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Total Recurring Capital Total Recurring Capital Annual Needs 494,500 Total Recurring Capital Health and Safety Needs 447.020 TOTAL RECURRING CAPITAL 941,520 Orange County Schools Capital Improvement (chart} Orange County Schools Capital Improvement Revenue (chart} State LEA Discretionary Cut -Recurring (chart) What's Not in the Budget High School Athletic Request 677,000 8 Teacher Assistants 101,456 10 Teaching Positions 600,457 Furniture and Equipment Request 499,932 Total 1,878,845 Superintendent Carraway said, in closing, that the goal for their district is that they would be the best school district forthe County, forthe state, and forthe nation rather than the best in the County, in the state, and in the nation. Their students deserve no less. She said that it is evident that the dropout rate is higher and the free and reduced lunch percentages are higher than the sister district. As a result, many of the students come to school needing more and are given less. Commissioner Foushee asked which items were included in the enterprise fund. Superintendent Carraway said that there are two enterprise funds -child nutrition and Community Schools program for after-school. Commissioner Foushee asked about the middle college program and the projected transportation costs given that not very many students are riding the bus. Superintendent Carraway said that they have the same amount in the budget this year as last year, which was $165,000. They had 12 students participate last year and they hope to have more this year. Commissioner Halkiotis thanked CHCCS Board Chair Lisa Stuckey because she brought a new perspective to her board and it went beyond the spirit of collaboration. He said that she was willing to go into the world of understanding. He said that in the last 18 months, because of the willingness of the CHCCS Board under her leadership, they did not raise a big fuss but only said, "We think that this is in the best interest for all children in this County." He said that because of the approved bond money to fall back an, they were able to absolve the OCS of $6.5 million of Cedar Ridge debt in the CIP and were able to find $3.5 million of construction cost overruns at Gravelly Hill, $4.3 million of construction cost overruns at Carrboro High School, another $1.4 million for water and sewer lines at Gravelly Hill, another $60,000 in underground electrical lines at Gravelly Hill, another $30,000+ to satisfy Mebtel to move underground communication lines from one part of the road to the other, etc. Commissioner Halkiotis said that over the past 18 months, the Board has redirected $11.5 million in both school systems. The CHCCS Board did not complain when the Board of County Commissioners took the money from the approved bond