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Franklin Public SchoolsFY 23 Superintendent’s Recommended BudgetPresentation to Franklin School CommitteeMarch 8, 2022

The FY23 Budget has been developed in supportof Franklin’s Portrait of a Graduate: the community’sconsensus on the essential skills all students will practiceand develop through their growth, PreK-12: Confident and Self-Aware IndividualEmpathetic and Productive CitizenCurious and Creative ThinkerEffective Communicator and CollaboratorReflective and Innovative Problem Solver

Our FY 23 Budget also continuesplanning for “Pandemic Recovery”utilizing both Operating Funds as wellas Federal Grant funding to prioritize: Social-emotional supportsAcademic interventionsHealth and safety practicesContinued support of technologyintegration PersonnelResources (software)

Our FY 23 Budget also prioritizes andrecognizes growing needs within our studentbody.Despite overall student enrollment going down,we are seeing more intensive needs by studentsreceiving special education services.We are also experiencing an increase in ourEnglish learner population, with more studentsoverall and more students with limited orinterrupted formal education and/or earlierlanguage proficiency.

Strategy for District Improvement#1 Social-Emotional Well-being of Students and Staff#2 Engaging and Rigorous CurriculumTo help students develop connections to school, support positivebehaviors, and increase academic achievement, the FranklinPublic Schools will enhance programs and practices, whilepromoting the well-being of staff, to enable each student toacquire the knowledge, attitudes, and skills associated with thecore competencies for social-emotional learning.To ensure that students are provided with rigorous learningopportunities that foster the development of the knowledge,skills, and dispositions they will need in their future college,career, and civic endeavors, the Franklin Public Schools willoffer an engaging and rigorous curriculum that focuses onpreparing students for a rapidly changing, technologicallyadvanced, globally interdependent future.#3 High-Quality Instruction to Meet the Academic andSEL Needs of Each LearnerTo ensure that each student is supported and challenged toreach their full potential, the Franklin Public Schools will aligncurriculum, instructional practices, and varied assessmentopportunities to personalize learning and meet individual needs.#4 Effective Two-Way Communication to SupportStudent LearningTo ensure that all stakeholders are engaged with the schoolcommunity in support of student achievement, the FranklinPublic Schools will enhance opportunities for two-waycommunication between and among all students, families, staff,administrators, and the community.

Budget Process to DateDecember 14, 2021School Committee Budget WorkshopDecember 16, 2021School Committee Budget Subcommittee MeetingJanuary/February2022Central Office & Principal Budget Development Meetings; Meetings withTown Administrator and Town Finance StaffFebruary 17, 2022School Committee Budget Subcommittee MeetingMarch 8, 2022Superintendent’s Recommended FY23 Budget Presented to SchoolCommittee

Chapter 70 FundingA district’s Chapter 70 aid is determined in three basic steps:1.It defines and calculates a foundation budget, an adequate funding level for eachdistrict, given the specific grades, programs, and demographic characteristics of itsstudents.a. FY2023 foundation budget reflects the second year of implementation of theStudent Opportunity Act2.It then determines an equitable local contribution, how much of that “foundationbudget” should be paid for by each city and town’s property tax, based upon therelative wealth of the community.3.The remainder is funded by Chapter 70 state aid.For more information: /preliminary.html

Step 1 : Foundation BudgetThe spending target imposed by the Education Reform Act of 1993 for eachschool district as the minimum level necessary to provide an adequateeducation for all studentsKey Factors EnrollmentWage Adjustment FactorInflationReflects the Student Opportunity Act based on the recommendations of the Foundation BudgetReview CommitteeFranklin FY23 prelim. per student 12,058

Step 2 : Local Required ContributionHow much can Franklin afford to pay towards the foundation budget?Key Factors Local effort from property wealthLocal effort from incomeMunicipal revenue growth factor

