Thompson Board of Education 2016 2017 BUDGET PRESENTATION

Thompson Board of Education 2016 -2017 BUDGET PRESENTATION BOARD OF FINANCE MARCH 3, 2016 1

Who we are A small district that provides high quality education efficiently and effectively. Small School = Big Opportunities 2

What we do 1, 020 Students enrolled in the Thompson Public Schools. In addition, 205 Thompson residents attend other schools that TPS has some financial responsibility for including: • • • Quinebaug Valley Middle College Killingly Vo-Ag Ellis Tech Marianapolis St. Joseph School Home Schooled 3

Achievements The New England Association of School and Colleges (NEASC) recently awarded Tourtellotte Memorial High School full accreditation. The Mary R. Fisher Elementary School (MRFES) received full accreditation from NAEYC in 2015, with glowing commendations about the work accomplished at MRFES by the teachers, administration and parent-support groups. 88. 5% of the 2015 graduated class had been accepted to college, postsecondary school, or joined the military. Few public schools in Northeastern Connecticut can match these numbers. 4

Did You Know? Thompson’s Per Pupil Expenditures is $582 less than Killingly and $569 less than Putnam. Thompson $16, 101 Killingly Putnam State Average $16, 683 $16, 670 $16, 424 5

Budget Development • Principals/Department Heads met with staff, Business Manager, and Superintendent - November 2015 to January 2016 • Online survey with 231 respondents - Completed January 2016 6

Thompson Public Schools Budget Input Survey When building a school budget, which of the following is most important to you? 1. Hiring and retaining quality teachers 2. Providing students with quality materials, books, computers 3. Providing support services to struggling students 4. Keeping class sizes small (low student/teacher ratio) 55% 20% 13% 10% 7

The Thompson Public Schools should continue investing in the following programs: Priority Ranking: 1. Classroom Technology 2. Student Support Services 3. Art 4. Music 43% 31% 25% 20% 8

FY 17 Budget Increases Salaries (excludes new positions) Health Insurance Special Education (Out-of-District Placements & Transportation Only) Building Repair & Maintenance Substitutes Legal Services Textbooks New Positions FY 16 Budget $ 9, 605, 437 2, 737, 491 1, 828, 600 160, 000 143, 221 60, 000 51, 764 FY 17 Increase % Increase $ 429, 933 4. 5 246, 374 9. 0 115, 930 6. 3 79, 327 49. 6 60, 497 42. 2 15, 000 25. 0 132, 449 255. 9 0 Subtotal Other Increases 189, 353 $ 1, 268, 263 25, 162 N/A Total Increase $ 1, 293, 425 7. 3 $17, 678, 341 $18, 971, 766 9

New Positions • Social Worker $ 50, 133 • Pre-School Teacher 46, 736 • Pre-School Paraprofessional 15, 513 Subtotal $112, 382 Benefits 76, 971 Grand Total $189, 353 10

Salaries - % Increases 2016 -2017 • Teachers – 1. 15% General Wage Increase plus step movement (3. 1% total) • Administrators – 1. 5% Increase plus possible performance allowance • Secretaries – Negotiated Increase of 1. 95% • Custodians – Negotiated Increase of 1. 95% • Paras, Cafeteria, & Nurses – Negotiated Increase of 2% • Bus Drivers – Budgeted at 1. 5% • Non-Union – Budgeted at average of 3. 6% 11

Number of Employees at TPS Teachers – 96 Paras, Cafeteria & Nurses – 40 Administrators – 6 Bus Drivers – 20 Secretary – 8 Non-Union – 12 Custodial – 14 Total – 196 Note - 42% of TPS employees live in town. 12

Thompson Public Schools FY 17 Budget by SELECT Category Benefits 19% Salaries 45% 0% Discretionary 2% Special Education [PERCENTAGE] 0% Technology 2% Operations 11% 13

Discretionary (3%) Includes: TEXTBOOKS Includes e-books and proposed purchases TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPLIES DUES & FEES SOFTWARE 14

Special Education (20%) includes: SPEC ED SALARIES SPEC ED OTHER PLACEMENTS SPEC ED EASTCONN TUITION SPEC ED TRANSPORTATION SPEC ED PROF TECH SP SERV SP/LANG SPEC ED EVALUATION $1, 587, 860 1, 164, 030 640, 500 140, 000 108, 068 38, 364 37, 548 15

Special Education Expenses Fiscal Year Budget Actual Difference ($) FY 12 $2, 667, 249 $3, 393, 543 -$726, 294 FY 13 3, 382, 433 3, 072, 216 310, 217 FY 14 3, 357, 619 3, 591, 010 -233, 391 FY 15 3, 348, 479 3, 490, 486 -142, 007 FY 16 3, 413, 955 3, 622, 318 * -208, 363 * Projected -$999, 838 16

Special Education/Health Care Expenditures Actual Expenditures 2006 -2007 District Total $ 13, 772, 146 Budgeted Expenditures 2016 -2017 $ $ Incr % Incr 18, 971, 766 $ 5, 199, 620 37. 75% Special Education 1, 092, 386 3, 777, 952 2, 685, 566 245. 84% Health Care 1, 722, 599 3, 052, 239 1, 329, 640 77. 19% 17

FY 16 Expenses Account Description 9001 High School 9002 Middle School YTD Expenses $ 1, 254, 255. 00 1, 160, 365. 89 Encumbrances $ 909, 935. 60 800, 376. 75 Available Budget $ % Used 25, 788. 69 21, 967. 63 98. 80 98. 90 9003 Elementary School 9004 Special Services 1, 355, 382. 78 935, 205. 52 (819. 30) 100. 00 1, 935, 047. 21 1, 687, 271. 10 (208, 363. 75) 106. 10 9005 Health Department 102, 514. 11 59, 739. 70 1, 138. 46 99. 30 3, 406, 306. 15 1, 320, 215. 89 (12, 394. 53) 100. 30 9007 Plant and Operations 979, 031. 00 594, 840. 52 84, 552. 35 94. 90 9008 Transportation 304, 273. 13 118, 394. 99 30, 183. 23 93. 30 9010 High School Athletics 9012 Technology 130, 882. 27 341, 556. 84 75, 685. 80 86, 077. 08 26, 124. 11 19, 678. 66 88. 80 95. 60 9013 Middle School Athletics 23, 588. 93 29, 116. 00 7, 568. 07 87. 40 9014 Curriculum 38, 098. 36 17, 275. 24 17, 481. 46 76. 00 $ 11, 031, 301. 67 $ 6, 634, 134. 19 $ 12, 905. 08 9006 System Wide Grand Total 18 99. 90

Proposed State Budget for FY 16 -17 • Cuts discretionary accounts across the board, except Education Cost Share (ECS), by 5. 75%. • ECS remains flat funded. • Transportation grant cut $1. 3 million. This cut includes $1, 000 that was already cut mid year for 15 -16. • Excess Special Education grant cut $8 million. • Magnet Schools cut $18. 7 million. • Priority Schools cut $2. 6 million. • Open Choice program cut $3 million. • Adult Education cut $1. 6 million. 19

IDEA Part B Section 611 $ 295, 707 Title I Improving Basic Programs 170, 383 Scientifically Researched Based Intervention (SRBI) including Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) 150, 000 School Readiness 109, 771 Carl Perkins Technology Grant (2) 54, 972 Title II Teachers Grant 52, 889 Adult Education 51, 414 After School Program 25, 000 Technology Grant 22, 000 IDEA Part B Section 619 14, 125 Competitive School Readiness International Paper Company 3, 811 3, 000 Total$ 953, 072 competitive Current Year Grants competitive 12 20

Our role keeps getting more complicated. In 1910, schools were responsible for basic reading and math instruction while responsibility began to shift. In the last 100 years, some 40 responsibilities have been added. 21

Nutrition Vocational Education Immunization Business Education Health/Physical education Speech and Drama Mandated school transportation School lunch programs Art and music Half-day kindergarten Driver’s education Early childhood education Title I Full-day kindergarten Adult education Preschool programs Special Education Gifted and talented programs Title IX Drug & alcohol abuse education Keyboarding After-school programs Assessment At risk/dropout prevention 22

In the first decade of the 21 st century, added • No Child Left Behind • Bully prevention • Anti-harassment policies • Expanded early childhood programs • Race to the Top All of these responsibilities have been added without adding a single minute to the school calendar in six decades. See Appendix 1 for more information. 23

What Do Our Students Need? Textbooks, E-books, and Improved Learning Technology 24

Textbook and E-book needs • Need new high school science and social studies textbooks and e -books to align with State Standards. • Science reading and content levels are not at the level of rigor for grades 8 and 5. • Current grade 5 social studies textbooks are in rough condition. • Current ages of textbooks – 1998, 1999, 2002 -2007 25

What Does Our Community Need? Increased preschool opportunities to help every student get the start they deserve. 26

Early intervention could lower the number of students in Special Education as percentage of student population by 1%. The potential savings would be some $300, 000. See Appendix 2 for more information. 27

Preschool Tuition by Town Andover Ansonia Ashford Bristol Brooklyn Canterbury Eastford East Haven Hamden Killingly Free Sliding Scale Free Sliding Scale Lebanon Ledyard Plainfield Putnam New Haven Sterling Thompson Vernon Windham Windsor Locks Free Sliding Scale Free 28

Preschool Information Current Preschool Enrollment – 42 By adding a new preschool teacher and paraprofessional, our options are: • Adding 2 more half-day sessions may increase preschool enrollment by 24 students. • Adding 1 full-day session may increase preschool enrollment by 12 students. 29

What Do Our Students Need? Expanded social and emotional supports. 30

Increased Student Needs Position ES School Counselor ES/MS Psychologist MS School Counselor HS/MS Psychologist HS School Counselors District Social Worker Recommended Caseload by National Organization 250: 1 >500: 1 250: 1 HS has 2 (1. 4 General Counseling /. 6 spec. ed/504) Current Enrollment 1/11/16 Time doing Social Work Activities # of high needs students 400 60% 22 576 (Pre-k-6) 30%/week 22 339 60% 27 438 (7 -12) 20% 21+ 275 20% 20 40: 1 Requisites – 1 Social Worker requested will provide more time for Guidance Counselors to support students with moderate needs. 31

What would a Social Worker do? • Works with parents/families to support their children’s school adjustment & engagement. • Uses Case Management to assist parents in accessing & utilizing school & community resources. • Assists with attendance & truancy issues by making home visits. • Advocates for students, families & schools to receive support from social & mental health agencies. • Develops intervention strategies to increase student academic success. • Assists with conflict resolution, anger management, drug, tobacco & alcohol abuse. • Helps students develop appropriate social skills. • Assists teachers with classroom behavior management & Behavior Plan tracking. • Identifies and reports child abuse and neglect and participates with DCF follow-up services. 32 See Appendix 3 for more information.

Class of 2016 To date and still counting, 42 colleges have accepted Tourtellotte students! Running Scholarship Total - $450, 000 33

For a decade, we have cut and trimmed important aspects of our educational program and put off and delayed. We are now at the point that if this budget isn’t approved, we will be forced to begin cuts to technology, textbooks, sports, arts, curriculum, and before and after school programs. Communities are judged by how we care for our elders, and how we educate our children. The real estate market - the resale of homes and apartment rentals - is driven by investment in schools and social services. This is an investment not just in our children, but in our homes. 34