HAMILTONWENHAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

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HAMILTON-WENHAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 5 School
Street, Wenham, Massachusetts, 01984

Proposed Budget Fiscal Year 2006 BUKER
SCHOOL Monday, March 21, 2005
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Mission and Goal Driven District

• Mission
• Educate our children to become knowledgeable,
  healthy, responsible and productive adults.

• District Goal
• Raise expectations for by engaging and
  challenging all learners
• Establish an appropriate climate
• Engage in meaningful learning
• Challenge all learners

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Process How we make decisions

• Schoolhouse District Budgets
• Faculty and Department Discussions
• Leadership Team and SC Finance Subcommittee
• Collaborative Town/School Committees
• Budget Process Committee
• Joint Meetings with H W Finance Subcommittees
• Long Range Planning Committee

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Guiding Principles for Budget Development
Reduction

• Preserve the primary function of the school day
  to meet the needs of both regular special
  education students through
• focused programming on the traditional academic
  core
• inclusionary programming for special education
  students
• existing class size standards
• 2. Maintain minimum funding levels for
• staff development
• curriculum development
• maintenance
• Balance the impact across all schools
• Maintain a safe healthy school environment

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FY 06 Budget DriversFixed, Contractual, and
Mandated Costs

• Health Insurance
• Utilities
• Technology Lease (Business Office)
• Limited 4-Year Maintenance
• Transportation
• Special Education
• Contractual Obligations
• Includes a budgeted amount for contracts under
  negotiation negotiated salary raises for settled
  contracts

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FY 06 Budget Assumptions

• The FY 06 Budget
• is designed to continue the existing program of
  study in each of the schools we call this the
  level-service budget.
• is built on a lean FY 05 base which recognizes
  the Towns fiscal constraints.
• contains some of the Phase II Restorations.
• limits new initiatives and professional staff to
  instructional staff needed for
• increased enrollment in grade six
• special education students in specialized, local
  programs which represent the preferred
  placement and a fiscally responsible approach.

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FY 06 Budget Assumptions

• The FY 06 Budget
• used COLA as the guideline for instructional
  materials, and 0 increase for non-mandated
  textbooks and equipment for the 4th consecutive
  year
• includes offsets from HWRSD reserve fund and the
  Commonwealths new Circuit Breaker laws.
• special education costs are moderated due to
• reorganizing programs and developing new in-house
  programs to decrease out-of-district placements
  where possible and practicable.

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Preliminary FY06 Budget

FY06 Change vs. FY05 Total
expenses 22,829,065 2,318,739
11.3 Non-tax Revenues 4,313,848
359,421 9.1 Net Operating
Cost 18,515,217 1,959,318 11.8
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Funding of FY 06 Proposed Budget
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Hamilton Wenham Contributions
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Reductions Framework for Decision-Making

• Compatible with district vision, mission, and
  goals
• Comply with legal mandates (programming,
  frameworks, standards)
• Limit new initiatives and professional staff to
  instructional staff needed to address (a)
  increased enrollment in grade six and (b) special
  education students in specialized, local programs
  which represent the preferred placement and a
  fiscally responsible approach.
• Maintain minimum level of staff development to
  meet District need and state expectations for no
  cost option for relicensure
• Maintain elementary and middle school specialists
  to ensure defined preparation time
• Provide equitable distribution of program cuts
  across schoolsbalance the impact

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Reductions to FY 06 Budget

• Reductions
• Dist Extended Responsibilities 14,328
• Dist Staff Replacement Savings 62,164
• Dist Associated Benefits 76,198
• Elem 4-Yr. Maintenance 15,000
• MS 4-Yr. Maintenance 5,000
• RHS 4 yr. Maintenance 25,000
• Sub-Total 197,690
• 2. Level Services
• Dist 0.6 Pre-School Monitors 6,960
• Dist 5.4 SPED TAs 102,616
  Reorganized model
• Elem 0.5 Lib/Tech Teacher 30,132
• Elem 8.0 Lunch Monitors 30,200
• Elem 0.2 SPED Teacher 11,053 Reorganized
  model
• MS 1.0 Project Leader 969

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Reductions to FY 06 Budget

• Phase II Restorations
• Dist Computer Hardware 25,000
• Dist 0.1 Curriculum Director 9,630
• Dist Professional Development 16,600
• MS 1.0 Foreign Language 60,264
• RHS 0.5 Department Chair Secretary 13,071
• Sub-Total 124,565
• New Requests
• Elem 0.4 Adjustment Counselor 27,136
• Elem Special Instructional Requests 10,194
• MS Special Instructional Requests 30,000
• RHS Special Instructional Requests 90,329
• RHS NEASC (Accreditation) 20,000
• RHS 0.6 SPED Teacher 36,158 Reorganized
  model
• Sub-Total 213,817

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Recommended FY06 Budget Overridewith Actual
Towns Contributions
FY06 Change vs. FY05 Total
Expenses 22,106,483 1,596,157
7.8 Non-Tax Revenues - 4,320,495
366,068 9.3 Net Operating
Cost 17,785,988 1,230,089 7.4 Town
Contribution -17,095,778 539,879
3.3 Override 690,210

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Proposed FY 06 Override

• Summary - What IS Included
• 690,210
• Level Services 46,716
• Phase II Restorations 476,801
• New Requests 166,693

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The override would support

• Level Services - 46,716
• A. 4 year maintenance
• B. Summer Student Custodians
• 2. Phase II Restorations - 476,801
• HS Academic Program - 233,307
• 1. 4.9 teachers to restore 21 sections of courses
• Athletic Extracurricular Program - 113,701
• 1. Change user fees from 80-20 to 50-50
• 2. Restore freshmen athletics, ice hockey, indoor
  track, swimming
• C. District Technology - 100,000
• New Requests - 166,693
• Curriculum Program Grade 7 Geography Textbooks
  - 18,000
• Reading Support for Elementary Students - 57,009
• Alternative Program for HS Students - 79,267
• PT Elementary Clerical Support - 12, 417

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Recommended FY06 Budget Overridewith Actual
Towns Contributions
FY06 Change vs FY05 Total
Expenses 22,106,483 1,596,157
7.8 Non-Tax Revenues - 4,320,495
366,068 9.3 Net Operating
Cost 17,785,988 1,230,089 7.4 Town
Contribution -17,095,778 539,879
3.3 Override 690,210

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FY 06 Hamilton Assessment

• FY 06 Net Operating Budget 17,785,988
• Hamilton Share
  69.33
• Hamilton FY 06 Assessment 12,355,809
• Hamilton Increase 817,691
• Hamilton Increase
  7.09

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FY 06 Wenham Assessment

• FY 06 Net Operating 17,785,988
• Wenham Share
  30.67
• Wenham FY 06 Assessment 5,430,178
• Wenham Increase 412,398
• Wenham Increase
  8.22

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Hamilton Tax Impact for School Override
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Wenham Tax Impact for School Override
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Where to Get Information

• Audience Packet
• FY 06 Budget Books Available at
• Public Library (2 copies)
• Each School Office
• District Office
• H W Council on Aging Centers
• Town Halls in Hamilton Wenham
• CSC Website (www.hwcsc.org)

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FY 06 Budget Process

• ? Budget Presentations March 21 700 pm
• Location Buker School Multipurpose Room
• Community Forum Proposed Budget March 30
  700 pm
• Location Buker School Multipurpose Room
• School Committee Public Hearing March 30
  800 pm
• On FY 06 Proposed Budget
• Location Buker School Multipurpose Room
• School Committee Vote on FY 06 March 31
  700 pm
• Proposed Budget (Vote must be taken by March 31st
  as per Regional Agreement)
• Location Buker School Multipurpose Room
• Community Forums SC Approved Budget
• Location HW Public Library April 11 1030
  am

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Reference Slides
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Budget Policy Athletics and Extracurricular
Activities (revised following January 10, 2005
Forum)

• All administrative costs are funded within budget
• Service activities funded 100 within budget
• 30 (or 50) of program costs are funded within
  budget
• 70 (or 50) of costs funded by user fees
• (if an override passes)

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Athletics and Extracurricular Activities Budget
Policy Decision Outcomes(revised following
January 10, 2005 Forum)

• (suggested changes are in red)
• 100K Reduction in 05 Budget (delete)
• restored to athletics in FY 06 Budget
• Significant increase in user fees (delete)
• User Fees deceased by x in FY 06 Budget
• All sports/activities in 04 budget are available
  to students (delete)
• Freshmen sports, ice hockey, indoor track and
  swimming will be available to students only with
  the successful passage of an override.

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High School Athletics

• 100 Funded
• Athletic Director Salary
• Trainer Salary Supplies
• Officials
• Transportation
• Field Lining
• Fees Dues
• Supplies Awards
• Minor Maintenance

• 30 Funded
• (or 50 Funded w/override)
• All Sport-Specific Costs
• Personnel
• Coaching Salaries
• Contracted Services

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HS Extracurricular Activities

• 100 Funded
• Service or Academic
• Class Advisors
• Drama
• History Day
• Science Fair
• National Honor Society
• Student Government
• Tech. Theatre Director
• Yearbook

• 30 (or 50 w/override) Funded
• Art Club Chess Club
• College Bowl
• Literary Magazine
• Model U.N.
• Math Team
• Mock Trial
• Musical
• Sound-Off
• Science Team
• Foreign Language

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Middle School Extracurricular

• 100 Funded
• Service or Academic
• STAT (Recycling)
• Student Council
• Peer Leaders
• School Newsletter

• 30 Funded
• (or 50 Funded w/override)
• Chorale
• College Bowl
• Musical
• Math Team
• Jazz Band

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Elementary Extracurricular

• 30 Funded
• (or 50 Funded w/override)
• Chorus
• Gr. 5 Ensemble