Fiscal Year 2019 Budget
Beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019
Boston Public Schools
We welcome the children of this city into the Boston Public Schools, where effective teaching and learning prepare all of our students to achieve at high levels, and where the entire community works together to focus on children.
Laura Perille, Interim Superintendent, Appropriation 101
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Appropriations by Program
| Program Name | FY16 Actual | FY17 Actual | FY18 Budget | FY19 Budget |
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| General School Purposes | 1,016,278,852 | 1,031,628,517 | 1,093,310,751 | 1,112,248,805 |
| Total | 1,016,278,852 | 1,031,628,517 | 1,093,310,751 | 1,112,248,805 |
Department trends by program
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Boston Public Schools Operating Budget Over Time |
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Department budget by account
| title | FY16 Expenditure | FY17 Expenditure | FY18 Appropriation | FY19 Adopted | Inc/Dec 18 vs 19 |
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| Personnel Services | 798,232,564 | 816,619,384 | 866,042,329 | 880,876,254 | 14,833,925 |
| Contractual Services | 191,537,746 | 184,973,365 | 178,239,799 | 184,569,337 | 6,329,538 |
| Supplies & Materials | 7,411,493 | 8,490,401 | 6,912,732 | 9,204,008 | 2,291,276 |
| Current Chgs & Oblig | 5,585,542 | 6,358,528 | 30,507,644 | 28,570,456 | -1,937,188 |
| Equipment | 12,785,846 | 14,710,994 | 10,722,171 | 8,125,506 | -2,596,665 |
| Other | 725,661 | 475,845 | 886,076 | 0 | -886,076 |
| Total | 1,016,278,852 | 1,031,628,517 | 1,093,310,751 | 1,111,345,561 | 18,034,810 |
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Boston Public Schools
Performance Goals
General School Purposes
- BPS will provide rigorous, effective, and engaging curriculum, instruction, and enrichment
- To graduate all students from high school prepared for college and career success
Boston Public Schools
External Funds Projects
Formula Grants
Formula grants are funds received through federal or state programs that provide assistance for educational services for low income, minority, and special needs students. Levels of funding are established through a predetermined formula that considers the amount of legislative appropriation and the number of students eligible for the program. Federal formula grants include the Title I, Title II, and IDEA grants. MCAS support/Academic support is a state formula grant.
Competitive Grants
Competitive grants are funds received through open competition with other school districts and non-profit organizations. The grant providers establish the levels of funding. The use of these funds is determined through local planning, which typically aims to advance local priorities while meeting the funding requirements.
Reimbursements
Reimbursement funds are resources received by the local school districts as compensation for costs incurred by certain programs. Reimbursement programs include the Department of Agriculture’s School Lunch Program and Summer Food Program.
Revolving Funds and Other Grants
Additional resources are received through revolving funds and other grants. These include funds raised through the Boston Education Development Foundation, and the Homeless Student Initiative.
Boston Public Schools - Authorizing Statutes
- Rev. St. 1647, ch. 23, § 10 Rev. St.
- General Laws and Liberties of the Massachusetts Colony (1672).
- Massachusetts Constitution, Mass. Const. part II ch. 5, § 2.
- Boston City Charter, 1821 Mass. Acts ch. 110, §19.
- 1987 Mass. Acts ch. 613.
- 1991 Mass. Acts ch. 108.
- Education Reform Act, 1993 Mass. Acts ch. 71, as amended.