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OCS Board <br /> OCS 2017-2019 Budget Reductions <br /> This continuation requirement is approximately$(850 thousand short), based on the current per <br /> pupil funding of$4,165/student. <br /> State mandated salary and benefit increases continue to be the driving force in the requested <br /> budget increases. As seen in the data below, the employer portion of employee benefits have risen <br /> upwards of 30% in the past five years. State mandated salary increases are provided to all staff, no <br /> matter the funding stream. As a result, local budget requests continue to rise. <br /> 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020* <br /> Teacher Pay Increases 2.1% 4.7% 3.3% 6.9% av 5.0% <br /> Classified Staff Increases $750 1.5% $1,000 2.0% 2.0% <br /> Employer Retirement 15.32% 16.12% 17.13% 18.86% 20.36% <br /> Contribution <br /> Employer Hospitalization $5,471 $5,704 $5,869 $6,104 $6,354 <br /> Contribution <br /> *Budgeted <br /> EXPANSION <br /> Beginning October 2018, the Board's Budget Committee met and worked with staff to discuss <br /> critical budget issues facing the district. As a result of these conversations, the following <br /> expansion items are requested for funding consideration in the FY 2020 local budget: <br /> 0 $350,000 in support of our Equity Initiative <br /> o February 11, 2019 the Board approved Local Policy 1030 -Equity in Education. In <br /> support of this commitment and in collaboration with Chapel Hill Carrboro City <br /> Schools, as a result a series of professional development will be presented to cover <br /> equity, inclusion and cultural awareness throughout the district. <br /> o Furthermore, this initiative is intended to focus on diversity recruitment and hiring <br /> resulting in an increase in the number of male and minority candidates hired into <br /> teaching positions. A Human Capital Management position is requested to <br /> coordinate district recruitment efforts and outreach to university partners providing <br /> a strategic and intentional focus on leading a recruitment task force to address <br /> district hiring barriers and challenges facing teachers of color. <br /> ❑ $160,000 to reinstate 10 paid workdays for teacher assistant <br /> o In order to balance the 2018/2019 budget while protecting critical support positions, <br /> it was necessary to no longer allow Teacher Assistants the ability to work, or take <br />