WINDHAM SCHOOL BUDGET PRESENTATION

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WINDHAM SCHOOL BUDGETPRESENTATION

• 2005 2006 BUDGET
• Success for All

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• BUDGET PRESENTATION
• OUR COMMUNITY
• Who are we?
• OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
• Who are we?
• What are we doing?
• How are we doing?
• FINANCIAL
• Who are we?
• What are we doing?
• How are we doing?

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• BUDGET PRESENTATION
• Strategic
• Value-Added
• Interests of Students
• Financially Responsible

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Our CommunityWho are we?

• Population
• 11,282 in 1980
• 13,020 in 1990
• 14,904 (2000 Census)
• Average increase in population each year 174 -
  188

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Our CommunityWho are we? Cumberland County
Population
(2000 U.S.
Census)

• South Portland 23,324
• Scarborough 16,970
• Westbrook 16,142
• Windham 14,904
• Gorham 14,141
• Falmouth 10,310
• Yarmouth 8,360
• Cumberland 7,159
• Gray 6,820
• Bridgton 4,883

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Our Community Who are we? 2004 State
Valuation(ms)

• South Portland 2,681,800,000
• Scarborough 2,158,300,000
• Falmouth 1,453,200,000
• Westbrook 1,256,800,000
• Yarmouth 1,141,000,000
• Windham 1,129,200,000
• Gorham 937,300,000
• Cumberland 894,000,000
• Gray 552,000,000
• Bridgton 540,700,000

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Our Community Who are we? Full Value Tax
RatesSource 2002 Maine Municipal Association
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Our School CommunityWho are we?

• of students in 2005 2823
• of students in 1995 2530
• of students in 1985 2366

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Our School CommunityWho are we?

• Students K 3 834
• 4 5 412
• 6 8 653
• 9 12 924
• Total 2,823
• Free Reduced Lunch 349 or 12.36

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Our School CommunityWho are we?

• of teachers in 2005 234
• Teacher degree status 118 / Masters
• 116 / Bachelors
• Teachers years of experience 16.31 average
• Professional Development (General Fund) .064

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Our School CommunityWho are we?

• English as Second Language Students 50
• 03 04 45
• 02 03 45
• 01 02 31
• Of the 50, those who are
• Limited English Proficient 21
• 03 04 18
• 02 03 14
• 01 02 6

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Our School CommunityWho are we?

• ATTENDANCE RATES
• 2001 2002
• Elementary Secondary Total
• Windham 99.22 97.37 98.62
• Scarborough 98.24 94.76 97.34
• Yarmouth 95.81 96.76 96.12
• Falmouth 96.37 95.28 96.06
• Gray (SAD 15) 94.50 98.45 95.72
• Gorham 95.44 92.68 94.67
• Cumberland (SAD 51) 94.31
  93.22 94.00
• Bridgton (SAD 61) 94.06 92.19 93.44
• Westbrook 94.84 88.87 92.99

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Our School CommunityWhat are we doing?

• Mission Statement
• To create an educational environment for Windham
  students that promotes positive and
• successful learning experiences and enables all
  members of the school community to develop
• their unique potential.
• Success for All
• Goal 1 Teaching Learning Our students show
  continuous growth toward
• meeting the curriculum
  benchmarks.
• Goal 2 Leadership Culture We insure a
  culture for individual student
• success through a collaborative
  leadership structure.
• Goal 3 Community-School Relationship
  Resources We engage individuals,
• organizations, and businesses in
  meaningful and sustained
• relationships to ensure a
  high-quality educational experience for all
• learners.

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Our School CommunityWhat are we doing? Wildly
Important Goal

• TEACHING LEARNING
• Align instruction with curriculum
• Give full year of common assessments
• Results of assessments determine needs
• Establish manage data reporting system
• Analyze and report student performance

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Our School CommunityWhat are we doing? Goal
2

• LEADERSHIP CULTURE
• Implement a communication plan (Strategic Plan)
• Communicate to staff, parents community
• Look at infrastructure to do this work
• Share with stakeholders determine Year 2 work

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Our School CommunityWhat are we doing?Goal 3

• Community School Relationship Resources
• Develop comprehensive communication strategy
• Community Liaison
• Business Partner
• Foundation Fund

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Our School CommunityWhat are we doing?

• Recommendations from Entry Plan
• Plan for the Future Clear Vision, Mission
  Strategic Plan
• Create an Accountable Education System
• Improve Student Achievement

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Our School CommunityHow are we doing?

• Achievement Test Scores
• SATs Tested Verbal Math
• Class 01 135 476
  466 Mean
• 02 134
  489 480
• 03 133
  493 495
• 04 123
  506 480

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MEA Scores 2003 - 2004 (District
Comparison)
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Our School CommunityHow are we doing?

• Student Teacher Ratios
• ( of high school students for each teacher)
• Falmouth 13
• Cumberland (SAD 51) 14
• Yarmouth 14
• Westbrook 15
• Gray (SAD 15) 15
• Windham 16
• Bridgton (SAD 61) 17
• Gorham 18
• Scarborough 18

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Our School CommunityHow are we doing?

