Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Superintendent’s Recommended Budget March 4, 2020
FY 2021 Budget Development Process
FY 2021 School Board Priorities ● Maximize Every Child’s Learning ○ Academies of Hampton ○ Student Achievement ○ Reducing Class Sizes ● Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff ○ Competitive compensation for teachers and support staff ○ Teacher Retention ● Create Safe and Nurturing Schools ○ Facilities and Capital Improvements ○ Ongoing emphasis on school safety measures
Hampton City Schools Budget Structure
FY 2020-2021 Superintendent’s Recommended Budget
Athletics (Fund 94) $591,031
Athletics (Fund 94)
Changes to Athletics (Fund 94) ● Concessions moved from Reimbursable Projects (Fund 60) to Athletics (Fund 94) ● Additional funding from School Operating Fund (Fund 50) ○ Athletic Insurance - $32K increase ○ New Middle School Volleyball Program - $40K
Rental Income (Fund 65) $172,176
Rental Income (Fund 65)
Reimbursable Projects (Fund 60) $22,581,111
Reimbursable Projects (Fund 60)
Changes to Reimbursable Projects (Fund 60) ● Budget proposal is based on continued funding of current grant programs and projected carryforward funds at the end of June 30, 2020 ● The following annual programs have been moved to other funds for budget accounting purposes only: ○ Concessions moved to Athletics Fund ○ Academic Year Governor’s School moved to School Operating Fund ○ Individualized Student Alternative Educational Plan moved to School Operating Fund ○ Mentor Teacher Program moved to School Operating Fund ○ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Program moved to School Operating Fund
Food and Nutrition Services (Fund 51) $12,264,069
Food and Nutrition Services (Fund 51)
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Program ● United States Department of Agriculture A.W.E. BASSETTE ELEM (since SY 2015-2016) ABERDEEN ELEM (since SY 2015-2016) (USDA) program BENJAMIN SYMS MIDDLE (since SY 2015-2016) ○ Offers free meals to schools reimbursed by BOOKER ELEM (since SY 2017-2018) the Federal Government at either a Free C. ALTON LINDSAY MIDDLE (since SY 2015-2016) rate or a Paid rate CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH ELEM (since SY 2016-2017) ● State Food and Nutrition Services Office CESAR TARRANT MIDDLE (since SY 2017-2018) new state database DOWNTOWN HAMPTON CDC SITE III (since SY 2017-2018) ○ Positive impact to Identified Student HUNTER B. ANDREWS (since SY 2015-2016) Percentage (ISP %) JANE H. BRYAN ELEM (since SY 2015-2016) ● Current Participation: 14 sites JOHN B. CARY ELEM (since SY 2015-2016) JOHN TYLER ELEM (since SY 2015-2016) ● Recommend Expansion for FY 2021 LUTHER W. MACHEN ELEM (since SY 2015-2016) ○ Phoebus High MOTON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (since SY 2017-2018) ○ Forrest Elementary PHOEBUS HIGH (recommend SY 2020-2021) ○ Alternative Learning Center FORREST ELEM (recommend SY 2020-2021) ● Participation for FY 2021: 17 sites ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER (recommend SY 2020- 2021)
FY 2021 School Breakfast Price Average cost of a HCS breakfast is $1.10 Recommendation is a $0.10 increase to school breakfast price for FY 2021 (FY 2020 price is $1.00) FY 2021 school lunch prices: no increase is proposed
Food and Nutrition Services (Fund 51) Expenditures ● Payroll ○ 2% compensation increase ○ In addition to the 2% compensation increase: ■ $1.83 per hour increase for cafeteria staff ■ $2.00 per hour increase for cafeteria managers ■ $1.00 per hour increase for secretaries ■ $1.00 per hour increase for maintenance staff ○ Eliminate 14 vacant positions ● Non-payroll ○ Projected increase in food cost ($111,000)
School Operating Fund (Fund 50) At-A-Glance $226,446,634 ● HCS 2% compensation increase - $2.9 million ● Health insurance HCS contribution increase - $1.3 million ● Virginia Retirement Systems (VRS) HCS contribution increase - $0.5 million ● HCS market adjustments contribution increase - $3.3 million
School Operating Fund (Fund 50)
State Funds and State Sales Tax ● Local Composite Index (LCI) increase from 0.2741 to 0.2743 ● March 31 Average Daily Membership (ADM) increase from 18,455 to 19,030 ● $143.6 million in total ($13.6 million increase from FY 2020) ○ $97 million in Standards of Quality programs ($12.7 million increase from FY 2020) ○ $23.1 million in State sales tax ($0.5 million increase from FY 2020) ○ $14 million in Lottery funded programs ($1.0 million increase from FY 2020) ○ $9.5 million in State Incentive and categorical programs ($0.6 million decrease from FY 2020)
