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Our Vision

Our Vision. The Franklin Public School System is committed to becoming the best school system that it can become by utilizing the practices of the best schools in America in a climate of continuous improvement. STRATEGIC PLAN - GOALS.

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Our Vision

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  1. Our Vision The Franklin Public School System is committed to becoming the best school system that it can become by utilizing the practices of the best schools in America in a climate of continuous improvement.

  2. STRATEGIC PLAN - GOALS • Maintain reasonable student teacher ratio throughout the school district • Create and provide a rigorous academic environment for all students • Develop and implement creative revenue programming options

  3. Historical Perspective • Federal Mandates • No Child Left Behind (NCLB) • Special Education Initiatives • State Mandates • Curriculum Frameworks • Staff Development Requirements/Teacher Recertification • MCAS • Financial Mandates • School Accreditation

  4. Community Benefits • Low Tax Rate for Quality Services • Increased Value of Homes • Town Government Responsive to Changing Community Needs • Town Pride and Honor • High School Profile • Academic and Extracurricular Student Achievement • Expanded Lifelong Learning Opportunities

  5. FY 2004 Budget and Statistical Overview • Rationale for Existing Negative Growth Budget • Increase in Student Enrollment Without Expansion of Programs and Staff • Increase in Salaries and Benefits Due to Contractual Obligations • Increase in Fixed Costs (Heat, Utilities etc.) • Increase in Tuitions for Students with Disabilities

  6. Impact of Level Funding FY 2002 and FY 2003 • No Additional Staff for Student Population Increase of 400 • Additional Special Education Tuition Costs for Students Who Have Relocated to Franklin • Overcrowded Facilities Without the Opening of ECDC/Oak/HM Complex • Absorbed Costs of Contractual Obligations Results in Program Reductions

  7. Impact of Level Funding FY 2002 and FY 2003(continued) • Limited Supplies and Equipment to Support Increased Enrollment • Increased Facilities Without Additional Custodial Support • Unanticipated Increases in Utility Costs • Elimination of the Middle School Guidance Program • Elimination of Conference Fees for Teachers

  8. District Initiatives FY 01-03Saving Measures/Revenue Generating Items • Building Use Fees • Pay-to-Ride – Base Expansion • Athletic Participation Fees • Athletic Gate Receipts • Computer Controlled Building Heat • SPED Additional Collaborative Partnerships • Reduce Transportation Costs • Additional Program Option • Renting of Space to the BI-County Collaborative • Increase in ECDC Tuitions • FEF Funding

  9. District Initiatives FY 01-03Saving Measures/Revenue Generating Items • Donations to Individual Schools • Bulk Purchasing of Paper and Supplies • Fund Raising by Booster Clubs Support Student Extra Curricular Activities • Fund Raising by PCCs Support School Based Cultural and Enrichment Activities • E-rate for Technology Spending • Increase of School Lunch Prices • Reimbursement for Medicaid Eligible Costs • School Choice • Middle school theme/instruction

  10. Creative Programming Considerations • Career Pathways at High School • Partnership for an Arts Academy • Four Day School Week • Transportation Options • Modular Classrooms • Dean College Partnership • Lifelong Learning – New Program Opportunities • School Foundation and Fund Raising • Kindergarten Spanish Immersion Program • Full-Time Day Care • Expansion of Pre-School Program

  11. FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY 2004 Budget – Proposed Reductions

  12. Elementary Level:FY 2004 Budget Reduction Considerations • Eliminate 12 Teaching Positions $480,000 • Eliminate 3 ESP Positions $ 42,000 • Reduce General Supply Budget $ 30,000 Total Elementary Level Reductions $552,000

  13. Middle School Level:FY 2004 Budget Reduction Considerations • Eliminate 11 Teaching Positions $440,000 • Eliminate 7 ESP Positions $ 98,000 • Reduce General Supply Budget $ 38,000 Total Middle School Level Reductions $576,000

  14. FY 2004 Budget Summary of Proposed Reductions District-wide Reductions $1,567,710 Elementary Level Reductions $ 562,000 Middle School Level Reductions $ 576,000 Total Reductions To Date $2,705,710

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