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Initiative: 2 Teacher Assistants - Reduction in State ADM Allotment of Classroom <br />Teacher Assistants <br />Implementation Timeline and Budget <br />2015 -2016 Amount Notes <br />2 State Allotted Regular Classroom ($66,646) This amount is based upon the <br />Teacher Assistants amount allotted for a teacher <br />assistant <br />Expected Results <br />OCS received an over - allotment in regular classroom teacher assistants as result of a 2014 -2015 projected ADM <br />that exceeded the actual ADM on the 40h Day of school. The allotment of teacher assistants to schools for <br />2015 -2016 will be based as in the past on the actual fifth month ADM of the preceding year. This may result in <br />fewer or more regular classroom teacher assistant positions allotted to individual schools than in the 2014 -2015 <br />school year, depending upon the projected change in the ADM for each school. There may be a need to freeze <br />vacant regular classroom teacher assistant positions for the coming year to balance the allotment numbers. <br />There may also be a need to transfer regular classroom teacher assistants based on any change in student ADM <br />and allotment at the school level. <br />Evidence or Reasoning for this Recommendation <br />For 2014 -2015 the Orange County Schools ADM projection was 7,698 and the actual 40`x' Day ADM was 7,498. <br />The projection for 2015 -2016 is 7, 526, or 172 students less than 2014 -2015. The projection of 2 fewer regular <br />classroom teacher assistants is an estimate based on allotment formulas from the state remaining the same. <br />Contact Person: Teresa Cunningham - Brown, Chief Human Resources Officer <br />18 <br />