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East Lyme Public Schools
Superintendent’s Presentation of the Proposed Budget
for 2011-2012
Dr. James D. Lombardo EL BOE Public Hearing 1/31/11
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2011-2012 Budget Priorities
Ensure that Our Students and Staff Work and Learn in a Safe and Healthy School Environment:
• Increase Repair Budgets;• Begin to address long-term maintenance needs in ELPS Feasibility Study
Ensure that Our Students are Engaged and Challenged to Achieve a Personal Vision of Success:
• Increase the level of instructional resources to offset sharp reductions in recent years;
• Implement a hardware and software replacement schedule that maintains student and staff access to educational technology;
• Implement changes for an improved alternative education program;• Implement program revisions to improve the efficiency of the special education
program
2011-2012 Budget Priorities
Ensure that Our Students Are Supported by the Best Leadership Practices:
• Ensure professional development resources to address the differentiated learning needs of our teachers, administrators, and staff
Ensure that Each Child is Supported by Caring Adults:• Provide adequate professional development for all concerned with the
implementation of Scientifically Research Based Intervention (SRBI) and Individualized Education Plans (IEP’s);
• Maintain reasonable class sizes that reflect the current research on class size;• Provide the services of a school social worker
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Budget Overview: Budget Overview:
• FY 2011-2012 draft budget represents a 4.7% increase.
• Budget maintains current staffing levels, although some reallocation of staff may occur to accommodate program changes and District priorities.
• FY 2010-2011 budget reflected no salary increases for administrators, teachers, secretaries, aides, and voluntary furlough day for custodians; FY 2012 budget includes average increase of 2.9% for indicated groups.
• Salary and benefit changes represent 3.4 of the 4.7% budget increase; the remaining budget accounts for 1.3 of the 4.7% increase.
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2011-2012 Major Increases
Category Increase Change
Salaries $ 722, 535 2.9% Benefits 614, 870 9.5% Maintenance 212,602 40.0% Instruction 84, 222 12.3% Equipment 340, 890 122.3%
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Cost Controls, Program ModificationsIncluded in 2011-2012 Budget Proposal
• Reduction in substitute account of $85,000° Will require some adjustments in practices
• Reduction in special education tuition and transportation due to program changes° $780K in combined grant and general fund reduction
• Savings in “communications” due to new phone systems° $38,000 in savings
• Reduction in fuel costs due to new high school boilers° $27,000 in net cost savings
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Staff ChangesIncluded in 2011-12 Budget Proposal
Administration No change
Teachers +2.0*
Secretaries/Clerical +1.0
Paraprofessionals No change
Custodians/Maintenance No change
*Offset by reduction in tuition and transportation. New programs (Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and Medically Fragile)
Federal Jobs Bill Positions 2011-2012(not in general fund)
• Alternative Ed. Admin. $51,000
• Clerical (Curric./Flanders) 34,000
• Social Worker 40,000
• Reading Specialist (H.S.) 50,000
• Internship Coord. (Alt. Ed.) 50,000
• Uncommitted 80,000
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A Few Bits of Related Information
• Changes in Enrollment• Budget Calendar• Feasibility Study Preview
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Enrollment Changes (as of 12/31/10)
Gr FY12 FY11 Change
K 169 169 0
1 169 178 (9)
2 178 193 (15)
3 193 213 (20)
4 213 204 9
5 213 210 3
6 210 211 (1)
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Enrollment Changes (Cont.)
Gr FY12 FY11 Change7 211 217 (6)
8 217 215 2
9 278 290 (12)
10 290 299 (9)
11 299 294 5
12 294 329 (35)
2934 3022 (88)
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2011-2012 BOE Budget Calendar
Jan 19 Superintendent’s Presentation of First Draft of the Proposed ELPS Budget for 2011-2012 to BOE
Jan 24 BOE Regular Meeting and Budget Discussion Technology Improvement Plan Presentation
Jan 31 Public Hearing and BOE Special Budget Meeting
Alternative Education Program Presentation
Feb 7 BOE Special Meeting and Budget Discussion
Feasibility Study Presentation
Health Clinic Discussion
Feb 14 BOE Regular Meeting and Possible Adoption of 2011-2012 Budget
Feb 28 Final BOE Meeting to Adopt Budget
Major Findings in Feasibility Study
• The brick “skin” of the elementary schools will need re-pointing and some replacement
• High school exterior brick wall needs to be replaced as soon as possible
• Windows and hvac systems will require upgrades
• Elementary schools and Central Office paving and parking lot renovations
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Major Findings of Feasibility Study (Cont.)
• Elementary schools and Central Office code issues: ADA accessibility; improvements to security; fire notification systems
• Roof replacements in Haynes, Flanders and the Central Office; the Learn wing roof at Haynes requires immediate replacement
• Sprinkler systems in elementary schools and the Central Office. Not required, but desired
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