Needham School Committee
December 7, 2021
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Superintendent’s
FY23 School Operating Budget Request
Portrait of a Needham Graduate
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A challenging time…
… to develop a budget plan.
• Health and safety needs continue to dominate planning
• The increased needs of students, especially the most vulnerable, will remain long after the pandemic has ended
• School enrollment is down by about 180 students but student needs have been exacerbated by the pandemic
• School building renovation, construction and maintenance needs require significant and ongoing attention, funding, and management
• Maintaining the Portrait of a Needham Graduate strategic priorities while emphasizing equity, inclusion, and anti-racist efforts are essential to our students’ futures
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At a high level, what will the proposed FY23 Budget accomplish to benefit students?
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FY23 Budget Priorities
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Portrait of a Needham Graduate Strategic Priorities 2020-2025
PRIORITY #1
ALL STUDENTS ARE DRIVERS
OF THEIR OWN
LEARNING
PRIORITY #2
ALL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE INTEGRATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING
PRIORITY #3
ALL STUDENTS LEARN & GROW
WITHIN ADAPTABLE ENVIRONMENTS
PRIORITY #4 INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTS
NEEDS OF
ALL STUDENTS
$1,858,890
$0,704,587 $1,126,062
$3,597,165 *
PlFY23 Budget Request:
* Opens the door to a similar or “level” service for students, families & staff
* Reflects $92,374 in reductions to existing FY22 resources
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FY23 Budget Proposed Increases
FY23 Budget Request: 24.82 FTE
* Full Time Equivalent
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FY23 Budget Proposed Increases
Staff Increases
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FY23 Budget Context: Enrollment
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FY23 Budget Context: Enrollment
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FY23 Budget: Student/Teacher Ratio
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FY23 Budget Context: Special Education Enrollment
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FY23 Budget Context: Special Education Out Of District Students
FY22: $83,603,397
FY23: $87,200,560
Increase:
$3,597,163
4.3% over FY22
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FY23 Budget Overview
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FY23 Budget Overview
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FY23 Budget Requests
Focus on K-12 Targeted Interventions & Equity and Inclusion
(Newman, Mitchell & Eliot) - 1.65 FTE
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Elementary Level: Focus on Targeted Interventions & Support
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Middle School Level: Focus on Targeted Interventions & Support
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High School Level: Focus on Student Support & Equity Efforts
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Strengthening Student Learning & Support in the Needham Public Schools
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A Look Ahead to FY24 Needs
“The moral character of a school is of vital importance; mental culture at the expense of the cultivation of the heart, is a curse rather than a blessing. Not the more knowing and the more scientific, but rather the more virtuous the child, the man, or the people, the more happy and the more useful. Intellectual worth, combined with purity of purpose and action, is what elevates the character of the child, the man, and the nation. These are facts that never should be lost sight of in our common schools, which are made up of children of every class and character.”
Needham School Committee
April 4, 1859
“We believe that even though their future is uncertain, our students will be prepared. We envision them as Creative Thinkers and Problem Solvers, Communicators and Collaborators, Socially and Culturally Responsive Contributors, Responsible and Resilient Individuals, and Empowered Learners. Our vision, the Portrait of a Needham Graduate, is a framework for equity, achievement, and growth for all children in our schools.”
Needham School Committee
May 7, 2019
Superintendent’s FY23 Operating Budget Request: Next Steps
Needham Public Schools
Portrait of a Needham Graduate
Budget
Votes School Budget