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State Cuts to Public Education 2005-200G State Discretionary Reduction $ 70, 558, 667 Orange County Schools Discretionary Reduction $ 350, 915 Schoo! Capita! Building Fund $ 195, 680 Total Orange County Schools State Reduction $ 546,595 Internal RedirectionslReductions Career & Technical Education Upgrades $130,648 Energy Management cost avoidance for the district $178, 000 Comm unity Schools $200, 000 Child lVutritian $100, 000 What's Not in the Budget Central Office Step Increase 24, 973 Middle & Nigh School Athletic Request 629,292 5 Teacher Assistants 126, 236 12 Teaching Positions 671,160 Furniture and Equipment Request 363,145 Total 1, 814, 806 Superintendent Carraway said that she is very thankful for the resources provided by the County for the schools. She said that she would not tell the County Commissioners all of the programs and people that would have to be cut if the budget is not fully funded. She does not know what that would be or who that would be at this time. The school board will not have this discussion until there is a better picture of the local and state funding. However, it will take additional resources far them to keep the programs and the people that have been added to the budget and to continue to grow the achievement level in the district. The test data clearly verifies that OCS students are capable and that they have done much more as it relates to growth in achievement with a lot less, but they cannot continue. Many students come to them needing more and they do not have the resources to provide them with continuing support to be successful. They cannot continue to just break even. She asked the County Commissioners to please consider the funds requested in this budget. Chair Carey asked about the Middle College Transportation item and what this includes. Shirley Carraway said that there have been collaborative meetings related to this,