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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-27-1999P,+F,5-27-9l� Orange County 1999 -00 Manager's Recommended Budget • Supports current County employees through the pay and benefits plan presented to the Board in April and May • Includes new staff resources for County programs to ensure service levels offered to citizens are adequate • Establishes General Fund property tax rate at 90.2 cents per $100 valuation, a 2.7 cent increase • Brings Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools District tax rate to 22 cents per $100 valuation, an increase of 2.8 cents for start up costs for Scroggs Elementary and East Chapel Hill High addition • Tax base continues to strengthen • Projected growth in overall tax base is more than $6.9 billion • An increase of 4.6% over original 1998 -99 budget estimates • Positive growth trends in both one cent and half -cents — One cent sales tax collections for current fiscal year projected to grow at about $1.3 million or 25% over 1996 -97 collections — For next year, projected at 5.5% over current year estimate — Projected growth for half cent sales taxes between 6 and 8 percent • Intergovernmental - growth of about $650,000 in the areas of public safety and human services • Charges for Services - healthy increases in several areas, most notably for the Sheriff and Register of Deeds • Investment Earnings - increase of $250,000 despite low interest rates Transition from Town of Chapel Hill to Orange County anticipated during fiscal year 1999 -00 ' All transition implementation costs will be addressed through the Landfill Fund • Convert current COPSFAST and Domestic Violence grant funded positions to County funding due to loss of grant funds • Increase hours for part time positions • Change from time - limited status for 11 existing positions to permanent, non time - limited • Cost of Living Adjustment • 2.5% effective July 1, 1999 • In -Range Salary Increase • 2.5% for employees whose work performance is proficient or higher, effective with annual performance review • Meritorious Service Awards • Exceptional - $1,500 and Superior - $750 • Implementation of 401(k) Plan • Expect first sale of general obligation bonds from 1997 bond referendum to occur in early 2000 • Will be sold for schools, recreation and park projects, affordable housing and sewer expansion • Expect to pursue AAA bond rating to lower debt service costs • Fiscal year 2000 -01 brings a full year responsibility for developing, implementing and administering Landfill • Important decisions in coming year on siting and construction of major solid waste facilities including C &D waste facility • Continues commitment to education • Improves responsiveness in public safety and emergency medical services • Includes a competitive pay and benefits package to enable us to keep our talented, motivated workforce • Addresses goals identified by the Board of County Commissioners • Presentation and Public Hearing (Hillsborough) - May 28 • Public Hearing (Southern Human Services) — June 3 • Worksessions (Southern Human Services). — June 8 — June 15 • Adoption (Southern Human Services) — June 21 P`er I'upi ° llo►ca lons to Each District OCS CHCCS Total Base # of Students 6,329 8,584 14,913 Growth # of Students 77 319 396 Projected ADM -,' 6;406 8,903. 15,309 Recvr�nmettdedPer $2256 $2,256 Pupil A 1Qcat2on Reco�eded Futdtng $I4,451;936' $34,537,104 Requested Funding $15,227,014 $22,310,721 $37,537,735 % Funded 94.6% 90.0% 92.0% • New positions address increase level of service to citizens and community • Support Board of County Commissioner goals • Maintain current County facilities • Healthy Carolinians • Mental Health Crisis programs • Wastewater Treatment Management (WTMP) program • COPSFAST and Domestic Violence Assistance program positions convert from grant to County funding • Additional resources for Emergency Medical Initial Response Program • Joint effort with all law enforcement agencies for a new firearms training facility S s �-i- (Please print) SIGN -UP SHEET EPHONE -27-9 NAME �� ADDRESS TEL - p✓ 1M /��.�� U, 2v1 lD Q WV_7 3 1 -� >✓ S rYl i - 2-0 7 iV0 i7 2 r3 6 -3—Z7 7 �Z.GI V) "_9L -7 5 -71 72,2- `a air-, a C�_ P L LiC 12 13 Ca -27-9 SIGN-UP SHEET r7--(�� NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE i Bocc PH May 27, 1999 Present: MC, AG, MB, SH Present Staff. JL, DD, Kathy Baker, Elaine Holms, Albert Kittrell, Rod Visser, Chair Gordon opened the meeting at 7:30 pm KEN CHAVIOUS Please keep comments to three minutes JL began presentation. 1999 -2000 recommended budget. 15/20 minutes summarize $100+ million budget. Thanked rv, ak, dd, kc, eh, pj and the two school superintendents $100,621 Funding school mandates and new school startup costs, public safety and basic county servicies Pay and benefits plan for county. New staff resources for county programs. GF property tax 90.2 2.7 cent increase. Ch/cbr 2.8 to 22 cents for ch schools for start up costs scroggsa nd echhs. Growth increase look in pbudget. Sales tax is a positive growth trends. Kent for general purposes and goes into gf and 1.3 million dollars for % increase. 1.2 cent (both of them ) growth between 6/8% county and school capital projects. Increases in charges for services by sheriff and the register of deeds aslo has 'A million dollar incrase. Increase in investment earnings. Fund balancne 11.7 million last year. Estimate one million to accumulate by this year end. It if prudent to appropriate 2 million toward next years budget. Because it all is improving we are recommending the current level of services. Tax rate would be double except for the good revenue picture. Expense picture.....MANDATES this year are significant 8 %in teacher pay 35 %incrase in insurance and increase for students with disabilities. Each school system is being asked to bear each of these. Jthe per pupil to 2256 with a totalincrase inmoney 13.5% which surpases the usual increase of 11.? Per cent. Oange county is ranked #1 in the state for eachpupil. The amount received by each system is different because of the number of students. 14.7% ch and 11.9 for oc. Thatis the statutory requirement for how to allocate funds. LISTEN COUNTY PRIORITIES: Went over the new request for employees - Healthy Carolinians Skills Development Center Mental Health is higher than usual. WTMP — education/inspecition/home owner incentives — reserve fund in the budget to address this. Public Safety — some of the sheriff's positions be converted to county funding (fromCopsfast) EMS - in capital side of the budget a joint effort of all law enforcement agencies to have a firing range. County Priorities Solid Waste Employee Pay and Benefits - he reviewed INNOVATION AND EFFICIENCY — REACTIVATE * * * * * reserve funds ON HORIZON Sale of general obligation bonds in early 2000 .... we will pursu AAA bond rating so our rate will be lower. We have a challenge of Solid Waste management.. need c & d He was asked to provide sceanio of 2/3 & ? cent increases ... they are in appendix F Paul Farel vice hair of the ch public library. Presentation on behalf of the ch town council. Thank you for the incrase ade last year. Only receive 26% of the . He expalined why we need to give more money. ASK ��THLE \circ GIVE ME THE OVERHEADS. 