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The paraprofessional budget line grew 12.78% a year over 10 budgets; the state’s FTE fell 63.3%.
Paraprofessional budget line and staff countour estimate
Budget line, budget columns onlyFTE, the state’s count
Budget line, budget columns only
FTE, the state’s count
FY2018
96.5%
not published
FY2019
100%
100%
FY2020
132.6%
89.8%
FY2021
140.0%
84.7%
FY2022
143.9%
66.3%
FY2023
154.3%
49.0%
FY2024
178.1%
46.9%
FY2025
207.9%
40.8%
FY2026
204.2%
36.7%
FY2027
284.8%
not published
Each as a percent of its own FY2019 value (ours). One is dollars and one is staff, so only the directions compare.
1 · The facts
$5,466,201
in district, FY2027 balanced budget (our 54 lines)
our estimate
$4,865,038
the same lines, FY2025 budget
our estimate
$634,513
paraprofessional budget line, FY2018
$1,872,411
the same line, FY2027
12.78%
a year, compounded (our arithmetic)
2.0%
a year, paraprofessionals’ contract, FY2026 to FY2028
contract
2.67%
teacher line a year, 8 budgets (ours)
3.5%
a year, the teachers’ contract, FY2027
contract
49.0
paraprofessional FTE, state count, FY2019
18.0
the same count, FY2026
—
which fund pays which paraprofessional post
not published
2 · What it shows
1
The paraprofessional line rose from $634,513 to $1,872,411 over 10 budgets; the contract gives 2.0%.
2
The state counts 49.0 paraprofessional FTE in FY2019 and 18.0 in FY2026.
3
The special education teacher line grew 2.67% a year, under the 3.5% contract raise.
4
Our in-district lines total $5,466,201 for FY2027, against $4,865,038 in FY2025.
Special education paraprofessionals, by year
Year
Budget linenot from the books
Which budgetnot from the books
State FTE count
FY2027
$1,872,411
workbook
—
FY2026
$1,342,373
workbook
18.0
FY2025
$1,366,893
workbook
20.0
FY2024
$1,170,941
proposed
23.0
FY2023
$1,014,759
settled
24.0
FY2022
$946,233
settled
32.5
FY2021
$920,345
settled
41.5
FY2020
$871,903
settled
44.0
FY2019
$657,492
settled
49.0
FY2018
$634,513
settled
—
The budget line is from the district’s workbooks, budget columns only. The FTE is DESE’s. They are set side by side and not reconciled; a blank is a year the state does not print.
What was said
“they are the backbone of special education and without them the department cannot run”