Berlin-Boylston Regional School District FY21 Budget UPDATE May 19, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Berlin-Boylston Regional School District FY21 Budget UPDATE May 19, 2020 Presented by: Jeff Zanghi , Superintendent of Schools Robert Conry , Director of Finance and Operations

5-19-20 Budget Revisions (Operating) 5-19-20 Reductions BMS BES TMHS Total Out of District Placement $ (50,000) $ (50,000) Math Specialist / Tutor sharing $ 21,729 $ (21,729) $ - Use additional school choice funds $ (5,000) $ (15,000) $ (20,000) July - Aug 3rd party custodial service canceled $ (7,500) $ (7,500) Charter school tuition $ (16,950) $ (16,950) Subtotal $ (33,271) $ (36,729) $ (24,450) $ (94,450) FY21 Revised Budget $ 3,809,212 $ 4,109,390 $ 9,249,951 $ 17,168,553 FY20 Restated Budget $ 3,586,273 $ 3,733,725 $ 9,151,812 $ 16,471,810 Increase $ over FY20 Restated Budget $ 222,939 $ 375,665 $ 98,139 $ 696,743 Inc. % over FY20 Restated Budget 6.2% 10.1% 1.1% 4.2%

FY21 Town Assessment Summary: Berlin Xfers from Restated Town FY20 Change Change Town of Berlin FY20 Budget Assessment FY21 ($) (%) Berlin Memorial 3,078,687 64,863 3,143,550 3,304,741 161,191 5.2% Tahanto MS-HS 2,739,843 2,739,843 2,623,776 (116,067) -4.2% Berlin Mem'l Capital 52,000 52,000 95,000 43,000 82.7% Tahanto Capital 612,571 612,571 576,179 (36,392) -5.9% Total 6,483,101 5,935,393 6,023,518 88,125 1.5% Xfers from Town Budget provided by Town Accountant: $64,863 for 2 months of insurance benefits

FY21 Town Assessment Summary: Boylston Xfers from Restated Town FY20 Change Change Town of Boylston FY20 Budget Assessment FY21 ($) (%) Boylston Elementary 3,093,313 50,609 3,143,922 3,439,710 295,788 9.4% Tahanto MS-HS 5,046,312 5,046,312 5,281,071 234,759 4.7% Boylston Elem. Capital 32,500 32,500 72,000 39,500 121.5% Tahanto Capital 1,146,173 1,146,173 1,146,328 155 0.0% Total 9,318,298 9,368,907 9,939,109 570,202 6.1% Xfer from Town Budget provided by Town Treasurer: $50,609 for 2 months of insurance benefits

Town of Boylston FY21 Tuition and transportation estimates for Non-Residential Vocational students Town of Boylston Budget for Vocational Ed. Budget Line FY20 FY21 Inc. $ Inc. $ Vocational Tuition 421,400 631,351 209,951 49.8% Vocational Transportation 49,950 105,702 55,752 111.6% • Assumes 2 of 10 students on waiting list are accepted at a later date; indications are that there are “many applicants for a limited # of open spots”; more or less than 2 may be accepted – 5 of 15 overall were accepted. • Above dollars also include a student attending Minuteman Tech, and one attending Norfolk Agricultural (tuition plus transportation for both)

FY21 Capital Requests (revised) ▪ $40,000 - Septic system repairs / replacement pumps ▪ $17,000 - Replace Intercom system ▪ $15,000 - Roof repairs ▪ $11,000 - Curriculum Materials ▪ $15,000 - Replace pneumatic HVAC controls with electric $72,000 Total Capital Requests Notes: • Pneumatic controls was removed/cancelled at Budget Open Hearing and septic repairs were added • Curriculum materials is removed tonight, due to unsatisfactory pilot program feedback

FY21 Capital Requests ▪ $95,000 - Gym HVAC Access (replace prior year article) ▪ $15,000 - Resurface outdoor basketball court ▪ $10,000 – Asphalt repairs and restriping $95,000 Total Capital Requests Notes: • The basketball court resurfacing will occur with remaining funds from FY20 operating budget; the asphalt repairs will be deferred one year

FY21 Budget: Included Items ▪ The FY21 budget is partially funded by use of $60,000 of Excess and Deficiency Funds (E&D) – the same amount as was approved in FY20. ▪ OPEB Trust contributions were budgeted at $100 per FTE for FY21. These are now a separate line item in each school budget. ▪ $18,070 budgeted in total for FY21 These items should be individually approved by the School Committee as part of the budget process.

FY21 Budget: RISKS ▪ Two potential residential out of district placements for Tahanto ▪ Residential placements can be very expensive ($200K) ▪ Potential decrease in state funding / aid ▪ likely to be reductions to Circuit Breaker and Regional Transportation ▪ Ch. 70 is anticipated to be less impacted ▪ Any reductions will require offsetting reductions in General Fund spending / budget during FY21 • Potential for budget cuts (“in - year”, even if this current budget is approved.

FY21 – Further Cuts if budget not approved ▪ 5 th grade BES Classroom Teacher $78K (salary + benefits) ▪ BES Paraprofessional $42K (salary + benefits) ▪ Further cuts – most/all would need to come from staffing ▪ Non-salary budgets have already been reduced, with remaining funds for sustaining operations and maintaining infrastructure

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Tahanto Capital Items ▪ $12,000 – Installation of freeze proof roof hydrants ▪ $1,135,000 – Bond Principal Payments ▪ $588,112 – Bond Interest Payments ($12,606) – Amortization of bond premium ▪ $1,722,506 – SUBTOTAL, TAHANTO CAPITAL