WAREHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC HEARING - PRELIMINARY BUDGET - FY 2020 Wareham Public Schools - FY20 Budget Public Hearing - December 6, 2018
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WAREHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC HEARING – PRELIMINARY BUDGET
FY 2020
Wareham Public Schools – FY20 Budget Public Hearing - December 6, 2018
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LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
Dear Parents and Community Members:
The Wareham School Committee developed the following budget priorities which provided the
guidance for the development of this budget. The priorities are:
• Maintain manageable class sizes
• Maintain and improve discipline in all schools
• Meet special education needs of students
• Meet the needs of ALL students
• Maintain current programming
• Teacher supervision and evaluations
• Support capital projects – maintaining our buildings
The following pages contain the proposed budget for the Wareham Public Schools for the fiscal year
2020 (2019-2020). This proposed budget allows Wareham Public Schools to continue to offer class sizes
which are beneficial to learning, a variety of elective and co-curricular offerings, and maintain all current
offerings and services.
The proposed budget maintains all existing staff and proposes the addition of five and one half (5.5)
additional FTE (full-time equivalents). The majority of new suggested positions are in the special
education area. Also included in the requests, Athletic Director (full-time), Guidance Director, Dean of
Students (Minot).
The proposed FY2020 operational budget of $29,262,246.17 is an increase of .83% or an overall increase
of $239,507.53 from the FY19 budget of $29,022,738.64.
On behalf of the Wareham School Committee, I thank you for your support of our Wareham School
Community.
Sincerely,
Dr. Kimberly B Shaver-Hood
Superintendent of Schools
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INTRODUCTION
The Wareham Public School Administrators with guidance from the Wareham School Committee
has developed the following budget for the FY20 fiscal year.
Every Student Every Day
WPS offers challenging, engaging, innovative, globally minded educational experiences, providing a
competitive advantage for our students, our school, and our community, creating a better world.
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STRATEGIC QUESTIONS
How to ensure we meet student/district
needs while developing a budget that is
fiscally responsible?
What is budgetary necessary to ensure we
meet the needs of all students?
Page |5BUDGET PRIORITIES
PROVIDE A RIGOROUS AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS BY:
■ Maintaining manageable class sizes
■ Maintaining and improving discipline at all schools
■ Meeting special education needs of students
■ Meeting the needs of ALL students
■ Maintaining current programming
■ Teacher supervision and evaluations
■ Capital projects – maintenance of our buildings
Page |6BUDGET REQUEST SUMMARY
The Wareham Public Schools Administration team submits the following proposed budget for FY20
(2019/2020). The Town of Wareham has and continues to face very challenging fiscal times. The
budget strain on our district limits the options available as we move into the FY20 budget year. The
average budget increase during the past four years (2014-2018) has been approximately $375,112 a
year, which is below the average rate of inflation for the same period.
During the development of this budget, a concentrated focus was maintaining, supporting and
enhancing educational rigor and meeting the needs of all students. Providing high quality and rigorous
education would not be possible without the dedicated staff who work daily with our Wareham
students.
This budget presentation is presented in two parts. The first part of this document will show the
budget which has been developed by administrators and directors and was presented on November
29, 2018. The second part of this document, will present a proposed budget with anticipated revenue,
reductions, and adjustments made resulting in a new proposed budget figure.
The first presented budget number for 2019 – 2020 is $31,179,142. This budget would require an
additional $2,156,403. The FY20 initial budget proposal represents an increase of 7.43% over the FY19
budget appropriation.
FIRST PROPOSED BUDGET
Category 2019/20 Proposed Budget
Net School Spending $29,357,717
Non- Net School Spending $1,821,425
Total Budget $31,179,142
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Expenditure from all sources during the past six years.
FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18
By School $27,055,807 $26,925,830 $26,878,984 $27,045,264 $27,917,236 $28,340,435
Committee
By Town (In-kind) *
$8,470,855 $8,072,531 $8,058,037 $7,932,366 $8,355,193 $9,202,006
From Revolving $5,388,606 $5,169,137 $5,446,532 $5,050,477 $5,268,695 $5,110,502
funds and grants
Total Expenditure $40,915,268 $40,167,498 $40,383,553 $40,028,107 $41,541,124 $42,652,943
The initially proposed budget is not a level service budget. Contractual salary increases, decreasing
availability revenue, the growing social/emotional and academic needs of our students, and the
maintenance requirements of our buildings have increased the proposed budget number.
