Newton Public Schools FY27 Digital Budget Book

VII.

STUDENT SERVICES

(A) Student Services Mandated Expense and Staffing Adjustments 1. Out-of-district tuition costs

Final FY27 gross amount of $18.3M versus FY26 budget of $16.1M Increase tuition budget in FY27 due to projected rates and placements Increase Circuit Breaker funding FY26 budget to FY27 projected Carryforward - Decrease in FY26 Carryforward funds in Circuit Breaker

2,228,183 (2,286,599)

850,000 791,584

Subtotal Out-of-District Tuition Costs

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2. Special education transportation

$149,634

FY27 is the fourth year of the five-year contract

State Funding - METCO Special Education Transportation grant grant is not guaranteed in future years

(75,000)

Subtotal Special Education Transportation

74,634

3. Contracted Services and Summer Programs

Increase contracted services due to contractual rate increases Increase K-12 summer programs due to contractual rate increases

44,500 15,000 59,500

Subtotal Contracted Services and Summer Programs

4. Pre-School Newton Early Childhood Program Teaching Assistants

-2.0 FTE -2.0 FTE

Move NECP BTs from General Fund to NECP Revolving Tuition account

-97,000 -97,000

Subtotal NECP Program Teaching Assistants

TOTAL

-2.0 FTE

$

828,718

(B) Student Services Program Adjustments and Staffing 1. Day BRIDGE Program (new program) Add special education teacher

1.0 FTE 1.0 FTE

84,557 84,557

Subtotal Bowen STRIDE Program

2. Day Reflections Program (new program) Add special education teacher

1.0 FTE 1.0 FTE

84,557 84,557

Subtotal Lincoln Reach Program

4. Other Districtwide Student Services Staffing & Expense Changes Reduce Interns

0.0 FTE -0.5 FTE -1.0 FTE -1.0 FTE 0.9 FTE

-141,500 -92,803 -64,937 -132,685

Reduce ABA Assistant Director

Reduce Secretaries

Reduce SEL Coordinator

Increase Aides to add 15 minutes to school day Wednesdays

48,165 -2,410

Other program expense changes

Subtotal Other Districtwide Staffing & Expense Changes

-1.6 FTE

-386,170

TOTAL

0.4 FTE

$

(217,056)

STUDENT SERVICES MANDATED EXPENSES AND STAFFING

-2.0 FTE

$

828,718

STUDENT SERVICES PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS

0.4 FTE

$

(217,056)

TOTAL STUDENT SERVICES

-1.6 FTE

$

611,662

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