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2 <br />• Additional facility maintenance costs <br />• Additional locally funded teacher assistants, exceptional education positions, teacher <br />specialists, and administrators (state covers cost of classroom teachers) <br />• Local supplements for the increased number of state -paid positions <br />• Per -pupil expenses (e.g. textbooks, copying, supplies, staff development, equipment) <br />State Mandates and Inflationary Expenses <br />The major expense in the area of mandates will be funding to support the final year <br />of the Excellent Schools Act. Once again, we are estimating teacher and principal salary <br />increases to average 8 percent, which, alone, will cost more than $1 million. We also <br />anticipate the state awarding 3 percent increases for classified staff. <br />We have not made a decision at this time about including an inflationary, or cost-of- <br />living, factor for non - personnel expenses. It has been many years since we have made such <br />an adjustment and, for the most part, costs continue to rise at a 3 -5 percent rate. In effect, <br />we are reducing our buying power each year. <br />Proficiency for All <br />Our district has made a strong commitment to the success of each student in our <br />school district. We have made significant strides with more than 90 percent of our students <br />in grades 3 -8 becoming proficient in reading and math. Unfortunately, 90 percent is not <br />the same as ALL. To move to 100 percent proficiency, we must plug some gaps. The <br />elementary schools have requested half -time proficiency specialists to work with students <br />who are not receiving supplementary assistance now, especially in the area of mathematics. <br />The middle schools are requesting an additional .5 reading allocation, which would provide <br />two reading teachers per school. <br />Additionally, we need to fulfill our commitment to the Limited English Proficient <br />students and fund the recommendations in the Task Force report. Even though we've been <br />adding teachers to this program at an unprecedented rate in recent years, we continue to <br />have teachers serving approximately 40 students due to increased enrollment. These <br />students must become proficient not only in a new language, but in other academic areas as <br />well. <br />Other supports in this area include funding for site directors for the Middle School <br />Afterschool Program and the Reading Volunteers Program due to anticipated reductions in <br />state and federal support. <br />Compensation to Attract and Retain the Best Staff <br />It is readily apparent that the pool of qualified teachers will not keep up with the <br />demand for teachers over the next decade. Nothing is more critical to the success of our <br />students than quality staff, especially teachers and school leaders. We live in the highest <br />cost of living area of the state; an area that, in fact, is one of the highest cost of living <br />communities in the country. Our salaries must be competitive enough to attract and retain <br />the best personnel. In some critical areas, we are falling behind our competition. <br />I urge the Board to place a high priority this year on boosting salaries. Other <br />presentations during the conference will demonstrate to you exactly how competitive the <br />market is, particularly for minority teachers. We also will share information that <br />demonstrates how salaries for administrators, particularly central office positions, have <br />become unattractive to classroom teachers. A school and school district will not reach its <br />
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