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Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY 2018 Budget Summation
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Budget Creation Driven by Our Mission, Vision & Shared Core Values MISSION: Strengthening Connections through Rigor, Relevance and Relationships
tudent-Centered Decision Making
igh Expectations for All
VISION: Our vision is to educate and prepare students for the opportunities and challenges of a changing world.
ll Environments are Safe and Respectful
esponding to Needs Based on Data quitable Opportunities for All edicated to Continuous Improvement
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
As we have done since 2008, those CORE VALUES drove our decision-making as we developed the draft FY 2018 budget, the same question being asked throughout the process:
How will this impact students and their achievement?
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
APS Strategic Plan
On 11/16/13, 120+ Auburn staff, students and community members came together to answer the question: What do we need to do to ensure that our students continue to be ready to embrace the opportunities and challenges of a changing world?
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Five Overarching Goals of the APS Strategic Plan
Teaching and Learning
Health, Wellness & Safety
Community Partnerships
GOALS
Transitions
Technology
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Student Safety - the safety of our students is paramount, therefore maintaining an environment in which our students and staff can work, learn, grow and thrive is a top priority Increase funding to support district-wide safety measures that address Safety Advisory Team’s recommendations Social-Emotional health and safety of students supported with additional SocialEmotional Support personnel; may include a consultant psychiatrist and additional school psychologist support Increase hours of the Athletic Trainer to support students during athletic events As per students’ IEPs, provide ABA or IA support to assist them in finding success
Student Achievement – as a school district, we believe strongly in the ideals of continuous improvement and educational excellence, as well as our responsibility to ensure that our students are prepared to embrace any opportunity they choose post-graduation
Expand STEM offerings at AMS with a new STEMath Teacher Expansion of Early College Opportunities Expansion of Preschool that reduces or removes financial barriers Increase our beyond-the-school day opportunities at PAK, BM, SWIS and AMS (non-athletic) Provide IA/ABA support for Unified Sports’ participants to excel
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Class Size – in keeping with School Committee expectations, this budget reflects class sizes that are below 25 students per class at the elementary level, while maintaining appropriate class sizes at both the middle and high school levels Modifying the schedule at AMS, with the increase of a STEMath teacher, will reduce class sizes to 21-22 per core curriculum area
Technology – funded through both the CIP, operating budget, school choice and grant funds, along with FF&E monies as appropriated through the Auburn Middle School building project, we have in place a 1:1 iPad initiative in grades 6 through 12, with a 1:2 environment at grades 3-5. Additionally, there are multiple iPad carts at each of the primary schools At the lease’s conclusion, this will allow for an infusion of iPads at the elementary level Increase in software and applications to support technology integration across all curricular areas
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Textbooks – within this school year and last, new mathematics series are in place at grades kindergarten through eight, with a review currently being done for English Language Arts at the elementary level. Additionally, replacement texts will be purchased, as needed, with Advanced Placement texts being added as additional courses are brought online
The upgrading of science textbooks/materials will be the focus in FY 18
Educator Evaluation – the APS Team continues to work collaboratively to focus our energies on teaching and learning, with improved student achievement being a top priority Learning Walks will assist the Leadership Team in calibrating our evaluation practices and deepen our discussions around teaching and learning
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Professional Development – the staff of the Auburn Public Schools is committed to their own professionalism as well as their own continuous improvement. By providing a high quality program of professional learning opportunities, we ensure that the APS Team remains current and at its best Funds to continue to support a dynamic program of professional development for all members of the APS Team
Strategic Plan Implementation –this budget reflects our continued commitment to the Strategic Plan that was approved in the spring of 2014 and that included the input of 120+ school and community representatives FY 2018 budget supports the goals of the Strategic Plan
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Assumptions made in the development of the FY 2018 Budget October 1st counts were used in terms of students at each grade level to ensure consistent data was utilized, although those numbers have already changed We have used the anticipated grant funds from the 240 grant (IDEA), Title I grant and the Title IIA grant as offsets to reduce the impact of the operating budget We have projected the Medicaid reimbursement to remain at its current level of $160,000, while also using anticipated carryover funds from previous years, if available Circuit Breaker reimbursement projected at 60% Maintenance of the same number of school choice slots as in FY 2017 (41 at AHS and 20 students at AMS)
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Assumptions made in the development of the FY 2018 Budget All current Instructional Assistants (IAs) and Applied Behavioral Analysis Instructional Assistants (ABAs) have been noted in their current assignments, although movement is certain to occur to meet student needs As was the case in FY 2017, we have budgeted for 11 regular education school buses, making the assumption that the same number of students will ride the bus as are doing so currently Assumption that the bus fee will continue as $88,000 has been used as an offset Utilized offsets in revolving accounts including building rentals, Satellite and Galaxy accounts, building rental accounts, as well as the Preschool and Athletic Revolving accounts
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
New Staffing Requests: Additional Preschool Class 1 Preschool teacher 1 Preschool IA 1 Preschool ABA (to open an additional Preschool class reduce/remove financial barriers) $92,255
AMS STEM Teacher
$53,112
BM ABA to support Incoming Kindergarten Student with Special Needs $23,095 PAK ABA to support Incoming Kindergarten Student with Special Needs $23,095
TOTAL of 6.0 fte NEW POSITIONS:
$191,557
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Expanded Programming to Enhance Students’ Opportunities and Supports Expansion of Early College Opportunities for AHS Students Expansion of Beyond-the-School-Day Opportunities for AMS, SWIS, BM and PAK Students District-Wide Social-Emotional Support Personnel (consultant positions fully funded with grants) Expansion of Athletic Trainer’s Time Funding to Support IAs/ABAs during Unified Sporting Events and Practices
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Offsets totaling $2,502,520 were used to minimize the impact of the FY2018 Auburn Public School District’s Budget. Offsets include available grants, school choice funds, Medicaid receipts, building rental, athletic revolving and all other revolving accounts.
