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Commissioner Boone said he remembered that in last year's budget
there was a fund balance of $400,000.
commissioner Boone asked about the SAP grant, and he asked what the
PBAP Differentiated Pay item was that was listed as a continuation
item.
Mrs. Gwaltney stated that this was the Federal Drug Free Schools
and Communities Act. It pays for the Student Assistance Program at
the four high schools. Mrs. Gwaltney said they were getting about
$97,000 this year. With the Crime Bill some of the money has been
redirected to other sources and the SAP grant will be reduced. In
addition, she said the PBAP Differentiated Pay item stood for the
Performance Based Accountability Program. Currently, the
differentiated pay is given to the school's certified staff. The
General Assembly has opened this up so that noncertified staff,
such as teacher assistants, custodians, and clerical workers can
participate in this pay. These positions are in the Governor's
budget and in the State Board of Education's budget requesting
money to pay our state -paid noncertified staff for differentiated
pay. When this happens the local board has to take their locally
paid noncertified staff and match this.
Commissioner Boone stated that in looking at the continuation items
and the proposed cuts and then deleting $160,000 for the net
difference on the custodial pay that the schools would have an
increase in current expense money of $509,000 continuation money.
The proposed five -percent increase in per pupil ADM would give the
schools $560,000. This is actually more than what is in the
continuation budget.
Dr. Register shared an addendum to page 35 in the schools' budget
book. Previously, Commissioner Madison had asked about a breakout
on costs if new construction was eliminated from the improvement
plan. If new construction from the four high schools is deleted in
the amount of $2,136,000 and if you delete the construction of the
three elementary cafeterias at $936,000, the total would be about
$12,000,000.
Commissioner Hamby asked about enrollment percentages for 94-95.
Between now and 1997, Dr. Register stated that enrollment
projections were predicted to be up by 1,520. The majority of the
increased students will be coming in from the southern end.
Chairman Haire asked the board if it would like to act on the April
11 request for the letter of intent pertaining to the construction
of the new elementary in the southern end and the remodeling of the
middle schools. commissioners Boone and Stewart stated they would
like to see this included in the total budget. The school
officials stated that a week or two more would not slow them down.
Commissioner Boone mentioned that the schools could contact the
legislators and request that the custodial mandate be repealed. He
said he hoped this was something the two boards could agree on, and
that he understands that a lot of school boards in the State are
agnaist this mandate. Pertaining to ADM, it is his understanding
that each one percent that increases ADM current expense spending
is a little over $100,000. What he would like to see is a little
money set aside (without raising taxes) to be applied to air
conditioning schools, etc. Mr. Boone asked about increasing the
current expense three percent and taking the other $200,000 and
putting it in a fund designated for the air conditioning of school
buildings. The money would still be going to schools, but it would
be some money shifted from current expense to a particular capital
expense.
Dr. Register stated that their concern and recommendation that is
being made now is that their current expense budget is very tight
with a five percent increase. we will still have approximately
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