41% live in ch and only receive 26 % of the countsuppore is no justification for a lower funding. The library receives 13% of its support from the county er from ch the rest from finds, etc. Orange County residents account for over 40% of the patr showed checkout records... over 40% of the check out records are from County residents. Librpartners to schools. Books /reference materials /technology/ oc spends a lower proportion of it thanmany other local counties. This is a dispartity with the proportion of the budget devoted a 'on. $627,000 to support the Orange County library, $213,000 to ch to subsidize double the numirc lations. Conclusion... we are not doing well enough. He asked for incrased library support ide. Provide equivilant library services to all citizens. Deve a means to reimburse the ch library fs wh are not residents of ch. Ag: appropriatioin on the coun side and for the schools we give a total amount to each school system. We take account of what you re es but we do give a lump school. Carla Turner need more nurses to elp with the assessment of the health of our children. Need to increase the funding. Mitch Cox, resident and teacher in oc, adovate for the oc school boards funding request. To attract teachers and assure acedemic growth w need the money. Judith Bergman, See her material, speec language pathologist, from Glenwood, many techers supplements are capped. Please increase ding so that this cap can be lifted. 112 teachers 2 are teachers of the year. LISTEN. The key to student pr iciency is committed teachers. Leon Cox junior at orange high school. Cool hools award for web page design. Spoke in support of the sb's request. Becky Smith, CH resident and a teacher at Orange igh School and Science Dept Chair 15.2 % budget increase which was requested by the superintendent. Thereis no fluff. They need the money. The 13 science teacher would be cut if the do not get the fund. More EOC tests than any other department and soonwill have 2 more. More students are taking more science. Safety is a concern. We need to keep the class sizes within the state maximum. Personnell issues are critical. This is when the need to hire them. Ann Chockley, spoke in support of the Orange County budg . Department Chair in Math. All program areas need to be supported. All stood. Susanne Tilley, two children in the orange county system and�president of the pta and substitute teachers. Please support the year round program . Spanish in the middl schools. Nurses, Reading recovery. Angela Rose... spoke in support of the budget but at her school $sked for additional core teacher. Keep class size low. Full time reading teacher and we need reading r overy. Micelle Rimmer and spoke in spport of the Macks.....here to sup rt the budget for the entire system. There is not fluff in the budget. Peter Kramer, a parent and a social work in the schools. Some of th items that are important at stanford is a clerical assistant. They dispense medication 50 people per day. An ssistant for the band director. C.W. Stanford's band is excellent beginning to get national recognition. G t those kids to pay. She is brilliant teacher. Oc schools have revived talked about what was in the paper? ?? Pam Saunders, teacher in oc schools. Stanback middle school year rounreasource teacher for exceptional children.. School based chair position. Barbara Dewey, media coordinator 22 year vet and vice presend for emply. Fully fund the ch/cb request. The cost of educating is high. Moral problem with the teachers. We have 112 teachers whoses salary is capped. Some are earning far less thanothers and doing the same job woith the same high results from the students. Teacher cap. Capped teachers teach in 9 of the 11 critical areas listed by the ch city schools. Jan dune a tax payer and she is willing to pay more for the quality education to continue. Ch/Cb but supports full funding for both of the schools. Sherry Walters residnet and parent central elementary governance committee.... supports entire budget ...referenced the expansioin and new incentives programs. Advocate for Central I't grade teacher and reading recording are essential to their school. Mellisa Link, teacher support of budget. Central I't grade teachingposition. Smaller class sizes have helped. Greg Semsa parent and volunteer and pta, Orange County c.w. stanford and hillsborough elementnary, our school admin is outstanding. No waste but some things cannot be done without money Great music tteacher.. . Stephanie Doyle, teacher at stanback and advocate for public ed and exceptional children. Speaking for the exceptional children program. Year round and traditional school in one school .. we need exceptional teacher program for both programs. LISTEN Kathy Henderson, co pres of oc assoc of ed and been a 20 teacher. Spoke insupport of the oc teachers and schools. S upports what she has heard. We need to be competitive in our nationa nd state. Susan DeBarloto and they have lived here 20 years, teacher in oc . She has attended by school board meetings and bocc budget meetings. They spend many hours going over what the 9 schools have requested. They are only asking for what they need please fulfill the budget needs. Jennifer Miller. Speak in support of the Orange county her high school daughter in seminar progjram. Her daughter loves it and they are already overcrowded. Keith Cook, orange county schoolboard member, acknowe all of the oc people who have come to support the school board. Thanked the bocc for their support. This budget is intended to have us catch up. Please make education our number one priority andkeep it there until we have reached the point where everyone has all of their needs met. Mentioned social promotion of the past. Times have changed. Three years ago oc said no more social promotion. We need more resources. He read the managers recommendationa nd is troubled. The district will be short of what they need. They appreciate the per child incrase but it only 498,000 to fund the expanded budget 775,000 short . exceptional children program ... need more teachers. Foreign language 3 spanish teachers for elementary .... 