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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2010 ATM — MARCH 2010
<br />Program
<br />FY2010 Fee
<br />FY2011 Proposed Fee
<br />Change
<br />Athletics
<br />$65 per junior varsity sport;
<br />$100 per junior varsity sport;
<br />+$35 junior varsity
<br />$56,290,945
<br />$60 per intramural session
<br />$75 per intramural session
<br />+$15 per intramural
<br />Expenses
<br />$10,410,466
<br />Family cap of $600
<br />$11,198,543
<br />Elementary
<br />$65 for Before School
<br />$75 for Before School Sports
<br />+$15
<br />School Athletics
<br />Sports program
<br />Program
<br />2.67%
<br />School Lunch
<br />Breakfast: $2
<br />Breakfast: $2
<br />Lunch: +$0.25
<br />1.2%
<br />Lunch: $3.50
<br />Lunch: $3.75
<br />This is a policy cap
<br />$66,958,293
<br />Milk: $0.60
<br />Milk: $0.60
<br />adjustment, not an actual
<br />Elem. Sensible Sides:
<br />Elem. Sensible Sides:
<br />lunch price increase as yet.
<br />$0.50 -$1.25
<br />$0.50 -$1.25
<br />It will not be known until
<br />Middle School and High
<br />Middle School and High
<br />June if the Administration
<br />School: a la carte and
<br />School: a la carte and
<br />will have to raise lunch
<br />premium: $0.50 - $1.25
<br />premium: $0.50 - $1.25
<br />prices.
<br />Expenses
<br />Expenses are comprised of supplies, materials, special education out -of- district tuition and transportation,
<br />consultants, etc. Full details are provided within the Blue Book, p.8 Expenses are projected to increase
<br />4.98% in FY2011 but expenses still comprise only 16.1% of the total budget. Salaries and wages grew at
<br />a more modest 2.23 %. Total budgeted costs will grow by an aggregate rate of 3.89 %, but because of one-
<br />time ARRA funding the town's FY2011 expenditure for the school budget will only grow by 2.67 %.
<br />Type
<br />FY2009
<br />Actual
<br />FY2010
<br />Revised
<br />FY2011
<br />Request
<br />%Budget
<br />%Change
<br />Salaries and Wages
<br />$53,418,882
<br />$56,290,945
<br />$57,548,883
<br />82.7%
<br />2.23%
<br />Expenses
<br />$10,410,466
<br />$10,667,348
<br />$11,198,543
<br />16.1%
<br />4.98%
<br />Appropriation Request
<br />$63,829,347
<br />$66,958,293
<br />$68,747,426
<br />2.67%
<br />ARRA
<br />$818,090
<br />1.2%
<br />Budget Total
<br />$63,829,347
<br />$66,958,293
<br />$69,565,516
<br />1 3.89%
<br />Special Education Expenses
<br />Special education expenses constitute significantly more than 50% of all expenses in this proposed school
<br />budget. They remain a challenge and major driver of the school budget and so are discussed more
<br />extensively here.
<br />Major reduction in State "circuit breaker" reimbursements for out -of- district tuition: After town meeting
<br />last year, the State reduced the reimbursement rate to all school districts from 72% to 42% for out -of-
<br />district placement that exceed four times the foundation budget. In FY2011, the Lexington Public Schools
<br />are projecting a 40% reimbursement rate and anticipate receipt of $1,304,154 based on November 2009
<br />eligible students. Out -of- District tuition increased 16.38 %, net of circuit breaker funding.
<br />Out of District Budget
<br />FY2010 Revised
<br />FY2011 Projected
<br />%Change
<br />Total Number of Students
<br />93
<br />98
<br />5.38%
<br />Total Cost
<br />$6,957,080
<br />$7,346,252
<br />5.59%
<br />Circuit Breaker
<br />$1,720,001
<br />$1,304,154
<br />- 27.23%
<br />Net Cost to Town
<br />$5,237,079
<br />$6,094,662
<br />+16.38%
<br />4 More line item detail is available in the Superintendent's budget document located at
<br />http: / /Ips.lexingtonma.org /Current /TOC.htm
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