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School Committee’s Proposed FY 09 Budget
Hopkinton
Public Schools
February
7, 2008
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Overview of Environment
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style=3D'font-size:88%'>•Town-wide commitment to
level services
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style=3D'font-size:88%'>•Estimated deficit - $1.4
million
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3,434
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1513
840
991
2008-09
FY - 09
FY - 09
(20)
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Increase
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3,454
3
26
52
1566
830
977
2007-08
FY - 08
FY - 08
3,453
4
29
66
1620
810
924
2006-07
FY - 07
FY - 07
Out of District SPED
Vocational
Elementary Schools
Totals
Pre-School
Middle School
High School
Actual & Projected Enrollments
Essential Questions
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style=3D'font-size:88%'>1.What is the budget going to cost?
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style=3D'font-size:88%'>2.How does it compare to last year?
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style=3D'font-size:88%'>3.Is the budget fiscally responsible?
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3.6%
$1,120,192
$31,112,255
$32,232,447
Superintendent’s Preliminary Budget
3.7%
$1,157,805
$31,112,255
$32,270,060
School Committee's Preliminary Budget
Total Increase
Fiscal Year
Increase
FY 08
FY 09
What Is It Going To Cost?
How Does It Compare to FY 08?
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•Same level of services
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/span>Class sizes remain stable
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/span>Maintains current programs
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/span>Supports technology plan
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/span>Reallocates resources
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/span>Reconfigures technology department
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/span>Provides a continuum of interventions in regular and special education
How Does It Compare to FY 08?
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/span>High School
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/span>Adds 3.0 teachers to lower class sizes
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/span>Adds freshmen baseball and softball teams
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/span>Restores 1.0 academic support teacher in math
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How Does It Compare to FY 08?
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/span>Elementary Schools
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/span>Adds 1.0 Hopkins grade 5 teacher
–Adds .5 Hopkins library media specialist
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/span>Adds academic supports in math at each school
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25
23
23
22
21
21
18
FY-08
26
23
22
20
20
19
19
FY-07
25
27
24
23
21
20
18
FY-06
22
4
23
5
23
3
23
2
21
1
20
K
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Integrated
FY-09
Grade
Elementary Class Sizes
Middle School Average Class Sizes
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21
22
24
FY-08
22
23
25
FY-09
23
21
22
FY-07
23
8
23
7
24
6
FY-06
Grade
Once students are grouped for instruction, class size=
s in
mathematics and related arts will vary.
9%
19%
17%
13%
19%
23%
19%
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of HS
classes over 25
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HS Teacher Caseloads
86:1
Science
90:1
Technology
90:1
Fine Arts
90:1
Math
91:1
Foreign Language
100:1
English
102:1
History
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$313,576
$844,229
Increase
80.2
$25,028,452
$25,872,681
Payroll
19.8
$6,083,803
$6,397,379
Expense
% of Budget
Fiscal Year
FY 08
FY 09
Is It Fiscally Responsible?
Is It Fiscally Responsible?
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•Payroll:
$844,229
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•Contractual Increases
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•Expense:
$313,576
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/span>FY 08 Pre-Paid Tuitions 200K
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/span>FY 09 Computer Lease Payment 100K
Is It Fiscally Responsible?
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0.4
Total
Change
Professional Staff
0
Administration
(2.5)
Special Education
2.9
Regular Education
0
Campus Aides
(6.0)
Teaching Assistants
2.6
Technicians
(3.4)
Total
0
Maintenance
Change
Support Staff
0
Custodial
0
Clerical
(3.0)
Total FTE's
Is It Fiscally Responsible??
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/span>Printing and Paper Costs
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$11,211
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What
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5 & 6
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funding
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Is There More We Can Do?
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Recommendations
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/span>Program of Studies On-Line
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/span>New Fees
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/span>New Grants
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Is There More We Can Do?
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Possible Level Funded Budget Impacts
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• $1,157,805 Reduction
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/span>Loss of approximately 20 staff
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/span>Higher class sizes
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School Committee's Preliminary Budget FY09 Presentation
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