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13. BUS MONITOR INCREASE $17,$20 <br /> WE CURRENTLY HAVE 10 PEOPLE WORKING AS MONITORS ON OUR REGULAR 77 SCHOOL BUSES WHO <br /> RECEIVE $1.50 PER TRIP. WE NEED TO ADD 11 MORE AND INCREASE PAY TO 53.00 PER <br /> TRIP. THESE MONITORS AID THE BUS DRIVER BY MAINTAINING STUDENT DISCIPLINE. <br /> 14. HANDICAPPED STUDENT BUS MONITORS $3,316 <br /> WE HAVE ADDED A FOURTH BUS FOR HANDICAPPED STUDENTS AND NEED TO ADD A MONITOR FOR <br /> THAT BUS TO AID THE DRIVER. <br /> 15. BUS DRIVER TRAINING BONUS $7,000 <br /> CURRENTLY, OUR NEW DRIVERS COMPLETE SEVERAL DAYS OF TRAINING WITHOUT PAY. WE <br /> WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE TO STAY WITH US AS DRIVERS BY PAYING A $100 <br /> TRAINING BONUS WHEN THEY COMPLETE SIX MONTHS OF DRIVING. <br /> 16. MAINTENANCE HELPER $14,000 <br /> WE ARE ADDING MORE BUILDING SPACE TO OUR SYSTEM AND THE BALANCE IS AGING. A <br /> HELPER WOULD ALLOW OUR SKILLED TRADESMEN TO BE MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE. ALL <br /> MAINTENANCE MEN ARE LOCALLY PAID. <br /> 17. ONE-HALF FINANCE CLERK $7,000 <br /> OUR TOTAL BUDGET HAS INCREASED FROM LESS THAN $10,000,000 TO OVER $20,000,000 <br /> WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN PERSONNEL. THERE ARE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE TO PAY, PURCHASE <br /> ORDERS TO PLACE AND BILLS TO PAY WHEN PROGRAMS LIKE SUMMER SCHOOL, BEFORE AND <br /> AFTER SCHOOL CARE, SPECIAL STATE PROGRAMS LIKE CAREER LADDER AND ONE TIME GRANTS <br /> ARE ADDED. <br /> 18. ATHLETIC GRANT $3,000 <br /> THE COST OF OPERATING ATHLETIC PROGRAMS CONTINUES TO GO UP. GATE RECEIPTS CAN NO <br /> LONGER FUND THE TOTAL PROGRAM. THIS WILL BE A BIG PROBLEM WITHOUT THE NINTH GRADE <br /> AT STANFORD NEXT YEAR. <br /> 19. RECLASSIFICATION OF REMEDIATION COORDINATOR $6,000 <br /> WE CURRENTLY HAVE A FEDERALLY FUNDED CHAPTER I COORDINATOR 6 WOULD LIKE TO <br /> RECLASSIFY THE POSITION TO REMEDIAL PROGRAMS COORDINATOR. THIS WOULD PROVIDE A <br /> TRAINED PROFESSIONAL TO FACILITATE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, VERIFICATION, AND STAFF <br /> ORIENTATION AND SUPERVISION FOR THE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF REMEDIAL PROGRAMS <br /> PRESENTLY FUNDED IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. <br /> 20. LOCAL E.T.T. SUPPLEMENT $8,000 <br /> A REQUIREMENT OF THE CAREER LADDER PROGRAM INCLUDES THE COMPLETION OF A 30 HOUR <br /> COURSE TITLED EFFECTIVE TEACHER TRAINING. A STIPEND OF $500 IS PAID ALL STATE <br /> EMPLOYEES WHO COMPLETE THIS TRAINING. WE NEED TO FUND THE STIPEND FOR ALL OF OUR <br /> NEW LOCAL AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, <br /> 21. PERSONNEL COMPUTER PHONE LINE $2,550 <br /> THIS LINE WILL ALLOW THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT TO ACCESS THE FILES FOR TEACHERS AT <br /> THE STATE. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IN RALEIGH. THIS WILL STREAMLINE THE <br /> PROCESS OF OBTAINING INFORMATION CONCERNING TEACHERS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON <br /> CERTIFICATION. <br /> 22. CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL SUPPLEMENT PLAN $25.000 <br /> THIS NEW PROGRAM WOULD ALLOW US TO REWARD OUR BEST AND MOST DESERVING CLASSIFIED <br /> EMPLOYEES. THE PROGRAM INVOLVES SEVERAL DIFFERENT REWARDS BASED ON TRAINING <br /> COMPLETED, PERFORMANCE, AND LONGEVITY. <br /> 23. HAND GRANT $1,500 <br /> WE WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE OUR GRANT FUNDS BY $500 FOR EACH OF OUR THREE BANDS. <br /> THESE FUNDS ARE USED FOR MATERIALS, INSURANCE, TRAVEL EXPENSES, ETC. <br /> 24. DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION $35,000 <br /> THIS PERSON WOULD WORK WITH THE SUPERVISORY PORTION OF ALL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. <br /> THE PERSON WOULD HELP WITH THE OVERALL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM COORDINATION, <br /> TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS, REGIONAL CENTER MEETINGS, AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT AS IT <br /> RELATES TO TEST RESULTS. <br />