[A. Meeting Opening]
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GOOD AFTERNOON. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE JANUARY 25, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET WORK SESSION TO ORDER. FIRST, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON TRANSITIONING THE K-8 VIRTUAL ACADEMY TO THE
[B. Transition - Virtual Academy to Virtual School]
CHESTERFIELD VIRTUAL SCHOOL.DR. FILLMAN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT A PROPOSED TRANSITION FROM THE VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY TO THE CHESTERFIELD VIRTUAL SCHOOL.
TODAY, I'LL GO DOWN THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT, THE CURRENT LEARNING MODEL, AND THEN COMPARISON TO THE PROPOSED LEARNING MODEL WITH THE RATIONALE, STAFFING, COURSE OFFERINGS, ENROLLMENT CAPACITY AND ULTIMATELY THE ENROLLMENT.
BEFORE I GET INTO IT, I'D LIKE TO SHARE OUR GRAPHIC THAT WE HAVE UP HERE WITH OUR MASCOT BECAUSE RECENTLY, WITHIN THE LAST MONTH OR SO, WE HAD OUR STUDENTS ENGAGE IN A PROCESS WHERE THEY MET. WE MEET EVERY MORNING FOR A CLASS MEETING AND THEY PROPOSE WHAT OUR MASCOT SHOULD BE AND WHAT THEY WANT IT TO BE.
IT WAS A LONG, ARDUOUS PROCESS, BUT ULTIMATELY THEY CAME UP WITH OVER 20 NAMES AND WE PUT IT TO A VOTE. AND THE VOTE THAT CAME OUT WAS THE VIRTUAL VIPERS.
THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN WEARING THEIR STUFFED SNAKE ANIMALS IN CLASS, AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY PROUD TO START TO HAVE AN IDENTITY.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR MASCOT AND WHAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE CHOSEN.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING WILL ALIGN DIRECTLY WITH THE THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THE CCPS'S STRATEGIC PLAN.
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA OR ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN CHESTERFIELD, WE WOULD ALIGN WITH IMAGINE TOMORROW AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH THAT.
OUR CURRENT MODEL THAT WE HAVE, WE PRESENTED AT THE LAST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, WE WENT INTO DETAIL OF WHAT THE CAPACITY WAS.
BUT JUST AS AS A REFRESHER, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY, WHICH SERVES K THROUGH 8 STUDENTS IN A SYNCHRONOUS ENVIRONMENT.
AND THEN WE HAVE CCPS ONLINE THAT SERVES STUDENTS 6 THROUGH 12TH GRADE IN AN ASYNCHRONOUS MODEL, AND THEN WE SUPPLEMENT WITH VIRTUAL VIRGINIA COURSE OFFERINGS AS WELL.
SIMILAR TO OUR CURRENT MODEL, THE CHESTERFIELD VIRTUAL SCHOOL THAT WE'RE PROPOSING WOULD SERVE STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH 8.
CCPS ONLINE WOULD CONTINUE IN A SIMILAR FORMAT, DROPPING FULL TIME STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 AND 8 AS FULL TIME STUDENTS.
THEY'LL STILL BE ABLE TO TAKE COURSE OFFERINGS FOR ELECTIVES AND ACCELERATED COURSEWORK.
CCPS ONLINE WOULD SUPPLEMENT AND ENHANCE THE CHESTERFIELD VIRTUAL SCHOOL'S COURSE OFFERINGS BY COLLABORATIVELY WORKING TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THESE TWO ELECTIVES AND HIGH SCHOOL COURSE CREDITS, WHICH WE CURRENTLY DO.
THAT IS A PRACTICE THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING.
THE RATIONALE FOR MOVING FROM AN ACADEMY TO A SCHOOL.
CCPS ONLINE HAS HAD A LONG HISTORY WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING, BUT THERE'S NEVER BEEN OPTIONS FOR ELEMENTARY FAMILIES UNTIL THIS YEAR.
WE'RE PROPOSING TO MAKE THIS A PERMANENT CHANGE.
WHILE THE PANDEMIC WAS THE IMPETUS FOR ELEMENTARY VIRTUAL FOR THE ELEMENTARY VIRTUAL OPTION. SOME FAMILIES, FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, WILL FIND THAT THEY WANT OR NEED VIRTUAL LEARNING OPTIONS GOING FORWARD.
INSTEAD OF HOME SCHOOLING OR ENROLLING IN PRIVATE FOR PROFIT ONLINE PROGRAMS. WE WANT TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE FAMILIES.
THE PROPOSAL IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS WE WOULD MOVE FROM ESSER FUNDING TO ADM FUNDING LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL, LIKE A TRADITIONAL BRICK AND MORTAR SCHOOL.
AND THE REASON FOR DOING THIS IS REALLY THE EFFICIENCY OF SERVICES, RESOURCES AND EVALUATION. THE PROPOSED STAFFING FOR THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT IT IS NOW AND HOW WE FUNCTIONED ALL YEAR WITH SOME MINOR TWEAKS FROM SOME LESSONS LEARNED, NAMELY MOVING ONE OF THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR POSITIONS INTO AN ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL POSITION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, MASTER SCHEDULING AND THOSE THINGS.
COURSE OFFERINGS FOR THE SCHOOL WOULD BE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS NOW, ONLY ENHANCED WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH CCPS ONLINE.
WE'D OFFER ALL ACADEMIC SUBJECTS IN THE ELEMENTARY IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES TO INCLUDE RESOURCE LIKE OUR BRICK AND MORTAR SCHOOLS.
WE'D HAVE SCHOOL BASED GIFTED CLUSTERS AND ACCELERATED MATHEMATICS AND FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE AND THEN IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE SAME THING.
WE WOULD HAVE ALL CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, HONORS LEVEL COURSES AND THEN WE PLAN TO ENHANCE OUR ACCELERATION AND ACADEMIC OFFERINGS THROUGH ELECTIVES.
WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH CCPS ONLINE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ON THIS SLIDE THAT THIS IS SPEAKING TO THE VIRTUAL LEARNING SCHOOL, NOT TO OUR VIRTUAL LEARNING CONTINUUM K-12.
SO THIS SLIDE IS SHOWING THE CAPACITY OR THE PROPOSED CAPACITY OF THE VIRTUAL LEARNING
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SCHOOL. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT WOULD BE AT ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN STUDENTS WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE.OUR PROPOSED TIMELINE UPON THE BOARD APPROVAL.
WE'D LIKE TO ENROLL OUR CURRENT STUDENTS THAT WANT TO STAY WITH US, PROVIDE THEM THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY AND THEN MOVE ON TO OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE ON THE WAIT LIST PROVIDE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY. THEY'VE BEEN PATIENT AND WAITING.
AND THEN OPEN IT UP TO ALL RESIDENTS OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY K THROUGH 8TH GRADE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION, I'D BE GLAD TO PROVIDE ANY CLARIFICATION OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROPOSAL.
BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MS. HAINES.
THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
I DO, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE ALL THE RESEARCH ON THIS, BUT I KNOW, YOU KNOW, IN THE COMMUNITY, WE HEAR OUR TEST SCORES WHICH HAVE PLUMMETED, AND MANY PEOPLE CONTRIBUTE THAT TO VIRTUAL LEARNING. YOU KNOW, OUR PARENTS REMOTE, AS THEY SAID AT THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, BASICALLY.
PARENTS ARE TIRED OF REMOTE LEARNING.
SO I THINK IT'D BE GREAT IF YOU KIND OF CLARIFY, YOU KNOW, HOW THIS IS DIFFERENT AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CCPS TO TAKE THIS PATH.
ABSOLUTELY. SO THE RESEARCH OUT THERE THAT'S OUT NOW HAS A LOT TO DO WITH COLLEGE CLASSES AND THEN CERTAINLY THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE TO VIRTUAL LEARNING.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS A SCHOOL THAT'S COMPARABLE TO A BRICK AND MORTAR SCHOOL IN THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION IN WHAT STUDENTS RECEIVE.
NOW, CERTAINLY WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME ATTRIBUTES OF A STUDENT AND OF A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT SUPPORT VIRTUAL LEARNING BETTER THAN OTHERS.
AND WE UNDERSTAND AS WE TRANSITION INTO THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL, IF THAT IS THE VOTE OF THE BOARD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO BECOME AND WE ARE ALREADY DOING THIS, BECOME EXPERTS ON VIRTUAL LEARNING AND BEST PRACTICES.
OUR TEACHERS MEET FREQUENTLY TO TALK ABOUT BEST PRACTICES AND SPECIFICALLY ON ENGAGEMENT.
HOW DO YOU ENGAGE A STUDENT FROM HOME? YOU KNOW, I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE ARE SOME PARENTS THAT ARE TIRED LIKE YOU HAD SAID, I THINK YOU SAID TIRED OF REMOTE LEARNING, BUT THERE ARE JUST AS MANY PARENTS IN OUR ACADEMY THAT ARE HAPPY WITH REMOTE LEARNING, AND IT WORKS FOR THEIR FAMILY TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. CAN YOU ALSO BECAUSE I HAD, YOU KNOW, ASKED YOU WHEN WE HAD TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION, SORT OF THE KIND OF A FAMILY, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MANY, MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF FAMILY, BUT YOU SHARED SOME PRETTY NEAT THINGS ABOUT FAMILIES THAT ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPTION.
