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9 <br /> <br />o Program Reviews 1 <br />o Budget Reallocations – Look at staff’s talents to best utilize skills and funds. 2 <br />Also identifies gaps 3 <br />o Financial Reporting Excellence 4 <br /> 5 <br />Strategic Plan Development 6 <br />• Student and Staff Forums, Surveys, etc. 7 <br />• Focus Groups – 44 focus groups; 475 people involved, good representation of needs 8 <br />• Four Key Themes Emerge: 9 <br />o Whole Child 10 <br />o Human Capital 11 <br />o Organizational Structure 12 <br />o Family and Community Engagement 13 <br /> 14 <br />Todd LoFrese presented this portion of the PowerPoint: 15 <br /> 16 <br />2018-19 Budget Priorities 17 <br />• Our CORE work 18 <br />• Mental health and behavior support 19 <br />• Mandates and continuation expenses 20 <br />• Salaries, recruitment and retention 21 <br />• Strategic plan goals – budget tied to strategic goals 22 <br /> 23 <br />2018-19 Student Enrollment Projection 24 <br />2018-19 State Enrollment Projection 12,474 25 <br />2017-18 State Enrollment Projection 12,239 26 <br />District Projected Enrollment Increase 235 27 <br /> 28 <br />Projected State Mandates 29 <br />State Mandates 30 <br />• 6.9% State pay raise for teachers incl. benefits $ 1,488,731 31 <br />• $1,000 pay raise for other employees 857,000 32 <br />• State retirement match increase 33 <br /> (17.13% to 17.64% est.) 500,000 34 <br />• Employer health insurance match increase 35 <br /> ($5984 to $6104 est.) 211,500 36 <br />TOTAL OF CONTINUATION BUDGET REQUESTS $ 3,057,231 37 <br /> 38 <br />Priority Expansion Budget Recommendations 39 <br />• Gifted Specialists – Additional .5 FTE for each middle school, 2.0 FTEs $ 164,944 40 <br />(restore positions) 41 <br />• Additional TA/Bus Driver position for each elementary school, 11 FTEs 427,761 42 <br />(partially restore; possibly use as media specialists) 43 <br />• Professional Development: Additional 5 days for teacher assistants 231,700 44 <br />• Implementation of classified hiring local supplement @ 4.5% 200,000 45 <br />• Inflationary budget increase for Facilities Department 133,000 46 <br />• Middle School Behavior Support Program 158,500 47 <br />(not currently provided but needed) 48 <br />• Mental health professionals for each traditional high school 219,000 49