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5 <br /> 1 Chair Dorosin said there is a letter from Dr. Ingram at the Commissioners' places, <br /> 2 highlighting the building postponement mentioned by Commissioner Jacobs. <br /> 3 Matt Williams said a needs analysis will be conducted this year. <br /> 4 Commissioner Jacobs said he would volunteer to work on any group for the next <br /> 5 building. <br /> 6 Chair Dorosin said the handout about the Connect Funds will be amended to note that <br /> 7 GED students are eligible. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 • Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS), Pg. 147 & 152 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Todd LoFrese, CHCCS Assistant Superintendent, made the following PowerPoint <br /> 12 presentation: <br /> 13 <br /> 14 2017-2018 Board of Education's Budqet Request <br /> 15 May 25, 2017 <br /> 16 <br /> 17 2017-18 Budqet Priorities <br /> 18 • Support district equity plan <br /> 19 • Provide greater fiscal transparency <br /> 20 • Employee salaries and wages <br /> 21 • Support students' unique needs: EC, ESL/immigrant, mental health, and low income <br /> 22 • Living wage policy <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Combined Estimated Expenditures = $144.4 Million (pie chart) <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Projected Local Costs of State Mandates and Continuation of Current Services <br /> 27 State Mandates <br /> 28 5% State pay raise for teachers $ 886,767 <br /> 29 3% pay raises for other employees (incl. benefits, supplements) $1,102,110 <br /> 30 State retirement match increase (16.54% to 17.37% estimated) $ 322,102 <br /> 31 Employer health insurance match increase ($5754 to $5927 estimated) $ 155,446 <br /> 32 Subtotal $2,466,425 <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Continuation of Current Services <br /> 35 Inflationary increase to non-personnel Local budgets $ 298,667 <br /> 36 Middle School After School (one-year Federal grant expires) $ 240,000 <br /> 37 Subtotal $ 538,667 <br /> 38 TOTAL OF CONTINUATION BUDGET REQUESTS $3,005,092 <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Expansion Budqet Recommendations <br /> 41 • Restore 4/5 Teacher Assistants $ 650,000 <br /> 42 • Transportation/Safety Recommendations 215,000 <br /> 43 • Program Review Funding 50,000 <br /> 44 • Living Wage for Contracted Services 700,000 <br /> 45 • Middle School Math Interventionists 280,000 <br /> 46 • Restore Elementary Media Specialists 410,575 <br /> 47 • Restore Middle School PE Positions 280,000 <br /> 48 • Underfunded budget lines (legal fees, refuse <br /> 49 removal, fees, HVAC, and security contracts) 150,000 <br />