School Board’s Proposed BudgetFY 21 School Year

Presented to the Goffstown Budget Committee

October 24, 2019

Brian Balke, Superintendent of Schools

Scott Gross, Business Administrator

Budget - Overview

Salaries for Teachers are based on voter approved collective bargaining agreement and included in “Base” budget amounts.

Support staff increases for FY 2021 will be part of a proposed CBA as a separate warrant article. ( Admin and non-union are “new” )

Health and Dental Insurance budgeted at a 3.2% and 3.9 % increases based on GMR from Primex.

Energy costs for electricity, natural gas and propane have been stable. However, this year a reconciliation was done to more accurately budget for energy at each school.

Budget - Overview

Transportation Costs have increased in this budget based on expectations of increased costs associated with a forthcoming RFP.

Grant funding reductions at the Federal level have been downshifted to the General Fund operating budget. ($50,000)

No “new” positions within the budget. There are some areas where staff “number of days worked” increases are proposed.

New spending in areas like IT, as these items need to be budgeted vs. past practice as they are part of the District’s CIP matrix, but not eligible for CRF.

2020- 2021 RevenuesThe recently passed State Budget has added additional revenues to school districts and towns.

Stabilization Grants in FY 20 will be funded at 100% (2012 levels)

This is an Additional $166,416 in FY 20.

In FY 21, there is additional State aid as follows:◦ Stabilization at 100% = $166,416

◦ Additional Aid based on F&R = $73,585 *

◦ One time Parity Aid = $1,350,000 *

* Pends final confirmation from the NH DOE and NH DRA

2020- 2021 Superintendent's Proposed Budget

19/20 School Year Operating Budget $42,582,936

Adjustments to Operating Fund $ 581,451

Default Budget (1.4%) $43,164,387

“New” Spending (.8% over default) $ 381,673

FY20/21 Proposed Budget $43,546,060

Difference between FY 21 vs FY 20(2.3% increase)

$ 963,124

What makes up the increase to FY 21 default? - Highlights

Transportation – SPED and Regular Ed - $94K

Salaries and benefits $178,927

Special Education Increases -Out of District Placements, 5% increase approved

by the NH DOE for providers - $108K

SAU Assessment -$94K (current FY 20 not increased in Goffstown Budget after

SAU Board adoption in 2018)

What makes up the increase from Default (Base) to Proposed?

Largest Drivers ($211K of 382K)

Server Virtualization – Phase 1 of 3 - $55K

GHS Propane (under-budgeted) - $50K

Student Transportation $42K

GHS – Computer Lab Replacement $25K

IT Reorganization - $21K

Co-curricular stipends $10K

Kindergarten Furniture $ 8K

Budget Process

Development of new tools to manage the budget

Improvements in efficiencies with new budget tools

Use of multiple years of historical actuals – historically,

we had to look up actuals for every account manually

Accounts adjusted up and down based on actuals

Default budget calculation

Overview of process to develop the default budget

consistent with RSA 40

Requirements for default budgets

Admin and non-union salary and benefits are considered “new

spending”

Proposed GESS Contract will be a separate warrant article.

Average Teacher SalariesNew Hampshire Public School Districts 2017-2018 School Year

SAU-level cuts

A handout will be provided to Budget Committee

Members that shows all new requests that were cut at

the SAU level

Budget Committee Presentations

10/24/19

◦ Budget overview - vision –

philosophy

◦ Revenues

◦ District

◦ Bartlett

◦ Maple Ave.

10/29/19

◦ Glen Lake

◦ MVMS

◦ GHS

Budget Calendar

School board budget work sessions: 10/07/19,

10/9/19 (6:00 pm), 10/21/19, 10/23/19 (6:00pm)

Budget Committee Presentation by Administration:

10/24 Fire Station, 10/29 Town Hall, 10/30 Town Hall*

* If needed

Budget vision

Conservative budget approach

We run a very fiscally conservative school district

Overall enrollment is stable – schools vary

Continue to expand and refine educational programs

High student achievement – low per pupil costs

Overview of Budget Priorities

Maintain current instructional programs and focus on the

following:

◦ Safety

◦ Teaching and learning

◦ Special Education

◦ Facilities

Continued Funding of CIP and the CRFExamples:

• GHS Rear Stairs

• Heating Controls at Maple and Bartlett

• MVMS Fire Cistern repairs

• Roof repairs/replacements

• MVMS septic system

• Window replacements

• Boiler replacements

• Drainage at GHS –by Metal Shop

• Emergency generator

• Pavement

Percentage of population that attend our schools

New Boston 19%

Goffstown 12%

Historical EnrollmentSchool October 1, 2017

Enrollment

October 1, 2018

Enrollment

October 1, 2019

Enrollment

Glen Lake 177 214 220

Maple Avenue 468 467 490

Bartlett Elem 201 212 205

MVMS 840 878 869

GHS 1118 1125 1073

Total 2804 2896 2857

Projected Class size for 2019-2020 School Year

Bartlett Maple MVMS (w/current

staffing)

Grade 1 16 18

Grade 2 17 19

Grade 3 18 23

Grade 4 17 22

Grade 5 23

Grade 6 21

Grade 7 23

Grade 8 23

Special Education As of October 1, 2019

School # of identified students % of population

Glen Lake 48 22%

Bartlett 39 18%

Maple 57 12%

MVMS 146 17%

GHS 180 16%

Total 470 16%

English Language Learners: As of October 1, 2019

District # of ELL students served

State (as of October 1, 2018 –

DOE site not updated)

4938

Goffstown (as of October 1,

2019)

58* students speaking 15

languages

* Increase of 10 students mostly

at Glen Lake School

Who makes up our population Free and Reduced Students?

School 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Bartlett 31.71% 32.98% 33.16% 36.5% 36.98% 38.74% 32.12% 30.85% 29.20%

Maple 15.89% 16.27% 16.04% 18.91% 18.94% 20.04% 14.65% 12.63% 13.26%

MVMS 16.85% 15.14% 16.21% 18.56% 20.07% 22.71% 19.61% 18.45% 20.7%

GHS 14.01% 12.51% 12.57% 13.54% 13.44% 14.72% 13.64% 14.36% 19.0%

Elementary School cost per pupil

State elementary school average for per pupil expense in 2017-2018

was $ 15,981.46.

Goffstown Elementary School Cost per pupil expense for 2017-

2018 was $13,667.07 per pupil, the 18th lowest out of 155

districts with elementary schools.

Middle School cost per pupil

State middle school average for per pupil expense in 2017-2018 was

$15,021.13.

MVMS per pupil expense for 2017-2018 was $13,156.55 per pupil,

the 5th lowest out of 62 middle schools.

High School cost per pupil

State high school average for per pupil expense in 2017-

2018 was $16,214.73.

GHS per pupil expense for 2017-2018 was $13,784.12 per

pupil the 6th lowest out of 73 high schools.

Return on investment

Low per pupil cost – high student

achievement

ELA Grades 3 – 8State Assessment System (SAS) % of Students Who Scored Proficient and Above

60%62%

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Goffstown Grades 3 - 8SAS 2018 - 2019

ELA % Proficient and Above

Goffstown State

Math Grades 3 – 8State Assessment System (SAS)% of Students Who Scored Proficient and Above

61%

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Goffstown Grades 3 - 8SAS 2018 - 2019

Math % Proficient and Above

Goffstown State

Science Grades 5, 8, 11State Assessment System (SAS)% of Students Who Scored Proficient and Above

52%

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Goffstown Grades 5, 8, 11SAS 2018 - 2019

Science % Proficient and Above

Goffstown State

% of GHS Students (Who Met or Exceeded)The NH College and Career Readiness SAT Benchmark forEvidenced Based Reading And Writing

73% 72%

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% of GHS Students (Who Met or Exceeded) The NH College and Career Readiness SAT Benchmark for Mathematics

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Return on investment

Cost per pupil well below state average

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Student performance at or well above state

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