Superintendent’s Funding Request FY19 Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent’s Funding Request FY19 Securing Our Future: Strategic Resource Allocation

Stafford County School Board FY19 Budget Priorities GOALS Student Achievement Baseline: Direct resources to support staffing and training to assist students in meeting basic Virginia standards and requirements. Support C5W work and training for staff. Continue targeting professional development and compensation for critical need areas. Fund the Teaching and Learning Summit and other professional development programs for SCPS staff to enhance skills. Enhancement: Fund Focus teacher for each elementary school. Fund diagnostician staffing for all elementary schools. Fund phased computer initiative for teachers and staff to assist in classroom skills. Reduce Classroom Sizes Baseline: Continue implementation of the School Board’s approved Staffing Plan particularly as it relates to class size reduction. Enhancement: Evaluate and fund needs to reduce class sizes in core classes in secondary schools.

Technology, Maintenance and Operations Employee Compensation focused on Teacher and all staff Recruitment and Retention Baseline: Fund any VRS changes. Provide 1% increase to all employees. Update analysis of teacher compensation applying the model adopted in the FY17 budget and using current pay scale data for comparative school divisions, and continue to support the market median for years of experience (service). Update analysis of paraprofessional compensation and continue to support bringing salary to median of the market. Update analysis of bus drive and nurse compensation applying models adopted in the FY18 budget and using current pay scale data for comparative school divisions, and continue to support the median of the market salary targets. Maintain healthcare compensation package. Enhancement: Additional 1.5% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for all SCPS employees, combining with Baseline for a full 2.5% COLA. Technology, Maintenance and Operations Determine proper funding levels for Operations & Maintenance infrastructure projects, school buses, technology (computer hardware and software applications), and textbooks. Fund bus radio and frequency replacement.

PRIORITIES Establish a Funding Agreement with Board of Supervisors Develop a funding agreement with the Board of Supervisors that provides the School Board with a predictable level of funding. Teacher and Employee Compensation Continued attention to teacher and all employee compensation is necessary to continue to improve teacher and staff retention and recruitment. Special emphasis and attention should be given to compensation levels in FY19 to ensure concerns of teacher and staff retention are addressed. Implement Priority Staffing Standards from the Approved Staffing Plan Fund additional teacher/staff support to priority areas identified in the approved Staffing Plan and to meet federal and state mandates. Re-examine social services delivery model in our schools and fund recommendations in this area. Differentiate distribution of resources (among schools with large student populations based on the different types and numbers of student populations). Instructional Curriculum/Program and Personnel Alignment Allocate personnel and resources to educational programs with a focus on equal access to core programs. Standardized Budget Building Process Formulate a standardized budget building process utilizing features of the MUNIS financial system; include a targeted, zero-based budget approach for designated program areas. Monitor Spending and Revenue (Particularly Salary Lapse) On a monthly basis, monitor spending and revenue (particularly salary lapse).

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Accomplishments All schools remain fully accredited. Student achievement, as measured by Virginia Standards of Learning assessment, is well above the average for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Elementary class sizes continue to improve. Of 542 elementary classes division-wide, 540 classes met class size goals set by the School Board. SCPS developed a zero-based budget for FY18 using the new financial management system.

The Communication Office launched a new website and mobile app, allowing parents to log in and view their child’s attendance history, schedule, courses, assignments, grades, lunch money balance, and bus routes. Students and staff received collaborative tools in a migration to G Suite for Education (formerly Google App for Education). The Human Resources Department implemented position control and integrated applicant tracking, providing additional support for staffing.

SCPS broke ground on the new Anne E. Moncure Elementary School SCPS broke ground on the new Anne E. Moncure Elementary School. The new school is scheduled to open in Fall 2019. The division held its first Teaching and Learning Summit; a four-day professional development opportunity focused on improving student engagement, relevant learning, and cognitive demand. Approximately 500 teachers participated.

Stafford County Public Schools FY 2019 Teacher Scale Analysis and Scenarios (For Discussion Purposes Only)

~ $250K

Full Time Equivalent

To see the budget request presentation, see www.staffordschools.net