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Local Budaet Allocations • Reduce Utility budget by $25,000 to fund Sustainability supplies, software, hardware • Elem. School Staffing Adjustments based on school needs; exchange 1 Literacy Coach for a full-time Math coach • Reallocate $150,000 contracted services to Project ADVANCE, planning, implementation, and administration Todd LoFrese said CHCCS had a decrease in student enrollment of 150 students, and their Charter School enrollment had also increased recently. He said the CHCCS budget request for 2015-16 is $3,529,191 which equals $302 per pupil. Commissioner Rich asked how the schools respond if a student cannot afford to pay the $40 towards the cost of Driver's Education. Del Burns said in OCS, there are fee waivers for certain situations. Commissioner Rich asked if it is the goal of the School Districts to insure that every student of age learns to drive. Del Burns said OCS follows the Statute. Todd LoFrese said CHCCS would probably take a similar approach regarding inability to pay. Chair Kelly said CHCCS does waive other fees based on ability to pay, and Driver's Education would be handled similarly. Commissioner Rich asked if the Statute requires the School Districts to teach students of age how to drive, but not how it is financed. Chair Kelly said yes. He said School Districts must pay for two thirds to three quarters of the Driver's Education Program. He said the School Districts can charge up to $65 per student, but the actual cost per student is several hundred dollars. Del Burns clarified that the Schools must offer the opportunity for Driver's Education. Chair McKee said one can wait until age eighteen and take a driving test without having completed Driver's Education. Commissioner Rich said the Driver's Education fee allows those with financial means to drive earlier, while discriminating against those without the means to pay the fee. Todd LoFrese said the cost to provide both the classroom and road instruction for CHCCS is about$205 per student. Commissioner Burroughs asked if CHCCS was in the same situation as OCS, where there is not actually lower student enrollment but rather lower enrollment than the projections given last year, which were actually over projections. Todd LoFrese said there were fewer students than projected; however, CHCCS did grow this year and anticipates growing next year as well. Commissioner Dorosin asked for the average teacher salary in CHCCS. Todd LoFrese said the average salary is about$56,000. Commissioner Dorosin said that is closer to the national average. Commissioner Dorosin asked if Chapel Hill pays a teacher supplement; and, if so, how much it is. Todd LoFrese said both Districts pay a supplement to teachers. He said the supplement depends on how many years of experience the teacher has. He said new teachers receive 12 percent; at fifteen years of service, teachers receive 15 percent; at twenty years of service, teachers receive 20 percent; and at twenty five years or more of service, teachers receive 25 percent. He said the Project ADVANCE supports switching to a model that is not based on years of service.