Step 3 : Backfill with Chapter 70 AidFoundation Aid DistrictsStudent Opportunity Act willprovide additional funding fordistricts receiving foundationaid because base rates haveincreasedFranklin is a Minimum Aid DistrictStudent Opportunity Act impact to Franklin: Additional Circuit Breaker reimbursement for transportationCharter School reimbursementIncrease to local required contribution 11.07 Million in Excess Base Aid (hold harmless) Franklin is second to Boston 33MSome other districts with excess base aid: Weymouth 10.8M - Billerica 10.3M - Mansfield 7.4M - Pentucket 7.3M - Tewksbury 7.1MChapter 70 aid to Franklin from the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts is not expected to increase more than 30 per pupil annually for the foreseeable future

Franklin’s Foundation Budget FY22 and FY23

Net School Spending (NSS)Local Contribution State Aid Required Net School Spending (NSS)In FY2020, Franklin spent 7.6M MOREthan required NSSThis is the minimum amount that adistrict must spend to comply withstate law.This is 11.2% MORE than required NSS, yetstill Franklin falls in the 22nd percentilestatewideNet School Spending must be equalto or greater than the FoundationBudget78% of MA districts spend more than 11%over required NSSIn FY2020 Massachusetts districts spent anaverage of 25% more than required NSSoverallDetailed NSS data for all districts can be found athttps://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/statistics/

Per Pupil Comparison to State Average2020 (updated October, -District Per Pupil Expenditure 14,698 16,963-13.36%Total Per Pupil Expenditure 15,850 17,575-9.81%Franklin ranks in the 25th percentile in per pupil spending throughout the state.75% of districts in Massachusetts spend more, per pupil, than Franklin.2020 is latest data available at 3/2/22. More info. athttps://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/statistics/

Historical Per Pupil Expenditures 5,235.95,081.8 12,504 12,938 13,493 14,276 14,698 68,066,007 69,960,878 71,381,014 74,748,010 660.7State Average In-District PerPupil Expenditure 14,970 15,349 15,952 16,583 16,984State In-District Expenditure 13,607,724,142 14,658,903,651 15,242,520,947 15,796,812,138 16,162,994,051Total In District FTE Pupils*In-District Per Pupil ExpenditureFranklin In-District ExpenditureTotal State FTE Pupils*2020 is latest data available at 3/2/22. More info. spx

Historical Expenditures Increase 2016-2020Franklin vs. State AverageFranklin In-DistrictExpenditure IncreaseState Average In-DistrictExpenditure Increase2016-2020Value2016-2020% 6,624,4999.73% 2,555,269,90918.78%2020 is latest data available at 3/2/22. More info. spx

Budget AssumptionsPreliminary increase in allocation from TownTBDHealth Insurance Rate Increase8%Out of District Tuition Rate Increases5%Transportation Rate Increases3-4%Increased Use of Revolving Funds 515,000

Superintendent’s RecommendedFY23 Budget SummaryCategoryFY 2022Approved BudgetFY 2023 Sup’tRecommendedDifference 50,970,061 54,222,452 3,252,391 6,962,608 7,056,361 93,753Out-of-District Tuition 4,591,439 3,469,087( 1,122,352)Other Expenses 2,843,873 2,992,750 148,877Transportation 2,452,844 2,476,346 23,502 67,820,825 70,216,996 2,396,171SalariesHealth & Medicare CostsTotals

Superintendent’s RecommendedFY23 Budget Summary3.53%increaseover FY22

FY23 Investment Initiatives - ElementaryDescription or PositionSchoolLiteracy SpecialistKeller 75,000English Language Learning TeacherKeller 75,000English Language Learning ESPOak/HMMS 25,000Special EducatorJF Kennedy 75,000Wilson Language TeacherElementary 75,000Amount

FY23 Investment Initiatives - Middle LevelDescription or PositionLevelAmountNew England Center for Children Partner ProgramExpansionMiddle 212,500English Language Learning TeacherMiddle 75,000Teacher Curriculum LeadersMiddle 150,000GOALS TeacherMiddle 75,000

