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14 <br /> - S.T.E.M initiatives and opportunities (Science, Technology, Engineering and <br /> Mathematics) <br /> - Strengthen academic rigor district-wide <br /> - Continue support of at-risk programs <br /> - Increase student access to technology <br /> - Planning for Cedar ridge High addition & new elementary school <br /> Critical Need - $1,406,850 <br /> Protect Classroom Positions and Prevent Job Loss as a Result of Loss of Federal <br /> EduJobs Monies <br /> - Affects 33 classroom teachers and assistants <br /> - Affects 1,600 students <br /> - Loss will result in increased class sizes <br /> Critical Need - $251,508 <br /> Preserve Elementary and Middle School Foreign Language Programs <br /> - 6 teaching positions funded with Federal grant <br /> - Grant expires June 30, 2012 <br /> - Loss of teachers would result in elimination of elementary Spanish and middle <br /> school French language instruction <br /> - Affects 2,100 students <br /> Critical Need - $280,000 <br /> Unfunded State Mandates <br /> - Electricity cost increase $55,000 <br /> -Approved by state utilities commission <br /> - Retirement contribution increase $170,000 <br /> - Hospitalization cost increase $55,000 <br /> -Increase of$261 per employee <br /> Critical Need - $2,500,524 <br /> Offset Mandated State Funding Reversions <br /> - The State requires districts to revert money it originally funded to help balance <br /> the state's budget <br /> - An increase of$394,077 from 2011-12 <br /> - Equivalent of 56.8 positions including 45 teaching positions <br /> Superintendent's Funding Recommendation to Meet Critical Needs <br /> Increase Per Pupil Allocation from Orange County to $3,322, an increase of$220 from Current <br /> Year Appropriation of$3,102 <br /> - $2,307,184 <br /> Maximize State and Federal Personnel Funding Allocations as Identified in Recent Efficiency <br /> Review <br /> - $700,000 <br /> Appropriate Fund Balance $1,431,698 <br /> Total Funding Necessary to Cover Critical Needs $4,438,882 <br />