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Burlington officials lay out three-part budget model, warn enrollment decline could trigger school consolidation talk
Summary
Burlington School District officials told the Ways & Means Committee they build budgets using core staffing, per-school allocations and RISE equity funds tied to weighted enrollment; modest, staged staffing reductions and a potential discussion about closing one elementary school were raised as enrollment falls.
Nathan Lavery, Burlington School District executive director of finance and operations, told the Ways & Means Committee the district builds its budget in three parts: core staffing, preliminary per-school allocations and a flexible set of supplemental RISE funds allocated according to weighted enrollment.
"We essentially use weights that are mathematically derived from the weights that you all currently have in law," Lavery said, describing how the district directs additional funds for English learners, students with IEPs and students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The district uses a staffing model that allocates…
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