• Graduation Rates
• Class of 03 Completion Rate
• Cumberland (SAD 51) 97.04
• Gray (SAD 15) 95.71
• Falmouth 95.00
• Windham 93.85
• Yarmouth 92.27
• Bridgton (SAD 61) 89.66
• Westbrook 88.49
• Gorham 86.75
• Scarborough 81.96

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Our School CommunityHow are we doing?

• College Admission Rates
• 2003 Grads going to Post Secondary Schools
• Cumberland (SAD 51) 92.11
• Falmouth 89.55
• Yarmouth 85.32
• Scarborough 82.01
• Windham 82.00 (02 73)
• Westbrook 80.87
• Bridgton (SAD 61) 79.26
• Gorham 77.56
• Gray (SAD 15) 76.15

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FinancialWho are we?

• Federal / State Mandates
• No Child Left Behind
• Standards Diploma vs. Attendance Certificate
• Testing of grades 3 7
• English Language Learners annually assessed K
  12 using standards-based instrument to assess
  English proficiency
• State
• New Funding Formula Essential Programs
  Services
• Achievement of Learning Results
• Data Management System to track progress

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FinancialWhat are we doing?Value-added Targeted
Revenues

• GRANTS
• 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant
  (631,776 over 5 years)
• SMARRRT (Emergency Response Grant) (500,000)
• PTA Grants (over 4,800 in 03-04)
• SEED Grants (2,500 this year)
• School Resource Officer Grant (125,000)

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FinancialWhat are we doing?

• Sebago Alliance
• PATHS / WRVC (hence not duplicating costly
• programs)
• USM Partnership Staff development,
• St. Josephs College Interns, School Reform

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FinancialHow are we doing?

• 2004 2005 Teacher Salaries
• Cumberland County Average 44,351
• Windham Schools 42,554
• Cumberland County BA (Base) 28,656
• Windham Schools 27,448
• Source Maine School Management (for those
  school systems that have reported)

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Financial How are we doing?Per Pupil
Operating Cost2002 - 2003(Highest to Lowest)

Rank Yarmouth 8,862.35 33 Falmouth 7,920.4
3 70 SAD 61 7,755.72 79 Westbrook 7,468.53 1
01 SAD 51 7,308.29 112 SAD 15 6,668.66 167 G
orham 6,550.19 182 Windham 6,336.36 198
(01-02 6,041.03 - Rank 189) Scarborough 6,075.0
0 224 Statewide Average 7,018.79 261
districts
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Financial ImplicationsHow are we doing?

• Essential Programs Services
• new funding formula
• Standards-based Education
• Increasing Enrollments
• Inflationary Factors
• Energy (fuel)
• Insurances
• Maintenance of Plant
• Contractual Obligations
• Negotiated agreements with unions
• Debt Service

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Financial How are we doing? Pupil
Transportation 2002 - 2003

Students Conveyed

• Scarborough
• Westbrook
• Windham
• Gorham
• Falmouth
• SAD 61
• SAD 15
• SAD 51
• Yarmouth

• 3,184
• 2,412
• 2,363
• 2,200
• 2,132
• 2,089
• 2,044
• 1,925
• 1,146

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Financial How are we doing? Pupil
Transportation
Cost Per Student

• Scarborough
• Falmouth
• Westbrook
• Gorham
• State Average
• Windham
• SAD 15
• Yarmouth
• SAD 61
• SAD 51

• 242.35
• 322.21
• 387.68
• 422.89
• 441.29
• 443.52
• 458.08
• 483.08
• 545.80
• 837.08

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FinancialHow are we doing?

• Overhead Cost Considerations Beyond Our Control
• Example 1
• Energy costs are escalating at a higher rate than
• the Consumer Price Index. We are estimating an
• increase of over 140,000 without consideration
  of
• electricity.

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FinancialHow are we doing?

• Overhead Cost Considerations Beyond Our Control
• Example 2
• The same is true for various insurance policy
  costs
• not associated with health insurance. We are
• estimating an increase of over 140,000 in these
• accounts.
• These two areas alone account for 1.25 of the
• overall increase in the Operating Budget.

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FinancialHow are we doing?

• FY 06
• Without Debt 23,122,857 (4.98)
• With Debt 26,673,865 (9.47)
• Good News
• 1,229,827.41 goes back to Town to reduce taxes

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Revenues by CategoryHow are we doing?
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Preliminary / TentativeTax Implication

• FY 05 FY 06
• Local Tax Operations 11,326,656
  12,128,434
• Efficiency Factor 982,376
• Local Tax/Debt Service 1,685,867
  916,063
• Alternative Funding
• Request to Partially
• Meet WSD Needs 279,425
• 14,274,324 13,044,497
• FY 05 Tax Implication
  14,274,324
• FY 06 Preliminary Tax Implication
  13,044,497
• Reduction in Local Tax Allotment
  1,229.827.41

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Revenues by CategoryHow are we doing?
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Expenditures by CategoryHow are we doing?
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Expenditures by CategoryHow are we doing?
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Additional Requests