School Budget for the Fiscal Year
July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007
FY07 Budget Documents
Download Budget documents:
- Preliminary Budget (1.3 MB PDF)
Budget Questions & Answers
School Department Budget Presentation for Annual Town Meeting
- Budget presentation for Town Meeting (HTML)
- Budget presentation for Town Meeting (PDF)
- Budget handout for Town Meeting (w/background detail) (PDF)
School Committee Budget Presentations
- Elementary Schools FY07 Budget Impact - (web slide show) May 25, 2006
Elementary Schools FY07 Budget Impact (printable) May 25, 2006
- Middle School FY07 Budget Impact - May 25, 2006
Middle School FY07 Budget Impact (printable) - May 25, 2006
- High School FY07 Budget Impact - May 25, 2006
High School FY07 Budget Impact (printable) - May 25, 2006
- Public Hearing FY07 Budget presentation - May 16, 2006
Public Hearing FY07 Budget presentation (printable)
- Prioritized budget restorations - April 26, 2006. Items to be restored to the school department budget by priority, according to available funding.
- North Andover High School slide presentation to School Committee on educational initiatives and budget cut implications, April 13, 2006.
- North Andover Middle School slide presentation to School Committee on educational initiatives and budget cut implications, April 13, 2006.
- North Andover Elementary Schools slide presentation to School Committee on educational initiatives and budget cut implications, May 2, 2006.
- Administration and Operations Presentation to School Committee on the FY07 Budget overview for Administration and Operations, April 25, 2006.
- Health Services slide presentation to the School Committee on April 25, 2006.
Special Education Department - May 2006 Budget Update
5/16/06
|
Account |
FY07 Oct. |
FY07 May |
Increase |
|
Tuitions |
|
|
|
|
9100 |
$481,761 |
$560,791 |
$79,030 |
|
9300 |
$1,915,404 |
$1,954,406 |
$39,002 |
|
9400 |
$657,583 |
$817,509 |
$159,926 |
|
Transportation |
|
|
|
|
3300 |
$964,109 |
$1,049,333 |
$85,224 |
|
Specialists |
$641,926 |
$705,490 |
$63,564 |
|
|
|
Total Increase: |
$$426,746 |
FY07 Recommended Reductions
Two options for Recommended Reductions were distributed to the School Committee on Feb. 21, and made available to the public at the meeting on February 28, 2006. The options are availabe here for download. Discussion of the options will begin at the School Committee meeting on Tuesday, Mar. 21.
- FY07 Recommended Reductions Plan A (44K PDF)
- FY07 Recommended Reductions Plan B (44K PDF)
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FY07 Budget Narrative
January 17, 2006
To: North Andover School Committee
From: Dr. Harry K. Harutunian
Topic: Recommended FY07 Budget
This essential-service/maintenance budget provides, for the most part, for the maintenance of existing programs in the North Andover Public Schools. In recommending this budget, we have been careful to make sure that this budget addresses:
- Goals of the North Andover School Committee;
- Federally mandated No Child Left Behind Act;
- State mandated Education Reform Act of 1993;
- Curriculum Initiatives
- Information that the Superintendent received through community input;
- Increases in utilities and salaries;
- Realistic funding for students with special needs;
- Increases in transportation;
- Budget adjustments that reflect enrollment increases at the High School;
Our recommended essential-service budget for 2006-2007 totals $34,208,086 which represents an increase of $2,965,885 or approximately 9.49% over the FY06 budget. The FY07 budget reflects adjustments for student population movement with a 319 student increase at the high school since 2000 and a 74 student increase at the middle school since 2000. The elementary schools have seen and continue to experience changes in the demographics, which represent a slight decline over the past five years in elementary (K-5) enrollment (approximately 7 students), but pockets of increases at selected schools and grade levels and a projected increase in enrollment for October, 2006. The North Andover School Department has seen an increase in its preschool to grade 12 population from 4,274 in 2000 to 4,713 projected for 2006-2007. This represents an overall increase of 439 students since 2000.