3 technology experts. Students who start school without the necessary skills to succeed. Pre -K teacher and actualy need 3 .... Increase of the local supplement. Don't settle for an arbitray dollar amount... we need to meet the needs of all children. The proposed budget does not help meet those goals. We do not need to make the same mistakes from the past. Eleanor McConnell parent on oc school students.... they aspire to live here many more years. Oc budget needs to be fully funded. C.W. Stanford middle school and other parents... spoke in support of the band program. The teacher consistently raises expectations. Eileen Kugler, citizen volunteer Chair of the Human Relations Commission. Thank you for your past support of the commission and the civil rights ordinance. We need the positions... investigator position. Coverted form time limited to permanent and one new investigator and an administrative assistnt for 30 to 40 hours per week. The civil rights ordin has obligations. Complaints have increased. Excellent staff. Work is intensive and analytical and requires a lot of work. Complaints will contineu to incrase. We are charged with carrying educationa ndoutreach ... cannot do that without the positions. Operating budget it reflects an increase but the budget started out very small. Mat is the minimum that we need to cant' on this work. We are very fortunate to havethe ordinance and the HR &R department. Karen Latta parent ... new hope elementary support the full incrase in the budget. Educationis more important in our childrens growth. Teacherrs supplement is import. Assistance for the academically gifted. There is one gifted teacher for 90 students but is overworked. Kathlen Turner oc/ historical museum and burrows school. Their funding helps very much. Thanked the bocc and they are asking for a small incrase of $5000 each because they are expanding and changing the focus to be more creative. Increase in funding / investimet will payoff greatly. Pride in heritage. Extraordinary heritage here and we ned to reinforce that. The mueeum and school have increased their programs and have seen more visitors. Both of these sites have apositive impact on the schools. They serve the many classrooms throught their trunks that go to the schools. They have tours for the children. Parttime program coordinator for citizens andstudents. Onenew program is on agricultural heritage. Schools /county /cooperative ext/ timely.. ADJOURN MEETING 8:50 P.M.a Barry Jacobs Mr. Cook asked us to make the bocc to make #1 we want a pin that says o/c is number one. 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All rights reserved. 5'77- Cr1 MEMORANDUM TO: Orange County Board of Commissioners FROM: Fred Black, Chair, Chapel Hill Public Library Board of Trustees Paul Farel, Vice - Chair, Chapel Hill Public Library Board of Trustees DATE: May 27, 1999 SUBJECT: Chapel Hill Public Library Support: 1999 -2000 The Chapel Hill Public Library Board of Trustees is happy to be here tonight to represent the Chapel Hill Town Council. Our Board consists of 8 trustees, including 1 member who is appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. A list of trustees is in your packet. We are here to thank you for last year's support, which increased from $199,975 to $214,500 ( +7.3 %). Chapel Hill used Orange County's annual contribution for books and reference resources. We also are here tonight to request an increase in County support in your 1999 -2000 budget. Last year, the Chapel Hill Public Library: • Led the state in the number of books loaned to residents (16.5 books per resident vs. the state average of 4.87 books per resident). 46% were loaned to Orange County residents who do not live in Chapel Hill. • Began Internet workstations for patrons. • Planned for future additional Internet services to meet minimum state guidelines. COUNTY SUPPORT: Difference in per capita funding: Chapel Hill Township residents currently receive $4.91 per capita toward library service; other county residents receive $10.02 per capita. 46% of Chapel Hill Public Library users are non - Chapel Hill county residents. Request for additional funding: The Town Council has requested additional funding from Orange County for the Library because: • Orange County's overall library support is lower than that of other area counties and should be increased for all libraries in the County. • The Chapel Hill Public Library serves a significant number of non - Chapel Hill patrons who live in Orange County. • Chapel Hill generates a significant amount of tax revenue for the County, yet receive only half the library support granted to residents in the rest of the County. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Orange County Board of Commissioners: • Develop a time line to increase the proportion of resources devoted to library support. • Provide equivalent library support and services to all citizens of Orange County. • Reimburse the Chapel Hill Public Library for costs incurred in serving Orange County residents who are not residents of Chapel Hill. We are happy to answer questions. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you this evening. Library Services Does the County provide equal funding per capita to County residents in Chapel Hill in other areas of the County? Area Chapel Hill Other County area Estimated Population Served 43,423 62,622 County Funding $213,467 $627,410 County Funding Per Capita $4.91 $10.02 •- Chapel Hill includes 41 % of the county population Chapel Hill receives 26% of total county library support i% Per capita funding for residents of Chapel Hill is 49% of per capita funding for residents of the rest of Orange County Chapel Hill Population as Percentage of County Population Based on 1996 NC Estimates Chapel Hill Population 41%(43,423) Total County Population: 106,045 Orange County \--Population Outside of Chapel Hill 59%(62,622) C Breakdown of Orange County Library Support Total County Expenditures on Libraries in FY1998- 998 = $840,877 of Orange u my i5% Orange Count 13% 1998 -1999 Library Budget by Funding Source Other 13% Hill ■ Orange t 43.4 Patron Residency Based on Registration Records 0 Out of County 2.5% III Chapel Hill 54.1% ■ Orange Cou 41% Breakdown of Patron Residency Based on Checkout Records 1998 0 Out of County 5% Chapel Hill Patrons 54% Wake Durham Chatham Orange i Education as percentage of operating expenditures 1998 -99 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% Comparison of Total Library Support by County as a Percentage of General Operating Budget FY 1998 -99 1.93% Wake 1.55% Durham N A r C 3 O U 1.37% Chatham i 0.91% Orange 0.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.50% 2.00% 2.50% Percent of Operating Budget Comparison of Chapel Hill and Orange County Libraries' Registered Borrowers and Circulation for 1997 -98 727,000 800,000- TN 700,000 - Y Appropriation Count A ro riation to Chapel Hill in 1998 -99 $213,467 600,000 500,000- 400,000- '" County Appropriation 319,000 to Orange Co_Library - -- - -- in 1998 -99- 300,000- ' $627,410 - 158,000 - -- — 200, 000 - " 8,097 27,075 100,000-- NO ' Orange County Public Chapel Hill Public Orange County Public Chapel Hill Public Portion of Chapel Hill Library Registered Library Registered Library Circulation Library Circulation Circulation attributed Borrowers Borrowers to Orange County Patrons Conclusions ♦ Based on the proportion of its budget devoted to library support, Orange County is not providing library resources equivalent to those provided by neighboring counties. ♦ Within Orange County, citizens of Chapel Hill receive less county support for libraries than other citizens of Orange County. ♦ Citizens of Chapel Hill, through their city taxes, subsidize use of the Chapel Hill Public Library by other Orange County residents. What Should We Do? ♦ Develop a time line to increase the proportion of resources devoted to library support. ♦ Provide equivalent library services to all citizens of Orange County. ♦ Reimburse the Chapel Hill Public Libra for costs incurred in serving Orange County residents who are not residents o Chapel Hill. Principals & Parents Who Have Endorsed Funding The Line Item Lifting the 10% Supplement Cap (After four years of employment in the district) PRINCIPALS 1. Flicka Bateman, UNC Hospital School (April 22nd Board Meeting) 2. Steve Scroggs, McDougal Elementary School (March 4th) 3. Deshera Mack, Seawell Elementary School (May 20th) 4. Gail Turner, Glenwood Elementary School (April 22) 5. Terrance Young, Ephesus Rd. Elementary School (April 1 st) PARENTS 1. Mrs. Karen Lamont (April 22nd) 2. Mr. Steven Allred (May 20th) .n l a� t J U`l�0. 