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District Objectives and System Data
Brianna Carias, Grade 5Julia A. Stark Elementary School
Oliwia Dura, Grade 8Scofield Middle School
Kevin Alvarado, Grade 11Westhill High School
Stamford Public Schools2020-2021
Proposed Budget
Dr. Tamu Lucero
May 4, 2020
2
Stamford Public Schools2020-2021 Budget
Object Code 2/13/2020 BOE Approved
Budget$
Change Budget%
Change
$301,539,924
202 Health InsuranceReduce Health incrfrom 12% to 6.5% ($1,676,000) $299,863,924 5.93%
230 PensionRevised amnt from
actuary $196,000 $300,059,924 6.00%
629 Bus FuelLock in at better price $1.93/gallon vs $2.20 ($115,400) $299,944,524 5.96%
231 OPEBRevision from Actuary of $2,577k vs $4,049k
budget($1,472,392) $298,472,132 5.44%
260 Worker's CompRevised by OPM from
$2,208k to 2,119k ($88,465) $298,383,667 5.41%
520 Risk Mgt InsRevised by OPM from
$1,676k to $1,479k ($196,696) $298,186,971 5.34%
Major Budget Impact
3
TransportationFacilities
Health CareSpecial Education
Transportation$1,917,509
• 7.5% yearly increase• 5 additional buses
o 3 SPED and 2 increased enrollment
4
Facilities$3,332,589
• Energy cost: Electricity• Repair and maintenance: Preventative
maintenance and code compliance contracts• Construction services – 37% increase• Playground repairs • Part-time custodian contract
5
Health Care$5,036,877
6
$37,075,439
$33,838,777
$28,480,158
$31,707,490
$35,068,367*
$-
$5,000,000
$10,000,000
$15,000,000
$20,000,000
$25,000,000
$30,000,000
$35,000,000
$40,000,000
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
*Includes projection for new employees.
Health Care
State Partnership Plan (SPP)
Self-insured
$35,038,367 $41,350,302
7
* Source – Gallagher Benefit Services
Special Education$6,861,000
• Out-of-district tuition• 6 additional in-district programs• Decrease in Medicaid• IDEA funding is flat • SPED FTEs• Contracted services
8
Other Sources Of Revenue
• Building-use fund• Food service: Lunch fund • Adult Education Reserve• Energy Reserve• Health Insurance Claims: Reserve
9
Building-Use Fund(year-end balances)
10
$386,702 $378,560
$195,661
$22,527
$-
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
$400,000
$450,000
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Food Service: Lunch Fund(year-end balances)
11
$667,448 $640,044
$465,014
$136,377
$-
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
$600,000
$700,000
$800,000
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Energy Reserve(year end balance)
12
$201,840 $201,840 $201,840
$- $-
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Health Insurance Claims: Reserve(year-end balances)
13
$4,408,786
$1,862,840
$2,490,645
$1,084,808
$-
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,500,000
$4,000,000
$4,500,000
$5,000,000
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Vacancy Savings
14
2,300,000 2,200,000
2,400,000 2,549,000
3,082,911
2,816,639 2,860,935
3,573,248
$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,500,000
$4,000,000
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20P
Vacancy Savings Budgeted
Actual Vacancy Savings
New Considerations
• Proposed reductions/reallocations• Grants
15
Proposed Reduction/Reallocations
16
• Special Education: $294,000• Central Office reallocations: $385,000• Instructional Paras: $1,125,000
Total: $1,804,000
Alliance Grant
As part of the 2020-2021 budget process, we will consider the anticipated $1,000,000 Alliance Funds, as well as assessment of current grant-funded initiatives.
Total: $1,147,898
17
Alliance Grant Allocation
18
2,824,882 2,824,882
3,249,448
4,384,040
5,384,040 *
-
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
Alliance Alliance Alliance Alliance Alliance
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21P
Allo
catio
n ($
)
*Predicted allocation due to ECS formula change
Flat or Declining Grants
• Priority School District (PSD)• Medicaid• IDEA 611
19
Priority School District
20
2,415,201
2,029,121 2,014,494 2,027,773
1,800,000
1,900,000
2,000,000
2,100,000
2,200,000
2,300,000
2,400,000
2,500,000
PSD PSD PSD PSD
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Allo
catio
n ($
)
Medicaid Revenue
21
1,541,000 1,456,316
1,271,426
1,111,034
820,000
-
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1,800,000
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21P
IDEA 611
22
3,670,597 3,693,115
3,773,146 3,796,187
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
4,000,000
4,500,000
5,000,000
IDEA 611 IDEA 611 IDEA 611 IDEA 611
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Allo
catio
n ($
)
23
Superintendent’s Requested Budget$301,539,924 or 6.52%
increase over the 2019-2020 budget
24
Superintendent’s Requested Budget$298,186,971 or 5.34%
increase over the 2019-2020 budget
01/1
7/20
20 p
g.2
Elec
ted
Mem
bers
of C
ity o
f Sta
mfo
rd B
oard
s,
As
I beg
in m
y fi
rst b
udge
t sea
son
as S
uper
inte
nden
t, I w
ant t
o th
ank
the
City
Boa
rds
and
May
or, i
n ad
vanc
e, fo
r th
ough
tful
ly c
onsi
deri
ng th
e BO
E bu
dget
req
uest
. O
ur te
am w
orke
d ve
ry h
ard
to d
evel
op
a bu
dget
that
is c
lose
ly a
ligne
d to
the
true
cos
t of o
pera
ting
our
dyna
mic
sch
ool d
istr
ict.
