Watertown Public Schools Superintendent’s Recommended Budget Page | 0 Fiscal Year 2018 Page Intentionally Left Blank Table of Contents Superintendent’s Message ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Budget Priorities ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Budget Drivers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Budget Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Key Budgetary Issues ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Budget Process ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Operating Budget .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Capital Budget ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Budget Calendar .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Organization Structure ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Watertown School Committee ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 District Administration ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 School Administration ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Curriculum Coordinators ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 District Enrollment Trends and Projections ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 Class Size Overview .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Staffing Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Local Revenue Sources ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Per Pupil Expenditures ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Legal Autonomy ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Town of Watertown ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 School Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37 Page | 1 Governance Structure .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Finance Structure .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 39 Basis of Accounting .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 School Department Funds ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Classification of Revenues and Expenditures ........................................................................................................................................................ 41 Budget Administration and Management Process .............................................................................................................................................. 41 District Revenue Sources ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 FY2018 Superintendent’s Recommended Budget ........................................................................................................................................................ 48 Budget Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 District Administration ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 District Curriculum ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57 Student Services .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60 Regular Day ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 69 FY’18 Regular Day Budget Drivers and Priorities ............................................................................................................................................... 69 District Operations ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Facilities ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Transportation .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 78 Information Technology ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 80 Athletics and Extracurricular Activities ......................................................................................................................................................................