Superintendent’sFY21OperatingBudgetRequest

NeedhamPublicSchools

PortraitofaNeedhamGraduate

FY21BudgetHearingNeedhamSchoolCommitteeJanuary21,2020

PortraitofaNeedhamGraduateStrategicPriorities2020-2025

PRIORITY#1ALLSTUDENTSAREDRIVERSOFTHEIROWNLEARNING

PRIORITY#2ALLSTUDENTSEXPERIENCEINTEGRATIVETEACHINGAND

LEARNING

PRIORITY#3ALLSTUDENTSLEARN&GROW

WITHINADAPTABLE

ENVIRONMENTS

PRIORITY#4INFRASTRUCTURE

SUPPORTSNEEDSOF

ALLSTUDENTS

FY21BudgetOverview

BudgetOverview

FY20:$76,005,765

FY21Proposed:$80,943,823

$4,938,058(6.5%)IncreaseoverFY20

2

GeneralAdministration

3%

GeneralServices

8%

ElementarySchools18%

MiddleSchools10%

HighSchool12%

K-12StudentSupportServices34%

K-12AcademicSpecialists

15%

FY20/21Superintendent'sRecommendedOperatingBudget

ExpendituresbyProgramArea$80,943,823

$2,933,544$1,903,881$100,633

$4,938,058

FY21BudgetProposedIncreases

• ContractualSalaryIncreases*• LevelService*• ProgramImprovements

Plus,TotalFY21BudgetRequest:

*Opensthedoortoasimilarand“level”serviceforstudents,families&staff

3

• 6.5%IncreaseoverFY20

FY21BudgetProposedIncreases

4

3.90%

2.50%

0.10%

Contracts LevelService ProgramImprovement

FY21BudgetContext:Enrollment

5

4965

50535082

5129

5317

53775434

5476

5523 55215582 5588

56655721 5706

5771

4600

4700

4800

4900

5000

5100

5200

5300

5400

5500

5600

5700

5800

5900HistoricalEnrollmentFY06-FY20

*FT21 Projected

12.17FTE

4.8FTE

16.97FTE

FY21ProposedIncreases:Staff

• Grades1-12ClassroomandSpecialEducationTeachers

• Paraprofessionals,Administration,Support

TotalFY21FTERequest:

FY21Budget:BenchmarkData ✔

7

23.522.9 22.8

22.121.7 21.7

20.6 20.519.9

18.0

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2019MiddleSchoolClassSizeComparison

FY21Budget:BenchmarkData ✔

8

21.421.2

21.0 21.0 21.020.8 20.7

19.719.5

18.6

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

20.5

21.0

21.5

22.0

Natick Needham Weston Wayland Medfield Newton Franklin Winchester Wellesley Dedham

2019ElementaryClassSizeComparison

FY21Budget:BenchmarkData✔

9

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

FY19Student:TeacherRatio

FY21ProposedIncreases:MiddleSchool&HighSchoolStaff

• Grades7-8ClassroomTeachers– 2.4FTECoreandElectiveTeacherstoaddressenrollmentgrowthof60+students

• Grades9-12ClassroomTeachers– 1.5FTEmath,English,socialstudiesteachersforenrollmentgrowth&interdisciplinaryteaching

FY21ProposedIncreases:AssistantPrincipals• AssistantPrincipalsprovidevitaladministrativeandleadership

capacityatthebuildinglevel:– Theyhelptheprincipalandstaffbuildastrong,positive,andinclusive

schoolculture– Theyassistallstudentstogrow,acceptresponsibility,andbuild

relationships– Theyprovidesupport,guidance,anddirectiontofamiliesandcaregivers– Theyworkcloselywithstaff,includingnurse,guidance,SchoolResource

Officer,&otherstomeetstudentandschoolneeds&ensureschoolandstudentsafety/wellbeing

– TheysuperviseteachersandTAsandprovidesupport,ideas,andsuggestionsforgrowthandimprovement

– Needham’sAssistantPrincipalsactas“co-pilots”withtheirprincipalinleadingeachschool

FY21ProposedIncreases:AssistantPrincipals

Thegoalistokeepwithinarangeof560to660K-5studentsperAP

- 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600

Broadmeadow

Eliot

Williams

Mitchell

Newman

HighRock

Pollard

NHS

StudentsPer1.0FTEAssistantPrincipal

0.8FTEAssistantPrincipalPositionstoimprovestudent&schoolsupportandensureequityamongschools

RecommendedRatio BaseRatio

FY21BudgetContext:InclusiveLearning

13

Focusisonbuilding capacityandensuring equityforallstudentsinaninclusivelearningenvironment thatsupportsourstrategicpriorities.

