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8 <br /> Todd LoFrese said pre-K is a combination of EC students, students receiving federal or <br /> state funds, and tuition paying families. He said these funds come from those parents paying <br /> tuition for their child to attend the pre-K program. He said there was a surplus in this year's <br /> tuition fees, and the budget reflects this revenue accordingly. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos asked if there is a status update on seat belts in the buses. <br /> Todd LoFrese said the buses do not have seat belts on them. <br /> • Orange County Schools (OCS), Pg. 147 & 223 <br /> Rhonda Rath, OCS Chief Financial Officer, made the following PowerPoint <br /> presentation: <br /> ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS <br /> 2017-18 BUDGET REQUEST <br /> FY18 Student Enrollment Projection <br /> • FY18 District Enrollment Projection: 8,166 <br /> - Includes DPI ADM projection of 7,544 <br /> - Includes 711 projected Charter Students <br /> - Out-of-district students reduction (currently 89) <br /> • Revenue at current p/p: $31,586,088 <br /> Expenses: Continuation Only <br /> • MANDATED SALARY/BENEFIT INCREASES: $ 678,988 <br /> - Projected at 5% Certified; 3% Classified <br /> • Hold harmless Revised Supplement Bands $1,801,619 <br /> • Charter School student growth (192 students) $ 730,148 <br /> • FEDERALLY FUNDED POSITIONS $ 86,500 <br /> - Salary & Benefit increases <br /> • House Bill 13 impacts $ 780,000 <br /> (NOTE: Through continual review and efforts to ensure appropriate staff alignment with the <br /> allotment formula, the preliminary number of positions needed for compliance with HB13, as <br /> currently written, has been reduced from 12 to 3.5, consequently reducing the needed funding <br /> from $780,000 to $180,500. The impact of this modification would reduce the per pupil <br /> increase required from the original request of$405 to $322.) <br /> Total: $4,077,255* <br /> HOUSE BILL 13 <br /> • Modifies K-3 maximum individual class size and average class size <br /> • Funded teacher/student allotment ratio may not exceed more than three students per <br /> grade <br /> • Class sizes reduced from 24 to between 19 and 21 <br /> • Maximum average will drop from 21 to between 16 & 18 <br /> • Through continued review and efforts to ensure appropriate staff alignment with the <br /> allotment formula, the preliminary number of positions needed for compliance with <br /> HB13, as currently written, have been reduced from 12 to 3.5 <br /> Expansion Request <br /> • $104,760*: Supplement employee dental premiums at $20 per participant. <br />