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40 't 41 1 � FROM THE #tail U4�Il�I gin,bCaid CA L+aucautin BOARD OF EDUCATION ��+�1ZRaRf� Nyah D..rtiimiett,IEd_b_,Superintendent CHAPEL WILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS Dear Commissioner Bedford and Members of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is pleased to provide an update on our staffing and vacancy data forthe 23-24 School Year,and to discuss some critical upcoming needs that warrant our attention. At the start of the 2022-2023 school year, we opened schools 82.6% staffed. As I am sure you would agree,we all strive to fully staff all of our schools and classrooms with talented and highly qualified individuals_With strategic and targeted stewardship of district funding, allotted towards personnel needs,we have been able to move in line:with our Strategic Plan's theme to"Act and Think Differently"_ Consequently, our focus on recruitment and retention has led our district to opening schools 95% staffed with certified employees (i.e. teachers, school counselors, etc.), which has risen to 97% as of today. We are also 97°1 staffed with classified employees. This ability to attract and retain educators is of paramount importance and a top indicator of improving success for our most impacted learners and maintaining high levels of student learning outcomes for all.See below for a breakdown of current vacancies. CATEGORY Licensed Employees(Schaal-Based) 34 96.76% Classified Employees(School-Based) 18 96.92% Teachers 32 96,64% Bus Drivers 9 89.53% Special Education Teachers 9 90.82% {Based on data as of September 21,�t123- Without adequate funding, the strategies and initiatives that have been put into place, for our students and school communities, will not be able to continue and thus negatively impact our students. Thank you for your continued support of our students,families and community. In Service to Children, Rani D. Dasi, M.B.A., Chair Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education 750 S.Merritt MIR Road I Chapel trill,NC 27516 1 P 919.9674211 WIA Hill-Carrboro City'Seiiools adnimistem alt educateunol progrunii,enlpk"ient.qcl i+a ....:..,.huessrans mAhmn discrmnnapun 4wuuire of race. religion,na.tmnal nr rihnic origin,color.age,railnary 4yiywo,dimbibty,nwiiul status,parental Status,tx @endCF,exiepl uUra exeanpilanis ni,lanpnale and ills ,,J'4 t,r 1 2 Chair Bedford said that they want special district tax funds to be spent on the children that 3 year. She said the county is not in a recession, Orange County has a health fund balance, and 4 there is insurance should something terrible happen to the facilities. She said the county provides 5 a backstop for the schools. 6 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked for clarification about the cash flow issue. She asked 7 if the cash flow issue was created because of how property tax is collected.