HAMDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 20062007

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Attention Parents! OUR STUDENTS NEED YOUR
HELP!
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The Mayors recommended budget

• Reduces the Board of Educations 2009-2010
  adopted budget by 4,069,051
• Is approximately 1,300,000 less than the Board
  of Educations entire 2008-2009 operating budget.
  This includes approximately 800,000 in stimulus
  funds.

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• This stimulus money can only be used in Title I
  Schools (5 elementary) for specific purposes,
  such as, summer school, tutoring and
  instructional supplies. IT CAN NOT BE USED
• TO SAVE JOBS AND NOT TO DECREASE CLASS SIZES.
• Therefore, the mayors budget without stimulus is
• actually 2.1 million lower than the Board of
• Educations entire 2008-09 operating budget.

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If these reductions occur, the effects to
Hamden Public Schools will be DRASTIC !
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It may result in

• Teacher layoffs (at least 27 teachers)
• resulting in larger class sizes.
• This represents approximately
• 5 of the teaching staff.

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Examples of Potential Impact on Elementary Class
Sizes

• School 08-09 09-10
• B.P. (gr.4) 18 28
• Ch. St. (gr. 4) 20 25
• D.H. (gr.4) 19 28
• Helen St. (gr.5) 20 23
• R.H. (gr.4) 19 25
• Sh.Gl. (gr.1) 17 24
• Sp. Gl. (gr.4) 21 26
• W.W. (gr. 5) 21 29

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Potential Impact on Hamden Middle School

• Possible elimination of
• One team
• Electives i.e., World Language courses,
• Family and Consumer Science
• AVERAGE TEAM SIZE
• 08-09 09-10
• 86 107
• up to 25 increase

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Potential Impact on Hamden High SchoolClass
size will be at contractual limit.

• Possible elimination of
• Some Advanced Placement Classes
• Language Courses in French, Chinese, Italian and
  Latin
• Independent Study and
• Electives, i.e., art, photo, English courses

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Potential Impact on District

• Possible Elimination of
• Talented and Gifted Program including art and
  music enrichment
• Media Specialist positions
• Middle school and freshman sports
• Some tutors and paraprofessionals
• Custodial, Clerical, Security, and Nurses and
• Central Office positions.

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Everything is on the table, including the
following possibilities

• Closing some elementary schools
• Withdrawing participation in schools and
  programs, i.e., Wintergreen Magnet School and
  Educational Center for the Arts (ECA) and
• Redistricting among all schools.

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Everything is on the table, including the
following possibilities (contd.)

• Closing school buildings during the summer with
  no access for summer camp and community-based
  programs and
• Limiting free community use of school buildings,
  including PTA events and meetings during the
  school year.

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As Responsible Parents, Guardians and Citizens

• We must advocate for our children and their
  educational needs and
• Use our collective voices to inform and convince
  the Legislative Council to restore funding and
  not dismantle the quality of education in Hamden
  Public Schools.

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• What you need to do

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• Attend the Public Hearing
• on the budget scheduled for Wednesday, April 15
• at 700 PM
• Legislative Council Chambers.

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• Demonstrate your support for
• the Board of Education budget
• by bringing at least 20 people
• from each school.

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• Call and/or send letters to members of the
  Legislative Council urging them to restore the
  much-needed dollars to the education budget.

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• All of us must continue to contact
• our State Representatives.
• Changes to the present legislation
• on magnet schools, such as the
• 55 rule, can dramatically increase
• funding for Wintergreen and the
• Educational Center for the Arts (ECA).
• This will significantly impact our
• overall budget.

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• Connecticut
• State Senators
• Senator Martin Looney 468-8829 (home)
• 132 Fort Hale Rd. 1-800-842-1420
• New Haven, CT 06512
• Senator Joseph Crisco 389-8788 (home)
• 1205 Racebrook Rd. 1-800-842-1420
• Woodbridge, CT 06525

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• Connecticut
• State Representatives
• J. Brendan Sharkey 281-4647 (home)
• 600 Mt. Carmel Ave. 1-800-842-8270
• Hamden, CT 06518
• Peter F. Villano 562-5251 (home)
• 133 Armory St. 1-800-842-8267
• Hamden, CT 06517

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• Connecticut
• State Representatives
• Cameron Staples 773-9123 (home)
• 207 Bishop St. 1-860-240-8500
• New Haven, CT 06511
• Elizabeth Esty 271-3248 (home)
• 213 Preston Terr. 1-800-842-8270
• Cheshire, CT 06517

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Our collective voices and team effort will
demonstrate our commitment to providing quality
education in Hamden Public Schools!