Agenda - Item 1 - FY 2018-19 Budget Work Session with DTCC, OCS, and CHCCS

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Total Funding for Local School Districts: 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19* Original Budget $97,451,679 $98,488,469 $102,727,141 $104,274,757 $109,141,519 *Recommended Budget Student Enrollment Projections for the Orange County Schools: Based on DPI projections, the Orange County School district enrollment for fiscal year 2018-19 totals 7,345, a decrease of 199 students from the March 2017 projections. The district continues to experience a growing number of charter students, with a current enrollment, as of March 2018, of 769 students, which represents an increase of 152 students from March 2017. Out of district students are budgeted at 103 students; 14 more than budgeted in the current fiscal year. This brings the total district enrollment to 8,011 for FY 2018-19. Student Enrollment Projections for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools: The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District DPI projections total 12,474, reflecting an increase of 235 when compared to the March 2017 projections. The district has a current enrollment, as of March 2018, of 155 charter students, which represents a decrease of 7 students from March 2017. Out of district students are budgeted at 242. This brings the total district enrollment to 12,387 for FY 2018-19. The General Assembly requires school systems to pay a per pupil allotment to support charter students within their district. Current Expense The recommended appropriations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City and Orange County Schools increases the current expense funding by $4,211,823 in FY 2017-18. This includes an increase in per pupil funding from $3,991 to $4,165, a $174 increase for each of the 20,398 students in the two school systems. This increase is to help cover the cost of both school systems for mandated increases related to State mandated teacher pay raises and all other locally paid school employees, and increases in Retirement and Health Insurance for FY 2018-19. Local Current Expense funding supplements State and Federal funds received by each district for the day-to-day operation of schools. Examples of expenses paid from these funds include salaries and benefits for locally paid teachers and utilities. North Carolina statutes mandate boards of county commissioners to provide local current expense monies to school districts. Counties having more than one school administrative unit, as is the case in Orange County, are required to provide equal per pupil appropriations to each system. 2018-19 Enrollment Projections CHCCS OCS Total March 2018 Department of Public Instruction ADM Planning #s 12,474 7,345 19,819 Less: Out of District (242) (103) (345) 12,232 7,242 19,474 Plus: Budgeted Charter Students 155 769 924 Total Budgeted Students 12,387 8,011 20,398 60.73% 39.27%