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1.5 ESL Teaching Positions $ 92,034 Growth in the enrollment of students who do not speak English requires an increase in the number of ESL teachers. The current K -12 ESL teacher /student ratio is 1:34.5. The additional position in K -12 will reduce the ratio to 1:33.4. The .5 position requested for Pre -K will certainly help, but the teacher student ratio will still be about 1:55. National guidelines suggest a student - teacher ratio of 1:20, Expenses Allocated on a Per -Pupil Basis $ 27,699 Growth in student enrollment requires additional dollars in the budget lines that are allocated to schools on a per -pupil basis: field trips, At -Risk student supplies, instructional supplies, technology software, textbooks, media center supplies, and administrative supplies and postage, Secretarial Position for Chapel Hill High $ 38,667 Due to student growth, Chapel Hill High School is scheduled to receive an additional secretarial position to support the additional assistant principal position that was added a few years ago. Continuation of Current Services (Inflationary increases and passed -on costs The budget request under this heading includes rate increases, areas that are currently not adequately budgeted, and costs that have been passed on from expiring grants or discontinued support. Current McDougle Middle School SRO $ 48,104 This position was previously paid for by the Town of Carrboro. Notice was given last year that the funding for the SRO at McDougle Middle School would be discontinued for the 2006 -07 school year. The SRO position is considered essential to school safety. Current Carrboro Crossing Guards $ 36,378 The school crossing guards at Carrboro Elementary and McDougle have also been funding by the Town of'Carrboro in the past. The guard positions are needed to ensure student safety. Utility Increases $ 274,865 A 10% increase in water rates ($40,000), a 15% increase in natural gas rates ($107,602), and a 7.5 %u increase in electricity ($127,263) require budget adjustments to ensure available funding to manage the utility bills. In prior budget years the utility budget increases have not kept pace with actual rate changes. This budget request attempts to keep the utility budgets adequately funded. Increased Cost for Errors and Omissions Insurance $ 50,000 This budget line item has not been increased in recent years to keep pace with the growth in district employees, The current budget is $30,000; the payment for the 2005 -06 year was $69,080 4