Plea
se k
now
that
I ta
ke th
e ro
le o
f Sup
erin
tend
ent v
ery
seri
ousl
y an
d un
ders
tand
the
fidu
ciar
y tr
ust t
hat
com
es w
ith o
vers
eein
g m
ore
than
hal
f of t
he C
ity o
f Sta
mfo
rd’s
bud
get.
We
know
that
com
plet
e tr
ansp
aren
cy is
impe
rativ
e if
we
wan
t our
City
Boa
rds,
and
the
taxp
ayer
s th
ey r
epre
sent
, to
unde
rsta
nd
and
trus
t tha
t the
fund
s w
e ar
e re
ques
ting
repr
esen
t the
true
nee
ds o
f our
ove
r 16
,800
stu
dent
s.
In th
e pa
st, t
he B
OE
has
not b
een
affo
rded
a c
ontin
genc
y bu
dget
mec
hani
sm to
add
ress
fluc
tuat
ing
need
s. I
nste
ad, t
he d
istr
ict h
as r
elie
d on
the
use
of o
ther
fund
ing
sour
ces,
suc
h as
food
ser
vice
rev
enue
, bu
ildin
g-us
e fu
nds,
gra
nts,
hea
lthca
re r
eser
ves
and
vaca
ncy
savi
ngs
to c
over
any
bud
get s
hort
falls
, w
hich
is n
ot a
goo
d pr
actic
e. U
nfor
tuna
tely
, the
rea
lity
for
the
2020
-202
1 bu
dget
is th
at th
ese
sour
ces
will
no
long
er b
e av
aila
ble,
as
they
hav
e st
eadi
ly d
eclin
ed o
ver
the
year
s or
are
com
plet
ely
depl
eted
. A
s su
ch, f
or th
e co
min
g ye
ar, t
he d
istr
ict i
s re
ques
ting
a co
ntin
genc
y bu
dget
.
In a
dditi
on, a
s yo
u m
ay k
now
, our
dis
tric
t has
exp
erie
nced
une
xpec
ted
grow
th d
urin
g th
e cu
rren
t sc
hool
yea
r. I
n fa
ct, a
ccor
ding
to o
ur O
ctob
er 1
, 201
9, s
tude
nt e
nrol
lmen
t fig
ures
, we
have
411
mor
e st
uden
ts th
an th
e ex
pect
ed p
roje
ctio
n of
159
whe
n w
e pr
epar
ed o
ur F
Y 2
020
budg
et.
The
proj
ectio
n fo
r 20
20-2
021
sugg
ests
an
incr
ease
of 5
29 s
tude
nts.
Con
side
ring
the
diff
eren
ce in
pro
ject
ion,
it is
stil
l un
cert
ain
whe
ther
the
grea
ter
than
nor
mal
enr
ollm
ent i
ncre
ase
is in
deed
a tr
end
rath
er th
an a
n an
omal
y, w
e ar
e re
ques
ting
a gr
eate
r th
an n
orm
al n
umbe
r of
con
tinge
ncy
posi
tions
. Th
ese
13
posi
tions
, whi
ch is
mor
e th
an d
oubl
e th
e nu
mbe
r w
e us
ually
req
uest
, add
a li
ttle
mor
e th
an $
1 m
illio
n to
the
prop
osed
202
0-20
21 b
udge
t.
Sinc
e 20
16, w
e ha
ve s
ucce
ssfu
lly c
reat
ed 1
9 ne
w, w
ith s
ix m
ore
plan
ned,
in-d
istr
ict s
peci
aliz
ed
prog
ram
s fo
r ou
r Sp
ecia
l Edu
catio
n (S
PED
) po
pula
tion.
The
se p
rogr
ams
allo
w s
tude
nts
to b
e ed
ucat
ed
clos
er to
hom
e w
ith fr
iend
s. D
espi
te th
ese
succ
esse
s, o
ur S
PED
out
-of-
dist
rict
tuiti
on c
osts
con
tinue
to
grow
at a
rat
e of
mor
e th
an d
oubl
e th
at o
f the
ove
rall
budg
et in
crea
se.
Oth
er a
reas
that
hav
e su
bsta
ntia
lly a
ffec
ted
the
2020
-202
1 pr
opos
ed b
udge
t are
ris
ing
heal
th c
are,
tran
spor
tatio
n an
d fa
cilit
ies
cost
s.
Dur
ing
this
bud
get s
easo
n, a
s pa
rt o
f the
Sup
erin
tend
ent’s
bud
get r
eque
st p
roce
ss, I
am
pro
activ
ely
reco
mm
endi
ng th
e el
imin
atio
n an
d re
allo
catio
n of
cer
tain
res
ourc
es, i
nste
ad o
f rev
isiti
ng th
ese
item
s af
ter
any
city
Boa
rd c
uts.
