Blue Mountain Union School District Annual Report 2019-2020

Annual Meeting _____________

Monday, March 2, 2020 6:00 p.m.

Blue Mountain Union Garvin Memorial Library

Annual Budget Vote _________________

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Groton—Community Building Ryegate—Town Hall

Wells River—Village Garage

In Memory of Trudy Fadden—Thank you for your dedication to BMU students.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents 3 Warning and Notice 4 - 5 Sample Ballot 6 Instructions to Voters 7 Annual Meeting Minutes: March 4, 2019 8 Voting Statistics: March 5, 2019 9 Statements of Assurance 10 - 11 School Board Organizational Chart 12 Written Reports: Board of School Directors 13 Superintendent 14 Co-Principal 15 - 21 School Climate 22 Student Enrollment 23 Building and Grounds 24 - 25 Food Service 26 Special Education 27 - 28 Technology 29 - 30 Athletics 31 Business Manager 32 - 33 Salaries – Faculty and Staff 34 – 35 Revenue Budget 36 Proposed Expenditures Budget 37 - 46 Estimates for Education Property Tax Rates 47 Three Prior Years Comparison 48 Activity Account Report 49 Legend of Acronyms and Definitions 50 - 51

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BLUE MOUNTAIN UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT #21

BALLOT

March 3, 2020 Instruction to Voters: Mark an (X) in the appropriate square

Article #1: Shall the voters of the Blue Mountain Union School District #21 approve the

school board to expend $8,313,839, which is the amount the school board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year? It is estimated that this proposed budget, if approved, will result in education spending of $17,009.00 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is 1.5 % more than spending for the current year.

YES NO

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Instructions for Voters on Election Day If your name was dropped from the checklist in error, explain the situation to your town clerk and ask that it be put back on. If the problem is not cleared up to your satisfaction, have the town clerk, a selectman, or other member of the Board of Civil Authority call an immediate meeting of the members of the Board who are present at the polls. If you are still not satisfied, you may appeal to a superior court judge, who will settle the matter that day. Call the Secretary of State’s Office at 1-800-439-VOTE for more information. If you know voters who have physical disabilities, are visually impaired or cannot read, let them know they may bring a friend or relative to help them vote. If you know voters who cannot get from the car into the polling place, let them know that a ballot may be brought to their car by two election officials. DO NOT:

• Knowingly vote more than once, either in the same town or in different towns. • Mislead the Board of Civil Authority about your own or another person’s

eligibility to vote. • Interfere with the progress of a voter to and from the polling place. • Socialize in a manner that will disturb other voters.

FOR HELP OR INFORMATION Call the Secretary of State’s Office

1-800-439-VOTE NOTE: Absentee ballots are available by contacting your town or village clerk. Final date to be added to the checklist: Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Final date to request an absentee ballot: Monday, March 2, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Final date to vote by Australian ballot: Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Voting Places: Groton Community Building 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Ryegate Town Hall 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Wells River Village Garage 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

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Blue Mountain Union School District # 21

Wells River, Vermont

ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES

March 4th, 2019

The legal voters of Blue Mountain Union School District #21 met in the Garvin Library at Blue Mountain

Union School on Monday, March 5th, 2018 for the annual school district meeting. Brent Smith called

the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with approximately 12 voters present.

Article 1: Election of officers and authorization to fix their compensation

Brent Smith of Groton, Vermont was nominated for, and then elected by ballot to the position

of Moderator.

Janet Page of Groton, Vermont was nominated for, and then elected by ballot to the office of

Clerk.

Murdena Baker of Groton, Vermont was nominated for and then elected by ballot to the office

of Treasurer.

Article 2: Action on the reports of Blue Mountain School District for the past year

A motion was made and seconded that the Blue Mountain School District reports be accepted.

The annual reports were accepted as published by a unanimous voice vote with no discussion.

Article 3: Authorization to borrow money

Brenda Powers (Groton) moved to authorize the Board of School Directors to borrow money by

issuance of bonds or notes not in excess of anticipated revenues for the next fiscal year.

The motion was seconded by Bruce Stevens (Ryegate). There was no discussion.

The motion passed unanimously on a voice vote.

Article 4: To transact any other business

Carl Bayer publicly thanked the BMU school board for its determination and eventual success at

keeping BMU a unified district. In turn, the board of directors adopted Carl’s sentiments as a

resolution.

Together with the community, Emilie Knisley publicly thanked Mr. Bruce Stevens for the 26

years he has served on the BMU board of directors. He was given a beautiful aerial portrait of BMU.

Bruce’s dedication of 26 years has only been surpassed by Dr. Harry Rowe’s service of over 60 years.

Bruce has truly left our community school a better place.

Respectfully submitted,

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Janet Page

District Clerk

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VOTING STATISTICS

March 5, 2019 FIRST VOTE

Annual School District Meeting Vote

Town Name

Total Checklist

Total Voting

Percentage Voting

Counters

Groton

729

156

21%

Timothy Dailey, Sr.

Toni Dyer

Ryegate

941

162

17%

Paul Keenan Edna Keenan

Wells River

252

36

14%

Jody Engle

Judi Waterman

Combined

Totals

1922

354

18%

ARTICLE 1: Shall the voters of the Blue Mountain Union School District #21 approve the

school board to expend $8,100,673, which is the amount the school board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year? It is estimated that this proposed budget, if approved, will result in education spending of $16,750.83 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is 4.4% more than spending for the current year.

YES 216

NO 138

SPOILED 0

BLANK 0

TOTAL 354

District Clerk: Janet Page

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STATEMENTS OF ASSURANCE Access to Student Records The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) FERPA, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g as implemented in 34 C.F.R. Part 99, gives parents or eligible students the right to:

a. Inspect and review the student’s records, b. Seek amendment of the student’s education record that the parent or eligible student

believes is inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights, c. Consent to disclosure of personally identifiable student information, except as provided in

34 C.F.R. § 99.31, and d. File a complaint with the United States Department of Education under 34 C.F.R. §§ 99.63

and 99.64 if they believe the educational agency or institution has failed to comply with the Act.

Blue Mountain Union School has adopted policies and procedures in regard to accessing student records. The policy and procedure are 4800 and 4800Pr. Copies of these policies are located in the Superintendent’s Office. In all cases, parents or eligible students have the right to seek protective action for the student’s education records if the agency or institution receives a judicial order or lawful subpoena that would otherwise require disclosure of a student record under 34 C.F.R. § 99.31(9). Non-Discrimination (Title IX) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination generally on the basis of sex in educational programs or activities receiving or benefiting from federal funds. The US Department of Education has issued guidance indicating that sex discrimination includes discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Blue Mountain Union School maintains educational programs and activities free of discrimination based on sex as stated in BMU Board policy 1052. Education of Disabled Individuals The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 requires and Blue Mountain Union School provides for a free, appropriate, public education to all students (ages 3-21) within the district including students who have been identified as having a disability. Questions about BMU’s special education program can be answered by contacting the Special Education Director, Donna Waelter. Access for Disabled Individuals Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by recipients of federal funds. Section 504 requires recipients to designate 504 coordinators, adopt a grievance procedure and to provide notice to students, parents, employees, unions and professional organizations that the school district does not discriminate in admission or access to or treatment or employment in its programs or activities. BMU’s 504 coordinators are Julie Gandin and Kimberly French. More information about Section 504 can be found in the principal’s office.

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Civil Rights Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination generally on the basis of race, color or national origin. National origin discrimination includes discrimination on the basis of limited English language proficiency. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, national origin and religion. BMU has adopted policy 1052 Board Commitment to Non-Discrimination to address these requirements. The full text of the policy can be found in the Superintendent’s office and on the school website.

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BLUE MOUNTAIN UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART 2019-2020

SCHOOL DIRECTORS Julie Oliver (20) julie.oliver@bmuschool.org 584-4866 Sara Dennis (21) sara.dennis@bmuschool.org 584-3110 Allison Ingerson (22) allison.ingerson@bmuschool.org 603-991-2995 Wade Parker (20) wade.parker@bmuschool.org 584-3289 Angeline Alley (21) (CHAIR) angeline.alley@bmuschool.org 535-6190 Paul Hazel (22) paul.hazel@bmuschool.org 584-4417 Kristen Murray (22) kristen.murray@bmuschool.org 473-6064 Judy Murray (21) judy.murray@bmuschool.org 757-3602 Kelsey Root-Winchester (22) kelsey.root-winchester@bmuschool.org 626-8982 SUPERINTENDENT Emilie Knisley 530 Waits River Road, Bradford, VT 05033 222-5216 emilie.knisley@oesu.org BMU 2420 Route 302, Wells River, VT 05081 Main Office 757-2711 MINUTES CLERK Nancy Perkins BOARD COMMITTEES Budget & Operations Angeline Alley (C), Paul Hazel, Allison Ingerson Building & Grounds Kristen Murray (C), Angeline Alley, Wade Parker Policy Paul Hazel, (C), Kelsey Root-Winchester, Judy Murray Community Relations Paul Hazel (C), Julie Oliver, Kelsey Root-Winchester, Judy Murray Negotiations Angeline Alley (C), Paul Hazel, Kristen Murray Personnel Angeline Alley (C), Sara Dennis, Julie Oliver Student Affairs Paul Hazel (C), Julie Oliver, Wade Parker, Sara Dennis OESU Board Members Angeline Alley, Judy Murray, Allison Ingerson River Bend Board Wade Parker School District Officers Moderator Brent Smith Clerk Janet Page Treasurer Dena Baker

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BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS’ REPORT Each year it is a matter of great pride to recognize our top two students whose hard work and determination have secured their place in BMU history. 2019’s Valedictorian is Lauren Gandin. Lauren is attending the University of Vermont, studying Medical Laboratory Science. Olivia Houghton is our Salutatorian. Olivia is attending Castleton studying Criminology. Congratulations to both of these students on their academic accomplishments. 2019-2020 has seen our student population grow, and we hope this trend continues as BMU invests in our curriculum and cutting-edge technology. With your support BMU has been able to invest in new curriculum and programming. Your investment in the elementary grades’ reading and math materials is showing results with improved test scores and individual student growth across the grades. In collaboration with the Riverbend Watch ‘em Grow program, BMU has been able to offer after school programming for approximately twenty children. The middle school teaching team has brought new energy and diversity to BMU, which is working to improve student growth and confidence at this critical time in their lives. In high school there are multiple programs that are assuring our students have real world experiences and can demonstrate proficiency to meet the state's new graduation requirements. Based upon state of Vermont's new Annual Snapshot, BMU's overall current level of performance is meeting measures under the federal government's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). BMU's overall change level of performance (growth over the last three years) is exceeding the measures under the federal government's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The one-to-one computer initiative is bearing fruit and will be extended into the 7th grade in 2020-2021. In an effort to expand our media and journalism offerings, additional equipment was purchased. One of the outcomes of this is increased enrollment in the course and the birth of BNN, the Bucks News Network. This year BNN has offered stories on local business owners, including interviews with Bruce Stevens – 1001 Keys, Peter Baker – Taxidermist, Emerson & Sons – Logging and Kelsey Root-Winchester - Wells River Wellness Hall. BNN is now able to broadcast home basketball games. Viewers average 85-90 people per game with people tuning in from the east coast and as far away as Texas and California. BNN had 1700 views of Lauryn Alley making her 1000th point against Richford. BNN has received several comments on how much people appreciate being able to see the games and see this as a great service to the community. This year BMU began offering early college entry to incoming seniors. This program offers students the opportunity to complete their senior year of high school at a local college, earning transferable college credits at no cost. Three students took advantage of the program, with two living on campus at their respective college. All three would recommend this experience to other students considering this option. As a Board we are pleased with the progress BMU has made and will continue to support the goals of the community and administration for the future of our students. Respectfully, Angeline Alley, Chair BMU Board of Education

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Emilie Knisley, M.Ed., C.A.G.S., C.A.E.L

The past few years much of our energy at Blue Mountain has been focused on continuous improvement of our school. We have had and continue to have the goal of being the best little pre-school through twelfth grade school in the State of Vermont. Our faculty and staff are dedicated to this ideal and work tirelessly to improve the efficacy of our systems. I have seen substantial growth in our school in the past five years, as we focus on our curriculum and instruction. As a result, our student numbers are increasing. At the Board level, the Vermont School Boards Association recognized our Board for their work in navigating the challenges of governance and mergers. The Blue Mountain Union School Board was named School Board of the Year and recognized with the Exceptional School Board Leadership Award at the annual conference this fall. In addition, the Board and administration have worked hard to deliver a high-quality educational program at a cost below average for Vermont schools. Despite double digit growth in health care costs for FY21, the BMU budget is only rising 1.5% per pupil over last year’s budget. At the Supervisory Union level, we are working on systems improvements to more efficiently serve our communities. As part of this review, we are redesigning many of the cogs in the wheel in order to function more smoothly. Our goal is to increase productivity with the goal of freeing up resources to better serve our students and staff. Areas of focus include: technology, human resources, policy and procedure, curriculum and instruction, mentoring for new staff, coaching for staff, and transportation and infrastructure. Blue Mountain is a school and a system to be proud of. When we all came together almost fifty years ago to build this school, we were able to work together for what was best for our towns, our schools, and our communities. It wasn't easy then, and the past few years have brought some of those same challenges to light again. However, we overcame them in the past, and we have overcome them in the present. I have no doubt that despite obstacles, we can continue in that vein--because we all care about our towns and our children, and in the end we all want good schools for our children. As Dr. Harry Rowe said, " What's best for the community is a good school, one that has a good reputation. What is best for kids is a good school."

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CO-PRINCIPALS’ REPORT

Scott Blood PreK - 6th Grade Principal John L Barone, Sr. - 7th - 12th Grade Principal

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct

individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” Andrew Carnegie

This year at Blue Mountain Union School we are in a truly productive and progressive year. Along with daily planning, instructing, and assessing responsibilities, along with our teachers, we have spent a large portion of time implementing our new school board approved curricular documents, preparing and implementing content/curriculum maps, implementing both our content level and graduation proficiencies, working with students to develop and maintain their Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs) and working to promote social-emotional wellness. The 2019-2020 school year marks the fourth year of our five-year Comprehensive School Improvement Plan. The full text of the plan - Target Goals and Action Steps - can be found on the Blue Mountain Union School’s Web Page at: https://www.bmuschool.org We continue to make progress implementing each of our target goals and working to meet each of the action steps. As you will see from a review of the plan, we have made significant progress. Our target goals are: Target Goal #1: A Systematic and Comprehensive Approach to Improving Student Performance Target Goal #2: Effective Collaboration Target Goal #3: High-Quality Instruction and Intervention Target Goal #4: Comprehensive and Balanced Assessments Target Goal #5: Expertise (Well-Designed Professional Learning) This school year marks the second year of a new administrative structure at Blue Mountain School. We have continued with a co-principal model along with continuing with a shared leadership model. The following is an overview of our new administrative model: Scott Blood is the Principal for grades PreK through six. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations of these grade levels, Mr. Blood is also the lead administrator for our ongoing work specific to school safety and the implementation of the ALICE system, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. John Barone is the Principal for grades seven through twelve. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operation of these grade levels, Dr. Barone continues his oversight of the school curriculum as the school’s Director of Curriculum and Instruction. This year Donna Waelter has moved from the school’s Director of Special Education to the position of Student Support Coordinator, under the umbrella of the Orange East Supervisory Union.

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Parrish Eiskamp is in his second year as the school’s Dean of Students, continuing to oversee student management/discipline, as well as taking on the leadership of our school’s MTSS (Multi Tiered System of Support) Team. Todd Powers continues as the school’s IT Systems Administrator and the Athletic Director. Dena Baker continues as the school’s Director of Food Services. Daryl Sulham continues as the school’s Director of Buildings and Grounds. We also continue to foster a shared leadership model by appointing the following teachers in various leadership positions. By using a Team Leader model, we are promoting teacher leaders to help in leading our school improvement efforts to better serve our students. The following are our teacher leaders: Melanie Gonyaw - Team Leader for Grades PreK & K Sandy Parker - Team Leader for Grades 1 & 2 Debbie Griggs - Team Leader for Grades 3 & 4 Bob Blodgett - Team Leader for Grades 5 & 6 Courtney Musty - Team Leader for Grades 7 & 8 Kim Adams - Team Leader for Grades 9-12 Ally Coburn - Team Leader for PreK - 12 Literacy Kim Adams - Team Leader for PreK - 12 Science Beth Fraser - Team Leader for PreK-12 Math Jonathan Young - Team Leader for PreK-12 Social Studies Jennifer Dube - Team Leader for Specials/Unified Arts Teachers

2018/2019 Teacher of the Year Grace Keane Grace is a model educator who exemplifies everything a teacher should be and more! Her commitment goes beyond her love for education, and is obvious in her daily interactions with students, parents, and colleagues. She works hard to understand the needs of each of her students and is a fearless advocate for them. Her lessons offer rigor and meaningful learning. Grace is reflective in her planning and is not afraid to take risks with new teaching methods.

