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Increased Cost for Unemployment Insurance $ 25,000 The district experienced a significant reduction in the cost of unemployment claims last year, but the unemployment insurance budget line is still insufficient. The local budget is currently set at $7,559 and the current year's bill was $23,678. The district's local portion of the unemployment bill for 2004 -05 was $56,285. Although the actual bill will fluctuate, this budget request should adequately fund this account if the district continues to appeal unwarranted claims, Increased Cost for Workers' Compensation $ 100,000 The workers' compensation insurance budget line has been under - budgeted for several years. The district's current policy costs $271,824 per year; the current budget is $84,298. This budget increase represents only 50% of what is actually needed in this budget line. Additional requests will be made in future budget years until this line is adequately funded. Subsidy for Child Nutrition Services $ 122,000 The Board of Education approved a $162,000 Child Nutrition Services subsidy for this current year An additional rate increase of 10 cents will be proposed for 2006 -07 which will generate $40,000 in revenue reducing the subsidy requirement to $122,000 Increased Cost for Copier Contract $ 85,000 The district is currently under a lease contract with Xerox Corporation for copier management services Several amendments have been made to the original contract to provide adequate copier services to all schools including the opening of a new school. The sales tax cost was inadvertently omitted from the bid proposal and has caused budget overruns. A portion of the contract is paid from recurring capital funds which were reduced by the county in recent years adding to the overall shortfall. 5% Increase for Expenses Allocated on a Per -Pupil Basis $ 30,000 This request is to provide an inflationary increase to the per -pupil budget allocation formulas that are used to allot budget to schools such as instructional supplies, janitorial supplies, and field trips. This modest increase does not represent the total amount requested by individual schools, but provides an across - the -board increase to all schools, Each per -pupil funding formula rate will be adjusted to reflect this increase. Increased Cost for Services to Homebound Students $ 10,000 The current budget for homebound student services is insufficient. This increase will align the budget with actual costs to maintain services at the current level. Equipment, Supplies, and Transportation for Section 504 Students $ 10,000 Section 504 funds will be used to provide access to education for identified students. Student needs, such as hearing aids, writing boards, and transportation services, will be provided with these funds. This budget fluctuates each year according to the specific needs of students Currently, the budget does not include any dedicated funds for Section 504 students; the funds are reallocated from other budget lines each year to meet the students' needs. The amount of this request reflects a typical year's expenditures for Section 504 students,