Quincy Public Schools Preliminary Budget Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Quincy Public Schools Preliminary Budget Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 School Committee Presentation May 16, 2018 Richard DeCristofaro, Ed.D., Superintendent Kevin W. Mulvey, Esq., Deputy Superintendent James Mullaney III, CPA, Director of Business

QPS Budget Priorities STUDENTS Classroom Teachers Academic Programs Academic Support Programs Non-Academic Support Programs Subsidized Services Academic Expenses 2 Non-Academic Expenses

Quincy Public Schools Budget Process  Identify Areas of Consideration – (SLT, Principals, School Committee)  Review/Organize Options to address possible areas of impact – (SLT)  Prioritize possible areas of increase/shift/reduction (SLT)  Determine impact on budget areas/lines (SLT)  Present Options to Quincy School Committee – (SLT)  Rework Options – (SLT)  Prioritize Options (School Committee)  Act on Options (SLT/Principals/School Committee) 3

Quincy Public Schools FY2019 Budget: $110,106,951 $4,200,000 increase from the FY2018 budget. • Funding for this year’s budget comes from two sources: •  Mayor’s appropriation of $104,856,951 ; a $3,200,000 or 3.15% increase from FY 2018 appropriation.  Projected Circuit Breaker Funding - $5,250,000 , an increase of $1,000,000 over last year’s budgeted amount. 4

City of Quincy Budget 5

City of Quincy Educational Funding

City of Quincy Net School Spending 7

FY 2019 Budget Summary: Preliminary Level Service Budget for FY 2019 Approved Budget FY2018 105,906,951 Requested Level Funded Budget FY2019 105,906,951 Negotiated Increases 2,219,898 Additional Funding for Special Education Tuitions 2,504,401 Projected Budget for Level Services 110,631,250 Projected Funding and Offsets Circuit Breaker (Estimated @ 73% funding) (5,250,000) Salary Savings - (Estimated based on 25 Retirements @ $40,000 per) (1,000,000) (6,250,000) Appropriation Needed From City After Adjustments For Level Services 104,381,250 Appropriation from City of Quincy 104,856,951 Funds Available for Budget Building Prior to Program Changing and Shifts 475,701 8

Quincy Public Schools FY2019 Budget Analysis This funding appropriation allows us to: • Meet all contractual obligations for the 2018-2019 school year including percentage raises and step and level increases in the amount of $2,219,898. • Provides $2,980,102 in additional funding to address class size, academic programs, academic support, non-academic support, academic expenses and non-academic expenses. 9

Budget Process: ACTs Before we take a step forward, we look back. Identify Areas of Consideration (in Order of Priority): Determine the number of Academic Classroom Teacher positions to maintain optimal class size at all levels and shift positions as needed to account for enrollment fluctuations at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. School Committee Class Size Guidelines  Kindergarten: 20-25 students  Grades 1-3: 22-26 students  Grades 4-8: 24-28 students  Grades 9-12: 25-30 students 10

QPS FY2019 Budget Recommendations: Academic Classroom Teachers CADEMIC CLASSROOM TEACHERS Page Item Funding Shift and reconcile positions to address class size and account for staffing changes made during FY 2018. Reconciliation presented to the Budget and Finance Subcommittee on November 13, 2017 3 1 Shift Academic Classroom Teachers to adress class size 3 2 Total Application of Funds Available for Budget Building 0 Funds for Contractual Obligations 29,572 Total Increase in Funding 29,572 11

6-Year Budget Summary ry: Academic Cla lassroom Teachers FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 6-Year TOTAL Elementary 8.0 8.0 Class Size MS Tech Ed 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 5.0 MS Foreign 2.5 2.5 Language MS/HS Class 1.0 1.0 2.0 Size TOTAL 9.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 17.5

Budget Process: Academic Programs Before we take a step forward, we look back. Identify Areas of Consideration (in Order of Priority): Confirm the number of positions needed to maintain Academic Programs at the optimal level and add/shift positions to account for changes in student needs at all school sites. 13

QPS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Pre-Kindergarten Special Education*  Language Development Full-Day Kindergarten  Learning Center Literacy/Digital Literacy*  Behavioral Program (STARS) English Language Learners*  Transitional Kindergarten Library/Media Physical Education  Autistic Program (CARES)  Out of District Placements Art  Speech & Language Music (Instrumental/Choral) Academically Talented Alternative Programs  GOALS Advanced/AP  PASS Health  Quincy Evening High School Foreign Language R.O.T.C. Occupational Education* 14

