WELCOME! Thursday, October 20, 2016 Wednesday, October 26, , 2016 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

WELCOME!

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

Future of Quabbin Regional School District

Thursday, October 20, 2016 Wednesday, October 26,,2016 Saturday, November 5, 2016

• Difficult budget processes in recent years
• Less state funding
• Constrained town resources
• Increased competition from other schools

and districts Why are We Here Today?

How do we provide schools with the solid foundation needed to provide a quality education?

• Background data (10 minutes)
• 4 rounds of conversation (10-15 min each)
• Two report outs to whole group
• Move around room 3x
• Closing questions and feedback

Plan for Today

BACKGROUND

Summary:

Cost of education is increasing faster than state aid and town revenues can handle.

State and Local Funding

• 2.6% decrease in state funding
• 31.8% increase in local funding
• 11.4% increase in school spending

Town Contribution Rising

Town Assessments (FY2012 - FY2017) FY2012 FY2017 Dollar Change Percent Change Barre 4,215,708 5,213,612 997,904 23.67% Hardwick 2,012,529 2,370,321 357,792 17.78% Hubbardston 3,488,762 4,332,544 843,782 24.19% New Braintree 1,043,905 1,213,526 169,622 16.25% Oakham 1,537,870 2,064,774 526,904 34.26% Total 12,298,774 15,194,778 2,896,004 23.55%

Youth Pop was Rising, but…

…Is Projected to Decline

School Choice

Where Students are Going

SCHOOL SPACE USE

(30-67% of capacity)

Town Resources

Changes in Total Assessed Valuation FY2007-FY2016 FY2007 FY2016 Dollar Change Percent Change Barre 474,526,461 400,479,913

• 74,046,548
• 15.60%

Hardwick 263,380,887 226,213,700

• 37,167,187
• 14.11%

Hubbardston 488,635,274 395,563,065

• 93,072,209
• 19.05%

New Braintree 113,029,238 105,051,471

• 7,977,767
• 7.06%

Oakham 213,378,581 190,647,859

• 22,730,722
• 10.65%

Changes in State Aid: FY2009-FY2017 FY2009 FY2017 Dollar Change Percent Change Barre 1,158,319 1,052,998

• 105,321
• 9.09%

Hardwick 561,462 560,644

• 818
• 0.15%

Hubbardston 603,604 537,758

• 65,846
• 10.91%

New Braintree 210,539 186,833

• 23,706
• 11.26%

Oakham 377,927 281,590

• 96,337
• 25.49%

Note: First table is value of property, not actual budget

• dollars. The local tax rate(s)

influence the amount of revenue generated. Second table is actual revenue.

Town Resources

Property Value Residential vs Commercial/Industrial Residential Commercial Barre 84.0% 16.0% Hardwick 90.7% 9.3% Hubbardston 93.4% 6.6% New Braintree 94.3% 5.7% Oakham 92.8% 7.2% Revenue from New Growth (10-Year Average) Barre 130,547 Hardwick 42,920 Hubbardston 86,691 New Braintree 24,782 Oakham 28,383 5-Town Total 313,322

School spending figure includes assessment for vocational schools.

School Spending as Percent of FY2017 Town Budget Barre 50.65% Hardwick 54.11% Hubbardston 60.21% New Braintree 60.98% Oakham 60.70%

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

How do we provide schools with the solid foundation needed to provide a quality education?

• Choose a RECORDER to capture ideas on

Table Template

• Everyone gets a chance to SPEAK
• Be CURIOUS & COURTEOUS
• Practice Brevity – SHARE THE AIR
• Anyone use markers to write, doodle & draw!

Guidelines

Table Template

Conversation Notes Harvest Notes

• Name. Where do I live/work? What

elementary school did I go to? (part 1)

• What do I love about my community?

What do I appreciate most about the Quabbin schools? What makes my school special? (part 2)

Conversation #1

Capture key responses in “PRESENT” section of Table Template

10 minutes

Move to New Tables

• Travelers separate & go to new

tables

• Recorder stays

Welcome new Guests Invite others to speak first

during next conversation

• Appoint new Recorder if desired

• What caught my attention in the last

conversation? During the presentation? What had real meaning for me?

Conversation #2

Capture key responses in “FUTURE” section of Table Template

15 minutes

• Five years from now, Quabbin is known

as one of the top districts in the state. What does it look like, sound like, feel like? How did QRSD become one of the top districts?

Move to New Tables

• Travelers separate & go to new

tables

• Recorder stays

Welcome new Guests Invite others to speak first

during next conversation

• Appoint new Recorder if desired

• What possibilities do we want to embrace?
• What about QRSD will be important in the

future? What do we want to conserve?

• What questions do I have? What concerns

me? What is becoming clear to me?

Conversation #3

Capture key responses in “POSSIBILITIES & CONCERNS” section of Table Template

15 minutes

Capture 2 POSSIBILITIES and 2 QUESTIONS/CONCERNS in the Harvest 1 section of the Table Template to report out to group

Harvest

5 minutes

Also list on sticky notes.

Move to New Tables

• Travelers separate & go to new

tables

• Recorder stays

Welcome new Guests Invite others to speak first

during next conversation

• Appoint new Recorder if desired

• Given the fact that hard decisions will

have to be made, what do we Value? How might those values guide us? Conversation #4

Capture key responses in “VALUES & IDEAS” section of Table Template

• What Creative Ideas do we have to

strengthen the District financially and help students get a great education?

15 minutes

Harvest

Capture 2 VALUES and 2 CREATIVE IDEAS in the Harvest 2 section of the Table Template to report out to the group

5 minutes

Also list on sticky notes.

• How did process work for you?
• Any suggestions for future meetings?
• Future Community Conversations:
• Wednesday, October 26th – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Saturday, November 5th – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Recap & Feedback

Thank You!