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11 2 Future Budget Development 3 Focused on our strategic plan 4 Better starting point 5 Expect more pressure from future state reductions 6 — Enrollment growth 7 — Teacher assistants 8 — Driver education 9 Potential for barriers with future revenues 10 Mindful of the older school facility needs 11 Continued collaboration and information sharing with County Commissioners and OCS 12 13 Todd Lofrese referred to a spreadsheet outlining the state allotment formulas. He noted 14 that the 2012 -13 allotment was 1 teacher for every 21.6 students, and budget reductions 15 changed this to 23.4 students in 2013 -14. He said the teacher assistant (TA) funding is 16 heading in the wrong direction, and he noted that funding for this has been reduced from 17 $1,182 per student to $939 in 2013 -14. 18 Commissioner Dorosin asked for more specific information about salary supplements 19 and how Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools ( CHCCS) compares with Orange County Schools 20 (OCS) and Durham County. 21 Todd Lofrese said CHCCS has a competitive salary supplement that ranges from 12 22 percent to 25 percent, based on years of experience. He said the district is looking to move 23 away from this longevity model. He believes CHCCS may be a bit higher than OCS in this 24 area. He said the district is competing with Wake County Schools and may still have a slight 25 edge over them. 26 He discussed the case of a teacher from Mississippi who moved here and took a 27 $10,000 pay cut, even after their supplement was given. He said this does not even factor in 28 the cost of living difference. He said she had masters pay as well. He said there are other 29 factors such as tenure that make recruitment difficult. 30 Commissioner Dorosin asked if Todd Lofriese would say that CHCCS is competitive 31 within the state. 32 Todd Lofrese said yes, CHCCS is competitive within the state, but North Carolina does 33 not produce enough teachers to meet the needs of the state, so it is necessary to recruit from 34 other states. He said Michigan used to be a recruiting source due to an excess of candidates, 35 but CHCCS is now unable to recruit there due to an inability to attract candidates because of 36 pay. 37 Commissioner Dorosin said he is trying to get a picture of the specific local challenges. 38 He said the state challenges affect everyone, but he would like a picture of particular local 39 strategies that are working well or need to be revisited. 40 Todd Lofrese said the signing bonuses were a stop gap measure, and these may be 41 done again next year. He said the idea of changing their model to allow teachers to move up 42 more quickly from a personal, professional and financial perspective is another strategy that 43 may help. 44 Tom Forcella said CHCCS is below both Durham and Wake County in terms of 45 supplement, so that is the rationale for looking at the system and the model. 46 Commissioner Price asked how the cuts in custodial services will affect quality in the 47 schools. 48 Todd Lofrese said this will not affect the quality of their schools, as more than half of the 49 schools had already operated with a contracted evening service and district employees during 50 the day. He said this change only adds three more schools to that process.