BOE Approved 2020-21 Budget Book

Cheshire
Public Schools
Cheshire, Connecticut
2020/2021
Board of Education
Recommended Budget
Approved January 28, 2020
Artwork by
Aubrey Ignatowski
Highland ‐ Grade 1
Cheshire Public Schools
2020/2021
Recommended Budget
of the
Board of Education
Approved January 28, 2020
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Board of Education
Anthony Perugini, Chairman of the Board
Adam Grippo, Vice Chairperson
Kathryn Hallen, Secretary
Faith Ham
Anne Harrigan
Andrew Martelli
Tim White
District Administration
Jeffrey F. Solan – Superintendent of Schools
Marlene M. Silano - Assistant Superintendent
Vincent J. Masciana - Chief Operating Officer
Superintendent’s Message
CHESHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
29 Main Street
Cheshire, Connecticut 06410
SUPERINTENDENT’S BUDGET MESSAGE

2020-21(Updated as of 1-28-2020)
MISSION STATEMENT
The Cheshire Public Schools, in partnership with families and the community,
will prepare all students to meet the challenges of an ever-changing global society by providing
high-quality educational opportunities that inspire lifelong learning and service to others.
INTRODUCTION
All who work in the Cheshire Public Schools take great pride in providing our students and families with an outstanding educational experience.
This experience is enhanced by partnering with parents and the entire Cheshire community and is grounded in our shared commitment to
providing our children with the tools they need to be productive and happy in a society that they will help create. As a community, we have
identified two priorities in that effort; developing our students to be complex thinkers and supporting our students to become strong social-
emotional learners. We continue to use these beliefs as a filter through which we prioritize our budget decisions.
In a time period in which State revenues to Cheshire have been shrinking, it is critical that we are clear in our priorities. Cheshire currently
ranks 122nd out of 166 Connecticut school districts in money spent per student, yet we consistently rank among the best schools in
Connecticut in various measures of student success. Cheshire ranks 10th in Connecticut when examining the amount of money spent per SAT
point earned. Our K-8 English/Language Arts and Math performance rank Cheshire 5th best in Connecticut of all K-12 districts! That is up from
35th only a few years ago. And, Cheshire is ranked 2nd out of 19 school systems in our District Reference Group (DRG) for Math and
English/Language Arts Smarter Balanced performance of our students identified for special education supports. Cheshire Public Schools serves
as a model for both educational quality and operational efficiency and can be proud of its strong return on investment. To put things in
perspective, Cheshire’s education budget would have needed to be $6,073,965 higher last year, if we were to have spent the average amount per
student that our peers in DRG B spend!
My recommended budget strives to maintain an exceptional school system, make improvements where needed, and focuses on the development
of complex thinkers and strong social-emotional learners, yet is balanced against fiscal realities. After an intensive review and careful
consideration the Cheshire Board of Education reduced my proposed budget by $827,498. The Board ultimately adopted the 2020/21 budget
at $75,502,554 or a 2.93% increase over the current budget. As shown in the charts that follow, salaries will increase by 2.81% in part due to
the addition of several Instructional Assistant positions which were added this year, and must be carried into 2020/21 and the addition of 4.3 new
positions to provide needed support for our students. Employee Benefits are increasing 4.06% primarily to help ensure proper funding for our
medical benefit plans which have relied on the use of healthy reserve balances since the 2017-18 fiscal year.
Superintendent’s Budget Message
2020/2021 Board of Education Budget
The 2020-21 Board of Education recommended budget includes limited requests for additional staffing and programs as detailed below.
The additional staffing requested in this budget includes 2 (.5) teacher positions or 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent, and a (.5) Board Certified
Behavioral Analyst, all of which address the needs of our special education students. The Board has also recommended two Hall Monitors to
address security upgrades in our elementary schools and a Math Interventionist at Dodd Middle School. Another significant factor in this budget
is the inclusion of 6.7 Instructional Assistant positions, which were not budgeted for in the 2019/20 school year, but had to be added to fulfill
special education plans during the 19-20 academic year. These positions must be carried into the 2020/21 school year. And, as we do every year
when crafting our budget, we have worked hard to retain general education class sizes at or near their historical average.
School/Dept. Position 2020-21 Requested - Teachers - Account 113 Change
Darcey Special Ed. Teacher Add .5 teacher based on student needs - $40k budgeted 0.5
QU/Transition Special Ed. Teacher Add .5 teacher based on student needs - $40k budgeted 0.5
School/Dept. Position 2020-21 Requested - Support Personnel - Account 123

District BCBA Add .5 Board Certified Behavioral Analyst - $40k budgeted 0.5
Norton Hall Monitor Add position to screen visitors and control building access - $20k budgeted 1.0
Chapman Hall Monitor Add position to screen visitors and control building access - $20k budgeted 1.0
School/Dept. Position 2020-21 Requested - Instructional Assistants - Account 116

Dodd Math Interventionist Add .8 Math Interventionist - $25k budgeted 0.8
Total Net Positions Requested 4.3
Total Budget Dollars Requested $185,000
Budget Message -2
Superintendent’s Budget Message
2020/2021 Board of Education Budget
Absent from this budget are increases to facility maintenance and repair line items. The average Cheshire Public Schools budget increase over
the last four years (2017-2020) is 1.47%, which makes it the lowest four year period increase in the last 45 years. In order to meet these fiscal
constraints, we have limited our maintenance budget to ensure that we continued to provide the necessary staffing for our students. Facility
planning remains a critical priority for the longevity of our school system. The Board of Education is working closely with the Town of
Cheshire and broader community to help identify a comprehensive facilities solution. Toward that end, the School Modernization Committee has
been established in a community-wide effort to develop a plan to update our school facilities.
I appreciate the incredible time and effort that our Board of Education has poured into evaluating my budget recommendation and coming to
agreement on the attached proposal. I believe that this budget responds to the realistic needs of a school system that wishes to maintain a
competitive edge for its students and community. I ask that you take time to consider the value and importance of our public schools in
preparing our children to be successful, contributing members of our community and broader global society.
I’d like to thank our Chief Operating Officer, Vincent Masciana, for his support in crafting this budget. I know that he also relied on his
Operations Assistant, Heather Santi, and our Supervisor of Fiscal and Transportation Services, Greg Gibbons. Moreover, I want to acknowledge
the hundreds of teachers, administrators, and support staff who commit themselves every day to ensure that the students and families in Cheshire
receive an excellent educational experience! I know that we do our very best to effectively utilize the resources that our community provides to
help our children learn.
Jeffrey F. Solan
Superintendent of Schools
Budget Message -3
Enrollment
BUDGET 2020/21
ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS
(Cheshire Residents Only - excludes Open Choice students)
Birth Spec Ed
Year Births School Year K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 & PreK* Total K-6 7-8 9-12
1984 242 1989 - 90 333 356 367 358 355 307 318 283 329 289 314 307 296 73 4,357 2,466 612 1,206
1985 245 1990 - 91 302 369 354 367 356 343 297 309 279 312 291 293 295 77 4,311 2,455 588 1,191
1986 261 1991 - 92 289 340 376 370 375 372 336 298 306 271 308 276 294 68 4,351 2,530 604 1,149
1987 255 1992 - 93 311 351 352 376 368 376 365 333 297 288 278 305 270 67 4,383 2,545 630 1,141
1988 301 1993 - 94 318 345 354 352 376 359 370 369 332 278 289 281 300 52 4,407 2,506 701 1,148
1989 287 1994 - 95 317 381 357 369 354 391 364 365 364 317 278 278 278 87 4,500 2,533 729 1,151
1990 296 1995 - 96 303 345 376 366 373 358 381 363 370 338 307 269 273 90 4,512 2,502 733 1,187
1991 264 1996 - 97 308 349 357 384 366 387 376 387 370 364 334 308 264 105 4,659 2,527 757 1,270
1992 278 1997 - 98 330 355 365 370 403 389 387 376 394 358 359 332 299 121 4,838 2,599 770 1,348
1993 289 1998 - 99 303 367 360 375 382 411 401 389 383 374 345 352 326 111 4,879 2,599 772 1,397
1994 297 1999 - 00 328 351 375 368 387 396 412 408 388 351 366 344 351 112 4,937 2,617 796 1,412
1995 297 2000 - 01 324 372 356 370 377 393 391 430 399 387 341 361 337 96 4,934 2,583 829 1,426
1996 283 2001 - 02 334 353 389 369 388 394 392 405 438 378 366 349 355 90 5,000 2,619 843 1,448
1997 301 2002 - 03 322 370 371 398 379 409 407 413 410 431 388 371 346 88 5,103 2,656 823 1,536
1998 306 2003 - 04 328 378 386 371 406 382 425 411 415 408 429 375 366 85 5,165 2,676 826 1,578
1999 286 2004 - 05 314 371 382 398 376 403 384 434 407 424 397 422 372 74 5,158 2,628 841 1,615
2000 284 2005 - 06 296 360 377 394 396 384 413 382 438 401 428 390 421 75 5,155 2,620 820 1,640
2001 310 2006 - 07 317 331 364 385 399 408 395 429 390 416 401 434 397 76 5,142 2,599 819 1,648
2002 259 2007 - 08 296 352 340 368 387 399 415 396 428 379 418 404 426 96 5,104 2,557 824 1,627
2003 275 2008 - 09 300 345 348 336 380 385 395 417 401 419 379 408 394 85 4,992 2,489 818 1,600
2004 271 2009 - 10 312 342 358 356 344 384 379 400 415 381 412 367 400 82 4,932 2,475 815 1,560
2005 252 2010 - 11 258 346 345 348 350 339 388 380 405 378 373 412 375 85 4,782 2,374 785 1,538
2006 231 2011 - 12 263 322 361 346 359 358 343 385 387 397 386 377 412 73 4,769 2,352 772 1,572
2007 221 2012 - 13 236 273 320 368 352 350 369 354 400 380 397 383 375 70 4,627 2,268 754 1,535
2008 206 2013 - 14 217 271 276 338 380 358 347 388 355 396 378 400 384 75 4,563 2,187 743 1,558
2009 236 2014 - 15 230 244 269 291 347 388 365 356 396 348 406 372 407 74 4,493 2,134 752 1,533
2010 184 2015 - 16 260 249 255 285 296 351 394 360 356 381 344 394 383 52 4,360 2,090 716 1,502
2011 171 2016 - 17 241 265 268 261 301 300 359 408 371 342 380 343 406 64 4,309 1,995 779 1,471
2012 164 2017 - 18 254 248 276 267 277 311 306 364 416 358 342 375 356 97 4,247 1,939 780 1,431
2013 183 2018 - 19 269 274 261 286 280 290 323 309 368 381 364 346 389 100 4,240 1,983 677 1,480
2014 190 2019 - 20 273 287 280 270 285 279 295 327 314 345 378 362 355 102 4,152 1,969 641 1,440
2015 168 2020 - 21 249 289 298 286 280 292 286 299 332 295 346 377 374 102 4,105 1,980 631 1,392
2016 210 2021 - 22 311 264 300 305 296 287 299 289 304 312 296 345 390 103 4,101 2,062 593 1,343
2017 212 2022 - 23 314 329 274 307 316 304 294 303 294 286 313 295 357 103 4,089 2,138 597 1,251
2018 209** 2023 - 24 309 332 342 280 318 324 312 298 308 276 287 312 305 104 4,107 2,217 606 1,180
2019 198** 2024 - 25 293 327 345 350 290 326 332 316 303 289 277 286 323 104 4,161 2,263 619 1,175
2020 199** 2025 - 26 295 310 340 353 362 297 334 336 321 285 290 276 296 105 4,200 2,291 657 1,147
2021 206** 2026 - 27 304 312 322 348 366 371 305 338 341 302 286 289 285 105 4,274 2,328 679 1,162
2022 205** 2027 - 28 303 322 324 329 360 375 380 309 343 320 303 285 299 106 4,358 2,393 652 1,207
2023 203** 2028 - 29 301 321 334 331 341 369 384 385 314 322 321 302 295 106 4,426 2,381 699 1,240
2024 202** 2029 - 30 299 319 333 341 343 350 378 389 391 295 323 320 312 107 4,500 2,363 780 1,250
** Estimated births * Ungraded Special Education and PreKindergarten Population, includes Smart Start PreK Program beginning in 2017-18
Projections by New England School Development Council - www.nesdec.org
K - 6 CLASS SIZE:
ACTUAL 2019/20
Includes 20 Open Choice Students
Total Total
(K students attend Darcey) Avg Class Student Staff
CHAPMAN DOOLITTLE HIGHLAND NORTON DARCEY Size Count Count
KINDERGARTEN 15 15 16 20 20 20 20 21 16 15 16 19 20 21 21 18.3 275 15
(All Doolittle )
GRADE 1 20 20 14 15 15 15 16 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 18 19 18.0 288 16
GRADE 2 16 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 16.8 286 17
GRADE 3 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 16 16 17 17 17 17 21 21 22 17.0 272 16
GRADE 4 21 22 17 18 19 19 18 18 19 19 19 20 15 15 16 16 18.2 291 16
GRADE 5 14 14 15 18 19 19 19 18 18 19 19 20 20 16 17 17 17.6 282 16
GRADE 6 17 17 18 17 17 17 17 22 20 22 21 22 22 23 23 19.7 295 15
Classrooms/Teachers 19 26 39 23 4 111
Students 316 437 738 417 81 1989
Average Class Size 16.6 16.8 18.9 18.1 20.3 17.9
K - 6 CLASS SIZE:
PROJECTED 2020/21
Includes 27 Open Choice Students
Total Total
Avg Class Student Staff
CHAPMAN DOOLITTLE HIGHLAND NORTON DARCEY Size Count Count
KINDERGARTEN 16 16 16 (K students attend Darcey) 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16.0 256 16
(All Doolittle )
GRADE 1 18 18 18 19 20 21 22 20 20 20 20 21 18 18 18 19.4 291 15
GRADE 2 20 20 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 18.7 299 16
GRADE 3 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 17.2 292 17
GRADE 4 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 21 21 22 17.6 282 16
GRADE 5 21 22 18 18 19 19 18 18 19 19 19 20 17 17 17 17 18.6 298 16
GRADE 6 22 23 18 19 20 20 18 18 19 19 20 20 17 18 18 19.3 289 15
Classrooms/Teachers 18 26 39 24 4 111
Students 329 471 713 430 64 2007
Average Class Size 18.3 18.1 18.3 17.9 16.0 18.1
CHESHIRE BOARD OF EDUCATION
BUDGET 2020/21
AVERAGE CLASS SIZES (K-8)
ELEMENTARY PROJECTED K-6 AVERAGE CLASS SIZES 2020/21 Actual

GRADE CHAPMAN DOOLITTLE HIGHLAND NORTON DARCEY DISTRICT 2019/20
K 16.0 None 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 18.3
1 18.0 20.5 20.2 18.0 N/A 19.4 18.0
2 20.0 17.0 19.6 19.0 N/A 18.7 16.8
3 17.0 17.0 17.5 17.0 N/A 17.2 17.0
4 16.0 17.0 17.0 21.3 N/A 17.6 18.2
5 21.5 18.5 18.8 17.0 N/A 18.6 17.6
6 22.5 19.3 19.0 17.7 N/A 19.3 19.7
Grades K - 6 18.3 18.1 18.3 17.9 16.0 18.1 17.9
Historical: Average Class size K-6
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20
18.9 18.1 18.2 18.2 17.9 18.8 18.0 17.9
PROJECTED AND PREVIOUS MIDDLE SCHOOL AVERAGE CLASS SIZES

Projected Actual
GRADE 2020/21 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18 2016/17 2015/16 2014/15 2013/14
7 21.4 23.8 22.2 22.9 25.6 22.9 22.3 24.4

8 24.1 22.7 23.1 26.1 23.4 22.4 24.9 22.3
NOTES: 2020/21 are based on enrollment projections provided by the New England School Development Council
Class size averages are based on October 1 enrollment reports for the respective years.
2020/21 projections include Open Choice Students (27 Elementary and 6 Middle School)
2019-20 Enrollment Projections
TO: Jeffrey F. Solan, Cheshire Public Schools, CT

FROM: Donald G. Kennedy, Ed.D.
DATE: December 5, 2019 (Enrollment Projection dated 11/4/2019)
RE: Enrollment Projections
We are pleased to send you the enclosed documents displaying the past, present and projected enrollments for the Cheshire School District. We
have received the figures given to us by the District and we assume that the method of collecting the enrollment data has been consistent from year
to year. NESDEC’s enrollment projection totals from fall of 2018 data fell within 53 students of the actual Grade K-12 enrollment total for fall,
2019 (4,103 projected v. 4,050 actual). In Grades K-5, 1,708 pupils were projected v. 1,674 enrolled. In Grades 6-8, 942 students were forecast v.
936 enrolled. And in Grades 9-12, 1,453 pupils were projected v. 1,440 enrolled. On page 3, see discussion of forecasting Kindergarten
enrollments. In Kindergarten, 280 children were forecast vs. 273 enrolled.
The two factors now at work which will have the greatest effect upon future enrollments are: a. a lower number of births to Cheshire residents and,
b. an expected increase in the in-migration of new families (now strengthened from the effects of the 2008 real estate slowdown). The students
currently in Grades 1-10 were born during a period when Cheshire was averaging 212 births per year. More recently (and expected over the next
6-7 years), Cheshire now is averaging about 200 births per year, about -12 fewer births per year than previously. Hard-hit Connecticut
experienced an 8.6% decline in births from 2007 to 2009 (in part caused by the economic Recession), the largest decline among the six New
England states – followed by an 8.1% decline in Rhode Island births, a 4.7% birth decline in Maine, a 3.9% decline of births in Massachusetts, -
3.0% downturn in New Hampshire births and a -2.1% birth decline in Vermont. Although Cheshire was less affected than many communities by
the real estate slowdown, see the real estate information on pages 2-3 below. The global economy continues to be somewhat unsettled, yet
NESDEC has assumed that there will be continued economic stability on the national and regional levels.
The ever-changing relationship between Cheshire births and Kindergarten enrollments is displayed on the B-K graph. Cheshire, over the past
seven years, has registered about 133 Kindergarteners for every 100 births (five years previous), a relationship which has been relatively steady.
This fall there were 144 Kindergarteners for every 100 births, as opposed to only 97 Kindergarteners for every 100 births in 2014-15. Next year’s
Grade 1 is expected to be about 5.8% larger than the previous year’s Kindergarten class.
“Hidden Trends” within the district: Like many nearby communities, Cheshire continues to experience fluctuations in enrollment and in/out-
migration in Grades 1-8. There are additional trends and counter-trends to consider. More so than other grade levels, Grades 1-8 in most districts
tend to be quite stable in numbers. Grades 9-12 are excluded from the calculation as in many communities there tends to be additional
fluctuation for reasons having little to do with students moving in/out of the community (in the case of Cheshire the trend is for the Grade 9 class
to be about 7% smaller than the Grade 8 class from the prior year.) Regarding the Grade 1-8 enrollment stability, if last year the Grade 1-7 total
was 2,000 children, if no one moved in or out, this fall’s Grades 2-8 would equal about 2,000 – the same cohort of children. Because Grades 1-8
tend to be the most stable in total K-12 enrollment, these Grades 1-8 are potential places to discover “hidden trends” that otherwise might go
unnoticed and provide a useful yardstick by which to measure a district's tendency toward in-/out-migration. In the case of Cheshire, we know that
the district is currently experiencing an in-migration of new families with school-age children. For example, the 2,023 pupils in Grades 1-7 during
2018-19 became 2,050 students in Grades 2-8 in 2019-20, a gain of 27 additional students. This statistic has increased annually, for the most recent
eight years, by an average of +52 new Grade 1-8 students. The presence of mixed in/out migration in Grades 1-8 would be evidence of the
complexity of enrollments in these unsettled economic times, yet Cheshire is firmly in a positive cycle. Analysis of these hidden trends sometimes
can provide an additional benchmark by which to assess enrollment trends.
Enrollment projections and real estate trends: Over the next three years, K-5 enrollments are forecast to increase by a total of +170 students;
Grades 6-8 to decrease by -45 pupils; and the high school level to decrease by about -189 pupils…all within the next three years – as the classes
move up the grades. After that point these projections again show increasing enrollment in Grades K-5 of +141 students, combined with an
increase in enrollment of +267 students at Grades 6-8; and a decline of -1 pupil in Grades 9-12 – as classes work their way up through the grades.
That said, it is quite possible that real estate turnover will have increased further, bringing in additional new families – see the “projections” page.
Although the Year #1-3 forecast likely will occur, the longer-term future is better viewed as a possible direction which may be affected by
improved real estate conditions – rather than a specific set of numbers. That longer-term future also will be affected by the number of babies-yet-
to-be-born…it is quite likely that the birth numbers will increase slightly as new families move in. All projections are more reliable for Years #1-5
in the future; and less reliable in the “out-years” – as some many factors can change. As soon as the economy and real estate situation become
more stable in the region, additional in-migration may occur into Cheshire. Many communities in the region sold during 2008-2014 only about 50-
80% as many homes as in 2003-2007. Real estate information is from The Warren Group, The Commercial Record. In the case of Cheshire, 330-
340 single-family homes were being sold annually prior to the 2008 Recession, a pace which slowed to 168 sales in 2008. The annual number of
s-f home sales rose back into the 300s in 2015, and peaked at 345 sales in 2018. The number of homes sold through October of 2019 (245 s-f
homes) is at a pace that still may reach 300 homes sold in 2019. The median sales price in 2018 and 2019 has remained in the $325,000-335,000
range – quite close to the highest medians ($340,000-355,000 range) of 2004-2007. Condo sales for the decade prior to the 2008 Recession
averaged 107 units sold per year, slowing to only 54 units sold in 2012. The pace of condo sales for the past 7 years has averaged about 72 units
sold annually – with a median sales price in the high $160,000s. Building permits have stabilized as well; see the “Additional Data” table below.
As additional families move in, the forecasted declines may moderate. See the description on Page 4 below regarding “reliability of
projections”. The birth numbers used in the projections, through 2018, are from the CT Department of Public Health – the
“provisional” numbers for 2017 and 2018 reflect a total that is preliminary: the total may rise yet will not shrink. The “estimated”
years, beginning with 2019 are a rolling five-year average, which NESDEC has found to be the most accurate method of estimation.
Local City/Town Clerks have up-to-date information on local births however do not have access to the number of Cheshire residents
born out-of-state (information which will eventually become known to the CT DPH).
Forecasting Kindergarten and Grade 9: The two most difficult grades to forecast in all districts are Kindergarten and Grade 9. The latter is
difficult to anticipate, as there are so many options for Grade 9 (in vocational or agricultural schools, private or parochial non-public schools, etc.).
Kindergarten can be difficult to project based upon births alone, especially in a changing real estate market like Cheshire at the present time, as
many districts have large numbers of “net move-ins/move-outs” who are ages 1-4. Some districts take extra steps to track 3 and 4-year olds
with a local census, or report to NESDEC the known number of 4-year-olds in local pre-schools/nursery schools which typically enroll
Kindergarteners in the district. Knowing this information helps NESDEC to project Kindergarteners more reliably…as does data from
the Kindergarten Screening in districts which also track 3 and 4-year old siblings (or neighbors) at that time. Cheshire’s substantial
population of immigrants remains an important variable within the new class of Kindergarteners each year – and is well-worth tracking
in order to update, periodically, the estimated number of newly-arrived children. The more data, in addition to births, which is sent to
NESDEC regarding the incoming Kindergarten class, the greater is the chance that “enrollment surprises” will be minimized.
Trends in real estate sales: Everyday across America, 10,000 “Baby Boomers” celebrate their 65th birthday - a phenomenon which will continue
for a decade. New England has a disproportionately large share of these senior citizens, many of whom had planned to “downsize” their living
arrangements, yet postponed putting homes on the market due to the Great Recession. School enrollments are influenced strongly by the number
of real estate sales, as these contribute new families moving into many districts. In over 80% of districts, the number of real estate sales is 4-5
times larger than the number of building permits for new residential construction – thus the number of real estate sales often is a more
important factor than the number of building permits.
In New England, how rapidly will additional homes be placed on the market? A mid-2014 study using data from the Federal Housing
Finance Agency, Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau directly links home prices to the “real Gross Domestic Product”
(GDP) in each of the nine regions in the country. However New England ranks only 7th among the 9 regions in the recovery of its regional
economy (as measured in “the bubble” prior to the Recession, in “real GDP”). Comparing the regional economies from 2 Quarter of 2007 to 4
Quarter 2013: W. South Central = +18.6% (that is, many jobs are available); W. North Central +11.8%; Pacific +7.4%; E. South Central + 5.6%;
Middle Atlantic + 5.1%; Mountain + 4.1%; New England +3.4%; South Atlantic + 2.1%; and E. North Central + 2.0%. Home sales prices are
+14.6% in the W. South Central region (including Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma) with the strongest “real G.D.P.” v. -4.4% in New
England. Thus, although real estate sales and rentals are very strong in some New England towns and cities, there are many senior citizens still
refraining from placing their homes on the market – as house prices still may be rising – this factor affects many residents of Cheshire. New
England births, however, are likely to remain at low levels, due to the advanced median age of the New England population.
A note about the Pre-Kindergarten Year (PK): Recent research on the critical value of quality educational programs for 3-and-4-
year-old children is summarized in The Most Important Year, Pre-Kindergarten and the Future of Our Children by Suzanne Bouffard,
a Developmental Psychologist, Penguin Random House (2017). A child’s brain develops faster during these essential early childhood
years than at any other time during the life span. Further, children who attend quality Pre-Kindergarten programs develop better
language, literacy, problem-solving and math skills, and are more likely to display stronger self-control – qualities that will prepare
them for a lifetime of successful learning. Across the U.S., more districts are increasing the number of children in public Pre-
Kindergarten – and some are considering “universal Pre-K” for all 4-year olds.
Continuing Declines Expected in New England’s PK-12 Enrollments