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
FY 2018 Auburn Public School District’s Draft Budget is $24,622,389 which represents an increase of $717,183 or a 3.0% increase over the approved FY 2017 amount of $23,905,206
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Next Steps: Town’s Budget Kick-Off has been scheduled for November 30, 2016 in the Select Board’s Room The Governor’s budget and preliminary Chapter 70 figures are not anticipated until mid-winter School Committee meetings of December 7th and 21st, as well as the SC meeting of January 4, 2017 – The FY 2018 Budget will be added to those agendas, providing an opportunity for further discussion and/or to ask questions and have them answered Draft budget needs to be submitted to the Town Manager by the second Monday in January: January 9, 2017, therefore the Committee will need to take a vote on January 4th meeting
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation As a forwardthinking school district, we believe it is our responsibility to best prepare our students so that each can embrace the opportunities of his or her choice upon graduation, whether those be college, career or the military.
Our students deserve the VERY BEST we can offer them and we believe that this draft FY 2018 Budget allows us to maintain our current strong programming and to expand it in strategic areas.
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
We are a District committed to educational excellence and continuous improvement. As the APS Team, we commit to continually putting our students – and their achievement – at the forefront of all decision-making!
AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY 2018 Budget Summation
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Budget Creation Driven by Our Mission, Vision & Shared Core Values MISSION: Strengthening Connections through Rigor, Relevance and Relationships
tudent-Centered Decision Making
igh Expectations for All
VISION: Our vision is to educate and prepare students for the opportunities and challenges of a changing world.
ll Environments are Safe and Respectful
esponding to Needs Based on Data quitable Opportunities for All edicated to Continuous Improvement
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
As we have done since 2008, those CORE VALUES drove our decision-making as we developed the draft FY 2018 budget, the same question being asked throughout the process:
How will this impact students and their achievement?
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
APS Strategic Plan
On 11/16/13, 120+ Auburn staff, students and community members came together to answer the question: What do we need to do to ensure that our students continue to be ready to embrace the opportunities and challenges of a changing world?
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Five Overarching Goals of the APS Strategic Plan
Teaching and Learning
Health, Wellness & Safety
Community Partnerships
GOALS
Transitions
Technology
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Student Safety - the safety of our students is paramount, therefore maintaining an environment in which our students and staff can work, learn, grow and thrive is a top priority Increase funding to support district-wide safety measures that address Safety Advisory Team’s recommendations Social-Emotional health and safety of students supported with additional SocialEmotional Support personnel; may include a consultant psychiatrist and additional school psychologist support Increase hours of the Athletic Trainer to support students during athletic events As per students’ IEPs, provide ABA or IA support to assist them in finding success
Student Achievement – as a school district, we believe strongly in the ideals of continuous improvement and educational excellence, as well as our responsibility to ensure that our students are prepared to embrace any opportunity they choose post-graduation
Expand STEM offerings at AMS with a new STEMath Teacher Expansion of Early College Opportunities Expansion of Preschool that reduces or removes financial barriers Increase our beyond-the-school day opportunities at PAK, BM, SWIS and AMS (non-athletic) Provide IA/ABA support for Unified Sports’ participants to excel
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Class Size – in keeping with School Committee expectations, this budget reflects class sizes that are below 25 students per class at the elementary level, while maintaining appropriate class sizes at both the middle and high school levels Modifying the schedule at AMS, with the increase of a STEMath teacher, will reduce class sizes to 21-22 per core curriculum area
Technology – funded through both the CIP, operating budget, school choice and grant funds, along with FF&E monies as appropriated through the Auburn Middle School building project, we have in place a 1:1 iPad initiative in grades 6 through 12, with a 1:2 environment at grades 3-5. Additionally, there are multiple iPad carts at each of the primary schools At the lease’s conclusion, this will allow for an infusion of iPads at the elementary level Increase in software and applications to support technology integration across all curricular areas
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Textbooks – within this school year and last, new mathematics series are in place at grades kindergarten through eight, with a review currently being done for English Language Arts at the elementary level. Additionally, replacement texts will be purchased, as needed, with Advanced Placement texts being added as additional courses are brought online
