High
School Budget Inquiries
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Why is the HS
Category 2 spending $137,652 over what they should be allocated based on
$240/student basis? High School
Category 2 was budgeted at $250 per student.
However, this did not include athletic contractual services and
transportation. Because part
of the High School category 2 supplies & materials includes part of
the athletics budget, the bottom line for the High School is higher. |
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2. |
Why a 9% increase for
Principal’s secretaries? This represents recategorizing clerical staff at Pentucket Regional High School. A clerk position originally carried as part time secretary and part time aide is not categorized as full time secretary. |
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34% increase in Cat 3
expenses, particularly heat. Why
is this the case, when other facilites don’t appear to have that rate or
are taking steps with extraordinary maintenance to arrest utility
expenses? Heating costs
at the High School are driven by the market price of #2 fuel oil.
In FY ’04 we paid $.81 per gallon, our latest invoice had a price
of $1.527 per gallon. The price in FY ’06 is difficult to predict because of
the influence of world geopolitics. Three
of our buildings: Sweetsir, Donaghue, and Middle School have had
modifications to their heating systems that resulted in significant
increase in efficiency. |
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4. |
What
is the percentage of 10th and 11th grade students who were assigned a
study hall for at least one semester this year? 40% of Grade 10
students have a study hall for at least one semester this year.
51% of Grade 11 students have a study hall for at least one
semester this year. |
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5. |
What
is the percentage of students who go on to take a 3rd year of a foreign
language? 53% of Grade 11 students are enrolled in a level three language this
year. |
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6. |
What
is the percentage of students who go on to take a 4th year of foreign
language? 32% of Grade 12 students are enrolled in a level three language this
year. |
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7. |
What
courses will be affected by the proposed high school schedule changes?
How many sections were offered in these courses last year?
How many will be offered in the proposal?
The information provided in the table below should answer these
questions. NOTE:
If the course is not listed here the proposed number of sections is
not being reduced.
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