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44 <br /> Slide#30 <br /> Overview of Proposed Local Supplement Adjustments <br /> Certified Staff: <br /> • Baseline FY 2026 supplements range from 18%to 27%by experience. <br /> • A 3%increase in the local supplement percentages beginning in FY 2028. <br /> • Estimated cost $1.65 million(including benefits). <br /> • Assumes stable staffing and 3%annual state-funded salary growth. <br /> Classified Staff: <br /> • Baseline supplements range from 5.5%to 9.57v by experience. <br /> • A 3%increase in the local supplement percentages beginning in FY 2028. <br /> • Estimated cost per 1%increase:-$1.05 million(including benefits). <br /> • Designed to address equity and competitiveness across experience bands. <br /> Note:assumes stable staffing and no staffing reductions. <br /> ch.p.lHiu-canboroCity I&­ rg THINK (AND ACT) <br /> Jonathon Scott said the expansion budget request included a 3% increase in certified <br /> supplements at an estimated cost of approximately $1.65 million, including benefits, and a 3% increase <br /> in all classified supplements at an estimated cost of approximately$1.05 million. <br /> Slide#31 <br /> Instructional Curriculum Fund Investment <br /> • NCDPI regularly updates curriculum standards,requiring districts to refresh instructional <br /> materials. <br /> • State funding for textbooks and instructional resources has declined significantly over <br /> time. <br /> • Instructional resources have shifted from periodic textbook purchases to annual digital <br /> and subscription-based models, often without built-in professional development <br /> Proposed Investment: <br /> Establish a Designated Instructional Resources Sustainability Fund. <br /> • $1.0 million total investment. <br /> ch.p.1Hio-canboroclty5chooI,I ohoos g THINK (AND ACT) <br /> Jonathon Scott said the expansion request also proposes establishing a sustainable, recurring <br /> curriculum investment fund of$1 million, explaining that state funding for textbooks has been declining <br />