Cecil County Public Schools Board of Education Budget Request Fiscal 2015

Cecil County Public Schools Board of Education Budget Request Fiscal 2015 Operating Fund Capital Fund

Mission Our mission is to provide an excellent Pre kindergarten through graduation learning experience that enables ALL students to demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required for lifelong learning and productive citizenship in an ever changing global society. 2

Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Prioritization Survey Results Parents Students Employees

FY15 Budget Survey Results Parents Technology 25.8% 36.6% 62.5% Class Sizes 39.8% 22.7% 62.4% Instr. Resources 26.1% 35.1% 61.2% Facilities 24.5% 36.2% 60.7% STEM 24.8% 32.8% 57.6% After School Prog. 22.9% 34.4% 57.3% New Courses 24.8% 30.3% 55.1% Safety 26.3% 26.6% 52.9% CTE 21.4% 29.2% 50.6% Fine Arts Gifted & Talented Ed. 20.9% 19.4% 26.8% 27.2% 47.7% 46.6% Increase funding substantially Increase funding somewhat Special Ed. 15.9% 25.3% 41.3% Extracurricular 16.7% 24.5% 41.2% Counseling/Guidance 14.6% 26.6% 41.2% Social Ed. Prog. 15.6% 22.8% 38.4% Health & Physical Ed. 11.6% 19.1% 30.6% Early Childhood Ed. 11.2% 14.0% 25.2% Transportation 8.2% 15.0% 23.2% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

FY15 Budget Survey Results Students Technology 28.5% 43.6% 72.0% New Courses 32.6% 36.1% 68.7% Facilities 32.4% 35.7% 68.1% CTE 27.8% 40.3% 68.0% Instr. Resources 25.5% 36.7% 62.2% Extracurricular 29.1% 32.2% 61.3% After School Prog. 20.5% 37.4% 57.9% Transportation 21.6% 29.9% 51.5% Gifted & Talented Ed. 20.6% 29.6% 50.2% Fine Arts Class Sizes 24.9% 18.3% 28.9% 24.9% 49.8% 47.2% Increase funding substantially Increase funding somewhat Social Ed. Prog. 21.4% 22.4% 43.8% Health & Physical Ed. 17.1% 26.4% 43.6% Safety 17.6% 25.2% 42.8% Early Childhood Ed. 14.9% 27.0% 41.8% STEM 16.7% 24.2% 40.9% Special Ed. 12.7% 22.7% 35.4% Counseling/Guidance 8.0% 20.6% 28.6% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

FY15 Budget Survey Results Employees Salaries 42.4% 44.2% 86.6% Additional Staff 34.2% 37.3% 71.4% Technology 22.2% 39.1% 61.4% Benefits 25.0% 36.0% 61.0% Instr. Resources 19.7% 40.4% 60.1% Special Ed. 13.2% 31.4% 44.6% After School Prog. 10.5% 31.5% 42.0% Facilities 11.1% 29.8% 40.9% CTE 10.2% 28.5% 38.7% STEM Safe Schools 8.8% 8.7% 29.7% 29.3% 38.5% 38.0% Increase funding substantially Increase funding somewhat Early Childhood Ed. 7.6% 23.7% 31.3% Fine Arts 7.9% 22.2% 30.1% Social Ed. Programs 6.0% 24.0% 30.0% Gifted & Talented Ed. 6.2% 23.7% 30.0% Extracurricular 5.1% 20.5% 25.6% Staff Training & PD 3.8% 18.4% 22.2% Health & Physical Ed. 4.7% 15.2% 19.8% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

System Challenges Increasing graduation rate Improving instructional programs Increasing participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Improving access to and expanding School of Technology programs Addressing aging facility needs Implementing mandated programs Replacing and updating technology Providing professional development Providing student support Maintaining competitive salaries 7

Programs Included Additional staff in Special Education Increase in school based classroom supplies Resources to support the implementation of new curriculum Expansion of PBIS Program to six more schools Implementation of Drug/Alcohol Education Program 1.0 Teacher for Gifted and Talented Program Stipends for five STEM lead teachers Athletic equipment replacement Maintenance projects 8

