01/11/1996 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Minutes

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MAS EE SCHOOL COMMITTEE - SPECIAL MEETING - `AT ARY 11f 1996 PAGE 8 7 ,5 F97 Bud et Presentation - fir. 1eMoura presented the F97 operating budget with a proposed "bottom lane" figure of $8,933, 082 for grades preschool-Grade 9. This figure is approximately $2.2M more than FY96 and does not include Falmouth High School tuition costs for students in grades 10, 11, and 12 or cape cod Tech. However, it doe include expenses for the following: the opening of l ashpee High School in September, a program for gifted students in Grades 4-6, a part-time business manager, a network administrator to manage the Novell network; increasing the assistant principal's salary to that of a principal's as a second principal will be added to the Middle School as part of the school system's reorganization; an Apple lease/ purchase agreement to replace computer equipment in two classrooms, and a revision of the math and world language curricula. It also includes regular day expenses for preschool-Grade 6 totalling $4,410,730; in Grades 7-9, $2, 143,689; special education expenses for preschool-Grade students, $1, 144,867; Grades 7-9, $411,268; transportation costs of kindergarten through grade 12 (no special education expenses included) of $395,277; special education transportation, $199,650; utilities/maintenance costs o $1,099,341; and administration costs totalling �$ 1 ,685. Dr. DeMoura noted that in addition to the increased staffing needs at the high school he is also requesting that three new teachers be hired for grades three, five, six, and eight. One of those positions would be a transfer Brom within, the system. Dr.. e +ioura also recommended contracting the services of local musicians to give instrumental lessons for students in grades -i. He said the contracting of services would be a savings as music lessons now cost about $60 per hour- once pay and benefits are figured. However, contracted lessons' would be approximately $25-$30 per hour. with the increasing enrollments, music teachers are not servicing students as they once did. This way music teachers would provide general music classes and band and chorus sessions. Also, library savings would be realized by hiring two library assistants instead of a certified librarian. A certified librarian's salary begins at $40,000 while a library assistant's pay could ranee from $12,000 to $15, 000 . ' After discussion concluded, Dr. DeMoura asked permission t post the positions as listed. Mrs. Lynch suggested waiting until after the first budget meeting where the Committee � will discuss the positions in detail.