Add
ition
ally
, as
we
deve
lope
d th
e in
itial
ope
ratin
g bu
dget
, we
have
in
corp
orat
ed w
hat w
e kn
ow a
bout
ava
ilabl
e gr
ant f
undi
ng.
In th
e en
d, d
ue to
ext
rem
e in
crea
ses
in e
nrol
lmen
t, SP
ED, H
ealth
Car
e, T
rans
port
atio
n, a
nd F
acili
ties
cost
s, th
e BO
E pr
opos
ed b
udge
t req
uest
is g
reat
er th
an in
the
rece
nt p
ast,
loom
ing
at a
ppro
xim
atel
y 6.
52%
. How
ever
, as
stat
ed a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f thi
s le
tter,
we
are
com
mitt
ed to
pre
sent
ing
a bu
dget
that
tr
uly
repr
esen
ts w
hat w
e be
lieve
to b
e th
e co
st o
f ope
ratin
g ou
r di
stri
ct, i
n or
der
to p
rovi
de a
n ed
ucat
ion
that
cul
tivat
es th
e pr
oduc
tive
habi
ts o
f min
d, b
ody
and
hear
t in
ever
y St
amfo
rd P
ublic
Sc
hool
s st
uden
t.
Than
k yo
u in
adv
ance
for
your
tim
e an
d th
ough
tful
con
side
ratio
n.
Dr.
Tam
u Lu
cero
St
amfo
rd P
ublic
Sch
ools
Sup
erin
tend
ent
01/1
7/20
20 p
g.3
Prop
osed
Gro
wth
and
Rea
lloca
tions
Prop
osed
Gro
wth
Are
as
2020
-202
1 20
19-2
020
Diffe
renc
e He
alth
Car
e $3
6,74
4,36
7*
$31,
707,
490
$5,0
36,8
77
Tran
spor
tatio
n $2
2,96
9,65
0
$21,
052,
141
$1
,917
,509
Fa
cilit
ies
$25,
148,
164*
* $2
1,81
5,57
5 $3
,332
,589
Sp
ecia
l Edu
catio
n $5
0,92
5,69
1**
$4
4,34
7,29
7
$6,5
78,3
94
*
Incl
udes
pro
ject
ion
for n
ew e
mpl
oyee
s.
** D
oes n
ot in
clud
e be
nefit
s
Prop
osed
Red
uctio
ns
Redu
ctio
ns
SP
ED
$294
,000
Ce
ntra
l Offi
ce R
edes
ign
$385
,000
In
stru
ctio
nal P
aras
$1
,125
,000
To
tal
$1,8
04,0
00
Prop
osed
Gra
nt R
eallo
catio
n
Gra
nt
Al
lianc
e $1
,147
,898
01/1
7/20
20 p
g.4
Ex
ecut
ive
Budg
et S
umm
ary
Enro
llmen
t: D
ue to
an
unfo
rese
en e
nrol
lmen
t inc
reas
e in
FY
202
0 an
d a
proj
ecte
d in
crea
se fo
r FY
202
1,
ther
e is
a h
ighe
r th
an u
sual
incr
ease
in r
eque
sts
for
regu
lar
staf
fing
, whi
ch is
com
pris
ed o
f th
ree
Elem
enta
ry, 2
.5 M
iddl
e an
d fo
ur H
igh
Scho
ol te
achi
ng p
ositi
ons.
The
FY
202
0 bu
dget
in
clud
ed o
nly
one
cont
inge
ncy
posi
tion
due
to b
udge
t rea
lloca
tions
. G
iven
the
unan
ticip
ated
in
flux
in e
nrol
lmen
t in
FY 2
020
and
the
unce
rtai
nty
if th
is is
a tr
end
or a
n an
omal
y, w
e ar
e bu
dget
ing
for
four
Hig
h Sc
hool
, tw
o M
iddl
e an
d th
ree
Elem
enta
ry c
ontin
genc
y po
sitio
ns in
FY
20
21.
Hea
lthC
are:
SP
S is
pro
ject
ed to
hav
e $5
,036
,877
incr
ease
in H
ealth
Car
e co
sts
in F
Y 2
021.
A
lthou
gh w
e re
aliz
ed s
ubst
antia
l sav
ings
in y
ear
one
of th
e C
onne
ctic
ut S
tate
Par
tner
ship
Pla
n (S
PP),
as
pred
icte
d, p
rem
ium
s im
med
iate
ly b
egan
to r
ise
duri
ng F
Y 2
020.
Now
, the
sta
te p
lans
a
sign
ific
ant i
ncre
ase
in r
ates
for
Fair
fiel
d C
ount
y. I
n re
spon
se, w
e re
ques
ted
that
our
he
alth
care
con
sulta
nt p
rovi
de a
pro
ject
ion
of w
hat t
he c
ost w
ould
be
if w
e re
turn
ed to
a s
elf-
fund
ed h
ealth
care
pla
n fo
r FY
2021
. The
con
sult
ant’s
rep
ort i
ndic
ates
that
the
tota
l net
cos
t for
a
self
-ins
ured
pla
n w
ould
nea
rly
doub
le o
ur c
ost i
ncre
ase.
