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17 <br /> 1 • Projected 2% state mandated salary increase for classified staff <br /> 2 • Projected Retirement increase to 21.44% <br /> 3 • Projected Hospitalization of$6,647 annually per employee <br /> 4 • Elementary Universal Breakfast Program <br /> 5 • Continued equity professional development for all staff <br /> 6 State mandated benefit and salary increases continue to be the driving force in the requested <br /> 7 continuation budget increase. Based on historical data, the employer portion of employee <br /> 8 benefits has risen upwards of 30% in the past five years. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 2020-2021 EXPANSION BUDGET <br /> 11 As previously stated, legislatures failed to come to an agreement and pass a budget for the <br /> 12 2019-2020 fiscal year. As a result, no additional funds were distributed from the State to provide <br /> 13 salary increases for all staff. Even though it was approved to give Certified Staff(i.e. teachers) <br /> 14 credit for their previous year of experience which allowed movement on the salary scale, the <br /> 15 state salary scales remained unchanged for not only Certified but all other staff as well. This <br /> 16 decision to credit one year of service did allow Certified Staff (i.e. Teachers) to receive a $1,000 <br /> 17 annual salary increase. However, no other staff employed with Orange County Schools received <br /> 18 any salary increase for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 We know Commissioners value the service all Orange County Schools employees provide the <br /> 21 students attending our schools as much as we do. As a result, we request a onetime funding of <br /> 22 $1.OM to provide a onetime bonus to staff. This is not requested as a per pupil increase. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Now, let's look at the other expansion items being requested for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. As <br /> 25 we dug deep into our data, it became very apparent that to move the work forward in the three <br /> 26 foci areas outlined at the beginning of this document, additional resources and support would be <br /> 27 required. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Foci I outlines our intent of doubling down on Literacy. Our data reflects that our marginalized <br /> 30 students are falling behind in Literacy at an unacceptable level. 45% of our 3rd through 8th <br /> 31 grade students are not proficient in reading as reflected on the 2018/2019 end of grade tests. <br /> 32 In order to interrupt the systems in place and improve student outcomes, our Board supported <br /> 33 and approved the following expansion items in support of the Literacy Foci: <br /> 34 $105,500 to hire a Directory of Literacy. <br /> 35 o Approx. 64% of our black students in grades 3-8 are not proficient in reading <br /> 36 o Approx. 67% of our Hispanic students in grades 3-8 are not proficient in reading <br /> 37 o Approx. 85% of our English language learners in grades 3-8 are not proficient in <br /> 38 reading <br /> 39 o Approx. 87% of our students with disabilities in grades 3-8 are not proficient in <br /> 40 reading <br /> 41 $138,000 to hire two additional school counselors to offer additional support at various <br /> 42 schools. In this year alone, OCS has experienced the following: <br /> 43 o 135 suicide assessments <br /> 44 o 78 social service referrals <br /> 45 o 19 medical emergencies <br /> 46 o 400+ referred and/or receiving school based mental health services <br /> 47 $74,100 to hire a Social and Emotional Learning Coordinator. <br /> 48 o 50% of our students qualify for Title I funding <br /> 49 o 43.25% of our K-12 students receive free & reduced meals <br /> 50 o 70.3% of our PreK students received free & reduced meals <br />