SURE I MEAN, IT AFFORDS FAMILIES TO HAVE A MORE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE WITH THEIR LIFE AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL AND STILL CHIME IN WITH US AND COME IN OR, YOU KNOW, FAMILIES THAT HAVE HEALTH ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, NEED TO HAVE THAT SUPPORT NETWORK IN THE HOUSE.
I MEAN, WE HAVE ABOUT 1700 STUDENTS RIGHT NOW, AND THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE STORY, BUT VIRTUAL LEARNING WORKS FOR FOR MANY OF THEM.
I HEARD YOU MENTIONED GIFTED SERVICES AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, WILL THERE BE A GIFTED CLUSTER FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL? WE OFFER THE HONORS CLASSES.
WE WE ARE NOT PROPOSING AN OFFER OF CENTER BASED GIFTED AT THIS TIME.
CERTAINLY, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE IF THAT NEED ARISE IS THERE.
OK, THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU, DR.
FILLMAN. I THINK IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY TO LOOK AND OFFER THIS TYPE OF SCHOOL FOR THOSE FAMILIES THAT DO DESIRE IT, AND IT DOES FIT THEIR THEIR LIFESTYLE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. NEXT, WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSAL FY 2023 OPERATING
[C. Superintendent’s FY2023 Proposed Financial Plan and Proposed Capital Improvement Plan]
BUDGET AND PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN DR.DAUGHERTY AND MR. MEISTER. GOOD AFTERNOON.
USUALLY WHEN WE GET TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD TO START THE PROCESS, THIS IS THE START OF THE PROCESS. YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE BUDGET ISSUES THAT ARE COMING TOWARDS US, FROM THE GOVERNOR, FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THROUGHOUT.
WELL, THIS YEAR, WE HAVE TO DO A LOT OF ESTIMATING.
WE KNOW WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAS THE PREVIOUS GOVERNOR PROPOSED, BUT THE NEW GOVERNOR HAS AMENDED WHAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS IN POINT RIGHT NOW THAT AS WE CONTINUALLY TALK WITH OUR LEGISLATORS AND PEOPLE FROM DEPARTMENT OF ED, WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT IN MOST OF THE NUMBERS WE ARE PRESENTING.
THE EXCITING PIECE HERE IS FOR ME, AS I COULD SAY, HERE'S WHAT WE NEED, BUT THEN WE'VE GOT
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TO WHITTLE IT DOWN SOMEWHAT AT TIMES OR WHATEVER WE GET, OR HOW DO WE GET IT? BECAUSE ONCE WE INTRODUCE IT, THEN IT'S OUR STAFF'S RESPONSIBILITY TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THIS ALL WORKS AND TO GIVE THE BOARD THE THE BEST INFORMATION POSSIBLE AS WE KNOW IT DAY BY DAY. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.AND WE ARE IN THE TIME FRAME FROM THIS POINT FROM ONE MONTH ON THE 25TH OF FEBRUARY, WE WILL BE VOTING ON THIS.
AND SO OUR OPPORTUNITY IS TO SHOW WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN AND HOW CAN WE GET THERE.
THE OTHER THING IS, YOU KNOW, MANY TIMES SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, ESPECIALLY MANY TIMES I THINK THERE'S THERE'S THREE PARTS OF THE PRONG HERE IN AND IT'S THE STATE.
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO GIVE THE COUNTY AND THEN WHAT ARE WE ASKING FOR? AND A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S IT'S ALMOST US AGAINST THEM, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE TODAY. MY RESPONSIBILITY IS AS YOU'LL SEE IN CODE, BUT I GOT THE COUNTY HAS GONE FAR AND BEYOND AND YOU'LL SEE THIS AND I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT IT IN HELPING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, THEY HAVE GONE FAR AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY.
WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE ME, I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT I CAN TELL YOU WE TALK WITH THEM REGULARLY.
DR. CASEY AND MATT HARRIS ARE VERY REACHABLE.
I KNOW OUR TEAM TALKS WITH THEIR FINANCE TEAM ALL THE TIME, AND I THINK WE'VE HAD A LOT MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR COUNTERPARTS AS WELL AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
SO THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY, WE'RE NOT POINTING FINGERS, WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING OF SAYING, HERE'S WHERE WE ARE.
AND IT'S SUPERINTENDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE PRESENT AND HIS TEAM TO MAKE SURE WE GET AS CLOSE AS WE CAN TO THIS.
SO THE MEETING OUR NEEDS, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WORKFORCE INVESTMENT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE INVESTMENT OF STUDENT NEEDS AND INVESTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND OUR DISCUSSION TODAY WILL BE LOOKING AT, FIRST OF ALL, STUDY ONE PHASE TWO, WHICH IS WHICH ARE THE TEACHERS.
AND THEN WE WILL BE SHARING OUR THOUGHTS ON STUDY TWO PHASE ONE AND AGAIN, A DISCLAIMER, WE DO NOT HAVE THE FINAL DOCUMENT AT THIS TIME, BUT THROUGH OUR FINANCE AND HR TEAMS, THEY HAVE COME UP WITH SOME, SOME ESTIMATED NUMBERS.
OK. SO AND WE DID NOT WANT TO COME TO THE BOARD AND SAY, WELL, WE HAVE PART OF A BUDGET PROPOSED. THAT'S WHAT WE CAN DO HERE, WE HAVE TO COME READY TO ROLL.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT INVESTMENT IN OUR STUDENTS, THAT OUR DIVISION IS GROWING.
THE ESTIMATION OF A FORECAST OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED ADDITIONAL STUDENTS REQUIRE THE STAFF.
WE KNOW AND THE STATE HAS RECOGNIZED THAT.
WE UNDERSTAND AND THAT OUR PROJECTED ESL POPULATION WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND NEED ADDITIONAL STAFF AND WE ARE OPENING UP A NEW SCHOOL OF ROUGHLY 900 STUDENTS, WHICH WILL NEED ADDITIONAL STAFF.
THE SOME OTHER INVESTMENT PIECES, AND I BRING SOME OF THIS UP BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IF YOU PAY STAFF THE APPROPRIATE SALARY, YOU CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. AND THE EXAMPLE HERE IS WHEN WE LOOKED AT SUBSTITUTE PAY, WE WENT FROM A 60, I WANT TO SAY 63 TO 64 PERCENT FILL RATE TO AN 85 PERCENT FILL RATE BY ADJUSTING IT.
WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE WORKED WITH THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY, WE GIVE THEM ALL THE CREDIT ON THIS. THEY THEY WE HAD A NEED.
WE THREW THE FLAG UP. PLEASE HELP AND THEY CAME TO THE RESCUE AND WE HAD FUNDING FOR BUS DRIVERS. AND I DON'T THINK YOU GET MANY CALLS ON BUS DRIVERS.
AND BUT I KNOW THAT THEY ARE STILL ADDING MORE DRIVERS AS WE SPEAK.
IF YOU HAVE THE DRIVERS, KIDS GET TO SCHOOL ON TIME.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY.
WE LOOKED AT WE'RE LOOKING AT STIPENDS FOR HARD TO FILL SCHOOLS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, NEEDS BASED FUNDING ADJUSTMENT AND, YOU KNOW, NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS.
AND THAT LAST PIECE WAS A PROMISE THAT WAS MADE.
IT WAS NOT KEPT AND WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO MAKE SURE WE ENSURE THAT PROMISE.
YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO CATCH UP ON BUILDING, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE KNOW THAT.
MR. DAVIS DID REPORT TO YOU JUST RECENTLY, BUT THE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY DON'T REALIZE THE SUPPORT THAT THE COUNTY GAVE US ON OUR MAINTENANCE EFFORTS AND THAT THEY WILL
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SEE A LOT OF THAT WORK LAST SUMMER.BUT THIS SUMMER, A LOT OF WORK IS BEING DONE AS WELL, AND THERE IS A PLAN OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS TO COMPLETE WITH THAT FUNDING.
BUT THE COUNTY DID DO A GREAT JOB WITH THAT AND STEPPED UP IN THAT SERVICE.
BUT WE HAVE TO MEET THE RISING COSTS.
EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM IS FACING THE ISSUE OF RISING COSTS.
SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE NO DIFFERENT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE STARTING THE BUILDING OF TWO NEW MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT A CIP PROJECT AS WELL.
SO AGAIN, YOU SEE THIS ALL THE TIME, OUR OUR VISION, OUR MISSION AND OUR GOALS.
THEY HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AND WE WANT TO LOOK AT OUR ENROLLMENT BECAUSE OUR 2001 THIS YEAR 2021 22 ENROLLMENT IS BACK TO PRE-COVID LEVELS.
WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW DIVISIONS THAT ARE GROWING.