The US Department of Education, from 2015 to 2027, anticipates changes in PK-12 enrollment of +9.1% in the South; +2.4% in the
West, -1.4% in the Midwest; and -3.9% in the Northeast.
Fall 2027 % Change,

State Fall 2015 PK-12 Decline
Projected 2015-2027
CT 537,933 472,100 -65,833 -12.2%
ME 181,613 170,700 -10,913 -6.0%
MA 964,026 941,600 -22,426 -2.3%
NH 182,425 163,700 -18,725 -10.3%
RI 142,014 136,100 -5,914 -4.1%
VT 87,866 79,700 -8,166 -9.3%
Source: USDE, National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics to 2027, Table 3, pages 40-41.
Analyzing Your Enrollment
Historical Public Enrollments
1. After the "YEAR" column can be found the "BIRTHS" column. The number of births to residents for each of eleven years is displayed. Note
any trends, e.g., have births been decreasing? increasing? leveling off? Kindergarten and Grade 1 enrollments normally are quite responsive to
these fluctuations.
2. Look down the K and 1 columns, noting the direction of the trend. This affords a comparison of these classes over a ten-year period. Add the
K and Grade 1 enrollments of the first school year recorded, and compare them with the sum of the current K and Grade 1 enrollments.
3. Take the first K class and follow it diagonally to trace its movement to Grade 1, 2, etc. up to its current 10th grade status. This comparison
(which can be accomplished for other classes also) gives some measure of the effects of migration in your school district. If a sixth grade class
today is larger than it was as a K class six years ago, then net in-migration probably has occurred; if it is smaller, then net out-migration
probably has occurred.
4. Compare each K class with the previous year's graduating class. Note which is larger and by what amount one surpasses the other. Larger
graduating classes generally reflect declining enrollments; larger K classes generally indicate increasing enrollments.
5. In the "Grade Combinations" section, note the trends of elementary, middle school and high school enrollments. A significant and consistent
trend in these summaries usually results in the corresponding trend for projected enrollments. If enrollments are leveling off in the elementary
grades after a period of decline, then the secondary enrollments might be expected to continue to decline for several years until the leveling off
experience has had time to take hold at the secondary grades.
Enrollment Projections
1. Note the trends exhibited in the total K-12 (or 1-12) projection for the next five years as well as the projections for various grade
combinations. The trends on this page should generally exhibit a continuation of the trends mentioned above for historical enrollments,
although the rate of change may be quite different.
2. Look at the births in the most recent years and note whether the trend is up, down, or level.
3. Make similar comparisons as appropriate on this page as were suggested for the "Historical
Public Enrollments" page.
PROJECTION METHODOLOGY
Cohort component (survival) technique is a frequently used method of preparing enrollment forecasts. NESDEC uses this method, but modifies it
in order to move away from forecasts which are wholly computer or formula driven. Such modification permits the incorporation of important,
current town-specific information into the generation of the enrollment forecasts (such as the volume of real estate sales, building permits, in/out-
migration, etc.). Basically, percentages are calculated from the historical enrollment data to determine a reliable percentage of increase or
decrease in enrollment between any two grades. For example, if 100 students enrolled in Grade 1 in 2017-18, increased to 104 students in Grade 2
in 2018-19, the percentage of survival would have been 104% or a ratio of 1.04. Such ratios are calculated between each pair of grades or years in
school over several recent years.
After study and analysis of the historical ratios, and based upon a reasonable set of assumptions regarding births, migration rates, retention rates,
etc., ratios most indicative of future growth patterns are determined for each pair of grades. The ratios thus selected are applied to the present
enrollment statistics for a pre-determined number of years. The ratios used are the key factors in the reliability of the projections, given the validity
of the data at the starting point. The strength of the ratios lies in the fact that each ratio encompasses collectively the variables that account for
increases or decreases in the size of a grade enrollment as it moves on to the next grade. Each ratio represents the cumulative effect of the
following factors:
1. Real estate turnover and new residential construction;

2. Migration, in or out, of the schools;
3. Drop-outs, transfers, etc.;
4. Births to residents;
5. Retention in the same grade.
RELIABILITY OF ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS
Projections can serve as useful guides to school administrators for educational planning. In this regard, the projections are generally most reliable
when they are closest in time to the current year. Projections six to ten years out may serve as a guide to future enrollments, and are useful for
facility planning purposes. However, they should be viewed as subject to change given the likelihood of changes in the underlying
assumptions/trends.
Projections that are based upon the children who already are in the district (the current K-12 population only) will be the most reliable; the
second level of reliability will be for those children already born into the community but not yet old enough to be in school. A less reliable
category is the group for which an estimate must be made to predict the number of births, thereby adding an additional variable. See these three
multi-colored groupings on the “Projected Enrollment” slide/page.
How often do the actual enrollments closely match the NESDEC projections? The research literature reports the closest that enrollment
forecasters are likely to come to actual enrollments is about 1% variance per year-from-the-known-data. That is, a 1% variance from projection-to-
actual “one-year-out” into the future (2% variance “two-years-out” … 10% variance “ten-years-out”). NESDEC reaches this “highest possible”
standard in about 90% of cases. When our NESDEC variance is greater, the reasons often are one of the following: a. imbedded/intervening
“hidden” variables (examples: a parochial school closed or other students returned from non-public schools, a charter school opened, the
Kindergarten program changed entrance age or to extended/full-day, the high school toughened its course credit/graduation requirements, the
District set new attendance boundaries for elementary schools, or the District had well-publicized budget/referendum academic accreditation
difficulties); b. the District size was below 500 students, thus subject to fluctuations in total numbers; or c. the District has not done enrollment
projections on an annual basis.
Annual updates allow for early identification of recent changes in historical trends. When the actual enrollment in a grade is significantly different
(high or low) from the projected number, it is important (yet difficult) to determine whether this is a one-year aberration or whether a new trend
may have begun. In light of this possibility, NESDEC urges all school districts to have updated enrollment forecasts developed by NESDEC
each October. This service is available at no cost to affiliated school districts.
Using This Information Electronically
If you would like to extract the information contained in this report for your own documents or presentations, you can use Adobe Acrobat reader to
convert the desired information to a “snapshot,” which can be inserted into PowerPoint slides, Word documents, etc. Because the snapshot tool
creates a graphic, the image is not editable.
Steps for Using The Snapshot Tool in Adobe Acrobat Reader:

1. Click on Edit Menu (earlier versions of Adobe Reader might require you to click on the Tools menu and then choose “Select and Zoom;”);
2. Choose “Take a Snapshot” (or “Snapshot Tool” in earlier versions);
3. Click and drag around the text, chart, and/or graphics that you would like to capture: your selection will be copied to the clipboard
automatically;
4. Click in the document where you would like the information to appear;*
5. Give Paste command.
If you have an earlier version of Adobe Acrobat and these instructions don’t work for you, contact your tech support person, or NESDEC and we
will try to assist you. Telephone (508)481-9444 or ep@nesdec.org. Ask for Carol or Christina.
*You may paste your snapshot onto a PowerPoint slide, onto an Excel sheet, or even into a graphics program to save as a separate graphic file (in
.jpg or other format), so that it is available for inserting into future documents.
Cheshire, CT Historical Enrollment
School District: Cheshire, CT - Revised 11/4/2019
Historical Enrollment By Grade

Birth School
Births PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 UNGR K-12 PK-12
Year Year
2004 271 2009-10 82 312 342 358 356 344 384 379 400 415 381 412 367 400 0 4850 4932
2005 252 2010-11 85 258 346 345 348 350 339 388 380 405 378 373 412 375 0 4697 4782
2006 231 2011-12 73 263 322 361 346 359 358 343 385 387 397 386 377 412 0 4696 4769
2007 221 2012-13 70 236 273 320 368 352 350 369 354 400 380 397 383 375 0 4557 4627
2008 206 2013-14 75 217 271 276 338 380 358 347 388 355 396 378 400 384 0 4488 4563
2009 236 2014-15 74 230 244 269 291 347 388 365 356 396 348 406 372 407 0 4419 4493
2010 184 2015-16 52 260 249 255 285 296 351 394 360 356 381 344 394 383 0 4308 4360
2011 171 2016-17 64 241 265 268 261 301 300 359 408 371 342 380 343 406 0 4245 4309
2012 164 2017-18 97 254 248 276 267 277 311 306 364 416 358 342 375 356 0 4150 4247
2013 183 2018-19 100 269 274 261 286 280 290 323 309 368 381 364 346 389 0 4140 4240
2014 190 2019-20 102 273 287 280 270 285 279 295 327 314 345 378 362 355 0 4050 4152
Historical Enrollment in Grade Combinations Historical Percentage Changes

Year PK-K K-5 K-6 K-8 5-8 6-8 7-8 7-12 9-12 Year K-12 Diff. %
2009-10 394 2096 2475 3290 1578 1194 815 2375 1560 2009-10 4850 0 0.0%
2010-11 343 1986 2374 3159 1512 1173 785 2323 1538 2010-11 4697 -153 -3.2%
2011-12 336 2009 2352 3124 1473 1115 772 2344 1572 2011-12 4696 -1 0.0%
2012-13 306 1899 2268 3022 1473 1123 754 2289 1535 2012-13 4557 -139 -3.0%
2013-14 292 1840 2187 2930 1448 1090 743 2301 1558 2013-14 4488 -69 -1.5%
2014-15 304 1769 2134 2886 1505 1117 752 2285 1533 2014-15 4419 -69 -1.5%
2015-16 312 1696 2090 2806 1461 1110 716 2218 1502 2015-16 4308 -111 -2.5%
2016-17 305 1636 1995 2774 1438 1138 779 2250 1471 2016-17 4245 -63 -1.5%
2017-18 351 1633 1939 2719 1397 1086 780 2211 1431 2017-18 4150 -95 -2.2%
2018-19 369 1660 1983 2660 1290 1000 677 2157 1480 2018-19 4140 -10 -0.2%
2019-20 375 1674 1969 2610 1215 936 641 2081 1440 2019-20 4050 -90 -2.2%
Change -800 -16.5%
Cheshire, CT Historical Enrollment
K-12, 2009-2019
6000
5500
5000 4850 4697 4696 4557 4488 4419
4500 4308 4245 4150 4140 4050
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Cheshire, CT Projected Enrollment
School District: Cheshire, CT - Revised 11/4/2019
Enrollment Projections By Grade*

School
Birth Year Births PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 UNGR K-12 PK-12
Year
2014 190 2019-20 102 273 287 280 270 285 279 295 327 314 345 378 362 355 0 4050 4152
2015 168 2020-21 102 249 289 298 286 280 292 286 299 332 295 346 377 374 0 4003 4105
2016 210 2021-22 103 311 264 300 305 296 287 299 289 304 312 296 345 390 0 3998 4101
2017 212 (prov.) 2022-23 103 314 329 274 307 316 304 294 303 294 286 313 295 357 0 3986 4089
2018 209 (prov.) 2023-24 104 309 332 342 280 318 324 312 298 308 276 287 312 305 0 4003 4107
2019 198 (est.) 2024-25 104 293 327 345 350 290 326 332 316 303 289 277 286 323 0 4057 4161
2020 199 (est.) 2025-26 105 295 310 340 353 362 297 334 336 321 285 290 276 296 0 4095 4200
2021 206 (est.) 2026-27 105 304 312 322 348 366 371 305 338 341 302 286 289 285 0 4169 4274
2022 205 (est.) 2027-28 106 303 322 324 329 360 375 380 309 343 320 303 285 299 0 4252 4358
2023 203 (est.) 2028-29 106 301 321 334 331 341 369 384 385 314 322 321 302 295 0 4320 4426
2024 202 (est.) 2029-30 107 299 319 333 341 343 350 378 389 391 295 323 320 312 0 4393 4500
Note: Ungraded students (UNGR) often are high school students whose anticipated years of graduation are unknown, or students with special needs - UNGR not included in Grade Combinations for 7-12, 9-12, etc.
Based on an estimate of births Based on children already born Based on students already enrolled
Projected Enrollment in Grade Combinations* Projected Percentage Changes

Year PK-K K-5 K-6 K-8 5-8 6-8 7-8 7-12 9-12 Year K-12 Diff. %
2019-20 375 1674 1969 2610 1215 936 641 2081 1440 2019-20 4050 0 0.0%
2020-21 351 1694 1980 2611 1209 917 631 2023 1392 2020-21 4003 -47 -1.2%
2021-22 414 1763 2062 2655 1179 892 593 1936 1343 2021-22 3998 -5 -0.1%
2022-23 417 1844 2138 2735 1195 891 597 1848 1251 2022-23 3986 -12 -0.3%
2023-24 413 1905 2217 2823 1242 918 606 1786 1180 2023-24 4003 17 0.4%
2024-25 397 1931 2263 2882 1277 951 619 1794 1175 2024-25 4057 54 1.3%
2025-26 400 1957 2291 2948 1288 991 657 1804 1147 2025-26 4095 38 0.9%
2026-27 409 2023 2328 3007 1355 984 679 1841 1162 2026-27 4169 74 1.8%
2027-28 409 2013 2393 3045 1407 1032 652 1859 1207 2027-28 4252 83 2.0%
2028-29 407 1997 2381 3080 1452 1083 699 1939 1240 2028-29 4320 68 1.6%
2029-30 406 1985 2363 3143 1508 1158 780 2030 1250 2029-30 4393 73 1.7%
Change 343 8.5%
*Projections should be updated annually to reflect changes in in/out-migration of families, real estate sales, residential construction, births, and similar factors.
Cheshire, CT Projected Enrollment
K-12 To 2029 Based On Data Through School Year 2019-20

6000
5500
5000
4252 4320 4393
4500 4050 4003 3998 3986 4003 4057 4095 4169
4000
Enrollment
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
Cheshire, CT Historical & Projected Enrollment
K-12, 2009-2029
Historical Projected
6000
5500
5000
4500
4000
Enrollment
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
Cheshire, CT Birth-to-Kindergarten Relationship
400
350
K Enrollment, 2009-2019
300 K Enrollment
250
200 Births 2004-2017

Births
150
100
50
0
B 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
K 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Cheshire, CT Additional Data
Building Permits Issued Enrollment History

Career-Tech Non-Public
Year Single-Family Multi-Units Year 9-12 Total K-12 Total
2005 34 5 2005-06 31 515
2015 41 0 2015-16 31 432

2016 29 0 2016-17 30 391
2017 22 0 2017-18 32 368
2018 23 0 2018-19 49 376
2019 14 to date 0 to date 2019-20 54 n/a
Source: HUD and Building Department
Residents in Non-Public Independent and Parochial Schools (General Education)

Enrollments K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 K-12 TOTAL
as of 10/1/18
15 8 13 21 17 18 37 14 23 57 48 46 59 n/a
K-12 Residents in Charter or Magnet K-12 Special Education K-12 Tuitioned-In, Choiced-In, & Other Non-
K-12 Home-Schooled Students
Schools, or "Choiced-out" Outplaced Students Residents
2019 12 2019 21 2019 14 2019 35
The above data were used to assist in the preparation of the enrollment projections. If additional demographic work is needed, please contact our office.
Account Summary
CHESHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACCOUNT SUMMARY
2020/21 BUDGET
EXPENDED BUDGET PROJECTED BOE APPROVED CHANGE % inc/

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
CERTIFIED SALARIES $ 36,338,580 $ 37,500,999 $ 37,500,999 $ 38,565,995 $ 1,064,996 2.84%
NON-CERTIFIED SALARIES $ 9,240,721 $ 9,931,787 $ 9,931,787 $ 10,201,564 $ 269,777 2.72%
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $ 11,180,980 $ 11,106,991 $ 11,106,991 $ 11,558,221 $ 451,230 4.06%
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSE $ 4,701,886 $ 4,573,699 $ 4,573,699 $ 4,750,039 $ 176,340 3.86%
SUPPORT SERVICES $ 6,392,120 $ 6,613,432 $ 6,613,432 $ 6,765,684 $ 152,252 2.30%
MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS $ 3,909,450 $ 3,629,603 $ 3,629,603 $ 3,661,051 $ 31,448 0.87%
TOTAL $ 71,763,737 $ 73,356,511 $ 73,356,511 $ 75,502,554 $ 2,146,043 2.93%
MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS

Board of Education's Approved
SUPPORT SERVICES 4.85%
8.96%
Budget for 2020-21 is
$75,502,554, a 2.93% increase
over the 2019-20 budget of
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSE $73,356,511.
6.29%
SALARIES/BENEFITS
79.90%
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2020/21 BUDGET

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
110 ADMINISTRATION $ 528,611 $ 558,229 $ 558,229 $ 564,570 6,341 1.14%
111 DIRECTORS/SUPERVISORS $ 676,133 $ 674,837 $ 674,837 $ 689,486 14,649 2.17%
112 PRINCIPALS/ASST PRINCIPALS $ 1,931,822 $ 1,996,364 $ 1,996,364 $ 2,006,245 9,881 0.49%
113 TEACHERS $ 31,428,235 $ 32,753,540 $ 32,753,540 $ 33,742,927 989,387 3.02%
114 SUBSTITUTES $ 798,646 $ 616,000 $ 616,000 $ 645,000 29,000 4.71%
115 HOMEBOUND $ 305,889 $ 210,000 $ 210,000 $ 225,000 15,000 7.14%
117 STUDENT ACTIVITIES $ 572,755 $ 590,953 $ 590,953 $ 590,953 0 0.00%
118 ADULT EDUCATION $ 96,489 $ 101,076 $ 101,076 $ 101,814 738 0.73%
CERTIFIED SALARIES $ 36,338,580 $ 37,500,999 $ 37,500,999 $ 38,565,995 $ 1,064,996 2.84%
116 INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS $ 2,853,985 $ 3,095,123 $ 3,095,123 $ 3,221,369 126,246 4.08%

119 MANAGERS/SUPERVISORS $ 283,350 $ 341,657 $ 341,657 $ 370,321 28,664 8.39%
120 SECRETARIES $ 1,963,675 $ 2,103,549 $ 2,103,549 $ 2,153,571 50,022 2.38%
121 CUSTODIANS $ 938,626 $ 973,718 $ 973,718 $ 995,612 21,894 2.25%
122 MAINTENANCE $ 677,569 $ 787,880 $ 787,880 $ 806,539 18,659 2.37%
123 SUPPORT $ 1,647,165 $ 1,762,758 $ 1,762,758 $ 1,783,402 20,644 1.17%
124 DRIVERS $ 376,266 $ 347,158 $ 347,158 $ 356,391 9,233 2.66%
125 HEALTH SERVICES $ 500,085 $ 519,944 $ 519,944 $ 514,359 -5,585 -1.07%
NON-CERTIFIED SALARIES $ 9,240,721 $ 9,931,787 $ 9,931,787 $ 10,201,564 $ 269,777 2.72%
TOTAL SALARIES $ 45,579,301 $ 47,432,786 $ 47,432,786 $ 48,767,559 $ 1,334,773 2.81%
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2020/21 BUDGET

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
201 MEDICAL BENEFITS $ 8,443,276 $ 8,390,374 $ 8,390,374 $ 8,740,474 350,100 4.17%
202 LIFE INSURANCE $ 72,965 $ 72,714 $ 72,714 $ 72,714 0 0.00%
203 DISABILITY INSURANCE $ 36,559 $ 34,892 $ 34,892 $ 35,472 580 1.66%
204 PENSION/RETIREMENT $ 992,224 $ 967,467 $ 967,467 $ 997,217 29,750 3.08%
205 WORKER'S COMPENSATION $ 360,694 $ 349,050 $ 349,050 $ 387,344 38,294 10.97%
206 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION $ 21,739 $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 25,000 0 0.00%
210 SOCIAL SECURITY $ 1,253,523 $ 1,267,494 $ 1,267,494 $ 1,300,000 32,506 2.56%
TOTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $ 11,180,980 $ 11,106,991 $ 11,106,991 $ 11,558,221 $ 451,230 4.06%
TOTAL SALARIES & BENEFITS $ 56,760,281 $ 58,539,777 $ 58,539,777 $ 60,325,780 $ 1,786,003 3.05%
130 STAFF TRAINING $ 153,176 $ 199,300 $ 199,300 $ 214,300 15,000 7.53%

323 PUPIL SERVICES $ 820,221 $ 772,096 $ 772,096 $ 772,096 0 0.00%
560 TUITION OUTPLACEMENTS $ 2,423,850 $ 2,141,600 $ 2,141,600 $ 2,241,950 100,350 4.69%
611 INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLY $ 469,104 $ 513,313 $ 513,313 $ 538,979 25,666 5.00%
641 TEXTBOOKS/SOFTWARE $ 485,772 $ 478,654 $ 478,654 $ 507,303 28,649 5.99%
642 LIBRARY/PERIODICALS $ 50,979 $ 90,406 $ 90,406 $ 70,406 -20,000 -22.12%
643 CURRICULUM MATERIALS $ - $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 25,000 0 0.00%
644 LIBRARY/MEDIA SUPPLIES $ 31,019 $ 45,754 $ 45,754 $ 45,929 175 0.38%
645 TESTING SUPPLIES $ 62,493 $ 65,926 $ 65,926 $ 69,926 4,000 6.07%
689 ADULT EDUCATION SUPPLIES $ 15,835 $ 16,650 $ 16,650 $ 16,650 0 0.00%
730 REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT $ 129,028 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 136,250 11,250 9.00%
731 NEW EQUIPMENT $ 60,409 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $ 111,250 11,250 11.25%
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSE $ 4,701,886 $ 4,573,699 $ 4,573,699 $ 4,750,039 $ 176,340 3.86%
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2020/21 BUDGET