Deferred Requests 54 staff positions requested by schools to meet challenges Teachers for class size reduction across the district Comprehensive improvements to the Gifted and Talented Program Technology expansion in primary grades Expansion of the new teacher induction program Full time band teachers for the middle schools Expansion of the Biomedical Project Lead the Way to other four high schools Expansion of musical strings program World Language expansion Reinstatement of assistant athletic coaches 9

Regional Teacher Salary Comparison 12 SELECTED AREA SCHOOLS WITHIN COMMUTE OF CECIL COUNTY BACHELOR'S SCALES MASTER'S SCALES Maximum includes APC, Adv. Prep & Longevity School System Step 1 Rank Step 10 Rank Step 1 Rank Step 10 Rank Longevity Rank Appoquinimink* DE $38,235 9 $51,515 8 $43,054 10 $57,729 6 $79,181 10 Avon Grove PA X NA X NA X NA X NA X NA Baltimore* MD $43,000 4 $49,058 10 $44,014 7 $55,033 9 $91,419 1 Brandywine DE $40,506 7 $56,639 1 $47,449 2 $64,701 1 $88,840 3 Cecil MD $43,662 3 $54,997 2 $45,437 3 $56,772 8 $79,089 11 Christina* DE $36,812 10 $53,571 6 $44,353 5 $62,199 2 $85,768 6 Colonial DE $36,334 11 $52,687 7 $43,744 9 $61,132 3 $88,887 2 Harford* MD $41,583 6 $54,254 4 $44,114 6 $57,558 7 $80,905 8 Kent* MD $41,862 5 $49,943 9 $42,129 11 $53,183 10 $79,353 9 Oxford PA $47,132 1 $53,811 5 $50,806 1 $57,735 5 $87,204 4 Queen Anne's MD $44,602 2 $46,192 11 $44,924 4 $47,285 11 $85,321 7 Red Clay DE $39,159 8 $54,806 3 $43,832 8 $60,835 4 $87,047 5 *2012-2013 salaries Avon Grove School District in PA chose not to participate this year CECIL RANKINGS 2013-2014 $43,662 3 54,997 2 $45,437 3 56,772 8 $79,089 11 2012-2013 $42,890 5 54,025 4 $44,665 4 55,800 9 $77,866 12 2011-2012 $42,890 5 54,025 2 $44,665 4 55,800 9 $77,866 11 2010-2011 $42,890 3 54,685 2 $44,665 4 56,460 8 $77,193 12 2009-2010 $42,132 2 53,718 2 $43,907 5 55,493 9 $76,003 12 10

Teachers and Principals Salary MD, PA and DE Comparison 22 Districts Ranking Teacher Elementary Principal Middle Principal High Principal Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Comparison to Bordering Districts Cecil 10 17 16 19 16 20 12 19 Harford, MD 13 15 5 13 6 12 6 13 Oxford, PA 1 10 18 16 18 16 18 16 Red Clay, DE 19 11 2 12 2 11 2 14 11

Enrollment As of Sep 30, 2011 2012 2013 Actual Actual Actual Diff PreS, PreK 590 627 720 93 Elementary 6,878 6,850 6,861 11 Middle 3,581 3,485 3,547 62 High 4,778 4,672 4,692 20 Sub total Funded 15,237 15,007 15,100 93 Total 15,827 15,634 15,820 186 Total Change 1.2% 1.2% ** Funding basis for fiscal 2015 12

