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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2009 ATM—MARCH 2O09 <br /> Warrant Article Analysis and Recommendations <br /> Article 4: Appropriate Funds Requested Funding Committee <br /> FY2010 Operating Source Recommendation <br /> Budget Various Approve(9-0) <br /> Description Amount Funding Committee Recommends <br /> Requested Source <br /> Lexington Public Schools S66,958,293 GF Approve(9-0) <br /> Overview <br /> The School Committee has approved a school budget of$66,958,293 (a 3.95% increase above the FY2009 <br /> school budget) for FY2010. The Superintendent, at the request of the School Committee, had originally <br /> prepared a level-service budget for FY2010 offering essentially the same school programs as in FY2009. <br /> However, since the level-service budget was higher than the available funds, program and staff cuts were <br /> required. The financial crisis was well underway when the budget process began so an override in the <br /> spring of 2010 was out of the question. Furthermore, neither the School Committee nor the finance <br /> committees supported the use of the Town's Stabilization Fund as a source of funding for the school budget <br /> at this time. <br /> The School Administration was able to cut costs in a number of different areas. Declining elementary <br /> enrollment allowed for the reduction of 2 classroom teachers and 0.4 FTE of music, gym and art specialists. <br /> The other major reductions include: reorganizing the Preschool Program at Harrington and the ILP <br /> Program at Fiske (see separate section below on Special Education); cutting the equivalent of 10 FTE <br /> positions for Instructional Assistants (IA's); decreasing the personnel budget by hiring teachers at an <br /> average salary of M-5 vs. M-6, along with other personnel line item refinements; and, eliminating a <br /> dedicated private-school bus. Benefit expenses have been significantly reduced by restructuring certain IA <br /> positions to under 20-hours/week making them ineligible for benefits, and by combining 14 part-time <br /> positions into 7 full-time positions. <br /> Enrollment. Projected enrollment changes between FY2009 and FY2010 are as follows: <br /> Grades FY2009 Actual FY2010 Change % Change <br /> (as of 10/08) Projected <br /> K—5 2,699 21623 -76 -2.82 <br /> 6-8 1,501 1,510 +9 +0.60 <br /> 9 - 12 1,991 1,980 -11 -0.55 <br /> Total 6,191 6,113 -78 -1.26 <br /> All of the units at Avalon at Lexington Hills have been completed and are now occupied. Since the number <br /> of children living at Avalon enrolled in the Lexington Public Schools has significantly exceeded the <br /> threshold stipulated in the agreement between Avalon and the Town of Lexington, the Assistant <br /> Superintendent for Finance and Business is examining the revenue implications for the Town. <br /> Page 11 of 59 <br />
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