HINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS April 6, 2015

Revised Operating and Capital Budget Proposals for the School Committee’s Review, Consideration, and Possible

Adoption of Revised SC Budget

Budget FY16 Reconciliation as of 3/9/2015

Base FY 15 Budget $33,380,634 $10,015,139 $94,948 $43,490,722

School Committee Reg Ed SPED VoTech Total Change 3/2/2015Vote $34,993,615 $10,793,904 $71,182 $45,858,702 $2,367,980 5.44%Change $1,612,981 $778,765 ($23,766) $2,367,980 Change Percent 4.83% 7.78% -25.03% 5.44%

Education Sub Committee Recommendation to AdCom 3/3/2015Vote $34,548,634 $10,793,904 $71,182 $45,413,720 $1,922,998 4.42%Change $1,168,000 $778,765 ($23,766) $1,922,998 Change Percent 3.50% 7.78% -25.03% 4.42%

Selectmen Vote $45,413,720 3/5/2015Change $1,922,998 Change Percent 4.42%

Ad Com Includes SPED and

VotechVote $34,548,634 $10,865,086 $45,413,720 3/9/2015

Change $1,168,000 $754,999 $1,922,998 Change Percent 3.50% 7.47% 4.42%

Difference - School/Town ($444,981) $0 $0 ($444,982) -1.02%1.33% 0.00% 0.00% 1.02%

Hingham Public SchoolsFY 2016 Budget

Combined Budgets $45,858,702( + 5.44% from FY ’15)

Regular Education $34,993,615 ( +4.83% from FY ‘15)

Special Education $10,793,904( +7.78% from FY ‘15)

Vocational Education $71,182( - 25.03 % from FY ’15)

FY 2016 ADMINISTRATION - PROPOSED BUDGET “AT A GLANCE”

March 2, 2015Revision

(-$713,981 from initial request)

ADMIN. –PROPOSED

ACTION

Closing the Gap

School Committee Vote$45,858,702

(+5.44% from FY’ 15)

BOS and AdCom Votes

$45,413,720(+4.42% from FY’ 15)

Gap (as of 4/6/15) $444,982

Most Recent Proposed Reductions(see next slide)

$294,487

Proposed New Bottom Line

$45,564,215 (+4.77% from FY ’15)

Total adjustments with this change $1,008,468

Remaining Gap$150,495

Categories of Proposed Reductions to FY ‘16 Operating Budget Bottom Line

A) Real Changes in Circumstance – New Information Unanticipated retirement - $17,490 Unanticipated vocational tuition withdrawal - $23,272 Reduced projected rate of increase in special education tuitions (3% to 2.5%) - $21,181 Savings from projection in big bus bid - $8,817

B) Further reductions from List of Requests – Real Cuts Elimination of already reduced elementary math tutors for grades 3-5 - $59,025 Reduced (by 5 hours per week) clerical support for Business Office - $7,047 Elimination of request for restoration of maintenance position - $43,857

C) Looking Through a New Lens Elimination of two special education tuitions not in likely or highly likely category (all” likely or highly likely” tuitions with names remain) - $65,882 + $47,916

TOTAL REDUCTIONS - $294, 487

Remaining Options for Meeting $150,495 “Gap” Target

Savings from remaining unknowns TBD

• fuel assumptions adjustment savings (+/- $15-20K) • Reduction in midday K transportation (from $35K to something significantly less)• additional personnel or tuition changes • status of Governor’s recommended “flat tuition” increase for

special education tuitions (maximum of $48 K)• Elimination of (or reduction in) 2.65 FTE HS “new teacher”

request($146,523)

• Some combination of above bulleted items

Full-Day K for ALL Proposed BudgetClassroom Teachers 5.0 New FTEs $306,990

1.5 (three existing .5 staff to 1.0 FTE status) 97,834

$404,824

Specialist Teachers 2.2 (.2 art, .5 music, .5 PE, 1.0 Spanish) $128,794

Special Ed. Teachers 2.0 (.5 per building) $122,796

Para Hours To bring all K classes full-time paraeducators $187,530

TOTAL NEW COSTS $843,944

Notes: 1. Assumes 300 students, 15 sections for 2015-20162. Excludes equipment, materials, furnishings, etc., offset by $86,779K state grant3. Proposed cost for 14 sections is ± $80K less4. ± $71K possible savings for midday transportation5. ± $67K loss of “typical student” tuition to revolving account

FY ‘16 School Capital Request

Total requested by School Department $1,297,715*

Total recommended by COC to BOS and AdCom$988,480*

*Includes $170K for depot parking lot reconstruction

Administrative Proposal for SC Consideration:

Come to SC consensus on the budget the SC wishes to move forward with going into the Town Meeting.

Take action(s) to meet that budget goal AND request that the School Department prepare its specific proposal for living within the voted budget to present to the SC in early May when enrollments and actual course section needs are more clearly known.

Request that the School Department monitor and report to the SC any changes of circumstance or new information that may occur in the interim between now and the May meeting.