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5 <br /> Jonathon Scott said CHCCS recognizes that budgets are tight this year with everything <br /> happening at the federal and state levels but have included the expansion request for <br /> consideration. <br /> Chair Bedford asked if the expansion budget items are listed in order of priority. <br /> Jonathon Scott said no. <br /> Slide #7 <br /> EXPANSION BUDGET - INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE <br /> An expansion budgetfunds strategic investments that go beyond maintaining current operations, <br /> allowing us to enhance oppodun lies for students and sluff,aHract and retain tap talent,and ensure <br /> long-term sustainability. <br /> This Year's Expansion Budget Request Includes: <br /> ri Increasing Classified Staff Supplements-$725,000 <br /> Instructional Resources Su stainability Fund-$1,300,000 <br /> Reinstating Master's Level Pay-$2,350,000 <br /> Increasing Certiied Supplement(0-19 yrs]-$1,007,944 <br /> Reinstating Teacher Assistants (Grades 4-51-$500,S00 <br /> On Reinstating Instructional Tech Facilitators-$927,000 <br /> r Restoring Counselor Conhact Wnths-$148,320 <br /> chapel HI C—bom CNSchod,I chccs,org THINK (AND ACT) <br /> Jonathon Scott said curriculums are becoming more subscription based now. He said that <br /> math and English adoption are two of the most expensive and the state only provides $350,000 <br /> for textbooks. He said during the 2016 legislative session, general assembly removed master's <br /> level pay to anyone new in the occupation. He said CHCCS is losing candidates to surrounding <br /> jurisdictions that have the master's level pay, so CHCCS would like to institute this to retain <br /> talented employees. He said they would also increase the supplement from 18% to 20% for the <br /> first 15 years of employment. He said this matches what other surrounding counties are doing. <br /> He said that to deal with decreasing fund balance they had to decrease force. He said that the <br /> last three items are reinstating some of those positions that were cut. <br />