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1 services. He said schools with in house services reported a lower level of satisfaction with the <br /> 2 evening services, when their in-house staff was ill or unable to report for work. He said a higher <br /> 3 wage may bridge the gap. <br /> 4 Annetta Streater said one of the benefits of contracting with an outside contractor is that <br /> 5 they have the large equipment, which the district cannot currently provide, unless it buys the <br /> 6 heavy equipment. <br /> 7 Steve Halkiotis said if the BOCC wants to return to in-house service providers for the <br /> 8 schools, then he would lead the charge. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Chair Dorosin said he would prefer to pay living wages and benefits to in-house service <br /> 11 providers. <br /> 12 4. Orange County Schools <br /> 13 • FY 2017-18 Operating Budget Presentation and Discussion <br /> 14 • Capital Investment Plan Discussion <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Based on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's projected Average Daily <br /> 17 Membership (ADM) enrollment for FY2017-18, Orange County Schools' enrollment would <br /> 18 decrease by 7 students, while charter students would increase by 192 to a total of 711, less 89 <br /> 19 Out-of-County tuition paid students, which remains the same as in the previous year. <br /> 20 Orange County Schools is requesting an increase in the local per pupil allocation of $417. This <br /> 21 requested increase in the local per pupil allocation for current expenses would increase the per <br /> 22 pupil allocation to $4,285. This funding level would represent an increase in the current expense <br /> 23 for Orange County Schools of$4,182,015. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Orange County Schools Capital Investment Plan projects for FY2017-18 totals $3,103,689 with <br /> 26 a 5-Year total of$47,541,561. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Dr. Todd Wirt reviewed some of the OCS accomplishments: <br /> 29 • The district achievement on state assessments improved in the overall state <br /> 30 rankings from 36th to 27th, out of all the 115 public school districts; <br /> 31 • The graduation rate of 90% reached its highest level ever; <br /> 32 • 38% of our workforce has advanced degrees and 18% of our teachers are <br /> 33 Nationally Board Certified <br /> 34 • Overall ACT proficiency grew by 7%, with African American students realizing a <br /> 35 18% gain and Hispanic/Latino students realizing a 10% gain in ACT performance <br /> 36 • Eleven of twelve schools (91%) met or exceeded growth, compared to 73% <br /> 37 statewide. This is a marked increase over the past 3 years. In 2013-14 only 6 <br /> 38 schools met this standard, and in 2014-15 only 10 schools met or exceeded <br /> 39 growth. <br /> 40 • Efland-Cheeks Global Elementary School raised its school performance score by <br /> 41 12 points, moving from a D in 2014-15 to a C in 2015-16. ECGES is no longer <br /> 42 labeled as low performing by the state. Large gains were experienced at Efland- <br /> 43 Cheeks Global in all areas: reading proficiency increased by 7%, math by 17%, <br /> 44 and science by 24%. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Dr. Todd Wirth said the singular focus of the OCS budget last year was to invest in the <br /> 47 OCS workforce. <br /> 48 Dr. Todd Wirt made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Orange County Schools <br />