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DESE spending categories
FY09 Town of Franklin
State Average
Excess(Deficit)
Percentage
Administration 200 439 (239) -54%
Instructional Leadership 489 823 (334) -41%
Classroom and Specialist Teachers 4,512 4,929 (417) -1%
Other Teaching Services 584 948 (364) -38%
Professional Development 102 224 (122) -54%
Instructional Materials, Equipment and Technology
290 356 (66) -19%
Guidance, Counseling and Testing 241 353 (112) -32%
Pupil Services 890 1,185 (295) -25%
Operations and Maintenance 891 1,099 (208) -19%
Insurance, Retirement Programs and Other 1,155 2,217 (1,062) -48%
Total Expenditures per Pupil * 10,010 13,055 (3,045) -23%
*Columns do not sum to the total due to spending categories not reported by DOE (approx. 5% of total)
Source: Massachusetts Department of Education
FY03 Keller Sullivan opens FY05 Horace Mann opens
FY03 Keller Sullivan opens FY05 Horace Mann opens
Student and Teacher Populations Together
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
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FY03 Keller Sullivan opens FY05 Horace Mann opens
Historical Budget Data
0
10,000,000
20,000,000
30,000,000
40,000,000
50,000,000
60,000,000
*
* Successful Override and Facilities function switched to Town
CHAPTER 70 FUNDING
$0
$5
$10
$15
$20
$25
$30
Millions
56% of total FY10 budget
Special Education Costs as a percentage of the total budget
15%
16%
17%
18%
19%
20%
21%
22%
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Personnel Reductions
• 4 FTE• 1 FTE
• 3 FTE• 110 FTE since FY06
Professional Teaching Positions
Assistant Principals
Central Office AdministratorsTechnology
and Facilities Administrators
Curriculum and Instruction
Eliminated 2 MS Science Specialists
Eliminated 3 K-5 Technology Integration Specialists
K-8 NEASC accreditation
Textbook line item eliminated
Curriculum Teams eliminated
•K-5 Spanish reduced to 1x per week
•Elimination of French at the Middle School
Foreign Language
•K-5 Health eliminated
•K-5 PE reduced to 1x per week
•Schedule changes reduce PE/Health grades 6-12
Health/PE
Music
Grade 4 and 5 instrumental music eliminated
Schedule change in MS reduces time allotted for General Music grades 6-8
HS schedule change reduces availability of music electives
Fee Increases
• $25• Implemented FY03
• Increased FY09
• $125• $325
Pay to Ride FY03
Athletics FY03, FY04
Extracurricular Activity Fees
MS/HS FY08
Building Use Fees
Facilities
Eliminated 10 custodial positions
Eliminated weekend security
Eliminated summer job program
FY11 budget
Budget allocation
Gap of $1,800,000
What’s in and out in FY11
Teachers
• 7 in K-5• 8 in 6-8
Fees
• Tiered• $175 to
$450
Class sizes
• Up to 30• Shorter
school day
Buses
• 3 less• Limited
flexibility• Longer
routes
We are not alone
Mendon-Upton
Holliston
BellinghamMansfield
Norfolk
Wage freeze for employees
Increase in property taxes
Shared sacrifices
Community benefits from education
Critical for financial stability and independence
More education leads to
Higher wages Less unemployment Less poverty Less reliance on
public assistance
Common Good Forecaster
Why should people care about school budget?
Constitutional and moral obligation to educate children
Schools enhance local property values
Birthplace of Horace Mann
High expectations
Moved here for school system
“When we were trying to open a factory up, we had the choice of moving to Charleston, S.C., or here, we picked (Franklin) because of the public education system.”