Canterbury Education Info

This presentation  (the link is a PDF of the Powerpoint presentation) was given by Walter Petruniw to the Town of Canterbury on 6/28/2017.  He provided this presentation so that the residents can have this information in order to ask informed questions about this process going forward.  Due to the state budget issues for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the process was put on hold, but it will be revisited this year.

In preparation for the Board of Education Budget Workshop on January 30 at 7:00pm at the CES Cafeteria, we've created some image files and label sheets you may use to show your support.  Hope to see you there! Download Image and Label Sheets here: Original rectangular logo image file Original round logo image file Rectangular printable labels sheet (Avery 5395, 8 per sheet namebadge) Round printable labels sheet (Avery 22807, 12 per sheet 2-inch round labels) You can you  Avery Templates if you want to make your own labels with the original image files.

This information was provided by the Superintendent of the Canterbury, CT school system on 1/22/18.  These are scans of the original documents.

The information presented in the tables and charts below was obtained from the Canterbury, CT Superintendent of Schools and publicly available documents. ****The table below was edited on 2/10/17 at 3:00PM EST to reflect and inconsistency in how the budget was reported.  This information for the table was provided by the superintendent's office.  However, there are three ways of starting the budget.  1. The approved budget voted on by the town in April.  The includes funds from the town and the ECS. 2. The approved budget PLUS additional federal and private grants.  When we first included this table, some cells reflected the amount from #1 and some from #2, which was an incorrect form of reporting. 3. The audited budget calculated after 6/30 of the fiscal year.  This is how much was actually spent by the school that year.  It can be higher or lower than either the approved budget from #1 or from #2.  Historically in Canterbury, the school system has returned unused funds to

Information on this page was taken from publicly available sources. What is the town budget in Canterbury, CT for fiscal year (FY) 2017-2018? Town Government: $2,807,465 (~20%) Board of Education: $10,934,105 (~79%) Capital Improvement Plan: $175,000 (~1%) Total Expenses for FY2018: $13,916,570 What does the budget fund? Town Government Town Hall and Offices Employee Benefits Insurance Legal Services Town Boards and Commissions Public Safety Public Works Refuse Disposal Debt Service Board of Education Salaries and Benefits Tuition Facilities, Transportation and Technology Services Special Education District and Business Support Services Instructional Supplies Capital Improvements Trucks and Equipment for Public Works and Emergency Services School Capital Improvements (Roofs, Boilers, Busses, etc.) What are the town’s revenue sources (based on most recent budget)? Property Taxes: the bulk of our revenue (~$8.6 million, ~65%) Education Cost Shar

Canterbury Education Information Group FAQ Information for the FAQ came from the Canterbury Board of Education Website . Budget related information came directly from the AY1718 approved budget . How much is our education budget for AY1718 ? $10,934,105 How much of that is paid by the town government ? $6,882,451 This represents 63% of the education budget How much of that is paid by the state government  from  ECS  payments? $4,051,654 This represents 37% of the education budget How much of that is paid by the federal government and other sources (grants, etc) ? $0 The school received $533,700 for other programs that include the pre-K program, special education services, mental health services, and services related to economic hardship.  This amount funds programs OUTSIDE of the general budget of $10,934,105 and are treated differently from a funding perspective. This does not include a grant for the HUGS program that came in after the budget worksheet w