HINGHAM SCHOOL COMMITTEE5 Year Financial Vision

Presentation to Board of Selectmen and Advisory Committee

February 6, 2018

Hingham Public Schools 5-Year Financial Vision

• The Hingham School Committee, together with the Superintendent, is committed to carrying out the Vision, Mission and Core Values of the Hingham Public Schools which fosters continuous improvement in:– student achievement

– effective administrative leadership

– high quality instructional programs

– strong collaborative partnerships with families and the community

Hingham Public Schools 5-Year Financial Vision

• 2016-2021 Strategic Plan fulfills 5 key goals:1. Student Learning

2. Professional Practice and Culture

3. Student Well-Being and Safety

4. Communication and Collaboration

5. Financial Asset and Management

“Ensure sustainable sources of revenue and create operational efficiencies to fund teaching, operations, maintenance, renovation, and other facility needs that will support district goals.”

Hingham Public Schools 5-Year Financial Vision

• 5-Year Financial Vision document

• To share information with the community about: – ACHIEVEMENTS

– CHALLENGES

– OPPORTUNITIES

– STATE MANDATES

• How do the Hingham Public Schools sustain, continue developing, and explore opportunities to innovate today and in the future?

Hingham Public Schools 5-Year Financial Vision

• School Committee

• HPS Leadership– Superintendent

– Asst. Superintendent – Curriculum

– Business and Support Services Director

– Student Services Director (Special Education)

• Staffing – 683 Staff

• Students – 4,354 Total Students– 510 increase since 2007

– HS population growing, Elementary and MS stable

Hingham Public Schools 5-Year Financial Vision

• 6 Schools and Operations– Hingham High School

– Hingham Middle School

– East Elementary School

– Foster Elementary School

– Plymouth River Elementary School

– South Elementary School

– Depot Property

• Building 179

• Building 12 – TRACES/Robotics Lab

• Bus Transportation

• Maintenance Staff (Gate House)

• Fuel Depot

State – DESE Issues

• Numerous Federal and State Mandates – funded and unfunded – significant since 2010

• New DESE Commissioner – Early 2018

• MCAS 2.0 -- On-Device MCAS Testing

• Curriculum Frameworks – Revised and New– Health and Social -Emotional Learning (2015)

– Science and Technology (2016)

– Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2016)

– English Language-Arts (2017)

– Mathematics (2017)

– Social Studies – (due Winter 2018)

State - Issues to Watch

• Budgets– 2015 Foundation Budget Review Commission

– Slow Revenue Growth impacts Ch. 70, Circuit Breaker and State Aid

• Dept. of Public Health Mandates -- opioid in-person surveys

• Freedom of Records Act -- staffing demands to meet requests

• Potential 2018 Ballot Questions– Graduated Income Tax - additional 4% income tax on annual taxable

income above $1 million

– Paid leave plan - 16 weeks family leave and 26 weeks of medical leave

– Minimum Wage to $15 per hour by 2022

Hingham Public Schools Overview - Budget

• FY18 – $49,762,697 Total Budget

– 49.7% of Town Budget

• History - FY00 to FY18 – 48% of Town Budget (Average FY12 to FY18)

– 4.55% Average increase

– State Funds – Variable - Ch. 70 & Circuit Breaker

• Lowest per pupil spend of 20 Benchmark Towns“Good value for tax payer dollar”

VS.

“We can spend more and deliver a higher quality program”

Hingham Public Schools – 5 Year Financial Vision

• Complex and Large Organization

• Vision– Sustain - Maintain the High-Performing Program and ‘Level

Services’

– Continuing Development - Known Pressures on Program that Require Additional Resources

– Opportunities to Innovate and Explore

• Timing – In Place – ‘we completed recently’

– In Progress – ‘happening now’

– On Deck – ‘will occur in 1-2 years’

– Looking Forward – ‘not too distant future’

HPS 5-Year Financial Vision - GRID

Sustain

• In Progress– Programming

• Excellence & Scope

• Achievement of All Students

– Facilities Management (Preventative Maintenance)

– Foster School Building Committee

– NEASC Accreditation (10 Year review)

– SPED (Five Pillars of Continuous Improvement)

– Staffing (Enrollment & Student Need-based)

– Technology

Sustain

• On Deck– New Leadership– HR Staffing– SC Subcommittee Reorganization – Counselors MS & HS– SPED (Five Pillars of Continuous Improvement)– Technology– Social Studies State Frameworks– Facilities

• Looking Forward– 40B Development Enrollment Impact– Depot/Traces-Robotics Center/Buildings 12 & 179– Staffing

Continuing Development

• In Progress– Communications– Culture / Community (District Wide)– Programming – Excellence & Scope– Population Changes – ELL– Student Needs Changes – Social Issues– Social-Emotional Learning – programming– Technology & Digital Literacy State Frameworks– Transportation Efficiencies

Continuing Development

• On Deck– Counseling MS & HS– Central Office – Space Needs– Staffing – Enrollment & Student Needs– Technology – Equipment & Staffing

• Looking Forward– Facilities Master Plan (as impacted by Town Capital Planning)– Sustainable Operating Budget Funding

Opportunities to Innovate and Explore

• In Progress– Communications– Digital Literacy & Computer Science Integration– Programming – Excellence & Scope– Facilities Management – Foster School Building Project– Social-Emotional Learning– SPED (Five Pillars of Continuous Improvement)– Staffing

• Central Office Need-based• Enrollment & Student Need-based

• On Deck– Counseling MS & HS– SPED Staffing– Technology – HS & District

Opportunities to Innovate and Explore

• Looking Forward– FDK (fully funded?)– Solar Energy Applications

HPS Contact Information

• Please share your thoughts:• School Committee – schoolcommittee@hinghamschools.org

• Superintendent – dgalo@hinghamschools.org

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