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Orange County Schools <br />Hillsborough, NC <br />September 18, 2007 <br />Major budget drivers for the 2008-09 school year include: <br />• Student Achievement <br />-Class size, curriculum development, professional development, <br />classroom materials, extracurricular activities, smaller learning <br />communities, common planning time, standards, and assessments <br />• Enrollment Changes <br />-Demographic or population factors <br />• Salaries and Benefits- <br />• Employee Retirement Contributions <br />-Retirement cost increasing <br />• Service Contract Obligations <br />-Transportation <br />-Custodial and maintenance <br />. The No Child Left Behind Acf of 2001 <br />-Under and unfunded mandates <br />-Choice Programs <br />• Technology <br />-NC Wise <br />-Implementation of Technology Upgrades <br />• *Creating a socio-economic status balance at <br />Hillsborough/Central <br />faa+o~4,r~~ l-6 <br />