Mission Statement

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Title Page
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Mission Statement

• The mission of the Watertown School District,
  with determination to be a world-class
  educational leader and a centerpiece of a dynamic
  and growing community, is to meet the diverse
  needs of each student - academic, artistic,
  athletic, emotional, ethical, social, and
  technological - to develop members of our
  community who
• ?embrace life-long learning
• ?are caring and responsible citizens
• ?have a sense of social justice.
• This will be accomplished by
• ?establishing high expectations for all students
  
• ?partnering with parents and the community as a
  whole
• ?providing the differentiated instruction,
  guidance and resources necessary to achieve these
  high expectations set forth for our students,
  staff, and community.

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Budget Overview
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Distribution of Proposed Budget Expenditures by
Percent
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Local, State and National Level Unknowns in
the Budget

• Local
• of teacher retirements
• Paraprofessional contract settlement
• Town Pension plan funding level
• State
• Unfunded mandates passed on to town
• Education Cost Sharing Grant (ECS) funding
• Excess Cost Grant funding percentage (special
  education)
• National
• NCLB legislation
• Impact of Economic Recovery Plan
• Federal Erate Program Status
• Grant Funding Levels

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Current and Projected Enrollments

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Elementary School Enrollments
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2009-2010 Budget Priorities

• We will maintain open communication and
  cooperation with other municipal boards and the
  community throughout the budget process.
• Maintain current services with respect to
  class size, student support services, learning
  resources, and fixed-costs.
• Existing programs and services will be
  maintained or adjusted as the needs of the
  students change and in alignment with district
  mission and goals.
• Address and strengthen comprehensive literacy
  instruction for all students Pre-K to 12th grade
  through the purchasing of leveled reading
  materials, the implementation of research-based
  reading intervention programs, and the hiring of
  Reading Language Arts Consultants.
• Target budgetary resources toward continuous
  support and enhancement of student learning.
• Provide sufficient resources to properly
  maintain the districts facilities and
  infrastructure and create a safe and healthy
  environment for our students and staff.

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Budget Priorities Contributions to Budget
Increase
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Correctives or Adjustments Contributing to
Current Service Increase
Total 342,490 Cumulative
Increase to Current Service .97
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New RequestGrade 5 Teacher Polk

• Enrollment Projection 391 students
• Six sections at each grade level
• 129 - 4th grade students rolling up to 5th grade
• 129 students from J.T.P.S. moving to Gr. 3
• Heminway Park 2009-2010
• Conversion of Library Computer Lab into
  classrooms
• NCLB Status In Need of Improvement Yr. 2
• COST 45,269

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Enhancement of Student Programming

• Watertown High School
• Art Teacher (.4 FTE)
• Expand course offerings in Art
• Interdisciplinary Humanities Course
• Ceramics, sculpture electives
• Aligns with best practice and NEASC accreditation
  
• COST 28,826

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Recent and Projected Cost Savings in the
Watertown Education Budget 2008-2010

• Source of Savings Amount
• Contract Negotiations 150,000
• (Health Insurance)
• Insurance Buy Back 26,600
• Federal Erate Program 90,000
• Medicaid 32,000
• SyAM Computer Software 50,000
• Fiber Optic Line Reduction (5 Total) 22,000
• Total Savings 370,600

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Current Services Textbooks

• 2009-2010 Textbook Acquisitions
• High School 47,332
• English 10
• Spanish 3,4, 5 Honors
• Precalculus
• AP U.S. History
• Middle School 67,702
• Gr. 8 Spanish and French
• Textbook Replacement
• Elementary 46,000
• Gr. 5 Reading (StoryTown)
• Primary 15,749
• Non-fiction Material
• Leveled Readers
• Total 176,783

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Current ServicesTechnology

• Three Year Lease-purchase for J.T.P.S.
• Windows 98 machines removed J.T.P.S.
• Begin replacing current machines across district
  as they fail
• Building projects have been the source of our
  technology acquisitions to date.

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Curriculum, Textbooks, TechnologyThe Future

• Next two years (FY 2009-2011)
• Curriculum Revision Cycle
• Math K-8
• English Language Arts K-8
• World Languages 8-12
• W.H.S. Courses
• Textbook Replacement Cycle
• Alignment with curriculum revision
• Elementary science kits
• Technology
• Smartboard Technology at all grade levels
• Site licenses and software for district-wide
  research based reading intervention programs

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Unmet Personnel Needs
Certified Personnel Positions not in FY 2009-2010
Budget Position FTE Salary Schedule Salary
RLA Consultant (JTPS) 1.0 6th
Yr-9 62,730 Behaviorist (K-12) 1.0 6th
Yr-9 62,730 Total Unmet Certified
Requests 125,460 Non-Certified Personnel
Positions not in FY 2009-2010 Budget Position F
TE Salary Schedule Salary Nurse
(WHS/SMS) 1.0 Entry Rate 31,840 RTC
Tutor 1.0 30,000 (Responsible Thinking
Classroom Swift Middle School) Total Unmet
Non-Certified Requests 61,840
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Present/Future Needs

• Texts/Learning Resources Technology
• Reading intervention/comprehensive literacy-ELLs
• Class Size Maintenance
• Capital Improvement/Maintenance Plan
• Early Intervention
• Alternative Education programming
• Curriculum Development
• Professional Development
• Leadership Development
• Continuous Improvement of Teaching Learning
• Overall Goal Enhance Student Learning
• Opportunities/Outcomes