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2 <br /> 1 review them first, and will then work with the schools' staff. She said this will be brought back to <br /> 2 all of the boards in the fall. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 2) Presentation of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools <br /> 5 Boards of Education Approved FY2016-17 Budgets <br /> 6 Tom Forcella said this is a joint presentation, and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> 7 (CHCCS)will speak first. <br /> 8 Tom Forcella said the needs of both school districts were studied closely, and it was <br /> 9 found that the needs are similar. He thanked both Boards of Education for a willingness to try <br /> 10 something different this year and for engaging in conversation prior to this meeting. <br /> 11 Tom Forcella recognized Durham Tech leaders, noting the efforts made by all to find <br /> 12 ways for the schools to partner with Durham Tech. <br /> 13 Tom Forcella said each superintendent will present an overall perspective, and then <br /> 14 staff will make a collaborative presentation regarding each district's budget. <br /> 15 Tom Forcella said the CHCCS budget request focuses mainly on teacher salaries and <br /> 16 keeping the local supplement competitive. He said the CHCCS teacher turnover rate is about <br /> 17 18%, and the Board of Education (BOE) prioritized a teacher supplement increase prior to any <br /> 18 other budget request. He said the BOE determined this prioritization was needed to be able to <br /> 19 compete for teachers in this region. <br /> 20 Tom Forcella said Project Advance will not affect this particular budget; but going <br /> 21 forward, teacher compensation would be determined by professional growth instead of years of <br /> 22 service. <br /> 23 Tom Forcella said the Board will see that CHCCS has worked closely with the Orange <br /> 24 County Schools (OCS) on these budget requests. <br /> 25 Todd Wirt said the districts have worked together collaboratively on these proposed <br /> 26 budgets, and the OCS budget supports their strategic plan. <br /> 27 Pam Jones and Todd LoFrese made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 28 <br /> 29 ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS <br /> 30 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS <br /> 31 Pam Jones presented this portion of the presentation: <br /> 32 <br /> 33 OCS 2016-17 Budget Request <br /> 34 <br /> 35 FY17 Student Enrollment Projection <br /> 36 • FY17 District Enrollment Projection: 7,981 <br /> 37 — Includes DPI ADM projection of 7,551 (kids in seat) <br /> 38 — Includes 519 charter students based on FY 2016 actual (additional) <br /> 39 — Out-of-district students reduction (currently 89) <br /> 40 • Revenue at current per pupil: $29,509,748 <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Total Continuation and Expansion Request <br /> 43 • Continuation: $1,886,240 <br /> 44 • FY2016 Per Pupil = $3,697.50 <br /> 45 • Per Pupil required to fund continuation only is $3,851 <br /> 46 • An additional $153 per pupil required continuation only <br /> 47 • Expansion (Supplements): $1,900,000 <br /> 48 • Total additional funds requested: $3,786,240 <br /> 49 • Per Pupil required for continuation and expansion is $4,088, a $391 increase over <br /> 50 FY2016. <br />