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CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS Lincoln Center, Merritt Mill Road Chapel Hill,North Carolina 27516 Telephone: (919) 967-8211 Neil G.Pedersen,Superintendent Steve Scroggs,Assistant Superintendent of Support Services Ruby Pittman,Director of Budget and Planning TO: Dr.Neil Pedersen,Superintendent FROM: Ruby Pittman,Director of Budget and Planning RE: Proposed 2002-03 State Budget Reductions , DATE: September 12,2002 Budget discussions in the extended General Assembly 2002 session have continued well into the month of September with uncertainty about when final approval will take place. The delay in receiving a final 2002-03 State budget creates a great deal of uncertainty and prohibits finalization of spending plans. The major recommendations that will create budget reductions for the district are discussed below. Some budget reduction categories were in both House and Senate budgets without controversy: Mentor Pay for state paid mentor teachers only,ABC bonuses,removal of the inflationary increase for instructional supplies, deletion of RESA(Regional Education and Service Alliance)funding,and the 1.8%salary increase for teachers and principals. Other items were in both budgets at different levels: class size reduction in K-1 and LEA discretionary reductions. From the latest information received on the public education budget,the budget categories listed below will likely be reduced. The planning allotments sent out by DPI included some increases over the 01-02 budget. I have listed the areas expected to be reduced indicating the reduction amount based on the planning allotment and the net budget reduction amount compared to last year's budget level: Program Area Planning Allotment Reduction Net Reduction Central Office Administrative Salaries $ 97,228 $ 15,104 Instructional Supplies 17,745 -0- RESA 23,425 23,425 Discretionary Reductions 329,725 329,725 Mentor Pay 70.000 Total $468,123 $438,254 Normally,we provide our schools with their final budgets based on their 20m day enrollment figures. It is recommended that we wait until the State budget is finalized before making the 100%allocations so that we have flexibility to manage the expected State budget reductions. We have discussed possible budget reduction options. We have also implemented some cost reduction policies this year such as restricting certain types of expenditures. While the loss of any state budget impacts our ability to deliver quality instruction to students,it is a relief that the final reductions may not reach the$600,000 figure we projected earlier. Of course,until a budget is approved by both houses of the General Assembly,we really don't know what the final impact will be. By the time of the joint meeting with the BOCC,we may have more current and accurate information to share.