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
330 OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ 754,353 $ 613,700 $ 613,700 $ 624,100 10,400 1.69%
440 RENTALS/LEASES $ 281,524 $ 335,975 $ 335,975 $ 335,975 0 0.00%
510 PUPIL TRANSPORTATION $ 3,375,735 $ 3,480,723 $ 3,480,723 $ 3,580,128 99,405 2.86%
520 PROPERTY INSURANCE $ 69,536 $ 96,012 $ 96,012 $ 97,012 1,000 1.04%
521 LIABILITY INSURANCE $ 79,663 $ 81,864 $ 81,864 $ 96,764 14,900 18.20%
522 TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE $ 35,232 $ 35,100 $ 35,100 $ 45,618 10,518 29.97%
530 TELEPHONE/INTERNET SERVICES $ 128,631 $ 122,300 $ 122,300 $ 122,300 0 0.00%
531 COMMUNICATIONS $ 45,506 $ 79,042 $ 79,042 $ 72,318 -6,724 -8.51%
580 TRAVEL/CONFERENCE $ 63,461 $ 63,338 $ 63,338 $ 65,817 2,479 3.91%
590 OTHER SERVICES $ 210,706 $ 255,796 $ 255,796 $ 276,070 20,274 7.93%
610 OFFICE SUPPLY $ 91,817 $ 90,000 $ 90,000 $ 90,000 0 0.00%
627 TRANSPORTATION SUPPLY $ 287,407 $ 365,000 $ 365,000 $ 365,000 0 0.00%
690 OTHER SUPPLY $ 7,534 $ 9,750 $ 9,750 $ 9,750 0 0.00%
732 CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $ 904,053 $ 923,930 $ 923,930 $ 923,930 0 0.00%
810 DUES/FEES $ 56,962 $ 60,902 $ 60,902 $ 60,902 0 0.00%
SUPPORT SERVICES $ 6,392,120 $ 6,613,432 $ 6,613,432 $ 6,765,684 $ 152,252 2.30%
410 PUBLIC UTILITIES $ 1,015,512 $ 1,018,686 $ 1,018,686 $ 1,043,458 24,772 2.43%

420 MAINTENANCE/REPAIR EQUIPMENT $ 182,154 $ 152,100 $ 152,100 $ 157,850 5,750 3.78%
430 MAINTENANCE/REPAIR BUILDINGS $ 2,033,358 $ 1,888,424 $ 1,888,424 $ 1,889,350 926 0.05%
613 MAINTENANCE SUPPLY $ 325,800 $ 205,650 $ 205,650 $ 205,650 0 0.00%
620 HEAT/ENERGY $ 352,626 $ 364,743 $ 364,743 $ 364,743 0 0.00%
MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS $ 3,909,450 $ 3,629,603 $ 3,629,603 $ 3,661,051 $ 31,448 0.87%
TOTAL $ 71,763,737 $ 73,356,511 $ 73,356,511 $ 75,502,554 $ 2,146,043 2.93%
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Certified Staff
CHESHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Account Summary
2020/21 BUDGET

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
110 ADMINISTRATION $528,611 $558,229 $558,229 $564,570 $6,341 1.14%
111 DIRECTORS/SUPERVISORS $676,133 $674,837 $674,837 $689,486 $14,649 2.17%
112 PRINCIPALS/ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS $1,931,822 $1,996,364 $1,996,364 $2,006,245 $9,881 0.49%
ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES $3,136,566 $3,229,430 $3,229,430 $3,260,301 $30,871 0.96%
Account 110 includes the salaries of the Superintendent of Schools, the Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services
and the Chief Operating Officer.
Account 111 includes the K-8 Curriculum Coordinator, Director of Pupil Personnel Services and two Special Education Supervisors.
The collective bargaining agreement for the Cheshire Administrative Personnel (CAP) group that includes Directors, Supervisors,
Principals and Assistant Principals provides for a 2.25% wage increase in 2020/21, the final year of the current contract. Negotiations
for a successor administrator contract will begin in July 2020 in accordance with the requirements of the Teacher Negotiation Act.
A listing of all the administrative positions included in this budget section is as follows:
Superintendent of Schools Dodd Middle School Principal
Asst Superintendent for Instructional Services Dodd Middle School Assistant Principal
Chief Operating Officer Highland School Principal
K-8 Curriculum Coordinator Highland School Assistant Principal
Director of Pupil Personnel Services Chapman School Principal
K-12 Special Education Supervisors (2 positions) Norton School Principal
Cheshire High School Principal Doolittle School Principal
Cheshire High School Assistant Principals (3 positions) Part-time Shared Asst Principal for Doolittle & Norton (.6 position)
Cheshire High School Athletic Director Darcey School Principal
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2020/21 BUDGET
Account 110 - 112 ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES - con't

BUDGET HISTORY Increase %
Year Budget % Change Staffing Level

98-99 $ 1,742,289 2.70% 20.0 Administrative Salaries
99-00 $ 1,742,342 0.00% 20.5
$3,500,000
00-01 $ 1,866,627 7.13% 20.5
01-02 $ 1,967,902 5.43% 20.5 $3,000,000
02-03 $ 2,036,352 3.48% 20.5
$2,500,000
03-04 $ 2,084,995 2.39% 19.5
04-05 $ 1,895,900 -9.07% 17.5 $2,000,000
05-06 $ 1,893,860 -0.11% 18.5
$1,500,000
06-07 $ 2,029,134 7.14% 18.5
07-08 $ 2,174,900 7.18% 18.6 $1,000,000
08-09 $ 2,325,255 6.91% 18.6
$500,000
09-10 $ 2,390,591 2.81% 19.6
10-11 $ 2,575,072 7.72% 19.6 $-
98-99
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
11-12 $ 2,568,868 -0.24% 19.6
12-13 $ 2,692,331 4.81% 19.6
13-14 $ 2,682,398 -0.37% 19.6
14-15 $ 2,804,858 4.57% 19.6
15-16 $ 3,130,165 11.60% 19.6 Wage Increases (For Contract Ending 6/30/2021)
16-17 $ 2,966,972 -5.21% 20.6 Year 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
17-18 $ 3,038,142 2.40% 20.9 Increases 2.25% 2.25% 2.25%
18-19 $ 3,136,566 3.24% 20.8
19-20 $ 3,229,430 2.96% 20.6
20-21 $ 3,260,301 0.96% 20.6
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2020/21 BUDGET

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
113 TEACHERS $31,428,235 $32,753,540 $32,753,540 $33,742,927 $989,387 3.02%
Account 113 includes the salaries of all certified teaching staff in the Cheshire Public Schools which includes teachers as well as
all other non-administrator certified employees including librarians, speech clinicians, school counselors, social workers
and school psychologists. In addition to salaries, this account includes the stipends paid to the Department Heads at
Cheshire High School and Division Leaders at Dodd Middle School.
The 4 year contract settled in arbitration for the period from 7/1/2017 to 6/30/2021 includes general wage & step increases of
3.2% for 2020-21, the final year of the current contract. Also, teachers with a master's degree, a 6th year degree, or a 6th year
plus 30 credits are paid higher salaries in accordance with the contract. Negotiations for a successor administrator contract will
begin in July 2020 in accordance with the requirements of the Teacher Negotiation Act.
The 2020-21 requested budget includes a net increase of 1.0 certified teachers as outlined below:
School/Dept. Position 2020-21 Requested - Teachers - Account 113 Change
Darcey Special Ed. Teacher Add .5 teacher based on student needs - $40k budgeted 0.5
QU/Transition Special Ed. Teacher Add .5 teacher based on student needs - $40k budgeted 0.5
Total Net Increase +1.0
The requested budget does not assume any savings from potential teacher retirements. A total of 83 teachers have retired
since 2011, including 7 in 2018/19, many following retirement incentives offered in 2011, 2012 and 2014.
A summary of teacher changes in recent budgets is included on page 5 of this section, a list by year of teacher and
administrator retirements is provided in the Supplemental Information section of this budget book and a detailed listing of all
positions and salaries is included in the Staffing Section of this budget book.
Account 113 - BOE Approved amount reflects $90,000 reduction based on 3 expected teacher retirements
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Account 113
TEACHER SALARIES - Con't
Year Budget % Change

98-99 $19,672,329 6.99% Teacher Salaries
99-00 $20,059,301 1.97%
00-01 $20,859,059 3.99% $40,000,000
01-02 $21,770,360 4.37%

$35,000,000
02-03 $22,749,258 4.50%
03-04 $22,835,097 0.38% $30,000,000
04-05 $23,402,742 2.49%
$25,000,000
05-06 $24,868,239 6.26%
06-07 $25,639,646 3.10% $20,000,000
07-08 $26,470,895 3.24%
08-09 $27,442,726 3.67% $15,000,000
09-10 $27,228,666 -0.78%

$10,000,000
10-11 $27,405,855 0.65%
11-12 $27,360,840 -0.16% $5,000,000
12-13 $28,326,190 3.53%
$0
13-14 $28,598,764 0.96%
98-99
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
14-15 $29,265,286 2.33%
15-16 $29,299,555 0.12%
16-17 $29,977,559 2.31% Wage Details - New Contract effective 7-1-2017
17-18 $29,941,518 -0.12% Year GWI Step Total % Top Step
18-19 $31,428,235 4.97% 2017/18* 1%* 1.80% 2.44%* 55%
19-20 $32,753,540 4.22% 2018/19 1.39% 1.71% 3.10% 61%
20-21 $33,742,927 3.02% 2019/20 1.73% 1.47% 3.20% 65%
2020/21 1.92% 1.28% 3.20% 58%
*GWI of 1% for Top Step Only resulted in effective total increase of 2.44%
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Account 113
TEACHER SALARIES - Con't
Staff reduced in 2009/10 by 16.97 positions - 9.5 elementary and middle school classroom/learning initiative teachers, .82 unified
arts teachers (art, music, PE and library), 3.7 CHS positions (science, english, world language, physical education and
mathematics), .7 special education, 1 CHS guidance counselor, .83 support services/pupil services, .42 reading support
Staff reduced in 2010/11 by 13.65 positons - 8 elementary classroom/learning initiative teachers, 1.9 unified arts teachers (art,
music, physical education and library), 3.75 CHS positions (science, english, world language, physical education, mathematics)
No teaching staff reductions occurred as a result of the 2011/12 budget, partially due to the renegotiated teacher's contract.
Staffing increased in 2012/13 - 3.0 elementary classroom teacher positions were restored
Staff increased 2014/15 by 6 elementary classroom teachers for Full Day Kindergarten
Staff reduced 2015/16 by net of 6.75 positions - 4 elementary classroom teachers, 1 special education, 1 Librarian, .75 science
Staff reduced 2016/17 by net of 2 positions - reduced 3.0 Elementary Teachers, restored CHS Librarian reduced in 2015-16
Staff reduced 2017/18 by 1 net of position - reduced 5.0 Elementary Classroom Teachers, added Social Worker at Dodd,
School Counselor at CHS, Elementary Tech Coach, Speech Therapist and Special Education Teacher
Staff increased 2018/19 by net of 1.2 positions - reduced 3 elementary classroom teachers, reduced 2 team teachers at Dodd,
reduced Science teacher at CHS, eliminated District elementary technology coach position, added 3 elementary classroom teachers,
added math coach at Dodd, added teacher for bridges program at Dodd, increased school psychologist position by .2 at Humiston
Staff increased 2019/20 by net of 2.0 positions - Reduced 2 Team and 1 UA teacher at Dodd, added 1 elementary teacher,
added 1 special education teacher at Darcey and 3 school psychologists to serve elementary and high school student needs.
Cumulative Teacher Reductions from 2009/10 to 2019/20 Budgets = -28.2 Full Time Equivalents
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
114 SUBSTITUTES $798,646 $616,000 $616,000 $645,000 $29,000 4.71%
115 HOMEBOUND/TUTORS $305,889 $210,000 $210,000 $225,000 $15,000 7.14%
TOTAL $1,104,535 $826,000 $826,000 $870,000 $44,000 $0

SUBSTITUTES:
The budget for this account is based on the anticipated needs for teacher absences as well as to accommodate professional
development in line with our district focus areas of complex thinking and social emotional learning as well as new teacher mentoring
and support, curriculum revision and evaluation, data team, physical and psychological management training and learning walks.
Substitutes are also needed for teachers to attend to special education compliance requirements including attending PPT meetings.
The rate of substitute pay is as follows: Certified $85.00/Day Retirees/Staff serving 30 days in the
4 Year Degree $80.00/Day prior year earn a $5.00 differential
It should be noted that the rates of substitute pay were increased by $5 per day in 2019-20 in order to ensure compliance with the
CT Minimum Wage which was increased to $11 per hour effective 10-1-2019 and will increase again on 9-1-2020 to $12 per hour.
HOMEBOUND/TUTORS:
These expenditures are to provide tutoring services for a wide variety of reasons and includes students both with and without special
education needs in accordance with state law. When necessary, we provide in-home services to students who have severe medical
needs. This account is also used to support the growing needs of Cheshire High School students. Many students receiving tutoring
services have medical issues which result in missing an extended amount of school. They are tutored to complete assignments
and stay on track to earn class credit. In recent years, we have experienced an increase in students needing tutoring due to concussions
as well as students with anxiety who need to avoid the large high school setting to succeed. Tutoring allows these students to
complete their class work and earn credit required for graduation. We make every effort possible to group students for instruction
and utilize Humiston School for our tutoring program in the afternoon. The faculty from Humiston assists with scheduling,
transportation and supervision. Some students receive tutoring as their proposed program through the PPT process. These
students showed historical difficulties with the continuum of services in our schools. Without access to tutoring, some of these
students would likely have needed an out-of-district placement.
Account 114 - BOE Approved amount reflects $5,000 reduction
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Account 114 - 115

SUBSTITUTES/HOMEBOUND TUTORS - con't
Year Substitutes Tutoring

02-03 $552,348 $96,565
$900,000
03-04 $629,336 $102,136
04-05 $431,044 $69,285 $800,000
05-06 $445,468 $100,074
$700,000
06-07 $611,774 $86,815
07-08 $530,591 $146,207 $600,000
08-09 $478,974 $157,835
09-10 $483,074 $137,450 $500,000
10-11 $529,837 $128,923 $400,000

11-12 $610,902 $131,730
12-13 $600,059 $179,324 $300,000
13-14 $591,071 $158,740

$200,000
14-15 $748,421 $222,412
15-16 $711,921 $235,330 $100,000
16-17 $678,671 $331,974 $0

02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
17-18 $843,029 $164,094
18-19 $798,646 $305,889
19-20 $616,000 $210,000 Substitutes Tutoring
20-21 $645,000 $225,000
EXPENDITURE HISTORY 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Long Term Substitutes $186,245 $293,837 $310,254 $188,345 $214,624 $205,779 $163,910 $101,309 $216,219 $223,055 $135,000 $130,000
Staff Development - Est. $49,377 $48,258 $53,214 $56,947 $57,943 $81,396 $82,202 $86,604 $94,022 $86,339 $72,000 $77,100
Daily Subs/Interns - Est. $247,452 $187,742 $247,434 $354,767 $318,504 $461,246 $465,809 $490,758 $532,789 $489,252 $409,000 $437,900
TOTAL SUBSTITUTES $483,074 $529,837 $610,902 $600,059 $591,071 $748,421 $711,921 $678,671 $843,029 $798,646 $616,000 $645,000
TUTORING $157,835 $137,450 $128,923 $131,730 $179,324 $158,740 $222,412 $235,330 $331,974 $305,889 $210,000 $225,000
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
117 STUDENT ACTIVITIES $572,755 $590,953 $590,953 $590,953 $0 0.00%
118 ADULT EDUCATION $96,489 $101,076 $101,076 $101,814 $738 0.73%
STUDENT ACTIVITIES:
Salaries for sports coaches and faculty advisors for extra-curricular activities at the high school, middle school and elementary
level are included in Account 117. There are various stipend positions in the teachers contract with the Education Association of
Cheshire (EAC) covering all grades levels in all schools including athletic coaches and assistant coaches, band, music, and theatre
positions, advisor for classes, yearbook, and national honor society, and club leaders in all schools.
The stipends for CHS Department Heads and Dodd Team and Divisional Leaders are included in the EAC contract as well,
however, those funds are in the Teachers - Account 113 budget line.
The costs associated with extracurricular activities, middle and high school athletics, are offset by participation fees that were
increased in 2017/18 to $125 paid per student per sport, except for ice hockey which is $225, with a $350 cap per student
and a $550 cap per family. The annual participation fees collected offset approximately $150,000 in costs for these programs.
ADULT EDUCATION:
Account 118, Adult Education, supports instruction for both mandated and non-mandated adult education programs. This
program generates revenue to the Town of Cheshire from the State of Connecticut for mandated programs.
Account 117 - BOE Approved amount reflects $11,347 reduction
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STUDENT ACTIVITIES/ADULT EDUCATION
Year Student Act. Adult Ed

02-03 $432,924 $91,565 Student Activities and Adult Education
03-04 $469,537 $71,774 $700,000
04-05 $354,741 $79,060
05-06 $423,727 $82,422 $600,000
06-07 $499,124 $73,978

$500,000
07-08 $538,912 $74,807
08-09 $560,137 $86,145
$400,000
09-10 $516,581 $78,930
10-11 $462,121 $111,581
$300,000
11-12 $511,434 $124,329
12-13 $497,424 $97,192 $200,000
13-14 $519,998 $98,878
14-15 $534,234 $101,556 $100,000
15-16 $540,935 $101,036
16-17 $619,358 $91,764 $0
17-18 $557,854 $95,533
18-19 $572,755 $96,489
Student Act. Adult Ed
19-20 $590,953 $101,076
20-21 $590,953 $101,814
EXPENDITURE HISTORY 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
STUDENT ACTIVITIES $516,581 $462,121 $511,434 $497,424 $519,998 $534,234 $540,935 $619,358 $557,854 $572,755 $590,953 $590,953
ADULT EDUCATION $78,930 $111,581 $124,329 $97,192 $98,878 $101,556 $101,036 $91,764 $95,533 $96,489 $101,076 $101,814
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
CERTIFIED SALARIES $36,338,580 $37,500,999 $37,500,999 $38,565,995 $1,064,996 2.84%
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL BUDGET 50.6% 51.1% 51.1% 51.1%
Expenditure History
99-00 $22,951,580
00-01 $23,916,769 Certified Salaries Compared to Total Budget
01-02 $24,930,983
02-03 $25,908,092
$80,000,000
03-04 $26,200,157
04-05 $26,232,772 $70,000,000
05-06 $27,813,790
06-07 $28,940,471 $60,000,000
07-08 $29,936,312 $50,000,000

08-09 $31,051,072
09-10 $30,835,292 $40,000,000
10-11 $30,835,292
$30,000,000
11-12 $31,308,103
12-13 $32,392,520 $20,000,000
13-14 $32,649,849
$10,000,000
14-15 $33,676,767
15-16 $34,018,940 $0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
16-17 $34,666,298
17-18 $34,640,170
Certified Salaries Total Budget
18-19 $36,338,580
19-20 $37,500,999
20-21 $38,565,995
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
CERTIFIED SALARIES $36,338,580 $37,500,999 $37,500,999 $38,565,995 $1,064,996 2.84%
Certified Salaries
57.0%
56.0%
56.0%
54.9%
The collective bargaining
55.0% 54.5%contract for Principals, Directors and Supervisors calls for a 2.25% wage increase in 2016/17 for
54.0%
54.5% 53.8% 53.7%
54.0%
53.3%
53.2%
Percent of Total Budget
53.0%
53.1%
51.9% 51.8%
52.0%
51.2%
51.1% 51.0% 51.1%
51.0% 50.6%
50.2%
50.9% 51.1%
50.0%
49.8% 49.7%
49.0%
48.0%
47.0%
46.0%
Page 11 History %
Non-Certified Staff
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
116 INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS $2,853,985 $3,095,123 $3,095,123 $3,221,369 $126,246 4.08%

Instructional Assistants (IA's) are non-certified staff who provide specialized support services in the classroom. While the vast
majority of IA's employed by the school district are assigned to support the needs of special education students, there are some
who provide academic support to our regular education teachers for reading, writing, math and in kindergarten classrooms as well.
Our special education student population continues to increase. We have a legal responsibility, mandated by the CT Supreme Court,
to educate special education students with their peers in general education classrooms which requires us, in many cases, to provide
one-on-one structured support from an IA for these students. In recent years we have also experienced a dramatic increase in
childhood mental health issues and are assigning more IA support to meet social/emotional needs than in the past.
In accordance with the collective bargaining agreement, salary increases for 2020/21 will be 3.25% for special education and
classroom IA's, and 2.75% for IA's duly trained and qualified to provide Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and/or
Discreet Trial Instruction (DTI) services to their assigned students.
The budget requested for 2020/21 fiscal year also includes 6.7 new IA's that were approved for hire beyond the 2019/20
approved budget to provide specialized programming necessary to support the increasing population of students with special needs.
IA's are needed to support students who, in some cases, might otherwise require more costly out-of-district placements.
Lastly, the budget requested for 2020/21 includes the following new classroom IA position:
School/Dept. Position 2020-21 Requested - Instructional Assistants - Account 116 Change
Dodd Math Interventionist Add .8 Math Interventionist - $25k budgeted 0.8
Total Net Increase 0.8
The detail of the Instructional Assistant staffing levels is included in the Staffing Section of the budget book.
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Account 116
BUDGET HISTORY
Year Increase Increase %
99-01 $1,089,846 4.23%
00-01 $1,159,151 6.36% Instructional Assistants
01-02 $1,066,306 -8.01% $3,500,000
02-03 $1,235,368 15.85%
03-04 $1,310,219 6.06% $3,000,000
04-05 $1,326,459 1.24%

05-06 $1,284,231 -3.18% $2,500,000
06-07 $1,519,458 18.32%

$2,000,000
07-08 $1,595,755 5.02%
08-09 $1,651,170 3.47%
$1,500,000
09-10 $1,720,403 4.19%
10-11 $1,725,839 0.32% $1,000,000
11-12 $1,679,053 -2.71%
12-13 $1,743,794 3.86% $500,000
13-14 $1,868,810 7.17%
14-15 $2,115,667 13.21% $0
99-01
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
15-16 $2,218,403 4.86%
16-17 $2,589,299 16.72%
17-18 $2,640,167 1.96%
18-19 $2,853,985 8.10% Contract Wages - Agreement executed August 2019 expires June 2022 *
19-20 $3,095,123 8.45% 2019/20 2.25% - TA's & Study Hall Monitors; 2.75% ABA/DTI IA's; 3.25% IA's & Hall Monitors
20-21 $3,221,369 4.08% 2020/21 2.25% - TA's & Study Hall Monitors; 2.75% ABA/DTI IA's; 3.25% IA's & Hall Monitors
2021/22 2.25% - TA's & Study Hall Monitors; 2.75% ABA/DTI IA's; 3.25% IA's & Hall Monitors
* Note - Although Teaching Assistants (TA's), Study Hall Aides and Hall Monitors are members of the
same bargaining unit as IA's, they are budgeted with Support Staff in Account 123
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
MANAGERS/SUPERVISORS $283,350 $341,657 $341,657 $370,321 $28,664 8.39%
The managerial and supervisory positions that do not require state certification that are included in this account are our Supervisor of
Fiscal and Transportation Services, our Facilities Manager, our Transportation Coordinator and our new School Security Manager
whose responsibilities are detailed below. It should be noted that the anticipated salary for the School Security Manager is $70,000
per year with $50,000 budgeted for 2019-20 as a 10-1-19 hire date was assumed. The full $70,000 is included for 2020-21.
Supervisor of Fiscal & Transportation Services: The supervisor manages the accounting and payroll staff and oversees all aspects
of finance related support services including preparing all mandated state filings, including the ED001, and coordinating the annual
audit. The supervisor is also responsible to manage the staff that provides the district's student transportation services.
Facilities Manager: The manager leads a 25 person maintenance staff with broad responsibilities to ensure that the district's 8
buildings and all school grounds and properly maintained, cleaned and protected. The manager is also responsible for planning,
recommending and managing building improvement projects.
Transportation Coordinator: The coordinator supervises the drivers and services provided by school district employed drivers that
handle in-town Special Education transportation. The Coordinator also oversees the private school bus contractor that provides
regular and special education services. They annual development of bus routes is also a responsibility of this position.
School Security Manager: This is a new position that was added in the 2019-20 budget to take responsibility for directing, planning
and managing a comprehensive security, crisis management, and emergency response program for the Cheshire Public Schools.
The School Security Manager will work closely with School Administrators, Managers and Staff as well as Cheshire Police & Fire
Officials and Town leaders as necessary to ensure the protection, safety and security of students, staff, visitors, facilities and assets.
Note - The salary of the Food Service Director is funded by School Lunch Program revenues, not the district's operating budget.
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Account 119
BUDGET HISTORY
99-00 $288,353 2.54%
00-01 $280,936 -2.57% Managers/Supervisors
01-02 $326,125 16.09% $450,000
02-03 $343,814 5.42%
$400,000
03-04 $364,873 6.13%
$350,000
04-05 $365,627 0.21%
05-06 $362,948 -0.73% $300,000
06-07 $381,857 5.21%
$250,000
07-08 $366,690 -3.97%
08-09 $344,592 -6.03% $200,000
09-10 $351,878 2.11% $150,000

