Needham Public Schools Superintendents FY21 Operating Budget - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Needham Public Schools Superintendent’s FY21 Operating Budget Request Needham School Committee December 10, 2019 Portrait of a Needham Graduate

Portrait of a Needham Graduate Strategic Priorities 2020-2025 PRIORITY #2 PRIORITY #1 ALL STUDENTS ALL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE ARE DRIVERS INTEGRATIVE OF THEIR OWN TEACHING AND LEARNING LEARNING PRIORITY #3 PRIORITY #4 INFRASTRUCTURE ALL STUDENTS SUPPORTS LEARN & GROW WITHIN NEEDS OF ADAPTABLE ALL STUDENTS ENVIRONMENTS

FY21 Budget Development Process • August/September - School Committee and School Administration met to Discuss Budget Process and Guidelines • September - School Leadership Team Planning • October/November - School Committee Adopts Budget Priorities; Budget Workshops with School Administrators; School Committee consultation • November - Review of Preliminary Budget with Principals, Directors and Central Office 2

FY21 Budget Priorities • Implement Portrait of a Needham Graduate Strategic Priorities. • Hire and retain highly qualified staff, teaching within established student/teacher ratio guidelines. • Continue the ongoing refinement of curriculum, instruction and assessment practices. • Develop and maintain educational resources and a technology infrastructure that supports student learning and meets District goals. 3

FY21 Budget Overview Budget Overview FY 20/21 Superintendent's Recommended Operating Budget Expenditures by Program Area $80,943,823 FY20: $76,005,765 K-12 Student High School Support 12% Services 34% FY21 Proposed: Middle Schools $80,943,823 10% K-12 Elementary Academic $4,938,058 (6.5%) Schools Specialists 18% 15% Increase over FY20 General General Services Administration 8% 3% 4

FY21 Budget Proposed Increases • Contractual Salary Increases* $2,933,544 • Level Service* $1,903,881 $100,633 • Program Improvements Plus, Total FY21 Budget Request: $4,938,058 * Opens the door to a similar and “level” service for students, families & staff 5

FY21 Budget Proposed Increases • 6.5% Increase over FY20 0.10% 2.50% 3.90% Contracts Level Service Program Improvement 6

FY21 Budget Context: Enrollment K-12 Public Enrollment 1982-2019 Massachusetts State Totals vs. Needham 1,200,000 6,000 1,000,000 5,000 800,000 4,000 600,000 3,000 400,000 2,000 200,000 1,000 0 0 2019 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 State K-12 Needham K-12 7

FY21 Budget Context: Enrollment Historical Enrollment FY06-FY20 *FT21 Projected 5900 5800 5771 5721 5706 5665 5700 5588 5582 5600 5523 5521 5500 5476 5434 5377 5400 5317 5300 5200 5129 5082 5100 5053 4965 5000 4900 4800 4700 4600 8

FY21 Proposed Increases: Staff • Grades 1-12 Classroom and 12.17 FTE Special Education Teachers • Paraprofessionals, 4.8 FTE Administration, Support Total FY21 FTE Request: 16.97 FTE

FY21 Budget: Benchmark Data ✔ 2019 Middle School Class Size Comparison 25 23.5 24 22.9 22.8 23 22.1 21.7 21.7 22 20.6 20.5 21 19.9 20 19 18.0 18 17 16 15 10

FY21 Budget: Benchmark Data ✔ 2019 Elementary Class Size Comparison 22.0 21.4 21.5 21.2 21.0 21.0 21.0 20.8 21.0 20.7 20.5 20.0 19.7 19.5 19.5 19.0 18.6 18.5 18.0 17.5 17.0 Natick Needham Weston Wayland Medfiled Newton Franklin Winchester Wellesley Dedham 11

FY21 Budget: Benchmark Data ✔ FY19 Student: Teacher Ratio 18.0 16.0 14.0 12.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 12

FY21 Proposed Increases: Middle School & High School Staff 2.4 FTE • Grades 7-8 Classroom Teachers 1.4 FTE • Grades 9-12 Classroom Teachers Total FY21 FTE Request: 3.8 FTE

FY21 Budget Context: Inclusive Learning Focus is on building capacity and ensuring equity for all students in an inclusive learning environment that supports our strategic priorities. We do this through provision of a continuum of programs and services for students. Budget includes additional special education staff, English Language Learners (ELL), & school counselors to address increased student needs & enrollment ● Strengthen specialized programs for students with Autism and Emotional Disabilities (Connections, Transitions, Middle School Autism) ● Meet target caseloads for special education liaisons, related service providers, ELL teachers, and counselors 14

FY21 Budget: Student Services • Increased tuition costs and $1,339,787 student needs require additional funding • In order to meet student needs in an equitable manner with targeted student loads will require additional staff 10.19 FTE 15

FY21 Budget Context: Special Education Enrollment SPECIAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT Needham State 18 18 18 18 18 18 17.2 16.3 15.5 15.2 16.18 14.5 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 16

FY21 Budget: Benchmark Data ✔ 17

FY21 Budget Context: Special Education Liaison Caseload - Elementary 18

FY21 Budget Context: School Counselor Caseload 19

FY21 Budget Context: Speech Therapy Caseloads 20

FY21 Budget Context: English Language Learners Caseloads 21

FY21 Budget Context: English Language Learners Caseloads Comparison 22

FY21 Budget Context: Special Education Out Of District Percentage 23

Deferred Needs: • Da Vinci Lab Program Specialist • Administrative support for Math intervention, Fine and Performing Arts, and World Languages • Clerical support at Needham High School • Curriculum materials and textbooks • Co-curricular stipends for student activities • Finance management systems 24

FY21 Budget: Benchmark Data ✔ 2019 MCAS ELA % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations-Grade 10 90 90 89 88 87 86 85 85 84 84 84 83 79 78 77 73 67 64 59 57 25

FY21 Budget: Benchmark Data ✔ 2019 MCAS Math % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations-Grade 10 94 91 91 89 89 88 88 88 87 87 86 84 83 83 82 79 71 64 63 62 26

FY21 Budget: Benchmark Data ✔ Class of 2019 Combined SAT Scores 1350 1324 1300 1279 1274 1271 1263 1253 1253 1252 1245 1236 1226 1225 1250 1207 1206 1192 1200 1168 1138 1150 1123 1121 1111 1100 1050 1000 27

FY21 Budget: Benchmark Data ✔ Percent of 2019 AP scores 3 to 5 100.0 95.7 94.0 93.6 95.0 93.3 92.7 91.6 91.4 91.2 91.1 90.7 90.7 89.4 90.0 88.4 88.2 85.4 85.2 85.0 81.8 80.0 73.4 75.0 68.9 70.0 65.0 60.0 57.1 55.0 28

FY21 Budget: Benchmark Data ✔ FY19 Average Tax Bill $20,000 $17,500 $15,000 $12,500 $10,000 $7,500 $5,000 $2,500 29

✔ FY21 Budget: Benchmark Data FY18 Per Pupil Expenditures $26,000 $23,000 $20,000 $17,000 $14,000 $11,000 $8,000 $5,000 30

Needham Public Schools Superintendent’s FY21 Operating Budget Request: Next Steps • December/January - Finance Committee, School Committee & School Administration Review Budget • December 11 – Finance Committee/School Committee budget workshop • January 7 - Town Manager consults with School Committee • January 21 - Public Hearing on School Budget • January 22 - Finance Committee Reviews School Budget • January 28 - School Committee Votes School Budget Portrait of a Needham Graduate