AS I SAID EARLIER FORECAST BY THE STATE IS FIFTEEN HUNDRED.
THAT'S WHERE THE FUNDING MECHANISM COMES FROM.
AND WE KNOW THAT THE OVERALL ENROLLMENT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW DUE TO THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRING THROUGHOUT OUR DIVISION.
SO THIS IS JUST A CHART OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS WE SHOW THE ACTUAL CAP, THE PRE-K CAP, THE PROJECTIONS AND THE PROJECTION FOR NEXT YEAR IS FOR US TO BE WELL OVER 64 HUNDRED 64 THOUSAND STUDENTS.
IF I WOULD NOT BE FAR OFF TO SAY WE WE COULD EVENTUALLY AND NEXT YEAR SOME TIME BE AT 65 THOUSAND. AS WE CONTINUE, AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW EVERY DAY.
SO OUR POPULATION AS I [INAUDIBLE] WE ARE A MINORITY MAJORITY SCHOOL DIVISION AND OUR HISPANIC POPULATION AND OUR ESL POPULATION IS GROWING AND YOU WILL SEE THAT IN THE STATES FUNDING OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND OUR DOCUMENTATION.
SO THE STATE AS OF JANUARY 10TH, WE WERE AT 63,222 STUDENTS, ONE POINT OF NOTE, WHICH I THINK SURPRISES PEOPLE AT TIMES IS OUR A NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH.
THAT IT'S GROWN THIRTY FIVE PERCENT IN 10 YEARS.
THAT MAKES OUR OUR FREE REDUCED LUNCH POPULATION LARGER THAN ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN SCHOOL DIVISIONS IN THE STATE.
JUST OUR FREE REDUCED LUNCH POPULATION.
WE KNOW THAT OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS HAS GROWN TO ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN PERCENT IN THE LAST TEN YEARS AND OUR SPECIAL ED SERVICES HAS INCREASED AT LEAST 15 PERCENT AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS WELL.
THINGS WERE REALLY PROUD OF YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE A LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT MOVING THE NEEDLE IN NUMBERS, BUT AND SINCE AS YOU SEE OUR GRADUATION RATE IS NINETY TWO POINT THREE, IT WAS ABOUT NINETY POINT SEVEN TWO YEARS AGO.
I THINK OUR PEOPLE ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS GET TO THE FINISH LINE.
OUR DROPOUT RATE, WHICH IS 5.6, THE GOAL WAS THIS YEAR TO BE UNDER FIVE BECAUSE OF OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR OUR CHILDREN.
IT WAS ALMOST AT SEVEN PERCENT TWO YEARS AGO.
SO IN OF COURSE OF, YOU KNOW, OVER TWO YEARS, I THINK OUR PEOPLE ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS GET TO THE FINISH LINE.
YOU KNOW, OUR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF CONSISTENTLY WIN STATE HONORS, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S AMAZING WHAT THE EXAMPLE IN THE FOURTH BULLET WHERE OUR BUSINESS, OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BUSINESS DEPARTMENT, KEEP WINNING AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING BUDGETS.
WE HAVE 8 NATIONAL WELL THEY REALLY USE TO BE TITLE ONE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS.
NOW THERE ESEA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS, WHICH IS VERY POWERFUL, THAT MEANS WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS. BUT I THINK PEOPLE SOMETIMES FORGET JUST THE QUALITY THAT WE HAVE WITH SEVEN NEW BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS, SEVEN MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO WATCH.
WE'RE STILL ACCREDITED, YOU KNOW, AND WE UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE TO TRY TO BE ACCREDITED. PEOPLE SAY, WELL, HOW IS THAT IMPORTANT? WELL, IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL ACADEMICALLY. THAT'S THE KEY, WHAT IS A MOVEMENT THAT WE HAVE PROFICIENCY? YOU KNOW, WE HAVE INCREASED SUPPORT AND SPECIAL EDUCATION AS WELL AS ESL.
WE HAVE DIFFERENTIATED OUR SUPPORT IN SCHOOLS WITH FUNDING AND STAFF, AND WE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE COUNTY ON THE STUDIES.
AND THAT PHASE ONE SAY LAST YEAR TRULY HELPED US TO MAINTAIN STAFF THAT WE HAVE THIS YEAR WITH DECOMPRESSION, AND I THANK THEM GREATLY FOR THAT.
SO OUR ONGOING CHALLENGES AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T INVEST, CAN'T EXPECT A BETTER OUTCOMES. AND WE KNOW THIS THAT THIS SPRING WE ARE WORKING HARD WITH TUTORING AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMING AND DAYTIME PULLOUTS AND THE SECONDARY, WE'RE TUTORING IN 28 DIFFERENT COURSES TO HELP STUDENTS MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE, WHERE THEIR NEEDS ARE.
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IN OUR IN OUR SUMMER PROGRAM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A ROBUST SUMMER PROGRAM WITH K TO 12 WITH TRANSPORTATION, AS WELL AS LOOK AT OTHER ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY, CAMPS, OUR CTE CAMPS OR STEM CAMPS, ART CAMPS, MUSIC CAMPS.WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE LARGER THAN THEY WERE THIS PAST YEAR.
YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS AND SUPPORT THEM WITH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GROWING ESL POPULATION OF MULTIPLE LANGUAGES THAT WE MUST CONTINUE TO WORK WITH, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR IEPS.
AND LET'S NEVER FORGET, AND THIS IS PROBABLY NUMBER ONE STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AS WELL AS STAFF HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE SUPPORT STAFF AND CONTINUE TO GET THE SUPPORT STUFF THAT WE NEED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS.
THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US HAVE THAT HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS FOR US IN THE CLASSROOMS, CONTINUE TO RECRUIT AND ALSO CONTINUE TO RETAIN.
THE KEY THERE IS RETAIN OUR STAFF AS WE LOOK AT SALARY SCHEDULES AND PEOPLE MAY SAY, WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T COMPARE YOURSELF IN HIRING AND SALARIES TO OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS.
WELL, WE HAVE TO BECAUSE THEY HIRE.
IF YOU'RE HIRING A TEACHER, WE NEED TO COMPARE OUR SALARIES TO YOU.
AND JUST IN REGION ONE WE MAKE, WE HAVE 13 OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WHAT IS GOING ON IN EACH OF THESE SCHOOL DIVISIONS SALARIES BECAUSE THEY WILL HIRE THE PEOPLE THAT WE NEED.
AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE DIFFERENTIATED SUPPORT NOT ONLY FOR STAFFING NEEDS, BUT ALSO FOR FUNDING NEEDS IN OUR SCHOOLS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THERE'S A NATIONAL TEACHER SHORTAGE, IT'S INTERESTING THAT VIRGINIA, THERE WAS A STATEMENT THAT WAS MADE ABOUT THE YEAR AGO THAT VIRGINIA DOESN'T HIRE ENOUGH TEACHERS TO FILL THE VACANCIES IN FAIRFAX.
AND SO WE WERE LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS AND LOOKING AT WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN IN VIRGINIA.
BUT THE OTHER CATEGORIES, WE FORGET THAT WE HAVE OVER 11 THOUSAND EMPLOYEES FULL TIME AND PART TIME. AND WHEN YOU YOU THINK ABOUT THERE ARE MORE NON TEACHERS THAN TEACHERS THAT WORK IN THE SYSTEM, THAT ALL OF THE CERTIFICATIONS, THAT MULTIPLE THINGS THAT HELP THE SCHOOL SYSTEM RUN AND WE DESPERATELY NEED TO FIX THEIR SALARIES.
WE JUST LOST SOMEONE FRIDAY WHO WAS IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT WENT TO WORK FOR A BUSINESS FIRM BECAUSE THEY WERE BECOME A SECRETARY AND MAKE MORE MONEY AS A SECRETARY THAN AS A TEACHER. WE'VE LOST 20 PERCENT OF OUR DISTRICT DIRECTORS IN OUR SYSTEM BECAUSE OF SALARIES. WE DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM OF HAVING PEOPLE APPLY AND WANTING TO WORK IN THE SYSTEM. IT'S ONCE WE SHARE WITH THEM THE SALARY STRUCTURE THAT IT'S A PROBLEM.
AND THAT'S WHAT SALARY STUDY TWO HELPS US WITH.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE REQUIRED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GENERAL ED TEACHERS, RESOURCE TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, RESOURCE WITH ESL AND SPECIAL ED TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, NURSES, SUPPORT POSITIONS, TEACHER SALARIES ON AND ON.
THERE IS A GREAT NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TO BALANCE IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
WE ARE THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE REGION.
AND OUR AND OUR EFFORTS EFFECT THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND RESIDENTS OF CHESTERFIELD . IF WE'RE DOING WELL AND IF WE ARE HELPING OUR STUDENTS GROW, BUSINESSES SEE THAT COMMUNITY SEES THAT PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE HERE, PEOPLE WANT TO MOVE THEIR BUSINESSES HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE QUALIFIED WORKERS AND STUDENTS THAT CAN HELP THEM DOWN THE ROAD AND WHERE WE ARE TRAINING PEOPLE FOR THE NEXT 40 TO 50 YEARS OF LIFE OF WORK WHEN THEY LEAVE US, NO MATTER IF THEY GO TO COLLEGE OR GO RIGHT INTO THE WORKFORCE.
YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE WHERE IF VIRGINIA DOESN'T RANK VERY HIGH IN TEACHER PAY, IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, THE.
THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR ITSELF WITH THE BELOW BELOW THE AVERAGE, AND THE KEY FOR US IS HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HELPING OUR PEOPLE? WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB, COME HERE AND STAY HERE.
AND THAT'S WHAT OUR BUDGET'S TRYING TO DO.
SO BUILDING THE BUDGET, SO THIS IS THE CODE AND THE CODE BASICALLY SAYS I AM TO PRESENT TO YOU A NEEDS BASED BUDGET.
AND THEN WE WILL WORK VERY HARD TOGETHER AND THEN WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY AND WITH THE STATE TO MAKE THESE THINGS HAPPEN AND WHERE WE NEED TO ADJUST.
WE WILL ADJUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A BUDGET THAT WE CAN GO BACK TO OUR ELEVEN
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THOUSAND EMPLOYEES AND SAY WE WORKED HARD FOR YOU.THE GOVERNOR, NORTHAM, BEFORE HE LEFT, THE PREVIOUS GOVERNOR, PUT A LOT OF MONEY IN EDUCATION, AND LET'S BE HONEST, THEY HAD A LOT OF MONEY.
16 BILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY, SO THEY HAD MONEY TO GIVE THE SCHOOLS.
THIS WAS ELEVEN POINT FIVE PERCENT INCREASE TO OUR BUDGET FROM THE STATE.
IT DOES COME WITH SOME GUIDELINES, WHICH I'LL SHARE IN A MINUTE.
PLUS, THEY ADDED TWENTY TWO MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION GRANT MONEY THAT THE DETAILS ARE NOT YET, BUT ONCE THEY PASS THE BUDGET AND IF IT STAYS IN, WE'LL HAVE DETAILS FOR THIS AND THE PROPOSAL HAD ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN IT FOR NOT ANY TEACHER PAY BUT AT RISK STUDENTS ALLOCATIONS, ESL LEARNERS AND ET CETERA.
AND GOVERNOR YOUNGKIN DID NOT ADJUST THAT.
HE ADDED SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET, BUT THE OVERALL POINT IS THAT WE WERE VERY COMFORTABLE OF WHERE WE WERE.
SOME PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
TWO YEARS AGO, WE LOST MONEY IN THIS.
NOW YOU WOULD THINK, OK, WE HAD AN INCREASE OF ONE POINT TWO MILLION, BUT THAT JUST MEAN WE STAYED. WE JUST FLATLINED.
AND SO WE STILL DIDN'T GAIN A GREAT DEAL OUT OF THIS BECAUSE THEY CONSIDER US A WEALTHIER COUNTY. SO WHERE WE START, SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE MILLION DOLLAR OPERATIONAL BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE ELEVEN THOUSAND EMPLOYEES, 70 PLUS BUILDINGS, YOU KNOW WE TRAVEL NINE MILLION MILES OR 6 MILLION MEALS AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF COMPUTERS, AS WE FOUND OUT DURING THE PANDEMIC. NOW I WANT TO DO A CLARIFICATION HERE BECAUSE WHEN WE SHARE THIS INFORMATION, IT IS USUALLY A YEAR BEHIND.
THAT'S WHERE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DOESN'T GET IT OUT THERE, ALWAYS A YEAR BEHIND.
AND BUT WE DO REALIZE THAT THE EVERYONE KEEPS MOVING.
AND SO THESE ARE THE GUIDELINES.
IT'S OK FOR US WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE PIECE AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT UP IN THE TOP, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OK IN THAT AREA.
WE'D LIKE TO BE FURTHER THAN WHERE WE ARE.
THIS IS WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW AND.
THE OVERALL LOCAL CONTRIBUTION, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE.
NOW, YOU KNOW, THESE NUMBERS LOOK ONE WAY, AND THEY CAN, BUT SOMETIMES I DON'T TIE IN THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAPPEN BETWEEN COUNTIES AND SCHOOL DIVISIONS.
AND I'M GOING TO SHARE SOME OTHER THINGS WITH YOU ON THIS.
SO A NEEDS BASED BUDGET, AND AS I YOU KNOW, I WILL HAVE REPETITIVE SEVERAL TIMES, SO SOME THINGS SINK IN TO THE COMMUNITY THAT HEARS THIS AND ALSO TO THE BOARD.
BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS OUR OPERATIONAL FUNDS THAT WE HAVE STATE GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS, THAT WE HAVE THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO BE A REALLY GOOD, A GREAT SCHOOL DIVISION.
THAT WE LOOK AT STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
WE HAVE A DIVERSE LEARNING GROUP, OUR TEACHERS AND THEN THE ALIGNMENTS OF STAFFS.
SO RIGHT NOW, YOU WOULD SEE THIS BUDGET AND YOU WOULD SEE THE 15 MILLION DOLLARS GIVEN TO US FOR THIS YEAR FROM THE COUNTY.
THE THIRTY SEVEN AND NINE FROM THE STATE, WHICH PUTS US AT NINETY ONE, EXCUSE ME, SIXTY ONE MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, OK, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR BUDGET, BUT WHAT WE ALSO WANT TO REALIZE IS THAT THERE ARE GUIDELINES TO THIS, THEN ALSO ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT TO TRY TO FIND WAYS TO MATCH.
SO AS A STATE PROPOSAL, WE SEE THAT 10 MILLION OF THE FUNDING.
JUST ABOUT 10 MILLION OF IT GOES TO THE ADM INCREASE OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT, ADDITIONAL ESL AND REGULAR STAFF.
THAT WE SEE THAT THE FIVE PERCENT INCREASE IS THIRTEEN POINT 6 MILLION, WHICH REQUIRES THIRTEEN POINT 6 MILLION ON OUR END TO MATCH THAT FUNDING.
AND SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT NUMBER, THAT'S TWENTY SEVEN POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
WE'RE LOOKING IN THAT SALARY INCREASE.
THE SALES TAX ISSUE PROJECTED THE AT RISK FUNDING QUALIFIERS AND THEN THE THE ADJUSTMENTS FOR US WITH THE RE-BENCHMARKING, THAT WAS THE 46 MILLION DOLLARS.
SO I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS SLIDE BECAUSE IT'S WE'RE SAYING THAT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE AND WHAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU, WE WANT TO UPFRONT IS THAT.
WE ARE ASKING FOR. WE'RE LOOKING TO FIND A WAY TO GET ALMOST TWENTY FOUR MILLION MORE DOLLARS INTO OUR BUDGET.
AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT IN A MINUTE, BUT I HIGHLIGHTED THE SRP BECAUSE YOU SEE A NEGATIVE THERE. AND FOR PEOPLE LISTENING IN AND SEEING THIS, THIS IS A VERY POSITIVE POINT.
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AND THE COUNTY CAME THROUGH AND SAID, WE WANT TO HELP YOU WITH THIS.AND SO THEY PUT IN TWENTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS TO CLEAN THIS UP.
REMEMBER, THIS WAS A VERY SORE SPOT SEVERAL YEARS AGO BEFORE I GOT HERE.
AND SO TAKING THIS FUNDING, AS YOU'LL SEE AS NOW A NEGATIVE, IT'S NOT SOMETHING AGAINST US. IT'S A POSITIVE.
AND THAT FUNDING, NOW THAT WE WOULD SPEND THAT 10 MILLION PLUS ON WILL GO INTO SOME DEBT SERVICE AND SOME OTHER AREAS.
THIS WAS A VERY BIG WIN, GREAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT ON THE COUNTY SIDE AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SIDE. SO WE BREAK IT DOWN HERE AND SHOW YOU THE INVESTMENT OF JUST AROUND $60 MILLION FOR WORKFORCE INVESTMENT, 21 MILLION FOR OUR STUDENTS, 12 MILLION FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE RISING COST OF THREE MILLION AND WE DID NOTICE HERE AS I POINT TO THIS [INAUDIBLE], I'M POINTING THE SCREEN AT THE SRP WAS $11 MILLION OFF OUR BOOKS AND I DON'T KNOW ANY ANY OTHER COUNTY THAT WOULD HAVE DONE THAT FOR THEIR SCHOOL DIVISION.
SO REALLY GIVE THEM A LOT OF CREDIT AND THANK THEM FOR THAT.
THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE COMPENSATION.
SO WE KNOW LAST YEAR WE WERE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND WE WORKED ON STUDY ONE AND WE GOT THE NUMBERS AND THEY SAID IT'S A THREE YEAR STUDY AND THAT'S FUNDED OVER THREE YEARS.
WE ALL AGREE TO THAT AND WE STARTED WITH PHASE ONE.
AND I WILL SAY THIS WITHOUT THE PHASE ONE LAST YEAR.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TEACHERS WE WOULD HAVE HAD HERE BECAUSE THAT WAS A GAME BREAKER FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND WE MADE A PROMISE.
