Superintendent's Proposed Budget 2019-2020: Investing in Our Children's Future

1. s Superintendent’s Proposed Budget 2019-2020 February 11, 2019

2. Our budget reflects our district priorities: PURPOSE: Students and educators must feel that their work has purpose and meaning. Developing critical,  lifelong skills is work that matters. As a district, we will build shared understanding of and commitment to student achievement of the Berlin Learner Outcomes.

3. Our budget reflects our district priorities: PASSION: Berlin students and educators care deeply about their work. As part of a learning community, they teach, inspire, motivate and learn from one another. As a district, we cultivate a strong learning culture for both educators and students.

4. Our budget reflects our district priorities: PRIDE: Education is a community responsibility. Students and educators benefit from the support of parents and community members. As a district, we strive to enhance community partnerships to support student learning.

5. We are proud of our students’ accomplishments, including: • SAT scores in Mathematics - #1 in DRG • SAT scores in Reading/Writing - #4 in DRG • 386 AP exams taken; 84% with scores 3+

6. A school district’s budget reflects the commitment of the community to invest in the future of our children. The erosion of funding for education challenges the sustainability of Berlin as a competitive school district with rich educational and extracurricular opportunities for our students.

7. 2019-2020 Superintendent’s Proposed Budget Overview

8. 2019-2020 New Staff Requests

9. Berlin’s adopted budgets are not keeping pace

10. Budget Funding History

11. Net Current Expenditure per Pupil NCEP – Net Current Expenditures per Pupil Wealth Ranking is 65th & Per Pupil expenditure is 106th out of 169 towns

12. Berlin and State Per Pupil Expenditure In 17-18 school year, state per pupil spending was $18,243, Berlin per pupil spending was $16,457 or $1,786 less than state.

13. Federal Funding

14. Student Enrollment

15. Elementary Projected Enrollment Griswold Hubbard Willard

16. Projected Enrollments McGee Berlin High School

17. 5 Year FTE Comparisons

18. 5 Year FTE ComparisonsAdministrators

19. 5 Year FTE ComparisonsTeachers/Certified Staff

20. Budget Executive Summary

21. 5 Year FTE Comparisons

22. Certified Salaries 55.16% 54.54% 55.79% 44.84% 45.46% 44.21%

23. Non-Certified Salaries 84.74% 84.74% 84.69% 15.31% 15.26% 15.26%

24. Employee Benefits 85.38% 85.04% 87.23% 14.96% 14.62% 12.77% • All unions are on the high deductible health plan with HSA • Included in this line item is: • Health insurance coverage • Unemployment • Pension/Annuity • Group term Life • Disability • Social Security • Medicare

25. Transportation 93.56% 93.49% 93.28% 93.51% 6.51% 6.72% 6.49%

26. Transportation • Contractual obligations of 3% • Vo-Tech/special education/ 504 transportation due to state and federal mandates • 34 vans – model years range from 2000-2017 • 2 cars – 2006 & 2013 • Older fleet requires increased maintenance

27. Special Education Costs: Major Drivers

28. Special Education 77.95% 77.06% 77.99% 22.01% 22.05% 22.94%

29. Capital Equipment: 2019-2020

30. Site and Building2019-2020

31. Without a substantive increase to the funding provided to the Board of Education, we cannot sustain Berlin as a competitive school district with rich educational and extracurricular opportunities for our students. We must break the pattern of inadequate funding and invest in the future of our children.