Agenda - 05-25-2017 - 1. FY2017-18 Budget Work Session with DTCC, OCS, and CHCCS

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2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Original Budget $91,346,154 $97,722,771 $98,488,469 $99,848,327 $102,174,757 Student Enrollment Projections for the Orange County Schools: Based on DPI projections, the Orange County School district enrollment for fiscal year 2017-18 totals 7,544, a decrease of 7 students from the March 2016 projections. The district has experienced a growing number of charter students, with a current enrollment, as of March 2017, of 617 students. Out of district students are budgeted at 89 students; 15 less than budgeted in the current fiscal year. This brings the total district enrollment to 8,072 for FY 2017-18. Student Enrollment Projections for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools: The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District DPI projections total 12,239, reflecting an increase of 222 when compared to the March 2016 projections. The district has a current enrollment, as of March 2017, of 162 charter students. Out of district students are budgeted at 241. This brings the total district enrollment to 12,160 for FY 2017-18. The General Assembly requires school systems to pay a per pupil allotment to support charter students within their district. Current Expense The recommended appropriations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City and Orange County Schools increases the current expense funding by $3,544,435 in FY 2017-18. This includes an increase in per pupil funding from $3,868 to $3,991, a $123.00 increase for each of the 20,232 students in the two school systems. This increase is to help cover the cost of both school systems for mandated increases related to State mandated teacher pay raises and all other locally paid school employees, increases in Retirement and Health Insurance for FY 2017-18, and the effects of House Bill 13, which reduces the class size for K-3. Local Current Expense funding supplements State and Federal funds received by each district for the day-to-day operation of schools. Examples of expenses paid from these funds include salaries and benefits for locally paid teachers and utilities. North Carolina statutes mandate boards of county commissioners to provide local current expense monies to school districts. Counties having more than one school administrative unit, as is the case in Orange County, are required to provide equal per pupil appropriations to each system. 2017-18 Enrollment Projections CHCCS OCS Total March 2017 Department of Public Instruction ADM Planning #s 12,239 7,544 19,783 Less: Out of District (241) (89) (330) 11,998 7,455 19,453 Plus: Budgeted Charter Students 162 617 779 Total Budgeted Students 12,160 8,072 20,232 60.10% 39.90% Recurring Capital