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Superintendent’s FY ‘07
Recommended Budget
Dr. Paul B. Ash
Superintendent of Schools
Ann Giombetti
Director of Finance and Operations
December 20, 2005
Lexington’s children deserve the
best possible future!
Lexington Continues its
Vision of Excellence
2005 Lexington Core Purposes
September 2005
 Academic Excellence
 Caring and Respectful
Relationships
 Continuous Improvement
LPS Budget Guidelines
In developing the FY’07 budget, the Superintendent will ensure that:
1.
Legal mandates will be met.
2.
Professional staffing guidelines will be met.
3.
Unpredictable costs of special tuition and transportation mandated under Chapter 766
will not affect budgetary support for other programs.
4.
Faculty will have access to professional development programs and teaching materials
necessary for them to provide high quality instruction that makes the core curriculum
accessible to all students.
5.
Efforts will continue to identify alternatives which provide service in more cost-effective
ways.
6.
Budget recommendations will be consistent with long-term goals of the Lexington Public
School System.
7.
Capital assets will be maintained in order to support the instructional program, protect
the physical assets of the Town of Lexington, and ensure the health and safety of our
students.
Approved by School Committee: September 2005
The Top 7 Challenges We Face
Provide funds for:
1. All legal and required services
2. A contingency account for special education out of
district tuitions
3. Needed teacher and support positions
4. Adequate instructional expense budgets
5. A systematic K-12 curriculum review process
6. High quality professional development
7. A school building preventive maintenance program
1. Legal and Required Services
• Collective bargaining obligations
• Large increases in health/dental insurance costs
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(23.5%)
Increases in utility costs
Mandated costs - services for special education
students and English Language Learners (ELL)
No projected increases in state Ch. 70 funding
Projected decreases in federal Title 1 - 5 funding
LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Level Service - Required New Positions
SPECIAL EDUCATION
0.50 Preschool Nurse
0.40 Increase out of district coordinator
0.50 Preschool-OT
0.50 Preschool-SPED Teacher
0.40 Preschool-Speech & Language
0.40 Elem-SPED Teacher Estabrook
0.70 Elem-Resource Estabrook
0.20 Elem-OT Hastings
0.50 Elem-SPED Teacher Bowman
0.50 MS-Speech & Language
0.40 MS-OT
1.00 HS-AIM
1.00 HS-SPED Teacher
1.00 HS-Eval Team Leader
0.50 HS Speech & Language
0.20 HS-OT
0.60 HS-Social Worker
LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Level Service - Required New Positions (continued)
ELL
1.00
1.00
1.00
3.00
-3.00
1.00
Total
K-12 ELL Coordinator
HS ELL Instructional Assistant
HS ELL Teacher
Elementary ELL Teachers
Elementary ELL IAS
MS ELL Teachers
13.30 FTE's
FY07 SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET 12/20/05
FY06 BUDGET
$
70,394,964
Changes:
Collective Bargaining
$
3,324,758
Health/Dental Insurance
$
2,303,642
SPED mandatory positions
$
465,000
Utilities
$
412,105
English Language Learners
$
290,000
SPED out of district
$
433,655
Increase in Circuit Breaker
Transportation
$
$
(558,476)
53,428
3% Instructional Expense Budgets
$
54,500
Decrease (e.g. Subs, MS Exp., Supt. Exp.)