AND MY BUDGET TO YOU IS THE PROMISE I MADE TO ALL ELEVEN THOUSAND OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
THAT I MADE. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THESE NUMBERS.
THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY IN A SALARY STUDY FOR THE REST OF OUR EMPLOYEES STARTING IN OCTOBER, THEY'VE BEEN MEETING REGULARLY.
IT'S JUST WEEKLY AND VERY SHORTLY WE'LL HAVE SOME OF THE FINAL NUMBERS AND THEN WE CAN REALLY TELL PEOPLE THIS IS THE PERCENT YOU'RE GETTING IN THE SALARY RAISE.
WE KNOW SALARY STUDY ONE HAD IT ALL LINED UP FOR YEAR TWO OF THE PHASE.
SO THAT ALIGNMENTS THERE ALSO WITH THE PERCENTAGE OF THE FIVE PERCENT WITH THE GOVERNOR, BUT THE SECOND STUDY IS STILL BEING WORKED OUT.
AND SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE COMPENSATION, INCREASED MARKET VALUE, THE WE WERE ACTUALLY GETTING RID OF THE PROBLEM OF COMPRESSION AGAIN WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.
WE TACKLED THE TEACHERS NOW WE'RE TACKLING THIS SIDE HERE, WHICH IT'S EXTREMELY NEEDED AT THIS TIME. SO TELL EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THE STARTING TEACHER PAY.
WE LOOKED AT THE GAPS AROUND US, THE THIRTY FIVE YEAR CAREER OF A TEACHER, JUST EVERYTHING THAT THE SALARY STUDY WOULD ADDRESS.
I THOUGHT THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH THE STUDY.
AND I THINK OUR HR DEPARTMENT AND OUR BUSINESS AND PAYROLL PEOPLE DID A GREAT JOB OF GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT.
MAKE SURE PEOPLE TRULY UNDERSTOOD AND THEY WOULD DO THE EXACT SAME THING WITH EVERYONE ELSE. SO WE KNOW WHAT YEAR ONE LOOKED AT.
WE KNOW WHAT YEAR TWO WILL LOOK AT.
THIS IS NOT REALLY THAT COMPLICATED BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY MAPPED OUT FOR YEAR ONE, YEAR TWO AND YEAR THREE IN THE STUDY IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEM.
AND WE DO EXPECT SIMILAR INFORMATION FOR A YEAR ONE AND YEAR TWO WITH THE NEXT STUDY.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF WORDS, BUT THE ISSUE IS HERE.
THE STUDY IS GOING TO SHOW THAT WE ARE BEHIND IN PAY AND THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING NOW. AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LOOK AT THIS OVER, YOU KNOW, A TWO OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE TEACHERS, BUT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TACKLE THAT COMPRESSION ISSUE NOW.
AND WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO AFFECT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.
SO THE PRICE TAG, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE SALARY STRUCTURE OF ONE, YOU HAVE TO TAKE TWENTY SEVEN MILLION OFF OF THAT RIGHT NOW AND THEN THE REST OF THAT DEALS WITH THE STUDY THAT WAS IN PLACE.
STUDY TWO PHASE ONE IS TWENTY THREE POINT FIVE MILLION.
THAT IS A BEST GUESS ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW.
IF IT GOES DOWN, WE WILL REDUCE IT.
BUT THE OPPORTUNITY IS FOR US TO SAY WE HAVE A PLACEHOLDER HERE.
AND THIS WAS TOOK A LOT OF WE JUST DIDN'T SAY, LET'S PUT A NUMBER UP HERE.
THIS IS THE NUMBER THAT THEY LOOKED AT WITH WITH THE DISCUSSIONS THEY'VE HAD WITH THE CONSULTANT. SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE TWO MILLION, EXCUSE ME, TWENTY ONE MILLION FOR OUR STUDENT NEEDS, THIS WILL ALWAYS BE AN ISSUE FOR US.
WE'RE GROWING. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW.
WE WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE WERE IN A RE-BENCHMARK AND HOW WE BENEFITED FROM THIS FOR FOR
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OUR SCHOOLS. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE ESL AND SPECIAL ED GROWTH OPENING, THEN ONLY THIS SCHOOL, BUT DOWN THE ROAD HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE OPENING OTHER SCHOOLS AND WE HAVE A SIMILAR FORMAT THAT WE FOLLOW.BUT THEN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT JUST THINK ABOUT HELPING OUR STAFF.
WHEN WE HAVE SUBSTITUTE, WE HAVE SUBSTITUTES IN OUR BUILDINGS MAKING SURE WE HAVE THEM COVERED OR THEY'RE HARD TO FAIL SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS THAT IT MAY BE HARD TO GET A TEACHER AT THAT SCHOOL. AND HOW DO WE GIVE AN INCENTIVE FOR THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN INVESTMENT AND WE, AS WE PROMISED, WE WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN SUMMER SCHOOL.
AND JUST TO REALIZE THE STATE PROVIDES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WE HAVE TO USE FIRST, THEN WE CAN USE OUR ESSER AFTER WE USE THAT.
BUT IT'S STILL MONEY THAT THEY GIVE US.
SO WE HAVE TO PLACE IN OUR BUDGET TO PUSH THE SUMMER SCHOOL.
SO WHEN YOU SEE A STUDENT GROWTH 9.7 MILLION, ESL, TWO POINT THREE MILLION OF GROWTH AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THIS IS THIS IS SUPPORT FOR ESL IN OUR SCHOOLS AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL STAFF. MOSTLY, IT'S ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS TO OPEN IT UP.
AND THEN YOU SEE OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM TWO POINT THREE.
NOW THIS IS AN INCREASE OF FUNDING.
SO IT'S NOT JUST TWO POINT THREE WE'RE OFFERING THIS INCREASE OF THE FUNDING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE. SO REMEMBER OUR SUMMER SCHOOL LAST YEAR AND BOB WILL CORRECT ME ON THIS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE OVER FOUR POINT.
I WAS LIKE 4 POINT 8 MILLION, LITTLE OVER LITTLE AROUND THERE, BUT I COULD BE OFF A LITTLE BIT AND THEN OUR CHILDREN'S SERVICES.
SO THESE ARE NON-DISCRETIONARY ISSUES, BUT THIS MONEY IS DESIGNATED OUT.
OUR MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST, OUR REGION ONE TUITION INCREASES, OUR SUBSTITUTE RATE UPDATE AND OUR SCHOOL BASED FUNDING ALLOCATION.
WE HAD PROMISED THEM THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE ON A THREE PERCENT MOVEMENT ON THAT FOR THEM. OUR STIPEND FOR OUR HARD TO STAFF SCHOOLS AND WE'VE DONE RESEARCH ON THAT AND WE'LL BE SHARING THAT AS WE PRESENT THE BUDGET THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOLS THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR THAT. IT'S A PILOT.
SO LET'S REMEMBER WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF IT WORKS.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE HARDEST SCHOOLS AND HELP THEM THERE.
AND THEN THE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHER MATCH AS WELL FOR OUR PEOPLE WHO COMPLETE THE THAT OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
AND OUR CIS, WE'RE EXPANDING WITH THEM AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, AND THEY ARE RAISING THEIR SIDE OF THE FUNDS.
AND THEN IT GOES INTO BENSLEY AND THE COMMUNITY THERE.
AS YOU WELL KNOW, CIS DOES A WONDERFUL JOB WITH NOT ONLY OUR FAMILIES, BUT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SO THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, WE'RE INCREASING AROUND $4 MILLION AGAIN WHEN WE SHOW NUMBERS, PEOPLE THINK THAT'S ALL WE'RE GIVING, THOUGH WE'RE INCREASING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CONTRACTS FOR HVAC.
NOBODY COMPLAINS ABOUT OR KNOWS ABOUT HVAC UNTIL THEY DON'T WORK.
SOMETHING'S HAPPENED IN AIR QUALITY.
NO, LET'S MAKE SURE WE KEEP UP THE CONTRACT.
AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MAINTENANCE EFFORTS, IT'S NOT ONLY OUR PAY GO, BUT THE INVESTMENT INTO REPLACING THE VEHICLES THAT THE FOR THE MAINTENANCE GUYS WHO HAVE BEEN IN A DECADE AND SOME OF THEM ARE HAVE BEEN LONGER THAN THAT, THAT THERE'S SOME REPLACEMENT NEEDS. IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT STARTING THE PAINTING PROGRAM AND CARPETING PROGRAM THAT HASN'T BEEN IN PLACE HERE FOR DECADES, WHERE WE PUT ALL THE SCHOOLS ON A ROTATING BASIS OF LOOKING AT THIS AND HOW DO WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS IN THAT AREA? SO INCREASING CUSTODIAL CONTRACT, HVAC, UTILITIES NOT GOING TO GET OVER THAT.
OUR DEBT SERVICE AND OUR GROWTH MANAGEMENT OF THE TRAILER'S EXPANSION.
