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Mrs. Webb asked if the committee wanted anything to be removed from the <br />consent agenda. There was none. <br />Consent Agenda <br />- Approval of Minutes (December 11 & 18, 2017) <br />Mrs. Webb moved, seconded by Dr. Vanden Akker, to approve the consent <br />agenda. The motion carried 4-0. <br />C. New Business <br />FYI Budget — Regular Day Cost Center <br />Dr. Doherty reviewed the budget documents. Ms. Dowd added that the budget <br />book breaks the budget down into cost centers with detail in each. The book has <br />been reorganized putting all the financial information in the front and supporting <br />documents after the financial. <br />The Munis budget is a general ledger of the district with every line item for the <br />FY14 —FYI 7 and showing the FYI budget as adopted by Town Meeting. She <br />went onto explain that stipends have been built into some salary line items <br />because staff is unknow at this time. <br />Mr. Robinson added that per a request several years ago, the Munis budget has <br />been included. He wanted the community to know that the School Committee <br />takes this job very seriously. <br />Dr. Doherty began the Regular Day Cost Center presentation. He reviewed the <br />calendar changes which include a second public hearing on January 22nd. He <br />reviewed what is included in this cost center. The major changes in this cost <br />center include personnel reductions (4.0 FTE Elementary CR teachers, 7.0 FTE <br />Middle School Classroom teachers, 2.0 FTE Regular Education Tutors), the <br />addition of a kindergarten teacher and paraeducator to address the increase in <br />enrollment and the restoration of the 1.0 FTE School Business position which will <br />require no additional funding due to the restructuring of positions. As with all <br />cost centers, salary obligations make up a major portion of this cost center. The <br />Superintendent also reminded the community that the School Committee will be <br />negotiating with all five unions. There is also a restoration of funding to FY17 <br />levels for districtwide technology, per pupil building expenditures and substitute <br />teachers. The addition of a second regular day bus and an increase in homeless <br />transportation is also included. This budget does not include funding for the third <br />and final year of science curriculum funding. <br />The reduction of 4.0 FTE Elementary teachers will result in some class sizes in <br />grades 3-5 to reach up to 27 students per classroom and may result in some half <br />day kindergarten classrooms being combined with other elementary schools. <br />Coolidge principal Sarah Marchant and Parker principal Ricki Shankland <br />reviewed the middle school staff cuts and the effect they will have on teaching <br />and learning at the middle school level. <br />Page 1 2 <br />