Attachment A. Orange County Schools Board of Education FY2018-19 Budget Request and CIP

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page 4  Summer offerings expanded to include full day Read to Achieve Camp, Culinary Camp, and STEM Camp, among others  Self-funded dental program began with the goal of continuing to reduce out of pocket spending to our employees  Leadership Development ongoing that is resulting in the promoting of internal candidates into higher level leadership positions  Fire Tech Academy implemented at Orange High School and a Criminal Justice Academy at Cedar Ridge High School in partnership with local agencies These accomplishments occurred through the outstanding leadership of the Board of Education and the continued local support from the Board of County Commissioners and the community at large. We recognize and appreciate the additional funding that we received from the Board of County Commissioners last fiscal year, however based on increased mandates from the state one- time funding will not prove to be sufficient or sustainable for our system. The budget proposal before you does not include expansion items such as new positions or programs. It is a pure continuation budget that is aimed at meeting the following challenges:  Reduced enrollment due to additional students attending charter schools and a loss of state teacher funding  Mandatory state salary and benefit increases  Addition of the universal breakfast pilot program permanently into continuation  Phase in of the mandatory K-3 class size legislation  Local expectations Our staff has worked closely with the Board of Education since August of 2017 in preparation of what we knew would be a challenging budget time. We believe that our budget request of $35,396,291 is strictly need-based and is reflective of our desire to continue our present level of service for the student families served by the Orange County Schools. Sincerely, Dr. Todd Wirt Superintendent AGENDA ITEM # 1 ATTACHMENT A