0 Did you know over 80% of our school budget is labor costs? Teacher Salaries N4 A Including Additional Compensation Base Salar % of Teachers I $50,000- $69,999 14.5% $355000- $399999 10.9% under $30,000(part -time) 3.2% The guaranteed step increases whether a new contract is agreed to or not for the 19`h year is $7,820 and for the 20th year is $8,420. Last year the average retirement for the teachers who retired was over $47,000 / year for which the teachers contributed $0. When they turn 62 they will receive about an additional $14,000 / year in Social Security benefits raising their en� to about $61,OQQ There is no deduction for any private sector work and public sector work can be performed up to a value of $15,000 with no pension deduction. (The State pension is exempt from State taxes.) Principals Salaries Base Administrative Salaries Over $95,000 % of 83.3% I CD Al, -,f6uf T�E NEWS & OBSE M WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, Triangle AB eac in ers ou e ay, The Association of Classroom local supplement, on top of an aver - the `next two years. By the 2001 -2002 Teachers seeks to attain _ � 6.5 percent increase from the schoolyea�"wouidreach22percent state. < for the most experienced teachers national pay parity for Wake But among Wake teachers with with master's degrees. teachers within three years. graduate-le!vel degrees and the most Titus said that a more generous experience, the school system incentive is needed both to attract BY TODD Su.BEBMAN &ppce a notch in the ranidngs coin- teachers with higher degrees and to STAFF wRRER piled by the Wake ACT encourage Others to seek additional RALEIGH — Hoping to have Wake In-North Carolina, Ware continues education. 1 teachers' pay. raised closer to the to lag behind Cbgdotte- Mecklenburg "Flower than 31 percent of teach - national average, the county's teacher at all beams salary levels Charioibe- ers in Wake Count yhave master's organization today will present a Mecklenburg ranks first among the degrees," Titus jaid. '"There's no three -year salary proposal to the gtaWs urban systans, incentive for teachers to spend school board. ".", . Rake should notbe second, not as money to go back to school" The proposal puts special empha wealthy as this eormty is," Titus said. Diane Kent-Parker, the school sys- sis on improving pay for teachers The teachers group had no esti- tem's director of teacher recruit - with graduate degrees and more mate on the total cost of the increase ment, said that many factors influ- years in the classroom. . for the Wake public school system, ence a teacher's decision to staywith The teachers' leaders say their but it could amount to as much as the profession, but that pay is criti- plan would help achieve systemwide $4 million. The school system spent cal— especially among newly certi - goals of attracting and retaining hilt► about $2 million last year to raise fled teachers looking for a first job: quality staff— goals board members teacher pay 1 percentage point. "Pay is very important because have called critical to their efforts to Under the proposal, all teachers people without experience are think improve student achievement. The would receive an increase of at least ing about the dollar signs," said board wants 95 percent of third- and 1 percentage point in a local supple- Parker, who recently returned from eighth - graders to be passing year- ment that now ranges from 11 per- job fairs where Atlanta was promis- end tests in reading and mathemat cant of base salary for the least expe- ing first-year candidates $37,000 to ics by 2003. About 82 percent of Wake rienced teachers to nea* 14 percent Wake's $25,600• students in grades three through for teachers with 25 years or more in Wake is frequently in the market eight pass those tests now the classroom. The supplement, for new teachers. Just over 500 of More than on&AbirdofWalne's6,l00 which crnantyM"mues fund, is added Wake's teachers this year are in the teachers have been teaching fewer to base salaries that the state pays. classroom for thefirst time, and 71 than 10 years. Of those, 1,100 teach- ,_ "The plan calls for the supplement percent of the more than 800 teach - ers have less than three years' expe- for beginning teachers with Bache- ers the system hired this school year rience. ;lor's degrees to rise to 12 percent. have less than fiveyears' xp eerience. `As with any novice in any p That rate graduallywould rise -to 17 Kent Parker said research shows a Won, they're not going to be as good percent for teachers with the most link between teacher experiahce and as someone with experience under experience. student perfmMlance. their belt," said Peggy Titus, a con- Teachers with master's degrees "If you have someone with a high - sultant for the Wake Association of would be compensated more gener- er degree and more experience, stu- Classroom lleachers. e. ously. The current half -point differ- dent achievement should go up," she The teacher pay plan would be .: the ential for teachers with graduate- said. "You want stability." latest installment in a multiyear plan level teaching cetificates would jump Titus said the teacher organiza- to raise Wake salaries to the nation- by 2 to 3 percentage points, depend- tion's pay proposal would help al average. This year, that average is ing on length of service . achieve that. $40,576, while the average among A teacher with 15 years of expen- "If the school board is going to Wake teachers is $35,602. -ence and a master's degree, for reach their goal," she said, "they're Compared with other systems that example, would receive a 16.5 per- going to need a more stable work Wake school leaders have identified. cent supplement. force than they have now as comparable,_ Wake gained ground The plan also calls for the supple - this year. Teachers last year won an ment to be increased by 1 percent- Todd Silberman can be reached increase of 1 percentage point in their age point, for ail teachers, in each of of $294531 or todds @mndo.com F ft posting ads for teachers In fast- growing Johnston County, the midyear reciubing season has become crucial. Vl c.Ws need kr tsathers is ❑3so urgent. BY GLENNA B. MuSANTE STAFF WRITER TIere.,vas a time t'^eTria_lclewhen the annual push to find teachers began with job faits in the spring and ended just as classes began in the fall. No more. Whether you talk with recruiters in big, rich Ware County or quiet, rural Harnett, midyear recruiting has become what summer used to be. Recruiters say the region's population boom is pushing the mange. Student enrollment is growing daily and so is the number of teachers. And that, in turn, means that more teachers are retiring, quitting, moving to other jobs or leaving over Christmas break. "It's a big deal," said Dr. Arnold Leonard, director of recruiting in Harnett. "It's more like summer than it