What would be the cost of restoring the cuts to class size that were made in the FY 2016 budget? At the elementary level? At the secondary level? At the schools with the highest FARMS rates, broken down by elementary and secondary?
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ANSWER:
The following tables provide the costs to restore the approved FY 2016 operating budget class size reductions:
Cost of Restoring FY 2016 K–12 Class Size Cuts
| Grade Level |
FY 2016 Reduction |
FTEs |
Salary |
Benefits |
Total |
| Grades 1–2 Non Focus Schools Only |
Class size maximum changes from 27 to 28 and reading initiative adjustment |
21 |
$1,108,695 |
$321,743 |
$1,430,438 |
| Grade 3 |
All Schools Class size maximum changed from 27 to 28 |
12 |
$633,540 |
$183,853 |
$817,393 |
| Grades 4–5 |
Class size maximum changed from 29 to 30 |
27 |
$1,425,465 |
$413,670 |
$1,839,135 |
| Middle School |
Class size in impacted schools increased by .5 and class size increased in other schools by 1 |
41 |
$2,164,595 |
$628,165 |
$2,792,760 |
| High School |
Class size in impacted schools increased by .5 and class size increase in other schools by 1 |
51 |
$2,692,545 |
$781,377 |
$3,473,922 |
| Total |
|
152 |
$8,024,840 |
$2,328,808 |
$10,353,648 |
Cost of Restoring FY 2016 K–12 Class Size Cuts—Highest FARMS Schools Only
| Grade Level |
FY2016 |
Reduction |
FTEs |
Salary |
Benefits |
Total |
| Grade 3 Focus Only (Includes Title I) |
Class size maximum changed from 27 to 28 |
6 |
$316,770 |
$91,927 |
$408,697 |
| Grades 4–5 Focus Only (includes Title I) |
Class size maximum changed from 29 to 30 |
14 |
$739,130 |
$214,496 |
$953,626 |
| Middle Schools, Schools With FARMS greater than 20 percent |
Class size in impacted schools increased by .5 and class size increase in other schools increased by 1 |
17.2 |
$908,074 |
$263,523 |
$1,171,597 |
| High Schools, Schools with FARMS greater than 20 percent |
Class size in impacted schools increased by .5 and class size in other schools increased by 1 |
23 |
$1,214,285 |
$352,386 |
$1,566,671 |
| Total |
|
60.2 |
$3,178,259 |
$922,332 |
$4,100,591 |
The calculations are based on FY 2017 projections by school and grade level and only take into account the reductions for class sizes guidelines. They do not account for other reductions that occurred in the approved FY 2016 operating budget.
