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V -i il G 1--i S (", <br /> or LEXINGTON <br /> 1"10 0 L <br /> Andrew Stephens, Ed.D. (781) 861-2320, ext. 69103 <br /> Principal astephens@lexingtonma.org <br /> LHS School Site Council January 2020 Meeting Minutes <br /> LSH School Site council met on January 13th, 2020 from 6:00-7:30 in Room 505D in the World <br /> Language Building <br /> Present: Andrew Stephens, Cathy Swan, Karen Griffiths, Sheera Knecht, Liz Curtain, Ling <br /> Yang, Kate Vogelzang, Ed Li, Angela Chang, Katie Cutler, Suzanne Lau, Nancy Shepard and <br /> Kate Riley <br /> Absent: Erin Barrett, Khoi Le, Sam Offsey <br /> Guest: Betsy Wilkinson <br /> Approved the December meeting minutes <br /> Updates on Budget <br /> *Budget <br /> -Budget is a fiscal process and a political process <br /> -It is important for two citizens to educate themselves on the budget process <br /> -School Committee approves school side of budget and then Town Meeting approves <br /> budget in March <br /> -Majority of won bunds (about 74%) are used to pay for LPS <br /> -Most of the school budget is used to pay salaries and benefits (84%) and the rest is <br /> spread out in many ways <br /> -Each year there is an increase in salaries (about 3%) as staff moves up pay scale <br /> *Context <br /> -Over the last 5 years, K-12 enrollment in LPS schools has increased by 608 students <br /> which has had a direct impact on the School Department's operating budget each year <br /> to accommodate these new students and maintain the level of programming and <br /> services offered by LPS <br /> -Town income is down <br /> -School budget is down $1.4 million for level services (take budget this year and add <br /> 3% for built-in raises) <br /> -Past Budget Cycles have had healthy increases <br /> -FY 2016: 8.5% increase <br /> -FY 2017: 7.2% increase <br /> -FY 2018: 6.6% increase <br /> -FY 2019: 6.9% increase <br /> -FY 2020: 5.4% increase <br /> *FTE (Full Time Equivalent) Positions <br />