has ever been. We are having more vacancies during the school year, with fever candidates." Johnston County has been so pressed for teachers it decided to run radio and television ads in Demniber and January to fill 50 openings. "It's the first time we've ever run ads." said recruiting director Joyce Wade. "We have to be proactive and aggressive in our recruitment efforts to meet the needs. With all our growth, we had to try new avenues." The effort seems to Dave wor:i2d. vaca said the number of vacancies has been winnowed to 14. "Last weep we sent out 150 applications," in response to the ads, she said. Johnston has the third - fastest - ?rowing stuaent �opuiatton in the state. It increased by 938 students last year and today stands at about 19,300. The num- ber of teachers has expanded 39 percent tv�i-e ye —art, goutg trim 98U �ine 1992 - c oo year o ,' an ount- MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1999 "That's just plain old growth," `Made said. W -'- , Johnston's ad caXP -: __ didates from about a loo mile radius. "It was great. five mrgete -a V- Acuu:x didn't even kno to v were oolong, N age said, including teachers tram as far awav as Vir ttua. oni McLaughlin, a teacher in Lake Gaston, heard Johnston's ad while out driving on a teacher work day, at a time when she normally would have been in class. Two days later she was in Smithfield interviewing for a teaching job. McLaughlin said she had been thinking of moving to the Triangle, and the radio ad was the catalyst. Exact figures will not be available until the end of January, but Wake and Johnston recruiters retort two reasons ---- -- for the midyear teaching vacancies. assistant superintendent for "Most of our openings are from typ' ' human resources. "TMidyear, it'; Cal turnover,' Wade .i to team^ ..ar ; -Cr iC' 110W marl: retiring, moving or taking? new lobs openings we have. Because of our size' we are ve at midyear. The salaries of the very :,1q a movirq replacements hired will continue large:. similar to Durham but or. state. larger scale. to be covered by the State. ",Ve'r? a But some of the vac, ;a, »� r pin; a lc t o mld,, e.:= new teaching nr�;t n„�r recruit;- site said, and not just either be of new programs or to plug current vacancies. N,Pz- oecause of the ar�wina s ,r ,� r sum rand fail. t r P Y A- school syste.n will be oeeni-- ei�nt ula. ---- u° .A d it will be ne'ct all 'before ne�N scncols. al state begins paving these "We're anticipating that with salaries. turnover, retirement and r "We just have to fir-ancially make we :re Q growth. previsions for that." said Wade. ant - otna to need between ann arr set aside more,, � -`Iuu Lne vj teachers." Doss said mom local funds. ,OMerfactor ushin u tiles, e'; Recruiters in the Durham Public p t p ; h - Sc:too�s she a simuar trend. Ye do need for teachers is the schor, board's new coal that 95 percent of SaMulaAlonds, the third - graders and eighth- coordinator forrecruitment. "We've graders pass the annual end -of- a lot of addiiion�- grade tests. Last year, that figure dents after the oreak, was about 80 percent. espec.auv titspamc students C-The Said at since o fall. The recruiting pace in Johnston late fa the ,nay soon- catch up with Wa:ie, system constantly has had from 20 because state numbers indic -ate to 30 vacancies. "Every week you that Joh i, take one off and you put one up," attest growing school noplation she said. Th¢ aging hn�r+ + �Ii iNoRn Carolina by 2007. Wh County: with its Q3 000 stud �,t� put at most people ought was in tiVake. it' t a summer activity is now going on massive growth, recruitingha' twelve months out of the year," with me a year -roue to -court spikes in summer and winter, Wade said. It just doesn't stop." We're now even recruiting for next fall." ��;,; noi„--, n,,_ Glenna 8. Musante can be reached Sunday, March 7, 1999 4.� ncent'wes offered to draw, keep teachers 'eaching Fellow ets inside tips rom veteran ULY BREWINGTON i lerald -Sun -wring Durham schools for three days this k was like a homecoming for Shaneeka Moore, -nior at UNC Greensboro and a Teaching Fel- s she entered the classroom of one of her most norable English teachers at Northern High ool, Moore and Nancy Duffner exchanged a embrace, some laughs and a lot of stories. tit this trip back was unlike any other Moore taken. s part of Teaching Fellows, the highly re- -led state scholarship program that trains col - students to teach in North Carolina schools, )re spent her spring break last week visiting ham schools, meeting with administrators and ing to school system officials about the intrica- please see TEACHIN04 TM H9rWd-suruEUM once ON THE INSIDE: Shaneeka Moore (right), a student and Teaching Fellow at UNC Greensboro, takes a tour of Northem High School with Van Garrison, head of the English department. Interest -free home loans free checking, waived utility fees among offers By KELLY BREWINGTON The Herald -Sun Want a 10 -year interest -free loan for a down payment on your first home? Interested in free banking at Cen- tral Carolina Bank? Or possibly an opportunity to get d master's degree at little or no tuition cost? Then, why not try teaching in Durham public schools ?' The school system is responding to what many sep ag a statewide teacher shortage by providing attractive in- centives to lure new teachers to the system and keep the existing ones. North Carolina has a supply /demand problem when it comes to teachers. By the end of the fifth year of teach- ing, more than one -third of the state's teachers leave the profession, and more than half leave by the end of their 12th year, according to the state Department of Public Instruction. And in Durham, the system had the fourth highest turnover percentage in the state at 19.46 percent, ac?. please see INC04T1V WM There are 6 teachers at McDougle Elementary School affected by the 10% cap. We have full support from our staff and SGC in support of lifting the cap. Our SGC has included in their 1999 —2000 school budget the amount for the difference from our current supplement we receive to the supplement should it include ALL of our years we have dedicated to the profession of education. Please note below some of the contributions we have made to our profession. This is not all inclusive of the accomplishments of the 6 staff. Eisenhower Grant Recipient EDUCATION Lead Teacher NCPRSE Project 2 National Board Certification 1 trained as a Globe Teacher Masters degrees/dual certifications 1 with SSCS Training for Science 1 with Laubach Literacy Certification 1 with Starlab Planetarium Training 1 trained teacher in Reading Recovery 1 with NCPRISE Training for 3 certified in CPR & First Aid National Science Reform Project 1 trained in The Writing Process 1 trained with the Cape Fear Writing 1 trained in the High Scope Model Project 1 with IBM Linkway Training NYS Teacher of the Year - AG 1 trained in Facilitated Communication 2 with Wildlife Training 1 trained in Signing Exact English 1 with AG Certification 1 trained as an Infant Specialist 2 trained in Differentiation 2 trained with PIC certification PREVIOUS SCHOOL SERVICE Coach/Coordinator for Odyssey of the Mind teams AG Task Force Coach — girl athletics Coach Science Olympian Team Education and Lead