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3 <br /> Orange County Schools Board of Education Meeting <br /> 02/07/2022 06:30 PM <br /> Whitted Building-In Person <br /> Printed:2/14/2022 7:53 AM ET 300 W.Tryon Street Hillsborough NC 27278 <br /> ITEM: III.J.Additional Local Revenue Plan <br /> Date <br /> 2/7/2022 <br /> Action Item(Yes/No) <br /> YES <br /> Subject <br /> Additional Local Revenue Plan <br /> Staff Contact <br /> Rhonda Rath,Chief Finance Officer <br /> Dr.Monique Felder,Superintendent <br /> Goals <br /> Goal V-Orange County Schools will be the first choice for families...through the accountable,equitable and <br /> transparent management of human and financial resources. <br /> Purpose <br /> To obtain Board approval for a recommended spending plan of the additional online sales tax <br /> revenue committed to Orange County Schools from the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> Background <br /> The Board of County Commissioners recently adopted the following resolution: <br /> WHEREAS; School Districts throughout the United States have been challenged with <br /> ensuring that students are provided appropriate resources to address both Mental <br /> Health and Student Achievement Gaps that has been exacerbated during the COVID- <br /> 19 pandemic; <br /> WHEREAS; in recognition of these issues, the Orange County Board of County <br /> Commissioners (BOCC) approved $1,500,000 in additional funding for both School <br /> Districts to support Mental Health and Student Achievement Gap initiatives; <br /> WHEREAS; the County used the October 2021 Average Daily Membership (ADM) <br /> figures from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) which <br /> represented the most updated data which resulted in an ADM percentage of 42.1% for <br /> Orange County Schools (OCS) amounting to $631,500 and an ADM percentage of <br /> 57.9% for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) amounting to $868,500; <br /> WHEREAS; the BOCC has requested that both School Boards approve a Spending <br /> Plan and Performance Metrics and present this information back to the BOCC at a <br /> business meeting; <br /> WHEREAS; the BOCC did not set any target dollar allocations on how much each <br /> School Board should appropriate for either Mental Health or Student Achievement; <br /> WHEREAS; the BOCC desired that OCS spend their FY 2021-22 Mental Health and/or <br /> Student Achievement amounts by June 30, 2022 and not have any amount revert to <br /> fund balance; <br /> WHEREAS; OCS will provide a FY 2021-22 Spending Plan and Performance Metrics <br /> report to the BOCC; <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; <br /> OCS will provide a Spending Plan which includes Key Performance Indicators and <br /> Program Description. <br /> MAIN POINTS: <br /> Request to leverage the $631,500 in additional local funding to address findings in the district's <br /> recent salary study for Classified staff and principals. <br /> Classified staff are employees of a school, district, or county office of education who are in a <br /> position not requiring certification. Classified staff include paraprofessionals, office/clerical staff, <br /> as well as other classified staff, such as custodians, business managers and Teaching Assistants <br /> and are all valued employees who are essential to the effective operation of the school district. <br /> For example, in a recent article published on the Brown Center Chalkboard, "Teacher Assistants <br /> are needed-now more than ever" by Ladd, Hemelt and Clifton. It was noted that "TAs in the <br />