Agenda - 05-19-20; 8-a - Minutes

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16 1 show empathy for others, demonstrate cultural sensitivity, establish and maintain positive 2 relationships, and make responsible decision. 3 4 Unfortunately, the above cartoon reflects many students entering our school buildings today. 5 They are entering our buildings carrying lots of"baggage" and still expected to perform, learn 6 and behave. In order for our students to be the most successful, we have to support the student 7 in a whole child model not just focusing on academics. 8 FOCI III - STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT: 9 According to John Hattie, Education Researcher, "The effect of parental engagement over a 10 student's school career is equivalent to adding an extra two or three years to that student's 11 education." 12 13 Stakeholders have a stake in the school district and its students, which means they have 14 personal, professional, civic, financial interest or concern in the school district. We cannot move 15 this work forward without realizing how vital stakeholder engagement is to the success and 16 improvement of a school district. This engagement can improve outcomes for students. 17 18 By no means are we suggesting or even recommending that the above areas be the only focus 19 for administration going forward. However, we are saying that we need to double down in these 20 areas to improve the outcomes for"EVERY" student in Orange County Schools. 21 22 BUDGET OVERVIEW— FY 2020-2021 23 The 2020-2021 Board of Education approved budget represents Orange County School's 24 commitment to the three foci outlined above and our core belief"First Choice for Families". The 25 District continues to be faced with the challenges of meeting on-going critical academic and 26 social and emotional needs of students and staff while balancing the uncertainty of the many 27 funding sources that provide the resources. 28 29 Orange County Schools continually strives to maximize revenues from all sources which include 30 State, Federal and Local County Governments while ensuring optimal learning environments for 31 our students. Our budget request for the 2020-2021 academic year reflects our commitment. 32 33 Even though our State did not pass a budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, legislation is in place 34 to ensure state agencies can continue operating. Legislation passed in 2017 allows the state 35 government to continue operating utilizing current funding levels. As a result, the state funding 36 levels for the 2019-2020 academic year were funded at the same level as 2018-2019 where a 37 budget was enacted in law. At this time, we are anticipating funding from the State of North 38 Carolina to hold at the 2019-2020 level of$49.0 million. Federal programs are anticipated to 39 contribute $3.4 million in revenue. Other revenue sources for Orange County Schools include 40 two enterprise funds, School Nutrition and After School Care. As Enterprise Funds, these 41 programs are fee based and operate as self-sustaining therefore not requiring funding support 42 from other State, Federal or Local revenues provided to the district in support of operational 43 needs. 44 45 In order to continue operations at the current level and support the projected student ADM, 46 Orange County Schools will require a total of$36.7 million in local revenue from the Orange 47 County Board of County Commissioners. This equates to a necessary increase in the per pupil 48 appropriation of$148 per pupil which will generate additional revenue of$984 thousand. The 49 additional revenue will support: 50 • Continued operations at the current level 51 0 Projected 5% state mandated salary increase for certified staff