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"Where tradition meets tomorrow"
SUPERINTENDENT’S PROPOSED
BUDGET COLCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
2247
CERTIFIED STAFF
OCTOBER 1, 2022
238.8
STATE REPORT NON-CERTIFIED STAFF
202.5
** FOR ADDITIONAL STAFFING AND ENROLLMENT
INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE APPENDIX
OUR MISSION
"We Create Innovative Thinkers
for a Dynamic World”
COMPETING DEMANDS
Lost Learning
Wellness
School Safety
Mandates
SCHOOL SAFETY
Current Next Steps
Cameras at all schools Cameras will be actively monitored
during the school day
Greeters at CES, JJIS and BA Addition of Greeter at WJJMS
One Hall Monitor at BA Addition of trained Safety Officers
at all schools
District SRO Request SRO coverage for absences
STUDENT WELLNESS
Established a district Student Wellness committee to analyze student wellness data and
develop a strategy to meet District Goal #2
Connected Accepted Ready to Learn
• Positive school climate • PD for all instructional staff in • Utilized grant funding to hire RBTs
initiatives (e.g., ROCKS, Bobcat identifying bias and professional services from CT
Block) • Developing, in partnership with Behavioral Health to develop our
• Student leadership (Athletics, NCCJ, a training for teachers to support systems to improve
Bridges Training, BA and WJ respond to instances of bias student behavioral outcomes
Ambassadors) • Identification and implementation
of a social emotional
learning curriculum
LEARNING LOSS
The pandemic impacted our students' learning
The Difference in Proficiency Rates From 2019 to 2022
Literacy -7%
Science -4%
Math -4%
Stimulus Grant Funding Provided:
Maintenance of staffing levels and services
District-wide tutoring and Summer School
Acceleration Specialists to "back-fill lost learning"
MANDATES & RESPONSIBILITIES
K-3 English Language Arts program
Special Education
Evaluation Software
Cyber Insurance
Security Audit
BUDGET DRIVERS
Salaries and Benefits
Special Education
Maintenance of Facilities
Transportation Contract
Athletics and Clubs
BUDGET DRIVER PIE
CHART
BUDGET CONCERNS
Impact of
Upcoming
Inflation on
Contract Expiring Grants
Supplies and
Negotiations
Services
USE OF STIMULUS GRANT FUNDING
CURRENT POSITIONS RETURNING TO THE BUDGET FROM GRANTS
2023/2024
1.0 Kindergarten Teacher
1.0 Preschool Teacher
0.6 Reading Specialist
1.0 Special Education Teacher
0.5 Child Development Associate
NEW POSITIONS FROM GRANTS
2023/2024 Rationale
1.0 Special Education Supervisor Outcome of, and supported
by, Special Education Audit
1.0 Kindergarten Teacher Addition due to enrollment
Anticipated 2024/2025 Rationale
2.0 Registered Behavioral Meet Special Education
Therapists programming needs
SNAPSHOT OF CHANGE IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE
ON LITERACY ASSESSMENTS FROM 2019 TO 2022
DISTRICT Literacy Math Science
Colchester -7% -4% -4%
East Hampton -9% ** 0%
East Lyme -9% -10% -1%
Farmington -7% -7% -6%
Glastonbury -5% -7% -6%
Stonington -4% -2% -4%
Waterford -8% -12% -2%
WHAT IS NCE?
Net current expenditures (NCE) are calculated as
defined in Connecticut General Statutes (C.G.S.)
Section 10-261(a)(3). NCE includes all current public
elementary and secondary expenditures from all
sources, excluding reimbursable regular education
transportation, tuition revenue, capital expenditures
for land, buildings and equipment, and debt service.
The information for determining NCE is provided
from the Education Financial System (EFS).
TOWN NCEP
OLD SAYBROOK 25,762
MILFORD 22,596
DRG D BRANFORD 22,182
CLINTON 21,698
EAST GRANBY 21,642
"The District Reference Groups STONINGTON 21,216
(DRGs) classification system, used WATERFORD 20,986
by the Connecticut State WALLINGFORD 20,898
Department of Education (CSDE), WINDSOR 20,713
BERLIN 20,322
groups local public school districts EAST LYME 20,224
together based on the similar NEWINGTON 19,896
socioeconomic status of their EAST HAMPTON 19,146
students. DRGs are useful in NORTH HAVEN 19,132
WATERTOWN 19,123
making comparisons among COLCHESTER 18,846
districts and can provide both ROCKY HILL 18,690
district leaders and policymakers CROMWELL 18,136
with helpful context when making WETHERSFIELD 17,864
BETHEL 17,507
resource decisions."
SHELTON 17,385
School + State Finance Project (May 24, 2016). 10 Years later: An Updated Look at CT's District Reference SOUTHINGTON 17,102
Groups (DRGs).
https://schoolstatefinance.org/reports/10-years-later-an-updated-look-at-cts-district-reference-groups-drgs NEW MILFORD 16,975
LEDYARD 16,679
HISTORY OF REQUESTS AND ALLOCATIONS
BUDGET HISTORY
Board Proposed Town Adopted
10-Year Average
FY 2013-2023 2.12 % 1.15 %
5-Year Average
FY 2018-2023 1.80 % 0.68 %
DIFFICULT DECISIONS
Elimination of Current Positions Unfulfilled Requests
4.0 Certified Secondary Staff 1.0 Certified WJJMS Staff
1.0 Certified Elementary Staff 1.0 Classified IT Staff
3.0 Non-Certified Positions
3.5 Classified Positions
1.0 Central Office Director
FY 2023-24 PROPOSED BUDGET
Amount
$45,805,360
Percentage Increase
8.99%
HOMEOWNER COST
# Appraised Assessed 26.82* 29.27** Difference Month Week
1 251900 176300 $ 4,728.37 $5,160.30 $ 431.94 $ 35.99 $ 8.31
2 255300 178700 $ 4,792.73 $5,230.55 $ 437.82 $ 36.48 $ 8.42
3 255300 178800 $ 4,795.42 $5,233.48 $ 438.06 $ 36.51 $ 8.42
4 255500 178900 $ 4,798.10 $5,236.40 $ 438.31 $ 36.53 $ 8.43
5 258600 178000 $ 4,773.96 $5,210.06 $ 436.10 $ 36.34 $ 8.39
*Current Mill Rate
**New mill rate if proposed budget is adopted and all other factors including other appropriations, revenues, amount
to be raised by taxation, and reserve for uncollected revenue remain unchanged.
WHERE TRADITION
MEETS TOMORROW