LPS Administration

Reports to the School Committee

FY 09 Budget Development
Budget Review

• LPS 2009 Budget:Level Service Presentation (posted: December 18, 2007)
  
• LPS 2009 Budget: Supplemental Budget Presentation (posted: December 18, 2007)
  
• LPS 2009 Budget:Superintendent's Recommended Level Service Budget (revised/posted: January 17, 2008)
  
• LPS 2009 Budget: Supplemental Budget Request (posted: December 21, 2007)
  
• FY 09 Capital Recommendation (revised/posted: January 17, 2008)
  
• LPS FY 07 Final Financial Summary
  
• LPS FY 08 First Quarter Financial Report
  
• LPS FY 08 Second Quarter Financial Report
  
  
• NEW! FY 09 Town Meeting Handout: School Budget (March 19, 2008)
  
• NEW! FY 09 School Budget Report to Town Meeting (March 19, 2008)
  
• NEW! School Committee's FY09 Budget Goals, Approved October 3, 2007
  
  
FY 08 Budget Development
LPS Budget FY 08 Budget Calendar (posted: 10/5/06)

• LPS Budget FY 08 Budget Development Guidelines (posted: 10/5/06)
  
• Superintendent's FY 08 Recommended Same-Service Budget - Presentation (posted: 1/17/07)
  
• Superintendent's FY 08 Recommended Supplemental Budget - Presentation(posted: 1/17/07)
  
• School Committee's Recommended FY 08 Capital Budget Request (posted: 3/26/07)
  
• Superintendent's Budget Presentation to Town Meeting, April 30, 2007
  
• Superintendent's Recommended Budget: Town Meeting Handout, April 30, 2007
  
  School Committee Review Presentations of Proposed FY '08 Budgets
  To better frame it's deliberations of the Superintendent's Proposed FY08 budget, School Committee members separated into review teams; each took sections of the budget for closer review and exploration. Members met with program leaders and administrators to gain a more thorough understanding of all facets of the requests. Below are member teams' summaries of findings that are being presented to the committee as a whole for public discussion. Views expressed in the presentations do not represent official positions or opinions of the Committee as a whole; but reflect the analysis of individuals who prepared the review. As they are presented and updated, they will be posted here.
  
• School Committee Review: Lexington High School Budget
  
• School Committee Review: Middle Schools Budgets
  
• School Committee Review: Elementary Schools Budget
  
• School Committee Review: K-5 Science Budget
  
• School Committee Review: K-12 Library Media Budget
  
• School Committee Review: K-12 English Language Learners, Physical Education/Wellness, and Athletics Program Budgets
  
• School Committee Review: K-12 Technology Budget
  
• School Committee Review: K-12 Curriculum Budget
  
• School Committee Review: K-12 Student Services Budget (Guidance and Nursing)
  
• School Committee Review: Special Education Budget
  
  The following documents were posted between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006.
  
  FY 07 Budget Process
  
• LPS Proposed Budget Guidelines FY 07 (posted: Sept. 30, 2005)
  
• Consultant's Report on the FY '06 Budget Deficit (posted: Sept. 29, 2005)
  
• Superintendent's Recommended FY07 Budget Presentation (powerpoint) (posted: Dec. 22, 2005)
  
• Superintendent's Recommended FY 07 Budget Overview (posted: January 30, 2006)
  
• FY 07 Potential Cut ("AT RISK") LIST, (presentation in pdf form; posted Feb. 15, 2006)
  
• FY 07 School Committee's Recommended Budget, (presentation in pdf form; voted March 1, 2006)
  
  FY 07: LPS Budget Requests and Town Meeting Presentation
• Chronology of "At-Risk" List and Override Questions
  
• Details of LPS Override Question 1 (for FY 07) (updated:May 4, 2006)
  
• Details of LPS Override Question 2 (for FY 07) (updated:May 4, 2006)
  
• Details of LPS Override Question 3 (for FY 07) (updated:May 4, 2006)
  
• FY 07 Budget Presentation - Edited/Reposted: April 26, 2006
  
• FY 07 Capital Presentation to Town Meeting - April 26,2006
  

Information Used to Build the FY07 Budget:

• Athletic Fees (updated: May 4, 2006)
  
  
  The following documents were posted prior to June 30, 2005.
  
  
• Service and Other FY04 Adjustments after the 2003 Override Loss
• Budget presentation(PowerPoint file)
• Summary of User Fees in the Lexington Public Schools FY 03-04(Posted 1/11/04)
• Superintendent's Proposed Budget - Jan. 13, 2004 presentation (PowerPoint file) (Posted 1/14/04)
• Lexington Public School Committee's Voted FY05 Budget (Posted 3/1/04)
• List of Restorations, Additions and Reductions in FY 05 Budget (Posted 3/1/04)
• METCO grant budget information:METCO Grant (Posted 4/15/04) and METCO Summary (Posted 4/15/04- Updated 5/4/04)
• Revised School Budget/Presentation for Town Meeting, April 26, 2004 presentation (PowerPoint file) (Posted 04/26/04: Update/Corrections Posted 05/04/04)
• LPS Budget History (pdf file) (Posted 5/4/04- Updated 6/4/04)
• Questions and Answers: LPS Budget and School Operations (Posted 6/03/04)
• In-depth Analysis of FY05 Staffing (Posted 6/03/04)
• Trend Analysis of LPS Budget: 1999 to Present (pdf file) (Posted 6/03/04)
• LPS Budget History Relative to Staffing and Student Enrollments (pdf file) (Posted 6/03/04)
• LPS Staffing by Job Classification: FY 03-04 (pdf file) (Posted 6/03/04)
• Mass. Dept. of Education: Average Teacher Salaries, MA Public Schools, FY98 to FY03 (pdf file) (Posted 6/03/04)