The
rep
ort p
roje
cts
the
tota
l net
cos
t fo
r a
self
-ins
ured
pla
n at
$41
,350
,302
, ver
sus
$36,
534,
551
if w
e re
mai
ned
in th
e SP
P, a
di
ffer
ence
of a
n ad
ditio
nal n
earl
y $5
mill
ion.
Tr
ansp
orta
tion:
Th
is is
the
fina
l yea
r of
our
tran
spor
tatio
n co
ntra
ct w
ith F
irst
Stu
dent
, whi
ch h
as in
crea
sed
our
budg
et b
y ov
er 7
% e
ach
year
of t
he m
ulti-
year
con
trac
t. W
e ar
e re
com
men
ding
a
tran
spor
tatio
n au
dit t
o en
sure
the
rout
es a
re o
pera
ting
effi
cien
tly a
nd e
ffec
tivel
y an
d to
de
term
ine
the
impa
ct o
f the
pro
pose
d Lo
ng-T
erm
Fac
ilitie
s Pl
an.
Faci
litie
s:
The
SPS
Faci
litie
s D
epar
tmen
t is
bein
g op
erat
ed in
tern
ally
for
the
firs
t tim
e in
ove
r 20
yea
rs.
The
Stam
ford
Ass
et M
anag
emen
t Gro
up (
SAM
G)
curr
ently
ove
rsee
s th
ree
faci
litie
s m
anag
ers,
w
ho s
uppo
rt th
e bu
ildin
g cu
stod
ians
and
trad
es, a
s w
ell a
s tr
acks
City
Cap
ital a
nd F
undi
ng
allo
cate
d to
the
SAM
G b
y th
e C
ity B
oard
s to
add
ress
wat
er in
trus
ion
issu
es a
nd lo
ng-t
erm
pr
otec
tion
of th
e bu
ildin
g as
sets
. Si
nce
taki
ng o
ver
thes
e re
spon
sibi
litie
s, o
ffic
ially
on
July
1, 2
019,
it h
as b
ecom
e ab
unda
ntly
cl
ear
that
pol
icie
s, p
roce
dure
s or
pro
gram
s ar
e ne
eded
to tr
ack
daily
wor
k or
ders
as
wel
l as
capi
tal a
sset
s. O
ur c
urre
nt fa
cilit
ies
team
has
trac
ked
curr
ent s
pend
ing
and
are
deliv
erin
g a
long
-ter
m p
lan
for
impr
ovem
ent.
01/1
7/20
20 p
g.5
Faci
litie
s’ c
ost t
o th
e bu
dget
will
be
$3,3
32,5
89, w
hich
incl
udes
incr
ease
s to
the
part
-tim
e cu
stod
ian
cont
ract
, sal
arie
s fo
r tw
o ad
ditio
nal f
acili
ties
man
ager
s, a
s w
ell a
s in
crea
ses
to th
e re
pair
, mai
nten
ance
and
ele
ctri
city
acc
ount
s.
Spec
ial E
duca
tion
(SPE
D):
In
gen
eral
, SPE
D e
nrol
lmen
t in
the
dist
rict
has
incr
ease
d at
a g
reat
er r
ate
over
the
past
five
ye
ars
than
the
dist
rict
’s o
vera
ll en
rollm
ent i
ncre
ase.
At t
he s
ame,
it s
houl
d be
not
ed, S
tam
ford
’s
iden
tific
atio
n ra
te is
in-l
ine
with
the
stat
e av
erag
e.
In o
rder
to r
educ
e th
e nu
mbe
r of
cos
tly o
ut-o
f-di
stri
ct p
lace
men
ts, t
he S
PED
dep
artm
ent h
as
wor
ked
over
the
past
four
yea
rs to
intr
oduc
e ne
w in
-dis
tric
t pro
gram
s. S
ince
201
6-20
17, w
e ha
ve in
trod
uced
19
addi
tiona
l in-
dist
rict
pro
gram
s fo
r a
tota
l of 3
8 sp
ecia
lized
pro
gram
s. W
e ar
e re
com
men
ding
an
addi
tiona
l six
spe
cial
ized
pro
gram
s fo
r th
e 20
21 F
Y b
udge
t. Th
e ov
eral
l SPE
D o
ut-o
f-di
stri
ct tu
ition
bud
get i
s in
crea
sing
from
$12
,917
,642
in F
Y 2
020,
to
$16,
570,
770
in F
Y 2
021.
The
larg
e in
crea
se fr
om F
Y 2
020
to F
Y 2
021
is b
ecau
se th
e cu
rren
t FY
202
0 SP
ED b
udge
t is
proj
ecte
d to
be
unde
r-fu
nded
by
$2,2
12,0
00.