$
(156,912)
$
LEVEL SERVICE BUDGET
$
77,016,664
6,621,700
9.41%
FY07 SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET 12/20/05
INCREASES
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
SPED Out of District Contingency
$
280,000
Increase for New Teacher Induction Program
$
190,600
Instructional Expense above 3%
$
430,000
Preventive Maintenance (Salary & Expenses)
$
608,000
Other new positions
$
1,032,500
$
2,541,100
FY07 RECOMMENDED BUDGET
$
79,557,764
3.61%
13.02%
2. Establish a Special Education Out of District
Contingency Account
 The level service budget includes no funds for
new out of district placements
 Without a source of funds, new placements may
mean cuts in regular education programs or may
require a supplemental appropriation
 The recommended budget includes $280,000 of
unallocated funds to offset three unanticipated
new placements (1 collaborative, 1 day, and 1
residential)
3. Provide Needed Teachers and Support Positions
 Additional K-12 staffing is needed to address
some large class sizes, and to provide sections for
students closed out of some high school courses
 Additional staffing is needed to clean and
maintain schools buildings and repair computers
 Additional literacy and math positions are needed
to close the achievement gap and increase
proficiency for all students
 A small increase in staffing is needed to separate
combined K-12 Directors into respective
academic disciplines
LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FY07 SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET 12/20/05
NEW POSITIONS
TECHNOLOGY
2.00 Technicians
FACILITIES
4.00 Custodians 2@LHS; 2 Floaters (Offset by a 3.2 decrease in Custodial Overtime)
1.00 Building Technician-Preventive Maintenance
1.00 Facilities Manager
CENTRAL OFFICE
0.40 increase in Asst to Superintendent
0.50 Additional Administrative Asst for Curriculum
K-5 LITERACY
2.40 Districtwide Reading
K-5 MATH
0.10 Department Head
1.80 Districtwide Math Spec
0.30 Curric Secretary
CLARKE
0.50
0.75
0.15
0.25
0.00
Math
Foreign Language
Music
PE/Health
.2 Guidance offfset by decrease of .2SW
LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FY07 SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET 12/20/05
DIAMOND
VISUAL ARTS/PERFORMING ARTS REORGANIZATION
0.50 Math
PERF ARTS
0.25 Foreign Language - French
-0.80 K-12 Dir. Visual & Perf. Arts
0.15 Music Teacher
-0.20 Music Teacher
0.20 Art Teacher
0.60 K-12 Dir.Performing Arts
0.05 Social Studies
0.60 K-12 Dir. Visual Arts
LHS
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
0.50
1.00
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
1.00
Reading Spec
Math
English
Social Studies
Dance/PE
PE
Science
-0.25 Clarke Dept. Chair
-0.25 Diamond Dept. Chair
1.00 Grade 3-8 Dept. Head
ENROLLMENT CHANGES
-1.70 Fiske K and Grade 5 Teachers
K-12 PE/WELLNESS - ATHLETICS REORGANIZATION
UNALLOCATED STAFF
K-12 PE/WELLNESS
2.00 Elementary Teachers
-1.00 K-12 Director of Athletics & PE
2.00 Secondary Teachers
-0.25 Asst Director of PE
1.00 6-12 Director of Athletics
1.00 K-12 Dir. of PE/Wellness
Total
23.80 FTE's
-0.75 K-12 Director of Health
0.50 K-12 Health Curr. Specialist
0.50 6-12 Prevention Specialist
4. Provide Adequate Funds for Expense
Budgets
Since FY 03, instructional expense budgets have
been significantly reduced
Schools have insufficient funds to replace
textbooks, and to purchase educational materials
and supplies
The school maintenance budget is inadequate to
repair school facilities
5. Provide funds for Systematic Curriculum
Review Process
The last K-12 Curriculum Review Process in
Lexington was in 1995
A comprehensive curriculum review process is
needed to provide a vertically articulated K-12
curriculum and consistency between schools
In 2006-2007, we plan to start the K-12 review
process in three departments
Funds are needed to provide summer workshops
and curriculum leadership, as well as to purchase
curriculum materials
6. Establish a New Teacher Induction
Program
 In the next five years, approximately 1/3 of
Massachusetts teachers are expected to retire
 Research shows that providing strong support
for new teachers in their first three years
reduces burnout, increases teacher retention,
and improves the quality of instruction
 The proposed program will:
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Provide mentors and a job-embedded pedagogy course for all
teachers new to Lexington
Provide content coaches and curriculum-based courses for
second year teachers new to the profession
7. Establish a School Building Preventive
Maintenance Program
Currently, there is no systematic program to maintain
schools before things break
Funds are needed to provide labor and material for
planned, predictive maintenance
Quality education requires facilities that work as designed
Our schools will last longer if they are maintained
Preventive maintenance programs will save taxpayers
money in the long run
The Top 7 Challenges We Face
Provide funds for:
1. All legal and required services
2. A contingency account for out of district tuitions
3. Needed teachers and support positions
4. Adequate instructional expense budgets
5. A systematic K-12 curriculum review process
6. High quality professional development
7. A preventive school building maintenance program
We have the spirit
We have the heart
We have the Mind
We have a bright future …
Their Future Is In Our Hands!
Quality education for Lexington’s children
Outstanding professional development for
Lexington’s teachers and staff
A long-range plan to maintain our facilities
 Keep Lexington’s schools strong!