FY23 Investment Initiatives - High SchoolDescription or PositionLevelEnglish Language Learning TeacherHigh School 75,000Restore Art Director at FHS (.4 Teacher .6 Director)High School 65,000REACH TeacherHigh School 75,000REACH ESPHigh School 25,000Team Chair (0.5 FTE)High School 37,500STRIVE ESP (2.0 FTE)High School 50,000Amount

FY23 Investment Initiatives - DistrictDescription or PositionLevelVan DriverDistrictwide 21,432Academic TutorDistrictwide 25,000Amount

FY23 Investment Initiatives - 1,211,432Description or PositionLevelAmountNew England Center for Children Partner Program ExpansionMiddle 212,500English Language Learning TeacherHigh School 75,000Literacy SpecialistElementary 75,000English Language Learning TeacherMiddle 75,000Restore Art Director at FHS (.4 Teacher .6 Director)High School 65,000English Language Learning TeacherElementary 75,000English Language Learning ESPElem/Middle 25,000REACH TeacherHigh School 75,000REACH ESPHigh School 25,000Team Chair (0.5 FTE)High School 37,500Teacher Curriculum Leaders (2.0 FTE)MiddleVan DriverDistrictwideGOALS TeacherMiddle 75,000STRIVE ESP (2.0 FTE)High School 50,000Academic TutorDistrictwide 25,000Special EducatorElementary 75,000Wilson Language TeacherElementary 75,000 150,000 21,432

FY23 School Committee PrioritiesRequested but Not IncludedDescription or PositionLevelRationaleElementaryElementary scheduling is complicated and thereare multiple, competing priorities. Plan for a studycommittee in 2022-2023 to makerecommendations for FY 24.K-8 Library DirectorElementary/MiddleElementary scheduling is complicated and thereare multiple, competing priorities. Plan for a studycommittee in 2022-2023 to makerecommendations for FY 24.Contractual-related itemsAll levelsNegotiations with FEA currently underwayWorld Language Teachers

Placeholder for FY23 BudgetReductionsBudget reductions estimated at this time Anticipate absorbing most if not all staffingreductions through attrition (retirements andresignations)( 575,000)

Specialized Positions (FTE) FY18-FY23Although we continue to support fewer students, they have greater needs and thereforeare supported with additional special educators, counselors, and nurses.

Revolving Account OffsetsFY 2022BudgetAppropriation BudgetFY 2023Superintendent’sRecommendedDollar and % difference 67,820,825 70,216,996 2,396,1713.53%Revolving Fund Offsets 5,062,000 5,577,000 515,00010.17%Total Estimated Expenses* 72,882,825 75,793,996 2,911,1713.99%*Total includes local appropriation andrevolving funds only (no grants)

Superintendent’s Recommended FY23 BudgetFY22 Appropriation 67,820,825FY23 Recommended Budget 70,216,996Recommended Increase 2,396,172Percent Increase3.53%

Summary of Coronavirus Relief FundingESSER ICoronavirus Relief Funds (CvRF) Allocated 1,156,275FY21 Fully Expended: VLA StaffDigital Learning IntegrationistsPermanent Building SubstitutesTechnology and Tech SupportTent rental for mask breaksMaterials, subscriptions and PPE AllocatedRemaining at 6/30/21 123,235 92,618FY21 Elementary InterventionistsFY22 - Fully expended Elementary Interventionists

Summary of Coronavirus Relief FundingESSER II-submitted and approved Allocated 475,496Planned Use in FY22 and FY23: Counselors and InternsNurse Leader - Expanded RolePermanent SubsSummer Learning AcademyInterventionistsESSER III-submitted and approved Allocated 1,046,173Planned Use FY22-24 BRYT* Counselor (2 years)BRYT ESP (2 years)InterventionistsDiversity, Equity and Inclusion DirectorSocial Worker (2 years)After School Tutoring*Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition