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,.• c~ .. e Dr. Simmons informed the Board of a comprehensive survey of the County Schools facilities which had been conducted by the State. One concern of the School Board was whethex or not the 5tanback School building should be abandoned or renovated. The survey indicates that the building should not be abandoned, but to be made accessible for the handicapped. Copies of this report will be forwarded to the Commissioners as soon as it is received. Dr. Simmons stated the Assistant Superintendent's position would be held open far some time. Monies for this position will be used to reduce the teacher pupil ratio at the elementary level. The school system is moving toward a long range capital im- provement program for the next five to ten years. This is one reaso:: for the recent survey. The school system has a. bond contingency of $225,000. If these funds remain, they will be used for equiping facilities. Dr. Simmons stated the school system is now a part of the State/Federal Energy Conservation Program. Beginning next fall, the system will be on a computer program which is a complete moni-- Loring service of cost per square foot, school by school, by type of fuel and utility. He stated the system is attempting to make significant efforts toward the conservation of energy. The system is hoping to pick up perhaps two additional teachers through the State. This allocation is according to growth and the system will not know until the fall the number of teachers to come to the County. Chairman Whitted asked Dr. Simmons if there was any item in this budget program--wise to implement the Creech Bill or Public Law 94-192. Dr. Simmons' reply tn~as no; however, Mr. Lunsford •wi11 review the special education program. - Dr. Simmons asked Tom Rickman, School Finance Director, to review the proposed budget with the Boards. Mr. Rickman stated that the system began the year with a fund balance of $187,755.14. Of this amount, $126,000 has been appro- priated into the current year's budget leaving a balance of $61,755.1x. It is anticipated that $65,000 will be carried over in current expense'. Of this amount $60,000 has been appropriated into the requested budge° . for next year, leaving $5,000 in an unappropriated fund balance and which will be added back to the 561,000. The system then will go into next year with $66,755.14 in current expense. The Capital Outlay fund balance is $120.34. It is 'anticipated that no more than $1,000 will be carried over in Capital Outlay unappropriated fund balance foz next year. Mr. Rickman reviewed the Summarty of Revenues and Expenditures. The request from the County for Local Current Expense for 1978-79 is $2,068,536 which is $423.88 per child. This amount is a 24 percent increase over last year's request. Under Instxuctional Programs, there is a requested increase of 32 percent due to teacher's salaries, aids' salaries and substitute teacher's pay. This is at a cost of $900,778, and includes the eight additional teachers. An increase of 28 percent is shown for Employee Benefits and corresponds with the new teaching positions. This cost is $147,413.