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Minuteman Regional High School
<br />Expenditures
<br />Payroll
<br />FY07
<br />FY06
<br />$1030603445
<br />$1012603494
<br />Expenses
<br />$ 610791053
<br />$ 514381661
<br />Total Budget
<br />$1631391498
<br />$1516991155
<br />Lexington's Assessed
<br />$ 8303234
<br />$ 8303234
<br />Share
<br />Total students in Gr. 9 -12 from
<br />437
<br />Minuteman Regional High School
<br />Regional School Committee Appointed by each town's
<br />Moderator. Marjorie Daggett was appointed as Lexington's
<br />representative in July 2005 for a three -year term. The other
<br />15 member towns are: Acton, Arlington, Belmont, Bolton,
<br />Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Dover, Lancaster, Lincoln,
<br />Needham, Stow, Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston.
<br />In 2006 -7 nineteen seniors and in 2007 -8 fourteen seniors
<br />from Lexington High School took elective courses at
<br />Minuteman two hours per day ( 1/3 time); a pro- rating for
<br />those students is added to the total number of students for
<br />the assessment.
<br />The Minuteman FY07 budget represented a 2.8% increase
<br />compared with the FY06 budget. The budget increase was
<br />due to contractual agreements, health insurance, mainte-
<br />nance costs, and needed capital equipment.
<br />The Minuteman FY08 budget was $16,745,769, which rep-
<br />resents a 3.8% increase that is primarily due to increases in
<br />salary, transportation, and healthcare costs. At the time of
<br />the 2007 Town Meeting, Lexington's assessment was
<br />$1,200,438. Minuteman reduced the assessment to
<br />$1,194,216 in July, as more transportation aid was received
<br />from the State than had been originally projected in the
<br />budget.
<br />Challenges
<br />Superintendent: The School Committee, with the aid of
<br />Glenn Koocher of Massachusetts Association of School
<br />Committees, began the search for a new Superintendent in
<br />December of 2006. The Search Committee was made up of
<br />School Committee members, teachers, parents, and a school
<br />council member. The Search Committee presented three
<br />well - qualified candidates to the School Committee for final
<br />interviews. The final choice was Dr. Edward Bouquillon,
<br />previously Director of the Windham Regional Career
<br />Center in Vermont, who assumed his new position at the
<br />end of the summer.
<br />Finances: The operating budgets for FY07 and FY08 have
<br />increased due to the rising costs of health insurance, bene-
<br />fits, utilities, energy in general, and contracted salary incre-
<br />ments. Staff was reduced by 4.5 positions in the FY08 bud-
<br />get. Budgets continue to be tightly controlled because
<br />Chapter 70 funding from the State is not overly generous,
<br />and transportation aid has ranged between 40 to 80 %,
<br />rather than the 100% that the State is expected to cover.
<br />The FY07 capital funds were used for vehicle leasing,
<br />replacing cafeteria table and chairs, new computers and
<br />printers, and relocating and modifying the robotics and
<br />culinary arts areas.
<br />Enrollment: Enrollment from the member towns, including
<br />post - graduates, has declined from 521 in 2005, 479 in 2006
<br />and 455 in 2007. There has been only a very modest decline
<br />in the number of out -of- district students over these past
<br />three years. Minuteman's partnership arrangements with
<br />Medford and Watertown have continued to be successful.
<br />The agreements specify tuition rates and place a cap on the
<br />number of entering students, as well as a maximum on the
<br />total number of students, which allows for better financial
<br />planning in the towns.
<br />Minuteman added an Admittance Officer to the staff this
<br />year to help track possible 9th graders through the admis-
<br />sion process, coordinate school visits, and act as a resource
<br />for both parents and guidance counselors in the sending
<br />towns.
<br />Special Education Inclusion: Minuteman is discontinuing
<br />the practice of having substantive separate- content -area
<br />classes for Special Education students. To implement full
<br />inclusion practices, staff assignments have been rearranged,
<br />and extra staff training has been given.
<br />2007 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 53
<br />Oct. 11
<br />Oct. 11
<br />Enrollment
<br />2006
<br />2007
<br />Lexington students in Gr. 9 -12
<br />45
<br />54
<br />Lexington post - graduate students
<br />9
<br />13
<br />(regular & special)
<br />Total students in Gr. 9 -12 from
<br />437
<br />412
<br />the 16 member towns
<br />( +42
<br />( +43
<br />PG's)
<br />PG's)
<br />Total students from non - member towns
<br />245
<br />245
<br />Total student enrollment
<br />724
<br />700
<br />In 2006 -7 nineteen seniors and in 2007 -8 fourteen seniors
<br />from Lexington High School took elective courses at
<br />Minuteman two hours per day ( 1/3 time); a pro- rating for
<br />those students is added to the total number of students for
<br />the assessment.
<br />The Minuteman FY07 budget represented a 2.8% increase
<br />compared with the FY06 budget. The budget increase was
<br />due to contractual agreements, health insurance, mainte-
<br />nance costs, and needed capital equipment.
<br />The Minuteman FY08 budget was $16,745,769, which rep-
<br />resents a 3.8% increase that is primarily due to increases in
<br />salary, transportation, and healthcare costs. At the time of
<br />the 2007 Town Meeting, Lexington's assessment was
<br />$1,200,438. Minuteman reduced the assessment to
<br />$1,194,216 in July, as more transportation aid was received
<br />from the State than had been originally projected in the
<br />budget.
<br />Challenges
<br />Superintendent: The School Committee, with the aid of
<br />Glenn Koocher of Massachusetts Association of School
<br />Committees, began the search for a new Superintendent in
<br />December of 2006. The Search Committee was made up of
<br />School Committee members, teachers, parents, and a school
<br />council member. The Search Committee presented three
<br />well - qualified candidates to the School Committee for final
<br />interviews. The final choice was Dr. Edward Bouquillon,
<br />previously Director of the Windham Regional Career
<br />Center in Vermont, who assumed his new position at the
<br />end of the summer.
<br />Finances: The operating budgets for FY07 and FY08 have
<br />increased due to the rising costs of health insurance, bene-
<br />fits, utilities, energy in general, and contracted salary incre-
<br />ments. Staff was reduced by 4.5 positions in the FY08 bud-
<br />get. Budgets continue to be tightly controlled because
<br />Chapter 70 funding from the State is not overly generous,
<br />and transportation aid has ranged between 40 to 80 %,
<br />rather than the 100% that the State is expected to cover.
<br />The FY07 capital funds were used for vehicle leasing,
<br />replacing cafeteria table and chairs, new computers and
<br />printers, and relocating and modifying the robotics and
<br />culinary arts areas.
<br />Enrollment: Enrollment from the member towns, including
<br />post - graduates, has declined from 521 in 2005, 479 in 2006
<br />and 455 in 2007. There has been only a very modest decline
<br />in the number of out -of- district students over these past
<br />three years. Minuteman's partnership arrangements with
<br />Medford and Watertown have continued to be successful.
<br />The agreements specify tuition rates and place a cap on the
<br />number of entering students, as well as a maximum on the
<br />total number of students, which allows for better financial
<br />planning in the towns.
<br />Minuteman added an Admittance Officer to the staff this
<br />year to help track possible 9th graders through the admis-
<br />sion process, coordinate school visits, and act as a resource
<br />for both parents and guidance counselors in the sending
<br />towns.
<br />Special Education Inclusion: Minuteman is discontinuing
<br />the practice of having substantive separate- content -area
<br />classes for Special Education students. To implement full
<br />inclusion practices, staff assignments have been rearranged,
<br />and extra staff training has been given.
<br />2007 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 53
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