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® Costs for Senior Class at Carrboro High School: Next year Carrboro High School will add a senior class, which will increase the enrollment to approximately 800 students. At the same time, the district's other two high schools will lose some enrollment. The difference between the increased staffing at Carrboro High School and the savings at the other two high schools will need to be budgeted. • Utility and service rate increases: Rate increases for electricity, natural gas, water, and telephone services are rarely known in advance; however, we will have to plan for increases based on the best information we have. ® Other rate increases: This includes rate increases for insurance, attorneys, auditors, ,postage, and other fees that the district is assessed. ® Changes in Exceptional Education staffing requirements: The State is adjusting its class size requirements for exceptional education classes. Once the new regulations are adopted, we will project the impact on our current staffing levels. We also need to consider projected increases in the exceptional children's population. ® Other inflationary increases: The district rarely budgets for across-the-board inflationary increases; however, this means that our buying power is constantly being eroded. We will need to consider at least selective increases for items known to be increasing in cost (e.g. gasoline) and food. ® Child nutrition services: The district subsidizes the child nutrition services. Each year we examine our balance sheet and determine what the school board's contribution will need to be. With the opening of the second new school in as many years, this subsidy could very well go up next year. ® Charter schools: We must provide a local allocation to charter schools that is not determined until the school year is underway. In recent years, enrollment in charter schools has been increasing. Although we have attempted to consider all possibilities in developing this list, it should be understood that a list of budget drivers needs to be fluid. Items to be considered, as well as their projected cost implications, may fluctuate throughout the process.