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Mar.Marsters added that he feels it is importmt to look at these trends to project the number
<br /> of-students.
<br /> Chairwoman Gould pointed out that here was a difference also between the 10/1/98
<br /> enrollment in the high school as opposed to today's enrollment which was less—there was a
<br /> decrease in enrollment in every grade in the high school. .
<br /> Ms. Caffyn commented that there are other alteratives in that children are going to private
<br /> schools and Catholic schools.
<br /> Mr.Marsters conunented,that Mashpee spent$6,000-per student last year and-if you take this
<br /> number by the number of students that they over budgeted,which was around 90,that is an
<br /> amount of$540,100. There was discussion about what the other towns are spending on the
<br /> cost per student. Mr. Marsters rs saki that in Sandwich,the cost i $5,500; in Bourne,the cost
<br /> is$5,400;and in F Imouth, the cost is$5,800.
<br /> Mr. Whritenour stated that they were trying to provide the school with a budget amount of
<br /> $12',800,000,which is a$1,200,000 increase;and they were trying to provide this withc t an
<br /> override. However,that was based on the earlier revenue estimates and since that time,two
<br /> things have happened:
<br /> First of all,they had estimated for-the Foundation Reserve Program
<br /> that they would have$250,000,which is the amount they had applied
<br /> for. The actual award was$137,,000,,thereby, approximately$100,000
<br /> less than anticipated.
<br /> Second,largely due to the initial estimates back in October from the
<br /> schools for the growth as being higher than what actually occurred,
<br /> they had,with the numbers run through with the Department of
<br /> Education based on a 200 student increase,estimated$700,000 new
<br /> Resolution Aid. The numbers that recently carne down from the
<br /> Douse Budget arra ove or's Budget indicate from the Department
<br /> of Education that the number will be closer to$3001,00; subseclue tly,
<br /> there was a loss of$400,000.
<br /> Actually, now,as a result of those two losses,,state aid for Education is actually decreasing
<br /> from F 99 to FY2000. Mr. V&ritenour commented further that they,therefore, had to tale
<br /> that$400,000 and$100,000 away from the school budget which means,without an override,
<br /> instead of$12,,800,000, their are down to$12,300,000.
<br /> Mr. Kumla commented that the School needs to come in with figures showing the number of
<br /> new teachers and the amount needed for step increases for the existing teachers.
<br /> Mr. Golub discussed the feasibility of setting up a town policy for contract negotiations Nyith
<br /> respect to COLA. He commented that a cost of living increase that is significantly higher
<br /> than the inflation late should not be covered in a contract because COLA is meant to be for
<br /> inflation—to protect the wage level against inflation.
<br /> Chairwoman Goulart commented that one of the Mems also looked at was that in I1 ashpee, at
<br /> both the lowest level and the highest level,teachers are paid more than most towns on the
<br /> Cape.
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