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Berkshire Hills Regional School District FY 17 Proposed Budget February 11, 2016. Mission.
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Berkshire Hills Regional School District FY 17 Proposed Budget February 11, 2016
Mission To ensure all students are challenged through a wide range of experiences to become engaged, curious learners and problem solvers who effectively communicate, respect diversity, and improve themselves and their community.
Building on Successes • Renegotiated Tuition Agreements thru FY18 • Developing Shared Services Agreements • Tightly Monitor Choice Enrollment
Building on Successes • Regional Agreement Amendment Committee • MBRES – State Commendation • MBRES – Parent-Child Home Program
Building on Successes • MVRMS – Writing Recognition • MMRHS – Self-Study • Commitment to Reimagining Education in BHRSD
Moving Forward • April - Propose Timeline for District Review • Including: • Review Research • Visit Other Sites • Host Staff, Parent, Community Forums • Develop Plan
Level-Program • Level Program -- Including • Technology Upgrades/replacements (existing program) • Additional Food Service Funding (existing program)
FY 17 Level Program with Proposed Reductions
Reduction Request • Reduce Operating Budget by $400,000 - $600,000 • Reduce Net Assessment Impact
Reduction Request • $100,000 from E&D • Recognize Potential Savings from Solar ($70,000) • Reduce spending in other areas ($230,000 - $430,000)
Reduction Considerations • Impact as Few Students as Possible • Maintain Strong Programming
Reduction Process Step #1 • Reviewed All Accounts
Reduction Process Step #2 • Request Reductions at School Level: • Recognized that cuts for FY17 would impact programming
Personnel Elementary • ES Reduction of 1 Teacher • Through retirement – 2nd grade to 3 sections
Personnel Middle • .2 Music – Retirement not replaced • Additional non-personnel cuts made • Stipends, supplies, materials
Personnel High • .8 Music – Retirement not replaced • 1.0 Art Teacher to .5 • Elimination of 1 Paraprofessional (student graduating) • Supplies
District-Wide • Custodial OT lines reduced • Based on history • Copier Maintenance lines reduced • Based on history • Internet Services • Reduced to reflect current service • BA Professional Development
District-Wide • Gas/Oil • Reduction in contracted rates with recalculated usage projection • Food Service Health Insurance • Carried contingency for additional enrollments no longer needed • School Choice • Based on rolling average
Reduction – after Solar Savings and E&D • $250,000 • Further Impacts would cut too deeply into programming, and • Affect Fewer Students
FY17 Finance Sub-Committee Recommended Budget
FY 17 Proposed Budget District by Function
Net Operating Change Total Change: $ 738,331
Operating Budget Expenditures Change $25,350,059 gross budget $ 738,3313.00% $23,165,470 net operating budget $ 866,7423.89%
Operating Budget • Difference between Gross Operating and Net Operating due to reduction by Choice & Tuition Revenue • Choice down by $106,840, after use of $25,00 in reserves • Tuition down by $21,571 after use of $75,000 in reserves
FY 17 Project Principal Interest Total ES & MS Construction Bond $1,245,000 $ 559,875 $1,804,875 ST Borrowing $ 100,000 $ 25,000 $ 125,000 HS Maintenance $ 100,000 $ 0 $ 100,000 TOTAL $1,445,000 $ 584,875 $2,029,875
$ 2,801,923 0.96% Chapter 70 $ 579,045 3.87% Chapter 71 School Choice $ 1,243,160* ( 7.91%) Tuition $ 941,429* ( 2.24%) $ 1,120,934 0% MSBA Revenue *Includes use of Fund Balance
Revenue Other Medicaid Reimbursement Interest Income Miscellaneous Income All Other $ 87,500 (20.45%)
Revenue Excess & Deficiency • FY 17 Use • $100,000 (20.45%) • Represents 20.71% of E&D balance
Assessments to Member Towns Three Considerations: • Population Allocation • Minimum Local Contribution • Net Assessment
Assessments to Member Towns Population Allocation FY 16 FY 17 Great Barrington 70.1933% 69.9897% Stockbridge 14.7508% 15.4162% West Stockbridge 15.0560% 14.5940%
Assessments to Member Towns Minimum Local Contribution FY 16 FY 17 Great Barrington $6,619,086 $6,756,779 Stockbridge $1,340,122 $1,338,211 West Stockbridge $1,428,162 $1,399,875
Assessments to Member Towns Minimum Local Contribution • “ . .. shall annually appropriate [an] amount equal to not less than the sum of the minimum required local contribution . . .” • “The district may choose to spend additional amounts; . . . charged to members according to the district’s required agreement.” MGL Ch. 70, § 6
Assessments to Member Towns Net Assessment FY 16 FY 17 Great Barrington $13,514,598 $14,463,399 Stockbridge $ 2,846,623 $ 3,035,712 West Stockbridge $ 2,863,880 $ 3,006,832
Assessments to Member Towns Total Assessment 6.66% $20,505,943 • Great Barrington 6.94% $14,463, 993 • Stockbridge 8.76% $ 3,035,712 • W. Stockbridge 3.35% $ 3,006,832
Assessments to Member Towns Total Assessment 6.66% $20,505,943 • Great Barrington 6.94% $ 938,8950 • Stockbridge 8.76% $ 244,446 • W. Stockbridge 3.35% $ 97,501