Dorchester County Public Schools Budget Presentation 2025-2026 Insights
Explore the detailed insights from the Dorchester County Public Schools budget presentation for the school year 2025-2026. Highlights include financial data, student performance metrics, enrollment data, superintendent priorities, demographics, special education population, staffing details, and the blueprint benefits and challenges for DCPS.
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Dorchester County Public Schools Budget Presentation (Working Session) School Year 2025 2026 Presented by Dr. Jymil Thompson January 23, 2025
FORMULATING DCPS BUDGET Blueprint for Maryland s Future Requirements Financial Data Student Performance Metrics Discipline Data Enrollment Data School level input Central office department input
SUPERINTENDENT PRIORITIES Differentiated programming Instructional leadership Improved financial health Systems building
DEMOGRAPHICS Hispanic Hispanic Am. Am. Indian Indian Black Black Pac Pac White White Asian Asian Two or Two or more more races races Total Total Islander Islander 554 17 1806 7 1797 36 358 4575
SPECIAL EDUCATION POPULATION Hispanic Hispanic Am. Am. Indian Indian Black Black Pac Pac White White Two or Two or More More Total Total Islander Islander 36 4 164 1 177 35 417
STAFFING DORCHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET FULL TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES BY CATEGORY AND POSITION General Fund Approved Grant Funds Approved Total FTEs Approved Category Description GF IN '25 1 $ 23 23.00 71.30 449.00 85.80 38.00 0.00 16.00 48.50 18.50 0.00 750.10 Administration School Mgmt & Support Instruction - Salaries & Wages Special Education Pupil Services Health Services Transportation Operations Maintenance Food Service Fund 23.00 73.00 480.00 98.60 38.00 0.00 16.00 48.50 18.50 50.00 845.60 72.2 424 83 60 1.70 31.00 12.80 1 16 51 19 50.00 95.50 BUDGET TOTALS $ 749
BLUEPRINT BENEFITS FOR DCPS Increase in teacher salaries Increase in dual enrollment Career coaches Increase in apprenticeship program Pre k-expansion Grow you own Increase in nationally board-certified teachers Community Liaison
BLUEPRINT CHALLENGES FOR DCPS Reporting and tracking are onerous Responsibility of mixed delivery system Overall cost of dual enrollment Certain unfunded mandates Little room for flexibility and innovation with funding
FUNDING BY SCHOOL, NOT DISTRICT Funding Funding Mace's Lane Middle School North Dorchester Middle School 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Funding
STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS 469 Infants & Toddlers $32,000 524 Pre-K3 Expansion 390,000 557 R4K - PD Grant 131,250 566 Judy Center - SHE 330,000 661 Judy Center - MES 330,000 570 Judy Center - HES 330,000 584 Safe Schools Fund Grant 25,000 592 School Safety Grant Programs 200,000 403 MABE Pool 25,000 556 Fine Arts 9,638 TOTAL STATE GRANTS $1,802,888 TOTAL RESTRICTED FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS $6,725,535
ESTIMATED GRANT # GRANT NAME GRANT AMOUNT FEDERAL GRANTS 463 Infants & Toddlers - Federal - Pt C $38,223 466 Infants & Toddlers - Federal - Pt B 611 - DISCR 16,133 467 Infants & Toddlers - Federal - Pt B 619 - Pre-Sch Partners Trans (DISC) 5,000 468 Infants & Toddlers - Federal - Pt B 619 - Ext Option 1,380 458 Students w/ Disabilities - Pt B 611 - Passthrough 981,062 489 Students w/ Disabilities - Pt B 611 - Passthrough PPPSS 11,440 459 Students w/ Disabilities - Pt B 611 - Passthrough CCEIS 178,834 FEDERAL GRANTS 460 Students w/ Disabilities - Pt B 611 - SECAC 2,500 461 Students w/ Disabilities - Pt B 611 - Family Support System 16,000 485 Students w/ Disabilities -Local Implementation Grants - Early Childhood 58,679 486 Students w/ Disabilities -Local Implementation Grants - 2nd Trans 96,000 487 Students w/ Disabilities -Local Implementation Grants - Access, Equity 60,000 SPED - State Grants - B - State Priority: 2024 Laff Part B 619 Preschool Passthrough 474 32,335 SPED - State Grants - B - State Priority: 2024 Laff Part B 619 Preschool Passthrough CEEIS 457 4,884 503 Perkins 250,000 651 Title 1 2,566,099 698 Title 2 239,746 682 Title 3 - English Language Acquisition 28,066 529 Title 4 - Student Support/Academic Achievement 173,957 658 Title 5 - Rural Schools 137,309 662 ECAC - Early Childhood Advisory Council 25,000 TOTAL FEDERAL GRANTS $4,922,647
MAJOR INCREASES
REVENUES-GENERAL FUND BY FISCAL YEAR
EXPENSES GENERAL FUND BY FISCAL YEAR
ADMINISTRATION Includes the activities associated with the general regulations, direction and control of the school district: Office of the Superintendent, Board of Education, Finance, Information Systems, Human Resources, Communications CATEGORY #1
CATEGORY #2 Office of the Principal Office of the Principal Office of Principal to manage the operation of Office of Principal to manage the operation of individual schools): School Administration, individual schools): School Administration, Instructional (Curriculum) Administration and Instructional (Curriculum) Administration and Supervision. Supervision.
