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1	FY06 TOWN OF LITTLETON SCHOOL BUDGET LITTLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS April 14, 2005
2	Voted FY06 School Committee Survival Budget is the Absolute Minimum Our Students Need! $12,466,384
3	Our Instructional Staff Has Decreased by 17.4 FTE* in the past Three Years
4	K-5 Class Sizes Are Rising But We Have Decreased Art, Music, PE, and Eliminated Foreign Language
5	Teacher Load at the Middle School Has Increased Beyond Our Target Range
6	The HS Population* is Increasing and Requires More Teachers
7	Littleton’s Appropriated School Budget Over the Past Three Years
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9	Littleton Risks Losing $564,153 in ‘06 Ch. 70 Aid Due to Students Who Enroll in Choice and Charter Options School Choice Sending ($5,000/student) 18 students $90,000 School Choice Receiving ($5,000/student) 27 students $135,000
10	School Choice Slots Can Provide Revenue if the Program is Robust Filled Vacant Rec. 05-06 Elementary 4 - 15 Middle School 2 2 - High School 21 8 -
11	Town Balanced Budget of $11,536,000 Is Not Right For Our Town Impacts to Our Town: Revenue Property Values Services Pride Diversity Impacts to Our Schools: Educational Program Culture Accreditation Safety/ Security Eliminates 18 Staff Positions
12	Voted FY06 School Committee Survival Budget is the Absolute Minimum Our Students Need! $12,466,384 Survival Budget - $12,466,384 Eliminates: All Non-Union Raises All Library Book Purchases $25,000 in Supplies Short-term HS Substitute Teachers 4.4 Staff Members Maintains: Class Size All Other Programs and Services Except For Those Above Accommodates all Fixed Costs – Spec Ed., Utilities, Maintenance
13	Let’s Succeed Together!
14	Questions