Agenda - 05-26-2016 - 2 - FY2016-17 Budget Discussion with DTCC, OCS, CHCCS

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Total Funding for Local School Districts: 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Original Budget $87,362,927 $91,346,154 $97,722,771 $98,488,469 $99,848,327 Student Enrollment Projections for the Orange County Schools: Based on DPI projections, the Orange County School district enrollment for fiscal year 2016-17 totals 7,551, an increase of 25 students from the March 2015 projections. The district has experienced a growing number of charter students, with a current enrollment of 519 students. The Commissioner Approved FY 2015-16 Budget included phasing in over a two year period to cover the growth of charter students, by funding an additional 110 charter students in FY 2015- 16, and completing the planned phasing in of the additional charter school students in FY 2016- 17, which amounts to an additional 155 charter students. The cost to fully fund the 519 charter students in Orange County Schools in FY 2016-17 is $1,931,718. Out of district students are budgeted at 104 students; 15 more than budgeted in the current fiscal year. This brings the total district enrollment to 7,966 for FY 2016-17. Student Enrollment Projections for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools: The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District DPI projections total 12,017, reflecting a decrease of 186 when compared to the March 2015 projections. The district has experienced a growing number of charter students, with a current enrollment of 217 students. The Commissioner Approved FY 2015-16 Budget included phasing in over a two year period to cover the growth of charter students, by funding an additional 50 charter students in FY 2015-16, and completing the planned phasing in the additional students in FY 2016-17, which amounts to an additional 50 charter students. The cost of fully fund the 217 charter students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in FY 2016-17 is $807,674. Out of district students are budgeted at 241; 110 more than budgeted in the current fiscal year. This brings the total district enrollment to 11,993 for FY 2016-17. The General Assembly requires school systems to pay a per pupil allotment to support charter students within their district. Current Expense The recommended appropriations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City and Orange County Schools increases the current expense funding by $189,932 in FY 2016-17. This includes an increase in per pupil funding from $3,697.50 to $3,722, a $24.50 increase for each of the 19,959 students in the two school systems. Local Current Expense funding supplements State and Federal funds received by each district for the day-to-day operation of schools. Examples of expenses paid from these funds include salaries and benefits for locally paid teachers and utilities. North Carolina statutes mandate boards of county commissioners to provide local current expense monies to school districts. Counties having more than one school administrative unit, as is the case in Orange County, are required to provide equal per pupil appropriations to each system.