Proposed Budget Fiscal Year 2006

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Proposed Budget - Fiscal Year 2006
Hawlemont Regional School District
Public Hearing Thursday, March 17, 2005, 630
P.M. School Street, Charlemont, Massachusetts
Alan D. Genovese, Ed.D., Superintendent David
Fraser, Business Administrator Joanne Giguere,
Principal

• Budget Subcommittee
• Marguerite Willis Robert Malone Julia White

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FY06 Budget Headlines
Pioneer to hold budget hearing tonight Level
service budget requires a 5.1 increase
Tech School Budget up 7.8
First Greylock Budget has 5.31 hike
(443,388 more than FY 05)
Proposed A-R Budget For 2006 - 21,623,987 Spendi
ng increase of 12
Mahar up 622,582 over last year.
Erving school panel, town boards at
impasse Officials request 3 percent budget hike,
school wants 9 percent
G-M district predicts 1 M budget hike
Officials say money will keep same services
Mohawk aims for below level service.
Hawlemont Reduces Level Service Budget
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Reality of Declining State Revenue FY02 - FY05

• 6000 teachers (-8) have been removed from
  instruction.
• 64 (242 of 375) of school districts have lost
  Ch. 70 aid since FY02.
• 40 (151 of 375) of school districts have Ch. 70
  aid that is 20 below FY02.
• 36 (133 of 375) of school districts have
  received foundation aid increases totaling 8
  over 3 years (averaging 2.34 / yr.).
• Inflation has eroded the effective buying power
  of remaining Ch. 70 (312 M).

Recommend Restore 50 of cuts since FY03
(Hawlemont 64,503).
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Foundation Budget
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School Choice Summary - Incoming FY99 - FY05
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School Choice Summary - Outgoing FY96 - FY05
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Enrollment History
Includes pre-school, school choice, and
kindergarten students (Total Oct. 1 body count)
2005 as of 3/17/05
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Births 2000 - 2004
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Class Size by Grade Summary
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Key Points The budget...

• Maintains one teacher per grade
• Supports full-time, non-teaching principal (with
  additional responsibilities)
• Reorganized delivery of SPED services
• Adds an additional day of speech
• Includes out-of-district school choice expenses
• Uses one-time revolving fund to support budget
• Eliminates instrumental music from budget
  (exploring other ways to provide this service)
• Eliminates one IA position

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Executive Summary

• School Committee 6,250
• Instructional Programs 398,239
• Professional Development 6,000
• Special Education 165,313
• Speech Pathologist 49,680
• Psychologist 12,050
• Technology Services 15,907
• Library Services 12,077
• Health Services 20,879
• Principal 94,039
• Plant Operation and Maintenance 126,510
• Undistributed 228,036
• Choice Expenditure 185,516
• Shared Services 261,519
• Debt Service 379,540

1,961,555
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Proposed 06 Operating Budget(with Debt Service)
1,961,555
1,000,222
139,845
379,540
185,516
256,432
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Thank you!

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