QPS FY2019 Budget Recommendations: Academic Programs ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Page Item FTE Funding Shift and reconcile positions to address class size and account for staffing changes made during FY 2018. Reconciliation presented to the Budget and Finance Subcommittee on November 13, 2017 5 1 Increase of 1.70 ELL Teachers to meet needs of increasing ELL student population and state requirements 5 3 1.70 85,000 Increase 0.7 Occupational Education Teachers 5 5 0.70 48,311 Increase Special Education Teachers 3.50 FTEs to address student needs and state requirements 5 6 3.50 175,000 Increase 3.0 FTE Digital Support Teachers for new Digital Literacy program at the elementary school level 5 4 3.00 150,000 Total Application of Funds Available for Budget Building 8.90 458,311 Funds for Contractual Obligations 703,587 Total Increase in Funding 1,161,898 15

Digital Literacy and Computer Science Skills require input and contributions from many: Academic Academic SLT and Program Classroom Principals Teachers Teachers Team Technology Curriculum Planning and and Superintendent Training Assessment and School Team Management Committee Team 16

Role of the Elementary Digital Role of the Elementary Support Teacher Classroom Teacher The Digital Support teacher will co-teach with the classroom teacher, but will operate as the primary facilitator of this academic The Classroom Teacher will operate in a co-teaching role with the program Digital Support Teacher during this academic program session. The Digital Support teacher will teach digital literacy and computer The Classroom Teacher will partner with the Digital Support skills in the context of the existing grade-level curriculum teacher to align or create the curriculum connections. The Digital Support teacher sill highlight essential digital literacy The Classroom Teacher can continue to promote digital literacy skills such as: skills throughout their: * online safety * daily curriculum * mouse basics * student presentations * computer fundamentals * research projects * keyboarding * school newspapers * word processing * student artwork * web browsing * extra-curricular clubs * using images and graphics * science fairs * spreadsheets * robotics and * databases * state-wide testing practice * online communication and * presentations 17

6-Year Budget Summary ry: Academic Programs FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 6-Year TOTAL CTE 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 4.2 Special 2.3 2.0 2.8 3.5 10.6 Education English 1.2 2.0 2.4 2.9 1.7 10.2 Language Ed Literacy/ 0.5 1.5 3.0 5.0 Digital Literacy Health 2.0 2.0 Library/ 2.5 0.5 2.0 5.0 Media Art 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.2 Music/Band 0.2 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.3 3.4 TOTAL 8.2 9.1 3.7 5.0 6.7 8.9 41.6

Budget Process: Academic Support Programs Before we take a step forward, we look back. Identify Areas of Consideration (in Order of Priority): Confirm the number of positions needed to maintain Academic Support Programs at the optimal level and add/shift positions to account for changes in student needs at all school sites. 19

QPS ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAMS Guidance Aides (classroom)  Special Education Nurses  ELL Attendance Psychologists  Full-Day Kindergarten School Committee ELL Tutors Substitute Teachers* Special Education Tutors Therapists OT/PT Extra Curricular Activities Special Education Summer Program IT Technicians Superintendent Deputy Superintendent Directors/Coordinators Team Administrators Non-Academic Department Heads Principals Assistant Principals Deans 20

QPS FY2019 Budget Recommendations: Academic Support Programs ACADEMIC SUPPORT Page Item Funding Shift and reconcile positions to address class size and account for staffing changes made during FY 2018. Reconciliation presented to the Budget and Finance Subcommittee on November 13, 2017 7&8 1 Increase funding for substitute teachers to address prior year deficits and to increase daily pay rate 7 7 150,000 Total Application of Funds Available for Budget Building 150,000 Funds for Contractual Obligations 386,017 Total Increase in Funding 536,017 21

Substitute Teacher Pay Survey Short-Term Long-Term Abington 78.18 106.00 Braintree 90.00 230.00 Bridgewater-Raynham 75.00 248.25 Brockton 85.00 125.00 Cohasset 80.00 232.00 Hanover 75.00 150.00 Hingham 83.00 268.89 Hull 80.00 273.76 Marshfield 82.50 240.33 Norwell 85.00 150.00 Pembroke 75.00 100.00 Plymouth 70.00 236.07 Quincy 75.00 85.00 Scituate 75.00 100.00 Weymouth 75.00 262.00 Whitman-Hanson 75.00 150.00 Average 78.67 184.83 22