Manchester School District

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Manchester School District School Administrative
Unit 37 Shaping the Future Through
Education Public Hearing FY 2003 Budget
Proposal March 11, 2002
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MISSION STATEMENT It is the mission of the
Manchester School District to provide safe,
healthy, nurturing and respectful environments in
which all students have the opportunity to
acquire knowledge and skills that will enable
them to become life-long learners as well as
positive and productive citizens. The success of
our schools can only be achieved through
collaboration and interdependence with the
community. The District is committed to
utilizing all resources toward this exciting
challenge.
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• MANCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
• Board of School Committee Goals
• 1999 - 2003
• To develop an education plan for the District so
  that the
• highest quality of education will be available
  for all students.
• To evaluate the curriculum.
• To develop an implementation plan for
• alternative school models.
• To complete a long-range facilities plan.
• To develop a long-range fiscal plan.
• To continue to maintain, revise and adopt Board
  of School Committee Policies and Procedures.

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BUDGET DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES

• State/Federal Funding Uncertainties
• Competitive Professional Salaries
• Accommodating Diversified Student Needs
• Meeting the requirements of N.H. Minimum
  Standards and High School Accreditations of
  the New England Association of Schools
  Colleges
• Addressing District-Wide Class Size Reduction
• Reducing inequities in Grade K - 12 Libraries
• Solving the space needs in school facilities
  (i.e.Central, Weston, Hillside,
  Southside, Henry Wilson, Beech and Memorial)
• Addressing Competing Resource Needs
• Assessing Long-Term Needs
• Improve Test Scores

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Manchester School District Placing Education
First 2002 2003 Budget Challenges and
Opportunities
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1. Improve Test Scores Manchester students,
on average, do not score well in comparison with
state-wide averages on the New Hampshire grade 3,
6, and 10 standardized tests, known as the
NHEIAP. Manchester's very diverse student
population and limitations with test methods mean
Manchester will never be at the top of the
testing charts. Nevertheless, Manchester schools
and students should do better. To address this,
Manchester School District proposes the following
in the budget New/increased investment in
education A reading specialist at every
elementary school (seven new teachers) 254,373.00
A curriculum coordinator whose responsibility
would be to make sure curriculum and instruction
lead to improved test scores
50,000.00
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2. Satisfy accreditation standards Mancheste
r schools need to meet certain minimum standards.
Periodically, schools are reviewed to determine
whether they deserve accreditation. While all
Manchester schools are currently accredited,
upcoming accreditation reviews will not be
successful unless school libraries receive new
materials. Not since 1991 has there been any
substantial increase or replacements for library
collections. 328,000.00
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3. Create a 21st Century Curriculum Employers
need graduates trained in skills needed for the
21st Century. To achieve that, Manchester
schools must catch up to keep pace with the more
complex pre-requisites for work and living in
present-day New Hampshire. Spanish for
middle schools. For 10 years, the School Board
has tried but has not found the resources to
teach Spanish to its middle school students.
Spanish is the language most in demand and will
be most useful in the America of the 21st
Century. The plan calls for hiring one Spanish
teacher per middle school, plus resource
materials. 205,356.00 Restocked school
supplies. Perhaps the most common complaint
heard from parents of Manchester school students
is the lack of classroom supplies the paper and
pencils, art equipment, and other materials which
make the most visible difference in the child's
classroom experience. This amount has not been
adequately funded since 1991.
339,960.00 Keep troubled students in school.
Create an alternative program within the school
district for certain troubled students and
expelled students to enable them to finish their
education and become productive members of
society. This could lead to savings in private
placements for students entitled to services (3
teachers). 109,017.00
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4. Meet Our Legal Obligations Public schools
operate in a heavily regulated environment. There
are strict legal mandates for special and ESL
education. The school district enters the third
year of its collective bargaining agreement with
teachers, in which raises and new requirements
are back-end loaded to this year. Mandated
health insurance continues to skyrocket. Teach
er and other raises. The coming year is the
third year of the teachers collective bargaining
agreement. The cost of living adjustments were
back-end loaded in this agreement, thus there is
4.5 cost-of-living adjustment built into the
raises, together with normal step increases.
There are no plans for additional classroom
teachers, except as outlined above. Other raises
are projected in this total for AFSCME and MESPA
personnel as well as all non union
employees. 4,440,374.00 Teacher
retirements create savings. Every year, a
certain number of teachers give notice of their
retirement. To the extent they are experienced
teachers, replacement teachers will be hired with
less experience and therefore at a lower pay
rate. There will be savings. However, the
district practice is to limit hiring first-year
teachers, particularly at the high school level,
where some experience is important in teaching
challenging subjects. (331,064.00)
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Teaching non-English speakers. While refugees
who are resettled in Manchester receive much
publicity, those children comprise only about 1/3
of the non-English speaking population in
Manchester schools. The other two-thirds are
children of immigrant parents. Manchester School
District was found in 1997 not to be in
compliance with federal laws relating to equal
access to educational programs. To address this,
two additional ESL teachers are required.
72,678.00 Elementary school teachers covering
a fourth teacher preparation period. The current
collective bargaining agreement with the
Manchester Education Association requires for the
2002-2003 school year that elementary teachers be
afforded an additional preparation period (18
additional elementary school teachers, generally
one per school). 654,102.00 Health
Insurance continues to skyrocket. The City Human
Resources Department advises that the health
insurance cost could rise an estimated 25 for
our employees. Those and some other fringe
benefits are mandated from prior collective
bargaining agreements.
5,344,126.00 Special education requirements.
Manchester School District is required to serve
all students with special needs in accordance
with individual education plan requirements. To
remain in compliance with those requirements,
twelve additional special education teachers and
four educational assistants must be
hired. 536,068.00
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5. City Service increases. A significant
part of Manchester School District's budget pays
for services performed by other departments.
Manchester School District receives good service
from City Departments, but the price has
increased significantly. Finding outside
contractors to perform those services has been
frowned upon. Manchester School District
has received proposals from City departments
(police, health, parks and recreation cemetery,
and highway) for a variety of city services
provided to the School District. Those services
come at a substantial price increase. 625,160.00
Debt Service is going up. Manchester School
District has been informed by the City Finance
Department that, due to new bonds for past
construction and improvements, the annual debt
service charge will rise.
1,055,780.00 Commitment to Reduce the Deficit.
As part the settlement of the declaratory
judgment action, the School District is required
to appropriate 500,000 this fiscal year toward
reduction of its prior deficit 500,000.00
Sub Total 14,183,930.00
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In addition to the above the following are
required from the District Out of District
Tuition Placements 943,466.00 Anticipated
Transportation Increases 673,540.00 Middle
School Science and Social Studies
series 450,030.00 Establish expendable Trust
Funds 500,000.00 Miscellaneous Other expense
Increases 201,222.00
Total Increase 16,952,188.00
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• Proposed New Hires
• 18 Classroom teachers for Elementary Prep
  Periods 654,102
• 2 ESL Teachers District-Wide 72,678
• 12 Special Education Teachers 436,068
• 7 Elementary Reading Specialists 254,373
• 3 Alternative School Instructors 109,017
• 4 Middle School Spanish Teachers 145,356
• 1 Curriculum Coordinator 50,000
• 1 Software Technician 52,000
• 4 Educational Assistants 100,000
  52 Total 1,873,594

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STAFFING ANALYSIS
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INITIATIVES NOT CURRENTLY IN BUDGET

• Additional Staff for Full Inclusion
  Implementation
• Full-Day Kindergarten at Elementary Schools
• Technology Upgrade - CELT Plan
• Furniture Equipment Replacement Program
• Preschool Grade 12 Guidance Coordinator
• K-12 Health Curriculum
• High School Class Size Reduction
• Assessment Instruments
• Expanding the Teacher Mentoring Program
• Professional Development Funds
• School Match Initiatives not Implemented

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ENROLLMENT
 
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FY 2002-2003 ESTIMATED REVENUE
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Manchester School District Fy 03 Budget
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BUDGET ANALYSIS
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BUDGET ANALYSIS
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SCHOOL FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES BUDGET
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ATHLETIC BUDGET ( Included in General Fund)
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