Chatham County , NC 2010-11 School budget

Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:04:57 -0500
From: Mia Munn
Subject: 2010-11 School budget

The budget situation has improved somewhat since last week. Instead of a $303.58 decrease per student, the state now says the decrease will be $206.53 per student. The district has also reallocated some local funds, with the result that only $1,570,533 will be necessary. The recommended cut is Scenario C.3 below. I left in the lines that were included in last week’s Scenario C.2. An alternative Scenario F this week would have included cutting 4.5 (all) middle school Spanish teachers instead of 7 assistants.

C.3 requires cutting 5 certified positions and 8 classified positions. It is anticipated that there will be more vacancies than that due to retirements and resignations, so though positions will be cut, likely no people will need to be let go.

Scenario C.3

Central Office Administrators – 1 80,445

High School Band Directors – 3 months of employment (1 each school) 0

Curriculum Coaches -9 – 11 to 10 months 47,419

Instructional Services Division Facilitators -11 – 12 to 11 months 66,027

Career Technical Education positions paid from State Regular ADM – 3 154,781

Middle School Spanish – 4.5 positions 0

Academically Intellectually Gifted – 1 position 55,574

Overtime Reduction 25% 50,000

Testing Coordinators – 3 positions 0

Teacher Assistants – 20 0

Media Assistants – 7 0

Teacher or Media Assistants – 7 200,123

Clerical/Custodians reduction – 39 months of employment 0

Central Office Clerical – 1 45,650

Employee Dental 316,577

New Teacher Signing Bonus 25,974

School Instructional Allotments (Supplies & Materials) 259,807

School-based Rewards 14,291

Instructional Field Trips 38,360

Local Staff Development 135,693

Supplies and Materials — Central Office 79,812

Grand Total 1,570,533

With these cuts, there will be no local school-based awards or field trips and no state or local staff development. There will still be some school instructional allotment, which along with PTA funding, could be used for some awards and field trips. Staff development can be provided by the Instructional Facilitors and Curriculum Coaches. These 2 classes of employees will each lose 1 month of employment, but the months will be staggered through the year, so they will be available for summer staff development.

Mr. Logan repeated his warning that 2011-12 will be even tougher – this year and next both include about $3.5M in ARRA (Federal Stimulus) funding, which will not continue in 2011-12.

The prioritized list of what to add back (if funds become available) is:
1. capital funds for technology (to replace aging laptops at CCHS and NHS)
2. Mandarin Chinese at Horton 22k
3. Staff Development funds
4. Employer’s share of Dental insurance 316.5k