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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2008 ATM -March 19, 2008
<br />the non - resident student tuition rate, that rate is now set using the actual in- district average cost as a
<br />factor. The non - resident tuition rate for FY2007 was set at $16,250 per student. Minuteman officials have
<br />lobbied both the Legislature and the State's Commissioner of Education on this issue for years and
<br />FY2008 rates were increased 4.5 %. The FY2009 non - resident rates have yet to be set by the State, but
<br />they are anticipated to increase 3 % -5 %. Minuteman's budget assumes level per -pupil funding with
<br />decreased out -of- district enrollment. Of course, all of these figures are preliminary until final approval of
<br />the State's FY2009 budget.
<br />The preliminary assessment for Lexington for FY2009 is $310,160 ( +25.8 %) higher than the FY2008
<br />actual assessment. The main portion of this assessment is based on Lexington's FY2008 Base Enrollment
<br />(as of October 1, 2007) of 59.8 full -time regular students in grades 9 -12, 8 (16 %) more than last year.
<br />However, while Lexington's enrollment has increased, the overall MRHS in- district enrollment has
<br />continued to decline, raising our Town's share of in- district enrollment by 22.2 %. This has increased our
<br />total full -time student operating -share assessment by $137,561 ( +51.7 %) to $403,430, a per -pupil
<br />increase of 31.2 %. In addition, Lexington's total SRM payment increased $172,640 ( +24.3 %). This
<br />increase is due to our increased enrollment as our per - student SRM payment stayed fairly level.
<br />A breakdown of the full assessment is:
<br />Minuteman's Projected Assessment - based on the unapproved House -2 Budget
<br />PROGRAM
<br />Grades 9 -12:
<br />Regular Day Students
<br />Special Education Assessment
<br />State Minimums for Lexington
<br />Totals, grades 9- 12(ine. SPED)
<br />Special Programs:
<br />"Reduced Charge" Pupils
<br />"Afternoon" Pupils
<br />Totals, Special Programs
<br />TOTAL OPERATING
<br />Capital Assessment (based on enrolled
<br />9 -12)
<br />TOTAL ASSESSMENT
<br />FTE BASIS
<br />ENROLLMENT*
<br />AVE PER PUPIL
<br />CHG
<br />ASSESSMENT
<br />FY2008
<br />FY2009
<br />FY2008
<br />FY2009
<br />FY2008
<br />FY2009
<br />51.7
<br />30
<br />54
<br />59.8
<br />29
<br />67
<br />$5,143
<br />$4,250
<br />$13,145
<br />$6,746
<br />$4,250
<br />$13,171
<br />$265,869
<br />$127,500
<br />$709,843
<br />$403,430
<br />$123,250
<br />$882,483
<br />51.7
<br />59.8
<br />$21,339
<br />$23,565
<br />$1,103,212
<br />$1,409,163
<br />9
<br />4.86
<br />13
<br />6.17 **
<br />$5,174
<br />$4,457
<br />$5,077
<br />0 **
<br />$46,570
<br />$21,663
<br />$66,000
<br />0 **
<br />13.86
<br />19.17
<br />$4,923
<br />$3,443
<br />$68,233
<br />$66,000
<br />67.86
<br />78.97
<br />$17,868
<br />$18,680
<br />$1,171,445
<br />$1,475,163
<br />$561
<br />$593
<br />$28,993
<br />$35,435
<br />$18,311
<br />$19,273
<br />$1,200,438
<br />$1,510,598
<br />percentage increase over prior year 20.03% 4.47% 17.90% 25.84%
<br />* prior year's enrollment as of October I
<br />** the district wide cost of the "afternoon" pupil program ($16,000) distributed across
<br />the district based on grade 9 -12 enrollment
<br />The Committee unanimously (8 -0) supports this request.
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