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