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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Date: February 13, 2018 <br /> <br />To: Bonnie Hammersley, Orange County Manager <br /> <br />From: Pam Baldwin, Superintendent <br /> <br />Re: 2018-19 Preliminary Continuation Budget <br /> <br />Each year the district prepares a continuation budget estimate to begin the budget development <br />process. The continuation budget is an estimate of the additional funding needed to maintain our <br />current educational services and programs. This estimate is based on the anticipated state salary <br />increases and benefit cost increases that must be matched for locally paid employees. <br /> <br />The continuation budget also includes estimated revenue increases as a result of student growth, <br />special district tax inflation, and other miscellaneous revenue growth. We anticipate receiving <br />our official state enrollment projection from the Department of Public Instruction by the end of <br />February. At this time our continuation budget is based off the same growth as the state <br />projected last year of 109 additional students. We project a $777,460 increase in local revenues <br />from student growth and the special district tax inflation. We also project a $175,000 increase <br />from all of the other revenue sources. <br /> <br />A placeholder amount has been included in the preliminary budget for a 6.9% state pay raise for <br />certified staff and a $1,000 increase of all other staff. This placeholder will also support the <br />district meeting Orange County’s living wage goals for all of our employees. We have also <br />projected increases in the state retirement employer match rate as well as in the health insurance <br />rate. In total the estimated local cost for these potential state mandates is $3,057,231. This <br />represents the estimated amount of funding needed to maintain our current educational services, <br />programming, and staff. <br /> <br />District schools and central offices submitted budget requests as part of our budget development <br />process. Over $3 million was requested by school improvement teams and district administrators <br />to support unfunded educational needs of our students. Over the next two months, these requests <br />will be prioritized and may be included in the Board’s budget request to the Board of Orange <br />County Commissioners. . <br /> <br />District administration will make a brief presentation and be available for questions. <br />2