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MARS General Meeting Nashoba Valley, Feb 12, 2013

Recap of the .MARS General Meeting at Nashoba Valley on Feb. 12, 2013, discussing Chapter 70 aid increase, state budget updates, and implications for local contributions and regional districts. Details on foundation budget, regional allocations, and Chapter 70 aid calculations are provided.

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MARS General Meeting Nashoba Valley, Feb 12, 2013

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  1. MARS General MeetingNashoba Valley, Feb 12, 2013 Chapter 70 And State Budget Update Roger Hatch, Jay Sullivan, Christine Lynch, ESE

  2. House 1: Key Points About Chapter 70 • Aid rises $226 million (5.4%) to $4.397 billion • Aggregate wealth model is fully implemented • Below-effort communities’ requirements ramped up • Out-of-district sped rates raised by $10,000 • Capping of regular ed pk pupils eliminated • 179 operating districts receive foundation aid • $25 per pupil minimum aid increase Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  3. Local Contributions • House 1 Chapter 70 proposal fully implements the effort-reduction targets for the first time. • 241 communities with excess effort are reduced by 100% of that excess, amounting to $202 million in lower required contributions. • 110 communities are below their targets and are moved closer by their municipal revenue growth factors, plus • an additional 2 percent if below by 2.5 to 7.5% (n=44) • an additional 3 percent if below by more than 7.5% (n=20) • The additional contributions total $28 million. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  4. Progress Toward Target Contributions

  5. Progress Toward Target Contributions

  6. Implications for Regional Districts • Will these numbers hold in Legislature? • Proposed changes can create dramatic differentials in increases or decreases in assessments in some regionals • Regional districts need to go beyond rote explanations for why the numbers fall out the way they do—ESE WILL help! • Pay attention to the regional allocation

  7. Key Factors in School Funding Formula Foundation Budget • Enrollment • Wage Adjustment Factor • Inflation Local Contribution • Property value • Income • Municipal Revenue Growth Factor These six factors work together to determine a district’s chapter 70 aid.

  8. Example: Bourne and Upper Cape Cod

  9. Bourne: Below, Above, Now Exactly AT Target

  10. Bourne’s Overall Contribution Drops, but at Upper Cape It Rises

  11. Regional Allocation Explains the Increase

  12. Calculating Chapter 70 Aid • Base aid = FY13 c70 ($4.173 billion). • Add together the base aid and the required local contribution. • If the combined amount is less than foundation budget, then foundation aid provides additional funding for districts to spend at foundation levels. (179 operating districts) • Each district received at least $25 per pupil in additional aid over FY13.

  13. Urbanized centers receive largest increases per pupil

  14. Biggest Increases in Aid Per Pupil

  15. Progress Toward Target Aid Share

  16. Progress Toward Target Aid Share

  17. Academic Regional Districts FY07 and FY14

  18. Vocational Regional Districts FY07 and FY14

  19. Minimums Come Full Circle

  20. Regional Districts With Equal Contributions Per Pupil Preliminary FY14 • Berkshire Hills $8274 • Berlin Boylston 7688 • Concord Carlisle 8483 • Dennis Yarmouth 8312 • Dover Sherborn 7755 • Nauset 8013 • Martha’s Vineyard 9152 • Monomoy 7853 • Southern Berkshire 7905 • Cape Cod 12436

  21. Chapter 70 Websitehttp://finance1.doe.mass.edu/chapter70/ FY14 link

  22. Circuit Breaker • Funded at FY13 amount ($230m) • Estimate reimbursements at between 65-70% • Remember your mix of pupils served determines reimbursement, be aware of pupils “aging out” as well as new pupils served Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  23. Transportation • Homeless Transportation funded at $6.05m • Estimate reimbursement between 45-50% Regional Transportation level funded at $44.5m Estimate reimbursement between 50-55% Out of District Vocational Transportation funded at $250k Estimated reimbursement between 5-8% Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  24. Contact Info • Chapter 70 • Melissa King, 781-338-6532 mking@doe.mass.edu • Roger Hatch, 781-338-6527 rhatch@doe.mass.edu • Circuit Breaker & Transportation • Jay Sullivan, 781-338-6594 jsullivan@doe.mass.edu • Regional Districts and Collaboratives • Christine Lynch, 781-338-6520 clynch@doe.mass.edu

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