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4 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Revised Projected Local Revenue Changes <br /> 3 ADDITIONAL REVENUE NEEDED $4,612,836 <br /> 4 Less Projected Local Revenue Changes: <br /> 5 • 1.5% Inflationary Increase to District Tax $ 331,415 <br /> 6 • Net Changes to other Local revenues (183,784) <br /> 7 • Total $ 147,631 <br /> 8 Required Increase in County Appropriation $4,465,205 <br /> 9 REQUIRED PER PUPIL INCREASE $446.76 <br /> 10 EQUIVALENT TO 4.40 CENTS AD VALORUM TAX INCREASE <br /> 11 CURRENT PER PUPIL $3697.50+ $446.76 increase = $4,144.26 for 2016-17 <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Recruitment and Retention is our Budget Priority <br /> 14 • Turnover rates are at all-time highs <br /> 15 • Difficulty recruiting Math, Science, Exceptional Children, and even elementary <br /> 16 classroom teachers <br /> 17 • NC School of Education enrollment down 30% (source DPI) <br /> 18 • Increased regional competition <br /> 19 • Both districts have prioritized local supplement increases <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Commissioner Rich asked if there is a specific body that oversees charter schools. <br /> 22 Todd LoFrese said a branch within the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), and the <br /> 23 district has no involvement, other than to serve as a pass through for funds. <br /> 24 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the funding per pupil in charter schools is the same as <br /> 25 students in regular public schools, even though public schools have to provide many additional <br /> 26 services than the charter schools. <br /> 27 Todd LoFrese said yes. <br /> 28 Commissioner Jacobs asked if it must be done this way. <br /> 29 Todd LoFrese said it is state law. <br /> 30 Pam Jones said legislation is expected that will allow charter schools to lay claim to local <br /> 31 districts fund balances and grant monies. <br /> 32 Commissioner Jacobs asked if a charter school purchases property and then goes out <br /> 33 of business, to whom would the property revert. <br /> 34 Todd LoFrese it would ultimately revert back to the local school district, but it more <br /> 35 common for charter schools to rent properties. <br /> 36 Pam Jones said virtual charter schools do not get the same funding as brick and mortar <br /> 37 charter schools. <br /> 38 Pam Jones resumed the presentation: <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Sole Expansion Request <br /> 41 • $1,900,000*: Supplement Adjustments <br /> 42 *EXPANSION REQUEST requires $238 increase in current per pupil <br /> 43 <br /> 44 OCS Supplements <br /> 45 * PAY BANDS BASED ON ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS EXPERIENCE ONLY <br /> 46 • CURRENT PAY BANDS* <br /> 47 • 10%--Non-Tenured <br /> 48 • 11.5%--Under 10 Years <br /> 49 • 14%--Over 10 Years <br /> 50 • 12%--Directors <br />