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2 An additional autistic teacher was added. Below is a record of enrollment of autistic students for the past five years: 1997 -98 51 1996 -97 47 1995 -96 37 1994 -95 25 1993 -94 25 The contracted special education services budget was increased by $50,000 because the budget was running a deficit in past years. This budget line also is used to support extended year programs for exceptional education students who are legally entitled to such services. The number of students enrolled in this summer program has increased from 6 to 54 since 1991. Last summer these 54 students were served in ten classes and received all the necessary related therapeutic services. Expenditures Due to Inflation and Salary Enhancement Salary increases, as mandated by the state, were granted: $581,000 for teachers and $192,000 for classified staff. Other inflationary expenses included $91,282 for utilities, $76,250 (2%) inflationary increase, $4,500 for high school office supplies and postage, $30,000 for copier maintenance, and $20,000 for Pay for Performance. Previous Commitments Three teacher assistants were added to provide an assistant for each second grade teacher. During the previous year, the state had provided teachers to reduce the class size for second grades from 26 to 23 but did not provide assistants for the additional classes generated by the reduction. $28,000 was added to the AVID budget. AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a program aimed at students, most of whom are African- American, who have the potential to complete a rigorous, college -prep curriculum, including honors and accelerated courses but may not be challenging themselves sufficiently. AVID was expanded at both high schools and to McDougle Middle School and, unofficially, to Culbreth. The total number of AVID students in the district increased this year from 39 to 101. Our school district is one of three pilot sites in the state. AVID students are beginning to build a solid history of success. Of the 15 eighth grade students at McDougle Middle, five are taking Algebra I and four were on the honor roll for the first semester. Among the 24 East Chapel Hill High School AVID students, six students are enrolled in eight honors or AP classes and four were on the honor roll for the first semester. At CHHS, where 60 students are participating in AVID, 16 students are enrolled in honors English, 11 students are taking AP U.S. History, and three students are taking pre - calculus. Although only two students were on the honor roll, ten more missed by only one class. $35,000 was provided for collecting and assessing feedback on the district, schools, and individual teachers. The teacher surveys were administered in December and the Gordon Black surveys will be administered in February. Obviously, since results are not yet available, we do not have any results to report.