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12 <br /> <br />The continuation budget also includes estimated revenue increases as a result of student <br />growth, special district tax inflation, and other miscellaneous revenue growth. We anticipate <br />receiving our official state enrollment projection from the Department of Public Instruction by <br />the end of February. At this time our continuation budget is based off the same growth as the <br />state projected last year of 109 additional students. We project a $777,460 increase in local <br />revenues from student growth and the special district tax inflation. We also project a $175,000 <br />increase 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 <br />for 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 <br />insurance rate. In total the estimated local cost for these potential state mandates is <br />$3,057,231. This represents the estimated amount of funding needed to maintain our current <br />educational services, programming, and staff. <br /> <br />District schools and central offices submitted budget requests as part of our budget <br />development process. Over $3 million was requested by school improvement teams and <br />district administrators to support unfunded educational needs of our students. Over the next <br />two months, these requests will be prioritized and may be included in the Board’s budget <br />request to the Board of Orange County Commissioners. <br /> <br />Superintendent Pam Baldwin and Assistant Superintendent Todd LoFrese made the <br />following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> <br />Preliminary 2018-19 <br />Local Budget Review <br />Board of County Commissioners Meeting <br />February 20, 2018 <br /> <br />2017-18 District Highlights <br />• Restorative Practices & Discipline Data <br />• District-wide focus: Culture of Safety <br />• Co-located Mental Health <br />• CTE Fire and EMT programming <br />• Newcomer Graduates <br /> <br />2017-18 District Initiatives <br />• The Innovation Project <br />• Northside AVID program <br />• Phoenix Evening Program <br />• TRAC Grant <br />• LAUNCH <br /> <br />Strategic Plan Development <br />• Student and Staff Forums <br />• Focus Groups <br />• Four Key Themes Emerge <br />o Whole Child