FY12 Budget Season is in Full Swing

At the December 16, 2010 School Committee Meeting, Superintendent Phelan presented his Preliminary School Budget. You can view his presentation online at:

Preliminary Budget Highlights:
Enrollment – The projected student enrollment for the district in 2011-12 is 3,461 students. This is a total increase of 8 students from 2006-07.
Staff – The preliminary budget requests 435.6 total staff members for the 2011-12 school year. This is a total decrease of 20.3 staff members since the 2006-07 school year.
Budget – The Superintendent’s total budget recommendation for 2011-12 is $33,189,883. This is a 2.7% increase from this year’s budget. Budget challenges include: loss of funding from other sources, last year teachers agreed to defer step increases until FY12, regular transportation increase of 2%, SPED tuitions & transportation increase of 3%, the addition of a Grade 1 teacher and the addition of a computer technician.
Class Size – In the Superintendent’s preliminary budget, average elementary class sizes are projected to remain close in size to last year. Grades K-1 are projected to have about 21 students per class and Grades 2-5 are projected to have about 22-25 students per class.
Fees – The Superintendent’s preliminary budget includes no fee increases to parents.

Articles about the Superintendent’s Preliminary FY12 Budget:

At the January 6, 2011 School Committee Meeting/Working Session, the Committee heard preliminary budget presentations from High School Principal Alyson Geary, Middle School Principal Alan Keller and Athletic Director Eric Karjel. You can view the Executive Summaries of their budgets online at:

Upcoming School Budget Dates:
Special Education, Buildings & Grounds and Central Office Budget Presentations

Elementary School (Center, Elmwood and Hopkins) and Technology Budget Presentations

Public Hearing on the Preliminary FY12 Budget