FY 16 BUDGET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MARCH 9, 2015 Natick Public Schools

FY 16 Budget Education is an investment not an expense.

FY 16 Budget Executive Summary FY 15 Appropriation$ 51,494,817 FY 16 Increase$ 2,845,242 Percent Increase 5.5% Total FY 16 Request$ 54,340,059

FY 16 Salary Summary FY 2015 Salary Budget$39,762,833 Major Personnel Increases: *Cost of Steps$ 673,265 Lane Changes$ 447,041 COLA $ 530,819 Staff Additions(13.1)$ 780,648 Retirements/Other$ (71,074) FY 2016 Salary Budget $42,123,532 Percent Increase 5.94% *Contractual salary increases.

FY 16 Personnel Summary The current appropriated budget includes 617 FTEs For School Year our goal is FTEs Add 13.1 FTEs

FY 16 Expense Budget FY 2015 Expense Budget$ 11,731,984 FY 2016 Expense Request$ 12,216,527 FY 2016 Increase $ 484,543 Percent Increase 4.1%

Mandated Expense Costs Special Education$5,379,771 Transportation$1,854,263 Energy/Maintenance$1,799,170 Technology$800,000 (Disaster Recovery, Internet Circuit, Security/Firewalls, Student Information System, Health System, Library Circulation. Emergency Communication, Wireless Infrastructure)

NATICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS

FY13 Per Pupil Expenditures

Level Staff Budget Staffing Steps$673,265 Lane Changes$447,041 COLA$530,819 No New Staff$0 Increase$1,580,051 Total Staff$41,342,884 Expenses Transportation$126,543 Special Education$8,000 EnergyLevel Funded Other (Tech, Admin, $200,000 Legal, Operations) Increase$334,543 Total Expense$12,066,527 Total Level Staff Budget$53,409,411 (3.72%)

Level Service Budget Staffing Steps$673,265 Lane Changes$447,041 COLA$530,819 Staff$780,648 (13.1) Increase$2,431,733 Total Staff$42,123,532 Expenses Transportation$126,543 Special Education$8,000 EnergyLevel Funded Other (Tech, Admin, $350,000 Legal, Operations) Increase$484,543 Total Expense$12,216,527 Total Level Service Budget$54,340,059 (5.5%)

Balanced Budget Level Service Request (13.1)$54,340,059 Includes $327,355 Expense Account Reduction Labs, Devices, PD, Texts, School Improvement, Maintenance) Current FY 16 Appropriation$52,517,197 Deficit$1,822,

Balanced Budget - $1,822,862 Revolving Account$100,000 Cut New Staff Request 13.1 to 2.9$552,366 Insurance from New Staff$70,000 Raise Fees$200,000 Preschool Tuition$40,000 Circuit Breaker$100,000 Total$1,062,366

FY 16 Staffing Requests – Classroom Teachers Elementary 4.0 Elementary STEM Instructional Technology Specialists 1.0 Elementary Teacher Grade 2 Brown (would bring class size to 20) Increase 0.1 Art and 0.1 Music Teacher at Brown Middle School 2.0 Teachers at Kennedy (Additional 45 students) 0.5 World Language Teacher at Kennedy/Wilson High School 0.2 Increase Art Teacher (Ceramics/Sketchbook) 2.0 English Teachers (1.0) (23 above 25) 1.0 Math Teacher (21 above 25) 1.0 Science Teacher (14 above 24) Teacher 0.2 Increase World Language Teacher (Mandarin IV) 1.0 Social Studies Teacher (20 above 25) 1.0 Physical Education and Wellness Teacher Stem Pathway/Dual Enrollment Advisor/Department Head Stipend (No FTE added) 0.6 Computer Science Teacher

FY 16 Staffing Requests – Pupil Services Pupil Services Staff *1.0 Special Education Teacher at Kennedy – Grade 8 *1.0 Special Education Teacher at Ben Hem 1.0 High School/Middle School Evaluation Team Leader 1.0 Assistive Technology Specialist – District Wide *1.0 Social Worker at NHS *0.5 English Language Learner Teacher at Kennedy *0.4 English Language Learner Teacher 1.0 Guidance Counselor at Kennedy/Wilson 1.0 Nurse split between Kennedy and Brown (1:660) 1.0 District Wide Paraprofessional 0.5 On-Line Learning Coordinator split between Kennedy and Wilson Other 2.0 FTE 1.0 NHS Dean for Instruction, Data and Student Initiatives 1.0 Technology Specialist * Compliance Increases

Balanced Budget - $1,822,862 EXPENSES Technology$50,000 Curriculum and Instruction$50,000 Elementary Schools$15,000 NHS$60,000 TOTAL$175,000

Balanced Budget - $1,822,862 STAFFING Non-Rep Salary Pool$25,000 Technician$43,000 Secretary (2)$100,000 KEIPS$100,000 *(201K-Grant) FEIPS$133,551 MS Curriculum and Team Leaders$44,874 Cut Activities and Clubs by 50%$91,313 (HS/MSs) Salary Savings($47,758) Total$585,496 Grand Total$1,822,862 Freshmen Sports$75,000 MS Sports$45,000