Jared Stanton

“Mr. Stanton”

“Mr. Stanton recognized and thanked Patty Siekman”

“Mr. Stanton stated that there is money left at the high school to offset next years' budget, recommending prepaying next year's laptop commitment.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that the ERU replacements could be put off until next summer, but there may be negatives.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that that the ERU's at the Alcott and Thoreau were the biggest costs, noting that this could be done sometime next spring.”

“Mr. Stanton is re-building the budgets”

“Dr. Hunter stated that she and Mr. Stanton would provide numbers for the SC.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that he needs the letters of support from the two Select Boards in order to send in the application for the 1/12th budget”

“Mr. Stanton stated that, for CPS, the District is a department of the Town, therefore, the Town does the submittals to the state, noting that he expects a 1/12th budget based on FY20's amount. He stated that the District should not have any issues paying all of its expenses.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that the state is projecting $4-6 billion short in revenue, noting that it does have a high rainy-day fund compared to other states. He stated that he is hoping to receive money from the CARES Act next week, anticipating $96,000 for CPS and $24,000 for CCHS, noting that these monies can be used up to September of 2022. Mr. Stanton stated that he reviewed the numbers from 2010 to see what that would look like now, noting that he expects cuts in in Chapter 70, Chapter 71 Regional Transportation, Circuit Breaker reimbursement, and Circuit Breaker transportation.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that there is a $365,000 available balance as of 5/6/20 at CPS, noting that it will be fluid.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that he was recently asked by the Carlisle Finance Committee to look at what a 5% assessment reduction would look like in FY21, and shared what this would look like. He also spoke on what could be included to reach 5%, including: using FY20 available balance to prepay OPEB obligation, purchasing the 2 new buses at CCHS, prepaying the 1st three months of tuitions, and purchasing FY20 replacement cycle of laptops. He noted that any offsets taken this year in next year's budget will cause gaps in future years. He stated that if these options are not used, the District would have to look into personnel and programming.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that there are 20 current spring coaches at the high school, for a total cost of $117,823, noting that this is a general fund expense.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that if the District uses the $3 million in potential losses of revenue, CPS would be at a $1.3 million decrease and a $750,000 decrease for Concord's CCHS portion, in addition to losses in state aid and circuit breaker.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that the Business Office is in close-out mode and should have closing numbers fairly soon. He stated that June 22nd is still the anticipated Town Meeting date. Mr. Stanton stated that he is still waiting on the Ways and Means, noting that until the Ways and Means Committee comes out with its numbers, there is nothing new to report on the budget.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that the Business Office is in close-out mode for FY20, noting that he should have updated numbers available by mid-May.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that the Business Office is in close-out mode for FY20, noting that he should have updated numbers available by mid-May.”

“Mr. Stanton shared a summary of the budget”

“Mr. Stanton noted that he is even trying to look forward to FY22, noting he feels it may be a struggle.”

“Mr. Stanton noted that he is even trying to look forward to FY22, noting he feels it may be a struggle.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that everyone was paid correctly for the 1st payroll”

“Mr. Stanton stated that Concord's share of the $848,410 would be $88,776 and Carlisle's share would be $27,881. He stated that, based on the median tax bill, it would be approximately $12.29 increase for Concord and $15.05 increase for Carlisle, per year.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that, by law, this needs to be voted at least 7 days before Town Meeting to authorize the borrowing.”

“Mr. Stanton stated that the budget needs to be re-voted because E&D has been certified at 4%, noting nothing has changed in the budget.”

“seconded by Mr. Erlich”

“Mr. Stanton stated that the fees have not been updated since 2009, sharing data from 7 surrounding towns, noting that there are no consistent fees.”

“Mr. Erlich stated that he feels travel is an extremely important educational value and equity and inclusion is also equality important, noting that they need to find the balance. He stated that if the Administration cannot find this balance, it should not plan the trips. Mr. Erlich stated that it needs to arrange fundraising for the Sharon Young scholarship fund and suggesting offering more trips that are not as expensive. Mr. Erlich noted the feeling of inequality that occurs with some teachers getting stipends and others not getting stipends. He also suggested only using vendors for certain trips and questioned the place of international trips during Q5.”

“She asked Mr. Stanton and Dr. Hunter if anything has changed that would give any movement to get the budget closer to the guideline.”

“Mr. Stanton shared the FY20 Variance Report by 1000 and 100 functions. He stated that CPS is currently in budget, noting the negative in programs with other districts. He stated that there will be offsets to this. He noted that the report includes all of the pre-encumbrances.”

“Mr. Stanton”

“Mr. Stanton shared a history of the bus fleet from 2010 forward. He stated that CCRSD currently has 20 buses...”

“Mr. Erlich shared Natick's gender identity policy”

“A motion was made by Mr. Erlich”

“Mr. Erlich recommended adopting the MASC policy”

“A motion was made by Mr. Erlich”

“Mr. Stanton clarified that the District does not need to bid out the design.”