Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 1 Fiscal Year 2008

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY2008

Department of Education


Account Description FY07
GAA
FY08
House 1
7035-0002 Adult Basic Education
For grants to cities, towns, regional school districts and educational collaboratives for programs to provide and strengthen basic educational attainment and work-related programs in reading, writing and mathematics at adult learning centers, including grants to public and non-public entities; provided, that funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary
29,522,628 29,550,581

 
 
HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Expended
FY05
Expended
FY06
Expended
FY07
Projected
Spending
FY08
House 1
Wages & Salaries 3,235 3,026 2,494 3,251 3,051
Pensions & Benefits 35 35 42 37 35
Operating Expenses 135 231 972 1,022 1,021
Aid to Cities & Towns 24,306 24,353 25,648 28,219 25,444
TOTAL 27,710 27,645 29,156 32,530 29,551

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=10%, Pensions & Benefits=0%, Operating Expenses=3%, Aid to Cities & Towns=87%



 
HISTORICAL EMPLOYMENT LEVELS
Account Description
June
2004

June
2005

June
2006

Jan.
2007

Projected
FY08
7035-0002 Adult Basic Education 12 16 19 18 18

* Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) that paid from budgeted funds and are considered standard workforce.

* FY08 FTE figures are approximate and do not represent maximum allowable hires.