THIS WILL GO AWAY AFTER WE START OUR IF WE PASS OUR CIP AND WE START WORKING WITH OUR CIP . VEHICLE REPLACEMENT I STATED, AND THIS IS OUR FURNITURE REPLACEMENT IN SOME AGING SCHOOLS AND JUST TO WE.
WE WORKED WITH THE COUNTY FOR ONE TIME FUNDING, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THEM GIVING US SOME OF THE MONEY BACK AND WE'RE REPLACING ALL OF OUR SCIENCE TABLES IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW.
AND AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE REPLACEMENT OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TABLES. THEY'VE BEEN AROUND A WHILE AND THEY GET BEAT UP.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING TO UPGRADE ALL OF OUR SCIENCE EQUIPMENT.
YOU KNOW, THE PM SERVICES FOR MAINTENANCE AND FOR I SAID THE PAINTING AND FLOORING PROGRAM, THE START A PROJECT TO START TO GET US MOVING.
AND OUR PAY GO IS A FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND FOR MAJOR MAINTENANCE.
SO WE ALSO HAVE SOME ISSUES WHERE THE PROJECTED HEALTH CARE INTERESTS IS INCREASED AND THE LEAVE PAYOUT HAS A SLIGHT INCREASE.
ZERO ON OUR TRANSFERS RIGHT NOW THAT OCCURS EVERY TWO YEARS AND THEN THE WORKMAN'S COMP RISK MANAGEMENT AT THIRTY TWO THOUSAND.
AND THEN THESE ARE JUST SOME OTHER ITEMS. WE'RE LOOKING AT HR STAFF ADJUSTMENTS, LOOKING AT SOFTWARE FOR LOOKING AT OUR CLEANING
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FACILITATOR, JUST SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IN THE PROGRAM AS WELL.SRP SAVINGS AGAIN, I TALKED ABOUT THIS REALLY COMPLIMENTING THE COUNTY ON THIS AND THANKING THEM, BUT THIS MONEY THEN HELPS WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE SRP NOW WE'RE IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE WITH IT AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND TAKE THAT MONEY AND PUT IT SOME OTHER PLACES THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE SCHOOL DIVISION.
SO SOME THINGS THAT ARE UNFUNDED AND WE PLACE SOME THINGS INTO THE ESSER FUND.
WE KNOW THAT WE'LL EVENTUALLY BE MOVING OUT.
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE.
THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE ADDED.
THIS IT WILL NEVER THE LIST WILL NEVER RUN DRY.
BUT WHAT I'M PRESENTING TO YOU ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE THE MOST URGENT AT THIS TIME.
THE AS I SAID, THE PROPOSED BUDGET DEFICIT IS ALMOST TWENTY FOUR MILLION.
WE KNOW THAT SOME OF THAT MONEY WILL COME FROM THE STATE.
WE'VE NEVER HAD BEEN HERE THAT THE MONEY THAT WE STARTED IN THE BUDGET WHERE IT ENDED UP DID NOT INCREASE.
SO WE THINK THAT WILL CONTINUE.
BUT WE IF WE IF WE HAVE TO, WE WILL LOOK AT OTHER ISSUES AND OTHER METHODS TO TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR US RIGHT NOW IS MAKING SURE THAT WE PAY, WE PAY OUR STAFF, WE PAY OUR STAFF.
OH THAT WAS ME. I STARTED TO CHECK IT, NO.
AND WE KNOW THE COUNTY AND THEY GAVE US.
WE HAVE 15 MILLION FROM THEM ASSURED.
I PUT IT ON THERE. IT'S ABOUT A FIVE PERCENT INCREASE.
HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT FULLY FUND THE BUDGET PROPOSAL AND THAT SUCH CCPS WILL BE INVESTIGATING ADDITIONAL STATE AND OR LOCAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
AND WE, JUST LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE NOT HERE.
YOU KNOW, STRONG ARMING PEOPLE OR TELLING PEOPLE, WE'RE SAYING I'M GIVING YOU A BUDGET THAT WE THINK WE NEED IF YOU REALIZE I RECOGNIZE A FUNDING SHORT SHORTAGE IS THE SECOND STUDY. AND SO WE MAY HAVE TO MANEUVER SOME THINGS AROUND, BUT THE SALARIES.
SALARIES FOR STAFF, BOTH ONE AND TWO ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR OUR FOR OUR SUCCESS.
SO WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND WE'VE HAD MANY MEETINGS ON THIS AND WHETHER THERE'LL STILL BE MEETINGS WHERE WE LOOK AT FIVE NEW OR REBUILT ELEMENTARY, THREE NEW OR REBUILT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ONE NEW HIGH SCHOOL WITH A POSSIBLE ONE HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION.
I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY THEY CAME UP WITH A GREAT IDEA WITH THE PSA WORKING WITH BOB AND HIS TEAM, I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY SOMETHING REALLY OUTSIDE THE BOX THINKING AND HELPING US WELL. AND SO THAT THE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS DISCUSSED WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE IN THE THE BOND REFERENDUM AS WE GET TO NOVEMBER.
BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION STILL TO OCCUR AND WORKING WITH THEM.
WE WANT TO WE'RE A PARTNER WITH THEM IN THIS AND JUST LIKE WE ARE WITH OUR BUDGET.
AND THERE'S BEEN VERY GOOD DISCUSSION ON THIS AND ALSO WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES OF WHAT LAND, WHERE DO WE PUT THE SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE BOTTLENECKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE? THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE OF THE BUNDLES LOOK LIKE YOU COULD ALMOST TAKE BUNDLE ONE AWAY IN ONE SENSE AND PUT IT OVER IN THE IN THE IN THE OUT OF THE BOND REFERENDUM.
BUT I THINK THERE'LL BE A LOT MORE DISCUSSION ON WHAT WE HAVE ON THIS PAGE.
AND SO I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GET LOCKED IN SAYING WELL THIS IS HERE AND THIS IS HERE KNOWING THAT WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE TO 6 YEARS, WE CAN HAVE OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING 10 SCHOOLS THAT ARE NEW OR REBUILT.
AND THAT'S THE KEY IS THAT WE UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT A SHORT TERM VISION.
THAT'S A VISION, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN MANAGE IN GROWTH TILL THAT TIME.
THIS IS JUST A CHART OF CAPACITY AND HOW THINGS MOVE IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WE DO NEED, WE DO NEED THE FACILITIES AND I WILL SAY THIS AS WE BUILD NEW SCHOOLS AND WHEN WE BUILD A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WE WILL LOOK AT REDISTRICTING WHEN WE BUILD THE NEW ELEMENTARY, WE WILL LOOK TO REDISTRICT AND WE BUILD A HIGH SCHOOL, NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
WE'LL LOOK TO REDISTRICT AND WE'LL GIVE ONE YEAR NOTICE ON THE ON THAT TO THE BOARD, TO PRESENT, TO THE BOARD ONE YEAR AHEAD OF TIME.
JUST THIS IS A FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE KNOW OF IN THE AS WE'RE LOOKING WITH VPSA THERE'S 130 FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO FY 21, WE HAD FIVE MILLION REFERENDUM WOULD BE ABOUT THREE TWENTY.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT STATE MONEY AS WELL.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE GUIDELINES ARE FOR THE STATE FUNDING YET, BUT IF IT DOES GET APPROVED AND THERE WAS CONVERSATION OF ADDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THIS, IT'S LIKE $500 MILLION. AND THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF MOVING THAT UP.
SO WE'LL SEE. SO WHAT'S NEXT FOR US? WE HAVE WE'LL BE IN THIS ROOM ON THE 1ST, THE 8TH AND THE 16TH STREAMING TALKING ABOUT
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OUR BUDGET WORK SESSIONS.WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 8TH HERE AND THEN WE HAVE EVERYTHING ONLINE AND YOU CAN CONTACT US WITH QUESTIONS WE WILL GET TO OUR PEOPLE ON ANY QUESTION YOU HAVE.
AND THEN WE HAVE TOWN HALL MEETINGS, AND BOB AND I WILL BE DIVIDED ON THAT.
I THINK JOE AND BOB ARE GOING TO BE SOME LOCATIONS AND SEAN AND I WILL BE SOME OTHER LOCATIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE DATES WHERE WE HAVE MULTIPLE SESSIONS, BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE THE SAME THINGS DISCUSS EACH TIME.
AND AGAIN, WORKFORCE, INFRASTRUCTURE, STUDENT GROWTH.
AND THAT IS MY PRESENTATION, AND I'LL BE GOING TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. HARTER, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. OF COURSE, THERE ALWAYS IS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS IN THE PRESENTATION, I THINK SHOULD BE CLEAR.
TRY TO MAKE CLEAR TO EVERYONE THAT'S WATCHING IS THE MONEY THAT WE WERE PAYING INTO THE SRP, WHICH WAS SOMETHING THAT PREDATED THIS BOARD THAT WE WERE GOING ON WHEN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ALLOCATED THAT MONEY, THAT 27 MILLION INFUSION.
