Superintendent's Proposed 2020-2021 Budget
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GREENWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS 290 Greenwich Avenue Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 greenwichschools.org This Meritorious Budget Award is presented to GREENWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS for excellence in the preparation and issuance of its budget for the Fiscal Year 2019–2020. The budget adheres to the principles and standards of ASBO International’s Meritorious Budget Award criteria. Thomas E. Wohlleber, CSRM David J. Lewis President Executive Director Page intentionally left blank TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Executive Summary _______________________________________________________ 1 Organizational Town of Greenwich, Connecticut ____________________________________________ 14 Governance and the Town Charter __________________________________________ 15 Greenwich Public School District Overview ____________________________________ 17 Greenwich Public School District Schools _____________________________________ 18 Board of Education Members ______________________________________________ 19 Cabinet Members ________________________________________________________ 20 Office of the Superintendent _______________________________________________ 21 Principal Assignments ____________________________________________________ 22 Mission and Vision _______________________________________________________ 24 Budget Development _____________________________________________________ 25 Board of Education Budget Procedures ______________________________________ 29 Budget Timeline _________________________________________________________ 32 Financial Accounting Structure _____________________________________________ 33 Budget Administration and Financial Management ______________________________ 38 Financial Financials – All Funds _____________________________________________________ 41 General Fund - Revenue Detail _____________________________________________ 43 General Fund – Expense Detail, by Functional Area _____________________________ 44 General Fund – Expense Summary, by Location and Program _____________________ 46 General Fund – Expense Detail, by Location and Program ________________________ 48 Cos Cob School _______________________________________________________ 49 International School at Dundee ____________________________________________ 50 Glenville School ________________________________________________________ 51 Hamilton Avenue School _________________________________________________ 52 Julian Curtiss School ____________________________________________________ 53 New Lebanon School ___________________________________________________ 54 North Mianus School ____________________________________________________ 55 North Street School _____________________________________________________ 56 Old Greenwich School ___________________________________________________ 57 Parkway School ________________________________________________________ 58 Riverside School _______________________________________________________ 59 Central Middle School ___________________________________________________ 60 Eastern Middle School __________________________________________________ 61 Western Middle School __________________________________________________ 62 Greenwich High School __________________________________________________ 63 Central Office – By Program ______________________________________________ 65 General Fund – Significant Expenditure Categories _____________________________ 71 General Fund – Budget Development Challenges _______________________________ 81 Capital Fund – Project Detail _______________________________________________ 84 Capital Fund – Significant Capital Projects____________________________________ 100 Grants Fund – Overview __________________________________________________ 108 Grants Fund – Project Detail _______________________________________________ 110 School Lunch Fund _____________________________________________________ 111 Informational Student Achievement ____________________________________________________ 117 Enrollment ____________________________________________________________ 122 Methodology Used to Project Enrollment ___________________________________ 122 District 2020-2021 Projected Enrollment Data _______________________________ 123 District 2019-2020 Current Enrollment Data _________________________________ 124 Staffing Reports ________________________________________________________ 125 District Resource Allocation Model ________________________________________ 126 Staffing Detail - FTE by Bargaining Unit 2020-2021 ___________________________ 129 Staffing Detail – Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Positions _________________________ 130 Supplemental Funds ____________________________________________________ 136 For Students with Low Propensity 2019-2020 _______________________________ 136 Per Pupil Allocation _____________________________________________________ 137 Schools Supplies and Services 2020-2021 _________________________________ 137 School Building Information _______________________________________________ 138 Munis Schedules by Function and Object Code _______________________________ 139 Glossary, Definitions and Data Sources _____________________________________ 154 Abbreviations and Acronyms ______________________________________________ 159 Executive Summary 1 Executive Summary GREENWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS Havemeyer Building 290 Greenwich Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 203-625-7400 [email protected] Dr. Toni Jones Superintendent of Schools October 28, 2019 To the Board of Education and Members of the Greenwich Community: 2020-2021 Operating Budget The Superintendent’s proposed 2020-2021 Operating Budget of $167,141,586 represents a 2.31% increase over the current year’s budget, which is slightly above the 2.0% guidelines shared by the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET). While reviewing the proposed budget it is important to note that salaries are the most significant portion of the District’s budget. Full time salaries account for approximately 80% of the expense budget, excluding benefits which are carried under the Town of Greenwich budget. Most employees are part of collective bargaining units that provide for annual contractual salary increases. For the FY20-21 school year, contractual salary increases will add approximately $2.4 million to the FY19-20 budget and accounts for 63% of the district’s year-over-year increase. In order to meet the BET Guideline, reductions to the operating budget were made, in coordination with Program Snapshots, to assist with areas of prioritization. Reductions or cost avoidance, further detailed below, total close to $500K: 2 Reduction or Cost Avoidance: 1. Preschool staffing ratio adjustment: Special Education Preschool continues to grow at a fast pace. Three new sections were added from January 2019 through June 2019 which were not budgeted for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Applying a new ratio methodology allows GPS to slow the preschool section growth rate and reduce from 14 sections to 13 sections for 2020-2021, without impacting the quality and services of the program. a. Current ratio 10:5, New Ratio 9:6 (Peer:PPT) b. Cost Avoidance: 1 teacher and 2.7 professional assistants, app. $200,000 2. Freezing two Central Office positions: Central Office staffing is under review, and as a result there are two positions which are in the budget book but are frozen for 2020- 2021 to better assess efficiencies: Assistant Director of Human Resources ($174,121) and one administrative support position ($81,000). 3. Eliminating one bus through efficiencies: The elimination of one bus through efficiencies was identified during the budget review process. While our collective investment, financially and instructionally, has led to positive student outcomes, there is a growing concern from staff that a 2% year over year increase in the budget, which is below the bargaining contracts’ percentage increase, is eroding instructional quality. These concerns include, increases in class sizes at GHS, including 161 sections that are over 25 students (51 of which are 27 students or more). Additionally, high school students now need two more full-year credits for their graduation requirements, and although more courses need to be offered, additional staff was not added for the 2019-2020 school year. In addition, Eastern Middle School staffing must be addressed as their enrollment is 200+ more students than Central and Western Middle Schools, but they have the same amount of support services such as counselors, administrators, and social workers. Despite these challenges, we are proud of the academic, personal and interpersonal strides that our students have made. Sharing below just a few of these accolades: ● Greenwich High School had fourteen 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists, which represents the largest number of semifinalists in any public or private school in the State of Connecticut. We also had thirty-one commended students for this program, and nine students recognized in the Hispanic Recognition Program. These nine students scored in the top 2.5% among Hispanic and Latino test takers in the region. ● Additionally, Greenwich High School students continue to excel on Advanced Placement Testing. Last school year, we offered 32 Advanced Placement courses and had 874 students who took one or more courses. Out of the 2,209 exams that were 3 taken, 89% of the tests scored a 3, 4 or 5, well in excess of state and national averages. ● Outside of academics at Greenwich High School, there is a new Wellness and Education Center, providing high-quality comprehensive