Approved Operating Budget - Fiscal Year 2015 - Howard County

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Howard County Public School System
10910 Clarksville Pike 410.313.6600
Ellicott City, MD 21042 www.hcpss.org
Fiscal 2015 Operating Budget
Approved
Howard County Public School System
Approved
Fiscal 2015 Operating Budget
Superintendent
Renee A. Foose, Ed.D.
Board of Education
Elected Officials
Frank J. Aquino, Esq.
Ann De Lacy
Sandra H. French
Ellen Flynn Giles
Brian J. Meshkin
Janet Siddiqui, M.D.
Cynthia L. Vaillancourt
Student Member
Albert B. Corvah
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Howard County Public School System
Approved
Fiscal 2015 Operating Budget
Prepared By:
The Department of Budget and Finance
10910 Clarksville Pike
Ellicott City, Maryland 21042
[phone]
Camille B. Jones
Chief Operating Officer
Beverly J. Davis, CPA
Director of Budget and Finance
Barbara C. Pindell
Budget Manager
Nicole H. Lewis
Linda Peletski
Budget Analysts
Catherine P. Bejm
Budget Assistant
Anna Bevill
Budget Intern
This is a publication of the
Howard County Public School System
An electronic copy of the budget can be
found on the school system’s website at
www.hcpss.org
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Table of Contents
Introduction Section
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................3
Board of Education’s Message ........................................................................................................5
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................7
HCPSS At A Glance....................................................................................................................8
Academic Achievements ........................................................................................................10
System Accomplishments.......................................................................................................11
Board of Education Members ................................................................................................12
Superintendent’s Cabinet .......................................................................................................13
Vision 2018 Poster..................................................................................................................14
Zero-Based Budgeting ............................................................................................................15
Budget and Financial Management .......................................................................................17
Factors Influencing the Budget ..............................................................................................21
All Funds .................................................................................................................................22
Operating Revenue .................................................................................................................23
Operating Expenditures .........................................................................................................24
Where Does Your Dollar Go? ..................................................................................................26
Summary of All Funds – Revenue ...........................................................................................27
Summary of All Funds – Expenditures ...................................................................................29
Fund Balance – All Funds .......................................................................................................30
Budget Forecast – All Funds ...................................................................................................31
FY 2015 Operating Budget Changes .......................................................................................32
FY 2015 New Positions ...........................................................................................................33
Summary of New Initiatives ...................................................................................................34
Summary of Staffing Resources ..............................................................................................36
Enrollment ..............................................................................................................................37
Operating Budget Schedule – FY 2015 ...................................................................................38
Capital Budget Schedule – FY 2015 ........................................................................................39
Budget Process .......................................................................................................................40
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Organization Section
Organizational Chart ....................................................................................................................45
Howard County Public Schools – Addresses and Phone Numbers ...............................................46
Systemwide Map of Schools .........................................................................................................48
Elementary Schools Map ..............................................................................................................49
Middle Schools Map .....................................................................................................................50
High Schools Map .........................................................................................................................51
HCPSS School Calendar .................................................................................................................52
Strategic Plan
Financial Section
Index – Financial Section ..............................................................................................................57
Revenue Summary – General Fund ..............................................................................................61
Revenue Sources ..........................................................................................................................62
Expenditure Summary By Category – General Fund ....................................................................64
State Budget Categories ...............................................................................................................65
Fund Balance – General Fund .......................................................................................................67
Capital Budget – School Construction Fund .................................................................................68
Capital Budget Revenue Sources ..................................................................................................69
FY 2015 Capital Budget .................................................................................................................70
Executive Division .........................................................................................................................71
Curriculum, Instruction, and Administration ................................................................................85
Special Education........................................................................................................................227
Student Services .........................................................................................................................265
Health Services ...........................................................................................................................293
Finance and Operations ..............................................................................................................301
Organizational Support Services .................................................................................................327
Facilities and Transportation ......................................................................................................343
Accountability .............................................................................................................................393
Other Funds ................................................................................................................................403
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Other Information Section
Program Expenditures – Category Detail ....................................................................................441
Schedule of Prefunded Items .....................................................................................................462
Schedule of New Initiatives ........................................................................................................464
Community Services (Category 14) Summary ............................................................................466
Budgets by Selected Functional Area .........................................................................................467
Materials of Instruction and Textbooks Information ..................................................................468
Transportation Details by Division ..............................................................................................477
Allocation of Staffing ..................................................................................................................479
Summary of All Positions ............................................................................................................480
Program Position Transfer Analysis ............................................................................................507
Enrollment by School ..................................................................................................................510
Colleges and Universities ............................................................................................................512
Glossary ......................................................................................................................................514
Acronyms/Initialisms ..................................................................................................................522
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Approved Operating Budget Howard County Public School System

Introduction
The Howard County Public School System’s (HCPSS) budget
book presents the funding to efficiently and effectively
implement programs in the school system for FY 2015. The
FY 2015 Operating Budget begins July 1, 2014, and ends
June 30, 2015. It corresponds to the 2014–2015 school
calendar year.
The school system budget is proposed by the
Superintendent of Schools and reviewed by the Board
of Education. The Board’s budget request is submitted
to the County Executive. The County Executive makes
recommendations and forwards the budget to the County
Council. The County Council can accept the County
Executive’s recommendations, make additional reductions,
or restore funds cut from the school system budget by the
County Executive.
The Introduction Section provides an introduction to the
HCPSS FY 2015 Approved Operating Budget followed by
the Board Chairman’s message which provides an explanation of budget issues by the Chairman of the
Board of Education. The Executive Summary follows and provides a high level overview of the budget
process and the FY 2015 Approved Operating Budget, including Board of Education and school system
information; revenue and expenditure overview; budget highlights and analysis including enrollment
and staffing data; and information on the budget process with details on how county residents can
participate in the development, review, and approval of the school system’s budget.
The Organization Section presents Vision 2018, Fulfilling the Promise of Preparation, the school
system’s strategic plan as well as other system information. The FY 2015 budget has been prepared in
alignment with the strategic plan and specific references to program alignment have been included in
each program summary.
The Financial Section includes operating budget revenue and expense summaries; and presents
program budgets grouped by division and budgets for all other Board funds.
The Other Information Section includes a schedule of program expenditures by state budget category,
prefunded items and new initiatives; staffing analysis; enrollment by schools; budgets by selected
functional areas; summary information for the Community Services category, Transportation, and
Materials of Instruction and Textbooks; graduates’ college and university selections, the glossary, and
acronyms/initialisms.

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