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15 <br />1 Fund Balance Appropriation <br />2 Local Operating Expenses <br />3 Total Local Budget <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />State Mandated Increases (estimate) <br />Estimated Funding Gap $ <br />1,000,000 <br />75,373,370 <br />$ 76,373,370 <br />1,000,000 <br />76,023,568 <br />$ 77,023,568 <br />$ 3,057,231 <br />(2,104,771) <br />*Projected student enrollment based on DPI estimate from 16 -17 to 17 -18. <br />Chair Dorosin referred to the 162 students attending charter schools, and asked if they <br />are counted in the per pupil number, and if the money goes to the charter school with the <br />student. <br />Todd LoFrese said the charter schools provide documentation that they have CHCCS <br />students enrolled in their schools, and on a monthly basis the budget and finance office writes a <br />check to those charter schools for the per pupil equivalent. He said CHCCS are just a pass <br />through for the charter school funding. <br />Chair Dorosin asked if Orange County is also giving this money back to CHCCS. <br />Todd LoFrese said it is included in the total student billing base number. He said <br />CHCCS started with the projected enrollment of 12,239, and added the 162 charter students to <br />that number. He said the out of districts students are backed out of that number, which leaves <br />a total student - billing base of 12,160 students. <br />Chair Dorosin said these 162 students are budgeted as part of the total student <br />enrollment; their per pupil is sent to the charter schools, and then Orange County gives CHCCS <br />this money again to replace this. He said Orange County holds CHCCS harmless under the <br />current model, and Orange County is paying CHCCS as if the charter students are there. He <br />said this is a fairly extraordinary thing for a County to do. <br />Commissioner Price asked if the charter school students are only those who live in <br />Orange County. <br />Todd LoFrese said only the ones that live in the CHCCS district. <br />Chair Dorosin said it does not matter where the students attend a charter school, as the <br />money follows the students. <br />Commissioner Price asked if the process would be the same if the charter school were <br />within the CHCCS district <br />Todd LoFrese said PACE Academy used to reside within CHCCS, and not only did <br />CHCCS have to provide the per pupil from the County, but also had to provide the proportionate <br />amount for the special district tax. <br />Commissioner Price asked what would happen if there was a student from Durham <br />County who attended PACE academy. <br />Todd LoFrese this student would not be calculated in CHCCS numbers. <br />Todd LoFrese continued to review page 3. <br />Chair Dorosin asked if tuition is from out of district students coming into CHCCS. <br />Todd LoFrese said yes. <br />Chair Dorosin asked if there is a policy for setting this tuition number. <br />Todd LoFrese said it is a CHCCS Board policy. <br />Chair Dorosin asked if the only way one can attend CHCCS schools from out of district <br />is by being a child of an employee. <br />Todd LoFrese said yes. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the cost for paying for custodians in house is known. <br />