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Meeting of the Appropriation Committee, Jan. 15, 1968, 7:30 p.m.
with the School Committee at the high School Science Lecture Hail.
Present: F. Parrish, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; R. Gary; E. i'urash;
D. Grant; R. Perry, Comptroller; L. 'Lehner; Souza.
All members of the School Committee.
Logan Clarke, Chairman of School Committee, presented information
about the 1968 school budget.
4 increase over 1967 o increase
Total budget 37,822.511 3394,671 13
Personal Serv. 6,652,000 320,000 14.1
Expenses 1,054,706 66,032
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Increase due to continuation of present salary guide 3580,000
(only 1/3 of 1967 increases included in 1967 budget,
2/3 appear here)
Increase due to change in salary guide 2 addl. staff 258,030
Less: elirgination of pre—first grade sumiier program —13,0,0
Total increase 820,030
Teachers 8a ,aries
Starting minimum salaries have increased from 31400 in 1959 to
06300 in 1968.
Average teacher ::as been here 8 years or more and is therefore
paid at a higher rate.
Teachers with advanced degrees are paid more than those without
and there are now more teachers with advanced degrees. From 1961 to
1967 the percentage of teachers with Bachelor's de ree has decreased
from 49.5% to 41.9% while the number of those with Masters degree +
30 credits arf or ph.d. degree has increased from 7.7% to 14.3%. The
number of teachers with Luster's degrees has increased slightly,
from 42. 8% to 43.5%.
Salary Guide. Lexington's salaries are determined by looking
at salaries paid by 24 other towns, most of which are considered
comparable. Boston, though not comparable, is included because of
its size and proximity. The Committee aims at the middle of the
top 25% of these 24 communities (i.e. aims to be 4th) , for 1938,
salaries will be 36300 to 310,400 for Bachelors, 7800 to 13,400 for
Ph.D.s.
Enrolment de now have about as many secondary school children as
elementary school children; fo.merly we had 50% more elementary
echr 9ol children. Secondary school children are more expensive to educate.
°s per pupil is 3850 per secondary school child, 3637 per eleuent,ary.
These figures exclude transportation and central office ex_ease.
80% of our graduates go to further education; u5/o to 4 year colleges,
14% to 2—year coil-ges, the remainder to various technical schools.
30% of Lexington's population are school children. This is higher
than most nearby communities (Cambrid-_,e 11.2%, Concord 19.3%, Newton
20.5%, {eston 27.3%)
Future salary schedules
Frank Parrish asked whether teacher salaries should be expected to
increas.; at 12 to 13% when the rest of the country is increasing at
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January 15, 1908, continued
about 4%. Logan Clarke declined to predict future rate of increase,
but suggested that collective aargainin_ would pro-h ably determine
it
Custodial services Logan Clarke responded to a question by 33ob Gary
that therein someone in the central office who is responsible for
plant maintenance, the zu;erinteac:e its report to hi:.i. They do give
attention to whether jobs c:_n bet �r be done by their custodins or
by ou-:,zide firms. They have inquired of profe n ional cleaning
services, for example, what such services might cost. So h r it
has not proven econiciical to use them. Need for cust.,dians is
judged by applying a formula which has been developed based on the
number of rooms a man can cover.
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, 74� Available funds
There are no budget cuts which can be made unless an emerency should
develop which would require them to review the whole budget
PL 874 funds — there will be a slight increase
Unexpended balance from 1967 will amount to 340,00 ; to W50,000
High School Co n truction balance will be availa;Jle for transfer to
Jr. H.S. Article. High School has been accepted.
Articles to be included in warrant
37,500 will be requested for paving High School land near the Field
House
$132,500 will be requested for plans and specifications for New Jr. H.S.
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth F. Souza