Prop
osed
Rea
lloca
tion
and
Elim
inat
ion
of P
ositi
ons:
A
s pa
rt o
f the
bud
get p
roce
ss, w
e ar
e re
com
men
ding
the
elim
inat
ion
and
real
loca
tion
of
posi
tions
for
a sa
ving
s of
$1,
804,
000
to th
e FY
2021
ope
ratin
g bu
dget
. O
ther
Sou
rces
of
Reve
nue
and
Gra
nts:
Re
serv
e Fu
nd b
alan
ces
(BO
E Fo
od S
ervi
ce L
unch
Fun
d, S
choo
l Bui
ldin
g U
se a
nd In
sura
nce
Cla
im R
eser
ve)
have
sub
stan
tially
dec
lined
in th
e pa
st fe
w y
ears
. Spe
cifi
cally
, in
FY 2
016
the
Lunc
h Fu
nd h
ad a
bal
ance
of $
667,
448
vers
us a
FY
201
9 ba
lanc
e of
$13
6,37
7. S
imila
r tr
ends
oc
curr
ed w
ith th
e In
sura
nce
Cla
ims
Rese
rve,
whi
ch e
xper
ienc
ed a
dec
reas
e fr
om $
4,40
8,78
6 in
FY
201
6 of
to $
1,08
4,80
8 in
FY
201
9. I
t is
anti
cipa
ted
that
this
res
erve
will
be
depl
eted
by
the
end
of th
e FY
202
0 sc
hool
yea
r. F
inal
ly, w
e m
ust e
ngag
e in
fur
ther
con
vers
atio
n ab
out t
he
fees
we
char
ge fo
r bu
ildin
g us
e, w
hich
end
ed F
Y 2
016
with
a b
alan
ce o
f $38
6,70
2, a
s co
mpa
red
to $
22,5
27 a
t the
end
of F
Y 2
019.
V
acan
cy S
avin
gs:
Idea
lly, t
he d
istr
ict w
ould
be
fully
sta
ffed
at a
ll ti
mes
. How
ever
, with
ong
oing
res
igna
tions
and
re
tirem
ents
, the
re a
re a
lway
s so
me
posi
tions
that
rem
ain
unfi
lled
for
a po
rtio
n of
the
scho
ol
year
. Eac
h ye
ar th
e di
stri
ct a
ntic
ipat
es th
e sa
ving
s ge
nera
ted
from
thos
e un
fille
d po
siti
ons
plus
an
y sa
ving
s ga
ined
by
filli
ng a
pos
ition
at a
low
er c
ost.
Unf
ortu
nate
ly, f
or th
e pa
st fe
w y
ears
, w
e ha
ve b
een
unab
le to
fill
a la
rger
num
ber
of p
ositi
ons
than
exp
ecte
d. H
owev
er, a
s a
resu
lt,
we
have
bee
n ab
le to
use
thos
e ad
ditio
nal v
acan
cy s
avin
gs to
cov
er o
ther
exp
ense
s. F
or
exam
ple,
vac
ancy
sav
ings
for
FY 2
020
was
pro
ject
ed to
be
$2.5
mill
ion.
Cur
rent
ly, m
ainl
y du
e to
unf
illed
par
aedu
cato
r po
sitio
ns, w
e ar
e ex
pect
ed to
be
at $
3.6
mill
ion.
01/1
7/20
20 p
g.6
Gra
nts:
Se
vera
l of o
ur g
rant
s bu
dget
s ar
e pr
ojec
ted
to r
emai
n fl
at o
r de
clin
e. T
his
is a
n is
sue
beca
use
seve
ral o
f the
gra
nts
(ID
EA, M
edic
are
and
Bilin
gual
) fu
nd p
ositi
ons
wit
h sa
lary
and
ben
efits
. W
hile
gra
nt fu
nds
decl
ine,
the
cost
s as
soci
ated
with
the
posi
tion
s, c
onti
nue
to r
ise
ever
y ye
ar.
As
this
tren
d co
ntin
ues,
som
e of
thes
e FT
Es’ b
enef
its
and/
or s
alar
ies
may
nee
d to
ret
urn
to th
e op
erat
ing
budg
et.
The
Alli
ance
gra
nt h
owev
er, i
s pr
ojec
ted
to in
crea
se b
y on
e m
illio
n do
llars
aga
in in
FY
202
1.
As
part
of t
his
year
’s b
udge
t pro
cess
, we
prop
ose
allo
catin
g ap
prop
riat
e ne
w F
TEs
to th
e A
llian
ce g
rant
tota
ling
appr
oxim
atel
y $1
.1 m
illio
n.