10-11 $372,306 5.81%
$100,000
11-12 $362,918 -2.52%
12-13 $368,236 1.47% $50,000
13-14 $307,323 -16.54% $0

14-15 $260,000 -15.40%
15-16 $282,881 8.80%
16-17 $269,923 -4.58%
17-18 $278,500 3.18%
18-19 $283,350 1.74%
19-20 $341,657 20.58%
20-21 $370,321 8.39%
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
120 SECRETARIAL/CLERICAL $1,963,675 $2,103,549 $2,103,549 $2,153,571 $50,022 2.38%
Salaries for our full and part-time secretarial and clerical staff for all school buildings as well as all departments including Accounting,
Athletics, Benefits, Birth to 3, Curriculum, Guidance, Human Resources, Maintenance, Payroll, Special Education and Transportation
are budgeted in this account. While most of the secretarial employees who work for the district are represented by the Cheshire
Educational Secretaries and Technicians United (CESTU) union, the Superintendent's Executive Secretary and the Operations
Assistant in School District Operations, who are also budgeted in this account, are excluded from the union. Included in the budget
are compensation due employees for overtime, longevity and any payments due to retirees in accordance with the union contract.
In accordance with the CESTU collective bargaining agreement, salary increases for 2020-21 will be 2.65% for the bargaining unit
members. It should be noted that although the 10 employees who serve as either Media Technicians or Technology Assistants are
members of the same bargaining unit as Secretaries, they are budgeted with Support Staff in Account 123.
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Account 120
BUDGET HISTORY
99-00 $1,354,885 7.25%
Secretarial/Clerical
00-01 $1,404,535 3.66%
01-02 $1,488,929 6.01%
$2,500,000
02-03 $1,509,592 1.39%
03-04 $1,573,427 4.23%
$2,000,000
04-05 $1,564,024 -0.60%
05-06 $1,599,885 2.29%
$1,500,000
06-07 $1,660,004 3.76%
07-08 $1,714,267 3.27%
08-09 $1,838,077 7.22% $1,000,000
09-10 $1,781,316 -3.09%

10-11 $1,767,395 -0.78% $500,000
11-12 $1,857,307 5.09%
12-13 $1,861,864 0.25% $0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
13-14 $1,943,895 4.41%
14-15 $1,945,747 0.10%
15-16 $1,925,746 -1.03%
16-17 $1,979,386 2.79% Contract Wages - Agreement executed November 2019 expires June 2023 *
17-18 $1,950,491 -1.46% 2019/20 2.50%
18-19 $1,963,675 0.68% 2020/21 2.65%
19-20 $2,103,549 7.12% 2021/22 2.75%
20-21 $2,153,571 2.38% 2022/23 2.75%
* Note - Although Media Technicians and Technology Assistants are members of the same
bargaining unit as Secretaries, they are budgeted with Support Staff in Account 123
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
121 CUSTODIANS $938,626 $973,718 $973,718 $995,612 $21,894 2.25%
122 MAINTENANCE $677,569 $787,880 $787,880 $806,539 $18,659 2.37%
TOTAL $1,616,195 $1,761,598 $1,761,598 $1,802,151 $40,553 2.30%
These accounts support the salaries of all school-based building maintainers, our district-wide building maintainer II staff (tradesmen)
and our custodial supervisor. Included in the budget are compensation due employees for overtime, longevity, and any payments due to
retirees in accordance with the union contract.
In accordance with the collective bargaining agreement, salary increases for 2020-21 will be 2.625% for the bargaining unit members.
The members of the building maintenance team are responsible for the daily and long-term up-keep of approximately 750,000 square
feet of facilities and over 100 acres of outside grounds.
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Account 121 - 122
BUDGET HISTORY
99-00 $1,260,259 4.9%
00-01 $1,356,418 7.6% Maintenance and Custodial
01-02 $1,407,703 3.8%
02-03 $1,466,707 4.2% $2,000,000
03-04 $1,563,191 6.6% $1,800,000
04-05 $1,488,311 -4.8% $1,600,000
05-06 $1,555,717 4.5% $1,400,000
06-07 $1,645,026 5.7% $1,200,000
07-08 $1,589,802 -3.4% $1,000,000
08-09 $1,632,397 2.7% $800,000
09-10 $1,527,713 -6.4% $600,000
10-11 $1,600,399 4.8% $400,000
11-12 $1,619,684 1.2% $200,000
12-13 $1,627,475 0.5% $0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
13-14 $1,615,849 -0.7%
14-15 $1,590,352 -1.6%
15-16 $1,669,938 5.0%
16-17 $1,658,802 -0.7%
17-18 $1,613,299 -2.7% Contract Wages - Agreement executed October 2019 expires June 2023
18-19 $1,616,195 0.2% 2019/20 2.50%
19-20 $1,761,598 9.0% 2020/21 2.625%
20-21 $1,802,151 2.3% 2021/22 2.75%
2022/23 2.75%
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
123 SUPPORT PERSONNEL 1,647,165 1,762,758 1,762,758 1,783,402 20,644 1.17%
124 DRIVERS 376,266 347,158 347,158 356,391 9,233 2.66%
125 NURSES 500,085 519,944 519,944 514,359 -5,585 -1.07%
SUPPORT PERSONNEL:
Salaries for playground and cafeteria aides, technology assistants, media technicians, the high school attendance and other clerk
positions, hall monitors and study hall aides at CHS, as well as licensed occupational therapists and board certified behavioral analysts
(BCBA) are included in this account. For 2020/21, the requested budget includes the addition of the following new positions:
School/Dept. Position 2020-21 Requested - Support Personnel - Account 123 Change

District BCBA Add .5 Board Certified Behavioral Analyst - $40k budgeted 0.5
Norton Hall Monitor Add position to screen visitors and control building access - $20k budgeted 1.0
Chapman Hall Monitor Add position to screen visitors and control building access - $20k budgeted 1.0
Total Net Increase 2.5
DRIVERS:
This account includes salaries for district-employed drivers who use district-owned vehicles to transport special education students.
In addition, the cost of the local transportation for tutoring, class trips for the academically gifted program, special ed bus aides,
school mail, courier services and food delivery to Darcey from Chapman are included in this account. The number of hours for drivers
is managed closely to maximize potential savings by providing services at the lowest possible cost. i.e. paying Dattco's higher
contracted rates vs. using district vehicles/drivers. In recent years, the numbers of drivers employed has increased primarily to provide
special education transportation services including for the Quinnipiac University transition program for students from ages 18 to 21.
NURSES:
Salaries for school nurses are budgeted in this account. The budget provides full-time nursing coverage at all schools and provides
substitute coverage as needed. The cost of a full-time nurse for St. Bridget's School, which is required, is included in the Budget.
School Nurses are critical to assure that there is adherence to Federal and State laws and Board Policy pertaining to administration
of medication, assisting in OSHA mandated training of staff, special education evaluations and seeing to general health needs
of the students.
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Account 122, 123 & 124
BUDGET HISTORY 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
SUPPORT PERS. $1,291,656 $1,359,616 $1,316,238 $1,302,259 $1,391,479 $1,497,457 $1,594,895 $1,573,907 $1,686,381 $1,647,165 $1,762,758 $1,783,402
DRIVERS $242,350 $255,597 $219,886 $234,491 $235,025 $249,524 $269,729 $305,557 $317,037 $376,266 $347,158 $356,391
NURSES $449,102 $452,152 $458,843 $465,995 $484,647 $479,147 $490,307 $467,773 $483,735 $500,085 $519,944 $514,359
Drivers, Nurses and Support Staff
$2,000,000
$1,800,000
$1,600,000
$1,400,000
$1,200,000
$1,000,000
$800,000
$600,000
$400,000
$200,000
$0
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
SUPPORT PERS. DRIVERS NURSES
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT)
NON-CERTIFIED SALARIES $9,240,721 $9,931,787 $9,931,787 $10,201,564 $269,777 2.72%

Expenditure History
99-00 $5,303,655
00-01 $5,552,226
01-02 $5,813,676
02-03 $6,194,522
Non-Certified Staff Salaries Compared to Total Budget
03-04 $6,470,050
04-05 $6,406,612 $80,000,000
05-06 $6,536,046 $70,000,000
06-07 $6,992,871
$60,000,000
07-08 $7,123,347
08-09 $7,467,543 $50,000,000
09-10 $7,364,418 $40,000,000
10-11 $7,533,304
$30,000,000
11-12 $7,513,929
12-13 $7,604,114 $20,000,000
13-14 $7,847,028 $10,000,000

14-15 $8,137,894 $0
15-16 $8,451,899 99- 00- 01- 02- 03- 04- 05- 06- 07- 08- 09- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- 17- 18- 19- 20-
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
16-17 $8,844,647
17-18 $8,969,610
Non-Cert Salaries Total Budget
18-19 $9,240,721
19-20 $9,931,787
20-21 $10,201,564
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT)
NON-CERTIFIED SALARIES $9,240,721 $9,931,787 $9,931,787 $10,201,564 $269,777 2.72%
Non Certified Salaries
14.50%
13.91%
14.00%
13.54%
13.50%
Percentage of Total Budget
13.17%
12.93% 13.03% 13.01%
12.98%
13.00% 12.80% 12.88%
12.73%
12.81% 12.88%
12.70% 12.78% 12.56%
12.69%
12.50% 12.32%
12.29%
12.37%
12.31%
12.00% 12.15% 12.17%
11.50%
11.00%
99‐00
00‐01
01‐02
02‐03
03‐04
04‐05
05‐06
06‐07
07‐08
08‐09
09‐10
10‐11
11‐12
12‐13
13‐14
14‐15
15‐16
16‐17
17‐18
18‐19
19‐20
20‐21
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Employee Benefits
2020/21 BUDGET

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
201 MEDICAL BENEFITS $8,443,276 $8,390,374 $8,390,374 $8,740,474 $350,100 4.17%

Costs include medical, prescription and dental insurance for covered active employees and eligible retirees as well as employee waiver
payments. The budget reflects only the Board's net portion of the cost of providing coverage. All employees pay a co-share portion of the
allocated premium for their selected coverage through pre-tax salary deduction which is estimated to total $1,477,223 in 2020/21. On the
pages that follow, we provide the detail of the total monthly and annual premium by plan type including employee co-share rates by unit.
Current medical plan offerings to our employees includes a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP/HSA), a Preferred Provider Plan (PPO),
a Health Maintenance Organization Plan (HMO) and a new Elements Choice plan introduced on 7/1/15 that meets the bronze level
coverage requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As of July 1, 2019, Cigna became the provider for all plans.
We successfully negotiated with all five of the school’s bargaining units over the last several years as their contracts expired and were
able to make significant changes to our plan structures, resulting in a $716,388 decrease to our medical benefits budget in 2017/18, an
additional $200,173 in 2018/19 and an additional $100,000 in 2019-20. A summary of the changes that are now consistent in the
contracts with our Custodians, Instructional Assistants, Teachers, Administrators, and Secretaries are as follows:
- All plans have higher co-share rates
- The primary plan for all employees is the High Deductible HSA with $2K/$4K deductibles or higher and post-deductible Rx copays
- Employees who select the PPO or HMO plans pay the full-buy-up costs, so it is 100% cost neutral to the Board
- Employees who select the PPO and HMO plans have higher copays for medical services and prescription drugs
In addition to the above, further costs savings were achieved in recent years due to positive results from moving the HMO from being
fully-insured with Anthem to self-insured in 2015, moving our Stop Loss coverage to CT Prime, Inc. in 2017, eliminating the $1,200
payment to new teachers who waive medical benefits and in 2019 with the move of plan providers from Anthem to Cigna.
An important consideration for this account is the need to fund medical benefit contributions in line with expected medical benefit claims
in 2020/21. While the reserve fund balance is still healthy as of 1/2020, at $2,732,584, it has decreased by $1,184,833 since 7/1/18
due to reductions made in the budget in the last three years as noted above.
Account 201 - BOE Approved amount reflects $339,000 reduction from Superintendent's recommended budget
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Account 201
MEDICAL BENEFITS - Con't
Medical Benefits
BUDGET HISTORY $10,000,000
Year Increase Increase % $9,000,000
99-00 $3,194,141 38.0%
$8,000,000
00-01 $3,893,487 21.9%
01-02 $4,180,594 7.4% $7,000,000
02-03 $4,245,796 1.6% $6,000,000
03-04 $5,244,200 23.5%
$5,000,000
04-05 $5,353,632 2.1%
05-06 $5,509,000 2.9% $4,000,000
06-07 $5,824,595 5.7% $3,000,000
07-08 $5,937,820 1.9%
$2,000,000
08-09 $5,886,648 -0.9%
09-10 $7,444,996 26.5% $1,000,000
10-11 $7,479,495 0.5% $0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
11-12 $7,192,100 -3.8%
12-13 $6,806,333 -5.4%
13-14 $6,900,673 1.4%
14-15 $8,209,010 19.0% Medical Benefits Budget Detail Medical Benefits
15-16 $8,814,238 7.4% Funding for Claims $8,774,200 Reserve Fund Balance
16-17 $8,748,577 -0.7% Stop Loss Premiums $790,000 6/30/2012 $2,743,530
17-18 $8,596,615 -1.7% Employee HSA Contributions $620,000 6/30/2013 $2,178,791
18-19 $8,443,276 -1.8% Administrative Fees $293,405 6/30/2014 $628,308
19-20 $8,390,374 -0.6% Employee Waivers $80,400 6/30/2015 $749,946
20-21 $8,740,474 4.2% Employee Assistance Plan/Wellness $10,500 6/30/2016 $2,252,624
Total before Employee Contributions $10,568,505 6/30/2017 $3,253,590
Less Employee Co-share Contributions -$1,477,223 6/30/2018 $3,917,417
Less Retiree Direct Pays -$350,808 6/30/2019 $3,680,706
Total Budget Amount $8,740,474 1/31/2020 $2,732,584
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2019-2020 Medical and Dental Rates
Teachers Superintendent & COO
PPO&HMO - Asst. Supers PPO & HMO
H S A Buyup PPO & HMO 17% 15%
Teachers-P005 H S A 13% H S A 7.5%/10% H S A 6.25%
OAP Co-Pay $30 ER 17% ER 15% ER
Individual $805.29 x12 $9,663.48 $1,905.00 $7,758.48 $1,643.00 $8,020.48 $1,450.00 $8,213.48
2 Person $1,687.94 x12 $20,255.28 $4,739.00 $15,516.28 $3,443.00 $16,812.28 $3,038.00 $17,217.28
Family $2,098.81 x12 $25,185.72 $6,289.00 $18,896.72 $4,282.00 $20,903.72 $3,778.00 $21,407.72
OAPIN Co-Pay $30 ER 17% ER 15% ER

Individual $729.50 x12 $8,754.00 $995.00 $7,759.00 $1,488.00 $7,266.00 $1,313.00 $7,441.00
2 Person $1,536.41 x12 $18,436.92 $2,921.00 $15,515.92 $3,134.00 $15,302.92 $2,766.00 $15,670.92
Family $1,968.12 x12 $23,617.44 $4,721.00 $18,896.44 $4,015.00 $19,602.44 $3,543.00 $20,074.44
HDHP/HSA Eff. 1/1/2020 13% ER 7.5%(JS) ER 6.25% ER

Individual $647.37 x12 $7,768.44 $1,010.00 $6,758.44 $583.00 $7,185.44 $486.00 $7,282.44
2 Person $1,294.67 x12 $15,536.04 $2,020.00 $13,516.04 $1,165.00 $14,371.04 $971.00 $14,565.04
Family $1,618.45 x12 $19,421.40 $2,525.00 $16,896.40 $1,457.00 $17,964.40 $1,214.00 $18,207.40
HDHP/HSA Eff. 1/1/2020 10%(MS) ER

Individual $647.37 x12 $7,768.44 $777.00 $6,991.44
2 Person $1,294.67 x12 $15,536.04 $1,554.00 $13,982.04
Family $1,618.45 x12 $19,421.40 $1,942.00 $17,479.40
.
Full Dental PPO w/Rider A ER 17% ER 15% ER
Individual $33.54 x12 $402.48 $0.00 $402.48 $68.00 $334.48 $60.00 $342.48
2 Person $85.24 x12 $1,022.88 $310.00 $712.88 $174.00 $848.88 $153.00 $869.88
Family $105.21 x12 $1,262.52 $430.00 $832.52 $215.00 $1,047.52 $189.00 $1,073.52
Full Dental(Teachers): BOE pays 100% of EE coverage and 50% of dep/family coverage. EE pays 50% of dep coverage.
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PPO&HMO -
H S A Buyup Retirees Monthly
Administrators-P007 H S A 10% Cost - P008
OAP Co-Pay $15 ER
Individual $850.02 x12 $10,200.24 $2,209.00 $7,991.24 $850.02
2 Person $1,782.34 x12 $21,388.08 $5,406.00 $15,982.08 $1,782.34
Family $2,216.11 x12 $26,593.32 $7,114.00 $19,479.32 $2,216.11
OAPIN Co-Pay $5 ER
Individual $777.71 x12 $9,332.52 $1,341.00 $7,991.52 $777.71
2 Person $1,637.85 x12 $19,654.20 $3,672.00 $15,982.20 $1,637.85
Family $2,098.21 x12 $25,178.52 $5,699.00 $19,479.52 $2,098.21
HDHP/HSA Eff. 1/1/2020 10% ER

Individual $647.37 x12 $7,768.44 $777.00 $6,991.44 $647.37
2 Person $1,294.67 x12 $15,536.04 $1,554.00 $13,982.04 $1,294.67
Family $1,618.45 x12 $19,421.40 $1,942.00 $17,479.40 $1,618.45
Elements Choice: 0XX Eff. 7/1/2015

Individual $33.54 x12 $402.48 $2,000.00 $33.54
2 Person $85.24 x12 $1,022.88 $6,969.00 $85.24
Family $105.21 x12 $1,262.52 $9,453.00 $105.21
Full Dental PPO ER

Individual $28.59 x12 $343.08 $0.00 $343.08 $28.59
2 Person $74.39 x12 $892.68 $275.00 $617.68 $74.39
Family $91.67 x12 $1,100.04 $378.00 $722.04 $91.67
Full Dental: BOE pays 100% of EE coverage and 50% of dep/family coverage. EE pays 50% of dep coverage.

Sect / Media Mgrs & Nurses
PPO&HMO - PPO&HMO -
HSA Buyup HSA Buyup,
Sect./Techs-P004, Mgrs/Nurses-P003 HSA 9% HSA 9%
OAP Co-Pay $30 ER
Individual $805.29 x12 $9,663.48 $2,594.00 $2,594.00 $7,069.48
2 Person $1,687.94 x12 $20,255.28 $6,117.00 $6,117.00 $14,138.28
Family $2,098.81 x12 $25,185.72 $7,512.00 $7,512.00 $17,673.72
OAPIN Co-Pay $30 ER

Individual $729.50 x12 $8,754.00 $1,685.00 $1,685.00 $7,069.00
2 Person $1,536.41 x12 $18,436.92 $4,299.00 $4,299.00 $14,137.92
Family $1,968.12 x12 $23,617.44 $5,944.00 $5,944.00 $17,673.44
HDHP/HSA Eff. 1/1/2020 9% 9% ER

Individual $647.37 x12 $7,768.44 $699.00 $699.00 $7,069.44
2 Person $1,294.67 x12 $15,536.04 $1,398.00 $1,398.00 $14,138.04
Family $1,618.45 x12 $19,421.40 $1,748.00 $1,748.00 $17,673.40
OAP Elements ER
Individual $404.44 x12 $4,853.28 $300.00 $300.00 $4,553.28
2 Person $808.82 x12 $9,705.84 $600.00 $600.00 $9,105.84
Family $1,011.10 x12 $12,133.20 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 $10,933.20
Co-Pay Dental PPO ER

Individual $22.67 x12 $272.04 $0.00 $0.00 $272.04
2 Person $58.95 x12 $707.40 $435.00 $435.00 $272.40
Family $72.65 x12 $871.80 $600.00 $600.00 $271.80
Co-Pay Dental: BOE pays 100% of EE coverage. EE pays 100% for dependent/family coverage.

Custodians
PPO&HMO-
HSA Buy-Up;
Custodians - P002 HSA 9%
OAP Co-Pay $30 ER
Individual $805.29 x12 $9,663.48 $2,594.00 $7,069.48
2 Person $1,687.94 x12 $20,255.28 $6,117.00 $14,138.28
Family $2,098.81 x12 $25,185.72 $7,512.00 $17,673.72
OAPIN Co-Pay $30 ER

Individual $729.50 x12 $8,754.00 $1,685.00 $7,069.00
2 Person $1,536.41 x12 $18,436.92 $4,299.00 $14,137.92
Family $1,968.12 x12 $23,617.44 $5,944.00 $17,673.44
HDHP/HSA Eff. 1/1/2020 9% ER

Individual $647.37 x12 $7,768.44 $699.00 $7,069.44
2 Person $1,294.67 x12 $15,536.04 $1,398.00 $14,138.04
Family $1,618.45 x12 $19,421.40 $1,748.00 $17,673.40
OAP Elements ER
Individual $404.44 x12 $4,853.28 $300.00 $4,553.28
2 Person $808.82 x12 $9,705.84 $600.00 $9,105.84
Family $1,011.10 x12 $12,133.20 $1,200.00 $10,933.20
Co-Pay Dental PPO ER

Individual $22.67 x12 $272.04 $0.00 $272.04
2 Person $58.95 x12 $707.40 $435.00 $272.40
Family $72.65 x12 $871.80 $600.00 $271.80
Co-Pay Dental: BOE pays 100% of EE coverage. EE pays 100% for dependent/family coverage.

