Thompson Public Schools 2016-2017 BUDGET PRESENTATION JANUARY 25, 2016 1
Budget Development • Principals/Department Heads met with staff, Business Manager, and Superintendent - November 2015 to January 2016 • Online survey with 231 respondents - Completed January 2016 2
Improving Educational Opportunities for All Current Curriculum and Instructional materials at all grade levels. Improved Technology at all grade levels. Increased Social and Emotional support for students in need. 3
5-Year Enrollment Elementary Middle High Total October 1, 2011 445 404 337 1186 October 1, 2012 470 380 301 1151 October 1, 2013 443 349 277 1069 October 1, 2014 415 337 251 1003 October 1, 2015 394 333 274 1001 January 2016 400 339 275 1014 4
Current Budget Increases Health Insurance $ 246,374 Teacher Salaries 168,923 Textbooks 132,450 Special Education 115,930 New Positions 112,382 Building Repair & Maintenance 79,327 Substitutes 31,558 Section 504 15,700 Dues & Fees 10,000 $ 912,644 Total $ Increase in FY 17 $ 1,210,700 5
TM TMHS Science textbooks $ 50,103 Social Studies textbooks 21,344 Tech Ed new equipment 13,047 Math - replace calculators 4,038 Budget Teacher substitutes 30,000 $ 118,532 Increases by TMS TMS School Social Studies textbooks 27,000 Reading textbooks 25,000 $ 52,000 MRFES ES Language Arts textbooks 49,278 Pre-School Teacher and Para 62,249 $ 111,527 6
New Positions Social Worker $50,133 (budgeted @ Step 4 MA) Pre-School Teacher 46,736 (budgeted @ Step 3 BA) Pre-School Paraprofessional 15,513 $ 112,382 7
Salaries - % Increases 2016-2017 • Teachers – 1.15% General wage increase plus step movement • Administrators – 1.5% Increase plus possible performance allowance • Secretaries – Negotiated Increase of 1.95% • Custodians – Negotiated Increase of 1.95% • Paras, Cafeteria, & Nurses – Negotiated Increase of 2% • Bus Drivers – Still in Negotiations • Non-Union – most employees budgeted at 2% 8
School Readiness $ 109,771 Current Competitive School Readiness 3,811 Adult Education 51,414 Year Title I Improving Basic Programs 170,383 Title II Teachers Grant 52,889 Grants IDEA Part B Section 611 295,707 IDEA Part B Section 619 14,125 After School Program 25,000 Carl Perkins Technology Grant (2) 54,972 competitive International Paper Company 3,000 competitive Positive Behavior Intervention and 150,000 competitive Supports (PBIS) Total $ 931,072 9
School Budget vs. Cost of Living Increases 2010-2016 Appropriated Increase over % over Cost of Living Fiscal Year Budget Prior Year Prior Year Adjustment 2010-2011 16,040,309 0 0 0% 2011-2012 16,040,309 0 0 0% 2012-2013 16,649,462 609,153 3.67 3.60% 2013-2014 16,814,353 164,891 1 1.70% 2014-2015 17,263,897 449,544 2.67 1.50% 2015-2016 17,672,750 408,853 2.37 1.70% 2016-2017 18,883,450 1,210,700 6.9 0% 2.37% 1.21% Average 10
Special Education and Health Care Increases 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016 -2017 $ Incr % Incr Total Budget $ 16,794,596 $ 17,672,750 $ 18,883,450 $ 1,210,700 6.9% Special Education 2,904,511 3,348,300 3,765,082 443,789 13.25% Health Care 2,609,672 2,737,491 2,983,865 246,374 9.44% 10-Year Comparison 2006-2007 2015-2016 2016 -2017 $ Incr % Incr Total Expenditures $ 13,772,146 $ 17,262,852 $ 18,883,450 $ 5,111,304 37.11% Special Education 1,092,386 3,348,300 3,765,082 2,672,696 244.67% Health Care 1,722,599 2,647,788 2,983,865 1,261,266 73.22% 11
Staffing Change from 2008 to 2016 School year 2008-2009 2015-2016 Enrollment 1,389 1,014 Number of Positions Positions Cut in Positions Cut Decrease in 2008 2014-2015 in 2015 since 2008 Total Current Staff % Change 8.0 -2.5 -0.5 -3.0 5.0 -37.5% Admins. 118.0 -2.0 0.0 -21.0 97.0 -17.8% Teachers *4 half-time 32.0 0.0 -6.0 26.0 -18.8% Paras added 12.5 0.0 0.0 -2.5 10.0 -20.0% Secretaries 12.0 0.0 0.0 -3.0 9.0 -25.0% Custodians 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 -20.0% Technicians 185.0 -4.5 -0.5 -37.5 149.0 -19.5% 12