Fiscal 2015 Small Capital Project Budget Request Various schools Energy Performance Contract $ 814,000 BTOP Project Year 2 of 3 580,000 1,394,000 Perryville High Track replacement 250,000 Bohemia Manor High Replace gymnasium floor 150,000 Conowingo Elementary Replace gymnasium floor 40,000 North East High Locker room 270,000 Perryville High Paving 220,000 Rising Sun High Paving 322,000 North East High Paving 272,000 1,524,000 Elkton High Resurface tennis courts 120,000 North East High Resurface tennis courts 85,000 Rising Sun High Repair tennis courts and basketball court 170,000 Perryville High Resurface tennis courts 120,000 Bay View Elementary Storm water compliance 75,000 Cecil Manor Elementary Install new water line and meter 175,000 Various High Schools Synthetic fields 2,200,000 Perryville High Field house 2,000,000 Total Request $ 7,863,000 Proposed County Executive Additional Request to Council Board of Education 13

Major Additions and Renovations Fiscal 2015 School/ Project Request Local Requests ($ thoudands) State Local FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 Future Perryville Elementary Planning / Renovation $ 3,100 $ 4,700 $ 4,360 $ 1,186 $ $ $ $ New School of Technology Purchase / Renovation 5,304 750 750 State Security Initiative Project 384 173 New Gilpin Manor Elementary ** delayed to 2017 1,500 4,500 4,300 2,239 Rising Sun Elementary Roof Replacement 559 304 Conowingo Elementary Roof Replacement 216 142 New Chesapeake Elementary ** delayed to 2018 1,200 1,200 5,400 2,143 Cecil Manor Elementary Roof Replacement 295 North East Middle Add/Reno ** delayed to 2019 1,800 6,000 6,000 6,046 Thomson Estates Elementary Addition/Renovation 9,945 Cecil Manor Elementary HVAC 2019 611 Cherry Hill Middle Renovations 1,250 1,250 9,577 Total $ 9,179 $ 8,018 $11,855 $12,686 $10,993 $ 7,250 $ 7,296 $19,522 Proposed County Executive $ 6,068 Additional Request to Council Board of Education New Gilpin and Chesapeake City start planning 2016 North East Middle start planning 2018 Average Annual County Funding 2000 2009 10 yrs $ 8,700 2010 2014 5 yrs $ 3,800 Debt Service Payment Debt 2010 $ 9,023 $ 82,221 2014 $ 7,827 $ 59,589 31

$200.0 $180.0 $160.0 $140.0 $120.0 $100.0 $80.0 $60.0 $40.0 $20.0 Operating Fund Result Revenue Trend by Source $179.2 $178.7 $182.3 $175.5 $175.6 $175.2 $10.6 $14.1 $18.3 $11.1 $10.8 $8.9 $69.9 $68.4 $68.4 $67.2 $67.2 $69.7 $98.8 $96.2 $95.7 $97.3 $97.6 $96.6 Excludes mandated teacher pension 5% Federal & Other 40% County 55% State $0.0 2009 Actual 2010 Actual 2011 Actual 2012 Actual 2013 Actual 2014 Budget 32

County Allocation vs. State Revenue $105 $100 $95 $90 $85 County % of BOE Revenue State Average 2001 51% 57% 2014 42% 50% $98.3 $96.6 $80 $75 $70 $65 $69.9 $69.7 County State $60 $55 $50 $48.4 $45 $40 $47.0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 33

Process Improvements (Recurring savings from 2010 2015) Discretionary spending cost savings (excludes savings on utilities, transportation) Cost improvements in the purchase of existing goods and services as a result of Competitive Bidding, Requests for Proposals, Contract Re negotiations, Piggybacking, Process Improvements, and Strategic Purchasing. $ 10.4 million 175 Positions and other wages reduced $ 12.5 million Health care for active employees $ 12.6 million Total FY2015 Budget Impact $ 35.5 million 34

