Brookfield Board of Education

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Budget Process

• Improve Process Efficiency through Technology
• Centralized System with Building Control
• Single Point of Entry
• Common Approach
• Zero-based
• Build Budget Bottom Up
• Expanded Reporting and Analysis Capability
• Integration with Districts Financial System

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Items Must Be Added With FTE, Costs and
Justifications
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• Point Click Capabilities
• Able to do what if calculations
• Analyze Salaries vs. Supplies Matls
• View budget by Location Program
• Create Detail Budget Sheets
• Export to Excel

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• The Mission of the Brookfield Public Schools
• The Brookfield Public School District is a
  dynamic learning community
• dedicated to providing a superior educational
  experience which challenges,
• supports and prepares every student for success
  in a changing world.
• Adopted 2005

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Alignment with Districts Strategic Plan

• High quality student/teacher interactions
• Reallocation of resources to maintain class sizes
  for our youngest students
• Provides a challenging and fully integrated K-12
  curriculum
• Aligned with state standards and grade level
  expectations

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Alignment with Districts Strategic Plan

• Maximizes Technology Resources
• Improve instruction
• Increase organizational efficiencies
• Increase communication with the community

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Budget Drivers

• Contractual Salary obligations
• Employee Health Benefits
• Mandated programs
• Energy-related Expenses

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Cost Containment

• Consortium Pricing
• Electricity
• Office supplies
• Bulk Purchases
• Heating Oil
• Diesel Fuel
• On-going Energy Conservation Measures
• Evaluation of Alternative Energy Sources

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Cost Containment

• Health Benefits
• Net increase of 2.5
• Negotiations with bargaining units
• Increased premium shares
• Plan design changes
• Increased co-pays

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Cost Containment

• Special Education
• Develop internal capacity to restructure
  contracted services
• Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
• Alternative Education program
• Reduction in transportation costs

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Cost Containment

• Early Retirement Program
• Reductions in substitute accounts
• Professional Development provided through
• in-district expertise
• Redeployment of staff
• Developing regional partnerships
• Pay to Participate
• Reduction of administrative staff
• Salary freeze for Central Office Administrators
• Renegotiation of vendor contracts

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Cost Containment

• Rigorously pursuing grant opportunities
• Immigrant Children and Youth Program Grant
  (English Language Learners)
• School Security Grant
• Connecticut Clean School Bus Program Grant
• Enhancing Education through Technology Grant
• Medicaid Reimbursement
• E-Rate

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Staffing

• CES
• Reallocate 2.0 FTE teachers from HHES to Grades K
  and 1
• Eliminate 0.2 FTE substitute nurse
• HHES
• Eliminate 1.0 FTE PE teacher
• WMS
• Reallocate 1.0 FTE teacher from HHES to Grade 5
• Eliminate 1.0 FTE Art teacher

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Staffing

• BHS
• Increase 1.0 FTE Para to Alternative Ed Program
• Pupil Personnel Services
• Increase 1.0 FTE Alternative Ed teacher
• Increase 1.0 FTE Para to Alternative Ed Program
• Shift 2.5 FTE existing Paras from IDEA grant to
  general budget

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Priority Capital Needs

• Boiler Replacement at Center Elementary
• Security Systems all Schools

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Highlights

• Continue to offer a full range of curricular and
  extra-curricular opportunities for students
• Developing in-district capacity for meeting the
  educational and social needs of all students
• Continue to support curriculum development,
  articulation instruction to increase student
  achievement at all levels
• Maintains smaller class size averages at Center
  School
• Total Operating 34,994,214 an increase of
  898,532 or 2.64
• Personnel salaries and benefits are 28,344,885
  or 81 of total budget

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TOTAL BUDGET 34,994,214
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5,026,486
5,818,028
22,526,857
TOTAL BUDGET 34,994,214
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Budget Schedule

• Saturday, January 10th BOE/Public Budget
  Roundtable-9 a.m.
• Wednesday, January 14th- Board of Education
  Public Budget Hearing- 700 p.m.
• Wednesday, January 21st - Regular Board of
  Education meeting- Budget discussion/adoption-
  700 p.m.
• Friday, January 30th- Submit Board of Education
  budget to First Selectman
• All meetings will be held in the Brookfield High
  School Media Center

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• Board of Education members and the Superintendent
  will accept questions and comments from the
  public on the
• 2009-2010 budget.
• Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Board of Education
  Public Budget Hearing- 700 p.m.
• Brookfield High School Media Center
• Please visit our website at
• www.brookfield.k12.ct.us
• for ongoing information

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1. How would you rank the importance of these
issues facing Brookfield Public Schools today?
(rank from 1 - 7, 1 most important, 7 least
important)
2009-10 BUGET SURVEY RESULTS
1.Curriculum Instruction2.Class Size
3.Security/Safety4.Post-secondary
Preparation5.Maintenance/Facilities6.Standardize
d Test Results7.Community Involvement
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2. We want to present the budget to the town in a
manner that answers as many questions as
possible. Please rank the importance of the items
in the following list, and provide any additional
items you think should be included in the budget
process. (rank from 1 - 6, 1 most important,
6 least important)
2009-10 BUGET SURVEY RESULTS
1. Clear understanding of how tax dollars are
spent 2. Specific costs for a given program3.
Costs of contractual obligations 4. Costs of
federal and state mandated programs 5. Current
and future cost saving measures 6. Capital
improvement projects
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3. Which discussion forums would you be willing
to attend? (rank from 1 - 6, 1 most important,
6 least important)
2009-10 BUGET SURVEY RESULTS
1. Receive budget updates through district
website/e-news2. Attend special Board of
Education budget meetings 3. Channel 174.
Support get out the vote efforts5. Attend
Board of Education meetings 6. Attend PTO
meetings
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4. What is your preferred method of receiving
information about the budget process? (rank
from 1 - 4, 1 most important, 4 least
important)
2009-10 BUGET SURVEY RESULTS

1. Track budget updates through district website
and e-news 2. Community mailing3. Newspaper4.
Channel 17
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• Thank you for supporting our students!