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Table I
<br />State and County Operating Revenues
<br />Year
<br />Ended
<br />Membership
<br />County
<br />Funding
<br />County Per
<br />Pupil
<br />State
<br />Funding
<br />State Per
<br />Pupil
<br />2000 -01
<br />9,598
<br />33,201,072
<br />3,459
<br />41,691,685
<br />4,344
<br />2001 -02
<br />9,997
<br />36,937,545
<br />3,695
<br />44,456,004
<br />4,447
<br />2002 -03
<br />10,347
<br />38,044,120
<br />3,677
<br />45,748,986
<br />4,421
<br />2003 -04
<br />10,662
<br />40,192,983
<br />3,770
<br />47,229,446
<br />4,430
<br />2004 -05
<br />10,715
<br />41,756,825
<br />3,897
<br />50,273,178
<br />4,692
<br />2005 -06
<br />1 10,976
<br />44,346,085
<br />4,026
<br />52,425,386
<br />4,759
<br />*County and State funding totals for 2005 -06 are estimates.
<br />Budget Process
<br />The budget process for 2006 -07 requested school -based and central office
<br />administrators to identify areas of shortfall in their operating budgets as well as funding needs
<br />for implementing School Improvement Plans or new initiatives. Input on areas of the budget
<br />where cost savings could be generated was also requested. Capital improvement needs were
<br />also submitted to support the development of the Capital Investment Plan.
<br />The budget requests were reviewed by the administration and shared with the Board of
<br />Education at the February Planning Conference. The identified operating budget needs from
<br />schools and administration totaled $64 million at that time. Further reviews have streamlined
<br />the requests to eliminate overlapping requests between the schools and administration and
<br />requests that were not strongly,justifed. In addition, other potential funding sources were
<br />identified. The items presented in this document represent only those expenses that we consider
<br />essential for maintaining the current level of services and for meeting the goals of the district or
<br />the new initiatives set for next year.
<br />Tire increase requested in the local operating budget is $4,820,694 which is a 10%
<br />increase over the current year's amended local budget of $47,327,435. The largest portion of
<br />the increase (47 %) is needed to fund anticipated salary increases and costs associated with
<br />student enrollment growth The Governor has proposed a 5% increase for certified staff
<br />salaries and 3% increase for non- certified staff: The next largest portion of the increase (18 %)
<br />represents funds needed to continue current services. Costs passed on to the school district,
<br />such as funding for the McDougle Middle School SRO and crossing guards, must be absorbed
<br />to continue the services. Likewise, inflationary increases are needed to maintain the purchasing
<br />power of school and administrative budgets.
<br />The opening of Carrrboro High School is also a substantial portion of the operating
<br />budget request (8 %) as well as the implementation of the seven - period day at the high schools
<br />(12 %). The remaining categories of budget requests collectively total 15 %,
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