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Total: $1,627,838 <br /> State Funding Cuts for 2011-2012 <br /> Pre-K Program $60,902 <br /> - Reduced program by 2 classrooms <br /> - 36 fewer students being served <br /> Future Budget Challenges <br /> 2012-2013 <br /> Loss of EduJobs Funding $1,300,000 <br /> (34 Teaching Posiions, 1 T. A. position) <br /> State Discretionary Reversion $2,418,378 <br /> Federal Flap Grant $253,000 <br /> (4 Elementary Positions, 2 Middle School Positions) <br /> Future Budget Uncertainties <br /> - Federal Budget Picture <br /> - Transfer of Costs to LEAs <br /> o Workers compensation <br /> o School buses and insurance <br /> - Charter School Expansion <br /> Steve Halkiotis said that after being told to expand the Pre-K spaces, now the legislature <br /> would prefer for these kids to go into the private sector from the public sector. He said that this <br /> is incomprehensible. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that he has been speaking to several groups around the <br /> County on the quarter-cent sales tax and he has been stressing that the monies that may come <br /> in from the sales tax is a critical factor in extending the life of our schools. <br /> Superintendent Rhodes echoed what Commissioner McKee said and said that the <br /> average age of the schools in OCS is 35 years. <br /> Debbie Piscitelli said that the technology issue transcends all schools and it is expensive <br /> to try and play catch-up with technology. <br /> Jamezetta Bedford said that at one time CHCCS was at the forefront of technology but <br /> now even some of their teachers do not have laptops. <br /> 4. County Update - Preliminary FY 2010-11 Year-end Revenues, Expenditures and <br /> Chanqes in Fund Balance <br /> Financial Services Clarence Grier said that this is a quick overview of the County's <br /> General Fund. <br /> General Fund — Preliminary Results for FY 2011 <br /> Attachment 4a— Preliminary 2010-11 General Fund Revenue <br />