Teacher /s NC LMff Study Principal's Advisory Committee Technology Facilitator Superintendent's Advisory Committee Part-time UNCW Faculty Affective Education Action Team Eisenhower Grant Recipient Transition Steering Committee Lead Teacher NCPRSE Project Technology Task Force TESA Trainer Wisconsin Inclusion Project — wrote grant along with 3 year commitment Home, School, and Community Team Technology Instructor for Summer Math Team Institutes SIT Committee Research for Better Schools The CASH grant program Awarded 21 grants on national, Special Olympic involvement state and local levels Established programs/curriculum for students with cognitive disabilities RELATED COMMUNITY SERVICE Board of Director /s for ARC Arkansas River Valley Reading Council Hmong Mentor Program Volunteer Committee to establish a community barrier free playground Regional Committee to establish a Speech and Language Service Delivery Model NC Junior Sorosis Scholarship Committee PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS CEC Members ARC Members ISSAC Member NCSTA Member NCAE Members NC Augmentative Communication Association SERVICE IN CHAPEL HILL — CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS Recipients Public School Foundation Grants 1996 -97 — In -House Publishing 1997 -98 — Literature Circles 1998 -99 — Count Me In Recipient Piedmont Electric Grant 1997 -98 — Reading Success with Recorded Books Chair of SIP/Literacy SIP Committees SGC members Lead Teacher in Reading Faculty Council Representatives School Representative for PTA Thrift Stores Teacher Academy participants Scout Camp participants Established Middle School program for students with developmental disabilities Board of Director for ARC Established Hospitality Committee Headed Program that won Govenor's Award for McDougle Middle School Crisis Team Members Planning Teams for new school/s Hospitality Committee Members Awarded the Education Award by the ARC of Orange County in 1997 -98 Inservices presented: Building Professional Workplaces Students with Developmental Disabilities Guided Reading Experiences of Estes Hills' Staff Whose Supplement Is Capped We know of seven experienced teachers at Estes Hills affected by the 10% supplement cap. The following will provide a sample of the kinds of experiences these teachers brought to our district and the kind of work they do in addition to their classroom responsibilities. Together these teachers have 6 7 years which are not credited in their supplement. Masters degree, National Board Certification, AG and Technology certification, introduced Math Superstars at Estes, introduced Writer -in- Residence at Estes, wrote a grant to get 6 computers for Estes, received 2 Public School Foundation Grants, 2 Explore Grants and 1 grant from Burroughs - Wellcome Teacher Development Program Grant, was part of the group of teachers who wrote the test pack for science for the NC EOG, collaborated with the NC Botanical Gardens to write the visiting plant program and piloted it in her classroom, led technology workshops, lead teacher for technology at Estes Hills for 3 years, and assessor for National Board Certification portfolios. Masters degree, National Board certification, Mentor certification, Reading/Language Arts certification, served as assessor for National Board Certification Portfolios, NC Outstanding Service Award in Elementary Science Education, PTA nomination for Teacher of the Year, NCAE School Nominee - Teacher of the Year, recipient of Audubon Scholarship to attend national summer program, taught science curriculum workshops for three summers to Guildford County teachers, developed 20 units of study based on new science curriculum for Guildford County, worked with NCDPI to develop science test for elementary students, led working groups for beginning teachers, contributor to McGraw Hill Science Textbook, presenter at NCCIRA and NCSTA conferences, and educational consultant for IBM "Writing to Read." Masters degree, Reading certification, Mentor certification, Reading Recovery certification, received the Terry Sanford Creative Teacher of the Year Award, presenter at Migrant Workers State Convention, presenter at NC IRA and several other IRA workshops, led CHCCS Summer Literacy Institutes for 2 years, trained parents and K -2 teachers to take running records, received two Public School Foundation grants, introduced Accelerated Reader to Estes Hills, and served one year on Estes Hills SGC. Masters degree, 16 years experience, most at a residential school for BED children, consultant/trainer for programs serving BED children both in public schools and also youth training schools, mental health centers, group homes, ESS, etc., Training Specialist for North Central Mental Health Region and Eastern Mental Health Region, when ED programs started in public schools helped DPI establish rules and regulations and helped set up programs across the state, and set up programs for "Willie M" children (and "Willie" himself). Masters degree, Regular and Special Education certification (LD, BEH, EMH, and Early Childhood), Reading Recovery certification, 1997 -98 Teacher of the Year nominee, 2 years SGC, Technology Committee, School Literacy Committee, and presenter of numerous workshops for parents and staff on fostering literacy skills at home, guide reading, and literacy assessment techniques). Teacher of the Year for Bethesda Elementary School, 6 years NCFT appointee on the Regional Screening Committee for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship Program, 6 years Technology Committee member, 2 years Secretary Functional Work Group, 2 years Kindergarten Grade Level Chairperson, 3 years School Contact Person for Communications, Dimensions of Learning Staff Development Planning Committee member, Hospitality Committee member, Site - based Management Committee member, Science Committee member, and at Estes Hills /CHCCS 3 years Technology Committee member, 2 years District -Wide Supplement Committee member, 2 years District -wide K -2 Assessment School Representative, 3 years Technology Committee and 2 years Estes Hills PTA Co- President. Masters degree, Regular and Special Education certification, selected as an Outstanding Teacher through NJ Governor's Teacher Recognition Program, led district workshops for special services teachers, an editor for an award - winning school art and literary magazine Through the Classroom Window, author of Being the Best Me, Social Skills Books K -5 for Educational Learning Products, author of A Teacher's Guide to the Novels of Robert Kimmel Smith and A Teacher's Guide to the Novels of Betsy Byars for Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishers, author of "Helping Students Overcome the `Oh, No! I've Got a Report Due!' Syndrome," Channels, Ideas for the Classroom published in The Mailbox, led six week workshop, "Teachers as Writers," evaluator of "Writing to Read" program, evaluator of Children's Television Workshop, presenter at KY CEC State Convention, 2 years District -wide K -2 Assessment School Representative, 2 years representative to Special Services Advisory Committee, and 3 years Writing Lead Teacher at Estes Hills. Experiences of Chapel Hill High School's Staff whose supplement