Category 3
PPO&HMO -
Category 2 H S A Buyup Category 3
Instructional Assistants - P001 I.A. - 100% HSA - 24% ER-76%
OAP Co-Pay $30
Individual $805.29 x12 $9,663.48 $3,259.00 $6,404.48
2 Person $1,687.94 x12 $20,255.28 N/A $7,448.00 $12,807.28
Family $2,098.81 x12 $25,185.72 $9,425.00 $15,760.72
OAPIN Co-Pay $30

Individual $729.50 x12 $8,754.00 $2,350.00 $6,404.00
2 Person $1,536.41 x12 $18,436.92 N/A $5,630.00 $12,806.92
Family $1,968.12 x12 $23,617.44 $7,857.00 $15,760.44
HDHP/HSA Eff. 1/1/2020 24%

Individual $647.37 x12 $7,768.44 $1,864.00 $5,904.44
2 Person $1,294.67 x12 $15,536.04 N/A $3,729.00 $11,807.04
Family $1,618.45 x12 $19,421.40 $4,661.00 $14,760.40
OAP Elements
Individual $404.44 x12 $4,853.28 $4,853.28 $1,100.00 $3,753.28
2 Person $808.82 x12 $9,705.84 $9,705.84 $2,600.00 $7,105.84
Family $1,011.10 x12 $12,133.20 $12,133.20 $3,200.00 $8,933.20
Co-Pay Dental PPO 24%

Individual $22.67 x12 $272.04 $0.00 $272.04
2 Person $58.95 x12 $707.40 N/A $170.00 $537.40
Family $72.65 x12 $871.80 $209.00 $662.80
Co-Pay Dental: BOE pays 100% of EE coverage. EE pays same percentage as medical for dependent/family coverage.
Non-Union 30+ hr/wk EE's EE ER

OAP Elements
Individual $404.44 x12 $4,853.28 $1,100.00 $3,753.28
2 Person $808.82 x12 $9,705.84 $5,953.00 $3,752.84
Family $1,011.10 x12 $12,133.20 $8,380.00 $3,753.20

2020/21 BUDGET

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
202 LIFE INSURANCE $72,965 $72,714 $72,714 $72,714 $0 0.00%
203 DISABILITY INSURANCE $36,559 $34,892 $34,892 $35,472 $580 1.66%
TOTAL $109,524 $107,606 $107,606 $108,186 $580 0.54%
LIFE INSURANCE
Insurance for covered personnel as well as early retirees is included in this account. Levels of insurance provided to
employees is defined in their respective bargaining unit contracts, as follows:
Coverage Provided:
Administrators 2.5 times salary
Teachers $50,000
Secretaries and Nurses $20,000
Custodial/Maintenance $35,000
Drivers/Bus Aides $5,000
Instructional Assistants (full time only) $10,000
DISABILITY INSURANCE
Per bargaining unit and employee agreements, long term disability (LTD) coverage is provided for our administrative and managerial
employees who become eligible to receive benefits after one-hundred and eighty days of being out sick and disabled.
Custodial employees also are eligible for LTD benefits and in accordance with their bargaining unit agreement, pay a portion of the
monthly premium for their coverage.
Premium rates for both life insurance and disability coverage to employees have remained relatively stable over the past several years.
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Account 202 - 203

LIFE & DISABILITY INSURANCE - Con't
$80,000
$70,000
$60,000
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
$0
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Life Insurance Disability Insurance
Budget History 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Life Insurance $63,674 $67,260 $59,581 $68,551 $69,547 $70,477 $69,562 $72,220 $71,561 $72,965 $72,714 $72,714
Disability Insurance $29,497 $34,491 $35,359 $33,821 $34,307 $34,990 $34,699 $36,194 $35,309 $36,559 $34,892 $35,472
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
204 PENSION/RETIREMENT $992,224 $967,467 $967,467 $997,217 $29,750 3.08%
A retirement plan is provided through the Town of Cheshire Pension Plan for eligible employees who are not covered by the Teacher
Retirement Board who were hired on/before 6/30/2012. Pension eligible employees hired on/after 7/1/2012 participate in a Defined
Contribution Plan. The total amounts budgeted are as follows:
- Town of Cheshire Pension Plan $726,379

- Defined Contribution Plan $270,838
Total Budget $997,217
The budget request for the Town Pension Plan is based on information provided by the Town's Finance Department as recommended
of the Town's actuarial consulting firm. The valuation for the Town Pension fund is based on the most recent calculation completed
for the Town and Board of Education by the consultants. The valuation of the pension fund has been negatively impacted over the
last decade by the economic and market downturns as well as a reduction in the return assumptions in the Town of Cheshire
Pension Plan going forward which has resulted in much higher contribution levels than in previous years.
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Account 204
PENSION/RETIREMENT - Con't
BUDGET HISTORY
Year Increase Increase % Pension/Retirement
99-00 $139,825 -51.4%
00-01 $26,451 -81.1% $1,200,000
01-02 $29,440 11.3%

02-03 $104,961 256.5% $1,000,000
03-04 $135,315 28.9%

$800,000
04-05 $166,215 22.8%
05-06 $84,620 -49.1%
$600,000
06-07 $193,930 129.2%
07-08 $219,957 13.4% $400,000
08-09 $268,608 22.1%
09-10 $256,346 -4.6% $200,000
10-11 $231,292 -9.8%
11-12 $425,044 83.8% $0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
12-13 $519,578 22.2%
13-14 $657,706 26.6%
14-15 $799,501 21.6% The increase in expenditures for this account since 2010-11 has been driven by two factors:
15-16 $914,084 14.3% 1. The contribution for non-teaching staff into the Town Pension Fund increased dramatically
16-17 $904,471 -1.1% due to lower actuarial valuations resulting from the economic and market declines for the
17-18 $975,604 7.9% period that began in 2007. With the financial markets at relative highs, we hope to see a
18-19 $992,224 1.7% reduction in the required pension contribution in future years.
19-20 $967,467 -2.5% 2. The Town Pension Plan was closed to new employees as of 6-30-2012 and replaced by a
20-21 $997,217 3.1% Defined Contribution Plan on 7-1-2012 which requires fixed annual contributions. As more
employees are now participating in this plan, as opposed to the Town Pension Plan, the
contributions have grown.
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
205 WORKER'S COMPENSATION $360,694 $349,050 $349,050 $387,344 $38,294 10.97%
206 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION $21,739 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $0 0.00%
TOTAL $382,433 $374,050 $374,050 $412,344 $38,294 10.24%
WORKERS COMPENSATION:
The budget is based on an estimate from the Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Association (CIRMA) that provides our worker's
compensation coverage. The Board of Education's program is fully insured with no deductibles. The Town and Board seek quotations
for coverage each year. The premium increase projected is based on recent trends in compensation premiums and claims experience.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION:
Estimated cost of unemployment compensation claims against the Board of Education are included in this account. Costs
fluctuate each year and are difficult to project and as the budget for this account was reduced last year, it is being held flat for 2020-21.
The Board of Education pays compensation based on actual claims made to the State by former employees.
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Account 205 - 206

WORKER'S & UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION - Con't
Workers Compensation & Unemployment Compensation
$450,000
$400,000
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
$0
Worker's Comp Unemployment Comp
Budget History 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2019/21
Worker's Comp $272,570 $292,441 $285,947 $287,664 $309,078 $337,324 $364,169 $336,288 $331,320 $360,694 $349,050 $387,344
Unemployment Comp $58,000 $60,954 $43,511 $18,979 $50,678 $29,978 $31,500 $21,281 $6,300 $21,739 $25,000 $25,000
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
210 SOCIAL SECURITY/MEDICARE $1,253,523 $1,267,494 $1,267,494 $1,300,000 $32,506 2.56%
Increases in this account are driven by wage increases in the salary accounts. While the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)
tax rate is set at 7.65% of earnings (6.2% for Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare), it does not fully apply to certified staff because
their earnings are not subject to the Social Security portion of FICA as their participation in the State's Teacher Retirement Plan makes
them ineligible for Social Security retirement benefits. The contribution rates for certified & non-certified employees are detailed below.
The current employer Social Security rate of 6.2% is paid by the Board of Education based on all earnings paid to non-certified
employees up to the annual cap. (For 2020, the cap increases to $8,537.40 based on wages paid of $137,700).
The current employer Medicare rate of 1.45% is paid by the Board of Education for all earnings for all certified and non-certified staff,
except that the Board does not pay the 1.45% Medicare Tax on earnings paid to certified staff hired before May 1986 because in
accordance with the law, those employees are not eligible for Medicare. Unlike with Social Security, there is no cap on the amount paid.
Social Security $ 650,000

Social Security - Medicare $ 650,000
$ 1,300,000
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SOCIAL SECURITY/MEDICARE - Con't
BUDGET HISTORY
99-00 $695,650 8.2%
Social Security/Medicare
00-01 $718,283 3.3%
01-02 $772,582 7.6%
02-03 $802,545 3.9% $1,400,000
03-04 $818,256 2.0%
04-05 $843,594 3.1% $1,200,000
05-06 $890,508 5.6%

$1,000,000
06-07 $935,657 5.1%
07-08 $980,079 4.7% $800,000
08-09 $1,087,378 10.9%
09-10 $1,018,806 -6.3% $600,000
10-11 $1,102,282 8.2%

$400,000
11-12 $1,053,346 -4.4%
12-13 $1,091,328 3.6% $200,000
13-14 $1,099,251 0.7%
14-15 $1,145,181 4.2% $0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
15-16 $1,176,212 2.7%
16-17 $1,195,556 1.6%
17-18 $1,251,888 4.7%
18-19 $1,253,523 0.1%
19-20 $1,267,494 1.1% General Information: Social Security Tax Rate 6.20%
20-21 $1,300,000 2.6% Medicare Tax Rate 1.45%
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $11,180,980 $11,106,991 $11,106,991 $11,558,221 $451,230 4.06%
Expenditure History
99-00 $4,188,607 20.98%
00-01 $4,840,820 15.57% Total Budget and Employee Benefits
01-02 $5,217,518 7.78% $80,000,000
02-03 $5,460,487 4.66%
03-04 $6,534,798 19.67% $70,000,000
04-05 $6,727,679 2.95%

$60,000,000
05-06 $6,842,392 1.71%
06-07 $7,322,066 7.01%
$50,000,000
07-08 $7,511,751 2.59%
08-09 $7,628,393 1.55% $40,000,000
09-10 $9,143,889 19.87%
10-11 $9,268,215 1.36% $30,000,000
11-12 $9,094,888 -1.87%
12-13 $8,826,254 -2.95% $20,000,000
13-14 $9,121,240 3.34%

$10,000,000
14-15 $10,626,461 16.50%
15-16 $11,404,463 7.32%
$0
16-17 $11,314,587 -0.79% 99- 00- 01- 02- 03- 04- 05- 06- 07- 08- 09- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- 17- 18- 19- 20-
17-18 $11,268,597 -0.41% 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
18-19 $11,180,980 -0.78% Employee Benefits Total Budget

19-20 $11,106,991 -0.66%
20-21 $11,558,221 4.06%
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2020/21 BUDGET
2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $11,180,980 $11,106,991 $11,106,991 $11,558,221 $451,230 4.06%
Employee Benefits
18.00%
16.69% 16.39%
16.08% 16.18%
16.00% 15.38% 15.28% 15.31%
15.58%
13.63% 13.62% 13.48% 14.82% 15.14%
14.00% 13.30% 14.32%
14.12%
13.29%
11.40% 13.09%
12.00% 11.10%
11.44%
10.00%
10.21%
8.00%
6.00%
4.00%
2.00%
0.00%
99‐00
00‐01
01‐02
02‐03
03‐04
04‐05
05‐06
06‐07
07‐08
08‐09
09‐10
10‐11
11‐12
12‐13
13‐14
14‐15
15‐16
16‐17
17‐18
18‐19
19‐20
20‐21
The percentage of the budget expended for employee benefits has increased
from 8.94% in 1998-99 to a projected 15.59% in the past two decades.
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2020/21 BUDGET
EXPENDED BUDGET PROJECTED BOE APPROVED CHANGE %inc/
2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
TOTAL SALARIES & BENEFITS $56,760,281 $58,539,777 $58,539,777 $60,325,780 $1,786,003 3.05%

Expenditure History
99-00 $32,443,842
00-01 $34,342,521 Total Budget compared to Total Salaries and Benefits
01-02 $35,962,177
02-03 $37,563,101 $80,000,000
03-04 $39,205,005
$70,000,000
04-05 $39,367,063
05-06 $41,192,228 $60,000,000
06-07 $43,255,408
07-08 $44,571,410 $50,000,000
08-09 $46,147,008
$40,000,000
09-10 $47,343,599
10-11 $48,014,908 $30,000,000
11-12 $47,916,920
12-13 $48,928,638 $20,000,000
13-14 $49,618,117
$10,000,000
14-15 $52,441,122
15-16 $53,875,302 $0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
16-17 $54,825,532
17-18 $54,878,377
Salaries & Benefits Total Budget
18-19 $56,760,281
19-20 $58,539,777
20-21 $60,325,780
Page 18 SALBEN
2020/21 BUDGET
2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
TOTAL SALARIES & BENEFITS $56,760,281 $58,539,777 $58,539,777 $60,325,780 $1,786,003 3.05%
SALARIES AND BENEFITS
81.00%
80.48%
80.50%
80.01% 79.98%
80.00% 79.79% 79.80%
79.64%
79.74% 79.43%
79.50%
79.20% 79.34%
79.10% 79.09%
79.00%
79.00% 78.77% 79.10%
78.86% 78.80%
78.50%
78.56% 78.30%
78.18%
78.00%
77.88%
77.50%
77.00%
76.50%
99‐00
00‐01
01‐02
02‐03
03‐04
04‐05
05‐06
06‐07
07‐08
08‐09
09‐10
10‐11
11‐12
12‐13
13‐14
14‐15
15‐16
16‐17
17‐18
18‐19
19‐20
Page 19 Sal Ben Hist %
Instruction
2020/21 BUDGET
2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
130 STAFF TRAINING $153,176 $199,300 $199,300 $214,300 $15,000 7.53%
This account includes the stipends paid to certified staff for participating in after-hours and non-school year in-service training
programs as well as curriculum development projects. Stipends are paid at a rate of $40 per hour per contract. Also included are
funds for out-of-district consultants that provide in-service training programs and curriculum development support. Supplies for
training are also funded from this account. In accordance with state law, districts employing personnel holding professional educator
certificates are required to provide a minimum of 18 hours of professional development each year.
Our district focus on complex thinking and social emotional learning is a focus area for ongoing professional development with a
goal to assure authentic problem solving using a personalized learning approach occurs for all students.
Social emotional learning is a key component of the professional development focus for the district. Funding to support this effort is
included in the budget request for this account. The goal of this work is to build capacity among our educators to successfully integrate
social emotional learning strategies across all grades K-12.
Connecticut districts must continue to focus on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in Language Arts and
Mathematics, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and 3C Frameworks in Social Studies. Our district continues to support
teachers with standards based instruction. A focus for 2020-21 will continue to be the NGSS and the instructional shifts that are
required as part of this process.
The costs associated with the implementation of the Teacher Evaluation System (SEED) and professional learning as well as the
statewide Smarter Balanced (SBAC) assessment in grades 3-8, and the SAT assessment in Grade 11 are included in this account,
as well as the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Assessment, which was new in 2019.
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Account 130
STAFF TRAINING - Con't
BUDGET HISTORY
99-00 $184,206 40.1%
Staff Training
00-01 $137,312 -25.5%
01-02 $160,961 17.2%
02-03 $112,940 -29.8% $300,000
03-04 $174,177 54.2%

04-05 $122,912 -29.4% $250,000
05-06 $130,177 5.9%
06-07 $178,834 37.4% $200,000
07-08 $160,039 -10.5%
08-09 $176,889 10.5% $150,000
09-10 $142,182 -19.6%
10-11 $155,199 9.2%
$100,000
11-12 $155,517 0.2%
12-13 $276,312 77.7%
$50,000
13-14 $218,829 -20.8%
14-15 $268,241 22.6%
15-16 $196,950 -26.6% $0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
16-17 $178,271 -9.5%
17-18 $199,671 12.0%
18-19 $153,176 -23.3%
19-20 $199,300 30.1%
20-21 $214,300 7.5%
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2020/21 BUDGET
2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
323 PUPIL SERVICES $820,221 $772,096 $772,096 $772,096 $0 0.00%
This account includes fees for special education consultants to provide independent evaluations and other support of the education
process. Services generally include psychiatric evaluations, occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, risk
assessments and medical advice. In recent years, we have experienced a clear upward trend of significant mental health needs
including suicidal ideation which require additional consultation with mental health providers. These budgeted costs are projected
based on services required through student Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act grant has been used for many years to offset some of the costs in this category and
the budget for this grant is included in the Revenue Section of this budget book. Unfortunately funding for grants to support
special education services have been level-funded for many of years causing the BOE operating budget to absorb additional costs.
The State budget passed in October for 2017-18 now requires all school districts to request reimbursement through Medicaid for
qualifying services to Medicaid eligible students effective December 1, 2017. This mandate has created create additional tracking,
reporting and software costs and the additional revenue from Medicaid will only offset a small portion of the related costs for the
additional expense and cost of filing the Medicaid claims.
It should be noted that costs related to the Birth to Three (B-to-3) Program at Darcey are reimbursed at a 100% rate by the State or
private insurance as costs are incurred. The budget for the B-to-3 State grant is included in the Revenue Section of this budget book.
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Account 323
PUPIL SERVICES - Con't
BUDGET HISTORY
Pupil Services
99-00 $539,361 16.5%
00-01 $593,674 10.1%
$900,000
01-02 $643,278 8.4%
02-03 $544,361 -15.4% $800,000
03-04 $477,979 -12.2% $700,000

04-05 $544,714 14.0%
$600,000
05-06 $603,094 10.7%
06-07 $621,463 3.0% $500,000
07-08 $787,493 26.7% $400,000

08-09 $736,872 -6.4%
$300,000
09-10 $684,482 -7.1%
10-11 $575,093 -16.0% $200,000
11-12 $727,349 26.5% $100,000

12-13 $748,590 2.9%
$0
13-14 $688,382 -8.0%
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
14-15 $700,777 1.8%
15-16 $685,258 -2.2%
16-17 $668,287 -2.5% 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
17-18 $815,893 22.1% Consultant Services $485,910 $622,549 $610,972 $545,000 $564,956
18-19 $820,221 0.5% Birth to Three $170,516 $178,521 $193,457 $201,596 $192,640
19-20 $772,096 -5.9% Pre-school Services $11,468 $14,589 $15,792 $19,300 $13,000
20-21 $772,096 0.0% Peer Advocates $393 $234 $0 $4,100 $1,000
Acad. Gifted/Svcs for the Blind $0 $0 $0 $2,100 $500
TOTAL $668,287 $815,893 $820,221 $772,096 $772,096
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
560 TUITION - OUTPLACEMENTS $2,423,850 $2,141,600 $2,141,600 $2,241,950 $100,350 4.69%
Fees to educational agencies for service to students whose needs cannot be met by the school district are included in this account.
These programs are predominantly for special education, but include vocational and magnet school tuition as well. The requested
budget is based on an increase in special education tuition for outplacement in 2019-20 that will likely carry into 2020-21.
With respect to Special Education, the Planning and Placement Team (PPT) makes the recommendation for an out-of-district
placement only if all accommodations and services have been trialed within the district's capabilities. At present in 2019-20, we have
22 students outplaced in programs at The Gengras Center, Cedarhurst, Ben Haven, Hope Academy, Grove School, High Roads,
St. Vincent's Special Needs, CREC, CCMC, CW Resources, ACES and Milestones.
The district is also responsible to cover the cost of placement for a number of children that were placed in facilities/programs by
agencies of the State of Connecticut. This happens during the course of the year and is not a predictable event. Also, if a child is
hospitalized beyond a 10 day period, educational programming is required to be provided for the student which we are also billed for.
State Agency placements are outside the control of the local district, but unfortunately the liability for the cost is not, as explained below.
The State of Connecticut should be reimbursing a significant portion of the outplacement cost through Special Education Excess Cost
Revenue reimbursements. Cheshire is only liable for 4.5 times its per pupil cost (approx. $74,313) for student placement costs if the
student is placed by the district. In the case of State placements, the district is only liable for 1 times the per pupil cost ($16,514).
However, the state has only funded approximately 70% of its obligations under this program in recent years and has not been meeting
its funding obligation under the statute for special education excess cost.
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Account 560
TUITION OUTPLACEMENTS - Con't
BUDGET HISTORY
99-00 $797,870 2.0% Tuition Outplacements
00-01 $874,445 9.6%
01-02 $1,010,171 15.5% $3,000,000
02-03 $995,835 -1.4%

03-04 $1,033,142 3.7% $2,500,000
04-05 $961,368 -6.9%

05-06 $1,047,799 9.0% $2,000,000
06-07 $1,106,152 5.6%

07-08 $1,128,010 2.0% $1,500,000
08-09 $1,314,217 16.5%

09-10 $1,439,809 9.6% $1,000,000
10-11 $1,756,362 22.0%

11-12 $1,899,036 8.1% $500,000
12-13 $1,999,208 5.3%

13-14 $2,075,400 3.8% $0
99- 00- 01- 02- 03- 04- 05- 06- 07- 08- 09- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- 17- 18- 19- 20-
14-15 $2,381,478 14.7% 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
15-16 $2,399,939 0.8%
16-17 $1,977,515 -17.6%
17-18 $2,292,648 15.9% 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
18-19 $2,423,850 5.7% Vocational and Magnet Schools $203,356 $257,441 $193,431 $199,000 $171,400
19-20 $2,141,600 -11.6% Private Tuition - Special Education $1,774,159 $2,035,207 $2,230,419 $1,942,600 $2,070,550
20-21 $2,241,950 4.7% TOTAL $1,977,515 $2,292,648 $2,423,850 $2,141,600 $2,241,950
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
611 INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES $469,104 $513,313 $513,313 $538,979 $25,666 5.00%
A wide range of consumable supplies to support educational programs in all subject areas in all schools are funded from this account.
This includes books and basic classroom supplies for student and teachers, science laboratory supplies and manipulatives. Supplies for
music, art, physical education, technology education and technology related consumables and peripheral equipment are also funded
from this account.
We also fund from this account the purchase of school supplies from the Spring supply bid when the school district solicits bids from
vendors and also participates in regional bidding consortiums for instructional supplies and paper. These Spring bids are utilized to
order needed materials in the months of May and June so the items will be delivered and available for the start of the following school
year. The timing of the bid allows schools to receive ordered materials over the summer break and then inventory and distribute them
into classrooms in time for the arrival of teachers and student at the start of the new school year.
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Account 611
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES - Con't
BUDGET HISTORY
99-00 $526,329 -4.9%
00-01 $577,830 9.8% Instructional Supplies
01-02 $568,395 -1.6%

02-03 $606,515 6.7% $800,000
03-04 $683,024 12.6%
04-05 $635,625 -6.9% $700,000
05-06 $734,734 15.6%

$600,000
06-07 $604,285 -17.8%
07-08 $595,801 -1.4%
$500,000
08-09 $643,994 8.1%
09-10 $599,930 -6.8% $400,000
10-11 $565,267 -5.8%
11-12 $507,862 -10.2% $300,000
12-13 $583,743 14.9%

