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CHAPEL HILL - CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS <br />Lincoln Center, Merritt Mill Road <br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516 <br />Telephone: (919) 967 -8211 <br />Neil G. Pedersen <br />Superintendent <br />TO: John Link, Manager <br />Orange County <br />FROM: Neil G. Pederse <br />Superintendent 0 <br />RE: Budget Objectives for 1997 -98 <br />DATE: January 26, 1998 <br />Ann Hart, Assistant Superintendent <br />for Instructional Services <br />Chester Preyar, Assistant Superintendent <br />for Support Services <br />Per your request, we are providing an update on the impact of funding provided by <br />the Commissioners for the 1997 -98 year. <br />Charter Schools <br />$498,955 was budgeted for local payments to charter schools based on an <br />enrollment of 180 students from CHCCS. At the end of the first month of school, 163 of <br />our students reportedly were enrolled in charter schools. It is estimated that $451,347 in <br />local funds will be redistributed to charter schools this year based upon this enrollment <br />figure. <br />Expenditures Due to Growth <br />1.5 ESL (English as a Second Language) positions were added this year to serve <br />Limited English Proficient (LEP) students as mandated by federal law (.5 FTE had been <br />added last year using contingency funds). A history of teaching positions and number of <br />students served appears below: <br />Year No. of Teachers No. of Students Student/Teacher Ratio <br />1997 -98 6 278 1:46 <br />1996 -97 5 235 1:47 <br />1995 -96 4.5 171 1:38 <br />1994 -95 4 175 1:44 <br />1993 -94 4 145 1:36 <br />One special education resource teacher was added to East where the <br />exceptional education population grew from 74 to 121. <br />