is Capped College: attended Dike University, graduate of Elon College, Twenty Four years teaching experience. Ten years teaching inner city, 90% African American students. Ten years in the Wake County system. Former crisis team member. Former chairperson of the department. Former ninth grade academy team leader. Helped with curriculum and discipline. Former assistant principal. Subjects taught: math, biology, physical education, health. Sports coached: football, baser ,ll, soccer. track, golf -+- -Two Master's degrees; several years' experience teaching biology at the undergraduate and community college level; worked three years as a science teacher trainer in Central America; received training and taught adult literacy in Spanish; assistant curator of natural history museum; taught for eight years in rural Eastern North Carolina; chairperson of regional TechPrep committee; chairperson of district Differentiated Pay committee; cosponsor of Science Olympiad; served as member of the Student Assistance Team; sponsor of various student clubs; through work in different districts and countries have received training in various philosophies of education, learning and discipline; have attended more than fifteen years of science workshops and conferences; have experience in teaching just about all the subject areas in science. Graduate of U.N.C. , 17 years teaching experience, Program instructor for the Close -Up Foundation Government Studies Program in Washington D.C., Attended N.C. Teacher's Academy 1995,and N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching 1992, and 1995, Participant in National Outdoor Leadership School, Mentor Teacher, Chairman of Social Studies Department at Southern Alamance High 1990 -1997, Elected by faculty to first School Based Leadership Team at S.H.S.1990 -93, Five times voted favorite teacher at S.H.S. , Member of CARE Team 1993 -96, Student assistance team member 1993 -94, Trained in Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution 1994, Member of Crisis Intervention Team 1994 -95 Club sponsor for History and Ecology Clubs and Amnesty International, Courses Taught: E.L.P, World History, The World since 1945, European History, U.S. History and A.P. U.S. History, Sociology and Psychology Masters Degree, K -12 Special Education Certification, Interim High School Principal, Substitute Principal of the Middle School, Athletic Director, initiated the creation of the Code of Conduct for Athletes, High School and Middle School Site Based Committee Member: Chairman, Technology Committee, adopted the World of Work Curriculum: Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee for Special Education, Chairman, Negotiation Team, and Curriculum Council Member. Education: BSE University of Kansas MA UNC- Chapel Hill I year of graduate study at the Universitat Erlangen - Germany Work Experience: 20 years of high school teaching: Wake County NC School of Science & Math CHHS serving as Department Chair in my third year here Professional Activities: had 36.5 documented CEU's during my last certificate renewal cycle office holder in the NC chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German for ten years, president for two presenter at state conferences at least once a year one of three "net- workers" from NC chosen by the Goethe Institute Atlanta to serve as a teacher trainer and resource person for German teachers. Receive annual training in Atlanta. Will be co- directing a one week immersion workshop in Atlanta this summer. participant in overseas seminars, generally every second summer I started teaching school in North Carolina with eight years experience. having taught one year in Minnesota and seven in Regina. Saskatchen. While living in Canada as a landed immigrant. I took several courses of study in my field of special education and was able to work with many types of handicapped children. I also participated in a workshop on Blissvmbolics at the children's hospital in Toronto. Ontario. This sparked an interest in teaching communication skills to nonverbal children and has helped tremendously in my present position. I am very thankful for having the opportunity to teach in different school settings and for the knowledge and experi ence that I was able to bring back to the States with me. Not only am I a better teacher for it but my students are receiving a better education because of it. I have a total of 18 years teaching experience, in addition to a B.S. and a M.Ed. in my specific area. The 18 years of teaching consisted of teaching in the public schools, 2 state residential centers, and in the private sector. In addition to direct teaching, I have supervised other teachers administratively, conducted and published research, and have developed department wide curricula which are still being used after several years of implementation. Masters Deurree in Fducat1on:.Ut11%er ltx tit ()re(.!on: 1 )84 orth :_ i.ruiina Certiiicativn: }h -1? Special >=dUt atti�l ?_ (.l.Carl?ll?L L11 �i11111tles. I ehm orail� E niotionalit Handicapped. and Cross Categorical i Elementan Certification It -h. Additional Certification in it?e States of Oregon -.end Illinois. tlember -hi}� in Exceptional Children- Council: l iason to 'r ou[h .Uiis C otincti at Carrboro Arts Comer PTA. I began teaching in 1972 in Michigan. In 1988, I moved to North Carolina and began teaching in Alamance County. For the past 5 years, I have been employed in Chapel Hill, teaching and coaching at Chapel Hill High School. During my time in the classroom, I have been chosen as Teacher of the Year for my school a total of 7 times, as well as being a finalist for that honor another 6 times. I have also been Coach of the Year in my sports a total of 16 times in my 26 years of coaching at the high school level. Staff at Glenwood Whose Supplements are Capped at 10% The five staff affected at Glenwood are Judith Bergman, Speech Language Pathologist (29 years of experience) , Wende Fonvielle, 5th grade AG teacher in the District self- contained class (20 years of experience), Deborah Hallam, Art Teacher (17 years of experience), Helen Kennedy, 4th grade AG teacher in the District Self - contained class (26 years+ of experience) and Kathryn Jordan - Pierce, Reading Teacher (19 years of experience). Together they have 61 years which are not credited, beyond the 10th step of experience . These individuals have a distinguished record of contributions to their professions and to Glenwood and this is summarized for your information. Ms. Bergman has a M.A. plus 38 credits and is the principle author of a book DEVELOPING PRESCHOOL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, published by Communication Skill Builders and has presented at ASHA and MASS Speech and Hearing Association professional meetings. She is in her second year representing Glenwood on the Superintendent's Advisory Committee and in her second year on the Crisis Team and mentoring a new special education teacher in the school for the second year. She is supervising the clinical practicum of a UNC graduate student in speech pathology. Ms. Bergman has applied for a Golden Apple Grant from the Public School Foundation (AAA Classrooms:Achieving Acoustically Appropriate Classrooms) which