1. May 8, 2017 7:00 PM Millville Elementary School
Blackstone-Millville Regional School District Millville Town Meeting Budget Presentation
May 8, 2017
7:00 PM
Millville Elementary School

2. BLACKSTONE-MILLVILLE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Committee certified FY18 budget is $22,576,232.
One year ago, certified FY17 budget was $22,585,635.
FY09 budget was $20,995,432
FY17 budget was $22,017,480
In the past 8 years, budget grew 4.9%
This is an average increase of 0.6% per year

3. BLACKSTONE-MILLVILLE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
,995,432
,738, %
,540, %
,455, %
,975, %
,365, %
,322, %
,791, %
,017, %
,576, %
With 2.5% in FY18, would be a net growth of 7.4% over 9 years, or avg. increase of 0.8 %

4. BLACKSTONE-MILLVILLE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
FY18 School Budget consists of:
Salaries $14,082, %
Benefits $ 3,904, %
Transp. $ 1,626, %
Bldg O&M $ , %
Special Ed $ , %
Subtotal $21,296, %
Other* $ 1,279, %
Total $22,576, %
*Curriculum, technology, supplies, athletics, music

5. BLACKSTONE-MILLVILLE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
FY16 Per Pupil Expenditures*
Norfolk Agricultural $22,039
Tri County $19,303
Blackstone Valley Tech $18,989
State Average $15,526
Mendon-Upton $15,033
Bellingham $14,351
Uxbridge $13,926
Milford $13,883
Blackstone-Millville $13,330
*Source: DESE website
School Finance: Statistical Comparisons

6. BLACKSTONE-MILLVILLE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Excess & Deficiency Account is the District’s stabilization fund. DOR allows 5% of the net budget to be in E&D. This year that would be $1,100,874. After applying the offset for FY18, balance left will be $400,000 or 1.8%.
In comparison, over the past four years, the School Committee has offset the town’s share by $1,555,693 from E&D and the towns have added supplemental contributions of $1,528,192.

7. BLACKSTONE-MILLVILLE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
May 8, Now is the time for the Town of Millville to support our District and vote the Town’s share of the Blackstone-Millville Regional School District’s FY18 Budget of $2,854, Anything less sends a strong message across the educational community that our District, that educates all students, will need to make reductions in personnel, purchase less technology, and ignore curriculum requirements.

8. BLACKSTONE-MILLVILLE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
This will ultimately mean less educational opportunities for our students to meet the needs of complex and rapidly changing world, an increase in class size in each school, and a District that will not be able to compete to offer a strong education for every student.
What type of School District do you want for your town, for your community, for your children and grandchildren? The choice is before you tonight. Please be heard, our students are depending on you.