2018/2019 Paraprofessional of the Year Paula Guion Paula is an extremely caring, dedicated, and reliable professional. She knows her job responsibilities and takes pride in all aspects of her day by handling each experience with grace, patience, professionalism, AND a sense of humor. Paula is committed to her students and does what it takes to help them achieve their academic goals, be it digging deeper into the content or staying after school to provide extra support.

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Paula knows each of her students’ needs and is never hesitant to advocate for them academically or personally. There is nothing Paula would not do to help a child, and for this, we name Paula Guion Outstanding Para Educator!

School Safety In light of the unfortunate tragedies schools have faced throughout our country in recent years, we adopted a new response protocol to school threats last year. We certainly hope that BMU never faces any such event. At the same time, we feel it’s necessary to use evidence based research to drive our response to such adversity. Therefore, we have moved from a “sit and wait” protocol to a platform that initiates informed decision making, designating a variety of responses to a school threat. ALICE is the program we have chosen. As ALICE’s training website says, this is a proactive, options-based plan for civilian response to a Violent Critical Incident. ALICE authorizes and empowers individuals to utilize human action, building infrastructure, and communication options to increase their chances of survival (www.alicetraining.com). We are currently in our second year of an “ALICE in training” school. We plan to continue our work through staff and student trainings. In March, 2020, we will conduct a staff only ALICE drill. Based on what we learn, and if it is determined that staff and students are ready, we will conduct a school-wide ALICE comprehensive drill in May, 2020. Each drill and training is assessed by our leadership team, which drives future planning.

Curriculum and Assessment This school year our focus has been placed on the implementation of our school board approved K-12 Curricular Frameworks in each of the content areas. We have finalized all documents which outline the content and skills, aligned to the applicable standards (for example, Common Core Literacy Standards, Common Core Mathematics Standards, and the Next Generation Science Standards) in each content area. In addition and based on each Curricular Framework, we have finalized Grade Level Proficiencies, by content area. Blue Mountain High School also has finalized (and the school board has officially adopted) Vermont’s Transferable Skills as our Graduation Proficiencies. Starting with the class of 2020, in addition to meeting the required credits for graduation, students also have to demonstrate proficiency of each of the BMU Graduation Proficiencies. BMU is also working on a standardized form and process for Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs) in grades seven through twelve. The standardized PLP format will allow students, starting in seventh grade, to track the completion of each of the graduation proficiencies (and their respective performance indicators) as well as plan and document alternative pathways to meeting graduation requirements (such as, but not limited to, dual enrollment college courses, completion of courses at the Riverbend Technical Center) and planning for and tracking college and career readiness indicators (such as, but not limited to, PSATs, and SATs). Planning for and tracking alternative pathways to graduation and college and career readiness indicators are all part of meeting the requirements of Vermont’s ACT 77. For more information on ACT 77: The Flexible Pathways

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Initiative, please visit: http://education.vermont.gov/sites/aoe/files/documents/edu-plp-what-is-act-77.pdf

BMU’s Graduation Proficiencies: ● Clear and Effective Communication ● Self-Direction ● Creative and Practical Problem Solving ● Responsible and Involved Citizenship ● Informed and Integrative Thinking

More information about BMU’s Graduation Proficiencies can be found in our Program of Studies which is available through the school’s web page: https://www.bmuschool.org/

BMU School Performance Data Once again, beginning in March of 2020 students in grades three through nine will be taking the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC) in reading and mathematics. The Smarter Balanced Assessment is the result of state education agency staff, teachers, higher education faculty, and other educators working together to create a “best of the best” assessment system with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of students who are well prepared for college and careers.

You can find more information about the Smarter Balanced Assessment by visiting: https://www.smarterbalanced.org/ You can find sample SBAC questions by visiting: http://www.smarterbalanced.org/assessments/sample-questions/ Starting with the 2019-2020 school year, the state reporting of a school’s performance on the SBAC has changed. Schools now receive an Annual Snapshot. This is a result of the changes in the federal No Child Left Behind Law, which has been reauthorized as ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act). This reauthorization was signed into law in December of 2015 and puts more of a focus on equity and continuous improvement.

NCLB vs. ESSA

What’s Gone From Under NCLB: What’s New Under ESSA for Vermont Schools:

● Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).

● “Failing” Schools ● Corrective Actions

● Long Term and Interim Goals through Continuous Improvement for ALL schools. BMU’s five year Comprehensive School Improvement Plan is available for viewing on the BMU Website: https://www.bmuschool.org/cms/lib/VT02217040/Centricity/Domain/148/5%20year%20BMU%20Strategic%20Action%20Plan.pdf

● Comprehensive and Target Supports ● Education Quality Reviews - visitation

teams to ALL schools.

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Vermont’s Annual Snapshot: Multiple Measures

Academic Proficiency ● Students’ performance in ELA, Math, Science and Physical Education through participation in the state’s annual assessments.

● Graduation Rate ● Career and College Readiness

Personalization ● Students’ participation in Flexible Pathways

● Flexible Pathways Offerings ● Personalized Learning Plans

High Quality Staffing ● Licensed Teachers ● Education Staff Stability ● Staff Satisfaction

Safe, Healthy Schools ● School’s Disciplinary Data ● School Climate

Investment Priorities ● EQS Staffing Ratios ● Per Student Expenditures ● Return on Investment - the use of federal

grant dollars

School Snapshot: Blue Mountain Union School

OVERALL PERFORMANCE: Current Performance: Meeting Change Performance: Excelling Equity Index: Not Meeting CONTENT STANDARDS: ELA: Current Performance: Approaching Change Performance: Excelling Equity Index: Not Meeting Math: Current Performance: Approaching Change Performance: Excelling Equity Index: Not Meeting Science: Current Performance: Not Meeting Equity Index: Not Meeting PE: No Data Available Graduation Rate: Exceeding

What does this mean for BMU? The above information means that we are moving in the right direction! Our students’ current performance on the state assessments in ELA, Math, and Science demonstrate that the work that has been done on curriculum, curricular alignment, classroom instruction, and the use of assessment data to drive our instruction and curricular changes is all paying off. Tax payers are

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seeing a return on their investment. According to our School Snapshot we are meeting our current performance indicators, and we are excelling in the area of change. In other words, the work we have been doing for these past five years is demonstrating that our student performance data is improving. BMU is moving in the right direction!! The one area that BMU, and most schools across the state of Vermont, needs to improve upon is Equity. We need to be sure that we are providing an equitable education and equitable access to our programs for all students (all cohort groups: free lunch students vs. non-free lunch students, female students vs. male students, special education students vs. regular education students, etc.). This is an area that the administration, faculty, and staff continue to work toward improving.

Local Assessments We also continue to utilize a number of local assessments to assess the learning progress/progression of our students at various grade levels and at various stages along their learning continuum. Examples of local assessments used are: The POA (The Primary Observation Assessment) which is a literacy assessment used in grades K, 1, and 2. The Fountas and Pinnell Assessment which is a reading/literacy assessment used in grades 3 and 4. The STAR Reading Assessment which is a computerized reading assessment used in grades 3 – 8. The STAR Math Assessment which is a computerized mathematics assessment used in grades 3 – 8. The purpose of these local assessments is to collect data on our students’ progress and to use the data to determine intervention services, differentiated instruction and assessment practices within the classrooms, and to measure our overall school progress.

Dual Enrollment Courses

Dual Enrollment is a unique enrichment program in which high school junior and senior students are given the opportunity to take college level courses. Students can earn credits that can be used for both high school and college requirements. This is a great opportunity for students to earn free or reduced college credits while still in high school. BMU currently offers in house Dual Enrollment courses through Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), Community College of Vermont and University of Vermont. The credits are transferable and will meet the general education requirements at most colleges and universities. For the 2019-2020 school year, Blue Mountain offers the following dual enrollment courses: College Biology and Lab (SNHU; 3 college undergraduate credits; 2 high school science credits) Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology (SNHU; 3 college undergraduate credits; 2 high school science credits) United States History: 1865 to the Present (SNHU; 3 college undergraduate credits; 2 high school social studies/history credits) English Literature (SNHU; 3 undergraduate college credits; 2 high school English credits)

J-Term The J-Term offers a variety of learning experiences for all BMU students. The program is designed to provide partial day and full day courses, seminars, field experiences, internships, community

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service and other teaching and learning opportunities. Students are offered a wide variety of enrichment courses. Teachers are afforded the challenge of offering a new course or alternative learning experience (full day or partial day) which might not be possible during the traditional school schedule. For the 2019-2020 school year, J-Term was held the last two weeks of January.

J-Term Courses for 2019-2020 Advanced Cake Decorating Asia and Europe Collide Basic Home and Auto Tech Book Club Cooking 101 – How to Boil Water Fitness Conditioning For the Love of Winter! Forensic Science Global Explorers: Three magnificent capital cities; three distinctly different flavors of Europe. I’m A Foodie, You’re a Foodie! Let’s all be Foodies Together Industrial Technician Basic Knowledge Intramurals Maple Sugaring Modern ARMY Combatives Movies That Changed My Life Outdoor Survival Perspectives on Coaching Quilting Sports Broadcastings Work Based Learning

Vermont Virtual Learning Community (VTVLC) VTVLC was founded in 2010 as Vermont’s first state-wide online program offering programs and courses to K-12 students by partnering with public and independent schools. Today, VTVLC serves hundreds of middle and high school students with more than 70 online courses. Blue Mountain Union has partnered with VTVLC for the 2018-19 school year. Students are able to access courses not offered at Blue Mountain in areas such as math, English, science, social studies as well as elective courses on a space available basis. These courses will appear on the student’s Blue Mountain transcript. For more information and a list of course offerings visit: www.VTVLC.org.

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SCHOOL CLIMATE Parrish Eiskamp, Dean of Students

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." – Coretta Scott King

It continues to be a pleasure to be part of the Blue Mountain community. The BMU experience offers something unique, as I am able to observe the growth of the whole child from PreK through high school graduation, and I am honored to have that privilege. My hope is to continue cultivating a positive school climate through building authentic relationships with students, parents, colleagues and community members. I recognize that in order for students to be most available to learn, there needs to be solid footing from the start. Part of my job is to foster students’ ability to access their education. In order to allow for that availability, students need to feel they are supported within our building. Multi-tiered System of Supports As a school we are working to build a purposeful Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS). The objective of Blue Mountain’s trauma-informed MTSS is to increase the proficiency of all students within one seamless, efficient system, by providing them with the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills through a whole child perspective, unleashing their potential through learning opportunities valued by students, parents, and teachers which is maintained by a data based accountability system. At the building level we have established a MTSS leadership team that meets monthly to create systems of support within our school. Our team is made up of myself, all the grade level team leaders, and our building principals. As a member of Orange East Supervisory Union (OESU) Blue Mountain has become a member of the OESU MTSS leadership team, I represent BMU on this team. Our goal at the supervisory union level is to work toward the development of an MTSS framework that supports consistent supervisory union wide practices and flexible implementation strategies through effective collaboration throughout the entirety of Orange East Supervisory Union. This team is comprised of members from all of the schools within Orange East along with supervisory union leaders. Discipline Students continue to be at the center of everything we do, and we utilize a trauma-informed approach to all behavioral concerns. As a school we have worked to create clear expectations for the entire student body as well as utilizing student time to foster meaningful relationships. There are proactive measures in place as a method for supporting students in order to avoid the constant usage of behavioral interventions. As a school we strive to create an equitable playing field for all which supports a teacher’s right to teach and the students’ right to learn. The purpose of this approach to discipline is to establish and maintain a safe, predictable academic environment that promotes a student’s availability to learn.

Blue Mountain Union SchoolStudent Enrollment Data

As of January 5, 2020

Grade Level Groton Ryegate Wells River Other

Total Enrollment in

ClassEEE 2 2 1 5

Preschool 14 11 6 31Kindergarten 13 13 7 33

Grade 1 9 7 7 23Grade 2 9 15 6 30Grade 3 13 9 4 26Grade 4 9 16 4 29Grade 5 10 15 6 31Grade 6 12 12 1 25Grade 7 13 15 4 2 34Grade 8 11 16 5 32Grade 9 13 10 6 2 31Grade 10 14 16 8 1 39Grade 11 7 12 2 2 23Grade 12 11 12 3 5 31

Home School Taking Courses 0 2 0 2School Choice 5 5

Total Student Enrollment 160 183 70 17 430

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Blue Mountain Union SchoolStudent Enrollment Data

As of January 5, 2020

Grade Level Groton Ryegate Wells River Other

Total Enrollment in

ClassEEE 2 2 1 5

Preschool 14 11 6 31Kindergarten 13 13 7 33

Grade 1 9 7 7 23Grade 2 9 15 6 30Grade 3 13 9 4 26Grade 4 9 16 4 29Grade 5 10 15 6 31Grade 6 12 12 1 25Grade 7 13 15 4 2 34Grade 8 11 16 5 32Grade 9 13 10 6 2 31Grade 10 14 16 8 1 39Grade 11 7 12 2 2 23Grade 12 11 12 3 5 31

Home School Taking Courses 0 2 0 2School Choice 5 5

Total Student Enrollment 160 183 70 17 430

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DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND GROUNDS REPORT The FY 2019-2020 school year is half over, and it has been a year since my last report. During that time the school has been experiencing an increasing level of growing pains as it has reached the twenty first anniversary since the 1998 renovation of the facilities. It has been more challenging these past few years, attempting to maintain the facilities when many of the companies and trades who supplied products and/or services to the school have been struggling with retaining qualified technicians or have sold out several times over, or just closed the doors and gone out of business altogether. However, the technological age has probably been the most frustrating of all, since it has infiltrated every aspect of the operations and maintenance of the facilities. As with computers, cameras, televisions, telephones etc. the software and/or hardware seem to become obsolete within three to five years, requiring numerous upgrades or replacements before the equipment has reached its proposed life cycle. Over the years numerous systems have failed or required upgrades or replacement due to this as well as having to meet new federal and state codes, or the manufacturers have gone out of business or discontinued a product line or system and no longer provide parts or support. The following are just a few of those systems that have been upgraded or replaced since the renovation: fire alarm system, video security camera recording system (3 times), telephone system, oil boiler burners, woodchip computer/controls, the HVAC computer control system (upgraded three times), and upgrade/renovation of the water system to include relocating/replacing storage tanks and controls and adding a standby UV disinfection system, replacing the well pump (two times) along with the replacement of the septic system (excluding the leach field). Despite the challenges with the increased and unexpected maintenance issues and limited staffing, the facilities have endured another year with the custodial staff maintaining the nightly cleaning duties at acceptable levels, and completing some of the higher priority cleaning and restorative tasks/projects (i.e. deep cleaning carpeting and waxing floors) over the summer break. The following is a list and explanation of some of the maintenance/grounds issues and repair/projects which were completed over the past year:

• Room Renovations: The Administration added a third kindergarten classroom this year, requiring the repurposing of one of the two preschool classrooms and relocating one preschool staff member, and physical therapist to other rooms in the building. The overflow storage of preschool supplies in that classroom had to be moved into the remaining preschool classroom, requiring the removal of some of the existing cubbies/coat rack and small storage cabinet to be replaced with several larger custom built and installed cabinetry to provide more storage capabilities.

• Playground: The elementary playground project was completed this past year, with the

removal of five very large pine trees which required the surgical expertise of a tree removal service in order to protect the existing play equipment that would remain in place. Another contractor was hired to grind down the stumps left in the play area, with the largest tree stump at the forefront of the playground remaining at approximately eight foot height. Administration was hoping to get someone to carve something (maybe a bear?) out of it. The maintenance staff removed the play equipment (deemed unsafe by

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the administration and insurance carrier’s representative) after school was out for the summer. The playground equipment manufacturers certified contractor arrived and installed the new equipment by the end of June, 2019.

• Parking Lot: The original parking lot on the north end of the building required the cutting back of the tree line for safety reasons. The drainage ditch also required some grade work in order to restore flow and avoid flooding of the parking lot during the spring thaw.

• Food Service Department: The gas griddle/stove unit required the replacement of all the burners and gas valves due to extreme wear over the past thirty plus years of use. The convection steamer required the plumbing of the boiler emergency blow off valve system (a new inspector’s interpretation of VT codes) and the control board failed and required replacement.

• H.V.A.C. Systems: This seemed to be the year for the failure and replacement of

numerous circulating pumps (CP) as well as heating unit blower (fan) motors. Contractors had to replace CPs for the heating units in the Boiler/Maintenance building as well as the domestic hot water supply system. The replacement blower motors in the following heating units failed and required replacement: all four of the gymnasium units, the boys’ and girls’ locker rooms, and two corridor units.

• Electrical: A power supply box and outlets were added to the street light pole out by the

athletic field for safety and security reasons. This unit provides power for exterior events and the concession stand, and ends the need to run extension cords extremely long distances (which can be an electrical/fire hazard), and also reduces building security issues by no longer needing to open windows and remove pest protective screens, or blocking classroom exit doors open to access outlets.

As always, the maintenance/custodial staff remain committed to the task of keeping these facilities safe, clean and maintained to as high a standard as time and resources available will allow. We thank you and appreciate your support in this endeavor. Respectfully submitted, Daryl Sulham Director of Building and Grounds

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DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICE REPORT The Food Service Program was able to utilize the school garden again this fall. We had fresh vegetables for the salad bar along with Swiss chard, beet greens and tricolored carrots to serve as a hot vegetable. This year we are up for our Nutritional Analysis Review. The State of Vermont will visit us in April and go over our breakfast and lunch menus. The State will observe our staff as we serve meals along with Grab & Go and Breakfast in the Classroom. We continue to participate in the summer training classes, as we are required by the State of Vermont to have a certain number of hours a year. We welcome any feedback or concerns from students and parents. Your continued support for our school and food service program are appreciated. Respectfully submitted, Dena Baker Food Service Director

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SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR’S REPORT The OESU Student Services vision: Orange East Supervisory Union recognizes that students have unique individual needs. We will provide a program that meets the academic, physical, social, behavioral, and emotional needs of each student so that each student is afforded opportunities to succeed and positively contribute to their community. Orange East Supervisory Union Student Service responsibilities include:

● Comprehensive Evaluations ● IEPs with SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound)

goals and objectives ● Related service provider screenings, evaluations, direct/indirect services,

consultation ● Collaboration with community organizations that support students and families ● Special Educators who are knowledgeable in research-based programs and

instructional practices as related to reading, math, and writing instruction ● Trauma-informed Special Educators ● Staff trained in Functional Behavioral Assessments and writing student success

plans ● Direct services that target identified areas of educational need and progress reports

that measure student growth ● Commitment to meaningfully collaborate with families and caregivers during the

Evaluation and IEP development process The OESU Student Services Administrative structure changed July 1, 2019. Alison Kidder was hired as the OESU Director of Student Services (former OESU Assistant Director of Student Services) and Donna Waelter shifted into the role of OESU Student Services Coordinator and began splitting her administrative responsibilities between Blue Mountain Union School and two other OESU schools. In addition, two BMU Special Educators, Shyanne Albee and Tracy Emerson, were hired as teacher leaders for the high school and elementary school, respectively. Through professional collaborations, we are always examining our practices and our ability to meet student needs effectively and equitably. At Blue Mountain Union, special education services are provided to students identified with a disability and in need of specialized instruction from PreK through Grade 12+. Through direct instruction from special educators, paraprofessional support, and quality first instruction with accommodations from classroom teachers, Blue Mountain Union seeks to equip eligible students with the concepts, skills, and tools for success, both in school and in their transition to adulthood. Each child's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is tailored to the student’s particular learning needs. Blue Mountain Union is committed to ensuring that all eligible students receive a free appropriate public education. Currently BMU has 7.5 special educators (including a .5 Early Special Education Teacher), seventeen paraprofessionals, a Speech Language Pathologist and a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant. In addition, we have a part-time Occupational Therapist on-site. Special education teams also collaborate with a variety of specialists and consultants, on-site and off-site, as needed.

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Special education teams work with a diverse range of outside specialists and consultants: a co-teaching trainer, a physical therapist, local physicians and medical clinics, local mental health providers, the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (VABVI), Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NEKHS), CDCI Interdisciplinary Team (the I-Team of UVM), several alternative schools (such as Cornerstone School and King St. School), Children's Integrated Services Early Intervention Program (CIS), and other agencies and specialists as needed. Not all students require this level of coordination, but some students have complex profiles, and our special educators have to be flexible collaborators and excellent communicators on behalf of our students. 2019-2020 special educators and their grades are:

· Amy Emerson, PreK/K (until age 6); · Tracy Emerson, Grades 1 & 2; · Kyong Choi, Grades 3 & 4; · Francine Stephens works in Middle School (Grades 7 & 8); · Shyanne Allbee, High School; and · Kristen Robinson, also High School · Courtney Musty provides Life Skills instruction and remediation in Grades 5 through 8.

Related Service Providers: · Linda Riddle, Occupational Therapist, serves all grades as needed;

Lindsay Walbridge, Speech Language Pathologist, provides services and supports from age 3 through Grade 12.

As of this writing, our staff currently supports 90 students in the following programs: 11 in Early Essential Education (ages 3-6); 44 in the Elementary School (grades K-6); 17 in Middle School (grades 7 &8); and 18 in High School (grades 9-12). In closing, we would like to thank the Blue Mountain community – administrators, staff, students, and families for their continuous support in a year with organizational changes, new staff, and veteran staff in new roles. As our vision reinforces, our responsibility is to focus on each student individually and ensure that each student is afforded the opportunity to succeed. We can only achieve that vision when we collaborate and bring our ideas and energy to the teamwork needed for each child’s success. We witness time and time again, the dedication and devotion of our learning community. We look forward to continuing this journey with you. Respectfully, Alison M. Kidder, M.Ed., OESU Director of Student Services Donna Waelter, MS Ed., OESU Student Services Coordinator

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TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT REPORT As in our everyday lives, the connected environment that is the classroom is constantly evolving. Traveling the line between new learning innovation and latest tech gadgets is a balancing act we travel every day. We have invested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) equipment/programming, access to chromebooks for all of our students seven through twelfth grade, and expanded program offerings over the past several years. Technology is the tool and one that needs to be readily available to students to thrive in today’s world. Ensuring that we keep ever vigilant to the needs of students and staff to remain successful and reach their goals means we as a department must constantly evolve. Technology Coordinator, John Munson, is the licensed technology teacher for the district, possessing the Educational Technology Specialist endorsement. He provides direct instruction to BMU students, offering a choice of four high school courses this year: Computer Graphics, Web Design, Digital Video Editing & Production, and Robotics & Emerging Technologies. He also serves as the advisor to our Junior & Senior Robotics Clubs and coordinates our VTVLC program. This past year Blue Mountain continued as an active ‘collaborating partner’ with Vermont’s online high school – VTVLC. In exchange for providing a teacher to VTVLC (this year John has taught Game Design & Social Media Awareness to high school students across Vermont), BMU receives up to twenty-five seats per semester for our students to participate in online learning. This provides a tremendous amount of flexibility in scheduling and course offerings to our students. As mentioned above, Blue Mountain maintains a one-to-one computing environment for grades seven through twelve. Next year will mark the movement to the use of chromebooks for all of those devices, which drastically reduces the cost of ownership for the district. In our younger grades we employ smaller groups of devices and central labs. This has meant regular access to technology for students and better implementation inside the classrooms. We continue to leverage NASPO (National Association of State Procurement Officers) pricing available to us through the State of Vermont to ensure lower prices by joining a group with larger buying power. The Orange East Supervisory Union brought about some change for us as well this year. A new student management database was put into place led by the SU. It meant many hours for district and supervisory union staff this spring, summer, and fall and brings about a centralized location of data to better meet all of the Vermont state reporting mandates. The immense amount of work that went into this by all stakeholders is commendable. In addition, the SU adopted some new security practices that involved universal solutions for email and endpoint security. This large endeavor taken on at the beginning of the year is a multi-platform solution using multiple vendors consistent thoughout the supervisory union. All this comes with the need to continue to maintain our infrastructure and remains a main focus for System Administrator, Todd Powers. This becomes possible with the continued funding of the budget at levels necessary to replace aging equipment as needed, sustain our one-to-one

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initiative, and to keep pace with ever evolving best educational and business practices, all of which are essential to the success of our students. We are grateful for the continued opportunity to serve a community and school that is clearly dedicated to the success of its students. Respectfully submitted, Todd Powers, System Administrator

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT REPORT

Your continued support of this community’s student athletes over the past year has been commendable, and I thank everyone that has come out and seen the accomplishments of these young men and women. I would like to invite those of you that have not had a chance to stop into the school to do so. Our student athletes take great pride in performing in front of the community, and your support means a great deal to them. Our game schedules can be found off our main website under the "Athletics Calendar" link in Quick Links, on the Bucks News Network Facebook page, or you can contact the school directly. Last spring was once again a great success when it comes to the involvement and support that was shown. The boys’ varsity baseball teams once again had a showing at the quarter final game in the Division IV Tournament, and our varsity softball team played in the title game competing for the Vermont State Championship in Division IV. With great numbers at the middle school level and the ability to field junior varsity teams in a small school, the program will continue to show successes. Both the girls’ varsity and boys’ varsity soccer teams had showings in the quarter final round of the Vermont Principals Association Division IV Tournament this fall. As always, our varsity and middle school cross country team also represented us well, and our runners competed at the state level for their age groups. Turnout in the middle school continues to be strong, fielding full compliments for boys’ and girls’ soccer programs. Finally, the PreK-6 soccer program continues to be a success, largely due to the numerous unpaid volunteer coaches and older student athletes who take on this endeavor for our youngest student athletes. Every one of our teams this winter has already shown great pride, and achievements continue to grow as a result. The dedicated coaches and student athletes that make up our programs are the reason for this. Participation numbers continue to be strong, pushing our limits to find time and space for them all to practice. The cheerleading program can be seen at many of our home games as well as representing competitions throughout the state. As I write this report in January, there are few nights that a basketball game cannot be found happening in the Dr. Harry M. Rowe Gymnasium. I am proud to also report that the kindergarten through second grade program that is supported by our coaches and student athletes who volunteer their time for the youngest of our student athletes continues to be a success as well. Late last year we were able to replace four of the oldest basketball backboards in the gym here at the school with generous support from a local vendor. We continue to work toward our outdoor maintenance plan, and it continues to show improvements a result. This is the most cost-effective way to ensure that our playing surface meets safety standards moving forward. In closing I just want to say thank you again to all of those that have had a hand in the continued proud tradition that is Blue Mountain athletics.

Respectfully submitted, Todd Powers, Athletic Director

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BUSINESS MANAGER’S REPORT Blue Mountain Union School's 2019 audit is complete and posted on the OESU website. To view the audit please go to the website https://oesu.org/, Blue Mountain Union School Board, scroll down to Meetings, March 2, 2020, then “2019 Fiscal Audit Report”.

What you should know about last year's financial results (FY2019) 2019 was a year of transition for Blue Mountain Union School as the State of Vermont denied the BMU school district to hire a superintendent beginning July 1, 2018. During this fiscal year, Blue Mountain Union School shared services under the Orange East Supervisory Union with five other school districts. The sharing of central office and special education services in this year provided an approximate savings of $130,000. Blue Mountain was allowed to continue its shared transportation contract with SAU#23 in No. Haverhill, NH which has provided an approximate savings of over $70,000 per year. This current five-year transportation contract ends June 30, 2022.

What you should know about the fiscal year we are in now (FY2020) Blue Mountain Union School is in the third year of a three-year negotiated contract. The negotiated salary increase for this year is 2.75%. Medical plan insurance costs increased approximately 11.8%; however dental costs remained the same. The playground project was completed and has been a welcome improvement to the Blue Mountain students and outdoor recess. Curriculum changes are still taking place according to plan. Blue Mountain Union School moved central office services entirely to the Orange East Supervisory Union at the end of June, 2019. Along with this move, the Blue Mountain Union School accounting software data base was combined with the other five schools on one new server being housed in Bradford, VT and managed by the Supervisory Union Technology provider. Blue Mountain Union School is now free of debt and has begun receiving an annual credit generated by the last bond refunding through the Vermont Municipal Bond Bank. This will continue through year 2029.

What you should know about next year (FY2021) The 2021 board-approved budget includes an estimated salary increase of 3%. Negotiations are still in process at the time of the writing of this report. Medical insurance has been reported to us at an estimated 12.9% increase. The final approved rates will be passed along to us in the spring. Once again, dental insurance costs stay the same for another year. All estimated cost increases have been included in the 2021 budget. Blue Mountain Union School District #21 (BMU) is being served by the Orange East Supervisory Union. BMU is a unified district now sharing and paying for supervisory union services with Waits River Valley School, Thetford Elementary, and Oxbow Unified Union School District which consists of Newbury Elementary, Bradford Elementary and Oxbow High School.

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The shared assessment costs cover the following services SU wide: 14.26 FTE’s Superintendent’s Office & Board, Business Office, Human Resource Office, Medicaid Office, Data Management-Curriculum- Technology Directors, Consolidated Federal Grant Administration & IDEA-B Special Ed Grant Administration, plus administration of many state and local grants 36.50 FTE’s K-12 Special Education Services (Teachers, Speech, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy) 5.40 FTE’s Early Childhood (EEE) Services (Teachers, Speech, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy (Special Education & Early Childhood Services also include all Out of District Tuitions, Supplies, Equipment & Transportation) servicing approximately 500 students SU wide .67 FTE English Language Learner Teacher Ropes Course Program BMU’s cost for the above services is approximately 13.99% ($l,162,935) of BMU’s expense budget of ($8,313,839). New costs in the Superintendent’s Office cost center FY2021 include moving the Central Office to the Copeland building on Main Street, Bradford, VT and the costs to modify the building for several new workstations and reconfiguring space. Also new FY2021 is a full time Technology Director as opposed to purchasing services from a vendor on an hourly basis. Each year, Blue Mountain Union School has calculated a “Base Rate” from the budget detail. The “Base Rate” is the basis for the homestead and non-residential tax rates that are calculated for each town. The “Base Rate” FY2021 is 1.5629 which you can compare to the past three years by going to the “Three Prior Years Comparison Report” found later in this annual report. The difference in the tax rate to each town is based on the Common Level of Appraisal percentage which is used to adjust the “Base Rate”. In order to figure your town’s homestead tax rate, you can use the example below: Base Rate FY2021 1.5629 divided by a Common Level of Appraisal percentage of 102.50 equals a homestead tax rate of 1.5247. The Common Level of Appraisal percentages and estimated tax rates can also be found on a page following this report. Income Sensitivity is applied based on one’s own personal information. Feel free to call central office at Orange East Supervisory Union at 802-222-5216 or e-mail me at lblood@oesu.org with any questions or concerns or if you should need additional information. Respectfully submitted, Lori Blood, Business Manager

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BLUE MOUNTAIN UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT #21SALARIES AND BENEFITS - FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020

EMPLOYEE NAME POSITION FTE SALARY BENEFITSTOTAL SALARY &

BENEFITSADAMS, KIMBERLY H/S SCIENCE 1.00 73,730.40 23,253.48 96,983.88

ANDERSON, SUZETTE PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 25,842.60 6,113.34 31,955.94

ASHLEY, JAMES PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 24,228.45 409.17 24,637.62

BAKER, DENA FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR 1.00 42,148.95 11,750.58 53,899.53

BARONE, JOHN 7-12 PRINCIPAL/CURRICULUM DIR. 1.00 93,606.51 15,215.16 108,821.67

BERGE-CHARTER, KATE PARAEDUCATOR/OFFICE SUPPORT 1.00 22,226.40 1,050.59 23,276.99

BISSON, CATHY PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1.00 66,963.47 9,379.08 76,342.55

BLANCHARD, DAWN M/S & H/S COUNSELOR 1.00 68,252.10 23,266.67 91,518.77

BLOOD, SCOTT PREK-6 PRINCIPAL 1.00 94,104.83 24,033.24 118,138.07

BOGIE, CARRIE PRE KINDERGARTEN 1.00 59,363.37 9,370.05 68,733.42

BOHACOVA, KAMILA GRADE 5 1.00 47,690.99 9,340.87 57,031.86

BOUTIN, HEATHER GRADE 1 1.00 55,772.79 23,235.47 79,008.26

BRULEIGH, NICOLE PARAEDUACTOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 27,688.50 10,798.22 38,486.72

BURNS, TRISTA GRADE 3/4 1.00 64,214.13 23,249.16 87,463.29

BURROUGHS, DAWN PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 28,611.45 1,304.32 29,915.77

CARBEE, DEBRA PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 0.85 23,073.75 10,590.56 33,664.31

CHOQUETTE, PAUL M/S LANGUAGE ARTS 1.00 55,772.79 23,235.47 79,008.26

COBURN, ALLYSON GRADES 1-4 LITERACY 1.00 73,374.04 9,379.08 82,753.12

CURTIS, RANEE PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 23,342.96 1,067.23 24,410.19

DAILEY, DEBORAH FOOD SERVICE 1.00 21,990.15 10,210.00 32,200.15

DAVIE, CATHERINE LIBRARIAN 1.00 73,374.04 17,395.56 90,769.60

DAVIE, STEVEN CUSTODIAN 0.40 16,889.60 0.00 16,889.60

DESPINS, SARAH GRADE 2 1.00 73,374.04 9,379.08 82,753.12

DUBE, JENNIFER ART 1.00 66,963.47 23,253.48 90,216.95

DUNN, KATHERINE SCHOOL NURSE 1.00 60,261.85 23,246.69 83,508.54

EISKAMP, PARRISH DEAN OF STUDENTS 1.00 68,842.50 27,211.92 96,054.42

EMERSON, KELLY KINDERGARTEN 1.00 50,384.48 23,222.00 73,606.48

EMERSON, NEIL H/S SOCIAL STUDIES/DRIVERS ED 1.00 71,541.14 9,025.20 80,566.34

EVANS, CHELSEA MUSIC 1.00 64,214.13 206.64 64,420.77

FAHEY, MORIAH GRADE 5 1.00 71,541.14 561.72 72,102.86

FRASER, BETH H/S MATH 1.00 52,181.15 22,872.61 75,053.76

FRENCH, KIMBERLY .5 HEALTH/.5 SPANISH 1.00 69,710.53 207.84 69,918.37

GANDIN, JULIE ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE 1.00 73,474.69 17,395.56 90,870.25

GONYAW, MELANIE KINDERGARTEN 1.00 73,474.04 23,253.48 96,727.52

GORDON, MICHAEL MAINTENANCE 1.00 45,552.00 18,332.40 63,884.40

GRIGGS, DEBORAH GRADE 3/4 1.00 73,374.04 207.84 73,581.88

GUION, PAULA PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 33,291.00 1,514.90 34,805.90

HALL, TIFFANY PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 20,358.00 932.91 21,290.91

HANLEY, CHERYL SPEECH & LANGUAGE ASSISTANT 1.00 52,344.00 11,907.72 64,251.72

HART, JODI GUIDANCE/PRINCIPAL'S SECRETARY 1.00 47,548.80 19,715.86 67,264.66

BLUE MOUNTAIN UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT #21SALARIES AND BENEFITS - FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020

EMPLOYEE NAME POSITION FTE SALARY BENEFITSTOTAL SALARY &

BENEFITSIDE, LINDA PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 33,291.00 11,050.34 44,341.34

KALNINS, MICHELLE PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 30,861.00 10,938.71 41,799.71

KANE, NANCY H/S LANGUAGE ARTS 1.00 69,710.53 17,395.56 87,106.09

KEANE, GRACE GRADE 6 1.00 44,996.69 4,925.45 49,922.14

KINNE, SUSAN BAND 0.40 12,773.88 0.00 12,773.88

LAZZARA, DAWN PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 33,291.00 1,514.90 34,805.90

LEBLANC, SUSAN PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 27,688.50 10,464.14 38,152.64

LESTER, KATHLEEN M/S SCIENCE 1.00 63,853.51 9,372.60 73,226.11

LONGMOORE, NORMAN CUSTODIAN 1.00 42,224.00 2,550.24 44,774.24

LONGMOORE, ROBERT CUSTODIAN 1.00 42,224.00 20,441.40 62,665.40

LUND, JENNIFER H/S LANGUAGE ARTS 1.00 64,751.99 23,244.84 87,996.83

MARTINEAU, ROBIN GRADE 3/4 1.00 73,374.04 17,395.56 90,769.60

MARTINEAU, SOPHIE PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 18,961.74 870.08 19,831.82

MINSHULL, MELANIE PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 30,861.00 10,940.99 41,801.99

MUNSON, JOHN TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION 1.00 73,374.04 23,253.48 96,627.52

NELSON, JAMES M/S MATH 1.00 66,963.47 23,253.48 90,216.95

NELSON, JENNY FOOD SERVICE 1.00 28,643.58 10,838.92 39,482.50

OLIVER, TYNIKA PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 0.32 3,698.38 0.00 3,698.38

PAGE, SAMANTHA SCHOOL RECEPTIONIST 1.00 43,180.80 1,959.94 45,140.74

PARKER, SANDRA PREK-3 READING RECOVERY 1.00 71,541.14 15,215.16 86,756.30

PAYE, ELIZABETH PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 27,688.50 10,798.22 38,486.72

PETERS, TORIE GRADE 6 1.00 39,610.31 149.43 39,759.74

PHILLIPS, CARMEN PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 26,878.50 10,761.77 37,640.27

PHILLIPS, HOLLY FOOD SERVICE 1.00 21,990.15 10,541.80 32,531.95

POWERS, TODD SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR/ATHLETIC DIRECTOR 1.00 70,574.14 13,437.09 84,011.23

PUFFER, TRACY H/S SOCIAL STUDIES/LANGUAGE ARTS 1.00 73,374.04 22,899.60 96,273.64

REEVE, JENNIFER H/S SOCIAL STUDIES 1.00 73,374.04 561.72 73,935.76

ROBINSON, MARTIN CUSTODIAN 0.50 21,112.00 4,671.46 25,783.46

SARNO, SHELBY GRADE 2 1.00 47,690.99 15,301.71 62,992.70

SCAHILL, MALLORY H/S SCIENCE 1.00 43,201.98 17,346.12 60,548.10

SCOTT, MICHAEL PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 33,291.00 1,846.70 35,137.70

SEVIGNEY, TARYN PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 24,543.00 1,121.24 25,664.24

SHEPARD, WHITMAN H/S MATH 1.00 69,710.53 17,395.56 87,106.09

SMITH, WAYNE PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1.00 66,963.47 9,379.08 76,342.55

SULHAM, DARYL BUILDING & GROUNDS DIRECTOR 1.00 57,130.14 19,808.98 76,939.12

WARBURTON, MAEGHAN KINDERGARTEN 1.00 37,813.36 9,316.21 47,129.57

WHITE, SARAH GRADE 3/4 1.00 66,963.47 15,145.56 82,109.03

WINCHESTER, JENNIFER GRADE 1 1.00 55,772.79 9,361.07 65,133.86

WINCHESTER, MARIE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECRETARY 1.00 26,572.70 10,416.21 36,988.91

YOUNG, JONATHAN M/S SOCIAL STUDIES 1.00 50,384.18 17,364.08 67,748.26

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BLUE MOUNTAIN UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT #21SALARIES AND BENEFITS - FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020

EMPLOYEE NAME POSITION FTE SALARY BENEFITSTOTAL SALARY &

BENEFITSADAMS, KIMBERLY H/S SCIENCE 1.00 73,730.40 23,253.48 96,983.88

ANDERSON, SUZETTE PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 25,842.60 6,113.34 31,955.94

ASHLEY, JAMES PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 24,228.45 409.17 24,637.62

BAKER, DENA FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR 1.00 42,148.95 11,750.58 53,899.53

BARONE, JOHN 7-12 PRINCIPAL/CURRICULUM DIR. 1.00 93,606.51 15,215.16 108,821.67

BERGE-CHARTER, KATE PARAEDUCATOR/OFFICE SUPPORT 1.00 22,226.40 1,050.59 23,276.99

BISSON, CATHY PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1.00 66,963.47 9,379.08 76,342.55

BLANCHARD, DAWN M/S & H/S COUNSELOR 1.00 68,252.10 23,266.67 91,518.77

BLOOD, SCOTT PREK-6 PRINCIPAL 1.00 94,104.83 24,033.24 118,138.07

BOGIE, CARRIE PRE KINDERGARTEN 1.00 59,363.37 9,370.05 68,733.42

BOHACOVA, KAMILA GRADE 5 1.00 47,690.99 9,340.87 57,031.86

BOUTIN, HEATHER GRADE 1 1.00 55,772.79 23,235.47 79,008.26

BRULEIGH, NICOLE PARAEDUACTOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 27,688.50 10,798.22 38,486.72

BURNS, TRISTA GRADE 3/4 1.00 64,214.13 23,249.16 87,463.29

BURROUGHS, DAWN PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 28,611.45 1,304.32 29,915.77

CARBEE, DEBRA PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 0.85 23,073.75 10,590.56 33,664.31

CHOQUETTE, PAUL M/S LANGUAGE ARTS 1.00 55,772.79 23,235.47 79,008.26

COBURN, ALLYSON GRADES 1-4 LITERACY 1.00 73,374.04 9,379.08 82,753.12

CURTIS, RANEE PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 23,342.96 1,067.23 24,410.19

DAILEY, DEBORAH FOOD SERVICE 1.00 21,990.15 10,210.00 32,200.15

DAVIE, CATHERINE LIBRARIAN 1.00 73,374.04 17,395.56 90,769.60

DAVIE, STEVEN CUSTODIAN 0.40 16,889.60 0.00 16,889.60

DESPINS, SARAH GRADE 2 1.00 73,374.04 9,379.08 82,753.12

DUBE, JENNIFER ART 1.00 66,963.47 23,253.48 90,216.95

DUNN, KATHERINE SCHOOL NURSE 1.00 60,261.85 23,246.69 83,508.54

EISKAMP, PARRISH DEAN OF STUDENTS 1.00 68,842.50 27,211.92 96,054.42

EMERSON, KELLY KINDERGARTEN 1.00 50,384.48 23,222.00 73,606.48

EMERSON, NEIL H/S SOCIAL STUDIES/DRIVERS ED 1.00 71,541.14 9,025.20 80,566.34

EVANS, CHELSEA MUSIC 1.00 64,214.13 206.64 64,420.77

FAHEY, MORIAH GRADE 5 1.00 71,541.14 561.72 72,102.86

FRASER, BETH H/S MATH 1.00 52,181.15 22,872.61 75,053.76

FRENCH, KIMBERLY .5 HEALTH/.5 SPANISH 1.00 69,710.53 207.84 69,918.37

GANDIN, JULIE ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE 1.00 73,474.69 17,395.56 90,870.25

GONYAW, MELANIE KINDERGARTEN 1.00 73,474.04 23,253.48 96,727.52

GORDON, MICHAEL MAINTENANCE 1.00 45,552.00 18,332.40 63,884.40

GRIGGS, DEBORAH GRADE 3/4 1.00 73,374.04 207.84 73,581.88

GUION, PAULA PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 33,291.00 1,514.90 34,805.90

HALL, TIFFANY PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 20,358.00 932.91 21,290.91

HANLEY, CHERYL SPEECH & LANGUAGE ASSISTANT 1.00 52,344.00 11,907.72 64,251.72

HART, JODI GUIDANCE/PRINCIPAL'S SECRETARY 1.00 47,548.80 19,715.86 67,264.66

BLUE MOUNTAIN UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT #21SALARIES AND BENEFITS - FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020

EMPLOYEE NAME POSITION FTE SALARY BENEFITSTOTAL SALARY &

BENEFITSIDE, LINDA PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 33,291.00 11,050.34 44,341.34

KALNINS, MICHELLE PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 30,861.00 10,938.71 41,799.71

KANE, NANCY H/S LANGUAGE ARTS 1.00 69,710.53 17,395.56 87,106.09

KEANE, GRACE GRADE 6 1.00 44,996.69 4,925.45 49,922.14

KINNE, SUSAN BAND 0.40 12,773.88 0.00 12,773.88

LAZZARA, DAWN PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 33,291.00 1,514.90 34,805.90

LEBLANC, SUSAN PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 27,688.50 10,464.14 38,152.64

LESTER, KATHLEEN M/S SCIENCE 1.00 63,853.51 9,372.60 73,226.11

LONGMOORE, NORMAN CUSTODIAN 1.00 42,224.00 2,550.24 44,774.24

LONGMOORE, ROBERT CUSTODIAN 1.00 42,224.00 20,441.40 62,665.40

LUND, JENNIFER H/S LANGUAGE ARTS 1.00 64,751.99 23,244.84 87,996.83

MARTINEAU, ROBIN GRADE 3/4 1.00 73,374.04 17,395.56 90,769.60

MARTINEAU, SOPHIE PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 18,961.74 870.08 19,831.82

MINSHULL, MELANIE PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 30,861.00 10,940.99 41,801.99

MUNSON, JOHN TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION 1.00 73,374.04 23,253.48 96,627.52

NELSON, JAMES M/S MATH 1.00 66,963.47 23,253.48 90,216.95

NELSON, JENNY FOOD SERVICE 1.00 28,643.58 10,838.92 39,482.50

OLIVER, TYNIKA PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 0.32 3,698.38 0.00 3,698.38

PAGE, SAMANTHA SCHOOL RECEPTIONIST 1.00 43,180.80 1,959.94 45,140.74

PARKER, SANDRA PREK-3 READING RECOVERY 1.00 71,541.14 15,215.16 86,756.30

PAYE, ELIZABETH PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 27,688.50 10,798.22 38,486.72

PETERS, TORIE GRADE 6 1.00 39,610.31 149.43 39,759.74

PHILLIPS, CARMEN PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 26,878.50 10,761.77 37,640.27

PHILLIPS, HOLLY FOOD SERVICE 1.00 21,990.15 10,541.80 32,531.95

POWERS, TODD SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR/ATHLETIC DIRECTOR 1.00 70,574.14 13,437.09 84,011.23

PUFFER, TRACY H/S SOCIAL STUDIES/LANGUAGE ARTS 1.00 73,374.04 22,899.60 96,273.64

REEVE, JENNIFER H/S SOCIAL STUDIES 1.00 73,374.04 561.72 73,935.76

ROBINSON, MARTIN CUSTODIAN 0.50 21,112.00 4,671.46 25,783.46

SARNO, SHELBY GRADE 2 1.00 47,690.99 15,301.71 62,992.70

SCAHILL, MALLORY H/S SCIENCE 1.00 43,201.98 17,346.12 60,548.10

SCOTT, MICHAEL PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 33,291.00 1,846.70 35,137.70

SEVIGNEY, TARYN PARAEDUCATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.00 24,543.00 1,121.24 25,664.24

SHEPARD, WHITMAN H/S MATH 1.00 69,710.53 17,395.56 87,106.09

SMITH, WAYNE PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1.00 66,963.47 9,379.08 76,342.55

SULHAM, DARYL BUILDING & GROUNDS DIRECTOR 1.00 57,130.14 19,808.98 76,939.12

WARBURTON, MAEGHAN KINDERGARTEN 1.00 37,813.36 9,316.21 47,129.57

WHITE, SARAH GRADE 3/4 1.00 66,963.47 15,145.56 82,109.03

WINCHESTER, JENNIFER GRADE 1 1.00 55,772.79 9,361.07 65,133.86

WINCHESTER, MARIE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECRETARY 1.00 26,572.70 10,416.21 36,988.91

YOUNG, JONATHAN M/S SOCIAL STUDIES 1.00 50,384.18 17,364.08 67,748.26

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Actual Actual Approved Budget Draft Budget Budget Increase (Decrease)

FY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 2020 vs 2021Local Revenues

Tuition $173,961.00 $171,022.80 $192,600.00 $160,500.00 ($32,100.00)Interest $1,633.07 $2,460.69 $1,500.00 $2,200.00 $700.00Miscellaneous $14,571.64 $6,623.75 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $0.00Municipal Bond Refund $0.00 $0.00 $7,150.13 $7,244.13 $94.00Local Share Support $6,717.00 $3,598.00 $2,246.11 $2,300.00 $53.89Surplus $0.00 $0.00 $117,298.00 $185,391.55 $68,093.55

Total Local Revenues $196,882.71 $183,705.24 $323,794.24 $360,635.68 $36,841.44

State Categorical GrantsTransportation Aid $119,345.00 $136,639.41 $120,000.00 $137,000.00 $17,000.00Driver Education Reimb. $1,320.77 $1,799.51 $1,900.00 $1,900.00 $0.00Vocational Transportation Reimb. $25,173.59 $27,636.00 $31,000.00 $31,000.00 $0.00High School Completion Program $15,667.00 $12,464.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $0.00Plant Operations Solar Credit $1,892.07 $1,766.92 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Total State Categorical Grants $163,398.43 $180,305.84 $172,900.00 $189,900.00 $17,000.00

Special Education State ReimbursementMainstream Block Grant $192,797.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Intensive Funding $694,338.61 $204,352.97 $320,784.69 $311,720.16 ($9,064.53)Extraordinary Funding $20,215.03 $210.32 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00EEE Funding $30,925.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00State Placed Student Reimbursement $0.00 $81,474.92 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Total Special Education State Reimbursement $938,275.64 $286,038.21 $320,784.69 $311,720.16 ($9,064.53)

Total Local Revenues $1,298,556.78 $650,049.29 $817,478.93 $862,255.84 $44,776.91

Special Revenue Fund RevenuesFederal Grants

IDEA-B $145,536.13 $88,354.04 $99,721.62 $0.00 ($99,721.62)IDEA-B Pre-school $4,765.44 $5,420.15 $3,919.45 $0.00 ($3,919.45)Title 1-A $153,426.66 $12,611.26 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Title II A $46,237.40 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Title IV A $9,789.89 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00CFP Schoolwide $0.00 $215,351.72 $198,974.02 $194,736.92 ($4,237.10)Fresh Fruit & Vegetable $15,227.52 $15,278.27 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Race To The Top $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00VSAC Gear Up $30,296.73 $4,219.86 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Total Federal Grants $405,279.77 $341,235.30 $302,615.09 $194,736.92 ($107,878.17)

State Non-Categorical GrantsEPSDT Revenue $10,689.49 $10,426.96 $10,255.16 $11,412.15 $1,156.99E-Rate Revenue $8,240.71 $3,736.90 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00LSB Grant Revenue $355.27 $385.40 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Act 46 Study Grant $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Medicaid Funds $87,076.72 $86,509.63 $86,853.29 $93,150.38 $6,297.09VT Birth to Three $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Total State Non-Categorical Grants $106,362.19 $101,058.89 $97,108.45 $104,562.53 $7,454.08

Grants From Other Sources $43,590.99 $50,390.05 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Total Special Revenue Fund Revenues $555,232.95 $492,684.24 $399,723.54 $299,299.45 ($100,424.09)

Total All Revenues $1,853,789.73 $1,142,733.53 $1,217,202.47 $1,161,555.29 ($55,647.18)

Education Spending $6,489,386.00 $6,602,721.00 $6,883,470.58 $7,152,284.00 $268,813.42

Total Funding From All Sources $8,343,175.73 $7,745,454.53 $8,100,673.05 $8,313,839.29 $213,166.24

BLUE MOUNTAIN UNION SCHOOLREVENUE BUDGET

FISCAL YEAR 2018 & 2019 ACTUAL, 2020 APPROVED BUDGET, 2021 DRAFT BUDGET

Blue Mountain Union School District #21Proposed ExpendituresFiscal Year 2020-2021

Approved Proposed Budget Change

Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Direct Instruction-Regular EducationElementary

Elementary (K-6) Salaries-Teachers & Paras 847,555 931,248 918,278 925,922 7,644Elementary Benefits 223,590 246,989 283,956 262,554 (21,402)Elementary Contracted Services 0 96 580 200 (380)Elementary Tuition Regular Ed 0 0 0 0 0Elementary (K-6) Supplies 3,596 5,193 10,850 13,200 2,350Elementary Math Program Supplies 359 0 900 0 (900)Elementary Handwriting Program Supplies 2,006 1,740 2,200 2,400 200Elementary (K-6) Textbooks 5,879 8,849 22,159 22,050 (109)Elementary Math Textbooks 0 16,000 0 0 0Elementary Software 0 0 2,675 0 (2,675)Elementary Reading Intervention Textbook 22,441 1,429 2,000 2,000 0Elementary (K-6) Equipment 7,380 2,549 15,700 15,600 (100)

TOTAL Elementary 1,112,806 1,214,093 1,259,298 1,243,926 (15,372)

Middle School7th/8th Salaries Teachers & Paras 254,064 224,625 213,729 281,130 67,4017th/8th Benefits 75,712 84,391 86,900 104,400 17,5007th/8th Purchased Services 288 0 475 1,875 1,4007th/8th Supplies 1,694 1,351 4,375 6,800 2,4257th/8th Textbooks 1,345 3,203 5,900 6,600 7007th/8th Equipment 2,947 595 4,050 2,150 (1,900)7th/8th Dues & Fees 0 0 75 95 20

TOTAL Middle School 336,049 314,165 315,504 403,050 87,546

SecondaryHigh School Salaries Teachers & Paras 498,752 546,303 553,211 639,411 86,200High School Benefits 144,476 160,361 171,568 201,901 30,333High School Contracted Service 17,352 12,872 2,625 3,000 375High School Repairs 293 506 1,050 1,050 0High School Supplies 5,932 2,983 7,500 8,760 1,260High School Textbooks 7,065 2,904 11,350 13,400 2,050High School Software 0 0 500 500 0High School Equipment 24,336 5,723 9,000 9,900 900High School Dues & Fees 0 118 0 300 300

TOTAL Secondary 698,206 731,770 756,804 878,222 121,418

School WideS/W Salaries Teachers & Paras 320,476 330,201 420,445 377,447 (42,998)S/W Substitute Salaries 59,070 57,856 68,000 65,000 (3,000)S/W Regular Education Tutors 5,014 5,436 500 500 0S/W Benefits 83,638 91,892 79,962 94,735 14,773S/W Retirement- Teachers ACA Healthcare 12,530 8,250 14,279 15,696 1,417S/W Section 504-Tutors 0 0 0 0 0S/W Purchased Services 7,619 2,681 4,500 4,000 (500)S/W Repairs 197 544 1,000 2,000 1,000S/W Travel Reimbursement Regular Ed 1,239 434 500 500 0S/W Supplies 5,082 7,582 8,200 8,400 200S/W Textbooks 1,576 1,112 2,300 5,300 3,000S/W Equipment 3,283 3,495 7,000 8,000 1,000S/W Dues & Fees 352 155 750 650 (100)

TOTAL School Wide 500,076 509,640 607,436 582,228 (25,208)

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Actual Actual Approved Budget Draft Budget Budget Increase (Decrease)

FY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 2020 vs 2021Local Revenues

Tuition $173,961.00 $171,022.80 $192,600.00 $160,500.00 ($32,100.00)Interest $1,633.07 $2,460.69 $1,500.00 $2,200.00 $700.00Miscellaneous $14,571.64 $6,623.75 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $0.00Municipal Bond Refund $0.00 $0.00 $7,150.13 $7,244.13 $94.00Local Share Support $6,717.00 $3,598.00 $2,246.11 $2,300.00 $53.89Surplus $0.00 $0.00 $117,298.00 $185,391.55 $68,093.55

Total Local Revenues $196,882.71 $183,705.24 $323,794.24 $360,635.68 $36,841.44

State Categorical GrantsTransportation Aid $119,345.00 $136,639.41 $120,000.00 $137,000.00 $17,000.00Driver Education Reimb. $1,320.77 $1,799.51 $1,900.00 $1,900.00 $0.00Vocational Transportation Reimb. $25,173.59 $27,636.00 $31,000.00 $31,000.00 $0.00High School Completion Program $15,667.00 $12,464.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $0.00Plant Operations Solar Credit $1,892.07 $1,766.92 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Total State Categorical Grants $163,398.43 $180,305.84 $172,900.00 $189,900.00 $17,000.00

Special Education State ReimbursementMainstream Block Grant $192,797.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Intensive Funding $694,338.61 $204,352.97 $320,784.69 $311,720.16 ($9,064.53)Extraordinary Funding $20,215.03 $210.32 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00EEE Funding $30,925.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00State Placed Student Reimbursement $0.00 $81,474.92 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Total Special Education State Reimbursement $938,275.64 $286,038.21 $320,784.69 $311,720.16 ($9,064.53)

Total Local Revenues $1,298,556.78 $650,049.29 $817,478.93 $862,255.84 $44,776.91

Special Revenue Fund RevenuesFederal Grants

IDEA-B $145,536.13 $88,354.04 $99,721.62 $0.00 ($99,721.62)IDEA-B Pre-school $4,765.44 $5,420.15 $3,919.45 $0.00 ($3,919.45)Title 1-A $153,426.66 $12,611.26 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Title II A $46,237.40 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Title IV A $9,789.89 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00CFP Schoolwide $0.00 $215,351.72 $198,974.02 $194,736.92 ($4,237.10)Fresh Fruit & Vegetable $15,227.52 $15,278.27 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Race To The Top $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00VSAC Gear Up $30,296.73 $4,219.86 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Total Federal Grants $405,279.77 $341,235.30 $302,615.09 $194,736.92 ($107,878.17)

State Non-Categorical GrantsEPSDT Revenue $10,689.49 $10,426.96 $10,255.16 $11,412.15 $1,156.99E-Rate Revenue $8,240.71 $3,736.90 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00LSB Grant Revenue $355.27 $385.40 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Act 46 Study Grant $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Medicaid Funds $87,076.72 $86,509.63 $86,853.29 $93,150.38 $6,297.09VT Birth to Three $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Total State Non-Categorical Grants $106,362.19 $101,058.89 $97,108.45 $104,562.53 $7,454.08

Grants From Other Sources $43,590.99 $50,390.05 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Total Special Revenue Fund Revenues $555,232.95 $492,684.24 $399,723.54 $299,299.45 ($100,424.09)

Total All Revenues $1,853,789.73 $1,142,733.53 $1,217,202.47 $1,161,555.29 ($55,647.18)

Education Spending $6,489,386.00 $6,602,721.00 $6,883,470.58 $7,152,284.00 $268,813.42

Total Funding From All Sources $8,343,175.73 $7,745,454.53 $8,100,673.05 $8,313,839.29 $213,166.24

BLUE MOUNTAIN UNION SCHOOLREVENUE BUDGET

FISCAL YEAR 2018 & 2019 ACTUAL, 2020 APPROVED BUDGET, 2021 DRAFT BUDGET

Blue Mountain Union School District #21Proposed ExpendituresFiscal Year 2020-2021

Approved Proposed Budget Change

Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Direct Instruction-Regular EducationElementary

Elementary (K-6) Salaries-Teachers & Paras 847,555 931,248 918,278 925,922 7,644Elementary Benefits 223,590 246,989 283,956 262,554 (21,402)Elementary Contracted Services 0 96 580 200 (380)Elementary Tuition Regular Ed 0 0 0 0 0Elementary (K-6) Supplies 3,596 5,193 10,850 13,200 2,350Elementary Math Program Supplies 359 0 900 0 (900)Elementary Handwriting Program Supplies 2,006 1,740 2,200 2,400 200Elementary (K-6) Textbooks 5,879 8,849 22,159 22,050 (109)Elementary Math Textbooks 0 16,000 0 0 0Elementary Software 0 0 2,675 0 (2,675)Elementary Reading Intervention Textbook 22,441 1,429 2,000 2,000 0Elementary (K-6) Equipment 7,380 2,549 15,700 15,600 (100)

TOTAL Elementary 1,112,806 1,214,093 1,259,298 1,243,926 (15,372)

Middle School7th/8th Salaries Teachers & Paras 254,064 224,625 213,729 281,130 67,4017th/8th Benefits 75,712 84,391 86,900 104,400 17,5007th/8th Purchased Services 288 0 475 1,875 1,4007th/8th Supplies 1,694 1,351 4,375 6,800 2,4257th/8th Textbooks 1,345 3,203 5,900 6,600 7007th/8th Equipment 2,947 595 4,050 2,150 (1,900)7th/8th Dues & Fees 0 0 75 95 20

TOTAL Middle School 336,049 314,165 315,504 403,050 87,546

SecondaryHigh School Salaries Teachers & Paras 498,752 546,303 553,211 639,411 86,200High School Benefits 144,476 160,361 171,568 201,901 30,333High School Contracted Service 17,352 12,872 2,625 3,000 375High School Repairs 293 506 1,050 1,050 0High School Supplies 5,932 2,983 7,500 8,760 1,260High School Textbooks 7,065 2,904 11,350 13,400 2,050High School Software 0 0 500 500 0High School Equipment 24,336 5,723 9,000 9,900 900High School Dues & Fees 0 118 0 300 300

TOTAL Secondary 698,206 731,770 756,804 878,222 121,418

School WideS/W Salaries Teachers & Paras 320,476 330,201 420,445 377,447 (42,998)S/W Substitute Salaries 59,070 57,856 68,000 65,000 (3,000)S/W Regular Education Tutors 5,014 5,436 500 500 0S/W Benefits 83,638 91,892 79,962 94,735 14,773S/W Retirement- Teachers ACA Healthcare 12,530 8,250 14,279 15,696 1,417S/W Section 504-Tutors 0 0 0 0 0S/W Purchased Services 7,619 2,681 4,500 4,000 (500)S/W Repairs 197 544 1,000 2,000 1,000S/W Travel Reimbursement Regular Ed 1,239 434 500 500 0S/W Supplies 5,082 7,582 8,200 8,400 200S/W Textbooks 1,576 1,112 2,300 5,300 3,000S/W Equipment 3,283 3,495 7,000 8,000 1,000S/W Dues & Fees 352 155 750 650 (100)

TOTAL School Wide 500,076 509,640 607,436 582,228 (25,208)

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Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

ELLELL Teacher Salaries & Para/Sub 20,620 11,907 0 0 0ELL Benefits 4,990 2,914 0 0 0ELL Supplies 0 0 0 0 0ELL Textbooks 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL ELL 25,610 14,822 0 0 0

PreschoolPreschool Salaries-Teacher & Para 75,161 86,567 87,050 85,809 (1,241)Preschool Benefits 19,119 24,203 38,764 39,783 1,019Preschool Contracted Services 0 0 0 0 0Preschool Universal Partnership Services 3,859 4,434 6,712 6,893 181Preschool Supplies 826 488 700 1,000 300Preschool Textbooks 74 0 300 300 0Preschool Software 416 482 500 550 50Preschool Equipment 294 394 500 500 0

TOTAL Preschool 99,749 116,568 134,526 134,835 309

TOTAL Direct Instruction-Regular Education 2,772,495 2,901,057 3,073,568 3,242,261 168,693

Rowland Foundation Grant Part IIRowland Direct Instr Purc Services 6,516 5,460 6,500 5,500 (1,000)Rowland Maintenance Outdoor Classroom 0 0 0 0 0Rowland YATST Annual Membership 6,000 2,000 6,000 0 (6,000)

TOTAL Direct Instruction- Alternative 12,516 7,460 12,500 5,500 (7,000)

Direct Instruction- Elementary Math InterventionistElem Math Interventionist Salaries 52,856 50,318 0 0 0Elem Math Interventionist Benefits 10,415 18,760 0 0 0

TOTAL Direct Instruction- Math Interventionist 63,271 69,078 0 0 0

Direct Instruction-Vocational EducationTuition Vocational Center 54,230 61,113 62,659 64,021 1,362Vocational Tuition Paid On Behalf Of The State 97,601 111,714 119,946 118,182 (1,764)

TOTAL Direct Instruction-Vocational Education 151,831 172,827 182,605 182,203 (402)

Direct Instruction-Student ActivitiesStudent Act Advisors' Salaries 36,862 39,964 42,000 47,214 5,214Student Act FICA/MEDI 2,820 3,057 3,213 3,612 399Student Act Retirement 0 0 0 0 0Student Act Contract Svc 2,807 211 0 0 0Student Act Supplies 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Secondary 42,489 43,232 45,213 50,826 5,613

Theatre Purchased Technical Services 0 0 0 0 0Theatre Supplies 0 0 26,000 1,000 (25,000)Theater Equipment 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL School Wide 0 0 26,000 1,000 (25,000)

TOTAL Direct Instruction-Student Activities 42,489 43,232 71,213 51,826 (19,387)

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Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Direct Instruction-AthleticsAthletic Director Salary & Game expenses 25,351 25,248 23,995 24,715 720Athletic Coaches Salaries 36,571 37,616 36,000 38,000 2,000Athletic Benefits 8,663 9,047 6,410 6,828 418Athletic Staff Development 1,794 748 4,750 4,750 0Athletic Cont Svcs/Officials 29,825 31,641 32,000 36,500 4,500Athletic Field Maintenance 10,908 11,772 13,500 15,400 1,900Athletic Travel Exp 1,169 1,282 1,750 1,750 0Athletic Supplies 9,641 9,452 10,000 10,000 0Athletic Equipment 20,940 10,686 10,000 10,000 0Athletic VPA Dues 3,419 5,779 3,600 6,000 2,400

TOTAL Direct Instruction-Athletics 148,281 143,272 142,005 153,943 11,938

Support Services-StudentsElem Guidance Salary 59,472 62,212 63,719 66,976 3,257Elem Guid Benefits 16,746 17,858 19,234 22,426 3,192Elem Guid Travel 0 0 0 400 400Elem Guid Supplies 329 0 800 800 0Elem Guid Textbooks 0 0 200 200 0Elem Guid Equipment 0 0 0 300 300Elem Guid Dues & Fees 174 174 300 400 100

TOTAL Elementary 76,721 80,244 84,253 91,502 7,249

Sec Guidance Salaries 113,483 82,036 119,474 121,025 1,551Sec Guid Benefits 30,804 26,369 53,906 54,144 238Sec Guid Staff Development 250 0 0 0 0Sec Guid Contracted Services 0 2,450 5,000 10,000 5,000Sec Guid Staff Travel 241 65 600 1,200 600Sec Guid Testing 819 84 3,500 0 (3,500)Sec Guid Supplies 732 587 1,000 1,000 0Sec Guid Textbooks 287 0 100 200 100Sec Guid Software 0 0 0 0 0Sec Guid Equipment 395 0 0 2,800 2,800Sec Guid Dues & Fees 303 275 300 275 (25)

TOTAL Secondary 147,314 111,866 183,880 190,645 6,765

TOTAL Support Services-Students 224,035 192,110 268,133 282,147 14,014

Improvement of Instruction ServicesStaff Dev Staff Salaries 6,144 0 0 0 0Staff Dev FICA/MEDI 470 0 0 0 0Staff Dev Course Reg/Reimb 19,459 24,738 43,000 44,290 1,290Staff Dev Conference/Workshops 14,467 24,884 19,000 19,570 570Staff Dev Support Staff ALL Prof Dev 2,985 2,833 13,000 13,390 390Staff Dev Purchased Services 0 0 0 0 0Staff Dev Staff Travel 6,444 13,710 0 0 0Staff Dev Supplies 47 0 0 0 0Staff Dev Textbooks 2,890 0 0 0 0

TOTAL School Wide 52,906 66,165 75,000 77,250 2,250

SPED Staff Dev Salaries 0 0 0 0 0SPED Staff Dev FICA/MEDI 0 0 0 0 0SPED Staff Dev SPED 1,884 0 0 0 0SPED Staff Dev Travel 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Education 1,884 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Improvement of Instruction Services 54,790 66,165 75,000 77,250 2,250

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Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

ELLELL Teacher Salaries & Para/Sub 20,620 11,907 0 0 0ELL Benefits 4,990 2,914 0 0 0ELL Supplies 0 0 0 0 0ELL Textbooks 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL ELL 25,610 14,822 0 0 0

PreschoolPreschool Salaries-Teacher & Para 75,161 86,567 87,050 85,809 (1,241)Preschool Benefits 19,119 24,203 38,764 39,783 1,019Preschool Contracted Services 0 0 0 0 0Preschool Universal Partnership Services 3,859 4,434 6,712 6,893 181Preschool Supplies 826 488 700 1,000 300Preschool Textbooks 74 0 300 300 0Preschool Software 416 482 500 550 50Preschool Equipment 294 394 500 500 0

TOTAL Preschool 99,749 116,568 134,526 134,835 309

TOTAL Direct Instruction-Regular Education 2,772,495 2,901,057 3,073,568 3,242,261 168,693

Rowland Foundation Grant Part IIRowland Direct Instr Purc Services 6,516 5,460 6,500 5,500 (1,000)Rowland Maintenance Outdoor Classroom 0 0 0 0 0Rowland YATST Annual Membership 6,000 2,000 6,000 0 (6,000)

TOTAL Direct Instruction- Alternative 12,516 7,460 12,500 5,500 (7,000)

Direct Instruction- Elementary Math InterventionistElem Math Interventionist Salaries 52,856 50,318 0 0 0Elem Math Interventionist Benefits 10,415 18,760 0 0 0

TOTAL Direct Instruction- Math Interventionist 63,271 69,078 0 0 0

Direct Instruction-Vocational EducationTuition Vocational Center 54,230 61,113 62,659 64,021 1,362Vocational Tuition Paid On Behalf Of The State 97,601 111,714 119,946 118,182 (1,764)

TOTAL Direct Instruction-Vocational Education 151,831 172,827 182,605 182,203 (402)

Direct Instruction-Student ActivitiesStudent Act Advisors' Salaries 36,862 39,964 42,000 47,214 5,214Student Act FICA/MEDI 2,820 3,057 3,213 3,612 399Student Act Retirement 0 0 0 0 0Student Act Contract Svc 2,807 211 0 0 0Student Act Supplies 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Secondary 42,489 43,232 45,213 50,826 5,613

Theatre Purchased Technical Services 0 0 0 0 0Theatre Supplies 0 0 26,000 1,000 (25,000)Theater Equipment 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL School Wide 0 0 26,000 1,000 (25,000)

TOTAL Direct Instruction-Student Activities 42,489 43,232 71,213 51,826 (19,387)

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Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Direct Instruction-AthleticsAthletic Director Salary & Game expenses 25,351 25,248 23,995 24,715 720Athletic Coaches Salaries 36,571 37,616 36,000 38,000 2,000Athletic Benefits 8,663 9,047 6,410 6,828 418Athletic Staff Development 1,794 748 4,750 4,750 0Athletic Cont Svcs/Officials 29,825 31,641 32,000 36,500 4,500Athletic Field Maintenance 10,908 11,772 13,500 15,400 1,900Athletic Travel Exp 1,169 1,282 1,750 1,750 0Athletic Supplies 9,641 9,452 10,000 10,000 0Athletic Equipment 20,940 10,686 10,000 10,000 0Athletic VPA Dues 3,419 5,779 3,600 6,000 2,400

TOTAL Direct Instruction-Athletics 148,281 143,272 142,005 153,943 11,938

Support Services-StudentsElem Guidance Salary 59,472 62,212 63,719 66,976 3,257Elem Guid Benefits 16,746 17,858 19,234 22,426 3,192Elem Guid Travel 0 0 0 400 400Elem Guid Supplies 329 0 800 800 0Elem Guid Textbooks 0 0 200 200 0Elem Guid Equipment 0 0 0 300 300Elem Guid Dues & Fees 174 174 300 400 100

TOTAL Elementary 76,721 80,244 84,253 91,502 7,249

Sec Guidance Salaries 113,483 82,036 119,474 121,025 1,551Sec Guid Benefits 30,804 26,369 53,906 54,144 238Sec Guid Staff Development 250 0 0 0 0Sec Guid Contracted Services 0 2,450 5,000 10,000 5,000Sec Guid Staff Travel 241 65 600 1,200 600Sec Guid Testing 819 84 3,500 0 (3,500)Sec Guid Supplies 732 587 1,000 1,000 0Sec Guid Textbooks 287 0 100 200 100Sec Guid Software 0 0 0 0 0Sec Guid Equipment 395 0 0 2,800 2,800Sec Guid Dues & Fees 303 275 300 275 (25)

TOTAL Secondary 147,314 111,866 183,880 190,645 6,765

TOTAL Support Services-Students 224,035 192,110 268,133 282,147 14,014

Improvement of Instruction ServicesStaff Dev Staff Salaries 6,144 0 0 0 0Staff Dev FICA/MEDI 470 0 0 0 0Staff Dev Course Reg/Reimb 19,459 24,738 43,000 44,290 1,290Staff Dev Conference/Workshops 14,467 24,884 19,000 19,570 570Staff Dev Support Staff ALL Prof Dev 2,985 2,833 13,000 13,390 390Staff Dev Purchased Services 0 0 0 0 0Staff Dev Staff Travel 6,444 13,710 0 0 0Staff Dev Supplies 47 0 0 0 0Staff Dev Textbooks 2,890 0 0 0 0

TOTAL School Wide 52,906 66,165 75,000 77,250 2,250

SPED Staff Dev Salaries 0 0 0 0 0SPED Staff Dev FICA/MEDI 0 0 0 0 0SPED Staff Dev SPED 1,884 0 0 0 0SPED Staff Dev Travel 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Education 1,884 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Improvement of Instruction Services 54,790 66,165 75,000 77,250 2,250

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Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Educational Media Services-LibraryLibrarian & Para Salaries 71,249 76,987 73,374 90,193 16,819Library Benefits 24,829 25,535 27,644 34,725 7,081Library Purchased Services 241 0 935 1,372 437Library Repairs 0 0 120 0 (120)Library Supplies 228 421 886 1,000 114Library Books/Textbooks 13,852 16,682 18,000 14,000 (4,000)Library Software 750 750 850 850 0Library Equipment 189 0 200 0 (200)

TOTAL Educational Media Services-Library 111,338 120,375 122,009 142,141 20,132

CurriculumCurriculum Salaries 78,297 40,259 41,922 48,207 6,285Curriculum Benefits 17,651 8,892 10,609 12,052 1,443Curriculum Staff Development 750 0 0 0 0Curriculum Purchased Services 5,684 13,520 14,500 16,000 1,500Curriculum Travel 415 119 1,500 500 (1,000)Curriculum Supplies 6,777 2,895 2,000 2,000 0Curriculum Textbooks/Software 9,656 2,553 2,375 3,375 1,000Curriculum Dues & Fees 1,071 924 800 1,300 500

TOTAL Curriculum 120,301 69,161 73,706 83,435 9,729

Enrichment-Gifted and TalentedEnrichment Coord-Salary 69,499 71,410 46,793 0 (46,793)Enrichment Support Salaries 0 0 0 2,325 2,325Enrichment Benefits 6,048 6,230 21,421 178 (21,243)Enrichment Purchased Services 12,007 14,600 17,325 17,325 0Enrichment Gifted and Talented 1,125 0 3,000 0 (3,000)Enrichment Virtual High School 5,625 4,500 6,300 6,300 0Enrichment Travel 0 0 350 2,800 2,450Enrichment Supplies 0 101 3,750 5,000 1,250Enrichment Textbooks 0 0 500 0 (500)Enrichment Software 0 0 300 0 (300)Enrichment Equipment 256 242 2,000 0 (2,000)Enrichment Dues & Fees 1,100 1,525 4,000 6,500 2,500

TOTAL Enrichment-Gifted and Talented 95,660 98,608 105,739 40,428 (65,311)

Computer Assisted Instruction ServicesComp Tech Admin. Salaries 78,869 81,037 83,266 85,764 2,498Comp Tech Benefits 23,046 24,316 26,256 28,338 2,082Comp Tech Prof. Dev. 1,157 125 4,750 4,750 0Comp Tech Purchased Serv 34,886 28,957 35,000 41,100 6,100Comp Tech Repairs 1,946 1,519 4,000 4,000 0Comp Tech Supplies 11,886 24,407 19,000 19,000 0Comp Tech Software 3,269 540 2,700 2,700 0Comp Tech Equipment 67,213 63,889 60,000 48,000 (12,000)

TOTAL Computer Assisted Instruction Services 222,272 224,790 234,972 233,652 (1,320)

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Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

School Board ExpenseSchool Board Pay 9,750 9,750 9,500 9,750 250School Board Mins. Clerk 3,043 2,068 1,000 1,000 0School Board Mins. Clerk FICA/MEDI 979 903 803 822 19School Board Staff Wellness 93 2,236 1,500 1,500 0Graduation/Senior Exit Expenses 2,436 1,196 2,500 2,500 0Legal & Professional Fees 4,458 8,090 6,000 8,000 2,000Audit Expenses 14,000 14,500 15,500 16,000 500Insurances 60,091 64,455 65,100 70,000 4,900Unemployment Compensation 10,826 2,661 8,000 2,500 (5,500)VT Health Care Contribution 0 0 1,000 500 (500)Advertising 1,932 3,002 3,000 3,160 160Printing-Annual Report 4,621 4,263 5,000 5,000 0School Board Supplies 3,717 2,220 3,500 3,500 0Dues & Fees 2,640 2,522 2,800 2,800 0

TOTAL School Board Expense 118,586 117,866 125,203 127,032 1,829

Staff Relations and Negotiation ServicesBoard Contingencies 0 0 180,000 180,000 0BMU Retirement Stipend 41,487 38,632 20,000 30,000 10,000Personal Leave Pay 5,750 511 0 0 0Early Retirement Benefits 69,050 36,298 20,496 17,722 (2,774)General Fund Benefits 0 15,487 15,450 15,150 (300)FICA/MEDI 3,614 2,994 1,785 2,295 510

TOTAL Staff Relations and Negotiation Services 119,901 93,923 237,731 245,167 7,436

Superintendent Office ExpensesSupt Office Salaries 154,524 0 0 0 0Supt Office Benefits 50,252 0 0 0 0Supt Office Staff Develop 4,734 0 0 0 0Supt Office Staff Travel 4,033 0 0 0 0Supt Office Supplies 284 0 0 0 0Supt Office Textbooks 267 0 0 0 0Supt Office Equipment 0 0 0 0 0Supt Office Dues & Fees 4,481 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Superintendent Office Expenses 218,575 0 0 0 0

Office of the PrincipalCo-Principals Salaries 89,170 131,845 136,027 145,135 9,108Co-Principals Off Benefits 27,104 37,538 41,259 45,269 4,010Principal Off Staff Develop 1,750 4,120 0 0 0Principal Publications/School Report 0 0 0 0 0Principal Off Staff Travel 143 2,198 2,000 2,000 0Principal Off Supplies 266 1,178 1,000 2,000 1,000Principal Off Academic Awards 2,094 2,096 2,000 2,000 0Principal Off Textbooks 0 252 1,500 2,000 500Principal Off Dues & Fees 1,740 1,750 2,000 2,000 0

TOTAL Office of the Principal 122,267 180,978 185,786 200,404 14,618

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Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Educational Media Services-LibraryLibrarian & Para Salaries 71,249 76,987 73,374 90,193 16,819Library Benefits 24,829 25,535 27,644 34,725 7,081Library Purchased Services 241 0 935 1,372 437Library Repairs 0 0 120 0 (120)Library Supplies 228 421 886 1,000 114Library Books/Textbooks 13,852 16,682 18,000 14,000 (4,000)Library Software 750 750 850 850 0Library Equipment 189 0 200 0 (200)

TOTAL Educational Media Services-Library 111,338 120,375 122,009 142,141 20,132

CurriculumCurriculum Salaries 78,297 40,259 41,922 48,207 6,285Curriculum Benefits 17,651 8,892 10,609 12,052 1,443Curriculum Staff Development 750 0 0 0 0Curriculum Purchased Services 5,684 13,520 14,500 16,000 1,500Curriculum Travel 415 119 1,500 500 (1,000)Curriculum Supplies 6,777 2,895 2,000 2,000 0Curriculum Textbooks/Software 9,656 2,553 2,375 3,375 1,000Curriculum Dues & Fees 1,071 924 800 1,300 500

TOTAL Curriculum 120,301 69,161 73,706 83,435 9,729

Enrichment-Gifted and TalentedEnrichment Coord-Salary 69,499 71,410 46,793 0 (46,793)Enrichment Support Salaries 0 0 0 2,325 2,325Enrichment Benefits 6,048 6,230 21,421 178 (21,243)Enrichment Purchased Services 12,007 14,600 17,325 17,325 0Enrichment Gifted and Talented 1,125 0 3,000 0 (3,000)Enrichment Virtual High School 5,625 4,500 6,300 6,300 0Enrichment Travel 0 0 350 2,800 2,450Enrichment Supplies 0 101 3,750 5,000 1,250Enrichment Textbooks 0 0 500 0 (500)Enrichment Software 0 0 300 0 (300)Enrichment Equipment 256 242 2,000 0 (2,000)Enrichment Dues & Fees 1,100 1,525 4,000 6,500 2,500

TOTAL Enrichment-Gifted and Talented 95,660 98,608 105,739 40,428 (65,311)

Computer Assisted Instruction ServicesComp Tech Admin. Salaries 78,869 81,037 83,266 85,764 2,498Comp Tech Benefits 23,046 24,316 26,256 28,338 2,082Comp Tech Prof. Dev. 1,157 125 4,750 4,750 0Comp Tech Purchased Serv 34,886 28,957 35,000 41,100 6,100Comp Tech Repairs 1,946 1,519 4,000 4,000 0Comp Tech Supplies 11,886 24,407 19,000 19,000 0Comp Tech Software 3,269 540 2,700 2,700 0Comp Tech Equipment 67,213 63,889 60,000 48,000 (12,000)

TOTAL Computer Assisted Instruction Services 222,272 224,790 234,972 233,652 (1,320)

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Approved Proposed Budget Change

Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

School Board ExpenseSchool Board Pay 9,750 9,750 9,500 9,750 250School Board Mins. Clerk 3,043 2,068 1,000 1,000 0School Board Mins. Clerk FICA/MEDI 979 903 803 822 19School Board Staff Wellness 93 2,236 1,500 1,500 0Graduation/Senior Exit Expenses 2,436 1,196 2,500 2,500 0Legal & Professional Fees 4,458 8,090 6,000 8,000 2,000Audit Expenses 14,000 14,500 15,500 16,000 500Insurances 60,091 64,455 65,100 70,000 4,900Unemployment Compensation 10,826 2,661 8,000 2,500 (5,500)VT Health Care Contribution 0 0 1,000 500 (500)Advertising 1,932 3,002 3,000 3,160 160Printing-Annual Report 4,621 4,263 5,000 5,000 0School Board Supplies 3,717 2,220 3,500 3,500 0Dues & Fees 2,640 2,522 2,800 2,800 0

TOTAL School Board Expense 118,586 117,866 125,203 127,032 1,829

Staff Relations and Negotiation ServicesBoard Contingencies 0 0 180,000 180,000 0BMU Retirement Stipend 41,487 38,632 20,000 30,000 10,000Personal Leave Pay 5,750 511 0 0 0Early Retirement Benefits 69,050 36,298 20,496 17,722 (2,774)General Fund Benefits 0 15,487 15,450 15,150 (300)FICA/MEDI 3,614 2,994 1,785 2,295 510

TOTAL Staff Relations and Negotiation Services 119,901 93,923 237,731 245,167 7,436

Superintendent Office ExpensesSupt Office Salaries 154,524 0 0 0 0Supt Office Benefits 50,252 0 0 0 0Supt Office Staff Develop 4,734 0 0 0 0Supt Office Staff Travel 4,033 0 0 0 0Supt Office Supplies 284 0 0 0 0Supt Office Textbooks 267 0 0 0 0Supt Office Equipment 0 0 0 0 0Supt Office Dues & Fees 4,481 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Superintendent Office Expenses 218,575 0 0 0 0

Office of the PrincipalCo-Principals Salaries 89,170 131,845 136,027 145,135 9,108Co-Principals Off Benefits 27,104 37,538 41,259 45,269 4,010Principal Off Staff Develop 1,750 4,120 0 0 0Principal Publications/School Report 0 0 0 0 0Principal Off Staff Travel 143 2,198 2,000 2,000 0Principal Off Supplies 266 1,178 1,000 2,000 1,000Principal Off Academic Awards 2,094 2,096 2,000 2,000 0Principal Off Textbooks 0 252 1,500 2,000 500Principal Off Dues & Fees 1,740 1,750 2,000 2,000 0

TOTAL Office of the Principal 122,267 180,978 185,786 200,404 14,618

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Approved Proposed Budget Change

Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Assistant PrincipalDean of Students Salary 67,000 67,000 68,843 70,908 2,065Dean of Students Benefits 20,206 19,731 32,496 35,205 2,709Dean of Students Staff Dev 1,311 1,967 0 0 0Dean of Students Travel 204 113 150 150 0Dean of Students Supplies 1,737 1,481 2,100 2,100 0Dean of Students Textbooks 0 195 200 200 0Dean of Students Dues & Fees 0 390 400 500 100

TOTAL Dean of Students 90,458 90,877 104,189 109,063 4,874

Central Supply-School AdministrationSchool Receptionist 41,423 44,019 69,754 92,044 22,290Summer Services 0 0 0 0 0School Reception Benefits 6,102 5,352 8,660 24,806 16,146Purchased Services 0 563 0 0 0Telephone Expense 10,076 8,164 12,000 11,000 (1,000)Postage Expense 8,205 7,025 9,500 9,000 (500)Central Supplies 18,324 12,317 15,000 14,000 (1,000)Central Software 28,082 16,368 25,700 25,000 (700)Central Equipment 17,100 17,221 17,800 18,500 700

TOTAL 2490 Central Supply-School Administration 129,312 111,029 158,414 194,350 35,936

Fiscal ServicesFiscal Office Salaries 118,967 100,607 0 0 0Fiscal Office Benefits 51,312 53,668 0 0 0Fiscal Office Staff Development 95 0 0 0 0Fiscal Office Purchased Service ADS 11,219 11,780 0 0 0Fiscal Office Staff Travel 505 0 0 0 0Fiscal Office Supplies 1,286 1,395 0 0 0Fiscal Office Software 0 0 0 0 0Fiscal Office Equipment 799 198 0 0 0Fiscal Office Dues & Fees 420 0 0 0 0Fiscal Office Bank Charges 52 96 100 150 50Fiscal Office Interest Expense 0 107 4,500 4,000 (500)

TOTAL Fiscal Services 184,655 167,850 4,600 4,150 (450)

Plant OperationsPlant Operations Salaries 213,917 221,048 230,132 231,886 1,754Plant Operations Benefits 70,211 73,843 75,759 82,375 6,616Plant Operations Workshops/Staff Dev 0 0 500 2,500 2,000Plant Operations Uniforms 1,870 1,766 2,430 2,430 0Plant Operations Sewage Expense 6,705 2,766 7,500 7,500 0Plant Operations Trash Removal 6,496 6,194 6,630 12,000 5,370Plant Operations Plowing & Sanding 22,893 24,264 23,000 23,000 0Plant Operations Lawn Care 0 8,150 7,000 7,000 0Plant Operations Repair 57,749 63,472 60,000 65,000 5,000Plant Operations Staff Travel 0 208 600 600 0Plant Operations Supplies 24,792 20,522 30,000 30,000 0Plant Operations Electricity 57,246 54,634 60,000 60,000 0Plant Operations Propane 57 0 30 30 0Plant Operations Heating Oil 18,630 3,375 19,000 19,000 0Plant Operations Gasoline 0 0 100 100 0

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Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Plant Operations Diesel Fuel 0 929 1,000 1,000 0Plant Operations Wood and Wood Chips 20,847 21,986 21,000 21,000 0Plant Operations Equipment 3,984 3,239 5,000 5,000 0Plant Operations Classroom Furniture 2,678 3,000 4,000 5,000 1,000Plant Operations Playground Equipment 0 100,072 0 0 0Plant Operations Dues & Fees 265 270 300 300 0

TOTAL Plant Operations 508,340 609,738 553,981 575,720 21,739

Student Transportation ServicesVocational Transportation 27,591 29,572 31,000 31,984 984Regular Transportation 228,519 240,148 249,127 263,295 14,168Late Run Transportation 11,644 12,812 12,825 13,856 1,031Enrichment/Other Transportation 9,942 10,616 11,500 11,482 (18)Athletic Transportation 28,908 24,001 29,000 28,000 (1,000)

TOTAL School Wide 306,603 317,149 333,452 348,617 15,165

Direct Instruction-Special EducationSPED Salaries Teachers & Paras 630,304 221,536 312,831 369,374 56,543SPED Tutors 0 1,220 0 0 0SPED Benefits 204,485 52,141 118,187 118,020 (167)SPED Dir Instruction Pur Svcs 74,869 0 0 0 0SPED Repair 0 0 0 0 0SPED Tuition 242,696 0 0 0 0SPED Staff Travel 680 0 0 0 0SPED Supplies 2,524 0 0 0 0SPED Textbooks 671 0 0 0 0SPED Software 1,650 0 0 0 0SPED Equipment 2,731 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Education 1,160,610 274,897 431,018 487,394 56,376

Summer ServicesSummer Services Salaries Teacher & Paras 5,482 1,277 0 0 0Summer Services FICA/MEDI 419 98 0 0 0Summer School Retirement 0 0 0 0 0Summer Services Staff Travel 0 0 0 0 0Summer Services Supplies 96 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Summer Services 5,997 1,375 0 0 0

Essential Early Education (EEE)EEE Salaries Teachers & Paras 47,479 54,586 0 5,704 5,704EEE Summer Services 1,283 0 0 0 0EEE Health Benefits 17,384 12,642 0 2,657 2,657EEE Contracted Service 7,604 0 0 0 0EEE Staff Travel 202 0 0 0 0EEE Supplies 35 0 0 0 0EEE Equipment 292 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Essential Early Education (EEE) 74,279 67,228 0 8,360 8,360

TOTAL Direct Instruction-Special Education 1,240,886 343,500 431,018 495,754 64,736

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Approved Proposed Budget Change

Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Assistant PrincipalDean of Students Salary 67,000 67,000 68,843 70,908 2,065Dean of Students Benefits 20,206 19,731 32,496 35,205 2,709Dean of Students Staff Dev 1,311 1,967 0 0 0Dean of Students Travel 204 113 150 150 0Dean of Students Supplies 1,737 1,481 2,100 2,100 0Dean of Students Textbooks 0 195 200 200 0Dean of Students Dues & Fees 0 390 400 500 100

TOTAL Dean of Students 90,458 90,877 104,189 109,063 4,874

Central Supply-School AdministrationSchool Receptionist 41,423 44,019 69,754 92,044 22,290Summer Services 0 0 0 0 0School Reception Benefits 6,102 5,352 8,660 24,806 16,146Purchased Services 0 563 0 0 0Telephone Expense 10,076 8,164 12,000 11,000 (1,000)Postage Expense 8,205 7,025 9,500 9,000 (500)Central Supplies 18,324 12,317 15,000 14,000 (1,000)Central Software 28,082 16,368 25,700 25,000 (700)Central Equipment 17,100 17,221 17,800 18,500 700

TOTAL 2490 Central Supply-School Administration 129,312 111,029 158,414 194,350 35,936

Fiscal ServicesFiscal Office Salaries 118,967 100,607 0 0 0Fiscal Office Benefits 51,312 53,668 0 0 0Fiscal Office Staff Development 95 0 0 0 0Fiscal Office Purchased Service ADS 11,219 11,780 0 0 0Fiscal Office Staff Travel 505 0 0 0 0Fiscal Office Supplies 1,286 1,395 0 0 0Fiscal Office Software 0 0 0 0 0Fiscal Office Equipment 799 198 0 0 0Fiscal Office Dues & Fees 420 0 0 0 0Fiscal Office Bank Charges 52 96 100 150 50Fiscal Office Interest Expense 0 107 4,500 4,000 (500)

TOTAL Fiscal Services 184,655 167,850 4,600 4,150 (450)

Plant OperationsPlant Operations Salaries 213,917 221,048 230,132 231,886 1,754Plant Operations Benefits 70,211 73,843 75,759 82,375 6,616Plant Operations Workshops/Staff Dev 0 0 500 2,500 2,000Plant Operations Uniforms 1,870 1,766 2,430 2,430 0Plant Operations Sewage Expense 6,705 2,766 7,500 7,500 0Plant Operations Trash Removal 6,496 6,194 6,630 12,000 5,370Plant Operations Plowing & Sanding 22,893 24,264 23,000 23,000 0Plant Operations Lawn Care 0 8,150 7,000 7,000 0Plant Operations Repair 57,749 63,472 60,000 65,000 5,000Plant Operations Staff Travel 0 208 600 600 0Plant Operations Supplies 24,792 20,522 30,000 30,000 0Plant Operations Electricity 57,246 54,634 60,000 60,000 0Plant Operations Propane 57 0 30 30 0Plant Operations Heating Oil 18,630 3,375 19,000 19,000 0Plant Operations Gasoline 0 0 100 100 0

Blue Mountain Union School District #21Proposed ExpendituresFiscal Year 2020-2021

Approved Proposed Budget Change

Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Plant Operations Diesel Fuel 0 929 1,000 1,000 0Plant Operations Wood and Wood Chips 20,847 21,986 21,000 21,000 0Plant Operations Equipment 3,984 3,239 5,000 5,000 0Plant Operations Classroom Furniture 2,678 3,000 4,000 5,000 1,000Plant Operations Playground Equipment 0 100,072 0 0 0Plant Operations Dues & Fees 265 270 300 300 0

TOTAL Plant Operations 508,340 609,738 553,981 575,720 21,739

Student Transportation ServicesVocational Transportation 27,591 29,572 31,000 31,984 984Regular Transportation 228,519 240,148 249,127 263,295 14,168Late Run Transportation 11,644 12,812 12,825 13,856 1,031Enrichment/Other Transportation 9,942 10,616 11,500 11,482 (18)Athletic Transportation 28,908 24,001 29,000 28,000 (1,000)

TOTAL School Wide 306,603 317,149 333,452 348,617 15,165

Direct Instruction-Special EducationSPED Salaries Teachers & Paras 630,304 221,536 312,831 369,374 56,543SPED Tutors 0 1,220 0 0 0SPED Benefits 204,485 52,141 118,187 118,020 (167)SPED Dir Instruction Pur Svcs 74,869 0 0 0 0SPED Repair 0 0 0 0 0SPED Tuition 242,696 0 0 0 0SPED Staff Travel 680 0 0 0 0SPED Supplies 2,524 0 0 0 0SPED Textbooks 671 0 0 0 0SPED Software 1,650 0 0 0 0SPED Equipment 2,731 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Education 1,160,610 274,897 431,018 487,394 56,376

Summer ServicesSummer Services Salaries Teacher & Paras 5,482 1,277 0 0 0Summer Services FICA/MEDI 419 98 0 0 0Summer School Retirement 0 0 0 0 0Summer Services Staff Travel 0 0 0 0 0Summer Services Supplies 96 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Summer Services 5,997 1,375 0 0 0

Essential Early Education (EEE)EEE Salaries Teachers & Paras 47,479 54,586 0 5,704 5,704EEE Summer Services 1,283 0 0 0 0EEE Health Benefits 17,384 12,642 0 2,657 2,657EEE Contracted Service 7,604 0 0 0 0EEE Staff Travel 202 0 0 0 0EEE Supplies 35 0 0 0 0EEE Equipment 292 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Essential Early Education (EEE) 74,279 67,228 0 8,360 8,360

TOTAL Direct Instruction-Special Education 1,240,886 343,500 431,018 495,754 64,736

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Approved Proposed Budget Change

Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

State Placed StudentsState Placed Student Contracted Service 0 21,706 0 0 0State Placed Student Transportation 0 16,369 0 0 0State Placed Student Tuition Expense 0 43,400 0 0 0

TOTAL State Placed Students 0 81,475 0 0 0

Behavioral InterventionistReg Ed BI Salary 0 70,000 0 0 0Reg Ed BI Benefits 0 25,754 0 0 0Reg Ed BI Staff Development 0 4,440 0 0

TOTAL Reg Ed Behavior Interventionist 0 100,194 0 0 0

TOTAL Behavioral Interventionist 0 100,194 0 0 0

Health ServicesNurse Salary 4,311 4,641 0 500 500Nurse's Office Substitute Nurse 2,075 20,654 1,500 1,500 0Nurse's Office Benefits 1,690 3,174 115 153 38Nurse's Office Contracted Services 0 0 0 725 725Nurse's Office Repair 411 348 1,000 1,000 0Nurse's Office Supplies 2,663 2,102 3,000 3,000 0Nurse's Office Textbook 0 0 500 500 0Nurse's Office Software 141 141 300 300 0Nurse's Office Equipment 0 0 0 575 575Nurse'e Office Dues & Fees 0 0 0 150 150

TOTAL Nurse's Office 11,291 31,060 6,415 8,403 1,988

SPED Nurse Salary 31,417 34,037 41,630 0 (41,630)SPED Nurse Benefits 10,461 11,083 13,926 0 (13,926)

TOTAL SPED Nurse 41,878 45,120 55,556 0 (55,556)

TOTAL Health Services 53,169 76,180 61,971 8,403 (53,568)

Psychological Testing ServicesS/W School Psychologist Salary 356 0 0 0 0S/W School Psych Benefits 28 0 0 0 0

TOTAL S/W Psychological service 384 0 0 0 0

SPED School Psychologist Salary 6,767 0 0 0 0SPED Psych Benefits 543 0 0 0 0SPED Psych Purchased Services Evals 34,979 0 0 0 0SPED Psych Testing/Sup 2,896 0 0 0 0

TOTAL SPED Psychological Services 45,185 0 0 0 0

EEE Psych Purchased Services 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL EEE Psychological Services 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Psychological Testing Services 45,569 0 0 0 0

Blue Mountain Union School District #21Proposed ExpendituresFiscal Year 2020-2021

Approved Proposed Budget Change

Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Speech Pathology and Audiology ServicesElementary Speech Svcs Reg Ed 16,355 12,733 14,133 0 (14,133)Elementary Speech- Benefits Reg Ed 4,542 3,380 5,387 0 (5,387)

TOTAL Elementary 20,897 16,113 19,520 0 (19,520)

SPED Speech Teacher & Support Salaries 61,284 27,511 38,211 0 (38,211)SPED Speech Benefits 15,822 7,789 11,560 0 (11,560)SPED Speech Contracted Svc 0 0 0 0 0SPED Speech Staff Travel 104 0 0 0 0SPED Speech Testing/Evals 0 621 0 0 0SPED Speech Supplies 395 147 0 0 0SPED Speech Textbooks 514 (769) 0 0 0SPED Speech Dues and Fees 113 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Education 78,232 35,299 49,771 0 (49,771)

EEE Speech & Language Teacher & Paras 19,510 14,775 0 0 0EEE Speech Benefits 4,522 4,089 0 0 0EEE Speech Purchased Services 3,820 0 0 0 0EEE Speech Staff Travel 0 0 0 0 0EEE Speech Supplies 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Essential Early Education (EEE) 27,852 18,864 0 0 0

TOTAL Speech Pathology and Audiology Services 126,981 70,276 69,291 0 (69,291)

OT ServicesOT Reg Ed Salaries 960 3,257 0 0 0OT Reg Ed Benefits 76 411 0 0 0

TOTAL Elementary 1,036 3,668 0 0 0

SPED OT Salaries 30,567 0 0 0 0SPED OT Benefits 2,452 0 0 0 0SPED OT Contracted Services 2,319 0 0 0 0SPED OT Supplies 518 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Education 35,856 0 0 0 0

EEE SPED OT Salaries 8,943 0 0 0 0EEE SPED OT Benefits 717 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Essential Early Education (EEE) 9,660 0 0 0 0

TOTAL OT Services 46,552 3,668 0 0 0

Other Support ServicesSPED Other Contracted Services 9,240 0 0 0 0EEE Other Contracted Services 10,200 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Education 19,440 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Other Support Services 19,440 0 0 0 0

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Blue Mountain Union School District #21Proposed ExpendituresFiscal Year 2020-2021

Approved Proposed Budget Change

Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

State Placed StudentsState Placed Student Contracted Service 0 21,706 0 0 0State Placed Student Transportation 0 16,369 0 0 0State Placed Student Tuition Expense 0 43,400 0 0 0

TOTAL State Placed Students 0 81,475 0 0 0

Behavioral InterventionistReg Ed BI Salary 0 70,000 0 0 0Reg Ed BI Benefits 0 25,754 0 0 0Reg Ed BI Staff Development 0 4,440 0 0

TOTAL Reg Ed Behavior Interventionist 0 100,194 0 0 0

TOTAL Behavioral Interventionist 0 100,194 0 0 0

Health ServicesNurse Salary 4,311 4,641 0 500 500Nurse's Office Substitute Nurse 2,075 20,654 1,500 1,500 0Nurse's Office Benefits 1,690 3,174 115 153 38Nurse's Office Contracted Services 0 0 0 725 725Nurse's Office Repair 411 348 1,000 1,000 0Nurse's Office Supplies 2,663 2,102 3,000 3,000 0Nurse's Office Textbook 0 0 500 500 0Nurse's Office Software 141 141 300 300 0Nurse's Office Equipment 0 0 0 575 575Nurse'e Office Dues & Fees 0 0 0 150 150

TOTAL Nurse's Office 11,291 31,060 6,415 8,403 1,988

SPED Nurse Salary 31,417 34,037 41,630 0 (41,630)SPED Nurse Benefits 10,461 11,083 13,926 0 (13,926)

TOTAL SPED Nurse 41,878 45,120 55,556 0 (55,556)

TOTAL Health Services 53,169 76,180 61,971 8,403 (53,568)

Psychological Testing ServicesS/W School Psychologist Salary 356 0 0 0 0S/W School Psych Benefits 28 0 0 0 0

TOTAL S/W Psychological service 384 0 0 0 0

SPED School Psychologist Salary 6,767 0 0 0 0SPED Psych Benefits 543 0 0 0 0SPED Psych Purchased Services Evals 34,979 0 0 0 0SPED Psych Testing/Sup 2,896 0 0 0 0

TOTAL SPED Psychological Services 45,185 0 0 0 0

EEE Psych Purchased Services 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL EEE Psychological Services 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Psychological Testing Services 45,569 0 0 0 0

Blue Mountain Union School District #21Proposed ExpendituresFiscal Year 2020-2021

Approved Proposed Budget Change

Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Speech Pathology and Audiology ServicesElementary Speech Svcs Reg Ed 16,355 12,733 14,133 0 (14,133)Elementary Speech- Benefits Reg Ed 4,542 3,380 5,387 0 (5,387)

TOTAL Elementary 20,897 16,113 19,520 0 (19,520)

SPED Speech Teacher & Support Salaries 61,284 27,511 38,211 0 (38,211)SPED Speech Benefits 15,822 7,789 11,560 0 (11,560)SPED Speech Contracted Svc 0 0 0 0 0SPED Speech Staff Travel 104 0 0 0 0SPED Speech Testing/Evals 0 621 0 0 0SPED Speech Supplies 395 147 0 0 0SPED Speech Textbooks 514 (769) 0 0 0SPED Speech Dues and Fees 113 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Education 78,232 35,299 49,771 0 (49,771)

EEE Speech & Language Teacher & Paras 19,510 14,775 0 0 0EEE Speech Benefits 4,522 4,089 0 0 0EEE Speech Purchased Services 3,820 0 0 0 0EEE Speech Staff Travel 0 0 0 0 0EEE Speech Supplies 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Essential Early Education (EEE) 27,852 18,864 0 0 0

TOTAL Speech Pathology and Audiology Services 126,981 70,276 69,291 0 (69,291)

OT ServicesOT Reg Ed Salaries 960 3,257 0 0 0OT Reg Ed Benefits 76 411 0 0 0

TOTAL Elementary 1,036 3,668 0 0 0

SPED OT Salaries 30,567 0 0 0 0SPED OT Benefits 2,452 0 0 0 0SPED OT Contracted Services 2,319 0 0 0 0SPED OT Supplies 518 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Education 35,856 0 0 0 0

EEE SPED OT Salaries 8,943 0 0 0 0EEE SPED OT Benefits 717 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Essential Early Education (EEE) 9,660 0 0 0 0

TOTAL OT Services 46,552 3,668 0 0 0

Other Support ServicesSPED Other Contracted Services 9,240 0 0 0 0EEE Other Contracted Services 10,200 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Education 19,440 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Other Support Services 19,440 0 0 0 0

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Blue Mountain Union School District #21Proposed ExpendituresFiscal Year 2020-2021

Approved Proposed Budget Change

Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Special Ed AdminSPED Administrator 75,645 0 0 0 0SPED Adm Clerical Support 3,524 6,297 0 0 0SPED Adm Benefits 24,974 757 0 0 0SPED Adm Staff Development 640 0 0 0 0SPED Adm Staff Travel 1,022 0 0 0 0SPED Adm Supplies 41 0 0 0 0SPED Adm Equipment 0 0 0 0 0SPED Adm Dues & Fees 1,162 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Ed Admin 107,008 7,054 0 0 0

Special EducationSPED Transportation 79,264 0 0 0 0SPED Van Transportation 10,763 0 0 0 0SPED Summer School Transportation 3,024 0 0 0 0SPED EEE Transportation 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Education 93,051 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Student Transportation Services 399,654 317,149 333,452 348,617 15,165

Debt ServiceInterest Long Term Debt 13,045 (290) 0 0 0Long Term Debt Payments 269,499 204,408 0 0 0

TOTAL Debt Service 282,544 204,118 0 0 0

Capital Improvments 0 0 0 0 0

Fund TransfersTransfer to capital reserve 0 0 0 0 0

Transfer to Food Program 44,521 52,834 33,350 48,159 14,809

TOTAL Fund Transfers 44,521 52,834 33,350 48,159 14,809

Supervisory Union AssessmentsCentral Office Administration 0 186,544 382,812 473,556 90,744Early Childhood (EEE) SpecEd Assesssment 0 0 48,795 52,813 4,018Special Education- All Teachers & Services 0 594,503 587,579 621,121 33,542Ropes Course Assessment 0 0 1,280 1,249 (31)ELL Teacher Salary & Benefits 0 0 20,046 14,196 (5,850)

Total Assessments 0 781,047 1,040,512 1,162,935 122,423

GRAND TOTAL 7,877,696 7,517,890 7,700,948 8,014,540 313,592

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Blue Mountain Union School District #21Proposed ExpendituresFiscal Year 2020-2021

Approved Proposed Budget Change

Actual Actual Budget Budget IncreaseFY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 (Decrease)

Special Ed AdminSPED Administrator 75,645 0 0 0 0SPED Adm Clerical Support 3,524 6,297 0 0 0SPED Adm Benefits 24,974 757 0 0 0SPED Adm Staff Development 640 0 0 0 0SPED Adm Staff Travel 1,022 0 0 0 0SPED Adm Supplies 41 0 0 0 0SPED Adm Equipment 0 0 0 0 0SPED Adm Dues & Fees 1,162 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Ed Admin 107,008 7,054 0 0 0

Special EducationSPED Transportation 79,264 0 0 0 0SPED Van Transportation 10,763 0 0 0 0SPED Summer School Transportation 3,024 0 0 0 0SPED EEE Transportation 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Special Education 93,051 0 0 0 0

TOTAL Student Transportation Services 399,654 317,149 333,452 348,617 15,165

Debt ServiceInterest Long Term Debt 13,045 (290) 0 0 0Long Term Debt Payments 269,499 204,408 0 0 0

TOTAL Debt Service 282,544 204,118 0 0 0

Capital Improvments 0 0 0 0 0

Fund TransfersTransfer to capital reserve 0 0 0 0 0

Transfer to Food Program 44,521 52,834 33,350 48,159 14,809

TOTAL Fund Transfers 44,521 52,834 33,350 48,159 14,809

Supervisory Union AssessmentsCentral Office Administration 0 186,544 382,812 473,556 90,744Early Childhood (EEE) SpecEd Assesssment 0 0 48,795 52,813 4,018Special Education- All Teachers & Services 0 594,503 587,579 621,121 33,542Ropes Course Assessment 0 0 1,280 1,249 (31)ELL Teacher Salary & Benefits 0 0 20,046 14,196 (5,850)

Total Assessments 0 781,047 1,040,512 1,162,935 122,423

GRAND TOTAL 7,877,696 7,517,890 7,700,948 8,014,540 313,592

Homestead Education Property Tax Groton Ryegate Wells RiverFY 2020 FINAL STATE RATE 1.4336 1.5292 1.5013FY 2021 ESTIMATED 1.5371 1.5590 1.5083Ed Spending Increase (-Decrease) 0.1035 0.0298 0.0070% Ed Spending Increase (-Decrease) 7.22% 1.95% 0.47%

ESTIMATED Tax Dollar Increase or $103.50 $29.80 $7.00(-Decrease) per $100,000 of property value Increase per $100,000 Increase per $100,000 Decrease per $100,000

Non-Residential Education Property Tax Groton Ryegate Wells RiverFY 2020 FINAL STATE RATE 1.4770 1.5756 1.5468FY 2021 ESTIMATED 1.6267 1.6499 1.5962Increase (-Decrease) 0.1497 0.0743 0.0494%Increase (-Decrease) 10.14% 4.72% 3.19%

Common Level of Appraisal Groton Ryegate Wells RiverFY 2020 FINAL CLA 107.92% 101.17% 103.05%FY 2021 ESTIMATED 101.68% 100.25% 103.62%Increase (-Decrease) -0.0624 -0.0092 0.0057% Increase (-Decrease) -5.78% -0.91% 0.55%

Income Cap Percentage Groton Ryegate Wells RiverFY 2020 FINAL STATE RATE 2.52% 2.52% 2.52%FY 2021 ESTIMATED 2.54% 2.54% 2.54%Increase (-Decrease) 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002% Increase (-Decrease) 0.79% 0.79% 0.79%

(See CLA below) The result will be your town's estimated tax rate adjusted by the CLAThe CLA definition is (Town's listed value versus the State's estimate of fair market value)

Education Property Tax Estimates

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR TAX RATE:

FY2021 Estimated Homestead Base Tax Rate is 1.5629To calculate your town's tax rate take the base rate above and divide it by the 2021 Common Level of Appraisal (CLA).

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Balance Interest & Paid BalanceDescription 7/1/2018 Deposits Out Transfers 6/30/2019Activity Operations 1,493.74 1,382.17 (1,484.49) - 1,391.42 Apps Program 637.60 - - - 637.60 Boxtops 251.84 438.70 (671.19) 19.35 Buck Fund 29.13 465.92 - - 495.05 Bucks Boutique - 2,168.50 (1,826.35) 342.15 Cheerleading 2,275.42 7,757.00 (7,662.94) 2,369.48 Class of 2003 418.34 - - - 418.34 Class of 2004 94.48 - - - 94.48 Class of 2008 40.21 - - - 40.21 Class of 2010 355.26 - - - 355.26 Class of 2011 90.04 - - - 90.04 Class of 2012 286.91 - - - 286.91 Class of 2014 237.11 - - - 237.11 Class of 2015 170.13 - - - 170.13 Class of 2016 479.70 - - - 479.70 Class of 2017 (86.59) - - - (86.59) Class of 2018 412.26 - - - 412.26 Class of 2019 17,783.06 16,978.47 (34,761.53) - - Class of 2020 10,951.81 21,228.22 (5,080.07) - 27,099.96 Class of 2021 3,317.20 2,967.97 (1,282.00) - 5,003.17 Class of 2022 6,763.32 6,133.17 (1,841.58) - 11,054.91 Class of 2023 462.37 899.66 (727.19) - 634.84 Class of 2024 108.50 4,218.96 (3,299.20) - 1,028.26 Class of 2025 108.50 - - - 108.50 Class of 2026 108.50 - - - 108.50 Class of 2027 108.50 - - - 108.50 Class of 2028 108.50 - - - 108.50 Class of 2029 108.50 - - - 108.50 Drama Club 212.28 - - - 212.28 Garden Club 231.25 25.00 - - 256.25 Global Explorers Club 472.91 586.43 - - 1,059.34 Glynn Family Donation 1,000.00 - (500.00) - 500.00 Graduation Activity (Class of 2017) (19.95) - - - (19.95) High School Student Council 445.33 7,508.86 -6784 4/5 - 1,169.38 Homecoming 1,275.68 995.00 (828.06) - 1,442.62 Hospitality Club 300.65 - (113.35) - 187.30 Middle School Student Council 1,349.44 2,946.75 (2,454.93) - 1,841.26 National Honor Society 701.92 - (298.40) - 403.52 One on One Computers 4,356.24 2,400.00 (710.60) - 6,045.64 One Time Account 805.58 4,653.34 (5,375.74) - 83.18 Skating Rink 100.00 - - - 100.00 Tyler Curtis Memorial Fund 18,476.42 2,359.25 (20,835.67) - - Wellness 24.12 - - - 24.12 YATST - 901.51 - - 901.51 Yearbook 1,118.07 1,365.00 (1,322.00) 1,161.07 Totals 77,964.28 88,379.88 (97,860.10) 68,484.06

Blue Mountain Union School District #21Activity Account Report - Audited

FYE 6/30/2019

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LEGEND OF ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS 504 PLAN Applies to all students with qualifying disabilities.

ACA Affordable Care Act

ACT 46 School District Consolidation

ALICE Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate

AOE Agency of Education (Vermont)

BI Behavioral Interventionist

BMU Blue Mountain Union

BNN Bucks News Network

CDCI The Interdisciplinary Team of UVM

CIS Children’s Integrated Services

CLA Common Level of Appraisal

EEE Essential Early Education

ELA English, Language, Arts

ELL English Language Learner

E-RATE Education Rate - federal program that reimburses telecommunication

expenditures in schools

EPSDT Early & Periodic Screening Diagnosis & Treatment - Medicaid

Administration Grant

EQS Education Quality Standards

ESSA Every Student Succeeds Act

FICA/MEDI Accounting Abbreviations for Social Security & Medicare Withholding

Taxes

FTE Full Time Equivalent

FY Fiscal Year

J TERM Two week extensive study of exploratory curriculum

HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

IEP Individualized Education Program

LSB Local Standards Board - Aids in keeping teaching licenses up to date

MTSS Multi-Tiered System of Support

NASPO National Association of State Procurement Officers

NEKHS Northeast Kingdom Human Services

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OESU Orange East Supervisory Union

OT Occupational Therapy

PLP Personalized Learning Plans

POA The Primary Observation Assessment

PSAT Test to measure readiness for college.

SAT Scholastic Achievement Test

SBAC Smarter Balanced Assessment

SPED Special Education

STAR Computerized Assessment

SU Supervisory Union

S/W School Wide

VABVI Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

VPA Vermont Principals Association

VSAC Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

VTVLC Vermont Virtual Learning Community

YATST Youth and Adults Transforming Schools Together

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SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE BLUE MOUNTAIN UNION SCHOOL 2420 ROUTE 302 WELLS RIVER VT 05081

NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE

PAID PERMIT #61

MONTPELIER, VT

Annual Meeting Will Be Held Monday, March 2, 2020

6:00 p.m. in the BMU Library

Annual Budget Vote Will Be Held Tuesday, March 3, 2020 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Groton – Groton Community Building Ryegate – Ryegate Town Hall

Wells River – Wells River Village Garage