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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 1978--79 BUDGET MESSAGE The information necessary to compile the budget requests for the Current .Expense Fund and Capital Outlay new budget development process, which calls for greater staff, board, and citizen input at all levels. A copy this process is attached. The developmental process emphasized that the budget address the educational needs rankings of the needs. There has been an extensive review of the budgetary requests by administrative staff a: Citizen input was obtained through several open work sessions and a public hearing. f ` The budget was prepared in such a way that current programs could be maintained as well as the addition o: The priorities for additional money, including the eight teachers, are as follows: 1) To reduce the teacher-pu] five, 2) To accomodate cost increases due to inflation, 3; To create an in-school, suspension program at the tw( implement an across the board salary increase for locally paid personnel to conform to state salary increases. include seven to reduce class size and eliminate combination classes and one teacher for the in-school suspens, not, however, address the high teacher-pupil ratio in grades six and seven. (Any additional state positions B placed in these grades). Points of consideration in the Capital Outlay Fund request are: l) No major capital expenditures are props until a final report on the facility is received From the State Department Evaluation Team, 2) Equipment and ve on a planned schedule for replacement based on the useful, life of the item(s: , 3) Three special capital request to address the problem of the inadequate Orange High Cafeteria, systemwide handicapped accessibility as requi and future site acquisition for new facilities.