Maintaining Excellence During Challenging Economic Times

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Maintaining Excellence During Challenging
Economic Times
Building The FY10 School Budget
Public Hearing
March 11, 2009

• Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District
• Empowering each student to achieve excellence
  with integrity in a changing world.
  

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BUILDING THE BUDGETA Process not an Event

• Steps taken to Date to Reach Our Goal

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THE GOAL

• Come as close to level funding as possible while
  maintaining the core values that lead to
  fulfilling our mission.

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CORE VALUES

• Maintain a safe school environment for all.
• Ensure a well-rounded program to serve the needs
  of all learners.
  
• Maintain educationally sound class sizes.
• Ensure equity and consistency.
• Continue to improve student achievement.

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AS STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER

• Efficiencies and Savings
• Lighting Upgrades (17,950)
• Evaluation of Phone Services (10,836)
• Oil Savings (31,602)
• Negotiations over Transportation (27K/yr.)
• Full, prompt payments for Insurance (8,243)
• Open Microsoft Office (5,035)
• Classroom Space Rental (17,500)

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AS STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER

• Ongoing Efficiencies and Savings
• Cooperative purchasing
• Use of Duel Fuel Boilers
• Participation in Energy Conservation Programs
• Three-tiered Bus System
• Use of Self-Insurance Programs
• Collaboration with the Collaborative and other
  Districts for Special Education Services and
  Special Transportation
  

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PROGRESS TOWARD OUR GOAL
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PROGRESS TOWARD OUR GOAL

• Reduced all purchases (books, supplies,
  technology) to bare minimum
  
• Deferred all maintenance projects
• Reviewed Enrollment and Adjusted Staffing
• Changed the High School Schedule to Block
  Scheduling
  
• Reduced Bus Routes through Aligning MES and MMS
  School Schedules

Led to Staff Reductions of 26.25
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PROGRESS TOWARD OUR GOAL

• Adjusted Health Insurance Projections to New
  Rates
  
• Further Reduced areas like Professional
  Development
  
• Further Reduced Staff 12 additional teacher
  cuts
  
• Administrator Pay Freeze Superintendent,
  Directors, Principals
  
• Teacher and Administrator Union Concessions

Total Staff Reductions 38.25 FTEs
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TOTAL FTE REDUCTIONS
38.25 Total
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CLASS SIZE IMPACT

• K-3 18-23 2_at_24-25
• 4-6 22-26 2-3_at_26
• 7-8 23-26

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FTE REDUCTIONS FY06-FY10

• FY06 TOTAL 626.40
• FY10 TOTAL 512.31
• TOTAL REDUCTION 114.09
• 18.2

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ADMINISTRATION LEVELS
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MANDATED COST INCREASES
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Managing Fixed Cost Increases
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LOCAL (DISTRICT) REVENUE

• Local Revenue Includes
• Excess and Deficiency (E D)
• School Choice Reimbursement Funds
• Other District Revenues such as student parking
  fees, athletic fees, adult education, daycare
  fees, interest on investments
  

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CHANGES IN LOCAL REVENUE AVAILABILITY
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CHAPTER 70 STATE AID

• FY10 House 1 Proposed level funding for Chapter
  70 (Hold-Harmless)

FY09 Chapter 70 Aid 6,902,694 FY10 Chapter 70
Aid
6,902,694
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REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AID

• FY10 Budgeted 985,648
• Preliminary Estimated for FY10 1,007,409
• Difference 21,761

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HOW ASSESSMENTS ARE AFFECTED

• Expenditure Budget ( 424,392)
• Changes in Minimum Required Contribution
• Dennis (196,953 or 1.7)
• Yarmouth (879,789 or 5.2)
• Changes in Debt Service or Capital Expenses
• Dennis (72,506), Yarmouth (-281,266)

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HOW ASSESSMENTS ARE AFFECTED

• State Aid
• Chapter 70 (Level-Funded)
• Transportation Aid (Reduced to 70)
• Circuit Breaker (Reduced to 70)
• Decline in District Revenues (-647,792)
• Return on Investments

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DRAFT 8 49,135,712 .87

• Yarmouth
• Total Assessment
• 23,416,563
• Operating Budget
• 22,764.251
• Debt
• 652,312

• Dennis
• Total Assessment
• 14,885,309
• Operating Budget
• 14,506,077
• Debt
• 379,232