THAT MONEY THAT'S BEING FREED UP FROM THAT IS ACTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO BE USING A MAJORITY THAT I BELIEVE FOR THE VPSA BONDS, CORRECT? OK. AND THEN THE VIRTUAL.
YES, SIR. YES, SIR. YEAH, THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY THAT WE HAD A GREAT PRESENTATION ON EARLIER.
MY QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, I GUESS WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE LOOKING AT AS WE GET MORE STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, MORE ENROLLMENT INTO A PROGRAM SUCH AS THAT.
WILL THAT SCHOOL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO CONTINUE TO ADD TEACHERS? AND THAT'S A NICE THING ABOUT A VIRTUAL ACADEMY, YOU KNOW, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A BASE AND THEN HAVE ENROLLMENT AND ALLOW BRUCE TO TO EXPAND THE OPPORTUNITY AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL THE STUDENTS YOU HAVE IN BY SEPTEMBER 30TH FOR THAT FIRST ROUND OF FUNDING. BUT WE WANT TO START IT NOW BECAUSE ONE WE WON'T SPEND AS MUCH ESSER MONEY ON THE PROGRAM AND WHERE WE DO NEED FUNDING ON THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS TO ENSURE THE PROGRAM, WE COULD USE US ESSER FUNDING ON THAT AREA, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THE OTHER ESSER FUNDING AND PUT IT SOME OTHER NEEDED AREAS FOR STUDENTS.
AND THE LAST QUESTION THE ACE STUDY TWO.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE RESULTS FROM THAT.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING IN WRITING AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, DR. DAUGHERTY. YES, SIR.
SHE'S BEING ALL SHY OVER HERE.
THERE'S A LOT TO PROCESS AND I DON'T KNOW IF OUR SCREEN ISN'T WORKING UP HERE.
SO I'M KIND OF TRYING TO JUST LIKE LISTEN AND WATCH.
MY QUESTION ABOUT THE SALARY STUDY AND JUST TO MAKE SURE I KNOW I'VE ASKED THIS, I'M SURE I'VE ASKED THIS BEFORE, BUT JUST TO VERIFY THAT THE PROPOSED SALARY STUDY PHASES THAT WE HAVE FUNDED OR THAT YOU'VE PROPOSED FUNDING IN IN YOUR BUDGET, DO INCLUDE LIKE A RATE OF INFLATION OR THAT WE'RE COVERING THAT.
THE I CAN'T ANSWER THE SECOND STUDY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THE OVERALL. THERE'S A RANGE RIGHT NOW, EVEN IN THE OTHER STUFF WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 8 OR NINE PERCENT THERE, WHEREAS THE SALARY STUDY, IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT HIGHER.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE FINAL NUMBER YET BECAUSE WE NEED TO SEE THE DOCUMENTATION.
BUT REMEMBER, LAST YEAR IT WAS HIGHER NUMBER BECAUSE OF THE LOT OF THE SALARY INCREASES WERE IN THE TEENS BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING A COMPRESSION.
SO AGAIN, HERE WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING RID OF COMPRESSION.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A HIGHER.
AND THE ORIGINAL SALARY STUDY DIDN'T INCLUDE IT, THOUGH, RIGHT? I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER.
THE ORIGINAL STUDY, GOT RID OF IT, GOT RID OF GOT RID OF COMPRESSION.
BUT THE ORIGINAL SALARY STUDY DIDN'T ADDRESS INFLATION.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT. I THINK WE HAD TO COME BACK.
IT WAS AN ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT TO THAT.
YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT.
WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND DON'T GET BACK INTO IT, INTO THAT HOLE WITH COMPRESSION.
I THINK I THINK I'LL STOP THERE, BUT THANK YOU.
KIND OF TAGGING ON TO MS. HEFFRON, CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT IN SALARY STUDY TWO WHO NAMED SOME
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POSITIONS THAT THAT STUDIED AND WOULD BE FUNDING BECAUSE I KNOW SALARY STUDY ONE ADDRESS TEACHERS AND TEACHERS ONLY.LISTED AS TEACHERS, DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF LIKE STAFF IN HR AND PAY, WHICH WE WE DESPERATELY NEED TO GET THEIR SALARIES UP.
LOOKING AT FACILITIES AND OPERATION STAFF.
SO ANY POSITION THAT YOU CAN THINK OF THAT IS NOT A TEACHER.
CAFETERIA WORKERS? YES, MA'AM. I JUST WANTED THE PUBLIC TO HEAR.
ANYONE, ANYONE WHO IS NOT A TEACHER.
THAT SALARY STUDIES ADDRESSING.
SO IT'S ADDRESSING A LOT OF PEOPLE.
YOU SAID WE HAVE 11000 WORKFORCE.
FULL TIME. AND ABOUT WHAT FIVE THOUSAND OF THOSE ARE TEACHERS.
ROUGHLY, I WOULD SAY SO JUST A LITTLE UNDER.
SO YOU YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 6 THOUSAND EMPLOYEES THAT DESPERATELY NEED A SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR YEARS OF LACK OF ADDRESSING THAT.
SO, YEAH, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT CLARIFICATION ON.
SECONDLY IS AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE TOWN HALLS, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THESE HARD TO STAFF SCHOOLS IN THE $3 MILLION LINE ITEM.
AND AT SOME POINT WE'LL IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE SCHOOLS ARE AND WHAT THE CRITERIA WAS TO BE DEFINED AS A HARD TO STAFF SCHOOL.
YES, MA'AM. WE WANT TO WAIT TILL AFTER WE HAVE FINALIZATION OF THE BUDGET, BUT WE WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD PUBLICLY AND LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR CRITERIA. WE HAD A CRITERIA AND WHAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HARD TO FUND SCHOOLS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING, NOT JUST TEACHERS, EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING.
THAT'S A THAT'S A THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
SO BEAR WITH ME FOR A SECOND BECAUSE I TOOK A LOT OF NOTES BECAUSE LIKE MS. HEFFRON MENTIONED, THE SCREEN WASN'T WORKING UP HERE, WHICH I THINK GOES TO SHOW WE'RE NOT ABOUT FLUFF AROUND HERE, RIGHT? SO I GUESS I JUST HAVE A COMMENT AND THAT WORKFORCE, STUDENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THERE'S MUCH FLUFF IN THIS BUDGET.
THIS BUDGET IS WHAT YOU IS TRULY A NEEDS BASED.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF WANTS THAT ARE ADDRESSED IN HERE.
YOU CANNOT HAVE A SCHOOL WITHOUT WORKFORCE, STUDENTS OR INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO WE WE HAVE GOTTEN DOWN TO BARE BONES AS FAR AS WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU PRESENTING A NEEDS BASED BUDGET.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROCESS GO THROUGH ALL OF THE CONVERSATION THAT'S GOING TO SURROUND IT. BUT I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED THE GOAL OF HONORING OUR WORKFORCE AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE SHOWING THE RESPECT THAT THEY DESERVE WITH A LIVABLE WAGE.
THANK YOU. I GUESS I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS AT THE TIME THIS TIME.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEFINING. WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A MONTH.
WE HAVE THIRTY ONE MONTH TO TALK ABOUT IT.
YES, THANK YOU. MS. HAINES. JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS LEFT.
FIRST, I WANTED TO MENTION BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED LOOKING TO STATE AND LOCAL FOR THE ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT YOUR BOARD MEMBERS TAKE TURNS ADVOCATING AT THE STATE LEVEL.
BUT JUST WE HEAR YOU AND WE DO THE LEGWORK.
TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN THEY WERE IN PERSON, MS. BAILEY REALLY TOOK THE LEAD AND DID EXTENSIVE ADVOCACY WORK FOR US.
I WAS THERE ALL DAY TODAY AND HIT EVERY SINGLE DELEGATE COULDN'T GET ALL THE SENATORS, BUT I HAD EVERY DELEGATE IN OUR CHESTERFIELD DELEGATION.
SO THE FIVE OF US, WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU GET THAT MONEY.
AND SO WHEN CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE A FIVE YEAR PLAN? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IS OFTEN A QUESTION THAT WE GET.
I GUESS THAT'S PROBABLY MY FIRST QUESTION.
WE HAVE, WE KEEP WE KEEP OUR ONGOING PLAN GOING.
ONCE WE HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS HERE, WE'LL PRESENT WITHIN THE BUDGET.
WE'LL PRESENT THAT IT WAS EASY LAST YEAR AND YEAR BEFORE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T.
THE BUDGETS WEREN'T CHANGING AS RAPIDLY.
THIS WERE LIKE, WE'RE STILL IN THIS ABYSS RIGHT NOW OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
BUT ONCE WE HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS, THEY'LL PUT THOSE INTO THE SYSTEM AND WE'LL HAVE THAT. SO WHEN WE PRESENT TO YOU THE NEAR THE END IN THE END OF THIS CYCLE IN FEBRUARY, WE'LL HAVE THE FIVE YEAR, FIVE YEAR PLAN WITH IT AS WELL.