$200,000
13-14 $611,865 4.8%
14-15 $565,374 -7.6%
$100,000
15-16 $521,413 -7.8%
16-17 $516,572 -0.9% $0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
17-18 $498,368 -3.5%
18-19 $469,104 -5.9%
19-20 $513,313 9.4%
20-21 $538,979 5.0%
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2020/21 BUDGET
2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
641 TEXTBOOKS $485,772 $478,654 $478,654 $507,303 $28,649 5.99%
Textbooks, workbooks, books and resource materials are important tools for delivering high quality education to our students.
The allocation for this account also provides for the replacement and maintenance of all of the textbooks, books and teacher
resource materials.
Along with textbooks, computer software needs are part of our instructional planning considerations, therefore, software is a
continued area of review and update. These products are all covered under copyright laws and sufficient copies and network versions
are purchased as necessary to remain compliant.
Costs for ongoing improvements to the elementary language arts and mathematics programs and the materials that will be needed to
implement the Common Core State Standards are included in this account. The continued use of Eureka Math K-5 is also included
in this budget request as are the plans to continue to phase-in EnVision for both College Prep and Competitive College Prep
Geometry classes.
The Cheshire High School Math Department is in the process of evaluating textbooks for Algebra II to be used next year.
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2020/21 BUDGET
Account 641
TEXTBOOKS - Con't
BUDGET HISTORY
99-00 $379,951 19.8%
00-01 $375,845 -1.1%
Textbooks
01-02 $488,987 30.1%
02-03 $430,008 -12.1%
$600,000
03-04 $453,249 5.4%
04-05 $394,971 -12.9%
$500,000
05-06 $399,009 1.0%
06-07 $372,885 -6.5%
$400,000
07-08 $334,376 -10.3%
08-09 $463,444 38.6%
$300,000
10-11 $403,088 -13.0%
11-12 $441,933 9.6%
$200,000
12-13 $351,978 -20.4%
13-14 $388,652 10.4%
$100,000
14-15 $304,221 -21.7%
15-16 $425,270 39.8%
$0
16-17 $382,466 -10.1%
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
17-18 $433,892 13.4%
18-19 $485,772 12.0%
19-20 $478,654 -1.5%
20-21 $507,303 6.0%
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
642 LIBRARY BOOKS/PERIODICALS $50,979 $90,406 $90,406 $70,406 ($20,000) -22.12%
644 LIBRARY/MEDIA SUPPLIES $31,019 $45,754 $45,754 $45,929 $175 0.38%
TOTAL $81,998 $136,160 $136,160 $116,335 ($19,825) -14.56%
LIBRARY BOOKS/PERIODICALS:
This account funds purchases and subscriptions for books, professional journals, reference books, periodicals, and electronic materials
needed for student and staff use.
LIBRARY/MEDIA SUPPLIES:
This account provides funds for library supplies as well as audio-visual materials and equipment. Funds are also held in this account to
pay for replacement items and parts needed to keep all equipment functioning and supplies for the automated media retrieval system
used in our school libraries/media centers.
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Account 642 - 644
LIBRARY BOOKS/PERIODICALS & SUPPLIES- Con't
$100,000
$90,000
$80,000
$70,000
$60,000
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
$0
2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Books/Periodicals Library/Media Supplies
Budget History 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Books/Periodicals $82,167 $90,148 $84,632 $90,677 $86,418 $69,114 $79,480 $74,195 $70,075 $50,979 $90,406 $70,406
Library/Media Supplies $41,381 $44,165 $41,651 $31,394 $22,725 $26,119 $27,858 $25,220 $36,545 $31,019 $45,754 $45,929
Total $123,548 $134,313 $126,283 $122,071 $109,143 $95,233 $107,338 $99,415 $106,620 $81,998 $136,160 $116,335
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
643 CURRICULUM MATERIALS $0 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $0 0.00%
645 TESTING/EVALUATION $62,493 $65,926 $65,926 $69,926 $4,000 6.07%
689 ADULT EDUCATION SUPPLIES $15,835 $16,650 $16,650 $16,650 $0 0.00%
CURRICULUM MATERIALS:
Curriculum revision supplies, materials and services for the implementation of approved curriculum are funded through this account.
Major curriculum revisions and initial implementations are funded as well. Purchases of curriculum revision materials are made
district-wide to provide uniform implementation. Curriculum evaluation and analysis follows an established 5 year cycle with a
rotating focus including all subject areas.
During the 2020-21 school year, Physical Education, World Language and Adult Education will complete the evaluation self-study
process while Academically Gifted Program (AGP), Business, Social Studies and School Counseling will make presentations to our
Cheshire Curriculum Council (CCC) to assist in analyzing curriculum strengths and needs.
TESTING/EVALUATION:
The district-wide standardized and assessment programs are supported with the funds in this account, as well as diagnostic testing
materials for placement into and exiting from instructional support and accelerated programs.
Also included are funds for supplies and services to administer and score standardized tests, as well as the career survey done by
Cheshire High School. The special education department relies on this account for its psychological-educational evaluation materials.
ADULT EDUCATION SUPPLIES:

The adult education funds budgeted in this account represent text, supplies, software and materials necessary for mandated
course offerings, such as English as a Second Language, high school completion, basic skills and American citizenship with
emphasis on College and Career Readiness (CCR) standards. Funding of this account is needed if the District chooses to receive
maximum state funding for Adult Education.
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Account 643, 645, 689
CURRICULUM MATERIALS, TESTING EVALUATION & ADULT EDUC. SUPPLIES - Con't
$80,000
$70,000
$60,000
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
$0
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Curriculum Materials Testing Evaluation Adult Education
Budget History 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Curriculum Materials $37,831 $72,756 $17,697 $70,531 $27,225 $18,016 $23,522 $6,375 $6,400 $0 $25,000 $25,000
Testing Evaluation $24,136 $17,551 $19,349 $43,968 $28,341 $35,478 $55,422 $60,127 $60,008 $62,493 $65,926 $69,926
Adult Education $14,552 $16,344 $19,517 $10,111 $16,276 $15,916 $13,703 $15,658 $14,451 $15,835 $16,650 $16,650
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
730 REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT $129,028 $125,000 $125,000 $136,250 $11,250 9.00%
731 NEW EQUIPMENT $60,409 $100,000 $100,000 $111,250 $11,250 11.25%
TOTAL EQUIPMENT $189,437 $225,000 $225,000 $247,500 $22,500 10.00%
Funding of replacement and new equipment for our classrooms, libraries, student areas, school offices and back office areas are funded
from these accounts. An increase is requested for replacement equipment based on requests received from each school to replace items
that are past their useful life including students desks, chairs, filing cabinets, cafeteria and library tables, art room stools & bookcases.
It should be noted that new and replacement technology equipment, such as PC's and Chromebooks are funded through the
Capital Equipment Account 732.
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Account 730 - 731
REPLACEMENT & NEW EQUIPMENT
New and Replacement Equipment
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
$0
Replacement Equip New Equipment
Budget History 2009/10 2010/11 2010/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Replacement Equip $39,600 $94,531 $72,275 $229,513 $55,205 $127,445 $261,209 $132,788 $176,943 $129,028 $125,000 $136,250
New Equipment $92,937 $71,264 $100,586 $76,390 $51,376 $62,942 $99,575 $88,104 $43,827 $60,409 $100,000 $111,250
Total $132,537 $165,795 $172,861 $305,903 $106,581 $190,387 $360,784 $220,892 $220,770 $189,437 $225,000 $247,500
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSE $4,701,886 $4,573,699 $4,573,699 $4,750,039 $176,340 3.86%

Expenditure History
Year Amount % Change

99-00 $2,882,426 6.98% Total Budget & Instructional Expenses
00-01 $2,985,138 3.56%
$80,000,000
01-02 $3,354,131 12.36%
02-03 $3,298,474 -1.66% $70,000,000
03-04 $3,209,934 -2.68%
04-05 $3,059,304 -4.69% $60,000,000
05-06 $3,272,199 6.96%
06-07 $3,203,185 -2.11% $50,000,000
07-08 $3,295,826 2.89%

$40,000,000
08-09 $3,749,770 13.77%
09-10 $3,579,944 -4.53% $30,000,000
10-11 $3,861,768 7.87%
11-12 $4,087,404 5.84% $20,000,000
12-13 $4,512,415 10.40%
13-14 $4,270,694 -5.36% $10,000,000
14-15 $4,575,121 7.13%
$0
15-16 $4,789,601 4.69%
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
16-17 $4,125,578 -13.86%
17-18 $4,648,721 12.68% Inst. Expense Total Budget
18-19 $4,701,886 1.14%
19-20 $4,573,699 -2.73%
20-21 $4,750,039 3.86%
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2020/21 BUDGET
2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSE $4,701,886 $4,573,699 $4,573,699 $4,750,039 $176,340 3.86%
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSE
8.00%
7.33% 7.22%
7.03% 7.01%
6.94% 6.92%
7.00% 6.68%
6.85% 6.53% 6.36% 6.43% 6.37% 6.55%
6.67% 6.70% 6.29%
5.91%
6.00% 6.20% 6.23%
5.96% 6.02% 5.98%
5.00%
4.00%
Mathematics. SRBI is a tiered approach to intervention aimed at reducing the number of students ultimately requiring special
3.00%
2.00%
1.00%
0.00%
99‐00
00‐01
01‐02
02‐03
03‐04
04‐05
05‐06
06‐07
07‐08
08‐09
09‐10
10‐11
11‐12
12‐13
13‐14
14‐15
15‐16
16‐17
17‐18
18‐19
19‐20
20‐21
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Support Services
2020/21 BUDGET

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
330 OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $754,353 $613,700 $613,700 $624,100 $10,400 1.69%
Other professional services includes fees paid for a wide range of services including the annual financial and grant audit, legal services
for school-related matters including union contracts and special education, architectural, engineering and LEP services, and recruiting
consulting services when needed. Also paid from this account are technology software purchases and services including PowerSchool
and Munis, and technology support services including the district's allocation of $134,025 for the cost of Apex Technology support
contract that provides extensive network support and serves in the role of Chief Technology Officer for our Town.
The "All Other" category includes expenses for board meeting and related expenses, board policy services from CABE, special
recognition awards for staff, students and volunteers, school accreditation/evaluation, community activities, preparing and printing of
special publications and handbooks, and winter weather prediction services.
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Account 330
OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
BUDGET HISTORY
99-00 $251,436 18.0%
00-01 $245,641 -2.3% Other Professional Services
01-02 $259,861 5.8%
$900,000
02-03 $328,578 26.4%
03-04 $249,111 -24.2% $800,000
04-05 $256,806 3.1% $700,000

05-06 $280,055 9.1%
$600,000
06-07 $206,931 -26.1%
07-08 $322,060 55.6% $500,000
08-09 $387,780 20.4% $400,000

09-10 $370,797 -4.4%
$300,000
10-11 $343,803 -7.3%
11-12 $481,267 40.0% $200,000
12-13 $485,774 0.9% $100,000

13-14 $631,892 30.1%
$0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
14-15 $624,831 -1.1%
15-16 $594,165 -4.9%
16-17 $828,749 39.5%
17-18 $808,825 -2.4%
18-19 $754,353 -6.7%
19-20 $613,700 -18.6%
20-21 $624,100 1.7%
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Account 330
OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Budget History 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11
Research and Dev $0 $1,046 $1,710 $0 $640 $2,850 $0 $1,665 $1,100 $0
Technology Services $52,885 $106,511 $59,392 $109,546 $108,938 $116,229 $148,916 $176,427 $187,053 $165,300
Legal and Neg $83,233 $132,420 $52,035 $60,948 $95,649 $6,442 $60,940 $70,373 $52,410 $58,241
Audit $7,225 $9,000 $10,790 $11,225 $22,000 $22,800 $24,500 $26,900 $27,250 $29,500
School/BOE Services $18,686 $8,590 $3,400 $4,179 $30,184 $43,251 $50,859 $35,441
All Other $116,518 $79,601 $106,498 $66,497 $49,428 $54,431 $57,520 $69,164 $52,125 $55,321
TOTAL $259,861 $328,578 $249,111 $256,806 $280,055 $206,931 $322,060 $387,780 $370,797 $343,803
Budget History 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Research and Dev $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $57,400 $5,875 $0 $3,000 $3,000
Technology Services $297,258 $243,374 $318,913 $293,415 $301,332 $327,513 $433,654 $369,899 $328,000 $338,600
Legal and Neg $86,369 $153,341 $217,061 $232,172 $200,067 $362,614 $287,166 $277,670 $184,700 $184,500
Audit $28,175 $29,850 $31,000 $31,800 $31,900 $31,500 $33,500 $31,500 $32,500 $32,500
School/BOE Services $6,628 $4,300 $2,700 $3,100 $6,675 $6,850 $3,500 $7,050 $5,500 $5,500
All Other $62,837 $54,909 $62,218 $64,344 $54,191 $42,872 $45,130 $68,234 $60,000 $60,000
TOTAL $481,267 $485,774 $631,892 $624,831 $594,165 $828,749 $808,825 $754,353 $613,700 $624,100
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
440 RENTALS AND LEASES $281,524 $335,975 $335,975 $335,975 $0 0.00%
This account includes the cost or renting sporting facilities such as the Town swimming pool for our swimming and diving teams,
and facility rental and usage fees for ice hockey, golf and skiing.
The account also includes contracts for office equipment such as postage machines in our schools and the cost of municipal
leases for our district multi-function printers that copy, print and scan (replaced copiers and duplicators). With respect to our
multi-function printers, we use a cost-effective per print plan that includes toner, staples, routine maintenance and repairs.
Also, these multi-function printers are now widely used by our staff and has enabled us to reduce the amount of printing sent
to local laserjet printers which have higher per page printing costs. Along these lines, we have been using municipal lease
options with $1 buyouts for our multi-function devices which has enabled us to continue using the devices after lease expiration
which has helped us to further reduce our overall printing and copying costs.
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Account 440
RENTALS & LEASES - Con't
BUDGET HISTORY
99-00 $ 268,933 -3.22% Rentals/Leases
00-01 $ 323,056 20.13%
01-02 $ 326,872 1.18%
$500,000
02-03 $ 288,161 -11.84%
$450,000
03-04 $ 306,085 6.22%
$400,000
04-05 $ 348,004 13.70%
05-06 $ 389,451 11.91% $350,000
06-07 $ 386,404 -0.78% $300,000
07-08 $ 420,234 8.76% $250,000

08-09 $ 419,141 -0.26% $200,000
09-10 $ 430,702 2.76% $150,000
10-11 $ 428,567 -0.50%
$100,000
11-12 $ 370,105 -13.64%
$50,000
12-13 $ 362,609 -2.03%
$-
13-14 $ 360,990 -0.45%
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
14-15 $ 318,633 -11.73%
15-16 $ 280,461 -11.98%
16-17 $ 269,662 -3.85%
17-18 $ 253,720 -5.91%
18-19 $ 281,524 10.96%
19-20 $ 335,975 19.34%
20-21 $ 335,975 0.00%
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Account 440
RENTALS & LEASES - Con't
Budget History 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Postage Machines $10,408 $8,496 $11,888 $16,587 $19,416 $18,030 $18,715 $15,325 $18,522
Copier Rental/Lease $243,641 $284,183 $320,885 $307,918 $336,852 $335,496 $345,743 $350,800 $288,551
Sports Rental $48,661 $50,901 $53,854 $61,004 $62,201 $65,615 $65,267 $60,200 $62,695
Other $3,375 $4,424 $2,824 $895 $1,765 $0 $977 $2,242 $337
TOTAL $306,085 $348,004 $389,451 $386,404 $420,234 $419,141 $430,702 $428,567 $370,105
Budget History 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Postage Machines $18,781 $17,274 $17,455 $17,109 $16,872 $16,872 $16,478 $18,275 $16,475
Copier Rental/Lease $286,177 $264,559 $245,624 $182,643 $182,492 $168,428 $193,745 $239,500 $239,500
Sports Rental $57,361 $77,411 $54,485 $80,424 $69,698 $65,757 $68,143 $74,800 $77,100
Other $290 $1,746 $1,069 $285 $600 $2,663 $3,158 $3,400 $2,900
TOTAL $362,609 $360,990 $318,633 $280,461 $269,662 $253,720 $281,524 $335,975 $335,975
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2020/21 BUDGET

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
510 PUPIL TRANSPORTATION $3,375,735 $3,480,723 $3,480,723 $3,580,128 $99,405 2.86%
In this account are the fees to contractors for transportation of students for regular programs, special education, vocational,
gifted, special activities and student activity transportation as well as bus depot related expenses. Additional costs have been
included for transporting students attending St. Bridget's School, a requirement under state law. The modest increase budgeted
for 2020-21 is primarily for additional transportation expected to be needed for an increase in the number of students attending
vocational schools as well as to cover additional special education transportation.
A new agreement successfully negotiated with Dattco is in effect for the period from 7/2019 through 6/2024 with no rate
increase in the first year (2019-20) followed by increases of 2% in years 2 through 5.
In 2020/21, 31 school buses, 9 mini-buses and 9 vans are expected to be needed and contracted to transport children to Cheshire
schools, Wilcox Technical School, Lyman Hall Vocational Agriculture, The Sound School and St. Bridget's. Each bus
makes approximately 6 trips per day.
Cost of Transportation
Regular Busing (in-town) $1,901,550 Type I (large) Buses $1,816,422

Special Education Busing $1,128,614 Kindergarten buses $0
Mini-buses $240,494
Vocational Agriculture $88,297 Bus Depot Expenses $50,315
Wilcox Vocational Tech $45,831
Other Vocational Tech $7,733 Cost of Regular Busing $2,107,231
Private School Transportation $202,422
Vocational Tech $141,861
Private School $202,422
Student Activity $205,681 Special Education $1,128,614
$3,580,128 Total Contract $3,580,128
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Account 510
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION - con't
BUDGET HISTORY
Year Increase Increase % Pupil Transportation
99-00 $2,014,470 13.7%
$4,000,000
00-01 $2,145,545 6.5%
01-02 $2,312,792 7.8% $3,500,000
02-03 $2,227,178 -3.7% $3,000,000

03-04 $2,415,005 8.4%
$2,500,000
04-05 $2,383,576 -1.3%
$2,000,000
05-06 $2,411,504 1.2%
06-07 $2,400,934 -0.4% $1,500,000
07-08 $2,544,258 6.0% $1,000,000
08-09 $2,829,113 11.2%
$500,000
09-10 $3,120,404 10.3%
10-11 $3,107,109 -0.4% $0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
11-12 $3,376,423 8.7%
12-13 $3,261,849 -3.4%
13-14 $3,176,259 -2.6% Regular Transportation - Eligible Riders
14-15 $3,113,059 -2.0% Chapman School 270
15-16 $3,192,517 2.6% Darcey Kindergarten 72
16-17 $3,300,676 3.4% Doolittle School 312
17-18 $3,264,660 -1.1% Highland School 595 Special Education Transportation - Eligible Riders
18-19 $3,375,735 3.4% Norton School 281
19-20 $3,480,723 3.1% Dodd Middle School 594 Out-of-Town (BOE Vehicles) 0
20-21 $3,580,128 2.9% Cheshire High School 1,234 Out-of-Town (Vendor) 31
Vocational/Technical Schools 52 In-Town (Vendor) 25
St. Bridget's 104 In-Town (BOE vehicles) 128
Total Students Per Day 3,514 Total Students Per Day 184
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2020/21 BUDGET

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
520 PROPERTY INSURANCE $69,536 $96,012 $96,012 $97,012 $1,000 1.04%
521 LIABILITY INSURANCE $79,663 $81,864 $81,864 $96,764 $14,900 18.20%
522 TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE $35,232 $35,100 $35,100 $45,618 $10,518 29.97%
INSURANCE PACKAGE $184,431 $212,976 $212,976 $239,394 $26,418 12.40%
The moneys in these accounts are expended by the Board for Property, Casualty and Liability insurance.
The projected costs for budget purposes are based on information received from H.D. Segur Inc., the BOE/Town's insurance agent.
Moneys in this account are also used to pay deductibles and losses that are not covered because they are less than the
specific deductibles (typically $10,000 per covered claim).
Property Insurance Liability Insurance

Uninsured Coverage $11,000 General Liability $71,374
Property Insurance $81,012 Umbrella $21,704
Boiler and Machinery $5,000 Board Liability $3,686
$97,012 $96,764
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Account 520, 521 & 522

PROPERTY, LIABILITY & TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE - Con't
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Property Liability Transportation
Budget History 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Property $62,853 $68,773 $58,169 $58,909 $61,884 $70,863 $73,101 $77,031 $79,802 $68,632 $69,536 $96,012 $97,012
Liability $62,278 $66,817 $55,536 $51,373 $57,490 $63,022 $66,426 $67,793 $70,936 $73,012 $79,663 $81,864 $96,764
Transportation $19,889 $20,326 $29,532 $28,267 $30,223 $27,874 $29,212 $32,530 $29,615 $32,812 $35,232 $35,100 $45,618
Insurance Package $145,020 $155,916 $143,237 $138,549 $149,597 $161,759 $168,739 $177,354 $180,353 $174,456 $184,431 $212,976 $239,394
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
530 TELEPHONE/INTERNET $128,631 $122,300 $122,300 $122,300 $0 0.00%
531 COMMUNICATIONS $45,506 $79,042 $79,042 $72,318 -$6,724 -8.51%
TOTAL $174,137 $201,342 $201,342 $194,618 -$6,724 -3.34%
TELEPHONE:
Telephone charges including phone equipment maintenance and maintenance contracts, local and long distance services, etc.
are contained in this account. A full upgrade of all district telephones was completed in the Spring of 2015 to a modern, IP-based
Mitel phone system. As part of this upgrade, telephones were added to all district classrooms which did not exist previously. The
upgrade was funded by a capital appropriation and a school security grant but the recurring costs as described above are funded
from this account in our operating budget.
The cost to provide dedicated communications lines for the wide area fiber optic network that connects all our schools to
our primary data center as well as fees paid for our internet and backup internet provider are paid from this account.
COMMUNICATIONS:
This account includes the cost of postage, bulk mailings, printing of school handbooks and newsletters, classified
advertisements for personnel, bids and legal notices as well as costs related to public information.
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Account 530 - 531

TELEPHONE EXPENSE & COMMUNICATIONS - Con't
$180,000
$160,000
$140,000
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$0
Telephone/Internet Communications
Budget History 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Telephone/Internet $75,767 $79,580 $99,029 $137,895 $66,996 $102,324 $104,826 $167,707 $144,196 $131,708 $128,631 $122,300 $122,300
Communications $134,119 $84,039 $118,841 $110,530 $78,873 $81,453 $54,765 $62,960 $52,100 $38,635 $45,506 $79,042 $72,318
TOTAL $209,886 $163,619 $217,870 $248,425 $145,869 $183,777 $159,591 $230,667 $196,296 $170,343 $174,137 $201,342 $194,618
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
580 TRAVEL AND CONFERENCES $63,461 $63,338 $63,338 $65,817 $2,479 3.91%
590 OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES $210,706 $255,796 $255,796 $276,070 $20,274 7.93%
TRAVEL AND CONFERENCES:

This account includes daily mileage reimbursements for local travel by staff, as well as cost of transportation, meals, hotel and
other expenses for conferences. Mileage reimbursement is based on the IRS rate. We provide opportunities for educators to
attend professional learning conferences based on our curriculum review cycle. During the evaluation phase, self-study committee
members attend various conference sessions to assist in the analysis of the program needs and strengths. In addition, these
funds support the implementation of curriculum aligned with revised science and social studies standards as well as Common Core
math and language arts and funding for educators to attend relevant conferences.
OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES:

This account supports a wide variety of purchased services for our schools related to community outreach, special projects,
fine arts and extracurricular activities including:
- Accident insurance for sports and extracurricular activities
- Athletic physicals
- Ambulance and police services provided at sports and special events
- CHS graduation expenses
- Printing services
- Certification for coaches
- Marching band and color guard instruction
Account 580 - BOE Approved amount reflects $871 reduction from Superintendent's recommended budget
Account 590 - BOE Approved amount reflects $10,274 net increase for Girl's Hockey - +$12,600 less $2,326 reduction
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Account 580 - 590

TRAVEL & CONFERENCES, OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES - Con't
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
$0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Travel & Conf Other Purchased Svcs
Budget History 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Travel & Conf $72,662 $67,994 $67,994 $75,812 $80,392 $100,009 $69,326 $60,211 $60,701 $51,488 $63,461 $63,338 $65,817
Other Purchased Svcs $155,005 $155,254 $157,671 $149,680 $170,763 $167,006 $199,788 $180,443 $194,867 $195,320 $210,706 $255,796 $276,070
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
610 OFFICE SUPPLIES $91,817 $90,000 $90,000 $90,000 $0 0.00%
Items such as paper, classroom and general office supplies for our schools are purchased from this account. The district takes
advantage of a variety of bids to help ensure that supplies are purchased at the lowest possible cost, including participating
in the CT Consortium for Co-op Purchasing and the annual State bid for office supplies. The district also has a tax-exempt
business account with Amazon Prime that enables the schools to purchase items with no shipping fees.
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Account 610
OFFICE SUPPLIES - Con't
BUDGET HISTORY
99-00 $121,241 4.1%
Office Supplies
00-01 $121,383 0.1%
01-02 $102,969 -15.2% $180,000
02-03 $110,243 7.1%
$160,000
03-04 $107,974 -2.1%
04-05 $125,306 16.1% $140,000
05-06 $116,909 -6.7% $120,000

