Summary of Hampton BoE budget reductions to meet Board of Finance recommended reduction of $124,109 from 2012-13 allocation

Table 1: Reductions made in previously submitted budgets

Action/Cut Cafeteria Account Savings Cut on 7.2.13 $7,000 Cut on 7.2.13 $7,500 Cut on 7.2.13 $4,540 Cut on 7.2.13 $8,323 Cut on 7.2.13 $10,971 Cut on 7.2.13 $2,775 Cut on 9.5.13 $2,400 $43,509

Impact Means cafeteria account uses unexpended carry-over funds and such a cut would have to be restored next year; also means it will be difficult to pay for any unanticipated equipment failures Risks inability to absorb higher costs for fuel if an especially cold winter ensues and additional heating oil is necessary Takes away insurance packages (partially) provided to two veteran, noncertified staff whose benefits were previously grandfathered. Reduces previously grandfathered insurance cost for veteran secretarys spouse to move toward consistency in benefits package Denies a wage increase previously approved by Board of Education for noncertified staff members, some of which is addressed in Board of Ed. decision to fund 99% of premium share Reduces hours of Business Coordinator, increasing likelihood of inability to address comprehensively a long list of objectives in the financial management of the district Means some instructional supplies purchases may be deferred, including replacement of items that break or unanticipated supplies for new classroom projects, etc.

Heating Oil Paraprofessional Spousal Insurance of Secretarys Spousal Prem. Share Prem. Share of Noncert Wage Incr Reduce Business Coordinator Salary Instructional Supplies

Total

Table 2: New reductions to be implemented if required to meet $124,109 reduction in allocation

Instructional Supplies

$10,254

Textbooks $5,022

Time for Business Coordinator to 29.75 hrs

$4,427

Stops further replacement of instructional items that break; relies on parents to provide supplies Denies purchase of needed instructional supplies; compromises differentiated instruction Limits materials to teach Common Core; diminishes successful achievement on state test Cuts purchase of leveled readers to meet kids needs; stops enhancement of text supply Reduces development of independent reading skill (very significant) Limits ability to address financial issues. Last year Business Coord. worked average of 32 hours a week; still not caught up; needs to: (1) address Title I & II application, (2) interface with school website, (3) prepare for audit & revise ED001, (4) establish HSA, (5) update Procedures Manual, etc., in addition to weekly workload. In addition, preparing multiple budgets is very labor-intensive Decreases support in general classroom, especially in math and reading Reduces available personnel for duties, thereby compromising committee work and minimizing playground supervision, which in turn limits playground options for kids Slows down progress in intervention programs; reduces effectiveness of SRBI Stops preschool art Reduces number of art projects throughout year Compromises assignment of duties to accommodate tighter availability of prep time Decreases opportunity to meet state-recommended standard for art instruction

Eliminate HalfTime Paraprofessional Position Reduce Art Teacher from 0.6 FTE to 0.53 FTE

$6,488

$4,561

Reduce LibraryMedia Teacher from 0.7 FTE to 0.6 FTE

$6,629

Removes additional support for technology troubleshooting Decreases savings because reduces number of trips to service center to borrow materials Reduces ongoing & needed support for local and statewide computer-based assessments Cuts down on valuable instructional time with students & on differentiated instruction Decreases availability to 3 days a week instead of 3+ Compromises overall safety in building, especially during crises Minimizes value of TEAM (mentoring) program to support new teachers Diminishes support for students around mental health; reduces support groups Reduces collaboration with principal and staff around behavior issues Eliminates more than one day of instruction to students in reading intervention program Reduces time available for reading teacher to collaborate with teachers on interventions to address reading strategies benefiting student assessment needs Decreases time to assess students needs effectively and investigate new reading initiatives and programs; diminishes likelihood of students success on state tests Stops drama; cancels drama production Ends choral program Cuts select band and probably regular band Compromises book selection for alignment with new Common Core Standards Reduces availability of leveled books for range of childrens reading abilities Diminishes likelihood of student success on state tests Limits purchasing of ink and paper for offices Compromises replacement of office technology when it breaks

Reduce Guidance Counselor from 0.9 FTE to 0.8 FTE Reduce Reading Specialist from 1.0 FTE to 0.6 FTE Reduce Music Tchr from 0.4 FTE to 0.3 FTE Reduce Library Books by More Than General Supplies Total

$6,435

$25,907

$5,644

$2,233 $3,000 $80,600

Summary: Previous reductions: (Table 1) Additional Required: (Table 2) Total reduction if referendum on 10/15 passes: $43,509 $80,600 $124,109

If the referendum passes on October 15, the Hampton Board of Education will be required to reduce total spending on education by a total of $124,109. This is a 5.82% reduction from the allocation in 2012-13. The reductions listed in Table 2 above are neither recommended nor endorsed by the Board of Education, but will be implemented if necessary to meet the BoF recommended allocation.