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Agenda Item #1 <br /> Attachment C <br /> OCS Board of Education <br /> Approved 2020-2021 Local Operating Budget Request <br /> In regards to state mandated salary increases,history has shown that in those years following a budget cycle <br /> without a mandated salary increase,legislatures tend to be more generous providing higher than normal <br /> increases. Here is an example of just that: <br /> Fiscal Year Teachers Other State <br /> Employees <br /> 2013-14 0.0% 0.0% <br /> 2014-15 7.0% 1.6% <br /> As a result,we are optimistic and anticipating that legislatures will come through for staff this next budget <br /> cycle with salary increases as projected. <br /> 2020-2021 EXPANSION BUDGET <br /> As previously stated,legislatures failed to come to an agreement and pass a budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal <br /> year. As a result,no additional funds were distributed from the State to provide salary increases for all staff. <br /> Even though it was approved to give Certified Staff(i.e.teachers) credit for their previous year of experience <br /> which allowed movement on the salary scale,the state salary scales remained unchanged for not only Certified <br /> but all other staff as well. This decision to credit one year of service did allow Certified Staff(i.e.Teachers)to <br /> receive a$1,000 annual salary increase. However, no other staff employed with Orange County Schools <br /> received any salary increase for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. <br /> We know Commissioners value the service all Orange County Schools employees provide the students <br /> attending our schools as much as we do. As a result,we request a onetime funding of$1.oM to provide a <br /> onetime bonus to staff. This is not requested as a per pupil increase. <br /> Now,let's look at the other expansion items being requested for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. As we dug deep into <br /> our data,it became very apparent that to move the work forward in the three foci areas outlined at the <br /> beginning of this document, additional resources and support would be required. <br /> 2018-2019 EOG English Language Arts/ Reading Performance <br /> 45%Grade-s 3-8 NOT Proficient <br /> .xL <br /> TQNbm Fb— <br /> �t <br /> W fi <br /> http5;//www.dpi.nc.gov/data-reports/school-report-card:5 <br /> ■Lcwd 1 i Ls.t�2 •Lsil}�Laid��Lr.ci$ <br /> 10 <br />