01/1
7/20
20 p
g.7
Heal
thca
re
Actu
al
Budg
et
Proj
ecte
d
2016
-201
7
$37,
075,
439
$36,
802,
939
2017
-201
8
$33,
838,
777
$33,
838,
777
2018
-201
9
$28,
480,
158
$29,
162,
255
2019
-202
0
$3
1,70
7,49
0
2020
-202
1
$36
,744
,367
Tran
spor
tatio
n *
Actu
al
Budg
et
Proj
ecte
d
2016
-201
7
$1
3,61
4,58
6
$13,
615,
535
2017
-201
8
$14,
601,
929
$1
4,69
0,53
0
2018
-201
9
$15,
579,
808
$1
5,48
7,11
4
2019
-202
0
$17,
225,
081
2020
-202
1
$18,
873,
763
*Exc
lude
s non
-pub
lic T
rans
port
atio
n
Sp
ecia
l Edu
catio
n Ac
tual
Bu
dget
Pr
ojec
ted
2016
-201
7
$38,
088,
787
$3
8,20
0,22
2
2017
-201
8
$40,
236,
567
$4
0,17
6,09
5
2018
-201
9
$43,
229,
678
$4
1,52
7,89
0
2019
-202
0
$44,
347,
297
2020
-202
1
$50,
925,
691
Faci
litie
s Ac
tual
Bu
dget
Pr
ojec
ted
2016
-201
7
$21,
050,
815
$20,
780,
534
2017
-201
8
$21,
953,
413
$2
0,84
5,27
0
2018
-201
9
$24,
039,
752
$2
1,61
2,29
4
2019
-202
0
$21,
815,
575
2020
-202
1
$
25,1
48,1
64
01/1
7/20
20 p
g.8
$667
,448
$6
40,0
44
$465
,014
$136
,377
$-
$10
0,00
0
$20
0,00
0
$30
0,00
0
$40
0,00
0
$50
0,00
0
$60
0,00
0
$70
0,00
0
$80
0,00
0
2015
-16
2016
-17
2017
-18
2018
-19
Food
Ser
vice
(yea
r-en
d ba
lanc
es)
$386
,702
$3
78,5
60
$195
,661
$22,
527
$-
$50
,000
$10
0,00
0
$15
0,00
0
$20
0,00
0
$25
0,00
0
$30
0,00
0
$35
0,00
0
$40
0,00
0
$45
0,00
0
2015
-16
2016
-17
2017
-18
2018
-19
BOE
Scho
ol B
uild
ing
Use
Fun
d(y
ear-
end
bala
nces
)
01/1
7/20
20 p
g.9
$4,4
08,7
86
$1,8
62,8
40
$2,4
90,6
45
$1,0
84,8
08
$-
$50
0,00
0
$1,
000,
000
$1,
500,
000
$2,
000,
000
$2,
500,
000
$3,
000,
000
$3,
500,
000
$4,
000,
000
$4,
500,
000
$5,
000,
000
2015
-16
2016
-17
2017
-18
2018
-19
BOE
Insu
ranc
e Cl
aim
s Res
erve
(yea
r-en
d ba
lanc
es)
2,30
0,00
0 2,
200,
000
2,40
0,00
0 2,
549,
000
3,08
2,91
1 2,
816,
639
2,86
0,93
5
3,57
3,24
8
$0
$500
,000
$1,0
00,0
00
$1,5
00,0
00
$2,0
00,0
00
$2,5
00,0
00
$3,0
00,0
00
$3,5
00,0
00
$4,0
00,0
00
2016
-17
2017
-18
2018
-19
2019
-20P
Vaca
ncy
Savi
ngs B
udge
ted
Actu
al V
acan
cy S
avin
gs
Vaca
ncy
Savi
ngs
01/1
7/20
20 p
g.10
3,67
0,59
7
3,69
3,11
5
3,77
3,14
6
3,79
6,18
7
3,6
00,0
00
3,6
20,0
00
3,6
40,0
00
3,6
60,0
00
3,6
80,0
00
3,7
00,0
00
3,7
20,0
00
3,7
40,0
00
3,7
60,0
00
3,7
80,0
00
3,8
00,0
00
3,8
20,0
00
IDEA
611
IDEA
611
IDEA
611
IDEA
611
2016
-17
2017
-18
2018
-19
2019
-20
Allocation ($)
IDEA
611
Allo
catio
n H
isto
ry20
17-2
020
99,7
47
89,3
08
93,3
89
96,3
05
84,
000
86,
000
88,
000
90,
000
92,
000
94,
000
96,
000
98,
000
100
,000
102
,000
IDEA
619
IDEA
619
IDEA
619
IDEA
619
2016
-17
2017
-18
2018
-19
2019
-20
Allocation ($)
IDEA
619
Allo
catio
ns20
17-2
020
01/1
7/20
20 p
g.11
134,
900
133,
953
128,
760
120,
340
110
,000
115
,000
120
,000
125
,000
130
,000
135
,000
140
,000
Bilin
gual
Bilin
gual
Bilin
gual
Bilin
gual
2016
-17
2017
-18
2018
-19
2019
-20
Allocation ($)Bi
lingu
al G
rant
Allo
catio
n H
isto
ry
2017
-202
0
316,
346
313,
588
279,
531
282,
633
260
,000
270
,000
280
,000
290
,000
300
,000
310
,000
320
,000
Title
III
Title
III
Title
III
Title
III
2016
-17
2017
-18
2018
-19
2019
-20
Allocation ($)
Title
III A
lloca
tion
His
tory
2017
-202
0
01/1
7/20
20 p
g.12
*P
redi
cted
allo
catio
n du
e to
ECS
form
ula
chan
ge
2,41
5,20
1
2,02
9,12
1 2,
014,
494
2,02
7,77
3
1,8
00,0
00
1,9
00,0
00
2,0
00,0
00
2,1
00,0
00
2,2
00,0
00
2,3
00,0
00
2,4
00,0
00
2,5
00,0
00
PSD
PSD
PSD
PSD
DAT
2017
-18
2018
-19
2019
-20
Allocation ($)Pr
iorit
y Sc
hool
Dis
tric
t Gra
nt A
lloca
tion
His
tory
2017
-202
0
2,82
4,88
22,
824,
882
3,24
9,44
8
4,38
4,04
0
5,38
