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9 <br /> Capital Investment Plan <br /> *Elementary No. 11 <br /> •Carrboro Arts Wing <br /> •Lease purchase of telephone system <br /> *Prioritized projects for 2009-10 <br /> Quality Schools are Essential to Orange County's Future <br /> Revenue Explanation <br /> •Our request is based on the same County Appropriation as this year ($37,456,007) <br /> •We understood that we should plan for a 1% increase in the tax base for the district tax. <br /> District tax revenues would be $186,010 more than last year. <br /> •If the new district tax rate is revenue neutral, instead of a net increase in local revenues of <br /> $83,517, we will have a net decrease of$102,493. <br /> Reductions Required <br /> to Balance Budget Request <br /> •10% Reduction in non-personnel allocations for central office ($250,000) <br /> .5% Reduction in central office salary line ($200,000) <br /> •10% Reduction in non-personnel allocations for schools ($144,000) <br /> •5 Days reduced from teacher assistants' contracts ($101,188) <br /> •Four bus drivers lose clerical positions in middle schools; reduced to part-time ($74,340) <br /> Highlights of Senate Budget <br /> •7.5% reduction in K-12 funding <br /> •Increases class sizes by 2 students in grades K-12. Would eliminate 48 teacher positions. <br /> •Cuts $124.5 million (over two years) from Public School Building Fund <br /> •Reduces LEA flexibility reduction from the $144 million proposed by the Governor to $9.4 <br /> million <br /> •Includes step increases for teachers only, no ABC bonuses, but continues longevity payments <br /> •Reduces central office allocation by 5.3 percent ($6.5 million) <br /> •Eliminates funding for student accountability <br /> •Reduces funding for technology, staff development, textbooks, testing <br /> •Reduces $40 million from More at Four and moves it to HHS <br /> •Cuts 277 (of 475) positions from DPI over two years <br /> •Net Reduction to CHCCS is $3,436,506 in operating budget alone. <br /> Prioritized Categories for Reductions that have been Suggested <br /> (priority approved by Board on April 2) <br /> •Additional Central Office Reductions <br /> •Increases in Class Size— Limited, if any, Non-Renewal of Staff <br /> •Increases in Work Load of Staff with Non-Renewal of Some Staff <br /> •Reduction in Instructional Services/Programs with Non-Renewal of Some Staff <br /> •Salary Adjustments <br />