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WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Worcester, Massachusetts ANNUAL BUDGET & PROGRAM BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2009 JAMES A. CARADONIO Superintendent of Schools Worcester School Committee Mayor Konstantina Lukes, Chairwoman Robert Bogigian John L. Foley Dorothy Hargrove John Monfredo 1949 1960 Mary Mullaney 1965 1981 Brian A. O’Connell 2000 WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY09 BUDGET Funding a quality education for our 23,000 public school students wisely invests in our city’s present and future. Our common goal is providing all students with the educational programs and services that meet their needs and prepare them to attain their dreams. Our collective efforts contribute towards realizing the following goals: Provide a safe and healthy school environment Support each classroom through adequate class size Provide students and teachers with instructional materials Increase all students’ academic achievements Comply with State and Federal regulations and mandates Over the past fifteen years, our school system, under the direction of the Worcester School Committee, has embraced and carried out all components of the Massachusetts Education Reform Act. Because of this strong and consistent commitment to educational quality, we are recognized as an urban school system that makes a difference in the lives of children, as shown by the following positive outcomes: Dropout rates (lower than similar districts) Graduation rates (higher than similar districts) Improved student performance on MCAS exams More students taking more rigorous (Honors and AP) courses A consistently high (80+%) post-graduate placement rate This FY09 budget is different from the previous six budgets. Unlike previous budgets, the FY09 budget does not have those previous deficits which required millions of dollars of cuts in personnel, resources and programs. Why is FY09 different? Administrators and elected officials from both the City and the School Department have collaborated to institute health-insurance changes that have generated savings. In FY09, health insurance savings will total $6.3 million. The FY09 budget allocates those new savings into implementing our highest priorities: 1. reducing class sizes and 2. increasing instructional materials and supplies. I appreciate how diligently our State legislators have worked to continue the levels of funding that support our staff members and our quality instructional programs and services. The State’s 2007 EQA (Educational Quality and Assessment) audit documents that we continue to use State and local funding wisely and effectively, under the guidance of the Worcester School Committee and with the continued financial support of the Mayor, City Manager and the City Council. I especially appreciate the funding that the City Manager and City Council have allocated and generated over the last four years in order to purchase more instructional materials and also to hire more classroom teachers who have reduced elementary class sizes. Our positive outcomes result from the collective efforts of our dedicated and skilled employees-- -principals, teachers, support staff, instructional assistants, secretaries, custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, crossing guards and central office administration---working with supportive parents/guardians for our children. The family-school connection is strong because our parents/guardians want and have schools that set and achieve high 21st century standards for both academic and social performance. Through teamwork we mobilize our ingenuity, skills and deep concern for the future of our children and our community. Our school system—goal-driven and child-focused—is where it is today because so many community members believe in and contribute to public education. When families, educators and their communities work together as well as we do, then schools do better and all our children enjoy the quality education that they need in order to live happy, productive lives. Dr. James A. Caradonio Superintendent SCHOOL COMMITTEE Robert Bogigian Dorothy Hargrove Mary Mullaney Mayor Konstantina Lukes - Chair John L. Foley John Monfredo Brian A. O’Connell, Vice Chairman This page left intentionally blank. FY09 PROPOSED BUDGET TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Budget Comparisions and Statistics i. Budget Comparisons by Account ii. Budget Comparisons by Area / Cost by Program iii. Budget History (Selected Years) iv. Budget Notes Page Acct No. Account Title Amount 1 50001 Administration $10,398,689 3 50003 Teachers $124,595,896 9 50005 School Committee $87,000 10 50011 Day by Day Subs $681,200 11 50013 Instructional Assistants $4,046,723 13 50014 Coaches $425,400 16 50015 Bus Monitors $673,751 17 50017 Miscellaneous Salaries $853,119 20 50018 Instructional Support $2,068,759 22 50020 Crossing Guards $495,386 23 50031 Custodians $6,304,243 25 50032 Custodian Overtime $822,422 26 50041 School Plant $2,075,740 27 50042 School Plant Overtime $155,579 28 50051 Administration Clerical $3,086,805 30 50052 Support Overtime $282,210 31 50061 School Clerical $2,052,331 33 50071 School Nurses $2,354,560 34 50081 Non Instructional $2,893,563 37 50101 Retirement $10,230,553 38 50103 Transportation $9,686,505 40 50105 Out-of-State Travel $0 41 50122 Athletics OM $310,309 44 50123 Health Insurance $39,610,209 46 50125 Building Insurance $2,061 47 50129 Workers Compensation $867,300 48 50130 Personal Services $1,389,172 52 50132 Tuition $14,133,404 53 50133 Printing & Postage $188,085 54 50135 Supplies Educational $1,917,343 56 50136 Misc. Educational OM $2,180,786 59 50137 Unemployment $373,674 60 50138 In-State Travel $268,975 61 50141 Vehicle Maintenance $430,427 62 50146 Building Utilities $7,772,722 64 50152 School Plant OM $2,433,336 Total General Fund $256,148,238 Nutrition 1 - 2 Nutrition Program $10,099,929 Federal 1 - 15 Grant Programs $28,851,159 Total Budget $295,099,326 Table of Contents - continued next page for Program Budget 2008-2009 PROGRAM BUDGET TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Program Program-1 Academic Support Program-2 Adult Learning Center Program-3 Advanced Placement Program-4 Alternative Program Program-5 Arts – Performing Dance, Music and Theatre Program-6 Arts – Visual Program-7 Athletics Program-8 Autism Spectrum Disorders Program-9 AVID Program-10 Blind and Visually Impaired Program-11 Business Division – Child Nutrition Program-12 Business Division – Compensation Programs Program-13 Business Division – Materials Requirements Program-14 Business Education Program-15 Career Development – Secondary Program-16 Community Learning Centers - 21st Century Program-17 Gerald Creamer Center Program-18 Criminal Offender Records Information Program-19 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program-20 Education Technology – Instructional Use Program-21 Education Technology – Network Maintenance & Repair Program-22 Elementary Counselors Program-23 Elementary English Language Arts Intervention Program-24 Elementary Literacy Initiatives Program-25 Elementary Mathematics Intervention Program-26 Elementary School Improvement Program-27 English Language Arts Program-28 Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Program-29 English Language Learners Programs Program-30 Family and Consumer Sciences Program-31 Family Involvement Program-32 Guidance – Secondary Program-33 Health Education Program-34 Home and Hospital Program-35 Human Resources - Substitute Teachers Program-36 Incentive and Awards Programs - Students and Staff Program-37 Instructional Assistant Professional Development Program-38 Kindergarten Program-39 Learning Disabilities PROGRAM BUDGET IS AT END OF BUDGET BOOK Page Program Program-40 Library/Media Services Program-41 Life Skills Program-42 Mathematics Program-43 Media Program-44 Mentoring and Induction Program Program-45 NCLB Curriculum Program-46 NCLB Professional Development Program-47 Occupational and Physical Therapy Program-48 Physical Education Program-49 Preschool Program-50 Psychological Services Program-51 Recruitment and Retention of Teachers Program-52 School Adjustment Counselors Program-53 School Nurses Program-54 School Plant Division – Telephone Service Program-55 School Plant Division – Utility Procurement/Energy Services Program-56 School Safety Programs Program-57 Science and Technology/Engineering Program-58 History and Social Sciences Program-59 Special Education Administration Program-60 Speech and Language Program-61 Student Support Services Office Program-62 System Based Support Services Program-63 Technology Education Program-64 Tech Prep Program-65 Transportation Department Program-66 Vocational Cluster – Allied Health and Human Services Program-67 Vocational Cluster – Coghlin Construction Technology Program-68 Vocational Cluster – Design and Engineering Tech Academy Program-69 Vocational Cluster – Information Tech & Business Services Program-70 Volunteer Program Program-71 World Languages Program-72 North High School JROTC Program-73 Burncoat High School JROTC Program-74 South High Community School JROTC Program-75 Evening Alternative High School PROGRAM BUDGET IS AT END OF BUDGET BOOK This page left intentionally blank. BUDGET COMPARISON BY ACCOUNT FY09 TO FY08 FY09 FY08 Account Account Title Recommend Budget Change Percent 50001 ADMINISTRATION 10,398,689 10,115,832 282,857 2.8% 50003 TEACHERS 124,595,896 120,232,811 4,363,085 3.6% 50005 SCHOOL COMMITTEE 87,000 57,189 29,811 52.1% 50011 DxD SUBSTITUTES 681,200 667,800 13,400 2.0% 50013 INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS 4,046,723 3,347,816 698,907 20.9% 50014 COACHES 425,400 434,078 -8,678 -2.0% 50015 BUS MONITORS 673,751 635,238 38,513 6.1% 50017 MISCELLANEOUS 853,119