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FY18 Budget Development
BPS presented the initial FY2018 budget to the Boston School Committee on February 1, 2017.
Budget timeline and Community Hearings
- Wednesday, February 1
Preliminary FY18 Budget Presentation
- Tuesday, February 28
6 p.m. – Budget Hearing
Lilla G. Frederick Middle School- 270 Columbia Rd, Dorchester
- Monday, March 6
6 p.m. – Budget Hearing
English High School - 144 McBride Street, Jamaica Plain - Wednesday, March 15
5 p.m. Budget Hearing
6 p.m. School Committee meeting
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury - 2nd Floor - Wednesday, March 22
6:00 p.m. Regular meeting and FY18 Budget vote
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury - 2nd Floor
Written feedback may also be given at budget@bostonpublicschools.org
Information on BPS budget basics can be found here
The budget is a statement of our values
The annual budget development process is, at its core, an exercise to help us communicate our values. This budget is a first step in a comprehensive assessment of strategies that must be considered for the long-term success of the Boston Public Schools.
Initial Budget Proposal
Documents presented at the School Committee meeting on February 1st, 2017
III. FY18 Budget Recommendation
IV. Weighted Student Funding
a. WSF: District Table
b. WSF: Historical Comparison of Weights FY12-FY18
c. WSF: School by Comparison
b. WSF: Historical Comparison of Weights FY12-FY18
c. WSF: School by Comparison
V. School Allocations
VI. Enrollment Projections
a. Sample Historical Enrollment Projections Report
b. Sample Projections File
c. Sample Feedback sent to Schools
b. Sample Projections File
c. Sample Feedback sent to Schools
VII. Background Documents
a. Grant Projections
b. Overview of Title I
c. Investment to Support Students Facing Homelessness
d. Turnaround Schools and School Improvement Grant Funding
b. Overview of Title I
c. Investment to Support Students Facing Homelessness
d. Turnaround Schools and School Improvement Grant Funding
VIII. School by School Documents
Budget Hearing - February 28th, 2017
Documents presented at the Budget Hearing held on February 28, 2017
Budget Hearing - March 1st, 2017
Documents presented at the Budget Hearing held on March 1st, 2017
Budget Hearing - March 6th 2017
Documents presented at the Budget Hearing held on March 6th, 2017
Budget Hearing - March 15th 2017
Documents presented at the Budget Hearing held on March 15th, 2017
Documents presented at the Budget Hearing held on March 15th, 2017
I. Presentation: FY18 Budget Recommendation
III. Weighted Student Funding
d. WSF: Templates
IV. School Allocations
a. Total Allocations to Schools
b. Supplemental Funding to Schools
IV. School Allocations
a. Total Allocations to Schools
b. Supplemental Funding to Schools
FY18 Budget Book
Contact Us
Eleanor Laurans
Chief Financial Officer
elaurans@bostonpublicschools.org
Nathan Kuder
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
nkuder@bostonpublicschools.org
David Bloom
Financial Analyst
cbeltre@bostonpublicschools.org
Afua Boampong
Financial Analyst
aboampong@bostonpublicschools.org
Benjamin Ivey
Senior Financial Analyst
bivey@bostonpublicschools.org
Yvonne Macrae
Senior Financial Analyst
ymacrae@bostonpublicschools.org
Christopher Williams
Financial Analyst
cwilliams13@bostonpublicschools.org
Louna Agoro
Financial Analyst
bagoro@bostonpublicschools.org
Ali Slate
Budget Coordinator
aslate@bostonpublicschools.org