06-07 $121,631 4.0% $100,000
07-08 $117,686 -3.2%
$80,000
08-09 $136,702 16.2%
09-10 $139,257 1.9% $60,000
10-11 $125,620 -9.8% $40,000

11-12 $154,157 22.7% $20,000
12-13 $160,636 4.2%
$0
13-14 $150,992 -6.0%
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
14-15 $95,027 -37.1%
15-16 $104,076 9.5%
16-17 $113,774 9.3%
17-18 $75,637 -33.5%
18-19 $91,817 21.4%
19-20 $90,000 -2.0%
20-21 $90,000 0.0%
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
627 TRANSPORTATION SUPPLIES $287,407 $365,000 $365,000 $365,000 $0 0.00%
690 OTHER SUPPLIES $7,534 $9,750 $9,750 $9,750 $0 0.00%
TRANSPORTATION FUEL AND SUPPLIES:

Supplies included in this account are for school buses and vans, including unleaded gasoline, diesel fuel, oil, tires, safety
equipment and repairs. The school district participates in various bid programs and actively watches market conditions in order
to try and lock diesel and unleaded gasoline at lower prices whenever possible.
OTHER SUPPLIES:
Supplies used by school nursing staff are purchased through the funds in this account. Many of the purchases are
made to comply with requirements of health codes, state laws and federal OSHA requirements.
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Account 627 & 690

TRANSPORTATION & OTHER SUPPLIES - Con't
Transportation Fuel and Supplies Other Supplies
$600,000 $12,000
$500,000 $10,000
$8,000
$400,000
$6,000
$300,000
$4,000
$200,000
$2,000
$100,000
$0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
$0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Budget History 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Transportation Supplies $275,120 $286,033 $354,106 $397,410 $417,937 $481,044 $359,464 $358,281 $219,323 $250,327 $287,407 $365,000 $365,000
Other Supplies $8,719 $9,463 $8,222 $7,746 $9,674 $10,305 $8,496 $9,945 $9,907 $8,465 $7,534 $9,750 $9,750
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
732 CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $904,053 $923,930 $923,930 $923,930 $0 0.00%
810 DUES AND FEES $56,962 $60,902 $60,902 $60,902 $0 0.00%

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT (TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACT):
This account provides $350,000 in funding for technology capital purchases, including the purchase of equipment and devices
to continue implementation of the district's technology plan, including student chromebooks. As a point of clarification, major
infrastructure purchases and building improvements are requested and funded through the Town's Capital Budget process.
In 2015, energy efficient infrastructure improvements totaling $10.2M were completed across the Town and School buildings
under an Energy Performance Contract. Improvements in the school buildings included the elimination of the electric heat systems
at Highland and Cheshire High School, upgrades to our building management systems, installation of computer-controlled
LED lighting in all schools, building weatherization improvements, etc. Under the Town's 15 year financing arrangement, the school
district's allocated portion of the cost is 79.21% of the total. The 2020/21 budget is $570,909 for the financing and $22,330
for measurement and verification services, which is an expected contractual increase of $17,719 over 2019/20.
DUES & FEES:

Funds in this account are used for memberships and fees for services from professional and other organizations including:
American Assoc. of School Administrators

Educational Resource Services New England School Development Council
CT Interscholastic Athletic Conference Assoc. for Supervision & Curriculum Development
CT Assoc. of Boards of Education National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals
CT Assoc. of Schools National Assoc. of Elementary School Principals
CT Assoc. of School Business Officials New England Assoc. of Schools and Colleges
American Red Cross (First Aid Training) Consortium for School Networking
National Assoc. of School Nurses
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Account 732 - 810

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT & DUES AND FEES - Con't
$1,000,000
$900,000
$800,000
$700,000
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2015/16 *
Capital Equipment Dues & Fees
Budget History 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 * 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Capital Equipment $316,222 $263,851 $228,827 $233,529 $210,037 $394,578 $348,230 $863,468 $873,079 $900,441 $904,053 $923,930 $923,930
Dues & Fees $61,863 $62,077 $72,353 $61,991 $62,895 $60,611 $64,898 $62,306 $60,218 $37,394 $56,962 $60,902 $60,902
* The large increase in this account in 2015/16 is for the payments that began for the Energy Performance Contract. Offsetting cost reductions from
energy savings are realized in our Public Utilities (410) and Heat/Energy (620) accounts.
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
SUPPORT SERVICES $6,392,120 $6,613,432 $6,613,432 $6,765,684 $152,252 2.30%

Expenditure History
99-00 $3,459,432 12.92%

00-01 $3,694,306 6.79%
Total Budget and Support Services
01-02 $4,086,965 10.63%
02-03 $4,008,077 -1.93%
03-04 $3,974,628 -0.83% $80,000,000
04-05 $4,136,771 4.08%
$70,000,000
05-06 $4,213,852 1.86%
06-07 $4,217,936 0.10% $60,000,000
07-08 $4,639,480 9.99%
08-09 $5,011,257 8.01% $50,000,000
09-10 $5,324,939 6.26%

$40,000,000
10-11 $5,304,361 -0.39%
11-12 $5,739,617 8.21% $30,000,000
12-13 $5,452,073 -5.01%
$20,000,000
13-14 $5,786,830 6.14%
14-15 $5,530,082 -4.44% $10,000,000
15-16 $6,113,894 10.56%
16-17 $6,307,605 3.17% $0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
17-18 $6,191,076 -1.85%
18-19 $6,392,120 3.25%
19-20 $6,613,432 3.46%
Support Services Total Budget
20-21 $6,765,684 2.30%
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
SUPPORT SERVICES $6,392,120 $6,613,432 $6,613,432 $6,765,684 $152,252 2.30%
SUPPORT SERVICES
9.50%
9.36%
9.14%
9.08%
9.02%
8.93% 8.96%
9.00% 8.89%
8.95% 8.96%
8.91%
8.75%
8.72%
8.59%
8.50%
8.47% 8.43%
8.43%
8.18% 8.33% 8.37%
8.09%
8.00% 8.03%
7.85%
7.50%
7.00%
99‐00
00‐01
01‐02
02‐03
03‐04
04‐05
05‐06
06‐07
07‐08
08‐09
09‐10
10‐11
11‐12
12‐13
13‐14
14‐15
15‐16
16‐17
17‐18
18‐19
19‐20
20‐21
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Operations and Maintenance
2020/21 BUDGET

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
410 PUBLIC UTILITIES $1,015,512 $1,018,686 $1,018,686 $1,043,458 $24,772 2.43%
Public Utilities include the use of water, sewer, electricity, natural gas, trash and recycling collection.
The school district works with the Town and various purchasing cooperatives to assure that pricing for electricity, natural gas and
other expenses in this account are being purchased in the most cost effective manner.
A reduction in costs in 2015, as compared to previous years, is reflective of the savings gained through energy upgrades to all school
facilities that began in 2014 and were completed in October 2015 through an Energy Performance Contract. The savings in utility cost
is used to fund the capital costs.
The budget increase is due to trash and recycling collection and electricity costs that are expected to increase modestly in 2020/21.
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Account 410
PUBLIC UTILITIES - Con't
BUDGET HISTORY
99-00 $659,917 -5.8%
00-01 $804,281 21.9%
Public Utilities
01-02 $795,288 -1.1%
02-03 $877,054 10.3%
$1,800,000
03-04 $923,753 5.3%
04-05 $920,035 -0.4% $1,600,000
05-06 $1,050,007 14.1%

$1,400,000
06-07 $1,258,086 19.8%
07-08 $1,316,008 4.6% $1,200,000
08-09 $1,582,500 20.3%

$1,000,000
09-10 $1,277,174 -19.3%
10-11 $1,245,461 -2.5% $800,000
11-12 $1,085,452 -12.8%
$600,000
12-13 $1,090,561 0.5%
13-14 $1,150,310 5.5% $400,000
14-15 $941,476 -18.2%
$200,000
15-16 $896,741 -4.8%
16-17 $899,567 0.3% $0
99- 00- 01- 02- 03- 04- 05- 06- 07- 08- 09- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- 17- 18- 19- 20-
17-18 $1,039,112 15.5% 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
18-19 $1,015,512 -2.3%
19-20 $1,018,686 0.3%
20-21 $1,043,458 2.4%
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Account 410
PUBLIC UTILITIES - Con't
Summary of Expenses
Recycling, Contract 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Carting/Dump Fees
Summer and Other Carting $95,824 $73,477 $75,000 $71,267 $75,000 $84,623 $93,376 $113,569 $100,000
Sewer Use $21,024 $21,854 $22,808 $28,044 $22,534 $27,483 $25,576 $28,480 $28,480
Electricity $750,808 $762,593 $853,055 $1,048,122 $1,122,528 $1,332,433 $1,029,137 $966,739 $820,179
Gas (non-heat) $19,830 $24,506 $58,311 $67,022 $52,946 $78,361 $68,499 $69,681 $69,801
Water $36,267 $37,605 $40,833 $43,631 $43,000 $59,600 $60,586 $66,992 $66,992
$923,753 $920,035 $1,050,007 $1,258,086 $1,316,008 $1,582,500 $1,277,174 $1,245,461 $1,085,452
Recycling, Contract 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Carting/Dump Fees
Summer and Other Carting $99,898 $117,589 $110,117 $122,164 $104,550 $143,030 $134,478 $142,000 $156,000
Sewer Use $27,158 $22,120 $20,584 $26,843 $34,722 $32,187 $30,095 $38,675 $39,600
Electricity $840,930 $881,766 $698,142 $621,506 $647,676 $748,404 $727,216 $702,268 $714,748
Gas (non-heat) $57,208 $59,970 $46,098 $39,603 $41,203 $45,803 $49,958 $52,940 $51,050
Water $65,367 $68,865 $66,535 $86,625 $71,416 $69,688 $73,765 $82,803 $82,060
$1,090,561 $1,150,310 $941,476 $896,741 $899,567 $1,039,112 $1,015,512 $1,018,686 $1,043,458
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
420 MAINTENANCE/REPAIR EQUIPMENT $182,154 $152,100 $152,100 $157,850 $5,750 3.78%
The 420 account covers the costs associated with in-house maintenance and repair of equipment including the district's HVAC
systems, electrical systems, fire alarm systems, plumbing fixtures and systems, lighting and emergency lighting, and other facilities systems.
Included in this account are purchased service agreements including those for elevator inspections and maintenance, fire sprinkler testing
and repairs, septic tank maintenance, inspections, cleaning and maintenance of kitchen grease traps and kitchen hoods, emergency lighting
and fire extinguisher inspections and replacements, etc.
This account is also used to pay for repairs and maintenance services for instructional, office and audio-visual equipment, smartboards, and
sound systems, as well as the purchase of parts for small equipment used across our school district that is repaired by our in-house staff.
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Account 420
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT - Con't
99-00 $79,963 11.8%

00-01 $69,427 -13.2% Maintenance/Repair Equipment
01-02 $67,522 -2.7%
02-03 $62,079 -8.1% $200,000
03-04 $91,024 46.6% $180,000
04-05 $91,155 0.1% $160,000
05-06 $83,307 -8.6% $140,000
06-07 $76,063 -8.7% $120,000
07-08 $84,221 10.7% $100,000
08-09 $74,888 -11.1% $80,000
09-10 $89,403 19.4% $60,000
10-11 $93,923 5.1% $40,000
11-12 $90,370 -3.8% $20,000
12-13 $116,563 29.0% $0

99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
13-14 $112,453 -3.5%
14-15 $129,536 15.2%
15-16 $168,454 30.0%
16-17 $100,259 -40.5%
17-18 $120,769 20.5%
18-19 $182,154 50.8%
19-20 $152,100 -16.5%
20-21 $157,850 3.8%
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
430 MAINTENANCE/REPAIR BUILDINGS $2,033,358 $1,888,424 $1,888,424 $1,889,350 $926 0.05%
This account funds the costs for the contracted cleaning of our buildings, the maintenance and repair needs of our buildings, grounds upkeep,
building and site improvements and security systems. It also includes the purchased services needed for more complex repairs and projects
in HVAC, electrical, building automation, carpentry, etc.
The increase being requested in this account is relatively modest and very much needed to cover the expected cost of keeping our buildings in
good repair. The costs to maintain, repair, replace or modernize components of our school facilities will obviously continue to grow as our
buildings age until sufficient capital investments are made to substantially modernize or replace each of our buildings. We are fortunate to have
an in-house facilities team that includes building maintainers who are licensed in various trades including electrical, plumbing and HVAC
which helps to keep our costs lower than if we contracted for the services they are able to provide.
It is important to note that a new School Modernization Committee was formed in 2019 that is tasked with developing a long-term plan
to make improvements and modernize our school facilities.
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Account 430
MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Con't
99-00 $1,034,216 24.5%

00-01 $1,194,396 15.5% Maintenance/Repairs Buildings/Grounds
01-02 $1,064,274 -10.9%
02-03 $1,099,578 3.3%
03-04 $1,090,043 -0.9% $2,500,000
04-05 $1,106,423 1.5%
05-06 $1,054,037 -4.7%
$2,000,000
06-07 $1,070,623 1.6%
07-08 $1,181,404 10.3%
08-09 $1,202,106 1.8% $1,500,000
09-10 $1,348,472 12.2%

10-11 $1,559,234 15.6% $1,000,000
11-12 $1,907,775 22.4%
12-13 $1,769,391 -7.3%
$500,000
13-14 $2,148,882 21.4%
14-15 $1,958,061 -8.9%
15-16 $2,045,204 4.5% $0
99- 00- 01- 02- 03- 04- 05- 06- 07- 08- 09- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- 17- 18- 19- 20-
16-17 $2,304,333 12.7% 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
17-18 $2,241,070 -2.7%
18-19 $2,033,358 -9.3%
19-20 $1,888,424 -7.1%
20-21 $1,889,350 0.0%
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Account 430
MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Con't
Summary of Expenses
Site & Building 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Improvements $362,818 $312,799 $87,841 $153,852 $181,537 $228,369 $189,190 $253,574 $880,295
Contracted Cleaning $305,780 $323,752 $323,719 $336,368 $345,377 $462,299 $463,522 $517,666 $471,427
Non-contracted Cleaning $938 $0 $150 $90,067 $145,438 $21,000 $0 $25,456 $49,500
Contracted Maintenance $168,843 $213,290 $214,574 $190,826 $249,745 $216,004 $305,962 $385,265 $218,000
Non-contracted Maint $117,397 $101,055 $290,669 $216,084 $111,401 $103,027 $228,267 $198,500 $87,000
Grounds Maintenance $100,026 $121,039 $102,339 $74,737 $142,663 $128,054 $121,452 $125,420 $148,000
Security $34,241 $34,900 $34,745 $8,688 $5,243 $43,353 $40,079 $53,353 $53,553
$1,090,043 $1,106,835 $1,054,037 $1,070,622 $1,181,404 $1,202,106 $1,348,472 $1,559,234 $1,907,775
Site & Building 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Improvements $358,487 $322,917 $66,742 $111,203 $92,979 $107,440 $84,449 $202,964 $202,964
Contracted Cleaning $452,900 $666,784 $684,788 $704,647 $730,410 $730,521 $682,488 $716,500 $745,000
Non-contracted Cleaning $28,926 $13,732 $20,550 $5,750 $5,005 $10,638 $28,002 $40,916 $40,916
Contracted Maintenance $111,656 $215,249 $268,626 $229,010 $321,843 $262,093 $173,970 $299,600 $264,600
Non-contracted Maint $554,974 $601,809 $518,538 $724,892 $745,183 $723,113 $740,671 $270,996 $278,422
Grounds Maintenance $233,903 $288,732 $356,286 $224,158 $360,505 $358,554 $273,315 $304,748 $304,748
Security $28,545 $39,659 $42,531 $45,544 $48,408 $48,711 $50,463 $52,700 $52,700
$1,769,391 $2,148,882 $1,958,061 $2,045,204 $2,304,333 $2,241,070 $2,033,358 $1,888,424 $1,889,350
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2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
613 MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES $325,800 $205,650 $205,650 $205,650 $0 0.00%
Consumable paper products, towels, soap and cleaning supplies and safety items are purchased from this account. Also supplies
for maintenance projects, grounds work and upkeep of vehicles is funded through this account.
Custodial Supplies $35,000

Maintenance Supplies $135,650
Grounds Supplies $55,000
Maintenance Vehicle Supplies $30,000
$255,650
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2020/21 BUDGET
Account 613
MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES - Con't
99-00 $260,571 12.1%

00-01 $281,730 8.1% Maintenance Supplies
01-02 $201,629 -28.4%
$400,000
02-03 $333,782 65.5%
03-04 $352,524 5.6% $350,000
04-05 $341,974 -3.0%
$300,000
05-06 $189,254 -44.7%
06-07 $226,522 19.7% $250,000
07-08 $159,362 -29.6% $200,000

08-09 $180,595 13.3%
$150,000
09-10 $178,026 -1.4%
10-11 $173,102 -2.8% $100,000
11-12 $180,630 4.3%
$50,000
12-13 $155,266 -14.0%
13-14 $134,810 -13.2% $0
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
14-15 $112,013 -16.9%
15-16 $136,952 22.3%
16-17 $147,452 7.7%
17-18 $227,922 54.6%
18-19 $325,800 42.9%
19-20 $205,650 -36.9%
20-21 $205,650 0.0%
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2020/21 BUDGET

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
620 HEAT/ENERGY $352,626 $364,743 $364,743 $364,743 $0 0.00%
Estimates for heating our schools are based on expected consumption of natural gas and heating oil. Most of our school boilers have had the
capability to operate on natural gas or heating oil, however, as our underground oil storage tanks (USTs) have reached the end of their useful
life, we have been removing them and not replacing them if natural gas is available for that school. This is not expected to be an issue as the
availability and pricing of natural gas has been very reliable over the last decade. In accordance with this strategy, USTs have been removed
and were not replaced at Dodd, Highland, Chapman and Humiston over the past two summers.
The schools which will remain on oil, as there is no natural gas service available in their respective locations, are Doolittle, Norton and Darcey.
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2020/21 BUDGET
Account 620
HEAT/ENERGY - Con't
99-00 $198,293 69.9%

00-01 $227,106 14.5%
Heat/Energy
00-02 $243,151 7.1%
02-03 $306,962 26.2% $600,000
03-04 $285,988 -6.8%

$500,000
04-05 $345,135 20.7%
05-06 $430,805 24.8%
$400,000
06-07 $441,420 2.5%
07-08 $477,529 8.2%
$300,000
08-09 $393,723 -17.5%
09-10 $403,910 2.6% $200,000
10-11 $421,590 4.4%
11-12 $329,287 -21.9% $100,000
12-13 $399,402 21.3%
13-14 $393,696 -1.4% $0
99-00
00-01
00-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
14-15 $408,085 3.7%
15-16 $295,053 -27.7%
16-17 $315,382 6.9%
17-18 $295,026 -6.5%
18-19 $352,626 19.5%
19-20 $364,743 3.4%
20-21 $364,743 0.0%
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2020/21 BUDGET
2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS $3,909,450 $3,629,603 $3,629,603 $3,661,051 $31,448 0.87%

Expenditure History
99-00 $2,232,960 14.41%

00-01 $2,576,940 15.40% Total Budget and Maintenance & Operations
01-02 $2,371,864 -7.96%
$80,000,000
02-03 $2,679,455 12.97%
03-04 $2,743,332 2.38% $70,000,000
04-05 $2,804,722 2.24%
$60,000,000
05-06 $2,807,410 0.10%
06-07 $3,072,714 9.45% $50,000,000
07-08 $3,218,524 4.75%
08-09 $3,433,812 6.69% $40,000,000
09-10 $3,296,985 -3.98%

$30,000,000
10-11 $3,296,985 0.00%
11-12 $3,593,514 8.99% $20,000,000
12-13 $3,531,183 -1.73%
$10,000,000
13-14 $3,940,151 11.58%
14-15 $3,549,171 -9.92% $0
15-16 $3,542,404 -0.19%
16-17 $3,766,993 6.34%
17-18 $3,923,899 4.17% Maintenance & Operations Total Budget
18-19 $3,909,450 -0.37%
19-20 $3,629,603 -7.16%
20-21 $3,661,051 0.87%
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2020/21 BUDGET
2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 (From BGT) % dec
MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS $3,909,450 $3,629,603 $3,629,603 $3,661,051 $31,448 0.87%
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
7.00%
6.18%
5.91% 5.86%
5.89%
6.00% 5.64% 5.72% 5.78%
5.58% 5.55% 5.63%
5.44% 5.45% 5.45% 5.45%
5.46%
5.65%
5.44% 5.37%
4.85%
5.00% 5.18% 5.18%
4.95%
4.00%
3.00%
2.00%
1.00%
0.00%
99‐00
00‐01
01‐02
02‐03
03‐04
04‐05
05‐06
06‐07
07‐08
08‐09
09‐10
10‐11
11‐12
12‐13
13‐14
14‐15
15‐16
16‐17
17‐18
18‐19
19‐20
20‐21
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Staffing
CHESHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Certified Staff 2020/21
BUDGET 2020/21
2019-20 Budget Year 2020-21 Requested
2019/20 2020/21
Approved 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21 Requested Work
District Budget Mid Year Total Requested Budget Year in
Chapman Darcey Doolittle Highland Norton Dodd CHS Humiston Wide FTE's Changes FTE's Changes Total FTE's Months
Administrators
Principal/Asst 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.3 2.0 5.0 0.2 13.8 13.8 13.8 12
Special Education 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 12
Central Office 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 12
Total Administrators 1.2 1.2 1.5 2.2 1.5 2.5 5.5 0.2 4.8 20.6 20.6 20.6
Librarian 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 6.6 6.6 6.6 10
Art 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.7 1.0 0.8 2.2 0.1 7.8 7.8 7.8 10
Phys Ed 0.7 0.4 1.0 1.8 1.0 3.0 3.6 0.4 11.9 11.9 11.9 10
Music 1.4 0.2 1.0 2.8 1.0 2.4 2.5 11.3 11.3 11.3 10
Classroom Teachers 19.0 6.0 29.0 41.0 26.0 30.0 151.0 1.0 152.0 152.0 10
English/Drama/Reading 15.0 1.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 10

Business 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 10
Mathematics 1.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 10
Practical Life
Science/Technology 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 10
Science 15.5 1.0 16.5 16.5 16.5 10
Social Studies 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 10
World Languages 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 4.0 10.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 10
Health 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 10
Special Ed 2.0 4.1 3.0 6.5 4.0 9.0 13.0 2.0 43.6 1.0 44.6 1.0 45.6 10
Guidance 0.8 2.0 1.0 2.0 6.0 11.8 11.8 11.8 10
Social Workers 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 10
Psychologist 0.3 1.0 1.6 2.5 0.4 0.6 2.5 1.0 9.9 9.9 9.9 10
Academically Gifted 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 10
Speech/Hearing 0.6 1.7 1.0 1.8 0.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 10
Technology 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 10

Learning Initiative Tchrs 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 10
Department Chairs 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 10
Athletic Director
Total Teachers 26.7 12.8 37.6 59.7 36.0 60.8 114.8 4.5 4.3 362.4 2.0 364.4 1.0 365.4
Grant Funded
Special Education 0.5 1.5 0.5 1.7 1.4 5.6 5.6 5.6 10
Birth to 3 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 10
Social Worker 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 10
Speech/Hearing 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 10
Psychologist 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.1 2.1 2.1 10
Health 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 10
Reading
R.A.M.S. (RTI) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 10
Total Certified (Grant

