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Policy Advice to the Governor Northeastern University Open Classroom

Policy Advice to the Governor Northeastern University Open Classroom. October 13, 2010. Top Five Suggestions regarding Career and Vocational Technical Education. 1. Continue funding Chapter 70 as a priority and address issue of adequacy. Fiscal Realities.

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Policy Advice to the Governor Northeastern University Open Classroom

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  1. Policy Advice to the GovernorNortheastern UniversityOpen Classroom October 13, 2010 Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  2. Top Five SuggestionsregardingCareer and Vocational Technical Education 1. Continue funding Chapter 70 as a priority and address issue of adequacy Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  3. Fiscal Realities • The state decreased Chapter 70 aid in FY 10 by 2%, but used federal stimulus funds to keep districts at foundation. Growth aid, down payment aid and minimum aid was eliminated. In Fiscal year 11, Chapter 70 aid to districts was level funded plus $25 per pupil • One time revenues (federal stimulus and state stabilization funds) were used to maintain Chapter 70 • The Executive Branch and the Legislature recognize the legal importance of the foundation budget as the means to determine equitable funding for schools • Capital and transportation costs are not part of the foundation budget.

  4. What is Chapter 70? Chapter 70 is the Commonwealth’s school funding statute. The program seeks to ensure adequate and equitable school funding for all Massachusetts public pupils. It defines and calculates an adequate funding level for each district, given the specific grades, programs, and demographic characteristics of its students. It then determines how much of that “foundation budget” should be paid for by each city and town’s property tax, based upon the relative wealth of the community. The remainder is funded by Chapter 70 state aid.

  5. Districts receive different levels of chapter 70 aid, because their community ability to pay differs

  6. Chapter 70: Four Basic Steps • Foundation budget: the Commonwealth’s calculation of an “adequate” spending level for a district. • Determination of “target local share” based upon a community’s “aggregate” property valuation and residents’ income. Calculate annual increments to get a community’s total required contribution closer to its target. • Apportion the required contribution among the districts to which the community belongs • Aid makes up the difference between a district’s required contribution and its foundation budget.

  7. Determine Target Contribution and Local/State Share • Aggregate Property Value: Jan 1 2008 Equalized Valuation., Multiplied by .2961 percent, yields $ of effort from based upon property wealth. • Aggregate resident income: 2006 income for all residents, as reported on state income tax forms, multiplied by 1.4977 percent, yields $ of effort based upon income. • These are the unique percentages which yield exactly half of total statewide local target contribution from property value, and half from income. • Combined effort yield = sum of effort from property value and income. • Target local contribution = combined effort yield as percentage of town’s total foundation budget, capped at 82.5%. In FY10, 108 of 351 communities are capped. • Target local share= combined effort yield as percentage of foundation, or 82.5%, whichever is lower • Target aid share = 100% minus target local share. If a district’s local share is, for example, 70 percent, the aid share will be 30%.

  8. Reaching the Targets Over Time • contribution and aid targets first defined for FY07 • Expected five-year phase-in • At full phase-in no community would be required to spend more than its target contribution

  9. Instructional spending • Between FY02 and FY07, instructional spending increased at half the rate of inflation. • As a share of total spending, it declined from 61% to 55%. Instructional spending as percent of total, FY02 to FY07

  10. “Actual” Net School Spending • Computed each year from each district’s End of Year Financial Report • Includes operating expenditures • Includes municipal indirect costs such as insurance, maintenance and administration • Excludes non-appropriated funds such as grants and revolving funds • Excludes capital spending

  11. Lower elementary class sizes from 22 to 20 Lower middle school class sizes from 25 to 22 Moved assumed special ed by another .25% Continue to use inflation for foundation budget Adjust health insurance costs to reflect reality (off by $700 million) Increase allowance for low income ($150) and English language learners ($175) Increase foundation to reflect actual teacher salaries by at least $4500 per pupil (salaries now $5000 more) Reflect actual nurses salaries MASS recommended changes to Foundation Budget phased in over a period of years to achieve Adequacy - $1.2 billion in FY 09

  12. Shawsheen Budget & Assessments Town % Year Total Budget Revenues Assessments Increase FY06 $ 19,505,416 $ 3,674,457 $ 15,830,959 FY07 20,323,903 4,321,082 16,002,821 1.09% FY08 21,803,628 5,339,679 16,463,949 2.88% FY09 23,129,435 6,606,352 16,523,083 0.36% FY10 23,129,435 6,606,352 16,523,083 0.00% FY11 23,404,453 6,881,370 16,523,083 0.00% Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  13. Shawsheen’s Assessment Cost Per Pupil to member towns Increase % Year Student # Assessment Per Pupil Per Pupil 2006 1232 $ 15,830,959 $ 12,850 2007 1238 16,002,821 12,926 0.59% 2008 1254 16,463,949 13,129 1.55% 2009 1264 16,523,083 13,072 -0.44% 2010 1276 16,523,083 12,949 -0.95% 2011 1310 16,523,083 12,613 -2.59% Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  14. Total School District Per Pupil Expenditures Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  15. Total School District Per Pupil Expenditures Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  16. FY10 Net School Spending as compared to foundation budgets Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  17. Top Five SuggestionsregardingCareer and Vocational Technical Education 2. Health Care costs are the greatest barrier to adequately funding schools. Incentivize local solutions by amending Chapter 70 Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  18. DOE Report on Fiscal Conditions in MA schools, January 2008 From fiscal years 2002 to 2007, total spending remained flat relative to inflation On average, health insurance spending grew by 74.3% Health Insurance doubled in 84 school districts Instructional spending grew by 13%, only half the inflation rate over the same period

  19. Rule # 1: Everyone has to get on the same page. 1 Shawsheen Tech’s strategic plan was unanimously approved by the School Committee in November of 2005.