EXCELLENT. AND THEN I NOTICED THAT YOU HAD THE SCHOOL BASED TRANSLATORS AND THE NON-DISCRETIONARY ITEM I KNOW IT'S SO HARD TO MAKE DECISIONS, BUT I WOULD SAY IF THERE'S ONE ITEM THAT ISN'T INVESTED IN THE WORKFORCE THAT PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED TO ME, IT'S THE
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IMPACT OF THE SCHOOL BASED TRANSLATORS.I MEAN, THAT PILOT IS GOING VERY WELL AND WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT.
AND ONCE WE GET THE FINAL GUIDELINES FROM THE ESL SUPPORT.
YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THEY CAN BE TIED IN.
OK. EXCELLENT. SO DID I HEAR A THE FIGURE WAS 8 TO 9 PERCENT THAT WILL HELP US MAKE OUR WORKFORCE COMPETITIVE.
THE POINT NOW BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND THAT FUNDING WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR US.
SO I'M HOPING DURING THIS PROCESS I CAN GIVE YOU WITH ALL THE CHARTS AND EVERYTHING.
THE FINAL NUMBERS, BUT YES, BETWEEN 8 AND 9.
WOW. WELL, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU DEEPLY FOR BEING COMMITTED TO OUR WORKFORCE.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, A FEW OF MY QUESTIONS WERE ALREADY TAKEN, SO I JUST REALLY HAVE ONE LEFT.
AROUND HOW MANY TEACHERS AND SUPPORT SERVICE OPENINGS DOES CCPS HAVE RIGHT NOW? I KNOW WE'VE GOT A. IS THAT ON THE? I KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 192 VACANCIES, TEACHER VACANCIES.
NOW THAT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT 5000 TEACHERS, BUT IT'S STILL A NUMBER THAT'S HIGH FOR US AND WE FEEL I'D SAY THAT WE FEEL FORTUNATE WHEN WE TALK TO OUR NEIGHBORS ABOUT THEIR PERCENTAGES. THE.
I MAY HAVE TO GET YOU THE OTHER NUMBER OF VACANCIES.
I WOULD POINT TO BOB, BUT I DON'T WANT.
HE MAY BE LOOKING IT UP FOR ME.
SO IF WE KEEP TALKING FOR A MINUTE, HE'LL GET IT FOR ME.
[INAUDIBLE] WILL HAVE IT. OK, SO WE HAVE A WAY TO GET IT FOR YOU, EVEN THOUGH I LOOK AT THAT NUMBER AND LOOK AT ATTENDANCE EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST I USUALLY FOCUS IN ON DIFFERENT POSITIONS THAT ARE OPEN.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE INSTRUCTION AND THE NON INSTRUCTIONAL PIECES THAT WE HAVE.
RIGHT? OK, YOU CAN COME BACK ANOTHER TIME.
OK. I. YEAH, I'M GOING TO SEE YOU FOR A MONTH.
YEAH, YOU'LL SEE ME. YEAH, BRING THAT BACK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, THAT WAS ALL [INAUDIBLE].
JUST THAT, YOU KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH UP FROM A HISTORY OF UNDERFUNDING FROM ALL LEVELS, BUT I THINK OUR STATE LEGISLATORS ARE WORKING HARD FOR US.
I THINK OUR COUNTY OFFICIALS, OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND OUR AND THE WORKERS WITH JOE CASEY AND MATT HARRIS ARE WORKING HARD FOR US.
I NEVER WANT PEOPLE TO THINK THAT PEOPLE AREN'T SUPPORTING EDUCATION.
IT'S JUST THAT WE HAVE A PRETTY BIG ASK HERE AND WE KNOW THAT AND WE ARE HERE TO WORK HARD. AND I NEVER WANT PEOPLE TO THINK THAT WE'RE POINTING THE FINGER AT SOMEBODY OR ARE SAYING SOMETHING NEGATIVE ABOUT SOMEBODY.
THAT'S NOT WHAT MY PURPOSE IS HERE.
MY PURPOSE IS TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE NEED, HELP OUR PEOPLE AND MAKE SURE OUR KIDS GET A GREAT EDUCATION HERE.
AND I KNOW TALKING WITH JOE CASEY, ESPECIALLY THAT HE WANTS THE SAME THING FOR OUR FOR OUR KIDS AS WELL. HE WANTS, HE WANTS QUALITY EDUCATION.
AND IT'S A BREAKING POINT FOR THEM AS WELL THAT WE HAVE 100 PERCENT ACCREDITED SCHOOLS, BUT WE HAVE REALLY GOOD SCHOOLS BECAUSE WE HAVE REALLY GOOD TEACHERS.
WE HAVE REALLY GOOD PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND THE PEOPLE OF THAT DISTRICT OFFICE.
I WOULD NOT TRADE OUT FOR ANYONE BECAUSE THEY ARE TRULY DEDICATED AS MUCH TIME AS THEY PUT IN. AND SO I'LL KEEP FIGHTING THE BATTLE AND SO I [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU, DR. DAUGHERTY. IT'S A TEAM EFFORT HERE.
IT IS. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, THANKS TO DR.
HUFF IN THE BACKGROUND FOR FORWARDING THIS TO ME, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK NUMBERS.
VACANCIES IS JUST OVER TWO HUNDRED RIGHT NOW, SO IT'S GONE UP A LITTLE BIT SINCE THE LAST ONE. BUS DRIVERS ARE AT FORTY FOUR, IAS ARE AT 67, DAY PORTERS ARE AT TWENTY TWO TO GIVE YOU A FEW. AND NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, THE FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATES ARE AT 140 PLUS MANAGERS, OVER 150 IN FOOD SERVICE.
THAT'S OUR BIG MY PERSONAL PAIN.
THANK YOU. THAT'S IAS WERE ORIGINALLY IN SALARY STUDY ONE.
ONE. THE MARKET ADJUSTMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DONE IN ONE.
GIVEN THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN TWO AND THE RELATIVE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE IA SALARY,
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WE ARE CONSIDERING THE IA POSITIONS AND AN INCREASE IN THAT 20.I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER TWENTY TWO MILLION IN THE STUDY TWO THAT WE HAVE ESTIMATED. SO WHILE THEY WEREN'T TECHNICALLY IN STUDY TWO, THE IMPACT ON THAT GROUP IS CLEARLY FELT. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID WANT TO POINT YOU TO PAGE 48 IN THE DECK. WHEN YOU GO BACK TO IT, WE'LL LIST ALL THOSE POSITIONS, WHICH DOES INCLUDE THAT NOTE ON IAS. THANK YOU MS. BAILEY. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU ALL FOR PULLING THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER.
YES. BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY GENERAL DISCUSSION RELATED TO THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED BUDGET
[D. School Board Budget Discussion]
OR PROCESS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS OR THE WORK IN FRONT OF US? I HAVE I HAVE A FEW JUST A COUPLE OF STATEMENTS HERE.FIRST, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO DR.
HUFF AND THE REST OF THE TEAM FOR PUTTING THIS BUDGET PROPOSAL TOGETHER.
I BELIEVE OUR AREA OF FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL BUDGET ITEMS AND RESOURCES NEEDS TO BE AROUND OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF AND OUR RECOVERY OF LEARNING.
I LOVE THAT WE HAVE A LINE ITEM FOR A STIPEND FOR HARD TO STAFF SCHOOLS AND POSITIONS A LINE FOR THE EXPANDED SUMMER SESSION AND A HUGE FOCUS ON OUR TEACHER COMPENSATION, AS WELL AS OUR OTHER SUPPORT ADMIN STAFF TO GET TEACHERS AND ADMIN STAFF TO COME TO CHESTERFIELD. WE HAVE PUT WE HAVE TO PUT THE INVESTMENT INTO GETTING OUR KIDS CAUGHT UP IN [INAUDIBLE] I THINK THAT WE ARE SEEING A REALLY GOOD START TO THAT WITH THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. WE WORKED REALLY WELL WITH THE COUNTY LAST YEAR AND WE MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT. THEY MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS BY HELPING TO PAY FOR TEACHER DECOMPRESSION AND MORE RECENTLY, FULLY FUNDING OUR SRP PROGRAM.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AS WE NAVIGATE THIS YEAR'S BUDGET CYCLE.
AND WE'RE AND WE ARE ALSO HOPING THAT THE STATE REALLY COMES THROUGH THIS YEAR WITH THEIR BUDGET AND MAKES A STRONG INVESTMENT INTO EDUCATION.
THANK YOU. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS?
[E. Announcements, Communications, and School Board Comments]
THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD HOLD A WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING THIS EVENING HERE IN THE COUNTY PUBLIC MEETING ROOM FOLLOWING A BRIEF RECESS.IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DEBBIE BAILEY. AYE.
THE JANUARY 25, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET WORK SESSION IS ADJOURNED.
WE WILL NOW TAKE A 15 MINUTE RECESS BEFORE STARTING THE EVENING SESSION.
IT WAS A 15 MINUTE RECESS, YEAH, YEAH.
BEFORE STARTING, OUR EVENING SESSION WE'LL RECONVENE AT 5:15.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.