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11 Todd LoFrese said it is an expectation to conduct an analysis about bringing this in house. Chair Dorosin said he would like to see the results of this analysis. He asked if the contract employees receive health insurance. Todd LoFrese said that would be determined through the contract negotiation process. He said the child nutrition contract includes some of the benefits received by full time employees. He said he is unsure about the evening janitorial employees. Chair Dorosin said it is important to make sure everyone is treated fairly, and these details should be looked into. Andrew Davidson said when the BOE looked at this issue two years ago, there were two different sets of schools: those with in house services, and those who contracted out janitorial services. He said schools with in house services reported a lower level of satisfaction with the evening services, when their in-house staff was ill or unable to report for work. He said a higher wage may bridge the gap. Annetta Streater said one of the benefits of contracting with an outside contractor is that they have the large equipment, which the district cannot currently provide, unless it buys the heavy equipment. Steve Halkiotis said if the BOCC wants to return to in-house service providers for the schools, then he would lead the charge. Chair Dorosin said he would prefer to pay living wages and benefits to in-house service providers. 4. Orange County Schools • FY 2017-18 Operating Budget Presentation and Discussion • Capital Investment Plan Discussion Based on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's projected Average Daily Membership (ADM) enrollment for FY2017-18, Orange County Schools' enrollment would decrease by 7 students, while charter students would increase by 192 to a total of 711, less 89 Out-of-County tuition paid students, which remains the same as in the previous year. Orange County Schools is requesting an increase in the local per pupil allocation of$417. This requested increase in the local per pupil allocation for current expenses would increase the per pupil allocation to $4,285. This funding level would represent an increase in the current expense for Orange County Schools of$4,182,015. Orange County Schools Capital Investment Plan projects for FY2017-18 totals $3,103,689 with a 5-Year total of$47,541,561. Dr. Todd Wirt reviewed some of the OCS accomplishments: • The district achievement on state assessments improved in the overall state rankings from 36th to 27th, out of all the 115 public school districts; • The graduation rate of 90% reached its highest level ever; • 38% of our workforce has advanced degrees and 18% of our teachers are Nationally Board Certified • Overall ACT proficiency grew by 7%, with African American students realizing a 18% gain and Hispanic/Latino students realizing a 10% gain in ACT performance • Eleven of twelve schools (91%) met or exceeded growth, compared to 73% statewide. This is a marked increase over the past 3 years. In 2013-14 only 6