Funded) 1.3 2.2 0.6 1.6 1.7 2.7 1.0 3.0 14.1 14.1 14.1 10
Total Including Grants 28.0 15.0 38.2 61.3 36.0 62.5 117.5 5.5 7.3 376.5 2.0 378.5 1.0 379.5
TOTAL CERTIFIED 29.2 16.2 39.7 63.5 37.5 65.0 123.0 5.7 12.1 397.1 2.0 399.1 1.0 400.1
Staffing 1
CHESHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Non-Certified Staffing 2020/21
BUDGET 2020/21 Full-Time Equivalents
2019-20 Budget Year 2020-21 Requested

2019/20 2020/21 Weekly Hours
Approved 2019/20 2020/21 Requested for Full-Time Work
District Budget Mid Year Requested Budget Equivalent Year in
Chapman Darcey Doolittle Highland Norton Dodd CHS Humiston Wide FTE's Changes Changes Total FTE's Basis Months
Instructional Assistants
(Special Education) 5.5 18.0 13.8 37.3 10.8 19.1 30.6 1.1 136.3 6.7 142.9 30 10
(Classroom Services) 2.0 2.9 1.0 5.9 4.8 16.6 1.5 18.1 30 10
(Literacy Support) 1.5 2.3 4.8 2.5 1.0 12.2 0.8 13.0 30 10
Hall Monitors & Study Hall
Aides 13.0 13.0 2.0 2.0 17.0 30 10
Lunchroom Aides 3.0 3.5 4.5 3.5 1.5 1.0 17.0 17.0 30 10
Drivers/Transportation Aides 15.8 15.8 15.8 30 10
Secretarial/Clerical 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 4.0 12.5 1.0 9.9 39.4 39.4 35 10 or 12
Tech Assistants and Media
Technicians 0.7 0.5 1.3 1.9 0.5 2.0 3.0 9.9 9.9 35 10 or 12
Accounting/Payroll/Benefits 4.0 4.0 4.0 35 12
School Nurses/Health
Aides/Occupational
Therapists/BCBA 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.8 3.3 2.8 1.0 15.8 0.5 16.3 35 10
Directors, Supervisors,
Managers & other non-Union 9.8 9.8 9.8 35 12
Maintenance/Custodial 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 1.0 6.0 24.0 24.0 40 12
NON-CERTIFIED (Funded
from BOE Budget including
grant funded positions) 17.1 27.2 27.7 62.4 26.9 33.8 68.9 3.1 46.4 313.6 10.2 3.3 327.0
Food Service (Funded from

Food Service Budget) 2.5 1.0 2.5 4.5 2.5 6.4 11.3 2.0 32.7 32.7 30 10
TOTAL NON-CERTIFIED 19.6 28.2 30.2 66.9 29.4 40.3 80.1 3.1 48.4 346.2 10.2 3.3 359.7
Report Notes:
Includes Permanent Staff both full-time and part time funded by operating budget and/or grant-funded and/or food services budget.
Excludes non-permanent staff such as substitutes, adult education, summer school, athletic coaches and music instructors.
Staffing 2
Revenue
BUDGET 2020/21
REVENUE - CHESHIRE BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET
Appropriated Projected Estimated

Revenue - State of Connecticut 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2019-20 2020-21
Educational Cost Sharing 9,298,460 9,338,186 9,341,304 9,417,401 9,560,226 9,734,658 9,411,555 8,056,873 9,327,768 9,230,992 9,284,461 9,313,576
Transportation (Magnet Schools Only) 171,022 166,692 187,610 175,664 181,403 147,985 14,300 13,000 15,600 15,600 16,900 15,600
Special Education 0
Student Achievement
Special Education (Excess Cost) 826,638 729,057 888,247 712,965 988,914 838,168 641,745 452,825 497,056 600,000 478,958 479,000
Special Education (Equity Grant) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
State Property Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private School Health Service 17,368 18,640 22,550 14,937 15,628 13,036 10,429 12,067 15,234 0 0
Private School Transportation 27,506 34,786 38,424 41,480 36,185 35,644 0
Adult Education 30,529 30,354 24,168 29,633 27,158 27,563 24,192 26,395 26,515 29,075 28,962 26,235
Building Grants-Principal 475,585 476,481 434,346 432,491 325,468 199,946 37,530 29,259 28,992 18,859 18,854 7,026
Building Grants-Interest 93,807 73,722 54,561 36,244 20,172 9,119 4,271 3,035 1,893 903 903 386
Misc. Educational Grants
Services for the Blind 0 0 0 0 0
SUB-TOTAL 10,940,915 10,867,918 10,991,210 10,860,816 11,155,154 11,006,119 10,144,022 8,593,454 9,913,058 9,895,429 9,829,038 9,841,823
Appropriated Projected Estimated

Revenue - Tuition and Other Sources 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2019-20 2020-21
Tuition - Other 12,246 12,564 30,886 7,338 24,500 25,000 29,000 50,981 23,560 0
Tuition - Humiston 0 0 0 30,000 20,000 0 0 16,886 24,412 0
Tuition - PreK (Smart-Start + Integrated) 57,593 58,196 68,100 73,212 73,872 47,981 59,110 135,146 154,823 120,000 141,412 140,000
Birth to Three Yr Old Program 334,870 289,136 308,835 366,973 355,877 375,998 348,227 367,133 347,294 360,000 350,000 360,000
Rentals, Telephone, Other 17,429 16,675 11,121 13,756 18,823 12,688 9,866 14,023 13,261 10,000 10,000 10,000
SUB-TOTAL 422,137 376,571 418,942 491,279 493,072 461,667 446,203 567,283 532,264 490,000 549,384 510,000
TOTAL REVENUE 11,363,052 11,244,489 11,410,152 11,352,095 11,648,226 11,467,786 10,590,225 9,160,736 10,445,322 10,385,429 10,378,422 10,351,823
Cheshire Public Schools
Revenue Sources
$80,000,000
$70,000,000
86%
$60,000,000
$50,000,000
$40,000,000
Local Tax Revenue

$30,000,000
$20,000,000
67%
$10,000,000
14%
33%
State Funding
$0
Cheshire Public Schools State and Federal Grant Revenue
2020/21 Budget
PROGRAM SPECIFIC GRANT REVENUE

Estimated Requested
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Title 1 Improving Basic Programs 133,936 132,856 129,662 129,158 150,232 154,053 138,779 128,761 119,720 119,591 119,591
Chapter II (Title 6)
Title 2 Part D (Technology)
Title 6 - Class Size Reduction
Title 5 - Innovative Educ. Strat.
IDEA Part B, Section 611 941,595 925,895 936,255 870,948 907,645 905,208 938,617 938,740 958,590 964,893 964,893
IDEA B, 619 Preschool Grant 32,818 32,754 32,652 30,793 30,785 30,779 32,148 29,595 30,577 31,285 31,285
Open Choice Attendance 35,000 55,563 75,000 101,076 112,269 98,031 96,000 117,539 90,000 102,000 102,000
Institute of Teaching & Learning
Vocational Education - Perkins 33,881 29,244 28,845 26,227 30,042 30,409 28,512 29,373 29,666 29,786 29,786
Vocational Education - Consumer
Primary Mental Health 19,600 18,050 17,670 17,000 19,600 16,009
Title 2 Part A Teachers 68,995 55,595 55,248 51,779 52,327 51,971 50,319 65,788 60,025 57,337 57,337
Title 4 Safe and Drug-Free Schools
SNET Generations Together
D.A.R.E. Materials
Long Island Sound Preservation
CT Adult Performance Program
Goals 2000 Educate America
ACES (Sister School/Choice)
Technology Literacy Challenge
Technology/Infrastructure 202,575 99,470
Student Achievement
Interdistrict Coop - Lucid
Math & Science Challenge
Immigrant & Youth Education 37,584 34,001 53,688 32,508
Emergency Response to Violence
DCF - Primary Mental Health
Title 3 Part A English Lang. Acqu. 12,120 16,308 19,326 14,721 15,286 20,472 13,920 13,082 10,942 11,240 11,240
School To Career Opportunity
PEGPETIA - DPUC - Video Equip
IBM Community Grant
ARRA IDEA Part B 610,362 543,709 8,033
ARRA IDEA Part B - Preschool 21,136
Smart Start - Operation 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
Smart Start - Bond (Ends 6-2019) 5,268 144,732 0
Student Support and Acad. Enrich. 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
TOTAL - GRANT REVENUE 1,947,027 1,843,975 1,356,379 1,476,785 1,318,186 1,406,402 1,298,295 1,488,146 1,604,252 1,476,132 1,476,132
These grants provide Federal and State funding for specific educational programs.
Entitlement grants such as Title 1, Title 2 and IDEA annually provide
money based on financial and educational needs of specific Cheshire students.
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State and Federal Grants
2020/21 Budget
Open Choice Program (5500) Actual Budget Projected Requested

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21
511600 Instructional Assistants $90,000 $90,000 $102,000 $102,000
Grant Total $90,000 $90,000 $102,000 $102,000
Open Choice is a voluntary compliance program to reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation in the State of Connecticut.
Cheshire receives a base reimbursement of $3,000 per student based on the number of New Haven resident students enrolled
in Cheshire Schools. Funds are used for Literacy Support Programs for all Cheshire Elementary aged students.
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2020/21 Budget
TITLE I (6000) Actual Budget Projected Requested

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21
553000 Professional Services $4,720 $4,720 $10,591 $10,591
561100 Instructional Supplies $10,000 $10,000 $4,000 $4,000
573100 New Equipment $0 $0 $0 $0
Grant Total $119,720 $119,720 $119,591 $119,591
Title I is funded by the Federal Government based on economic needs within a community population.
Cheshire uses Title I funds to support literacy and classroom programs at the Kindergarten grade level.
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2020/21 Budget
Title II - Part A Teachers (7300) Actual Budget Projected Requested

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21
511300 Teachers $46,000 $46,000 $46,000 $46,000
532200 Instr. Program Improvement $6,304 $6,304 $10,837 $10,837
533000 Other Professional Services $0 $0 $0 $0
561100 Instructional Supplies $500 $500 $500 $500
569000 Other Supplies $996 $996 $0 $0
573100 New Equipment $6,225 $6,225 $0 $0
Grant Total $60,025 $60,025 $57,337 $57,337
Title II - Education for Economic Security is funded by the Federal Government based on demographics within a community.
Cheshire must use these funds to promote diversity and must provide a portion of this grant to private schools in the Town.
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2020/21 Budget
Title III -Part A English Language Acqu. (5900) Actual Budget Projected Requested
2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21
511300 Teachers $0 $0 $0 $0
533000 Other Professional Services $4,331 $4,331 $6,331 $6,331
Grant Total $10,942 $10,942 $11,240 $11,240
Title III is funded by the Federal Government funding to local educational agencies (LEAs) to
assist them in meeting the needs of immigrant children and youth.
A portion of this grant is provided to private schools in the Town of Cheshire.
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2020/21 Budget
IDEA Part B (6400) Actual Budget Projected Requested

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21
511300 Teachers $503,596 $503,596 $587,482 $587,482
512000 Secretarial $53,451 $53,451 $52,553 $52,553
532100 Tutors - Non-Public $0 $0 $0 $0
532200 Program Improvement $8,341 $8,341 $9,724 $9,724
532300 Pupil Services $20,000 $20,000 $13,969 $13,969
532300 Pupil Services - Non-Public $14,372 $14,372 $19,999 $19,999
556000 Tuition - Outplaced $0 $0 $0 $0
569000 Other Supplies $19,850 $19,850 $0 $0
Grant Total $958,590 $958,590 $964,893 $964,893
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act) are federal funds to support services to students with disabilities.
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2020/21 Budget
IDEA Part 619 - Pre-School Handicapped (6500) Actual Budget Projected Requested
2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21
561100 Instructional Supplies $982 $982 $0 $0
Grant Total $30,577 $30,577 $31,285 $31,285
These IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act) federal funds support services to students with disabilities at the Preschool level.
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2020/21 Budget
Vocational Education - Perkins Grant (7600) Actual Budget Projected Requested

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21
511300 Teachers $10,083 $10,083 $7,289 $7,289
532200 Instr. Program Improvement $0 $0 $0 $0
533000 Other Professional Services $1,250 $1,250 $3,499 $3,499
551000 Student Services $2,600 $2,600 $800 $800
558000 Travel / Conferences $3,323 $3,323 $1,791 $1,791
573100 Equipment $6,798 $6,798 $7,000 $7,000
Grant Total $29,666 $29,666 $29,786 $29,786
These funds support vocational education programs at Cheshire High School.
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2020/21 Budget
Smart Start Operations and Improvements (9400 and 5600)
Actual Budget Projected Requested

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21
511300 Teachers $90,000 $90,000 $90,000 $90,000
520100 Employee Benefits $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000
533000 Capital - Planning Services $3,050 $0 $0 $0
543004 Capital - Building Improvements $43,379 $0 $0 $0
561100 Capital - Instructional Supplies $1,082 $0 $0 $0
573100 Capital - Equipment $97,221 $0 $0 $0
Grant Total $294,732 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000
Smart Start is funded by the State of Connecticut for local educational agencies (LEAs) to
assist in meeting the needs for full-day, high quality preschool for three and four year olds.
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2020/21 Budget
Student Support and Acad. Enrich. - Title IV (6100)
Actual Budget Projected Requested

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21
511600 Instructional Assistants $0 $0 $0 $0
533000 Other Professional Services $0 $0 $0 $0
564200 Books / Periodicals $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Grant Total $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Title IV is funded by the Federal Government funding to local educational agencies (LEAs) to
assist them in meeting the needs of student support and academic enrichment
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Supplemental Information
2020/21 Budget SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
CERTIFIED STAFF RETIREMENT HISTORY (Chart Below)

BUDGET REQUEST AND APPROVAL HISTORY - 2000 to PRESENT
BUDGET INCREASE PERCENTAGES - 1976 to PRESENT
BUDGET DETAIL BY ORGANIZATION AND OBJECT CODE
Retirement History
(Certified Staff)
Year Teachers Administrators Total
2000 11 11
2001 11 1 12
2002 7 7
2003 21 1 22
2004 6 3 9
2005 8 1 9
2006 19 19
2007 16 16
2008 15 1 16
2009 12 2 14
2010 5 5
2011 18 18
2012 11 3 14
2013 4 2 6
2014 14 14
2015 8 1 9
2016 6 3 9
2017 5 2 7
2018 10 1 11
2019 7 0 7
Teacher Retirement Incentives were offered in:
2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014
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Amount BOE Amount Town

Board of reduced Manager and TC Superintendent's
Superintendent's Education Town Council Superintendent's reduced BOE Recommended Final Budget Final Budget
Budget Year Recommendation Approved Approved Recommendation Recommendation Budget increase % increase $ increase %
2020/21 $76,330,052 $75,502,554 $827,498 4.05%

2019/20 $74,308,621 $74,308,621 $73,356,511 $0 $952,110 3.72% $1,712,885 2.39%
2018/19**** $72,508,781 $72,108,781 $71,643,626 $400,000 $465,155 3.40% $1,517,338 2.16%
2017/18*** $70,831,288 $70,831,288 $70,126,288 $0 $705,000 2.07% $730,778 1.05%
2016/17 $70,507,957 $70,507,957 $69,395,510 $0 $1,112,447 3.20% $1,074,309 1.57%
2015/16 $69,431,393 $70,006,393 $68,321,201 -$575,000 $1,685,192 5.19% $2,313,021 3.50%
2014/15 $66,890,621 $66,890,621 $66,008,180 $0 $882,441 5.00% $2,300,072 3.61%
2013/14 $64,508,108 $64,858,108 $63,708,108 -$350,000 $1,150,000 3.21% $1,205,233 1.93%
2012/13 $63,205,890 $63,205,890 $62,502,875 $0 $703,015 3.02% $1,150,000 1.87%
2011/12 $63,448,299 $63,448,299 $61,352,875 $0 $2,095,424 5.09% $704,071 1.16%
2010/11** $61,742,623 $60,743,072 $60,648,804 $999,551 $94,268 2.26% $270,929 2.02%
2010/11 $61,742,623 $60,743,072 $60,377,875 $999,551 $365,197 3.86% $927,312 1.56%
2009/10* $60,594,048 $59,494,048 $59,450,563 $1,100,000 $43,485 3.98% $171,000 2.02%
2009/10 $60,594,048 $59,494,048 $59,279,563 $1,100,000 $214,485 3.98% $1,004,298 1.72%
2008/09 $59,788,292 $59,253,292 $58,275,265 $535,000 $978,027 7.29% $2,550,022 4.58%
2007/08 $56,753,230 $56,003,230 $55,725,243 $750,000 $277,987 5.59% $1,976,001 3.68%
2006/07 $55,133,000 $54,633,000 $53,749,242 $500,000 $883,758 7.08% $2,262,358 4.39%
2005/06 $52,034,044 $52,034,044 $51,486,884 $0 $547,160 5.40% $2,118,803 4.29%
2004/05 $51,450,881 $50,950,881 $49,368,081 $500,000 $1,582,800 4.72% $234,213 0.48%
2003/04 $51,103,000 $50,103,000 $49,133,868 $1,000,000 $969,132 7.05% $1,397,487 2.93%
2002/03 $48,793,100 $48,613,100 $47,736,381 $180,000 $876,719 6.57% $1,950,677 4.26%
2001/02 $46,685,704 $46,685,704 $45,785,704 $0 $900,000 7.08% $2,185,704 5.01%
2000/01 $44,456,893 $44,456,893 $43,600,000 $0 $856,893 8.35% $2,570,239 6.26%
1999/00 $41,329,761 $41,329,761 $41,029,761 $0 $300,000
*includes appropriation adjustment for Transportation Contract
**includes appropriation adjustment for Special Education Excess Cost
*** mid-year reduction of $419,802 in 2016-17 resulted in net annual budget increase of .96%
****mid-year reduction of $484,215 in 2017-18 resulted in net annual budget increase of .36%
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Cheshire Board of Education

Budget Increases (%) 1976 - 2021
20.00%
Average Budget Increases

18.00%
- From 1976 Thru 1995 = 8.47%

16.00%
- From 1996 -2015 = 3.45%

14.00%
- Since 2016 = 2.27%

12.00%
10.00%
8.00%
6.00%
4.00%
2.00%
0.00%
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SUPERINTENDENT’S BUDGET MESSAGE

School/Dept. Position 2020-21 Requested - Support Personnel - Account 123

School/Dept. Position 2020-21 Requested - Instructional Assistants - Account 116

GRADE 2 16 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 16.8 286 17

GRADE 3 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 16 16 17 17 17 17 21 21 22 17.0 272 16

GRADE 4 21 22 17 18 19 19 18 18 19 19 19 20 15 15 16 16 18.2 291 16

GRADE 5 14 14 15 18 19 19 19 18 18 19 19 20 20 16 17 17 17.6 282 16

GRADE 6 17 17 18 17 17 17 17 22 20 22 21 22 22 23 23 19.7 295 15

GRADE 2 20 20 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 18.7 299 16

GRADE 3 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 17.2 292 17

GRADE 4 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 21 21 22 17.6 282 16

GRADE 5 21 22 18 18 19 19 18 18 19 19 19 20 17 17 17 17 18.6 298 16

GRADE 6 22 23 18 19 20 20 18 18 19 19 20 20 17 18 18 19.3 289 15

ELEMENTARY PROJECTED K-6 AVERAGE CLASS SIZES 2020/21 Actual

PROJECTED AND PREVIOUS MIDDLE SCHOOL AVERAGE CLASS SIZES

7 21.4 23.8 22.2 22.9 25.6 22.9 22.3 24.4

TO: Jeffrey F. Solan, Cheshire Public Schools, CT

Continuing Declines Expected in New England’s PK-12 Enrollments

Fall 2027 % Change,

Historical Public Enrollments

1. Real estate turnover and new residential construction;

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School District: Cheshire, CT - Revised 11/4/2019

Historical Enrollment By Grade

Historical Enrollment in Grade Combinations Historical Percentage Changes

School District: Cheshire, CT - Revised 11/4/2019

Enrollment Projections By Grade*

Projected Enrollment in Grade Combinations* Projected Percentage Changes

Change 343 8.5%

K-12 To 2029 Based On Data Through School Year 2019-20

200 Births 2004-2017

Building Permits Issued Enrollment History

2015 41 0 2015-16 31 432

Residents in Non-Public Independent and Parochial Schools (General Education)

EXPENDED BUDGET PROJECTED BOE APPROVED CHANGE % inc/

CERTIFIED SALARIES $ 36,338,580 $ 37,500,999 $ 37,500,999 $ 38,565,995 $ 1,064,996 2.84%

NON-CERTIFIED SALARIES $ 9,240,721 $ 9,931,787 $ 9,931,787 $ 10,201,564 $ 269,777 2.72%

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $ 11,180,980 $ 11,106,991 $ 11,106,991 $ 11,558,221 $ 451,230 4.06%

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSE $ 4,701,886 $ 4,573,699 $ 4,573,699 $ 4,750,039 $ 176,340 3.86%

SUPPORT SERVICES $ 6,392,120 $ 6,613,432 $ 6,613,432 $ 6,765,684 $ 152,252 2.30%

MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS $ 3,909,450 $ 3,629,603 $ 3,629,603 $ 3,661,051 $ 31,448 0.87%

TOTAL $ 71,763,737 $ 73,356,511 $ 73,356,511 $ 75,502,554 $ 2,146,043 2.93%

MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS

EXPENDED BUDGET PROJECTED BOE APPROVED CHANGE % inc/

CERTIFIED SALARIES $ 36,338,580 $ 37,500,999 $ 37,500,999 $ 38,565,995 $ 1,064,996 2.84%

116 INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS $ 2,853,985 $ 3,095,123 $ 3,095,123 $ 3,221,369 126,246 4.08%

NON-CERTIFIED SALARIES $ 9,240,721 $ 9,931,787 $ 9,931,787 $ 10,201,564 $ 269,777 2.72%

TOTAL SALARIES $ 45,579,301 $ 47,432,786 $ 47,432,786 $ 48,767,559 $ 1,334,773 2.81%

EXPENDED BUDGET PROJECTED BOE APPROVED CHANGE % inc/

TOTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $ 11,180,980 $ 11,106,991 $ 11,106,991 $ 11,558,221 $ 451,230 4.06%

130 STAFF TRAINING $ 153,176 $ 199,300 $ 199,300 $ 214,300 15,000 7.53%

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSE $ 4,701,886 $ 4,573,699 $ 4,573,699 $ 4,750,039 $ 176,340 3.86%

EXPENDED BUDGET PROJECTED BOE APPROVED CHANGE % inc/

SUPPORT SERVICES $ 6,392,120 $ 6,613,432 $ 6,613,432 $ 6,765,684 $ 152,252 2.30%

410 PUBLIC UTILITIES $ 1,015,512 $ 1,018,686 $ 1,018,686 $ 1,043,458 24,772 2.43%

MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS $ 3,909,450 $ 3,629,603 $ 3,629,603 $ 3,661,051 $ 31,448 0.87%

TOTAL $ 71,763,737 $ 73,356,511 $ 73,356,511 $ 75,502,554 $ 2,146,043 2.93%

EXPENDED BUDGET PROJECTED BOE APPROVED CHANGE % inc/

ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES $3,136,566 $3,229,430 $3,229,430 $3,260,301 $30,871 0.96%

Account 110 - 112 ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES - con't

Year Budget % Change Staffing Level

EXPENDED BUDGET PROJECTED BOE APPROVED CHANGE % inc/

113 TEACHERS $31,428,235 $32,753,540 $32,753,540 $33,742,927 $989,387 3.02%