The upgrading of science textbooks/materials will be the focus in FY 18
Educator Evaluation – the APS Team continues to work collaboratively to focus our energies on teaching and learning, with improved student achievement being a top priority Learning Walks will assist the Leadership Team in calibrating our evaluation practices and deepen our discussions around teaching and learning
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Professional Development – the staff of the Auburn Public Schools is committed to their own professionalism as well as their own continuous improvement. By providing a high quality program of professional learning opportunities, we ensure that the APS Team remains current and at its best Funds to continue to support a dynamic program of professional development for all members of the APS Team
Strategic Plan Implementation –this budget reflects our continued commitment to the Strategic Plan that was approved in the spring of 2014 and that included the input of 120+ school and community representatives FY 2018 budget supports the goals of the Strategic Plan
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Assumptions made in the development of the FY 2018 Budget October 1st counts were used in terms of students at each grade level to ensure consistent data was utilized, although those numbers have already changed We have used the anticipated grant funds from the 240 grant (IDEA), Title I grant and the Title IIA grant as offsets to reduce the impact of the operating budget We have projected the Medicaid reimbursement to remain at its current level of $160,000, while also using anticipated carryover funds from previous years, if available Circuit Breaker reimbursement projected at 60% Maintenance of the same number of school choice slots as in FY 2017 (41 at AHS and 20 students at AMS)
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Assumptions made in the development of the FY 2018 Budget All current Instructional Assistants (IAs) and Applied Behavioral Analysis Instructional Assistants (ABAs) have been noted in their current assignments, although movement is certain to occur to meet student needs As was the case in FY 2017, we have budgeted for 11 regular education school buses, making the assumption that the same number of students will ride the bus as are doing so currently Assumption that the bus fee will continue as $88,000 has been used as an offset Utilized offsets in revolving accounts including building rentals, Satellite and Galaxy accounts, building rental accounts, as well as the Preschool and Athletic Revolving accounts
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
New Staffing Requests: Additional Preschool Class 1 Preschool teacher 1 Preschool IA 1 Preschool ABA (to open an additional Preschool class reduce/remove financial barriers) $92,255
AMS STEM Teacher
$53,112
BM ABA to support Incoming Kindergarten Student with Special Needs $23,095 PAK ABA to support Incoming Kindergarten Student with Special Needs $23,095
TOTAL of 6.0 fte NEW POSITIONS:
$191,557
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Expanded Programming to Enhance Students’ Opportunities and Supports Expansion of Early College Opportunities for AHS Students Expansion of Beyond-the-School-Day Opportunities for AMS, SWIS, BM and PAK Students District-Wide Social-Emotional Support Personnel (consultant positions fully funded with grants) Expansion of Athletic Trainer’s Time Funding to Support IAs/ABAs during Unified Sporting Events and Practices
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Offsets totaling $2,502,520 were used to minimize the impact of the FY2018 Auburn Public School District’s Budget. Offsets include available grants, school choice funds, Medicaid receipts, building rental, athletic revolving and all other revolving accounts.
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
FY 2018 Auburn Public School District’s Draft Budget is $24,622,389 which represents an increase of $717,183 or a 3.0% increase over the approved FY 2017 amount of $23,905,206
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
Next Steps: Town’s Budget Kick-Off has been scheduled for November 30, 2016 in the Select Board’s Room The Governor’s budget and preliminary Chapter 70 figures are not anticipated until mid-winter School Committee meetings of December 7th and 21st, as well as the SC meeting of January 4, 2017 – The FY 2018 Budget will be added to those agendas, providing an opportunity for further discussion and/or to ask questions and have them answered Draft budget needs to be submitted to the Town Manager by the second Monday in January: January 9, 2017, therefore the Committee will need to take a vote on January 4th meeting
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation As a forwardthinking school district, we believe it is our responsibility to best prepare our students so that each can embrace the opportunities of his or her choice upon graduation, whether those be college, career or the military.
Our students deserve the VERY BEST we can offer them and we believe that this draft FY 2018 Budget allows us to maintain our current strong programming and to expand it in strategic areas.
Excellence in Education by Putting Students First
FY 2018 Budget Presentation Summation
We are a District committed to educational excellence and continuous improvement. As the APS Team, we commit to continually putting our students – and their achievement – at the forefront of all decision-making!
