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21 <br /> <br />13 Additional Teacher Assistants and Benefits <br />• CHCCS historically maintains a teacher assistance per classroom in the kindergarten to <br />third grade levels. <br />Expansion Requests (pie chart): <br />Paid Parental Leave <br />• Estimated cost: $568,000 <br />Parental leave would provide multiple important benefits for our employees, their families, and <br />children <br />• Providing paid parental leave will assist the District in enhancing the employee <br />experience <br />• We recommend providing parental leave supplemental income for up to 6 weeks. This <br />request would cover up to 75 employees annually at 100% <br />• This will help the district provide a competitive benefit to attract and retain our teaching <br />staff <br /> <br />Expansion Requests (pie chart): <br />2 Days Paid Salary for Inclement Weather <br />• Estimated cost: $360,000 <br />This request would fund two full days of salaries for all 10-month employed staff (teachers, <br />teacher assistants, child nutrition, and transportation) in the event of future closures <br />• In the last few years, the District has repeatedly encountered closings due to inclement <br />weather such as hurricanes, snow, and flooding <br /> <br />Expansion Requests (pie chart): <br />Remove the Supplement Cap on Certified Employees <br />• Estimated cost: $166,000 <br />Certified staff hired after July 1, 2016, who had several years of teaching experience, were no <br />longer eligible to earn a higher supplemental percentage, 20% or 25% <br />• We have identified the employees who are part of that cohort of employees to provide <br />the higher supplement rate to those certified staff members <br /> <br />Expansion Request (pie chart): <br />One Time Cost for COVID 19 Re-Entry and Recovery and Continued Year of Project Advance <br />(Fund balance appropriated, $1,968,500 to cover these one time requests) <br />COVID-19 Re-entry and Recovery <br />• Estimated cost: $1,000,000 <br />• Planning and funding for re-entry to guarantee that appropriate supports are available to <br />students at return <br />Continued Year of Project Advance <br />• Estimated cost: $968,500 <br />• This request will continue staff incentive pay and hold employees harmless for those that <br />completed coursework <br />• Grant funds have covered the cost of the stipends until 2020-2021 <br /> <br />Projected Revenues and Fund Balance Appropriated <br />• Estimate revenue growth $225,000: <br />o $ 75,000 in fines and forfeitures <br />o $ 25,000 in projected interest revenue <br />o $125,000 projected miscellaneous revenues <br />• Fund balance appropriated, $1,968,500: