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10 <br /> 1 Projected Local Budget Balance <br /> 2 Total: Northside, Continuation & Expansion <br /> 3 I ncreases $6,296,999 <br /> 4 Less: Local Budget Reductions and Reallocations ( 895 276) <br /> 5 Subtotal $5,401,723 <br /> 6 Less: Inflationary Increase —special district tax ($ 286,522) <br /> 7 Add: Adjustment to other Local revenues 69 634 <br /> 8 Amount of Requested Per Pupil Increase $5,184,835 <br /> 9 Current budget$38,368,205 + $5,184,835 = $43,553,040/12,234 <br /> 10 students = $3,560 per pupil rate; $3,560- $3,167- $393 increase <br /> 11 The Board's Budget Request assigns $3,222,913 in Local fund balance to balance the <br /> 12 2013-14 budget. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 State Legislation Unknowns <br /> 15 ■ Governor's proposed budget: $1.1 million cut to teacher assistants <br /> 16 ■ Charter Schools Bills: More funding shared with charter schools <br /> 17 ■ Budget Flexibility and Class Size <br /> 18 ■ School Safety Bill <br /> 19 ■ Teacher Tenure/School Reform <br /> 20 <br /> 21 NC Average Teacher Compensation vs. National Average (Graph) <br /> 22 <br /> 23 State Teacher Compensation <br /> 24 ■ 15 years to earn $40K <br /> 25 ■ 2008-09 6th year teacher earns $36,670 <br /> 26 ■ 2012-13 6th year teacher earns $31,670 <br /> 27 ■ Co-pays continue to increase <br /> 28 ■ Proposed increases in license fees <br /> 29 Note: Based on Bachelors Salary Schedule <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Culbreth Science Wing <br /> 32 ■ Long standing need, on CIP since 2002 <br /> 33 - Existing labs lack water, space, windows, few hands on lessons, poor sequencing <br /> 34 ■ Unsuccessful QSCB application 2012 <br /> 35 ■ Cell tower revenue funded a single lab <br /> 36 ■ Design funded with 12-13 CIP funds <br /> 37 ■ BOE resolution requesting funding on Feb 7, 2013 <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Culbreth Science Labs <br /> 40 ■ 6 Room Science Lab Addition <br /> 41 ■ Addresses required code issues <br /> 42 - Bathrooms, electrical, fire alarm, emergency generator, etc. <br /> 43 ■ Provides small assembly space <br /> 44 ■ Likely increases building capacity by 104...a 2 year delay for MS #5 <br /> 45 <br /> 46 said CHCCS will be opening a new school this year (Northside Elementary) which will <br /> 47 increase costs. He said this makes the budget look a little worse, but this must be done due to <br /> 48 the increase in students. He noted that the CHCCS 90% graduation rate is one of the highest in <br /> 49 the state. <br />