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An Investment in Student Futures
SUPERINTENDENT’S
PROPOSED
BUDGET
2025 - 2026
February 19, 2025
Daniel P. Sullivan, III
Colchester Public Schools 1
OCTOBER 1, 2024 Student Enrollment
STATE REPO RT 2107
Ce rtifie d Staff
290
Non-Ce rtifie d Staff
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES
CONNECTED
ACCEPTED
READY TO LEARN
CONNECTED
ACCEPTED
READY TO WORK
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DECISION MAKING
Legal / Statutory Obligations
Right and Best for Students
Physically & Emotionally Safe School
Environment for Students & Staff
Local Priorities 4
PRIDE & PURPOSE
Trust, Image & Perception Professional Culture Facilities
Student Life BA Magnet
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DISTRICT CELEBRATIONS
Pre -K-5 Re ad ing & Math
Ind e p e nd e nt Profe ssional De ve lopme nt
Red, White & Blue School at WJJMS
# 1 for Colle ge and Care e r Re ad ine ss at BA
Daycare house d at CES
Half Day Hooray
In-House HVAC Insp e ction
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DISTRICT NEXT STEPS
1 Vision of the Graduate
2 Implementation of K -12
Literacy Plan
3 New Schedule at WJ
with Exploration Classes
for students
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A POSITIVE
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Academic School Student Student
Performance Safety Supports Development
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1 College Board National
Recognition
ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE 2 Department of Labor Pre -
Apprenticeship Certification
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Youth Manufacturing Pipeline
Initiative
State Summative
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Assessments
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SCHOOL SAFETY
Live -Action Mobile Com m unity State & National
Training Monitoring P artne rship s P re se nce
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STUDENT SUPPORTS
Data Driven Tiered Supports
Growth of MLL Program
Supporting Military Families
New ERTA Partnerships
Peer Mentoring Group
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STUDENT Found ational re ad ing
DEVELOPMENT and math skills
Colche ste r Ele me ntary School
Play based learning
Scie nce e xploration
and inve stigation
Social Emotional
Compe te ncie s 12
Student Senate
STUDENT
DEVELOPMENT
Jack Jackter Intermediate School Jackter Times
Arts & Editorial Boards
Award Winning
Programs
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STUDENT US News & World Report
DEVELOPMENT Re cognition
William J . J ohnston Mid d le School
Puma Ne ws
8th Grad e Amb assad ors
Le go Rob otics Te am
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STUDENT Robotics
DEVELOPMENT
Bacon Acad e my Se al of Bilite racy
Care e r & Te chnical
Ed ucation
Colle ge & Care e r
Re ad ine ss
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PROPOSED
NEW POSITIONS
2025/2026 Rationale
1.0 FTE Drive n b y Enrollme nt
Ele me ntary School Te ache r
2.0 FTE Me e t stud e nt ne e d s &
Nurse s compliance with He alth Cod e s
and Re gulations
1.0 FTE Be tte r me e ts stud e nt & staff
School Safe ty O ffice r/Dire ctor ne e d s
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN NCE AND NCEP?
Net Current Expenditures (NCE) are calculated in
accord ance with Conne cticut Ge ne ral Statute s (CGS)
Se ction 10 -261(a)(3):
• NCE: This re p re se nts the total spending b y a school
d istrict on d ay-to-d ay op e rations, like salarie s, sup p lie s,
and utilitie s, e xclud ing cap ital outlays and d e b t se rvice .
• NCEP (Ne t Curre nt Exp e nd iture s p e r P up il): This take s
the total NCE and d ivid e s it b y the num b e r of e nrolle d
stud e nts to ge t the average expenditure per student .
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It's a ke y m e tric for com p aring sp e nd ing e fficie ncy
across d istricts.
DRG D
The Connecticut State Department of Education
(CSDE) utilizes the District Reference Groups (DRGs)
classification system to group local public school
districts based on the similar socioeconomic status of
their students. DRGs facilitate meaningful comparisons
between districts and offer valuable context for district
leaders and policymakers when making resource
allocation decisions.
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MANDATES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Safety & Security Transportation Ongoing K - 3 ELA Program
Special Education Indoor Air Quality Cyber Insurance
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BUDGET DRIVERS
Salaries and Benefits
Special Education
Maintenance of Facilities
Transportation Contract
Athletics and Student Activities 20
UNFUNDED
REQUESTS
$98,766 $40,000
Facilities Supervisor Facilities Supervisor Truck
$82,238 $65,887
Special Education Teacher Pre-K Coordinator
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GRANT FUNDING
2023 2024 2025
Title I $ 320,741 $ 153,054 $ 128,971
Title II $ 50,384 $ 32,863 $ 32,810
Title III $ 4,932 $ 5,121 $ 5,743
Title IV $ 23,243 $ 11,150 $ 10,000
IDEA 611 $ 540,486 $ 570,900 $ 561,735
IDEA 619 $ 28,541 $ 30,211 $ 30,126
Total $ 970,350 $ 805,323 $ 771,410
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BUDGET HISTORY
Average Board Proposed Town Adopted
10 Year Average
FY 2015-2025
2.66% 1.41%
5 Year Average
FY 2020 -2025
4.11% 2.04%
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FY 2025 - 2026
PROPOSED BUDGET
Dollar Amount:
$47,868,304
Percentage Increase
from FY 2024-2025:
5.03%
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ANTICIPATED EXPENSES
2024 - 2025 2025 - 2026 2025 - 2026
Adopted Budget Anticipated Increase Anticipated Budget
$47,320,764
$45,576,032 $1,744,732
3.83%
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UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES
2025 - 2026 2025 - 2026 2025 - 2025
Anticipated Budget Unanticipated Increase Proposed Budget
$47,320,764 $47,868,304
$547,540
3.88% 5.03%
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WHAT’S IN & WHAT’S OUT
In:
$90,000 Demo at BA
$28,000 Choral Risers & Instruments
$49,000 Theater AV Out:
Pay to Play $20,000 Tree Removal
Student Parking $13,000 Replacement Blinds at CES
$10,000 Playground Equipment at JJIS
$75,000 Carpet Machines at CES, JJIS & BA
$67,500 Floor Replacement at BA
$10,000 Awning Installment at WJJMS
$30,000 Engineered Drawing for Emergency Access
$65,000 Network Equipment & Battery Backup
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“AN INVESTMENT
IN KNO WLEDGE
PAYS THE BEST INTEREST”
-BENJ AMIN FRANKLIN
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