Monday, May 18, 2015

What does the FY16 budget mean for me?

or "my kids" or "my classroom"

Last week, I posted a bit of a rundown from the district perspective of the FY16 Worcester Public Schools budget. I know that many are interested in what the budget looks like from the classroom level, though, so here's a post for that. At the end of this post is a school-by-school budgetary impact on staffing as proposed by the budget (which--annual reminder--is not official until passed by the Worcester School Committee).

Remember, by the way, that you can find the school-by-school budget starting on page 249 of the full WPS budget. All numbers here are from that.

With the increased enrollment leading to increased teaching staff, elementary class sizes, with 10 additional teachers, for next year look like this:



At the secondary level, there's the additional of 11 teaching positions, systemwide; what that looks like will be most clear on the school-by-school budgets at the end.
There's also the addition of 11 special ed teachers and 14 ELL teachers, so if your children receives those services, we're working to keep staffing up with our level of need.

If your child is in the dual language program at Roosevelt and Chandler Magnet, note that the fifth grade positions are being added.
If your child is at Quinsigamond (our largest elementary school with 800 students), you'll see another assistant principal. 
If your child is at Claremont, your lead teacher will be converted to an assistant principal position.
And three schools will see their custodial coverage go back up.
If your child is in elementary school, the new math curriculum is being funded.
And just about everywhere: Better wifi! Quicker internet access!

On to school-by-school:
as always: numbers are based on enrollment and class assignments, as well as IEPs and ELL determinations; for more on that, see appendix A. Elementary numbers will sometimes change over the summer due to changes in enrollment. Only full teaching positions are noted here; there are other staffing changes projected and can be found in the school-by-school budgets.
Burncoat High
down 1 English
down 1 math
up 1 foreign language
down 1 science
up .5 business & technology
up .6 adjustment counselor
= net down .9 teaching position

Claremont Academy
up 1 special ed
=net up 1 teaching position

Doherty
up 1 math
down .2 school psychologist
up .6 adjustment counselor
down 1 credit recovery
= net up .4 teaching position

North High
up 1 English
up 1 history
up 1 music
up 2 chapter 74 (health science & computer science)
up 3 special ed
up 1 additional position (safety & climate)
= net up 9 positions

South High
down .6 PE
down .2 school psychologist
= net down .8 teaching position
(up a school nutrition manager, though)

Burncoat Middle
up 1 math
up .5 business/tech
down .4 adjustment counselor
=net up 1.1 teaching position

Sullivan Middle
up 1 ELL
up 1 special ed
=net up 2 teaching positions
(plus a clerical)

Forest Grove
down .8 PE
= net down .8 teaching position

Worcester East Middle
up 1 math
up 1 ELL
up 1 special ed
= net up 3 teaching position

Burncoat Street Prep
up 1 elementary
down .2 PE
down .2 school psychologist
= net up .6 teaching position

Canterbury
up 1 elementary
up .2 PE
down .4 school psychologist
up .4 adjustment counselor
= up 1.2 teaching positions

Chandler Elementary
up 1 elementary
up .3 PE
= net up 1.3

Chandler Magnet
up .2 PE
(the additional of fifth grade dual language is a wash on numbers)
=net up .2 

City View
down .1 PE
= net down .1

Clark Street
down 1 elementary
down .5 PE
down .3 school psychologist
up .4 adjustment counselor
up 1 special ed teacher
= net down .4 

Columbus Park
up 1 elementary
up .4 adjustment counselor
=net up 1.4 

Elm Park (now under a Level 4 school improvement plan)
down .2 PE
up 1 librarian
up 1 wraparound zone coordinator
up 1 lead teacher
= net up 2.8 positions

Flagg Street
up 1 special ed
up 1 ELL
= net up 2 positions

McGrath
up 1 elementary
up .8 school psychologist
down .4 adjustment counselor
= net up 1.4 positions

Gates Lane
up 1 ELL
= net up 1 position

Goddard
down 2 elementary
down .1 PE
= net down 2.1 positions

Grafton Street
down 1 elementary
= net down 1 position

Heard Street
up .1 PE
up .6 psychologist
down .4 adjustment counselor
= net up .3 position

Jacob Hiatt
up 1 elementary
up 1 ELL
down .1 PE
up .4 psychologist
down .6 adjustment counselor
= net up 1.7 positions

Lake View
down .2 psychologist
up .6 adjustment counselor
= net up .4 position

Lincoln Street
up 1 elementary
up .1 PE
down .3 psychologist
up .4 adjustment counselor
= net up 1.2 positions

May Street
down .4 psychologist
up 1 special ed
= net up .6 position

Midland Street
down 1 elementary
up .1 PE
down .2 psychologist
up .2 adjustment counselor
= net down .9 positions

Nelson Place
up .4 adjustment counselor
down 1 special ed
= net down .6 position

Norrback
down .2 PE
= net down .2 positions

Quinsigamond
up .9 PE
= net up .9 position
(plus an additional assistant principal)

Rice Square
up.1 PE
up .1 health 
= net up .2 position

Roosevelt
up 1 ELL (see note on dual language)
down .2 PE
down .2 psychologist
= down .6 position

Tatnuck Magnet
down 2 elementary
down .6 adjustment counselor
down .1 PE
up .6 psychologist
= down 1.9 positions

Thorndyke Road
down .1 PE
down .2 psychologist
up .4 adjustment counselor
= net up .1 position

Union Hill
down 1 elementary
down .2 PE
= net down 1.2 positions

Vernon Hill
up .2 PE
up .4 psychologist
up 2 special ed
= net up 2.6 positions

Wawecus Road
up .3 PE
down .4 psychologist
up .2 adjustment counselor
= net up .1 position

West Tatnuck
up .6 psychologist
down .6 adjustment counselor
down .2 PE
= net down .2 position

Woodland Academy
up 1 elementary
up .1 PE
= net up 1.1 positions

Worcester Arts Magnet
up .6 psychologist
down .5 adjustment counselor
= net .1 down position





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