January 14, 2015 WAREHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY16 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING

The Wareham Public School Budget should: Reflect the educational priorities of the District, as identified in the School Improvement Plans, including: – Goals for student achievement, what is best for our students. – Clear focus supporting: Math, Literacy, Technology and Safe and Supportive school environments. Respect the fiscal priorities of the Town by considering cost reduction, new revenue, and program redefinition, with attention given to such considerations as staff patterns, operational efficiencies, and cooperative ventures. Advocate for significant building capital needs. Be balanced, realistic and take account of risks such as potential increased costs and reduced revenue. Reflect a multi-year financial plan, to support long‐term financial sustainability and educational planning, using three‐year forecasts of revenues and expenditures. Guidelines for our Budget Decisions 1/13/2015 Slide 2

At a public meeting between the School Committee and the School Administration team, the following issues were highlighted: Compliance: The need to meet SPED regulations. Staffing: Delivering sufficient personal development and creating an organization people love to work for. Curriculum: Developing a curriculum with K-12 alignment, 21 st Century programming and low class sizes. Support services: Developing the management capacity to deliver, maintaining transportation levels and financing a School Resource officer. Student behavior: Developing innovative strategies for turning around student behavior. Efficiency: Pursuing Innovative strategies for providing services more efficiently. Capital Improvement needs: Forward thinking plan indicating the current condition of school buildings to develop a plan to maintain, repair or replace as needed. Direction from the School Committee 1/13/2015Slide 3

Meet contractual and regulatory requirements. Meet class size goals. Improve the effectiveness of our expenditures on SPED and Alternative Programs. Provide relevant curriculum materials, sustainable professional development, and effective, transparent, formative assessments. Improve, expand and connect our technology integration to curriculum, instruction, assessment and student needs. Focus on key capital needs. Specific Priorities for FY16 Budget 1/13/2015Slide 4

FY16 Budget Request Budget FY14 Budget $26,879,655 NSS: $25,403,368 Non-NSS: $1,476,287 FY15 Budget $26,879,655 NSS: $25,428,203 Non-NSS: $1,451,452 FY16 Request $27,842,986 NSS: $26,400,124 Non-NSS: $1,442,862 1/13/2015Slide 5

WPS Budget / Expenditure History 1/13/2015Slide 6

DriverAmountDescription Employee contractual obligations $630,000This is the amount built into our employee contractual agreements, including cost of living increases and the cost associated with individual members of staff moving up the salary scales. Additional staff Required $130,000We plan to add the following positions: Grade 2 teacher (1 FTE) and a teacher specialist (1 FTE) at John W Decas Elementary to respond to high student enrollment (total cost: $100,00). Increase existing part time technical support at High School to full time ($10,000). Increase existing part time English Language Learners teacher to Full time ($20,000). Increase in Out of District Special Education costs $365,000This increase includes: -An additional 7 students who we believe will be educated out of district next year ($292,000) -An overall 3% increase in the cost of educating all students out of district. Budget Expenditure Drivers 1/13/2015Slide 7

Major Account FY2012 Expenditure FY2013 Expenditure FY2014 Expenditure FY2015 Budget FY16 Requested Level Service Budget Administration-$932,797-$991,464-$960,784$891,006$914,829 Classroom and Specialist Teachers-$12,790,104-$12,463,632-$13,052,713$12,501,122$12,991,711 Guidance, Counseling and Testing-$1,133,027-$1,025,634-$930,326$904,557$823,741 Instructional Leadership-$3,147,299-$3,028,241-$2,713,347$2,683,342$2,710,885 Instructional Materials, Equipment and Technology -$332,753-$310,603-$227,226$324,329$487,778 Insurance, Retirement Programs and Other -$133,999-$116,143-$291,698$166,120$157,367 Operations and Maintenance-$2,582,712-$2,861,211-$2,833,546$2,626,412$2,706,824 Other Teaching Services-$2,009,360-$2,340,651-$2,178,853$2,255,399$2,166,579 Payments To Out-Of-District Schools-$1,477,513-$1,648,555-$1,525,614$2,320,505$2,681,833 Professional Development-$162,985-$123,611-$103,095$150,400$120,000 Pupil Services-$2,045,015-$2,155,622-$2,099,792$2,056,462$2,081,439 Grand Total-$26,747,564-$27,065,367-$26,916,993$26,879,655$27,842,986 Budget Request By Major Account 1/13/2015Slide 8

Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Description School Impact Estimated Cost EnVision: Standards aligned, technologically integrated math program that aspires to clearly indicate what students should know as they build skills.K-6$60,000 Evaluation Sub-Committee, PD Sub-Committee, ELA and math Curriculum Committee (HS)K-12$5,000 Facing History: Inspires inquiry into the human experiences (using many primary document resources) in history providing a way for students to understand, empowering them to inquire as to how they may make a difference.5-8$2,500 Grade 5 implementation REACH for Reading a continuation of curriculum implemented grade K-45$37,128 Handwriting Without Tears and prof. dev.K-2$7,700 Marzano Essentials for Achieving Rigor: Pedagogical, measurable strategies to enhance rigor in all classrooms.5-8$16,500 Mentor / protégé program - A way to support new teachers. (K12)K-12$10,000 Online Intervention Software5-8$3,500 Online Math Program5-8$6,200 REACH for Reading Grade 2 and Supplemental Materials2$18,878 Update AssessmentsK-12$9, chromebooks (3 year lease to own)K-12$100,000 Projectors, Document Cameras5-8$15,000 Consultants, stipends for grade level and team leaders to coordinate curriculum support, collaboration for instructionK-12$16,000 1/13/2015Slide 9

Maintenance ProjectBuildingEstimated Cost Replace carpets (multi year)Decas$15,000 Security Camera Repair/InstallationWHS$3,000 Camera System UpgradeWMS$9,000 Paint hallways and libraryWMS$5,000 Replace CarpetsWMS$4,000 Additional Security CamerasMinot$10,000 Maintenance Projects Planned 1/13/2015Slide 10

Staffing Changes: Current Picture 1/13/2015Slide 11

Change Cut 34 Positions / 30.5 FTE Added 4 SPED FT positions to replace contracted services Added full time K teacher and part time pre-K Para Added STEAM teacher (K-2) Added Adjustment Counselor Added Technology Assistant Added Custodian (0.5 FTE) NET CHANGE 28 Positions / 25.5 FTE (excludes SPED reorganization) Staffing Changes – FY15 1/13/2015Slide 12

Staffing Changes: Recent Trend The table below shows the changes in FTE as reported to the State each October. This does not include certain groups of staff, including cafeteria workers, custodians and transportation. 1/13/2015 Slide 13

ChangeReasonBudget Impact 2 positions cutReallocation of resources to match district priorities. -$100,000 Convert current part time English language learner to full time. Increase in ELL population and in State and Federal regulations. +$20,000 Convert current part time High School technology support. Greater use of technology in the classrooms requiring immediate, real time assistance for students and teachers. +$10,000 Grade 2 teacher (1 FTE) and a teacher specialist (1 FTE) at John W Decas Elementary In response to high student enrollment. +$100,000 Staffing Changes Proposed for FY16 1/13/2015Slide 14

Out of district costs have increased considerably. The increase is driven by an increase in the number of students and an increase in the cost per student. We have interventions planned to help reduce this increase. Out of District Tuition 1/13/2015Slide 15

Pre-Assessment of students through FAST multiple times a year enabling better targeting of needs. Strategic review, redesign and restructuring of district SPED services. Streamlining autism programs across the district. Developing autism program at the High School. More efficient use of resources. Protocols for administration and processes. Team Chairs dedicated to specific buildings. Review Out of District Programs. Regular monitoring of our students in out of district programs to assist their return to the district. Interventions to Tackle Out of District Tuition 1/13/2015 Slide 16 REGULAR ED SPED OoD

Enhancing support for students’ social and emotional needs. Further steps to reduce out of district tuition costs. Improving technology integration. Review of our Alternative Education Programs. Developing the Academy of Innovators and Entrepreneurs School Planning Grant. Areas Being Investigated 1/13/2015Slide 17

Priority School Building ItemEstimated Cost 1DecasReplace E Corridor Roof $350,000 2Decas Internal Public Announcement System/ Classroom Telephones $90,000 3MinotReplacing asbestos tiles $120,000 5Minot Removal and replacement of Boiler and Heating System $25,000 6DecasFire Alarm Panel $50,000 7WMS Maintain and Update Security Cameras $70,000 Not Yet Assigned Priority DecasRemoval and replacement of Boiler and Heating System Tbc Capital Priorities 1/13/2015Slide 18

January 14, 2015 WAREHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY16 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING