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East Lyme Public Schools

Superintendent’s Presentation of the Proposed Budget

for 2011-2012

Dr. James D. Lombardo EL BOE Public Hearing 1/31/11

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2011-2012 Budget Priorities

Ensure that Our Students and Staff Work and Learn in a Safe and Healthy School Environment:

• Increase Repair Budgets;• Begin to address long-term maintenance needs in ELPS Feasibility Study

Ensure that Our Students are Engaged and Challenged to Achieve a Personal Vision of Success:

• Increase the level of instructional resources to offset sharp reductions in recent years;

• Implement a hardware and software replacement schedule that maintains student and staff access to educational technology;

• Implement changes for an improved alternative education program;• Implement program revisions to improve the efficiency of the special education

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2011-2012 Budget Priorities

Ensure that Our Students Are Supported by the Best Leadership Practices:

• Ensure professional development resources to address the differentiated learning needs of our teachers, administrators, and staff

Ensure that Each Child is Supported by Caring Adults:• Provide adequate professional development for all concerned with the

implementation of Scientifically Research Based Intervention (SRBI) and Individualized Education Plans (IEP’s);

• Maintain reasonable class sizes that reflect the current research on class size;• Provide the services of a school social worker

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Budget Overview: Budget Overview:

• FY 2011-2012 draft budget represents a 4.7% increase.

• Budget maintains current staffing levels, although some reallocation of staff may occur to accommodate program changes and District priorities.

• FY 2010-2011 budget reflected no salary increases for administrators, teachers, secretaries, aides, and voluntary furlough day for custodians; FY 2012 budget includes average increase of 2.9% for indicated groups.

• Salary and benefit changes represent 3.4 of the 4.7% budget increase; the remaining budget accounts for 1.3 of the 4.7% increase.

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2011-2012 Major Increases

Category Increase Change

Salaries $ 722, 535 2.9% Benefits 614, 870 9.5% Maintenance 212,602 40.0% Instruction 84, 222 12.3% Equipment 340, 890 122.3%

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Cost Controls, Program ModificationsIncluded in 2011-2012 Budget Proposal

• Reduction in substitute account of $85,000° Will require some adjustments in practices

• Reduction in special education tuition and transportation due to program changes° $780K in combined grant and general fund reduction

• Savings in “communications” due to new phone systems° $38,000 in savings

• Reduction in fuel costs due to new high school boilers° $27,000 in net cost savings

Special Education Tuition

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Staff ChangesIncluded in 2011-12 Budget Proposal

Administration No change

Teachers +2.0*

Secretaries/Clerical +1.0

Paraprofessionals No change

Custodians/Maintenance No change

*Offset by reduction in tuition and transportation. New programs (Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and Medically Fragile)

Federal Jobs Bill Positions 2011-2012(not in general fund)

• Alternative Ed. Admin. $51,000

• Clerical (Curric./Flanders) 34,000

• Social Worker 40,000

• Reading Specialist (H.S.) 50,000

• Internship Coord. (Alt. Ed.) 50,000

• Uncommitted 80,000

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A Few Bits of Related Information

• Changes in Enrollment• Budget Calendar• Feasibility Study Preview

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Enrollment Changes (as of 12/31/10)

Gr FY12 FY11 Change

K 169 169 0

1 169 178 (9)

2 178 193 (15)

3 193 213 (20)

4 213 204 9

5 213 210 3

6 210 211 (1)

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Enrollment Changes (Cont.)

Gr FY12 FY11 Change7 211 217 (6)

8 217 215 2

9 278 290 (12)

10 290 299 (9)

11 299 294 5

12 294 329 (35)

2934 3022 (88)

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2011-2012 BOE Budget Calendar

Jan 19 Superintendent’s Presentation of First Draft of the Proposed ELPS Budget for 2011-2012 to BOE

Jan 24 BOE Regular Meeting and Budget Discussion Technology Improvement Plan Presentation

Jan 31 Public Hearing and BOE Special Budget Meeting

Alternative Education Program Presentation

Feb 7 BOE Special Meeting and Budget Discussion

Feasibility Study Presentation

Health Clinic Discussion

Feb 14 BOE Regular Meeting and Possible Adoption of 2011-2012 Budget

Feb 28 Final BOE Meeting to Adopt Budget

Major Findings in Feasibility Study

• The brick “skin” of the elementary schools will need re-pointing and some replacement

• High school exterior brick wall needs to be replaced as soon as possible

• Windows and hvac systems will require upgrades  

• Elementary schools and Central Office paving and parking lot renovations

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Major Findings of Feasibility Study (Cont.)

• Elementary schools and Central Office code issues: ADA accessibility; improvements to security; fire notification systems

• Roof replacements in Haynes, Flanders and the Central Office; the Learn wing roof at Haynes requires immediate replacement

• Sprinkler systems in elementary schools and the Central Office. Not required, but desired

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Thank you to the real workers…

• Nancy Burdick• Don Meltabarger• Lynn and Leigh• Jeanne LeBlanc• ELPS Administrators• Teachers and Staff

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