Pupil ServicesBudget 2007/2008

What drives our budget?

Faculty Support Staff /Related Services

Federal/StateLaws andRegulations

Program BudgetPupil & Special Services

• The 10% increase reflects the fact that new teaching assistant positions are included in this budget.

• Instructional staff increase reflects the fact that salary offsets to federal grants are no longer used.

# of Students With Disabilities:

2000 149 2003 160 2006 142

2006-2007 2006-2007 2007-2008 Budget-to- %PUPIL & SPECIAL SERVICES Budget Anticipated Proposed Budget Difference2250 $

Salary o Administrative (CSE/CPSE Chair) 85,000 51,296 51,296 (33,704) -39.7% o Administrative (PPS Director) 145,000 151,400 151,400 6,400 4.4% o Instructional Staff 1,265,202 1,400,000 1,560,750 295,548 23.4% o Non-Instructional Staff 602,178 654,514 700,352 98,174 16.3% o Clerical Support 39,555 39,555 81,914 42,359 107.1% o Overtime 6,500 2,500 2,500 (4,000) -61.5%

Equipment 12,000 12,000 12,975 975 8.1%Contractual 43,000 43,000 28,500 (14,500) -33.7%Supplies & Materials 25,000 25,332 27,250 2,250 9.0%Tuition 768,977 768,977 734,908 (34,069) -4.4%Related Services 167,228 167,228 230,477 63,249 37.8%BOCES Tuition 206,726 206,726 201,193 (5,533) -2.7%BOCES Related Svcs 138,986 86,650 74,842 (64,144) -46.2%

TOTAL SPECIAL& PUPIL SERVICES 3,505,352 3,609,178 3,858,356 353,004 10.1%

Program BudgetHealth Services

• Health and psychological services are provided for all K-12 students at in-district as well as out-of-district schools.

• The overall budget-to-budget increase is 20.9%, or $140,633.

• The increase is primarily a result of an increase of 1.0 FTE psychologist position and budgeting the full social worker salary in the general fund (previously .25 fte had been budgeted in the special aid fund).

HEALTH & PSYCH 2006-2007 2006-2007 2007-2008 Budget-to- %SERVICES Budget Anticipated Proposed Budget Difference2815/2820/2825 $

Salary o Nurses 252,851 250,000 270,523 17,672 7.0% o Overtime 5,000 10,500 8,500 3,500 100.0%

Equipment o PRSS 300 300 300 - 0.0% o BBMS/HS 300 300 300 - 0.0%

Contractual Services - o Physical Exams 11,000 11,000 20,000 9,000 81.8% o Health Services 34,000 34,000 36,000 2,000 5.9% o Nurse Sub-Services 2,500 2,500 2,500 -

Supplies & Materials o PRSS 2,464 2,464 2,464 - 0.0% o BBMS/HS 940 1,132 996 56 6.0%

Diagnostic Screening 5,000 2,000 5,000 - 0.0%

Social & Psycholgical ServicesSalaries o Psychologists 305,939 332,000 391,251 85,312 27.9% o Social Worker 53,756 71,793 76,849 23,093 100.0%

TOTAL HEALTH &PSYCH SERVICES 674,050 717,989 814,683 140,633 20.9%

Increase Pupil Personnel Staff

This Year Next Year

1. District-wide 1. District-wide

Psychologist .4 Psychologist 1.0

2. Occupational 2. Occupational

Therapist 1.0 Therapist 1.4

Need: • Evaluate Pre-Kindergarteners• Growing population in K-2, 6-8 Communication Development

Classes• Increased service need for K-5 students

Expand Shared Service Teacher Aide Program

• Maintain 3 Teaching Assistants to serve students’ IEP Instructional needs.

• Anticipate maintaining 6 Teacher Aides to serve students’ behavioral/physical needs.

• Restructure 10 Teacher Aide positions from full-time (30 hours per week) to 20 part-time positions (39 hours per week) to address students’ behavioral needs, bus/lunch supervision, etc.

• Increase part-time Teacher Aide hourly rate from $12.75

to $18 - $20 per hour to attract quality, long-term personnel.

Factors That Were Considered

• The educational needs of students.

• Building scheduling issues

• Budget implications

Educational NeedsResponsibilities of the Aide in the Classroom

• Refocusing and Redirection

• Organization of Materials

• Clarifying Directions

• Facilitating appropriate socialization

• Data Collection

• Positive Reinforcement

Scheduling

• Increase support during unstructured times such as lunch, recess, drop off and pick up

• Additional 9 hours/week per position of adult supervision

Expand Shared Service Teacher Aide Program

This Year Next Year Savings

Salaries $ 684,575 $613,695 $ 70,880

Benefits $ 343,290 $213,347 $ 129,943

Total Compensation $1,027,865 $827,042 $200,823

Comparative Year Cost Analysis

F.A.Q.’s

Will the shared service model decrease classroom aide support?

No, the same number of classrooms will be supported by paraprofessionals. In addition we will gain an additional 9 hours per week, per position of student support time. In fact students will have increased support during unstructured times such as lunch ,recess and AM/PM transportation.

Will classrooms be disrupted?No, the transition between aides will take place during lunch, when

staff will have an opportunity to debrief regarding student needs. In addition, general education teachers are adept at minimizing transition of staff throughout the school day.

F.A.Q.’s

What are our neighboring districts doing? Just as we do not look to other districts to determine our Special Education services we are not looking to other districts for a model of aide service delivery. Our classified students are well supported with special education teachers, related service providers and paraprofessionals pushing into classrooms in order to maximize student access to the general education curriculum.

How will the level of service be determined? Services for classified students are determined by the Committee for Special Education. As in previous years, groups of children in classrooms will continue to be supported by additional adults. We don’t anticipate this model increasing or decreasing the number of classified students in one classroom.

F.A.Q.’s

Who will be responsible for the hiring, supervision and training of the staff?The Pupil Services’ Administration, with the input of Building Administrators, will continue to be responsible for hiring, supervising and training paraprofessional staff members. Professional Development takes place during Superintendent Conference days and throughout the year. We use consultants, administrators and faculty to provide ongoing training.

Do Aides currently work with general education students? If so will this change?Aides are placed in specific classes to meet the needs of the students with disabilities assigned to that class. They may, at times, be asked to assist with a general education student but their primary responsibility is to provide support to students with disabilities.