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27 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Continuation Request Summary <br /> 3 The continuation requirement is composed of anticipated increases in salaries, supplements, <br /> 4 employer matching benefits, and health insurance premiums, that total $3,638,000. Also, <br /> 5 $78,000 is needed for operational costs due to the increased square footage of the completed <br /> 6 Chapel Hill High School construction coming online. Our continuation budget, which reflects the <br /> 7 amount of additional funding necessary to continue current operations, is forecast in total at <br /> 8 $3,716,000, which is about $302 per pupil. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Expansion Budget Requests <br /> 11 We received many budget requests from our program managers and schools. While these all <br /> 12 represent legitimate identified needs, the administration prioritized the request in alignment with <br /> 13 the strategic plan: <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Cost for Additional Year of Project Advance <br /> 16 (Strategic Plan Goals: Student Success and Employee Experience) <br /> 17 State grant funds have provided the funding for Project Advance since December 2016. The <br /> 18 grant funds will not be available starting in the 2020-2021 school year. To hold employees <br /> 19 harmless and continue to receive their incentive pay for attaining Project Advance LEARN and <br /> 20 GROW levels, it will cost an additional estimated $968,500 of local funds. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 COVID-19 Re-Entry and Recovery <br /> 23 (Strategic Plan Goals: Student Success, Family & Community Engagement, and Organizational <br /> 24 Effectiveness) <br /> 25 Although the timing of school reopening is still uncertain, our schools will return to normal <br /> 26 operations at some point. Planning and funding for re-entry and recovery will be needed. <br /> 27 Currently, the amount of funding is difficult to estimate. However, an allocation of$1,000,000 is <br /> 28 included to prepare our schools for the transition back to face-to-face instruction in a way that <br /> 29 makes everyone feel safe and invited back into our buildings. The allocation of funds for re-entry <br /> 30 will help to ensure that appropriate supports are available to students. Since this has been an <br /> 31 unprecedented time, we do not know what supports our learners will need, but we need to be <br /> 32 prepared for the additional cost. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Class Size Reduction <br /> 35 (Strategic Plan Goal: Student Success) <br /> 36 13 Additional Teachers with Benefits <br /> 37 The District has identified the need to hire thirteen teachers in the kindergarten to third-grade <br /> 38 levels from local funds among the eleven elementary schools to reduce the class sizes and <br /> 39 meet the requirements of House Bill 90. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 On February 13, 2018, the North Carolina House General Assembly ratified House Bill 90 to <br /> 42 phase in class size requirement for kindergarten through third grade. The House Bill refers to <br /> 43 the current General Statute 115C-301 for allocation of teacher and class size, as shown in the <br /> 44 chart below. Chapel Hill — Carrboro City Schools had been granted a waiver for the prior two <br /> 45 years. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 By using an average salary for the thirteen teacher positions paid from local funds and matching <br /> 48 benefits, the estimated cost incurred will be about $1,092,000. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 13 Additional Teacher Assistants with Benefits <br />