4,04
0*
-
1,0
00,0
00
2,0
00,0
00
3,0
00,0
00
4,0
00,0
00
5,0
00,0
00
6,0
00,0
00
Allia
nce
Allia
nce
Allia
nce
Allia
nce
Allia
nce
2016
-17
2017
-18
2018
-19
2019
-20
2020
-21P
Allocation ($)
Allia
nce
Gra
nt A
lloca
tion
2017
-202
1
01/1
7/20
20 p
g.13
1,54
1,00
0 1,
456,
316
1,27
1,42
6 1,
111,
034
820,
000
-
200
,000
400
,000
600
,000
800
,000
1,0
00,0
00
1,2
00,0
00
1,4
00,0
00
1,6
00,0
00
1,8
00,0
00
2016
-17
2017
-18
2018
-19
2019
-20
2020
-21P
Med
icai
d Re
venu
e
2020-2021 Board of Education Executive Summary
January 22, 2020
Proposed Growth and Reallocations 2019-2020 2020-2021 Projection DifferenceProposed Growth Areas 2019-2020 2020-2021 DifferenceHealth Care $31,707,490 $36,744,367* $5,036,877 Transportation $21,052,141 $22,969,650 $1,917,509Facilities $21,815,575 $25,148,164** $3,332,589Special Education $44,347,297 $50,925,691** $6,578,394
* Includes projection for new employees.** Does not include benefits
Proposed ReductionsReductionsSPED $294,000 Central Office Redesign $385,000 Instructional Paras $1,125,000 Total $1,804,000
Proposed Grant ReallocationGrantAlliance $1,147,898
Declining or Flat Grants 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 ProjectionIDEA 611 3,670,597$ 3,693,115$ 3,773,146$ 3,796,187$ -$ Medicaid 1,541,000$ 1,456,316$ 1,271,426$ 1,111,034$ 820,000$ Excess Cost Grant 4,285,984$ 4,422,563$ 4,328,446$ 4,610,000$ 4,702,000$
Reserve Fund Balances Ending Balance 2013-2014 Ending Balance 2014-2015 Ending Balance 2015-2016 Ending Balance 2016-2017 Ending Balance 2017-2018 Ending Balance 2018-2019BOE Food Service (Lunch Fund) 29,738$ 242,233$ 667,448$ 640,044$ 465,014$ 136,377$ School Building Use 318,041$ 221,615$ 386,702$ 378,560$ 195,661$ 22,527$ Adult Education Reserve 350,664$ 249,929$ 272,485$ 233,488$ 114,675$ 122,021$ Energy Reserve 299,840$ 201,840$ 201,840$ 201,840$ 201,840$ -$ Insurance Claims Reserve 4,264,261$ 3,984,386$ 4,408,786$ 1,862,840$ 2,490,645$ 1,084,808$
Vacancy Savings 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020Budgeted 2,300,000$ 2,200,000$ 2,400,000$ 2,549,000$ Actual 3,082,911$ 2,816,639$ 2,860,935$ 3,573,248$
Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Alliance Grant Priority School Grant Total Difference2016-2017 7,886,287$ 2,824,882$ 2,415,201$ 13,126,370$ -$ 2017-2018 7,783,854$ 2,824,882$ 2,029,121$ 12,637,857$ (488,513)$ 2018-2019 8,108,437$ 3,249,448$ 2,014,494$ 13,372,379$ 734,522$ 2019-2020 7,978,877$ 4,384,040$ 2,027,773$ 14,390,690$ 1,018,311$
2020-2021P 7,978,877$ 5,384,040$ 2,027,773$ 15,390,690$ 1,000,000$
03/03/2020 Page 2
Source - John Castellana, BOE Grants Account Analyst 03/03/2020 Page 3
2013-14* 2014-15* 2015-16* 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20P 2020-21B5 Year Trend
Total Budget Expenditures (ED001/EFS) 275,438,635$ 283,194,188$ 291,300,494$ 302,248,240$ 303,438,183$ 311,980,127$ 318,273,203$ 324,693,219$ 2.8% 2.9% 3.8% 0.4% 2.8% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%
Total Overall SpEd Expenditures (ED001/EFS) 59,608,920$ 64,008,928$ 66,910,168$ 69,826,575$ 74,469,151$ 76,726,481$ 80,299,098$ 84,038,066$ SpEd as a % of Total Budget 21.6% 22.6% 23.0% 23.1% 24.5% 24.6% 25.2% 25.9%SpEd YoY Change 7.4% 4.5% 4.4% 6.6% 3.0% 4.7% 4.7% 4.7%
