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2018-2019Draft Budget

Proudly Serving Alna, Chelsea, Palermo, Somerville, Whitefield, Windsor, and Westport Island

Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12

Thursday, May 17, 2018 6:30pm

Chelsea Elementary School

RSU 12 District Budget Meeting

● Foster a safe learning environment● Provide a personalized, relevant, and rigorous

curriculum● Encourage parental involvement in student

learning● Hire, retain, and develop talented educators● Maximize the use of resources● Encourage community involvement in education● Maintain a continuous improvement process

Strategic PlanningGoals

● Health services ● Programming and staffing for Bullying Prevention● Reasonable Class sizes - Class Size Guidelines● Professional Development and training for staff● Maintain Technology Infrastructure● Facilities Improvements - Capital Improvement Plan● Transportation - Replacement Plan● Pre-K programming● School Choice

RSU 12 Budget PrioritiesGuidance for building a needs-based budget

● Collaborations with Adult Education● Proposed Collaborations as a Regional Service

Center● Headstart Collaboration● School Board/SVEA Health Insurance Research ● Transportation Collaborations● Behavior, Autism, and Lifeskills programming

Performance Contract - Energy savings● Professional development collaborations

RSU 12 EfficienciesThere are always ongoing efforts to find efficiencies

Per pupil Administrative costs well below state average

District Name Total Administrative Costs Per Student

RSU 12 - Sheepscot Valley $764.00

RSU 11/MSAD 11- Gardiner $868.00

RSU 18 - Oakland $884.00

RSU 02 - Hall-dale $893.00

RSU 19 - Newport $947.00

Great Salt Bay CSD $1,005.00

Augusta Public Schools $1,025.00

RSU 01 - Bath $1,029.00

State $1,036.00

RSU 40/MSAD 40 - Washington $1,063.00

RSU 03/MSAD 03 - Unity $1,154.00

Wiscasset Public Schools $2,036.00

Total Draft Budget

FY 2018 FY 2019 Change Percentage Change

General Fund Expenses

$ 21,464,370 $ 22,231,858 $ 767,488 3.5%

Draft Budget - Cost CentersCost Center Fiscal Year 2018 Fiscal Year 2019 Change

Regular Instruction: $10,711,655 $11,056,288 $344,633

Special Education Instruction: $3,781,332 $4,107,473 $326,141

CTE Instruction: $195,660 - -$195,660

Other instruction $145,641 $153,002 $7,361

Student and Staff Support: $834,657 $1,017,680 $183,023

System Administration: $597,821 $601,336 $3,515

School Administration: $771,366 $763,422 -$7,944

Transportation and Buses: $1,215,219 $1,279,297 $64,078

Facilities and Maintenance: $1,484,034 $1,507,655 $23,621

Debt service: $1,666,986 $1,645,705 -$21,281

All other expenditures: $60,000 $100,000 $40,000

Total $21,464,371 $22,231,858 $767,487

Student Count DataFrom the ED 279

STUDENT COUNT 2016 2017 2018 2019Student

Change from FY 2018

Alna 102.5 108.0 115.0 120.0 5.0

Chelsea 368.0 381.0 388.0 394.5 6.5

Palermo 192.5 202.5 197.5 198.5 1.0

Somerville 54.0 62.0 62.0 71.0 9.0

Westport Island 60.0 58.5 52.0 57.0 5.0

Whitefield 282.5 286.5 286.5 286.0 (0.5)

Windsor 387.0 374.0 367.0 370.0 3.0

TOTAL 1,446.5 1,472.5 1,468.0 1,497.0 26.0

Town ValuationsFrom the ED 279

TownThree-year Average State Valuation from

2016-17 ED 279

Three-year Average State Valuation from

2017-18 ED 279

Two-year Average State Valuation from

2018-19 ED 279

Change in Valuation on ED 279

Alna 76,433,333 75,466,667 $78,000,000.00 $2,533,333.00

Chelsea 150,133,333 150,850,000 $158,850,000.00 $8,000,000.00

Palermo 171,800,000 168,516,667 $164,875,000.00 ($3,641,667.00)

Somerville 52,150,000 51,400,000 $52,000,000.00 $600,000.00

Westport Island 218,966,667 216,683,333 $215,275,000.00 ($1,408,333.00)

Whitefield 183,250,000 184,183,333 $182,800,000.00 ($1,383,333.00)

Windsor 187,016,667 209,700,000 $247,200,000.00 $37,500,000.00

Town Subsidy for EducationFrom the ED 279

RevenueRSU 12 Proposed Budget FY 2018 and Revenue

FY 2018 Proposed Budget $21,464,370 FY 2019 Proposed Budget $22,231,858

FY 2018 Non-Tax Revenue FY 2019 Non-Tax Revenue

FY 18 State Subsidy $9,808,639 FY 18 State Subsidy $10,097,873

Tuition $160,000 Tuition $0

Medicaid/Trans/Admin Fees $93,000 Medicaid/Trans/Admin Fees $93,000

Interest Credit - Performance Bond $39,853 Interest Credit - Performance Bond $39,853

Fund Balance $56,217 Fund Balance $211,000

State Agency Client Revenues $80,000

Total Non-Tax Revenue $10,157,709 Total Non-Tax Revenue $10,521,726

Extra reward state subsidy from state for Administrative Regional Efficiencies

$39,010

Total RSU 12 FY 18 Local Share $11,306,661 Total RSU 12 FY 19 Local Share $11,710,133

Local Cost Sharing

Cost Per Student

Town

Alna

Chelsea

Palermo

Somerville

Westport Island

Whitefield

Windsor