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Background

The Hopkinton Public Schools, throughout the November to February Budget Season, frequently and transparently shared the budget development process.

On January 12, 2023, a Public Hearing was held to share the final budget with elected board members, hired personnel, educators, parents, and taxpayers in the Town of Hopkinton in attendance.

The School Committee then voted a $60,157,855 budget, which was 8.3% over FY23 on January 19, 2023.

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At the Select Board Meeting of February 28, 2023, the Select Board asked the schools to reduce their budget increase

from 8.3% to 5.1%.

$1.7 MILLION

reduction

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Phase out Mandarin Program (.4 - .6 savings)

Pre-K Director (1 FTE Admin)

Grade 6 literacy (3 FTE English Teachers)

ESOL increased caseloads (1 FTE attrition)

Instrumental Music grade 5 (1 FTE)

MS Sports/Freshman Sports & JV-2

Tech Integration Specialists (2 FTEs)

6-12 Special Education Director (1 FTE Admin)

Elementary A Paraprofessionals

One school bus ($78K)

School Guidance Counselor (1 FTE)

Social Worker (1 FTE)

Custodian (1 FTE)

BTE reduction at HHS (.6 FTE)

Reduction in PE/Wellness at HMS (1 FTE)

Reduction in Fine Arts (.4 FTE)

Campus Aide HHS - Restore Teachers to Duties

Eliminate SMLs (Increase teacher force and save $ on stipends)

THE CUTS

NEEDED TO REACH

$1.7 MILLION

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On Saturday, March 11, 2023, the Town Manager released a Comprehensive Budget Update, indicating that the schools’ “ask” should be reduced less drastically--

from 8.3% to 7.7%.

$350 THOUSAND

reduction

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Why CUTS aren’t so easy

FROM THE DESE WEBSITE:

975 students 22-23 - current situation in PE (average 325 students per teacher)
791 students 03-04 - the last time an additional PE person was hired for HMS (average 263 students per teacher)
184 (or 61.3) additional students added to our class lists without adding another teacher.

6th GRADE: FROM 277 - CURRENT 338

7th GRADE: FROM 270 - CURRENT 319

8th GRADE: FROM 244 - CURRENT 315

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THE CUTS

NEEDED TO REACH

$350 THOUSAND

(Not there yet…)

Original Cut	Savings	Modified List	Savings
Tech Integration Specialists (2 FTE) TWO (2) CURRENT POSITIONS	$220K	Tech Integration Specialists (1.4 Reduction only)	($120K)
BTE (.6) - Fine Arts (.4) = (1.0 FTE) NEWLY REQUESTED POSITIONS	$75K estimate	BTE /Fine Arts (.6 FTE Reduction only)	($45K)
		One-Time Purchases Furniture Shelving Maps Tuba Textbooks	($70K)
Additional Positions that would impact teaching and learning	$110K	Filed Student Opportunity Act (SOA) Grant Funding	GRANT or TOWN SUPPORT
TOTAL REDUCTION TO DATE			$235K

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The Select Board adopted the FY 2024 Comprehensive Budget as recommended by the Town Manager and voted to submit it to the Appropriation Committee, with the provision that the Appropriation

Committee review the recommended FY 24 OPEB and Stabilization deposits and the pending

$110,000 grant to the School Department and report its findings to the Select Board. (5-0

Original Cut	Savings	Modified List	Savings
Tech Integration Specialists (2 FTE) TWO (2) CURRENT POSITIONS	$220K	Tech Integration Specialists (1.4 Reduction only)	($120K)
BTE (.6) - Fine Arts (.4) = (1.0 FTE) NEWLY REQUESTED POSITIONS	$75K estimate	BTE /Fine Arts (.6 FTE Reduction only)	($45K)
		One-Time Purchases Furniture Shelving Maps Tuba Textbooks	($70K)
Additional Positions that would impact teaching and learning	$110K	Filed Student Opportunity Act (SOA) Grant Funding	GRANT or TOWN SUPPORT
TOTAL REDUCTION TO DATE			$235K

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