  20. Rule # 1: Everyone has to get on the same page. 2 Goal and Objective # 2 of Superintendent-Director Charles Lyons, 2005-06 school year, approved by the School Committee. 2. To review the existing health care plans offered at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, through the Insurance Advisory Committee process, and to examine the cost and benefits of providing an alternative health care plan that may enhance benefits to members and also reduce costs. The collaboration process will begin in October 2005 and end at the conclusion of collective bargaining agreements in the Spring/Summer, 2006.

  21. Health Care Changes Negotiated(It took 19 meetings) Collective Bargaining Agreement Met Fiscal Reality in May 2006 School District accepted Sect. 18 of Ch. 32b (retirees eligible for Medicare Parts A & B as well as Medex) Change from Master Health Plus to Blue Care Elect PPO Increase co-pays for ER, Prescriptions, and Dr. visits Salaries increased 2.75% - 3.00% - 3.25% Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  22. Shawsheen Instituted Various Wellness Programs for Staff • Yearly Health Screenings including glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure • Built a state-of-the- art Wellness Center • Constant training on how to use Blue Cross Blue Shield On Line • Estate Planning • Expanded Employee Assistance Program • After school Zumba and Weight Watchers Programs • Built a first class child care center for staff Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  23. Examples of Staff programs offered at Shawsheen • Weight Watchers at Work – 37 participants lost 500 pounds in 2007/2008 • Yoga and Wednesday afternoon Zumba Classes • CPR and First Aid • Before and after-school workouts in a state of the art fitness facility with staff sauna and staff shower rooms • Staff water aerobics @ 6 AM three days per week Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  24. Health Savings since FY 07 • Total Yearly Claims to date have been less than $2.866 spent in FY 06 • There has been no increase in Health Insurance Costs to District and employees since FY 06 • Providing wellness opportunities to staff coupled with sharing information on how to control health care expenses, has allowed all to become seasoned health care consumers Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  25. 1st year Savings from FY 06 to FY 07 • Prescription drug use and costs reduced from $473 thousand to $328 thousand in one year • Total Claims reduced from $2.866 million to $2.073 million in one year • Retired teachers remained part of GIC and part of claim reduction reflected younger hires Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  26. Do Either Plans proposed by Mr. Baker or Governor Patrick save in the long term? • Governor Patrick encourages communities and school districts to join the Group Insurance Commission (70% union support needed for future changes). • Mr. Baker would provide communities with same plans design authority used by the GIC shifting $100 million in costs from employer to employees Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  27. Possible Solution? • Change Chapter 70 formula to incentivize controlling the costs of health care to cover 70% of average state wide costs per pupil within the formula. If a community or district spends above 70% of average – it gets no more aid. • Encourages Local Town Managers, Superintendents of Schools, and Unions partly responsible for controlling health care expenditures to provide for other benefits and programs. Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  28. Top Five SuggestionsregardingCareer and Vocational Technical Education 3. Learn from the successes of Regional VT (CVTE) school districts Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  29. RVT Schools formed in the 60’ & 70’s • 85% construction paid by state/federal grants beginning in the 1960’s through 1977. 26 regional districts formed serving over 79% of Massachusetts communities. • 50% operational support from state and 100% transportation reimbursement produced these independent newly formed entities. • Distinct mission and free from most political urban influence (from appointments to unions). Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  30. Student Success Indicators Drop Out Data 2002-03 1.2% 2003-04 0.9% 2004-05 1.5% 2005-06 0.8% 2006-07 0.2% 2007-08 1.3% 2008-09 0.5% Average Daily Attendance 2003-04 93.8% 2004-05 94.5% 2005-06 95.2% 2006-07 95.5% 2007-08 95.6% 2008-09 95.9% 2009-10 96.5% Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  31. 2008 Graduation Rate Report 4 year report (percentages) Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  32. Shawsheen MCAS English Performance Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  33. Shawsheen MCAS Math Performance Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  34. Percent of disabled MCAS test takers in 2009 Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  35. Percent of students scoring advanced or proficient in 2010 MCAS Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  36. Median Student Growth Percentiles in MCAS for 2010 Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

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  40. Top Five SuggestionsregardingCareer and Vocational Technical Education 4. Measure other institutions using similar student outcomes as used in CVTE programs Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  41. How Do we measure success in CVTE programs • Work related employment • College/post secondary enrollment • 1 year follow up and a 5 year follow up on graduate employment Why Not measure other high schools, community colleges, and colleges and work force development programs in a similar fashion? Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  42. SVTHS CO-OP Education Placement Week of October 11, 2010 1st # total of enrolled / 2nd # eligible / 3rd # placed / ( # ) = last year Total Number of Students Placed  84 (52)

  43. My Two Daughter’s St. Joe’s University 2002 • 869 degrees awarded • 71 Psychology • 382 from the Haub School of Business (92 in Marketing and 80 in Food Marketing) • 60 BA’s in English • 8 BA’s in Mathematics • 4 BA’s in Physics UMass Amherst 2003 • 5046 degrees awarded • 1564 from College of social & Behavioral sciences • 987 from the College of Humanities & Fine Arts • 283 from the College of Engineering • 92 from the School of Education Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  44. When Racing to the Top – Know where you are headed. Some suggestions • One Common Core curriculum doesn’t fit all. Less than 50% will graduate from college – allow others to develop skills and competencies to succeed in a 21st century economy • Substituting MCAS for end of course tests and a college readiness exam might not measure competency as required by law • It’s about Jobs, the economy, and a meaningful life. Craftsmen and technicians are not second class citizens……… Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  45. Top Five SuggestionsregardingCareer and Vocational Technical Education 5. Modernizing CVTE programs Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

  46. We can provide high quality CVTE schools if

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