDA Goals for Budget Saturday: 8:30 - 8:40 am Welcome and Introductions from the Chairperson & Interim Supt. 8:40 - 9:30 am Panel 1: FY19 Budget Overview To inform an understanding of the financial picture of the ● 9:30 - 9:50 am Questions district and how this intersects with the provision of services 10:00 - 10:20 am Student Services Enrollment and Trends ● To develop a deeper sense of the challenges, opportunities 10:20 - 11:10 am Panel 2: Our Current District Priorities and needs that the district faces 11:10 - 11:30 Questions ● To clarify and seek support for this preliminary budget 11:30 - 12:15 pm Lunch request and to fulfill our responsibility of providing community members insight into the resources needed to operate our 12:15 - 1:00 pm Panel 3: School Operations district in the next fiscal year 1:00 - 1:15 pm Questions 1:15 - 1:30 pm Interim Superintendent’s Closing Remarks 1:30 - 2:45 pm School Committee Discussion, Feedback, Preliminary Vote 3:00 pm Adjourn WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT ABRSD 5 ABRSD 6 Interim Superintendent’s Overview: Panel 1: Budget Overview FY19 Budget and Superintendent’s Overview: Budget and Long-Range Long-Range Strategic Plan Strategic Plan - William McAlduff, Interim Superintendent Financial Highlights - David Verdolino, Director of Finance William McAlduff Staffing, Enrollment, and Elementary Class Sections - Interim Superintendent of Schools Marie Altieri, Deputy Superintendent WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT 5 WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT
ABRSD 7 ABRSD 8 FY19 Budget Development Timeline FY19 Budget Development October-November Budget Development ● Team Driven Approach - wide scale involvement by December 14 Interim Superintendent’s Preliminary Budget Presentation Guidelines, Assumptions, Priorities administrators throughout the system that is thoughtful and collaborative January 11 Interim Superintendent’s Recommended Budget Presentation Departmental presentations: Community Education; Food Services; Athletics ● Comprehensive – staff, programs and services to meet the needs of 5700 students Pre K- age 21 January 27 Budget Saturday February 1 School Committee Meeting and Continued Discussion ● Challenging - preparations for building the budget February 15 School Committee Public Budget Hearing and Vote begins almost as soon as the school year gets April 2 Acton Town Meeting Begins underway – for a time period that is almost a year away May 14 Boxborough Town Meeting Begins ·. WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT 7 WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT ABRSD 9 ABRSD 10 Long Range Strategic Plan Goals ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Long Range Strategic Plan Our Vision: LRSP Goal #1 Understand and respond to our To provide high-quality educational opportunities that inspire a community of learners students’ social and emotional needs. LRSP Goal #2 Our students will have equitable Our Values: opportunities and tools to learn. Wellness We partner with families to prioritize social emotional wellness, which is necessary for learning and developing resilience LRSP Goal #3 Our students will have access to safe Equity We ensure all students have equitable access to programs and and effective learning environments. curricula to reach their potential Engagement We provide engaging educational opportunities where students develop passion and joy for learning Our Mission: To develop engaged, well-balanced learners through collaborative, caring relationships WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT 10 ABRSD Long Range Strategic Plan voted 12/1/16 ABRSD 11 ABRSD 12 Budget Guidelines Budget Guidelines ● Moving Jr. High and High School to later start times • All employee contractual obligations will be met. and elementary to single tier busing will be a priority. This is the highest year of the three year teachers’ E&D will be used for the one time funds prior to state contract (2.4% COLA) transportation reimbursement(FY20). The budget will increase over time to adjust for the incremental cost. • The needs of the increased number of English Learners will be addressed through staffing ● Short term capital needs will be addressed through annual funding. Medium term capital needs will be • Space will be evaluated to make every attempt to addressed by completing some CIP items in each keep classes within class size guidelines budget for the next number of years. WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT
ABRSD 13 ABRSD 14 Budget Guidelines Budget Priorities Expansion of Resources Available for Capital Needs • In the fifth fiscal year of the new region, the assessment shift of the savings split between the two towns must be accounted for in the The Master Planning process that the district has been assessments to the two towns. The savings was engaged in for the past few years has highlighted the originally divided giving the majority of the savings need for the district to commit additional resources to to Acton, and it is gradually moving back to the address on-going and in many cases deferred capital assessment being based on the enrollment from repair, prevention and replacement needs. This each town. recommended budget reflects a continuation of the commitment made during the previous year. WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT ABRSD 15 ABRSD 16 Budget Priorities Budget Priorities Single Tier Busing at the Elementary Level • The implementation of single tier busing at the elementary Addition of New Personnel: level is a critical and required need to support one of the School Committee’s highest priority – the change of high There are a number of FTE adjustments embodied in the school start time. recommended budget. There are a total of 7.4 FTE • In September of 2018 the ABRHS school day will start 44 positions new to the district that are being offset by a minutes later. reduction of 3.0 FTE positions for a net gain of 4.4 FTE staff. 2.0 FTE is designated for two elementary classroom • The FY19 recommended budget contains an increase of $750,000 to implement single tier elementary busing. teachers in an effort to address class sizes that are higher than the School Committee’s class size guidelines. The • A large part of this first year start-up cost is being offset with other 2.4 FTE represent the continuation of a multi-year an additional use of $575,000 from the E&D fund. phase in approach to support programs already in place. • Beginning in year two (FY2020) the district will receive an estimated additional $380,000 in Chapter 71 regional school transportation reimbursement funds. WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT ABRSD 17 ABRSD 18 Superintendent’s FY19 Recommended Budget FY2019 FY18 $ 86,090,491 Budget Presentation Financial Highlights FY19 $ 88,960,000 + $ 2,869,509 (+ 3.3%) David Verdolino There has been a reduction of $438,500 from the Director of Finance January 11th Budget presentation due to a reduction in health insurance rates for FY19 WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT WELLNESS • EQUITY • ENGAGEMENT
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