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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2009 ATM—MARCH 2O09 <br /> Out of district FY2009 FY2009 est. FY2010 % Change <br /> budget budget Feb-6-09 budget FY09budget- <br /> FY10 budget <br /> Total#students 100 104 93 -7.000 <br /> Total cost $6,289,083 $6,365,335 $6,957,080 +10.6% <br /> Circuit breaker $1,804,515 $1,914,856 $1,720,001 -4.7% <br /> Net cost to town $4,484,568 $4,450,479 $5,237,079 +16.8% <br /> Under the circuit breaker program, the state reimburses Lexington each year for some of its out-of-district <br /> special education expenses one year after they have been incurred — in other words, the assumed circuit <br /> breaker revenue in the FY2010 budget represents reimbursement of expenses incurred in FY2009, for <br /> which the Town will submit a claim in July 2009. The state will reimburse Lexington for 72-75% of the <br /> tuition costs incurred over a base amount of approximately $37,328 for each out-of-district placement. <br /> The FY2010 budget assumes a reimbursement level of 72%. Transportation costs are not currently eligible <br /> for reimbursement. <br /> Transportation. Transportation expense for special education students is projected to increase 3.2% in <br /> FY2010, from the FY2009 budgeted amount of$1,252,602 to $1,292,153. The budgeted increase is the <br /> result of inflation in the cost of transportation, plus assumptions about the nature of the transportation <br /> required for each student. Some students have changed from residential to day placements, for example, <br /> resulting in lower tuition costs but more frequent transportation requirements (daily vs. weekly). The <br /> FY2010 budget assumes a decrease in the number of placements (both in-district and out-of-district) that <br /> will require transportation from 177 in the FY 2009 budget to an assumed 140. Lexington is now part of a <br /> pilot program and is currently bidding out its service needs along with multiple other communities. <br /> New programs. The FY2010 Blue Book includes a detailed description of a recommended new service <br /> delivery model for the Fiske Intensive Learning Program(ILP) that is intended to enhance the effectiveness <br /> of this program, as well as to save money by avoiding out-of-district tuitions and reducing payments to <br /> contracted agencies (Blue Book pp. 89-92). The new model is projected to result in incremental expenses <br /> of$68,065 and to avoid expenses of$237,012, for a net cost avoidance of$168,947. An improved Early <br /> Childhood ILP program should save $3,585 in FY2010, resulting in total projected savings of$172,532. <br /> These new models would continue the administration's track record of creating or improving in-house <br /> programs that result in net savings of out-of-district and other expenses. <br /> Full Dav Kinder ag rten <br /> The Lexington Public School system currently operates twenty full-day kindergarten classrooms. The <br /> program currently serves 388 students, 31 of whom receive financial assistance. The table below outlines <br /> the actual revenue and expenses for FY2009,which form the basis for cost estimates for FY2010. <br /> FY2009 Full-Day Kindergarten Revenue and Expenses <br /> Revenue <br /> Dept. of Education Grant $298,000 <br /> Fees Collected $353,801 <br /> METCO Grant $60,742 <br /> FY09 Operating Budget (Financial Assistance) $19,000 <br /> Total $731,543 <br /> Page 13 of 59 <br />
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