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New School Opening Operating Request <br /> ■ Operating costs: Opening of Northside Elementary $1,915,208 <br /> State Mandates <br /> • Employer health insurance match increase — est. 5% increase $ 250,000 <br /> • State retirement match increase —from 14.23% to 14.59%$ 185,000 <br /> • Employee Salary increase — 1% for locally-paid staff $ 405,000 <br /> • Non-personnel cost increase for new students $ 38,607 <br /> Subtotal $ 878,607 <br /> Continuation of Current Services <br /> ■ Increase in State Discretionary Reduction (if Lottery funds are lost) $ 134,574 <br /> ■ Federal Sequestration — est. at 8% of Federal budget $ 464,000 <br /> ■ 4 Math coaches 9 - expiring RttT grant funds $ 280,276 <br /> ■ IFL Professional Development Contract $ 254,000 <br /> Subtotal $1,132,850 <br /> TOTAL OF CONTINUATION BUDGET REQUESTS $ 2,011,457 <br /> CHCCS Mandated Cost Increases 2007-08 to 2013-14 (Graph) <br /> Local Expansion Budget Requests <br /> Direct Support to Students <br /> ■ Reduce elementary class size to 1:26 average $ 500,000 <br /> ■ Reduce high school core class size to 1:26 average $ 350,000 <br /> ■ Provide schools with an increase in instructional supply budgets $ 40,000 <br /> ■ 4 Literacy coaches at middle schools $ 280,276 <br /> ■ Exceptional Children: 1.0 fte system level teacher - $70,069; <br /> 2.0 ftes system level teacher asst. - $69,620; 1.5 ftes PreK <br /> teachers - $105,104; 2.5 ftes PreK teacher assts. - $86,900; <br /> classroom supplies - $18,000; computers - $17,000; <br /> .5 psychologist - $37,871; PreK transportation - $15,000 $ 419,464 <br /> ■ 2 Teacher assts. For Section 504 students $ 69,520 <br /> ■ Information Technology: 3 ftes for new technology assts. — <br /> $135,000; salary retention adjustment - $18,000; $ 153,000 <br /> ■ Temp replacements for positions not covered by State $ 35,000 <br /> ■ Transportation — 3 ftes for additional bus drivers $ 97,554 <br /> Subtotal $1,944,814 <br /> Local Expansion Budget Requests <br /> Professional and Staff Development and Curriculum Support <br /> • World language professional dev., subs., and stipends $ 11,125 <br /> • English Language —Arts class 3D and instruct. Planning stipends $ 24,600 <br /> • Budget and Finance — staff dev. Funds for staff and bookkeepers $ 2,000 <br /> • AVID/AIG memberships, PD, curriculum materials $ 14,200 <br /> • Math staff dev., substitutes, stipends, summer materials $ 89,500 <br /> Subtotal $ 141,425 <br /> Safety and Security Related Requests <br /> ■ Security and Safety: Review and Support $ 120,000 <br /> Local Expansion Budget Requests <br /> General and Administrative Support <br />