city funding of schools

Foley: the city is really funding schools at the foundation level
What do we get from the city? What do we get from the state?
What is a reasonable amount for the city to take as a credit on services provided?
What is a reasonable amount for the city to take as a charge on grants put through city accounts?

Allen: city's contribution to net school spending, as calculated by the state department of Revenue
grant percentage challenged by School Committee: currently being reviewed by DESE

Foley: you can offset some of these with capital expenditures
to charge our percent of the budget against us (so we're 54% of the city budget; we count for 54% of the city budget for auditing, purchasing, technical services, treasury, budget)
credit to the city for 54% of the department that's there
Is there guidance from the department on urban centers?
Allen: per pupil cost is the other option; at our enrollment range that would be $2.5m
this is the method we have used since Ed Reform
Foley: if we took a per pupil, it would require $2m more from the city?
Yes

Substantial funds both in terms of credits for departments and for grant percentage for city departments
that we do not use for Worcester Public Schools
(we, for example, get charged for the City Manager's office; the City Manager does not have any function in grant funding for the Worcester Public Schools)
And yes, purchasing is done in house; Human Resources is done in house; treasury only cashes and cuts our checks; technical services we do in house; we have (and require) our own budget office