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20 <br /> 1 Should continuation funds not be provided, the District will have to adjust the budget <br /> 2 accordingly <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Conti nuation Reg uests: <br /> 5 Salary and Benefits <br /> 6 The CHCCS Board of Education's (BOE) local County Appropriation Funding Request Includes <br /> 7 placeholders for: <br /> 8 • Certified salaries and Supplement: 5% for anticipated State salary increases for teachers <br /> 9 • Classified Salaries and Supplement: 2% for other public-school employees, and funds to <br /> 10 raise up the minimum wage to the Orange County Living Wage, $14.90 per hour <br /> 11 • Matching Benefit Cost Increases: <br /> 12 o State Requirement, 21.44% <br /> 13 o Health Insurance premium, $341 annually <br /> 14 o Social Security and Medicare due to increase in salaries <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Continuation Requests: <br /> 17 Operational Costs <br /> 18 The CHCCS BOE Includes: <br /> 19 Increased operational cost of$78,000 at Chapel Hill High School for additional square <br /> 20 footage added by the current building renovation <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Continuation Requests (graph) <br /> 23 Total Continuation Requests for Salaries and Operational Costs $3, 716, 000- graph <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Board Consideration for Expansion Budget <br /> 26 • Received many budget requests from our instructional staff and schools <br /> 27 • The items presented are identified needs that the CHCCS administration and BOE <br /> 28 prioritized in alignment with our strategic plan: <br /> 29 o Student success; family and community engagement; employee experience; and <br /> 30 organizational effectiveness <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Expansion Requests (pie chart) <br /> 33 Priority Initiatives for Expansion Budget - $4,642,500 <br /> 34 • Re-entry and Recovery costs from COVID-19 (one time for circumstances) <br /> 35 • Cost for continued year of project advance (one year) <br /> 36 • 13 additional K-3 classroom teachers due to class size reduction <br /> 37 • 13 additional K-3 classroom teacher assistants due to class size reduction <br /> 38 • Paid parental leave <br /> 39 • 2 days paid salaries for inclement weather <br /> 40 • Remove the supplement cap on certified employees <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Expansion Requests (pie chart): <br /> 43 Class Size Reduction: Additional Classroom Teachers and Teacher Assistants <br /> 44 • Estimated costs: $1,092,000 for teachers <br /> 45 • Estimated costs: $ 488,000 for teacher assistants <br /> 46 • Estimated costs: $1,580,000 <br /> 47 <br /> 48 13 Additional Teachers and Benefits <br /> 49 Reduce K-3td grade class size, compliance with House Bill 90. <br /> 50 o Create 13 additional classrooms in K-3rd grade levels <br />