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT SCHOOL MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT CATEGORY #3 Instructional administration, supervision, curriculum Instructional administration, supervision, curriculum supervisor, CTE coordinator, BP coordinator, travel, supervisor, CTE coordinator, BP coordinator, travel, professional development professional development
INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES To include media specialist at all levels, ESOL teachers, school counselors, social workers, teachers at all levels, pre k teachers, Judy Center, student support monitors, ESOL instructional assistants, Inservice, field trips. CATEGORY #4
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES Includes all supplies and materials used in support of Includes all supplies and materials used in support of the instructional program: Textbooks and classroom the instructional program: Textbooks and classroom supplies. supplies. CATEGORY #5
OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COST OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COST Includes all costs used to support the instructional Includes all costs used to support the instructional program that are not personnel or supplies and program that are not personnel or supplies and materials: materials: Classroom and technological equipment, Classroom and technological equipment, contracted services, dual enrollment tuition, contracted services, dual enrollment tuition, professional learning. professional learning. CATEGORY #6
SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIAL EDUCATION Includes costs incurred for students who qualify for Includes costs incurred for students who qualify for Special Education Services: Instructional activities, Special Education Services: Instructional activities, programs for students with disabilities, contracted programs for students with disabilities, contracted instructors and therapists, materials of instruction, instructors and therapists, materials of instruction, private placements. private placements. CATEGORY #7
STUDENT STUDENT SERVICES SERVICES Includes costs incurred to improve student attendance Includes costs incurred to improve student attendance and solve problems in school and home: and solve problems in school and home: Mental Health Professionals, Pupil Personnel Workers and Health Professionals, Pupil Personnel Workers and School Social Workers, materials and supplies. School Social Workers, materials and supplies. CATEGORY #8 Mental
CATEGORY #9 HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SERVICES To include mental health coordinator, nurses, summer To include mental health coordinator, nurses, summer nurses, supplies, and training. nurses, supplies, and training.
CATEGORY #10 STUDENT TRANSPORTATION STUDENT TRANSPORTATION Bus drivers, substitute bus monitors, insurance, field Bus drivers, substitute bus monitors, insurance, field trips, repairs, insurance, fuel trips, repairs, insurance, fuel
CATEGORY OPERATIONS OPERATIONS Includes costs associated with keeping the physical Includes costs associated with keeping the physical plant open, comfortable and safe. Custodial services, plant open, comfortable and safe. Custodial services, school safety and security, grounds maintenance and school safety and security, grounds maintenance and routine building maintenance, inspections, insurance routine building maintenance, inspections, insurance and repair of technological devices. and repair of technological devices. #11
Maintenance of Plant Maintenance of Plant Includes costs associated with keeping the physical Includes costs associated with keeping the physical plant in its original condition: plant in its original condition: Maintenance, upkeep and improvement of buildings, grounds, fixed and improvement of buildings, grounds, fixed equipment and general purpose vehicles (excludes equipment and general purpose vehicles (excludes buses). buses). CATEGORY #12 Maintenance, upkeep
CATEGORY Fixed Charges Fixed Charges Includes costs associated with employee Includes costs associated with employee benefits: benefits: Health, Life and other insurances, payroll Health, Life and other insurances, payroll taxes, retirement and Other Post Employment (OPEB) taxes, retirement and Other Post Employment (OPEB) contributions, tuition reimbursement. contributions, tuition reimbursement. #13
CATEGORY Capital Projects Capital Projects Includes costs associated with employee Includes costs associated with employee benefits: benefits: Health, Life and other insurances, payroll Health, Life and other insurances, payroll taxes, retirement and Other Post Employment (OPEB) taxes, retirement and Other Post Employment (OPEB) contributions, tuition reimbursement. contributions, tuition reimbursement. #14
CATEGORY Food Services Food Services Includes costs associated with employee Includes costs associated with employee benefits: benefits: Health, Life and other insurances, payroll Health, Life and other insurances, payroll taxes, retirement and Other Post Employment (OPEB) taxes, retirement and Other Post Employment (OPEB) contributions, tuition reimbursement. contributions, tuition reimbursement. #15
DEFICIT FUND BALANCE 5,955,123 - Fund Balance Carryover - Prior Years 4,240,620 10,195,743 $ 4,240,620 $ 10,195,743 5,955,123 $ TOTAL FUND BALANCE $ 88,538,525 $ 97,520,498 8,981,973 $ TOTAL UNRESTRICTED BUDGET REVENUES
ACTIONS Reduced some ESSER positions Sent email regarding non-essential spending Did not rehire for vacated positions. (i.e. CTE sup) Shifted custodians schedules at central office Reduced student support monitors Merged job duties, for example (BP Coord) Eliminated ed. Specialist position
COST CONTAINMENT OPTIONS Revisit who should have board vehicles Match higher salaries to correct pay lanes Get rid of z pass Audit and reduced number of programs and platforms Schools pay for custodians at events Only approved overtime Reduction in staff Renegotiate salaries with DE
COST CONTAINMENT OPTIONS Furloughs for staff Share resources with County
