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• Less: 132,112— inflation increase $1,961,582 - from tax increase $1,961,582/$808,738 = $.0243 increase • Use per pupil appropriation to complete funding: $61,193,360- $18,423,052 — 3,106,212 = $39,664,096 (total budget) (district tax) (other revenues) $39,664,096/11,728 = $3,382 per pupil rate $3,382- $3,069 = $313 increase Commissioner Gordon made reference to Pre-K and First School and said that this needs to be taken into account for the operating and capital budget and how this will affect SAPFO enrollments. She said that it would seem that if a room were used for pre-K it could not be used for anything above pre-K. Assistant Superintendent Steve Scroggs said that when there are Pre-K classes in a building, and then a classroom is pushed into a mobile, the mobile does not count as capacity. The school system has never asked for an increase in the school building's capacity based on pre-K. In the past, when an elementary school starts to get overcrowded, pre-K classes have been moved to another school that is less crowded. Commissioner Gordon asked if pre-K classes always go to a mobile and Steve Scroggs said no. Superintendent Pedersen said that in the newer schools, they also build a Pre-K classroom. Lisa Stuckey made reference to Pre-K's and said that later, the school board will be asking for suggestions that the collaboration group should take on. One of the suggestions of the collaboration group is to talk about the relationship between Pre-K's, SAPFO, and the districts. b. Orange County Schools Presentation OCS Chair Ted Triebel said that the Superintendent will present a different budget tonight—one that recognizes and accepts the fiscal realities of the day. It is a very lean budget. He said that the school board has high expectations and confidence that the Board of County Commissioners will provide the students of rural Orange County with the resources they deserve to meet their needs. He said that this new fiscal approach -this minimal budget- comes with high expectations and confidence that the County Commissioners will favorably respond to the citizens of the district and look at this responsible budget that provides the necessary opportunities of the community's youth. Superintendent Patrick Rhodes said that he asked each of the schools to come up with a comprehensive needs assessment, and these were submitted. Once these assessments were collected, senior staff went to each school and met with principals and reviewed the requests. Commissioner Foushee arrived at 8:19 pm. Superintendent Rhodes made the PowerPoint presentation.