NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS BUDGET Budget Committee March 10, 2015

Meeting Agenda  Review of Budget Goals  County Revenue Estimates  Governor’s Recommended Budget  Proposed Capital Outlay (Handout)  Proposed Operating Request (Handout)

1.Professional Development 2.Growth Funding 3.Teacher Assistants 4.Instructional Resources 5.Risk Management Board Budget Goals

Operating Budget: County Manager to recommend between $2,640 and $2,700 per pupil Estimated Increase:  $3.4 Million at $2,640  $5 Million at $2,700 Capital Outlay: $3 Million for each of next two years Increase of $250,000 Estimated County Revenue

Governor’s Budget: 1.Teacher/Admin Pay  Raise Beg Teacher pay to $35,000 and step increase  Continue top of the scale bonuses to hold harmless  Masters pay for Science, Technology, Math (STEM) and EC  2% Step increase for School Administrators 2.Growth:  Projected NHCS growth of 300 students 15 Certified Staff 14 Teachers and 1 Guidance Counselor State Budget Issues

Governor’s Budget: 3.Funding to Maintain Teacher Assistants  Change funding from non-recurring lottery to continuation, to avoid loss of 13 additional state positions  PY Teacher Assistant Changes: Last year the state increased k-3 class size by 1 and appropriated non-recurring funding to avoid a 22% TA reduction. They also partially funded TA’s from non-recurring lottery funding (13 additional positions) Locally the Board also appropriated $500,000 to avoid a Reduction in force State Budget Issues

Governor’s Budget: 4.Classroom Resources:  Increase of $27.48 per pupil - May be used for textbooks, instructional supplies, or Home Base services  Digital Learning Support - $148,000 5.Reductions:  Fuel rate reduction (from 3.16 to 2.35 per gallon)  2% Central Office Administration ($23,000) State Budget Issues

Capital Outlay (see Handout) Category2015/162016/17Total Repairs and Renovations$3,488,500$ 3,529,500$7,019,000 Technology1,835,1004,104,6005,939,700 Furniture & Equipment307,675367,600675,275 Vehicles304,900187,900492,800 Total$5,936,175$8,189,600$14,125,775 Revenue by Source2015/16 Lottery$1,590,000 Capital Fund Balance Appropriation300,000 Child Nutrition Fund Balance115,400 State Equipment Reserve550,000 County Appropriation Request3,000,000 General Fund Balance380,775 Total$5,936,175

Proposed Operating Request

State Budget Issues Impacting Local Budget Driver Education:  Board requesting flexibility to charge actual cost  Local request to fund difference if flexibility not granted Growth Funding:  9 Teachers for Expected Growth  5 Teachers and 1 Guidance added with CY Growth funding based on 1 st month enrollment System Priorities

State Budget Issues Impacting Local Budget Teacher Assistants:  To maintain current formula of k-1 1:23  13 TA’s due to non-recurring state funding  6 TA’s due to PY reduction funded with one-time local funds System Priorities

State Budget Issues Impacting Local Budget Salary/Benefit Increases:  Cost of anticipated state salary and benefit changes for local employees  Includes Board Salary Increase based on Average Teacher Increase School Net Subscription previously funded by State with Race to the Top System Priorities

System Utilities Increase in Phone Costs:  E-rate discounts for cell phones eliminated  Partially offset by phasing out most cell phones in favor of stipends  Only maintaining push-to-talk phones for Maintenance  E-rate discounts for long distance and local to be phased out over next 4 years System Priorities

Non-Salary: New Professional Development Allotment  $10 per pupil Summer School support for Math Recovery and NCVPS Positions: 3 High School Assistant Principals  Back to original formula of 4 per school 4 HS Testing Support Positions 3 Additional Social Workers School Priorities

Specific School Changes: MTSS Interventionists:  Consolidate Middle School ISS and Interventionists  Absorb 7 existing positions in Special Education  Add 1 new position for Virgo Forest Hills:  Additional Support requested for Forest Hills Immersion Expansion to 5th grade and International Baccalaureate program School Priorities

3 Support Associates:  Finance - Increased Accounts Payable workflow due to bond implementation  Special Education - add back budget support position due to complexity of budget management with federal and state grants  Testing Technician - to free up time for testing analyst Half-time Instructional Resource Specialist:  Increase.5 family life teacher to full-time to coordinate system wide Heath and PE Departmental Priorities

1 Risk Management Position:  System wide coordination of risk management in legal services 1 Painter/Grounds Technician:  Increase from 6 to 7 positions 14 Part-Time (7 FTE) Custodians:  Add 12 month, half-time positions as needed for appropriate coverage at several sites  Increase 10 month staff at Ashley and NHHS to 12 months (5 positions each) to provide additional coverage for larger sites  Going forward, 10 month positions will be filled with.5 12 month to provide additional coverage and save funds for additional positions as needed. Departmental Priorities

Student Support:  Revise Athletic Stipend Schedule, increasing specific stipends to align with NC Averages by sport  Cost increases for Mental Health and Nurses To be funded with increased Medicaid Reimbursements Instructional Services:  Instructional Pilot Programs and Tech books  Software (Universal Screener & ESGI pilot)  NBPTS Pilot  Pre-K – local funding support to free up Title I funds for school remediation programs Departmental Priorities

Superintendent’s Office:  To continue principal professional development previously funded with RttT  To fund contracted services for Strategic Plan Update Technology:  To shift annual costs of laptop battery replacements from capital to operating budget (See Operating Budget Handout) Departmental Priorities

 Are there any items committee members expected to see that were excluded? Committee Suggestions

Operating Request Summary NHCS Charter SchoolsTotal Current Funding$65,940,358$1,938,751$67,879,109 Requested Increase$4,991,342$126,749$5,118,091 Requested Total$70,931,700$2,065,500$72,997,200 Current Enrollment26, ,784 Current Per Pupil$2,534 Estimated Enrollment26, ,036 Request Per Pupil$2,700