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27 <br /> 1 Slide #23 <br /> 4! 0 0 0 1 Goo <br /> ■ <br /> STRATEGICDiscussion _n <br /> 2022-2027 ia <br /> 3 Chair Bedford asked if the 0-19 band can be broken up into two pieces. She said the <br /> 4 General Assembly has been adding salary increases for beginning teachers more than <br /> 5 experienced ones. <br /> 6 Jonathan Scott said the district is able to set their own bands and ideally you do not see <br /> 7 many increases as a certified staff member. He said that they have looked at progressive <br /> 8 increases but unfortunately the cost of implementation would require it to be phased in over time <br /> 9 and feedback would be needed from everyone involved before it was done. <br /> 10 Commissioner Fowler asked for more information on the other three districts that are <br /> 11 paying higher than CHCCS. <br /> 12 Jonathan Scott said he thinks other districts are allocating money differently. He said he <br /> 13 believes they are the last district in the state that has a TA in every K-5 classroom. He said that <br /> 14 they are targeting the funds differently than other districts. He said a lot of districts abandoned <br /> 15 the TA positions, but they have not and that is where the dollars are going. <br /> 16 George Griffin said CHCCS has a lot of programs that other districts are not able to <br /> 17 have. He said they are at a tipping point, however, and may have to reduce programming and <br /> 18 staffing but they are making a concerted effort to understand the administrative positions to <br /> 19 have credibility with the public when cuts are made. <br /> 20 Commissioner Fowler said she is pro-schools and previously served on the school <br /> 21 board. She said that she appreciates that they are looking at what they can do. <br /> 22 Chair Bedford said, without the corrective action plan, they are asking for about a $296 <br /> 23 per pupil increase and in 2008 she was on the schoolboard, and they made almost identical <br /> 24 cuts. She said the TA positions are important and provide a lot of benefits to certified teachers. <br /> 25 She said that she does not think that this year's budget will be as robust and said the public <br /> 26 preparation and budget work is likely necessary. <br /> 27 George Griffin said that CHCCS receives the highest percentage of local budget funding <br /> 28 in the state. He said that the state is not even meeting half of the school's financial needs. <br /> 29 Chair Bedford said many young families who would have school aged children are not <br /> 30 able to afford to move to Orange County. <br />