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Budget Subcommittee FY18 Budget Discussion

Steps in budgeting process:

1. Principals meet with school councils to determine budget priorities.

2. Principals and department heads present needs to Superintendent and also to School Committee.

3. CFO makes initial determination of anticipated funding.

4. Superintendent and staff, in conjunction with principals & dept heads, create first draft of budget = Superintendent’s Budget.

Steps in budgeting process:

5. Superintendent’s Budget is presented to SC.

6. SC gives feedback, also continues to solicit feedback from public.

7. Budget is changed as necessary.

8. Final budget is passed = School Committee budget.

9. Budget goes to Town Meeting for approval.

Where does money come from?

• Most of funding is from town revenues, predominantly from property tax

• Town creates estimate of anticipated funding by formula (includes 3.5% growth of General education spending, 7% growth of Special Education spending, plus extra for enrollment growth)

• Town receives money from state for students = Chapter 70

• Small amount of APS budget comes from grants, Circuit Breaker, etc

This year’s requests thus far:

• Elementary schools: assistant principals, teachers, teaching assistants, curriculum materials

• Middle school: teachers, guidance counselor/social worker, curriculum materials

• High school: dean, teachers, curriculum materials, technology

• Special Education: teachers, teaching assistants • Other: tech support, facilities reserve account,

Gibbs utilities

How does available funding compare to requests?

• Under current funding model, many requests will go unfilled due to lack of money, or other items in school budget will need to be cut

• Last year School Committee lobbied for and received additional funds from town

• Schools will need additional funds next year (FY2019) because of Gibbs opening

• Plan to work within usual appropriation for FY2018 • Superintendent’s Proposed Budget includes some

staffing cuts to free up funds • School Committee discussing use of portion of Special

Education Circuit Breaker to increase available funds

Your opportunities to provide feedback on budget:

• Public participation at beginning of School Committee meetings

• Attend Budget Subcommittee meetings

• Formal Budget Hearing 3/2/17 (legally mandated, is part of SC meeting)

• Send emails to Budget Subcommittee Chair:

kallisonampe@arlington.k12.ma.us

(comments will be shared with full subcommittee)

• Make comments right now!

Links

• Elementary requests for the FY2018 budget. http://www.yourarlington.com/arlington-archives/town-school/schools/10088-budget-121516.html • Special Education request for the FY2018 budget: http://www.yourarlington.com/arlington-archives/town-school/schools/10237-budget-122116.html • OMS requests for FY2018: http://www.yourarlington.com/arlington-archives/town-school/schools/10237-budget-122116.html • AHS requests for FY2018: http://www.yourarlington.com/arlington-archives/town-school/schools/10237-budget-122116.html • Superintendent’s proposed budget for FY2018: http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/administration/budget/fy18/fy18superproposedbudget02-09-17.pdf

FY18 Proposed Budget Increases – page 1 of 2

FY18 Proposed Budget Increases – page 2 of 2

FY18 Proposed Budget Reductions – page 1 of 2

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SpecialEducationReductionsforFY18

AreaofService Location PositionDescription FTE

Salary/Unit

Cost TotalReduction

SpecialEducation DistrictWide CurrentlyunfilledteachersSpEdVisualImparement0.2 16,000 16,000

SpecialEducation DistrictWide ReduceLegalServicesbudget 150,000 50,000

TeachingAssistants DistrictWide ReserveTeachingAssistant 1 17,687 17,687

TeachingAssistants Elementary StrattonSLC-ATeachingAssistant 1 17,687 17,687

ReductionsforSpecialEducation 2.2 101,374 101,374

OtherDistrictReductionsforFY18

AreaofService Location PositionDescription FTE

Salary/Unit

Cost TotalReduction

Teachers DistrictWide ReduceStipends 60,000

Administration DistrictWide ReduceGeneralLegalServices 150,000 50,000

Curriculum&InstructionDistrictWide CurriculumMaterials 40,000

Administration DistrictWide StudentDataprofessional/technicalservices 30,000 30,000

Photocopiers DistrictWide PhotocopierLease 130,260 48,875

Administration DistrictWide Reproduction/PrintingBusinessOffice 15,000 7,500

ReductionsforOtherareas 236,375 236,375

TotalProposedReductionsforFY18 730,156

Section 2

FY18 Proposed Budget Reductions – page 2 of 2

FY18 Requested and Unfunded Carried Over from FY17 Showing Those Funded and Those Not Funded in FY18

FY18 Requested and Unfunded Carried Over from FY17 Showing Those Funded and Those Not Funded in FY18

Proposed Increases for FY18 Showing Those Funded and Those Not Funded in FY18

Proposed Increases for FY18 Showing Those Funded and Those Not Funded in FY18