Of the 5.25% increase, just over 3% will go to cover contractual obligations. In addition, the district leadership team, brought forth $859,931, in needs based increases from the district's 5-year Financial Plan. The district leadership team met over the past few months with the Committee's Budget Subcommittee to look at what priorities from the Financial Plan to bring forth. Ms. Carol Shrand and Ms. Kendra Stetson-Campbell are the two SC members who serve on the Budget Subcommittee.
There will be continued work over the next few months on the budget, once we find out what the Town's target budget number is. A final vote on the FY18 Operating Budget will take place at the April 11th School Committee Meeting, before it is presented to Annual Town Meeting on April 24th.
Below are components of the Financial Plan which are represented in the FY18 Preliminary Budget:
•Increase
Technology/STEAM educators at elementary level.
•Create
Robotics/Applied Physics staffing at MHS
•Increase music instruction at elementary
level.
•Provide additional coaching/supervision
in MHS athletics.
•Increase administrative support at FBMS.
•Bring health education into the
elementary schools.
•Increase chemistry supplies/materials at
MHS
•Increase World Language instruction at
FBMS.
•Fund resources to support Social
Emotional Learning.
•Establish out of school transition
program at FBMS.
•Increase reading educator staffing at
FBMS.
•Create College Board/SAT review courses
at MHS.
•Continue to meet needs of English
Language Learners.
•Add math specialist educators at the
elementary level.
•Restore general and instructional
supplies.
•Increase annual technology expenditures.