Wedothisthroughprovisionofacontinuumofprogramsandservicesforstudents.Budgetincludesadditionalspecialeducationstaff,EnglishLanguageLearners(ELL),& schoolcounselorstoaddressincreasedstudentneeds& enrollment● StrengthenspecializedprogramsforstudentswithAutismand

EmotionalDisabilities(Connections,Transitions,MiddleSchoolAutism)

● Meettargetcaseloadsforspecialeducationliaisons,relatedserviceproviders,ELLteachers,andcounselors

FY21Budget:StudentServices

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• Increasedtuitioncostsandstudentneeds requireadditionalfunding

• Inordertomeetstudentneedsinanequitablemannerwithtargetedstudentloadswillrequireadditionalstaff

$1,339,787

10.19 FTE

FY21BudgetContext:SpecialEducationEnrollment

15

14.5 15.2 15.5 16.3 16.1817.218 18 18 18 18 18

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

SPECIALEDUCATIONENROLLMENT

Needham State

FY21Budget:BenchmarkData✔

16

FY21BudgetContext:SpecialEducationLiaisonCaseload- Elementary

17

FY21BudgetContext:SchoolCounselorCaseload

18

FY21BudgetContext:SpeechTherapyCaseloads

19

FY21BudgetContext:EnglishLanguageLearnersCaseloads

20

FY21BudgetContext:EnglishLanguageLearnersCaseloadsComparison

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FY21BudgetContext:SpecialEducationOutOfDistrictPercentage

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FY21BudgetProposedReductionsLevelServiceItem Cost NoteiPadCarts 09,000 DefertoFY22iPadRepairs 12,376 Reallocate/reduceotherserviceLearningAllySub. 02,000 DefertoFY22Perf.ReportMail 09,000 DefertoFY22/SeekgrantWLCart 19,000 DefertoFY22AccessPoints 11,300 DefertoFY22Emergencymanuals 01,000 DefertoFY22EmployeeProgram 02,500 Reallocate/DefertoFY22Salary/Contracts 04,243 LineitemreadjustedMusicAccompanist 8,460 Reducedassistance1.0FTEteacher 70,356 Kindergartenteachernotneeded.3FTEPMSteacher 21,107 Music/Perf.Arts,reducedrequest.1FTENHSCounselor 07,035 Reducedrequest

SubtotalLevelServiceReductions: $177,377 23

FY21BudgetProposedReductionsProgramImp. Item Cost NoteTeacherLeaders 07,765 DefertoFY22BudgetingTool 21,250 DefertoFY22HighRockmaterials 01,000 Alreadyreduced/ DefertoFY22Perf.ReportMail 09,000 DefertoFY22/SeekgrantLanguageSubtotalProgramImprovementService Reductions: $030,015

SubtotalLevelServiceServiceReductions: $177,377

TotalReductionsfromOriginal(12/10)Proposal:$207,392

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DeferredNeeds:• DaVinciLabProgramSpecialist• AdministrativesupportforMathintervention,FineandPerformingArts,andWorldLanguages

• ClericalsupportatNeedhamHighSchool• Curriculummaterialsandtextbooks• Co-curricularstipendsforstudentactivities• Financemanagementsystems

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FY21Budget:BenchmarkData✔

26

90 90 89 88 87 86 85 85 84 84 84 8379 78 77

73

6764

59 57

2019MCASELA%MeetingorExceedingExpectations-Grade10

FY21Budget:BenchmarkData✔

27

9491 91 89 89 88 88 88 87 87 86 84 83 83 82

79

71

64 63 62

2019MCASMath%MeetingorExceedingExpectations-Grade10

FY21Budget:BenchmarkData✔

28

95.7 94.0 93.6 93.3 92.791.6 91.4 91.2 91.1 90.7 90.7

89.4 88.4 88.2

85.4 85.2

81.8

73.4

68.9

57.1

55.0

60.0

65.0

70.0

75.0

80.0

85.0

90.0

95.0

100.0

Percentof2019APscores3to5

FY21Budget:BenchmarkData✔

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$2,500

$5,000

$7,500

$10,000

$12,500

$15,000

$17,500

$20,000

FY19AverageTaxBill

FY21Budget:BenchmarkData

30

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$5,000

$8,000

$11,000

$14,000

$17,000

$20,000

$23,000

$26,000

FY18PerPupilExpenditures

Superintendent’sFY21OperatingBudgetRequest:NextSteps

NeedhamPublicSchools

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•December/January- FinanceCommittee,SchoolCommittee&SchoolAdministrationReviewBudget•December11– FinanceCommittee/SchoolCommitteebudgetworkshop• January7 - TownManagerconsultswithSchoolCommittee• January21 - PublicHearingonSchoolBudget•January22- FinanceCommitteeReviewsSchoolBudget•January28- SchoolCommitteeVotesSchoolBudget