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4 <br />1 <br />2 Budget Uncertainties for 2011-2012 <br />3 The Governor's Budget Proposal Would Shift Costs to the County and School Districts <br />4 Transportation: <br />5 Purchase of New Buses (Both Districts) $1,463,546 <br />6 Insurance for Buses $42,000 <br />7 Employee Benefits: <br />8 Worker's Compensation Insurance $865,000 <br />9 <br />10 Budget Uncertainties for 2011-2012 <br />11 Capital Appropriations* <br />12 Fund Balance* <br />13 Local Current Expense Budget* <br />14 *Due to the shifting nature of this legislation, the financial implications of Senate Bill 8 are <br />15 unknown at this time. <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 For more information, please contact Donna Brinkley at 732.8126 or via email @ <br />19 donna.brinkleyCa~orange.k12.nc.us <br />20 Please visit our district budget page @ www.orange.k12.nc.us <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 Commissioner Hemminger arrived at 7:17 PM. <br />26 <br />27 Commissioner Hemminger asked if Superintendent Rhodes was getting feedback from <br />28 parents about the funding uncertainties. <br />29 Superintendent Rhodes said that he thought the parents were doing a good job <br />30 advocating at the grassroots level. <br />31 Debbie Piscitelli said that parents are worried about the loss of teachers' assistants and <br />32 the months of employment for assistant principals. <br />33 Anne Medenbleck said that she has the same concern about losing teachers' assistants, <br />34 and also the preschool reforms. <br />35 Commissioner McKee said that he is also worried about a 49% reduction in state <br />36 funding and how that will affect teachers' assistants in Orange County. <br />37 Patrick Rhodes said that the practical effect would be the loss of 40 teacher assistant <br />38 positions, and there is not another adult in the classroom besides the main teacher that is able <br />39 to assist with some of the multi-tasking, etc. <br />40 Debbie Piscitelli said that another area of concern is tutoring and these teacher <br />41 assistants usually assist with this task during actual classroom time. <br />42 Eddie Eubanks said that another aspect to consider is that this County has put into <br />43 affect a number of programs to increase minority achievement, and then now they are talking <br />44 about less money to do something that needs more attention and this is a great concern. <br />45 <br />46 3. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br />47 <br />48 Presentation of FY 2011-12 Board of Education Approved Budget <br />