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~~u Mr. Rickman stated the Pupil Support Services had increased 31 percent. The total has increased from $52,499 to $68,901. Under lnstructional Staff Support Services, $70,023 is requested at an increase of 49 percent. Educational Media Services is requesting $63,000 at an increase of 96 percent. The total Supporting Services has increased 17 percent, which shows that the bulk of increases has gone into instruction rather than into support. The proposed allocation for the Contingency Fund for 1978-79 is $10,000. Mr. Rickman reviewed the Capital Outlay Expenditures. Requested for 1978-79 is $315,863 .which is a 44 percent increase over last year's allocation of $220,000. Under revenues, Mr. Rickman stated the system was hopeful of receiving between 8 and 10 percent more in state monies for next year. For other sources of revenues, $153,600 is anticipated from various sources. Mr. Rickman proceeded to review with the Board a detaaled breakdown of expenditures for the school system. Mr. Rickman asked Dan Lunsford to speak of the Special Education Program of the school system. Mr. Lunsford stated there are no new positions in the current expense budget for special education. Four positions had been anticipated; however, they were taken out in order to concentrate on the first priority. Some resources are anticipated from state and federal sources for the exceptional child special education program. Mr. Lunsford stated the system was not addressing the number of needs in special education. Currently, the school system has one teacher and one aide fox Special Education. Regarding the film library, the school system feels it more _ efficient to own films. During the year, the system has talked with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools about the possibility of sharing films and using combined resources. This budget has some monies included to initiate this next year. Dr. Simmons stated his Soard anticipated that the system's chances of obtaining additional funds are better in special education through the federal and state programs than the system's first priority for local funds. Mr. Rickman reviewed with the Board the capital outlay projects for the various schools in the system. The largest appropriation listed is $33,000 for Orange High School which includes third wing renovations, air conditioning units, locker repairs, P. A. System, hot water heaters, farm shed, horticulture storage, athletic storage house and reworking the ball field. Under Undesignated Funds, $15,000 is included for major repairs. Under Replacement of furnishings and equipment, $59,695 is requested for instructional equipment at the eight schools. To - furnish the Cultural Arts Center, the four classrooms at Cameron Park, dressing room at Stanford and the twenty-four classrooms at Efland-Cheeks, $25,000 is requested in County funds. There are same of the largest requests made by the school system. The Total Capital Outlay Expenditures is shown as $135,863 which does not include the special requests for Capital Qutlay Funds of $190,000.