Appleton eyes school budget a smidgen shy of $3 million

Wed, 04/28/2021 - 3:00pm

APPLETON — Voters in Appleton will cast their ballots for the proposed Appleton Village School budget in the coming weeks with Election Day slated for Tuesday, June 8. 

The school committee and town budget committee recommend expending $2,997,875 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022. 

Below is the budget breakdown with variances compared to this school year shown when available. 

Article 1: Regular Instruction

The school and budget committees recommend $1,260,568. 

• Kindergarten - $0
• Regular Instruction - $1,178,096 (up $90,594) 
• Gifted and Talented - $82,472 (up $2,966) 

Article 2: Special Education

The school and budget committees recommend $648,094. 

• Instruction: $604,393 (down $23,550) 
• Office $43,701 (up $3,807) 

Article 3: Career and Technical Education 

The school and budget committees recommend spending no money in this area. 

Article 4: Other Instruction 

The school and budget committees recommend spending $36,283. 

• Co-curricular: $9,587 (no change) 
• Extra-curricular: $26,696 (down $3,200) 

Article 5: Student and Staff Support

The school and budget committees recommend $294,895. 

• Elementary Guidance - $68,622 (up $10,012) 
• Elementary Nursing - $86,157 (up $17,432) 
• Elementary Library - $28,285 (down $12,941) 
• Instruction Technology - $98,262 (up $1,918) 
• Other Support Services - $1,077 (no change) 
• Instructional Staff Training - $8,160 (up $65) 
• Student Assessment Supplies - $4,332 (down $45) 

Article 6: System Administration 

The school and budget committees recommend $102,134. 

• School Committee - $17,968 (no change) 
• Superintendent Office - $84,166 (up $1,983) 

Article 7: School Administration 

The school and budget committees recommend $194,521. 

• Principal Office - $194,521 (up $3,578) 

Article 8: Transportation and Buses

The school and budget committees recommend $124,234. 

• Transportation - $124,234 (up $2,840) 

Article 9: Facilities Maintenance 

The school and budget committees recommend $245,322. 

• Operations and Maintenance - $245,322 (up $6,574) 

Article 10: Debt Service

The school and budget committees recommend $56,264. 

• Debt Service - $56,264 (down $671) 

Article 11: Other Expenditures, including school lunch

The school and budget committees recommend $35,559. 

• Food Services - $35,559 (up $1,078) 

Article 12: Appropriating, Allocating and Raising 

The school and budget committees recommend $1,693,924 to be allocated and $722,597 to be raised. 

Article 13: Local Funds 

The school and budget committees recommend the town will raise and appropriate $1,103,951 in additional local funds. 

Article 15: Budget Summary

The school committee and town budget committee recommend expending $2,997,875.