Total District Enrollment (Oct. 1) 16,069 16,149 16,046 16,172 15,974 16,084 16,652 16,977 District Enrollment Growth Rate YoY 0.5% -0.6% 0.8% -1.2% 0.7% 3.5% 2.0% 2.0%General Education Enrollment (Oct. 1) 14,291 14,305 14,093 14,058 13,813 13,785 14,195 14,361 Special Education Enrollment (Oct. 1) 1,778 1,844 1,953 2,114 2,161 2,299 2,457 2,616 SpEd Enrollment Growth Rate YoY 3.7% 5.9% 8.2% 2.2% 6.4% 6.9% 6.5% 6.5%Stamford Public Schools ID Rate 11.1% 11.4% 12.2% 13.1% 13.5% 14.3% 14.8% 15.4%State of CT ID Rate 12.8% 13.3% 13.8% 14.3% 14.8% 15.4%
OOD Gross Tuition Cost 12,351,201$ 14,825,874$ 15,223,458$ 16,814,907$ 17,608,546$ 18,002,039$ 19,537,435$ 20,697,844$ OOD Tuition Cost (ED001/EFS) 12,260,569 14,735,654 15,092,740 16,624,232 17,549,598 18,002,039 19,537,435 20,697,844 OOD Tuition Growth Rate YoY 20.0% 2.7% 10.5% 4.7% 2.2% 8.5% 5.9% 5.9%Total OOD Placements 203 214 214 235 223 236 249 262 OOD Growth Rate YoY 5.4% 0.0% 9.8% -5.1% 5.8% 5.6% 5.1% 5.1%OOD Placement Per Pupil Cost (unweighted) 60,843 69,280 71,138 71,553 78,962 76,280 78,385 79,024 # OOD Placements If No In District Programs 203 211 223 241 247 262 281 299 OOD as a % of Total SpEd Enrollment 11.4% 11.6% 11.0% 11.1% 10.3% 10.3% 10.1% 10.0% 10.3%
Distict Placements 125 132 136 155 145 150 159 167 Agency Placements 27 21 16 15 11 9 10 10 Settlements 51 61 62 65 67 77 81 85
Average Costs:Distict Placement 85,982 93,034 96,290 Agency Placement 91,683 76,958 79,652 Settlement 51,029 43,817 45,351 Out of District Placement (weighted) 74,794 78,085 80,818
Net Placements between 12/1 and End of year:Distict Placements 9 4 7 Agency Placements - (1) (1) Settlements 10 14 12 Total 19 17 18
Historical Special Education Trends
03/03/2020 Page 4
2013-14* 2014-15* 2015-16* 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20P 2020-21B5 Year Trend
Excess Cost Grant 4,445,657$ 4,350,752$ 4,767,064$ 4,285,984$ 4,422,563$ 4,328,446$ 4,610,000$ 4,702,000$ Excess Cost Grant as a % of Gross Tuition 36.0% 29.3% 31.3% 25.5% 25.1% 24.0% 23.6% 23.6%IDEA sec 611 0 273,731 346,321 201,270 323,989 175,179 0 0Medicaid 0 0 0 97,410 0 0 0 0
Cost per InDistrict Sped Student 30,005 30,174 29,722 28,213 29,340 28,466 27,522 26,901Cost per Special Education Student 33,526 34,712 34,260 33,031 34,461 33,374 32,682 32,119Cost per General Education Student 15,102 15,322 15,922 16,533 16,576 17,066 16,765 16,758
Contracted Services (Gross) 4,028,683$ 4,505,878$ 4,991,830$ 4,411,569$ 4,688,349$ 5,788,261$ 5,819,855$ 6,295,646$ % Increase 11.8% 10.8% -11.6% 6.3% 21.4% 0.5% 8.2% 8.0%Contracted Services Per Pupil Cost 2,266$ 2,444$ 2,556$ 2,087$ 2,170$ 2,518$ 2,369$ 2,406$ 2,406$
Gen Ed Student 15,102 15,322 15,922 16,533 16,576 17,066 16,765 16,758 Special Ed In District Student 30,005 30,174 29,722 28,213 29,340 28,466 27,522 26,901 Special Ed Out of District Student (unweighted) 60,843 69,280 71,138 71,553 78,962 76,280 78,385 79,024
SPS per Pupil Cost (Net Current Expenditures per Pupil) 16,740$ 17,139$ 17,424$ 18,045$ 18,591$ 18,934$ 19,271$
Cost FactorGen Ed Student 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Special Ed In District Student 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 Special Ed Out of District Student 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.7
*For the 2013-14 thru 2016-17 school years counts were kept differently.
Source - John Castellana, BOE Grants Account Analyst 03/03/2020 Page 5
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03/03/2020 Page 9
Source - Nancy Pipicelli, City of Stamford, Energy/Utility Technician 03/03/2020 Page 10
Enrollment
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03/03/2020 Page 15Source - Dr. Judith Singer, Executive Director Research