Brunswick County Schools Budget for 2017-2018 Presented to Board of Education, August 8, 2017
Revenue Changes Entered into a 4 year renewal of funding agreement with County Commissioners Funding under the agreement provided an increase to BCS of $1.5 million or 4.7% over the previous year. At-Risk Funding from State was reduced by $(251,302)
3 Distribution of County Appropriation BCS Charter School Distribution Total 2016-2017 Appropriation: $2,613.72 per pupil based on 1st month membership $ 32,554,105 $ 2,856,815 $ 35,410,920 2017-2018 projected Appropriation: $2,702.43 per pupil $ 34,087,563 $ 3,211,432 $ 37,298,995 Projected Increase $ 1,533,458 $ 354,617 $ 1,888,075 4.71% 12.41% 5.33% Enrollment Summary: 1st Month Enrollment 12,455 1,093 13,548 Projected Growth 136 118 254 Total Projected Enrollment 12,591 1,211 13,802 Projected Growth % 1.09% 10.80% 1.87%
Salary Changes Teachers and Instructional Support: The average teacher increase including experience bump is 3.3%, ranging from 1.5% to 6.9% Classified and Central Services staff: State raise of $1,000 and local step increase. Average increase 3.5% Bus Drivers: The state budget included a special reserve for bus drivers to increase the average pay on an equitable basis. Allotment not known at this time. New pay rates will be retroactive to July 1
Salary Changes (continued) Principals: New Salary Schedule based on size of the school and growth of the school that the principal supervised: Average increase 10% 3 Categories of Performance (Base, Met and Exceeded). Salary Assignment will be determined on best 2 of the last 3 years No longer eligible for longevity, ABC Bonuses, or Advanced and Doctoral Supplements Held Harmless to 2016-17 salary level
Salary Changes (continued) Assistant Principals: New Salary Schedule based on the A Teacher Schedule plus 17%: Average increase 10% No longer eligible for longevity or ABC Bonuses Advanced and Doctoral Supplements still apply Held Harmless to 2016-17 salary plus longevity
Bonuses - Teachers Teachers: Third Grade teachers Top 25% of State and top 25% of LEA. Maximum $7,000 AP and CTE Bonuses Maximum $3,500 New 4 th and 5 th grade Reading and 4 th 8 th Grade Math Bonus: Top 25% of State and top 25% of LEA. Amount is $2,150 Bonuses to be paid in January, 2018
Bonus- Teachers Bonus for new Highly Qualified (HQ) Teachers: Graduates from an approved NC educator prep program with a GPA of 3.75 or higher and a score of 48 or higher on the edtpa or equivalent assessment Will receive monthly supplement equivalent to the difference in salary of a Bachelor level teacher with zero experience and: 3 years of experience if teaching in a low performing school 2 years of experience if teaching in EC or STEM 1 year of experience
Bonus - Principals For top 50% in the state measured by growth of the school supervised: Top 5% - $5,000 Top 10% - $4,000 Top 15% - $3,000 Top 20% - $2,000 Top 50% - $1,000 For Principals who supervised a school for last two years (2015-16 and 2016-17), AND the school did NOT exceed growth in 2015-16, AND the school exceeded growth in 2016-17: Bonus amount $5,000 if an A, B, or C School,OR Bonus amount $10,000 if the school was a D or F in 2015-16.
Benefits Special Annual Leave One time additional 3 days of annual leave. The leave carries over but no cash value at termination Retirement Rate - Employer portion of retirement rate increased from 16.54% to 17.13% Hospitalization - Employer portion of health insurance rate increased from $5,659 to $5,869
Other State Budget Changes Reduction is class size in grades K-3 is mandated in a two year phase-in process. BCS fully implemented in current year utilizing existing resources and without reducing art, music, and PE positions Central Office Funding Reduction of 7.4% Early College High Funding Reduction of 37% for 17/18 and 10% for 18-19
Other Changes Teacher Academy: Provides teachers with an opportunity for 5 additional days of employment August 7-11 for professional development and planning. $652,000 non-recurring from fund balance Extra Duty Supplement Schedule: Expand stipend schedule to provide stipends to teachers for key leadership roles in school buildings - $130,315. Career Counselor Grant: Partnership with BCC for 2 career counselor positions. $35,000 matching funds MTSS: Convert non-recurring MTSS position at Supply to recurring CTE: Enhance programming and perform a program audit
Other Changes K-3 Class Size: Repurposed existing positions to create 32 additional teaching positions to reduce class size in grades K-3 SREB: Implement SREB in 4 schools (contract and substitutes): $81,500 Mechanic: Additional position to support specialized equipment on buses Software: Increased software budget by $88,000 Maintenance: Convert vacancy dollars to contracted services. $245,000 CIS: Reduction to contract $(74,500)
Summary What has been presented today represents a balanced budget for BOE consideration This budget reflects the following priorities: Implements mandated class size reduction in grades K-3 Provides additional support to low performing schools accomplishes pay increases for staff Provides valuable professional development for teachers Modify and expand CTE program offerings
Next Steps Summary Document Review and discussion Budget Resolution Approval
Important Links For a summary of changes in the final State budget, please copy & paste the following link into a web browser: https://www.bcswan.net/cms/lib/nc01811134/centricity/domain/31 6/conferencesummary2018.pdf Follow the link below for 2017-2018 payroll items: Pay Tables Pay Schedules (pay dates) Revised Extra Duty Supplement Schedule https://www.bcswan.net/page/1257 (you can also copy & paste the links into a web browser or visit the Finance department web page)