Local Funds ● The city of Hampton provides funding to the school division based on the following formula: ○ 61.83% of all residential related taxes (real estate, personal property, and utility taxes) ● $76.9 million in estimated local revenue ○ Includes $380,000 in one-time funding for the Academies of Hampton ○ Additional $1.3 million in local funding compared to FY 2020
Federal and Other/Miscellaneous Revenue Federal revenue: $0.8 million Other/Miscellaneous revenue: $5.0 million ○ Federal Impact Aid - $0.5 million ○ $2.0 million HCS Pharmacy Center ■ Federal assistance for loss revenue ○ $0.2 million HCS Print Shop from tax-exempt federal property ○ $1.0 million Medicaid Reimbursement ■ Based on annual counts of ○ $0.5 million Cell Towers federally-connected students ○ $1.0 million Indirect Costs (from Fund 60 ○ Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Fund 51) (JROTC) - $0.3 million ○ $0.3 million Public Sale of Surplus Goods ■ Required to pay minimum instructor’s pay as determined by military branch ■ Reimbursement for a portion of military instructor’s pay
School Operating Fund (Fund 50) Expenditures
Health Insurance (Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff) ● Based on medical trends and claims data, a 5.3% increase in healthcare costs is projected ● Recommend HCS absorbs the 5.3% increase ($1.3 million) ● Recommend no increase to employee premium (total cost was $173,000)
Virginia Retirement System and other pension changes (Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff) ● Employer rates for Virginia Retirement System (VRS) will change for FY 2021 with a total projected increase of $555,000 ● Hampton Employee Retirement System (HERS) contribution increase of $60,000
Compensation Increase (Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff) ● The proposed budget includes a 2% salary increase for full and part-time employees* ($2.9 million) *Excludes flat rate, temporary positions, as well as some part-time teaching positions
Teacher Salary Scale Adjustments (Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff) ● $1.4 million investment in the teacher salary scale (in addition to 2% compensation increase) by adding $500 to steps 1-14 and $1,000 to steps 15-29 ● $3.0 million investment in the teacher salary scale since FY 2017
Support Staff Salary Adjustments (Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff) ● Bus Drivers and Bus Attendants – additional $2 per hour ($644,000) ○ $1.04 is for minimum wage adjustment for Bus Attendants ● Additional $1.50 per hour ($183,000) ○ School Technology Specialists, School Maintenance Staff, and Auto Mechanics ● Additional $1 per hour ($657,000) ○ Instructional Assistants, Secretaries, and School Security Officers ● Instructional coaches and administrators (e.g., principals, assistant principals, and senior leadership) – ($354,000) ● Minimum wage adjustments Phase 1 - $10 per hour ($37,000) ○ Cafeteria Monitors, Couriers, Finisher, Health Clerk, Inventory Control Clerk, Processing Clerk II, Library Technician, Messenger, Transportation Shop Attendant, and Warehouse Delivery Technician
Reclassifications and Supplements (Attract, Develop, and Retain Exceptional Staff) ● Increase the summer school teacher hourly rate from $25 to $30 ($78,000) ● Extend contract days for the following ($165,000) ○ High School Band Directors and School Finance Officers ● Increase daily hours for Office Assistants from 3 to 5 hours ($138,000) ● Reclassify select positions from part-time to full-time (impacts 2 positions - $103,000) ● Adjust compensation for select positions based on changes in job responsibilities (impacts 5 positions - $21,000 ) ● Increase middle school counselor director stipend increase from $683 to $820 ($1,000) ● Add volleyball middle school coach stipend ($9,000) ● Restore 50% of the 25% reduction (12% increase) to coaching and instructional supplements ($135,000)
Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) (Maximize Every Child’s Learning) ● Budgeted slots for FY 2021 increase from 534 to 635 ● Add 5 Teachers and 5 Instructional Assistants (max class size will remain at 18) - $586,000 ● New curriculum and classroom observations required by VDOE- $103,000 ● State funding for students on waiting lists - $115,000
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