Did You Know? Thompson’s Per Pupil Expenditures is $786 less than Killingly and $953 less than Putnam. Thompson $15,717 Killingly $16,503 Putnam $16,670 State Average $16,325 13
Achievements According to the Class of 2015 TMHS Alumni Association applications, filled out each year by the graduating class, 88.5% of our graduating class will be attending college, post- secondary school, or have joined the military. Few public schools in Northeastern Connecticut can match these numbers. The New England Association of School and Colleges (NEASC) recently awarded Tourtellotte Memorial High School full accreditation. In doing so, the group commended TMHS for its innovative Communications Academy, the school’s positive, respectful, and supportive culture found in the school community, and the self-motivation of staff in pursuing ongoing professional training. The Mary R. Fisher Elementary School (MRFES) received full accreditation from NAEYC in 2015, with glowing commendations about the work accomplished at MRFES by the teachers, administration and parent-support groups. 14
TMHS SAT Scores 2011-2015 Crit itica ical l Reading ing Mean Median Range 2015 36 (59%) 525 520 400-670 2015 Nat'l/State Ave 497/507 Math th 2015 36 (59%) 498 485 300-680 2015 Nat'l/State Ave 513/510 Writ iting ing 2015 36 (59%) 529 535 400-700 2015 Nat'l/State Ave 487/508 15
It’s a Fact! Children raised in poverty are much less likely to have their crucial needs met than their more affluent peers are and, as a result, are subject to some grave consequences. Deficits in these areas inhibit the production of new brain cells, after the path of maturation, and rework the healthy neural circuity in children’s brains, thereby undermining emotional and social development and predisposing them to emotional dysfunction and difficulty in school. 16
The Problem is Real in Thompson % of students on Year free/reduced lunches 2005 20.2% 2006 21.1% Free and 2007 24.3% 2008 24.6% Reduced 2009 28.9% 2010 30.2% Lunches 2011 32.4% 2012 34.4% 2013 31.7% 2014 29.8% 2015 35.0% 17
Increased Student Needs Recommended Current Time doing # of high needs Position Caseload by National Enrollment Social Work students Organization 1/11/16 Activities ES School Counselor 250:1 400 60% 22 ES/MS Psychologist >500:1 (gen not high risk) 576 (Pre-k-6) 30%/week 22 MS School Counselor 250:1 339 60% 27 HS/MS Psychologist >500:1 (gen not high risk) 438 (7-12) 20% 21+ HS School Counselors 250:1 275 20% 20 District Social Worker 40:1 Requisites – 1 Social Worker requested will provide more time for Guidance Counselors to support students with moderate needs. 18
A Possible Long-Term Solution Pre-School For All Early intervention is an attempt to address increased student needs associated with poverty. Research – A study at the University of Illinois states, “Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have quantified how much pre-school might negate the effects of the household chaos and disorganization so closely associated with poverty: at least 35 hours per week.” Thompson preschool tuition: $300 per child. Revenue is turned over to the Town. 19
We really need a long-term approach to address student needs with improved curriculum materials, technology and Early Intervention. Through Early Intervention We Can Better Serve All Students. 20
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