Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
<br />The recommended budget includes $3,629,597 for the Health and Safety Service Contracts for <br />both school districts to cover the costs of School Resource Officers in every middle and high <br />school, and a School Health Nurse in every elementary, middle, and high school in both school <br />systems. <br /> <br />Deferred Maintenance Funds for School Capital Projects <br />The recommended budget includes $3,000,000 allocated by ADM towards deferred <br />maintenance needs as addressed in both school districts’ assessment of older facilities in the <br />following amounts: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools appropriation of $1,804,200, and Orange <br />County Schools appropriation of $1,195,800. <br /> <br />School Equity Training <br />The recommended budget also includes $260,000 towards Foundational Equity Training which <br />consists of the following: REI-Ground Water training will provide an historical context related to <br />racism and its fundamental impacts on organizations; and Beyond Diversity training which will <br />provide an in-depth analysis of systemic issues as they relate directly to schools and their <br />communities. It will allow participants to practice their learning in the context of their work in <br />schools. <br /> <br />School Districts Budget Requests <br />Both School Districts requested increases in per pupil funding for FY 2019-20. <br /> <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools requested an increase of $485.00. This requested increase in <br />the local per pupil allocation for current expenses would increase the per pupil allocation to <br />$4,650. This funding level would represent an increase of $5,530,872 in the current expense for <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. <br /> <br />Orange County Schools requested an increase of $273.00. This requested increase in the local <br />per pupil allocation for current expenses would increase the per pupil allocation to $4,438. This <br />funding level would represent an increase in the current expense for Orange County Schools of <br />$2,729,117. <br /> <br />County Support of Orange County Campus of Durham Technical Community College <br />The recommended funding for the Orange County Campus of Durham Technical Community <br />College, located at the Waterstone Development in Hillsborough, provides current expense <br />funding of $723,256, recurring capital of $75,000, and debt service payments of $242,108. In <br />addition, the recommended budget includes $200,000 for 200 scholarships (student tuition for <br />Orange County Residents), which will be paid from Article 46 Sales Tax proceeds instead of <br />through Current Expenses. <br /> <br />As with local school districts, counties in North Carolina are responsible for supplementing state <br />and federal appropriations to community colleges. For the most part, counties are responsible <br />for day-to-day operating costs such as utilities, security and custodial services. The Counties <br />are not responsible for funding of teaching staff. <br /> <br />Capital Investment Plan <br />The FY 2019-24 Manager Recommended Capital Investment Plan includes funding of <br />$8,689,391 in FY 2019-20, and a 5-Year total of $39,903,779, for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br />Schools; and funding of $25,823,215 in FY 2019-20, and a 5-Year total of $56,604,739 for <br />Orange County Schools. Note: these amounts have been revised from the Original