Transcript Saint Paul Public Schools Groveland Park Elementary 2015-16 BUDGET/ENROLLM ENT GROVELAND'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT HONORS, INSPIRES AND CHALLENGES EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY.

Saint Paul Public Schools
Groveland Park Elementary
2015-16
BUDGET/ENROLLM
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GROVELAND'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A
SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT HONORS,
INSPIRES AND CHALLENGES EVERY CHILD,
EVERY DAY.
SPPS and Groveland Park
Budget Information
2015-16 BUDGET
Strong Schools, Strong Communities 2.0
Goal 1: Achievement for all
students
Goal 2: Alignment of school
programs
Goal 3: Sustainability to
optimize classroom resources
and academics
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SSSC 2.0 Focus Areas
Focus Areas
 Racial Equity
Transformation
 Personalized Learning
 Ready for College and
Career
 Excellent PK-12 Programs
with Connected Pathways
 Systems that Support a
Premier Education
April 24, 2015
General Budget Information
 FY 2015-16 General Fund revenue is relatively flat
compared to current year
 The budget meets required contractual obligations
 All schools do not receive the same amount of money
per pupil because:
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Some school funding is categorical (it has specific criteria on its
spending)
Funding for Comp Ed and Title I follow the students on a one year
delay (previous year’s Oct 1 count)
Higher poverty schools have greater access to categorical dollars
than lower poverty sites
 School enrollment affects the dollars allocated
FY 2015-16 Title I Budget Projection
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 Reduction of $3.9 million
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$2.1 million in carryover funds from post ARRA funding are
gone creating a funding cliff
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$1.8 million in Title I funds due to MN receiving less of the
federal share
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Without post ARRA funds and special waivers, impacts of TI
reductions would have been felt sooner
MN has less students in poverty as compared to other states
with higher concentrations of poverty
FY 16 budget base estimated on previous year reduction of
6%.
Other Influencing Factors
 3rd quarter projections impact fiscal year end fund
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balance
Enrollment fluctuations impact revenue, class size
and building capacity
Contractual settlements impact expenditure levels
Legislative adjustments impact revenue
Previous year’s October 1 Free & Reduced lunch
count impacts revenue
Bond ratings
Funding has not kept up with inflation
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Groveland Park Budget 2015-16
2014-15 Comparison to 2015-16
2014-15
2015-16
# of classes
19 classes K-5
# of classes
17 classes K-5
PreK - no PreK
PreK – 2 sessions AM/PM
Budget
Budget
$ 2,746,064
$2,441,540
Projected enrollment
Projected enrollment
546
465
Budget, Projected Enrollment for 2015-16 – Groveland
Park Elementary
Grade
Projected
District
Number of
Enrollmen Class Size
Staff (FTE)
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Range
PreK
40 (AM/PM) 20
1.0 and .8TA
Kg
77
22-26
3.0
1
54
22-27
2.5
2
80
22-27
3.5
3
79
22-27
3.0
4
75
25-29
2.5
5
60
25-29
2.5
Total students = 465 Total K-5 Classrooms =17
Budget 2015-16
Budget for Groveland
Salaries for 25.47 Staff
Non-salary
Extra curricular (patrol
supervisor, overnight field
trip pay for teachers,
concert, etc.)
Materials (paper, copy,
supplies, etc.)
Testing – Hourly pay
Technology
2,441,540
-2,411,503
=30,037
-3,500
-16,037
-2,500
0
Cafeteria – hourly for
supervising students
-6,000
Staff Development
-2,000
=0
Staff Provided by District
Staff and FTE
Staff and FTE
.5 Social Worker – Sp. Ed.
.5 Social Worker – Reg. Ed
.5 Counselor
.6 Nurse*
.5 MLL – Ed Assistant
.8 Sp. Ed. Speech Teacher
1.0 MLL Teacher
Sp. Ed. - OT, School
Psychologist,
1.0 Sp. Ed. LD Teacher
PT, DH – Sp. Ed.
1.5 (2 positions) Sp. Ed. TAs
*.6 is for a licensed nurse (updated 4/23/15)
Budget 2015-16
Budget for 2015-16 (when compared to 2014-15)
reflects cut or reduction of:
1.5 teacher assistants (2 positions) - cut
.25 library assistant reduced (was .5)
3.0 licensed teachers cut
Reasons for cuts/reduction
 Groveland is projected at 81 fewer students for 2015
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SPPS is facing a budget shortfall of $20 million
Inflation (higher salaries, expenses)
Title I has been reduced which affects all schools
For more information on the district budget and how
it affects all schools go to spps.org
How does the district forecast enrollment
at Groveland?
The district looks at percentages of present students
who will return. This is called the continuation
rate.
The continuation rate is an average based on the last
three years.
Numbers for PreK, Kindergarten and new students
are projected based on the number of applications.
Groveland’s Continuation Rates 2012-2015
Grade to Grade
Average rate and
number of students
returning in 2015-16
Kdg to Gr. 1
78% = 54 Students
Gr. 1 to Gr. 2
87% = 80 Students
Gr. 2 to Gr. 3
85% = 79 Students
Gr. 3 to Gr. 4
87% = 75 Students
Gr. 4 to Gr. 5
89% = 60 Students
Concerns with the projected enrollment for 201516
 Lower enrollment projection means fewer students
and a smaller budget
 Based on the projection Groveland was budgeted for
two first grades
 Having just two first grades may mean smaller
growth in the years to come
One of the biggest challenges was only having two first
grade classes. What was proposed to change that?
Having 54 first graders would have meant two classes at grade one with 27 in
each class. In order to provide room for more first grade students so Groveland can
continue to increase the enrollment Groveland’s budget was
•cut a science specialist (leaving one science specialist)
•reduce the library teacher assistant time (from .5 to .25)
•cut the two regular education teacher assistants
•Increase art specialist time by .32 so all 17 classes have specialist time
In 2014-15 the science teachers also taught classes in addition to science such and
enrichment and intervention groups. This will not be possible in 2015-16.
It was also decided that the additional classroom teacher would cover a first and
second grade split or combination class to reduce the second grade class sizes.
What will the specialists be at Groveland in 2015-16?
Specialist 2015-16
Number of staff
Science
1.0
Music
1.0
Physical Education
1.0
Art
Total
.92
3.92
Students in grades K-5 will have music, art and gym in a rotation of 50
minutes per day for a week. Students in grades 1-5 will also have science
two times a week for a total of 100 minutes of science a week.
Additional Information
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A total of 3 licensed teachers and 2 teacher assistant positions will be cut. Library teacher
assistant time was reduced to .25.
Further information will come out in May about the positions that were cut.
In order to get the first/second grade split or combination class we are cutting one
science teacher. However, we had to increase specialist time by a .32 FTE. To have the
money for this 1.5 teacher assistants needed to be cut. The library TA position needed to
be reduced from .5 to .25 and the supply budget had to be cut almost in half. Our
proposed supply/materials budget is extremely limited and below what it has been in the
past—it is usually around $30,000. It will be at about $16,000 for 2015-16.
After submitting our request to have more first graders for 2015-16, we needed to
received approval from the district. We received approval to do this as on 4/24/15.
As a result of opening the first/second grade split or combination class the district
placement office will be able to place more first graders in our building if they apply to
Groveland.
As of 4/27/15 Groveland will send letters to two new first graders who previously applied
to Groveland but who were unable to get in because of space limitations.