The 21st Century Charter Schools Initiative

Operating Budget: Projected Revenues and Expenditures
The Advocacy Foundation Charter Schools Initiative
Charter School: Notes
Pre-Operational
Period Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013
MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS
A Per Pupil Tuition 10,327 10,327 10,327 A Based on projected rate for New Bedford
2011
B Student Enrollment 0 114 190 228 B Assumes 95% capacity due to attrition
C Facility Size (square footage) 0 11,000 20,000 23,000 C Based on market and site described in Facilities Section
D Cost per square foot 0 4 4 4 D Based on market and site described in Facilities Section
E Staff FTE: (1.0 FTE = 40 hours) E
E1. Administrative (Professional) 0.25 1 1 1 E1. E.D.
E2. Administrative (Support/Clerical) 0.25 1 1 1 E2. Office Manager
E3. Instructional: Teachers 12.5 23 27 E3. Classroom Teachers, SPED Teachers, ELL Teachers (.5 Year 1), Arts/Media Specialists, Associate
E4. Instructional: Other (Professional) 0.5 1.8 2 2.5 Teachers
E4. Principal, DSFS (.8 Year 1), Speech Pathologist (.5 Year
E5. Instructional: Paraprofessionals
3)
E5. N/A
E6. Instructional: Salaries - Support/Clerical
E6. N/A
E7. Other Student Services 0.5 0.5 1.5 E7. Nurse (.5), Counselor (.5 Year 3)
E8. Operation and Maintenance of Plant 1 1 1 E8. Custodian
F Staff FTE: Subtotal: 1 17.8 28.5 34 F
OPERATING REVENUES OPERATING REVENUES
1 Tuition 1,177,278 1,962,130 2,354,556 1
2 Grants - State 100,000 100,000 2 Startup Grant: Targeted area, Extended Day, single $200K grant spent by
12/31/11
3 Grants - Federal 93,000 160,000 192,000 3 Title Grants, Conservative based on MA charters with similar
pop's
4 Grants - Private 25,000 35,000 40,000 4 Grants awarded by private foundations or corporations.
5 Nutrition Funding - State & Federal 52,000 86,640 103,968 5 Meals reimbursed @ $2.7725/Free, $2.3725/Reduced, .3125/Paid. Assumed Population: 60%FR, 15%R,
25%P
6 Program Fees 13,537 22,562 27,075 6 Meal fees from paid and reduced
7 Contributions, in-kind 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 7 Office Space Startup Period, Donated furniture and equipment.
8 Contributions, in-cash 10,000 10,000 20,000 35,000 8 Parent Fundraising, Annual Gala (year 2), Individual
Donors
9 Investment Income 5,000 7,000 9,000 9 Income from savings and money market accounts
10 Transportation Reimbursements 10 Buses provided by sending district
11 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 115,000 1,480,815 2,298,332 2,766,599 11
OPERATING EXPENDITURES OPERATING EXPENDITURES
Administration Administration (Non-instructional costs)
12 Salaries - Administrative (Professional) 17,000 68,000 70,040 72,141 12 E.D.
13 Salaries - Administrative (Support/Clerical) 11,250 45,000 46,350 47,741 13 Office Manager
14 Accounting-Audit 10,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 14 Accounting Mgmt. Solutions (AMS) fiscal policies and procedures development, indep. Audit
15 Legal 10,000 10,000 10,000 15 Pro bono during pre-op period
16 Payroll 5,000 5,000 5,000 16 HR Knowledge payroll service provider, HR systems support
17 Other Professional Services 17
18 Information Management and Technology 3,000 25,000 15,000 15,000 18 Data management systems, administrative IT supplies and repair
19 Office Supplies and Materials 1,000 10,200 15,600 22,800 19 Estimated @ $600/staff member
20 Professional Development, Administrative/Board 1,000 4,000 5,000 4,000 20 Board/E.D. Professional/Governance Development
21 Dues, Licenses, and Subscriptions 2,000 2,000 2,000 21 MA Charter School Association, other subscriptions
22 Fundraising 1,000 4,000 4,000 8,000 22 Fundraising Events, Grant-Writing
23 Recruitment/Advertising 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 23 Recruiting/advertising for students, staff, and board members
24 Travel expenses for staff/Board 5,000 10,000 12,000 24 Travel expenses for staff/Board to Expeditionary Learning Institutes and other PD
25 Bank Charges - Current (Short Term) 2,000 3,000 4,500 25 Short-term line of credit to be paid off in 3 mos.
26 Purchased Management Services 26 contract.
27 Other: 27
28 Subtotal: 49,250 210,200 215,990 233,182 28
General Special Genera l Special General Special
Instructional Services Education Education Education Education Education Education Instructional Services
29 Salaries - Teachers 528,000 47,000 1,003,220 96,820 1,182,904 149,587 29 Classroom Teachers, SPED Teachers, ELL Teachers (.5 Year 1), Arts/Media Specialists, Associate Teachers
30 Salaries - Other (Professional) 30,000 65,000 44,000 66,950 56,650 68,958 84,872 30 Principal, DSFS (.8 Year 1), Speech Pathologist (.5 Year 3)
31 Salaries - Paraprofessionals 31
32 Salaries - Support/Clerical 32
33 Contracted Services, Instructional 15,000 30,000 42,000 33 Contracted SPED/Counseling Services 1K/Student (20% SPED pop)
34 Instructional Technology in Classrooms 4,000 1,000 12,000 1,000 16,000 1,000 34 $100/student grades 2-8, Adaptive Software, Assistive Technology
35 Instructional Supplies & Materials 22,800 15,200 7,600 35 Instructional Supplies, $250/student in new grades
36 Testing & Assessment 2,850 15,000 5,000 10,000 7,000 5,000 36 $25/student standardized tests, $5K/new grade sped testing
37 Professional Development, Instructional 8,000 4,000 10,000 5,000 10,000 5,000 37 Non Exped. Learning professional development
38 Dues, Licenses, and Subscriptions 1,000 1,000 1,000 38 Subscriptions to Educational Publications, Licenses to professional development
resources
39 Staff Stipends in addition to base salary 39 Clubs taught by volunteers
40 Purchased Management Services 40 N/A
41 Other: Expeditionary Learning School Support
20,000 65,000 65,000 65,000
41 EL Contract including PD, School Designer on site 3X/month