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Central Office Salaries: We looked internally at central office for possible reductions as we have had multiple administrative vacancies. We reorganized roles and responsibilities to make our central office operations more efficient and sought to reduce expenditures for central office salaries. We had targeted a net reduction of $50,000. As we have shared with the Board, it has become increasingly difficult to recruit and hire central office employees. We remain concerned about losing talented prospects to other districts and as a result are only recommending a net salary reduction of $25,000. Central Office Contracted Services: We have identified and recommend making reductions to contracted services totaling $60,000 Northside Start-up Funding: When we open anew school we provide an additional $32,000 for professional development start -up related needs. Now that the school is open and operating, this funding will be reduced as has been customary following the opening of a new school. This is a net budget savings of $32,000. NCVPS Local Reserves: We have evaluated our current online course enrollment levels and feel that a portion of our local NCVPS reserves can be reduced by $150,000. Class Size Expectations: Last year we began the process of holding to some basic minimum class size expectations. In reality we should always look at our course offerings and student interests to determine which courses will be offered. This year we had proposed a budget reduction of 3 FTE or $210,000 by continuing the process. We have achieved a net reduction of 2.2 FTE across the secondary level. We fell short of our target primarily due to ensuring most students could continue their studies and complete their sequence. In total, this is a net budget reduction of $157,326. All reductions would be handled through attrition and /or reassignments. Gifted Specialists: After receiving feedback from the focused dialogue, administration revised our recommendations for gifted specialist reductions. We recommend elementary staffing to be as follows: 1 FTE per school (previously 1.5 FTE), plus 1 FTE to support all schools. At the middle school level, staffing would remain untouched at I FTE per school. This is a total recommended reduction of 4.5 FTE or $321,804. All reductions of permanent staff would be handled through attrition and/or reassignments. Driver Education Local Subsidy: Last year the General Assembly made additional cuts to the driver education budget. In response, the Board approved a $40,000 subsidy so students would not be charged to participate. We have completed the year and have not needed any of the subsidy and therefore recommend eliminating $40,000 from our local budget. The General Assembly has stated that they intend to eliminate state support for driver education in 2015 -16. 1 -4