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Investing in Stafford’s Future:

Creating a Journey of Excellence for All

Stafford County Public Schools Fiscal Year 2019-2020 School Board Proposed Budget

March 19, 2019

Continuing Partnership

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Accomplishments Funded

Compensation Additional Positions Capital Needs Funded Additional Investments

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Compensation

• 2.5% Across the Board
• Teacher Market Enhancement
• Market Enhancement for Paraprofessionals,

Bus Drivers, & Monitors

Additional Positions

• Teachers: Growth, Focus, Music, ESOL
• Diagnosticians
• Special Education: Teachers,

Paraprofessionals, & Other

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Capital Improvements

• Moncure Elementary School Rebuild
• Purchase & Renovation of North Star Early

Childhood Education Center

• Ferry Farm Elementary School Renovation

Other Improvements

• Buses
• Central Purchasing and Procurement
• Security Infrastructure/Upgrades
• Elementary School Protection Officers

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Thank you for your continuing support!

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Goals and Priorities

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Ultimate Goal:

For all Stafford children to receive an excellent education according to their individual needs, interests, and abilities.

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School Board’s Budget Objectives

Attract, Retain and Develop the SCPS Workforce Expand Learning Opportunities Ensure Equity and Excellence

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Challenges

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Growth Turnover Compensation Changing Demographics and Student Needs New Accreditation Standards and Mandates

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28,487 28,934 29,351

24,000 25,000 26,000 27,000 28,000 29,000 30,000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019* 2020*

Average Daily Membership (K-12)

*Projected

Growth

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Percent Turnover of Licensed Staff

for the Past Three Years

Turnover

2016 2017 2018

14.3% 11.1% 15.5%

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*As a percentage of staff with corresponding experience

Licensed Staff Resignations

as Percentage of Staff*

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 30+

Turnover

Years of Experience

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Currently, there are 58.5 vacant teaching positions.

Turnover

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Where Teachers Went

5 10 15 20 25 30

Arlington Alexandria Caroline Culpeper Fairfax Fauquier Fredericksburg King George Loudoun Manassas Prince William Spotsylvania

2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016

Turnover

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5 10 15 20 25 30

Fairfax Prince William Spotsylvania

2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016

Where Teachers Went

Turnover

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$35,000 $55,000 $75,000 $95,000 $115,000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Years of Experience

Prince William/Spotsylvania County Average Stafford Prince William Spotsylvania

Salary Scale Comparison

Stafford, Spotsylvania and Prince William Counties

Compensation

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Bus Driver Salaries

At 6.5 hours a day, 183 days a year, the annual salary for a beginning bus driver in Stafford would be $17,854.40. In Spotsylvania it would be $18,924.95. In Prince William it would be $22,160.39.

Compensation

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44.2% of 749 employees recently

analyzed are below the minimum of the market.

Compensation

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Diverse Student Population

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% American Indian Asian Black Hispanic Pacific Islander Two or More White 2014 2019

Demographics

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Students Identified as English Learners

as Percentage of Total Student Population

0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00% 7.00% 8.00% 9.00% 10.00% 2014 2019

Demographics

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Economically Disadvantaged Students

as Percentage of Total Student Population

27.00% 28.00% 29.00% 30.00% 31.00% 32.00% 33.00% 34.00% 35.00% 36.00% 2014 2019

Demographics

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Students with Disabilities

0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% 14.00% 2014 2019 Percent of Student Population

Demographics

as Percentage of Total Student Population

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State Changes

New Accreditation Process

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Virginia has adjusted requirements for schools to gain and maintain accreditation.

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State Changes

Counselors

Virginia’s Standards of Quality has increased the minimum number of counselors required per student.

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School Board’s Proposed Budget

Fiscal Year 2020

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School Board’s Budget: Staffing & Resources

North Star Early Childhood Center:

• Admin Assistants – 2.0 FTEs
• Nurse – 1.0 FTE

Purchasing/Procurement:

• Reorganization – 2.0 FTEs
• Increased Contribution to Central Purchasing

Support Positions:

• CTE (Workplace Readiness) – 1.0 FTE
• Restore High School Admin Assistants – 2.0 FTEs
• Dispatcher – 1.0 FTE
• O&M – 1.0 FTE
• Technology – 2.0 FTEs
• Systems Analyst
• VOIP
• Student Services Admin Assist – 1.0 FTE

Growth/Class Size Initiative:

• Teachers – 28.0 FTEs
• Elementary – 7.0
• Middle – 15.0
• High – 4.0
• Alt. Ed. – 1.0
• ESOL – 1.0

Counselors:

• Across all grade levels – 12.0 FTEs

Special Education:

• Diagnosticians – 5.0 FTEs
• Teachers – 10.5 FTEs
• Paraprofessionals – 13.0 FTEs
• Speech Pathologist – 0.5 FTE
• OT/PT– 1.5 FTEs

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School Board’s Budget: Staff Compensation, Development and Retention

• 5% for all employees

Across the Board

• Market study of 749 employees
• Total cost of $1.2M to adjust employees below the minimum
• $500k included in budget

Market Study

• Compensate teachers for additional work outside of

normal duties

• Additional program added by the VHSL
• Mentor teacher program

Stipends

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School Board’s Budget: Staff Compensation, Development and Retention

• Additional 1% for teachers with 13+ years of

experience

Teachers

• Adjust nurse (RN) scale to equivalent of

teachers’ scale

Nurses

• Adjust middle school assistant principals from

10-month to 12-month contracts

Principals

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Reductions

Redirected Staffing Increase in Budgeted Salary Lapse: $1,250,000 Reinvested Compensation & Benefits: $2,168,641

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School Board’s Budget: Revenue Assumptions

Other/Misc. Revenue: $3,028,918 Increase: $215,007 (7.6%) Federal Revenue: $2,153,000 Increase: $115,000 (5.6%) State Revenue: $172,215,139 Increase: $9,247,596 (5.7%) ADM: 29,351 Increase: 417 (1.4%)

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School Board’s Budget: Revenue Assumptions

• SCPS’ budget assumes 75 more students than State ADM
• Compensation supplement
• Supports additional counselors
• Regional special education funding

State Revenue

• Increase in expenditure rebates (e.g., use of purchase cards)

will be used to fund additional resources for the purchasing/procurement initiative

Other Revenue

• Increase of $8.7M
• Deficit of $5.2M from county administrator proposal

County/Local Transfer

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School Board’s Proposed Budget: Summary

Total Expenditures: $308,008,156 Increase: $18,316,993 (6.3%) Increase in County Funding: $8,739,390 (7.2%)

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