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Boots on the Ground Impact of

Chapter 70 Funds On theFramingham Public Schools and the

Services We Provide for Our

Students

Beverly Hugo, Chair

Framingham School CommitteeLegislative Forum

2/16/12

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Chapter 70 Formula - Shortcomings

Outdated Statistical Basis

± Over 20 years old

Per Capita Income

± Based on 1989 data 23 years old

Equalized Property Valuation

± Based on 1992 data 20 years old

Last reconfigured in 1994

± 18 Years ago2



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Extraordinary Costs

Un- and Under-funded Mandates

± $9,915,875 last year alone

Social/emotional issues being cared for

Medically fragile student population

± Out of district placement costs $13,000,000 lastyear

English language learners Older students arriving with limited schooling

due to social and political unrest in native land

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Educational Costs on the Rise

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Cuts in Past Five Years

125 Staff Positions

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125 Staff Positions

K-8-math and literacy specialists

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125 Staff Positions


Bus service to students that live within 2 milesto school

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125 Staff Positions



Afterschool buses from the high school

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125 Staff Positions




Free buses to school

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125 Staff Positions




Free buses to school Free athletics($250. per sport per season)

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125 Staff Positions





Free athletics($250. per sport per season)

Elementary instrumental music

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125 Staff Positions


Bus service to students that live within 2 miles toschool



Free athletics($250. per sport per season) Elementary instrumental music

Reduced foreign language in the middle schools

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125 Staff Positions


Bus service to students that live within 2 miles to

school Afterschool buses from the high school



Elementary instrumental music Reduced foreign language in the middle schools

Reduced electives in high school

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125 Staff Positions


Bus service to students that live within 2 miles toschool







Reduced AP classes

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125 Staff Positions


Bus service to students that live within 2 miles to school






Reduced electives in high school Reduced AP classes

Science coordinator in the high school

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125 Staff Positions




Free buses to school Free athletics($250. per sport per season)




Reduced AP classes


K-8 library services

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125 Staff Positions









Reduced AP classes



Business program at the high school

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125 Staff Positions









Reduced AP classes




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125 Staff Positions









Reduced AP classes

Science coordinator in the high school K-8 library services


Reading Recovery in the elementary schools

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125 Staff Positions





Free athletics($250. per sport per season) Elementary instrumental music



Reduced AP classes


K-8 library services Business program at the high school


Blue and White Scholars

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125 Staff Positions








Reduced AP classes






Drastically reduced services for high academic achievers through the SAGE program

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125 Staff Positions








Reduced AP classes







Curriculum and instruction support

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125 Staff Positions








Reduced AP classes








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125 Staff Positions








Reduced AP classes








Professional development

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125 Staff Positions








Reduced AP classes









Support services for at-risk youth

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125 Staff Positions







Reduced foreign language in the middle schools Reduced electives in high school

Reduced AP classes







Curriculum and instruction support Professional development


Elimination of Partners in Education

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125 Staff Positions








Reduced AP classes










Secretarial support

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125 Staff Positions








Reduced AP classes










Secretarial support

Maintenance of our buildings and grounds

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125 Staff Positions








Reduced electives in high school Reduced AP classes











Secretarial support

Maintenance of our buildings and grounds

Reduced guidance and social worker services

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Impact of Years of Reduction

Inability to fully implement the MEPA

standardized test this year due to the sorry

state and age of our computers

± Our students lose opportunities

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Inability to fully implement the MEPA

standardized test this year due to the sorry

state and age of our computers

We cannot afford to buy replacement bulbs

for our projection devices which serve as a

necessary teaching tool.


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Inability to fully implement the MEPAstandardized test this year due to the sorry stateand age of our computers

We cannot afford to buy replacement bulbs forour projection devices which serve as a necessaryteaching tool.

Freeze on books and supplies. Students are not

allowed to take books out of class because thereis no money for their replacements.


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Some students in the high school have no

classes from 2-3 hours per day due to lack of

spots in classes.


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Some students in the high school have no

classes from 2-3 hours per day due to lack of

spots in classes.

Struggling students cannot stay for afterschool

help at the high school because of the

elimination of afterschool buses.


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Dangerous work conditions

± Mold at Maynard

± Leaking Roofs/Ceilings

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Increased workloads for the Staff

± Fill in for those laid off

Sharp decline in Morale

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Achievement declines

± For the first time in history, Framinghams results

in standardized testing have dropped below the

state average!

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Unacceptable High School

Dropout Rate

±Higher than the state average

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Needs

Adequacy Study

± Need to know true cost per child in current year

Community Involvement Correct Assessment of Data

± To ensure current values as basis of Chapter 70

funds

± Using 2012 data, rather than 1989

Close The Funding Gap

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Shortfall from State Funding

Past 3 Years

$10,618,515.00

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We are Going Backwards

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Lets Move Forward

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