Guidelines
After receiving input from the North Andover School Committee and the community at large, the following guidelines were used in developing this budget:
- Continue to locate full-day and half-day kindergarten programs at each school except Kittredge. This accommodates more parents who desire full-day kindergarten and more fully utilizes space in our schools;
- Provide equal educational opportunities for all students Preschool-Grade 12;
- Maintain the Preschool, K- 5; 6-8; 9-12 grade configuration, philosophy and structure;
- Maintain a reasonable level of support services in all programs;
- Fund curriculum initiatives to allow textbook adoptions and pilots to proceed with some level of predictability;
- Provide a clean, safe and healthy educational learning environment in all schools.
Taken as a whole, the effect of these guidelines is to provide essential levels of service to all North Andover Public School students. There is no room for unanticipated expenses such as those associated with unexpected enrollment increases, additional special education placements, transportation or overruns in projected utility costs.
Minimal Budget Increases
The $2,965,885 increase represents the amount of money that the North Andover School Department will need to cover increased expenses in salaries (which includes columns, steps, stipends and a percentage increase); special education, costs for regular education transportation and utilities and anticipated enrollment increases
|
Fixed Costs |
Approximate Increase |
% Increase |
|
Salaries |
$1,657,000 |
7.4% |
|
Special Education |
$518,000 |
12.1% |
|
Transportation |
$21,000 |
2.5% |
|
Utilities/Heat |
$406,000 |
19.3% |
|
Curriculum Initiatives |
$334,000 |
379.4% |
|
Other (paper, supplies, etc.) |
$21,000 |
1.5% |
|
|
$2,957,000 |
|
Highlights
The recommended budget includes, for the second year, the programmatic budget (yellow pages). Here, members of the community can now find the individual cost for each program we offer in the North Andover Public Schools. Listed in each section is the cost at the elementary, middle and high school levels and the personnel and non-personnel costs. Also, the community will find a description of the program, a description of the program at each level and finally, the reader will find goals for each of these areas. By providing this programmatic section, we hope to give the individual member of the community more insight into the programs that are offered within the North Andover Public Schools and the personnel and non-personnel costs required to operate these programs. It is important to note that these goals are directly tied to improvement of the school district. In June of 2004, the North Andover School Committee took a monumental step in creating long-range goals for the school system. The goals that appear in the programmatic budget are directly tied into these goals.
In past years, as part of the budget process, we have asked our principals to submit requests for maintenance, personnel, etc. for the upcoming year. Given the loss of 13.4 staff members, the elementary redistricting and closing of the Bradstreet School this past year, and as a standing member of the Revenue/Fixed Costs Review Committee, it became obvious that the amount of new money available to the school department would be minimal. Therefore, in building this budget, the only four School Committee approved areas that were increased by more than $0 are salaries, special education, utilities and curriculum initiatives.
Over the past year, we have seen a substantial increase in the cost of natural gas used to heat the North Andover Public Schools. We have also seen a cost increase in electricity over the past year. The inflationary rate for natural gas and electricity well exceeds any normal inflation rate. The Circuit Breaker money for special education that has come in from the state over the last two years has helped us maintain within our special education budget. Over the past three years, the School Committee has made a strong commitment, based on the recommendation of the administration, to move curriculum forward. This past September, we implemented a new K-5 mathematics program by Houghton Mifflin. This year, we are piloting K-5 science and 6-8 mathematics curriculums. It would be our intent next year to continue our professional development, specifically in the area of K-5 math, implement a new 6-8 math program so students coming out of 5th grade would have a matching program at the middle school, begin the process of upgrading and possibly revamping the existing K-5 English language arts program and continue with an additional year of piloting in the K-5 science program.
It would be my intent that the North Andover School Committee look at possible fee increases in the following areas:
- Preschool Tuition
- Athletic User Fee
- Kindergarten Tuition
- Student Activity Fee
- School Lunch Fee
- Transportation Fee
These fees have not increased for several years. Kindergarten, transportation, and athletic fees have not increased since the fees were implemented. In most cases, the amount of money we are charging is not covering the cost of the program. It is my recommendation that in the upcoming months, the North Andover School Committee review these fees to be sure that the fees at least cover the cost of operating the programs. This budget contains no new regular education positions and only includes one new special education teacher with two educational paraprofessionals. This special education program would be a continuation of a primary program as children move into the intermediate grades (3-5).
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