Agenda- 05-14-20; Item 1 - FY2020-21 Budget Work Session with Durham Tech Comm. College, Chapel-Hill Carrboro City Schools, Orange County Schools

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Student Enrollment Projections for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools: Based on DPI projections, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District enrollment for fiscal year 2020-21 totals 12,312, reflecting a decrease of 43 students when compared to the March 2019 projections. The district has a current enrollment, as of March 2020, of 166 charter students, which represents a decrease of 3 students from March 2019. Out of district students are budgeted at 251, 1 more than budgeted in the current fiscal year. This brings the total district enrollment to 12,227 for FY 2020-21. Student Enrollment Projections for the Orange County Schools: Based on DPI projections, the Orange County School district enrollment for fiscal year 2020-21 totals 7,381, a decrease of 7 students from the March 2019 projections. The district continues to experience a growing number of charter students, with a current enrollment, as of March 2020, of 885 students, which represents an increase of 42 students from March 2019. Out of district students are budgeted at 110 students; 13 more than budgeted in the current fiscal year. This brings the total district enrollment to 8,156 for FY 2020-21. 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 $8,394 in FY 2020-21. This includes an increase in per pupil funding from $4,352.25 to $4,358, a $5.75 increase for each of the 20,383 students in the two school systems. 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. 2020-21 Enrollment Projections CHCCS OCS Total March 2020 Department of Public Instruction ADM Allotment#s 12,312 7,381 19,693 Less: Out of District (251) 1( 10) (361) 12,061 7,271 19,332 Plus: Budgeted Charter Students 166 885 1,051 Total Budgeted Students 12,227 8,156 20,383 59.99% 40.01% Recurring Capital Recurring capital for both School districts remains the same as the prior year appropriation of $3 million dollars. The recommended budget for FY 2020-21 includes $1,799,700 for Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools and $1,200,300 for Orange County Schools. For FY 2020-21, as was the case in FY 2019-20, debt financing will be utilized, instead of pay-as-you-go funding for Recurring