Fiscal 2014 County and State Funding per Student 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7.5 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Worcester County Montgomery County Howard County Baltimore City Somerset County Prince George's Co. Kent County State Average Charles County Allegany County Baltimore County Calvert County Anne Arundel County Dorchester County Wicomico County Garrett County Frederick County Washington County Carroll County Caroline County Harford County Cecil County St. Mary's County Talbot county Queen Anne's County 2,763 3,479 2,570 2,902 3,541 4,129 4,315 5,295 5,929 5,967 4,854 5,388 6,709 6,183 6,683 6,405 6,415 6,841 7,138 7,906 8,220 8,559 9,997 9,744 12,090 4,081 4,234 11,122 9,782 7,803 4,322 6,041 6,066 8,703 5,396 4,989 4,154 7,612 8,814 5,033 5,681 7,200 5,034 8,682 5,260 6,302 5,590 2,728 4,260 TOTAL 2,980 $15,070 $12,750 $11,156 $10,675 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 11,000 12,000 13,000 14,000 15,000 County per Student State per Student 35

Fiscal 2015 Funding Revised Request FY2014 Approved FY2015 Orig. Request FY2015 Executive FY2015 Rev. Request State revenue $ 96,552,844 $ 100,367,421 $ 100,367,421 $ 100,367,421 $ 3,814,577 4.0% Local appropriation 72,848,292 77,370,746 75,523,845 76,812,045 3,963,753 5.4% Federal revenue 8,147,675 8,046,501 8,046,501 8,046,501 (101,174) 1.2% Other revenue 755,000 735,000 735,000 735,000 (20,000) 2.6% Total Revenue $ 178,303,811 $ 186,519,668 $ 184,672,767 $ 185,960,967 $ 7,657,156 4.3% Fund Balance Change $ (1,784,391) $ $ $ Ending Fund Balance $ 10,575,809 $ 10,575,809 $ 10,575,809 $ 10,575,809 5.7% FY15 Rev. Request FY14 Approved Operating Budget $ 180,088,202 $ 186,519,668 $ 184,672,767 $ 185,960,967 $ 5,872,765 3.3% Reduction $ (1,846,901) $ (558,701) Local Appropriation Teacher Pension $ 3,117,889 $ 3,352,878 $ 3,352,878 $ 3,352,878 $ 234,989 7.5% Regular Appropriation 69,730,403 74,017,868 72,170,967 73,459,167 3,728,764 5.3% $ 72,848,292 $ 77,370,746 $ 75,523,845 $ 76,812,045 $ 3,963,753 5.4% Unassigned Fund Balance $ 1,277,761 36

Programs Included Additional staff in Special Education Increase in school based classroom supplies Resources to support the implementation of new curriculum Expansion of PBIS Program to six more schools Implementation of Drug/Alcohol Education Program 1.0 Teacher for Gifted and Talented Program Stipends for five STEM lead teachers Athletic equipment replacement Maintenance projects 37

Measures of Success Four Year Cohort Graduation Rate (2010 2013) State 81.97% to 84.97% (3.00% increase) CCPS 80.46% to 86.69% (6.23% increase) Graduation Rate for Special Education (2010 2013) State 54.72% to 60.03% (5.31% increase) CCPS 38.52% to 51.26% (12.74% increase) Graduation Rate for FaRMS (2010 2013) State 73.70% to 75.81% (2.11% increase) CCPS 80.13% to 79.40% (0.73% decrease) 38

Cecil County Government Contacts Robert Hodge, County Council President District 5 (North East) website: http://www.ccgov.org/council/hodge.cfm e mail: rhodge@ccgov.org Alan McCarthy, County Council Vice President District 1 (Chesapeake City) website: http://www.ccgov.org/council/mccarthy.cfm e mail: amccarthy@ccgov.org Joyce Bowlsbey, County Council Member District 2 (Elkton) website: http://www.ccgov.org/council/bowlsbeypage.cfm e mail: jbowlsbey@ccgov.org

Cecil County Government Contacts Michael Dunn, County Council Member District 3 (Rising Sun/Fair Hill/Zion) website: http://www.ccgov.org/council/dunn.cfm e mail: mdunn@ccgov.org Diana Broomell, County Council Member District 4 (Port Deposit/Perryville) website: http://www.ccgov.org/council/broomell.cfm e mail: dbroomell@ccgov.org All Council Members mail: County Administration Building 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2110 Elkton, MD 21921 phone: 410.996.5201 or 410.658.4041 fax: 410.996.1014

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