Key Factors Influencing Our Decisions
Student numbers: As shown in the section on student demographics student enrollment in
Wareham Public Schools has declined in recent years. This decrease has had an impact on the
allocation of funds. However, the reduction in student enrollment doesn’t necessarily mean a
proportionate reduction in our expenditure or staffing requirements is possible.
Student needs: The needs of our students are not static, year to year the needs change, and
the services we deliver must adapt to meet the needs of our students. Recently, there has
been an upward trend in the social/emotional and academic needs of our students.
Staffing costs: The current union contracts in place have given the staff the highest increases
in recent years, the highest in place being a 3% cost of living increase. Regardless of the recent
increases, our salaries still do not compare to those of surrounding districts.
Page |8Curriculum and Technology needs: There is a pressing need to provide our students with
current curriculum material (textbooks) and technology which provide a platform for our
students to access current content materials.
Utility costs: Changes in the cost of fuel and in average temperature have a significant impact
on our ability to live within our requested budget. Fluctuations in energy prices or seasonal
average temperatures can make the difference between available funds or the need for cost-
cutting.
Facilities: Our buildings and building component systems are aging and are beginning to
require costly and unforeseen repairs, e.g., the need for expensive repairs to boilers or other
HVAC components.
Additional available funds: We are able to make use of funds from other areas to offset our
reliance on the budget. This primarily comes from state and federal grants, Circuit Breaker
(state reimbursement of special education costs), School Choice (state reimbursement for
students who live outside of Wareham but choose to attend Wareham Public Schools), gifts
and donations and revolving accounts. Fluctuations in the amounts we receive through these
funds have implications for the programs we operate and for the development of our budget.
Page |9FY20 INITIAL BUDGET REQUESTS
P a g e | 102018/19 Budget $29,022,739
• Salary Increases $1,219,930
• Out of District Tuition -$330,681
• Increased Staffing requests $569,819
• All other supplies and materials $697,335
TOTAL 2019/2020 Budget $31,179,142
P a g e | 11STAFFING REQUESTS (11 FTEs)
1.0 Grade 2 Teacher – Decas $57,315
1.0 Dean – Special Ed – Minot $66,065
2.0 Permanent Intermittent Para Subs $32,400
.50 Athletic Director – increase to 1.0 $32,682
1.0 Guidance Director $62,686
2.0 Foreign Language Teachers $114,630
.50 Asst. Principal – Middle School $32,096
.20 Team Chair – High School $11,463
1.0 Special Education Teacher – High School $57,315
.30 Team Chair – Middle School $17,194
.30 Team Chair – Decas $17,194
.20 School Psychologist – Decas $11,463
.50 School Psychologist – Middle $28,657
.50 Out-of-District Team Chair $28,657
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P a g e | 12BUDGET REQUEST BY MAJOR ACCOUNT
The table below breaks down the budget into each of the major accounts within the budget. A further
level of breakdown is shown in the next section and a breakdown of the budget by account line is
provided in Annex A.
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OUT OF DISTRICT TUITION AND CIRCUIT BREAKER
This year (FY19) we are seeing a decrease in the cost of out of district tuition, it is anticipated this will
continue during FY20.
Out of District Tuitions
$5,000,000
$4,500,000
$4,000,000
$3,500,000
$3,000,000
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$0
FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20
The State special education reimbursement program, commonly known as the circuit breaker program,
provides additional state funding to districts for high-cost special education students.
The amount received each year reflects the qualifying expenditure in the prior year and the State’s
reimbursement percentage. Listed below details the money received in FY13 to FY19. Funds are spent
in the year following the year they are received.
P a g e | 15SCHOOL CHOICE
The School Choice Program allows parents to send their children to schools in communities other than
the city or town in which they reside. Tuition is paid by the sending district to the receiving district.
Districts may elect not to enroll school choice students if no space is available. School choice revenue
is the funds we receive for those students coming into Wareham from other districts. These funds are
for educational related expenditure.
P a g e | 16Administration of Our School Tuition Revenue
The School Choice revenue is received monthly and is deposited in a School Revolving Account. We
currently use these funds to cover some of the costs at PASS (Night Alternative School) as this school
attracts school choice students.
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
The tables below compare Wareham Public School’s enrollment profile with the state average.
Wareham has a lower than average diversity in race and ethnicity. There is also a lower than average
number of students for whom their first language is not English. This means that Wareham has a lower
than average demand on resources for English language tuition.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (2016-17)
Race % of District % of State
African American 7.8 9
Asian 1.1 6.6
Hispanic 6.8 19.7
Native American 1 0.2
White 72.9 60.9
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic 10.2 3.4
Wareham has a much higher than average percentage of students with high needs, including having
disabilities or being economically disadvantaged. The state definition of a student with high needs is
“if he or she is designated as either low income (prior to School Year 2015), economically
disadvantaged (starting in School Year 2015), or ELL, or former ELL, or a student with disabilities.”
Selected Populations (2017-18)
Title % of District % of State
First Language not English 2.1 20.9
English Language Learner 1.1 10.2
Students With Disabilities 26.2 17.7
High Needs 61.7 46.6
Economically Disadvantaged 51.8 32
This information is available on the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education website (http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/)
P a g e | 17Student enrollment has continued to decline. Several factors, declining population and students
leaving the district, have contribute to this decline
Wareham Public Schools
Enrollment by School / Grade
Pre-K K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Total
John W. Decas 91 172 197 155 615
Minot/Forest 164 188 352
Wareham Middle 186 165 169 520
Wareham High 175 138 83 102 91 7 596
WCAS/PASS 1 13 13 28 55
Out of District 2 3 2 3 4 7 4 5 3 4 6 5 8 56
Total 91 172 199 158 166 191 190 172 173 180 142 100 121 124 15 2194
data as of 11/23/2018
as of 11/26/2018
P a g e | 18Regular Ed SPED OOD Total
Pre-K 41 50 0 91
Kindergarten 151 21 0 172
Grade 1 151 46 2 199
Grade 2 122 33 3 158
Grade 3 117 48 2 167
Grade 4 139 49 3 191
Grade 5 150 37 4 191
Grade 6 120 45 7 172
Grade 7 126 43 4 173
Grade 8 134 40 5 179
Grade 9 103 36 3 142
Grade 10 77 18 4 99
Grade 11 88 27 6 121
Grade 12 88 32 5 125
Grade 13 0 7 8 15
Total 1607 532 56 2195
Student Enrollment
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
17% 18% 18% 19% 20% 22% 22% 24% 24% 26% 26%
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Not SPED SPED Total
P a g e | 19STAFF NUMBERS
Every October, all school districts report to DESE on staffing job classifications and work assignments.
This is a useful measure of staffing levels within the district. A summary of information that has been
provided by Wareham Public Schools since 2011 is shown below. This does not include custodians,
food service workers or transportation workers as these groups are not reported to DESE.
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Special Education Related Staff 12.12 12.95 14.95 12.2 13 7 5 5
Paraprofessional 60.5 60.6 57.1 60.54 59.04 60.76 63.5 70.5
Other Administrative Support 29 30.05 30 29.5 28.25 34.65 37.852 37.41
Official -- Administrative 25.15 21.5 25.05 22.15 21.8 22 20.2 17.94
Medical / Health Services 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Instructional Support Staff 8.65 8.55 7.45 7.5 8.2 14.95 9.95 10.98
Instructional Support and Special
7.8 7.7 7.5 6.5 4.4 4 7 7
Education Shared Staff
Instructional Staff 247.227 237.281 226.604 226.589 211.868 203.192 193.39 195.91
Grand Total 395.447 383.631 373.654 369.979 350.558 350.552 340.892 348.74
P a g e | 20REVISIONS TO ORIGINAL PROPOSED FY20 BUDGET
FY20 WORKING BUDGET PLANNING AS OF December 6, 2018
Basic Rollover of FY19 to FY20 Item to roll
$1,219,930.82 Roll over costs
($200,000.00) Town Contribution
($400,000.00) Free Cash
($100,000.00) Medicaid from Town
($700,000.00) Circuit Breaker
($200,000.00) SPED Stabilization fund
($380,069.18) ($380,069.18)
Staffing NEEDS to maintain class size
1.00 $57,315.00 Add Grade 2 Teacher Decas (M-4)
$57,315.00 1.00 $57,315.00
Requested Staffing/Moving the district forward
2.00 $114,630.00 2 Foreign Teachers IB (M-4)
0.20 $11,463.00 Add .20 FTE Team Chair High School (M-4)
1.00 $57,315.00 Add 1.0 SPED Teacher - High School (M-4)
0.50 $32,682.00 Increase Athletic Director to 1.0
0.50 $32,096.40 .50 Asst. Principal Middle (M-4+1.12)
1.00 $62,686.00 Add 1.0 Guidance Director
0.30 $17,194.50 Add .30 Team Chair to Middle School (M-4)
0.30 $17,194.50 Add .30 Team Chair to Decas (M-4)
1.00 $66,065.00 Add 1.0 Dean Special Ed Minot (M-4 +$8,750)
2.00 $32,400.00 Add 2.0 Perm Sub Paraprofessionals (Minot)
0.20 $11,463.00 Add .20 School Psychologist Decas (M-4)
0.50 $28,657.50 Add .50 School Psychologist Middle (M-4)
0.50 $28,657.50 Add .50 OOD Team Chair (M-4)
$366,653.71 Increase to S/M from Principals/Dept Heads
$879,158.11 $879,158.11
$556,403.93 11.00 TOTAL FTE
Reductions
(2.00) ($32,400.00) Remove add of 2.0 Perm Sub Paraprofessionals
(2.00) ($100,000.00) Remove add of 2.0 Foreign Language Teachers
(0.50) ($32,096.40) Remove .50 Asst. Principal Middle
($100,000.00) Reduction to Supplies/Materials ($25k per school)
(1.00) ($52,400.00) Reduction from Central Office
($316,896.40) (5.50) ($316,896.40)
$239,507.53 5.50 Total Need if everything was included
FTE
Budget Revenues
Other Funds
$29,022,738.64 FY19 Budget 2.26%
$239,507.53 FY20 increase needed
$29,262,246.17 Total FY20 Proposed Budget
$29,262,246.17 TOTAL FY20 BUDGET
$0.00 $0.00
(239,507.53) (239,507.53) Difference
P a g e | 21PROPOSED CHANGES/REDUCTIONS TO BUDGET
Additional Revenue Sources to offset budget requests
Source Amount
Town Appropriation (anticipated) $200,000
Capital “Free Cash” (anticipated) $400,000
Medicaid Reimbursement (anticipate) $100,000
FY19 Circuit Breaker $700,000
SPED Stabilization Fund $200,000
TOTAL REVENUE TO OFFSET BUDGET $1,600,000
Reductions
Position Amount
-2.0 Permanent Substitutes -$32,400
-2.0 Foreign Language Teachers -$100,000
-.50 Assistant Principal -$32,096
-1.0 Central Office Reduction -$52,400
$25k reduction from each school (to be determined) -$100,000
TOTAL REDUCTIONS $316,896
P a g e | 22BUDGET OVERVIEW
Current Budget Deficit -$2,156,404
Added Revenue $1,600,000
Reductions $316,896
Total adjusted deficit: -$239,508
P a g e | 23BUDGET PATHWAY
November 29, 2018 December 6, 2018
PRESENTED BUDGET PRESENTED BUDGET
$31,179,142 $29,262,246
*This includes ALL requested
staff/supplies/capital items.
NEXT STEPS
• BUDGET ADOPTION VOTE BY SCHOOL COMMITTEE
ON DECEMBER 20, 2018
CONTINUE TO:
• Meet with Town Officials
• Review budget requests and school needs
• Review capital requests and meet with Capital Planning Committee
P a g e | 24Thank you to Principals, Directors, and School Staff for input and
contributions made in the development of the FY20 Budget.
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