would produce a collaborative hands -on science curriculum for the whole school in acoustics, hearing and acoustic measurement that would involve the CHCCS audiologist, the Glenwood Science, Enrichment and Technology Specialists and herself. Ms. Fonvielle , the 5th grade A.G. teacher is in her twenty -first year of teaching and is certified in K-4, Reading and A.G. She has taught several teacher workshops in reading and writing and taught the A.G. Certification workshop on Critical Thinking in the summer of 1998. She is on the A.G. Task Force and served on committees at Lincoln Center and Glenwood. She has coached Odyssey of the Mind Teams. Ms. Hallam has a B.F.A. in printmaking and a M.Ed. in Instructional Design (curriculum development). She designed, wrote the curriculum and implemented the media component (video, photography, film making) for the Wake County (Elementary) International Magnet Schools (1982 -88). While teaching art in Durham County, she was invited twice to the Bank Street College of Education and once to Teacher's College, Columbia University in New York to mount an exhibition of her student's artwork. She presented a lecture to graduate students in art education at Columbia Teacher's College. In the CHCCS, Ms. Hallam received student enrichment grants from the Public School Foundation in both the 1996 -97 and 1997 -98 school years - -both related to integrating art and basic curriculum (Bookmaking /Environmental Design). Ms. Hallam was a nominee for New Teacher of the Year during her first year of teaching here in 1996. She also has actively participated at Glenwood on the Science Committee, PTA Board and SGC. Mrs. Jordan -Pierc has two master's degrees and credits towards a Ph.D., She has taught in California, NY and NJ. She is the teacher -in- charge in the absence of Glenwood administrators and a representative on the SGC and also serves as a mentor for non tenured teachers. Ms. Kennedy, 4th grade A.G. teacher, was selected as teacher of the year twice while teaching the self - contained gifted students from 5 school districts in the Winston - Salem /Forsyth County Schools. She taught for 12 years with the Dept. of Defense Dependents' Schools in Turkey, Japan, Germany and England and for seven of those years was an enrichment specialist and teacher of the academically gifted. The undersigned Ephesus Road School faculty members support the removal of the ten -year supplement cap on the number of years that can be transferrred into the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City School District after receiving tenure in the district. Name / Position 1 Date I / i �• � 9`! a z C I f0 /C—f e� L 2 L 99 C Vtil dJ lam, J liajqq ?1 z /s /4 9 0 Mi The undersigned Ephesus Road School faculty members support the removal of the ten -year supplement cap on the number of years that can be transferrred into the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City School District after receiving tenure in the district. Name / Position t M Date a LIA 1 i The undersigned Ephesus RoakSchool faculty members support the removal of the ten -year supplement cap on the number of years that can be transferred into the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City School District after receiving tenure in the district. Name / Position Date C l a - ! l j, G� Plitmtl, -%►,szhon _ t) -7 _ r1d The undersigned Ephesus Road School faculty members support the removal of the ten -year supplement cap on the number of years that can be transferred into the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City School District after receiving tenure in the district. Name / Position Date AffrsT Z A111 CP/3 moh `PzCrx C-C, -�,A;Vq q The undersigned faculty members support the removal of the ten -year supplement cap on the number of years that can be transferrred into the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City School District after receiving tenure in the district. Name / Pos go_n Date 1.3 Z 3 77 c� 2 i _ The undersigned Ephesus Road School faculty members support the removal of the ten -year supplement cap on the number of years that can be transferred into the Chapel Hill- Carrboro City School District after receiving tenure in the district. 18 ".w b4 Name Position Date 9 r 2- 2 -`ly L -3 -5i P - 3-qI Z ki e-0 /3 4y zi s /�y 1f a { On Thursday, January 14, 1999, the School Governance Committee of Ephesus Road Elementary School voted to support the following statement: Remove the ten -year supplement cap on the number of years that can be transferred into the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City School District after receiving tenure in the district. - ,A Aezetta R Bedford, S >-chair Statement of Support of Removal of Supplement Cap We, the Glenwood School Governance Council, reflecting the consensus reached by the certified staff at their staff meeting on Wednesday January 6, are in support of our colleagues obtaining the appropriate salary supplement by the Board funding the removal of the 10% supplement cap of the number of years that can be transferred into the district, afterour colleagues have received tenure in the district. S C Chairperson -Y-) " We, FFF _ SGC, are in support of our teachers obtaining the appropriate salary supplement through the Board's funding the removal of the 10% supplement cap on the number of years that can be transferred into the district after a teacher receives tenure in the district ." Glenwood PTA Glenwood Elementary Schooi Chapel Hill, INC January 1.5, 1999 Re: Statement of Support of Removal of Supplement Cap We, the officers of the Glenwood Elementary School PTA, reflecting the consensus reached by the certified staff of Glenwood Elementary at their staff meeting on Wednesday, January 6t'',1999, are in full support of our teachers obtaining the appropriate salary supplement reflecting their total number of years teaching. We recommend that the CHCC5 Board fund the removal of the 10% supplement cap of the number of years that can be transferred into the system, once teachers have received tenure in the system. Linda Hochstetler Gardner, PTA President . Monique LeBlanc, PTA Vice - President Pavene Mainwaring, PTA Secret Piwie Powell, PTA Treasurer PETITION The undersigned Est6s Nit! Elementar S hoot faculty m- bers support 9 the e�oual f the ten- ea, supplement cap on the number of year that an be tranjfe red into the Chapel Hill- Carrboro CitU Sc ooI D strict. U a__ - A K r n We Petition to The CHCCS Board of Education The undersigned Chapel Hill HS faculty members support the removal of the ten year supplement cap on the number of years that can be transferred into the Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools FEB. 12,1999 TO: Neil Pedersen Board of Education FROM: McDougle Elementary School RE: 10% Supplement Cap We, the undersigned staff at McDougle Elementary, strongly support the removal of the 10% supplement cap. Experienced employees who are teaching in our system after having taught elsewhere should be put on the same schedule as teachers who began their careers here. When the supplement schedule was first implemented, the intent was to reward teachers who remained in the system. Now the situation is very different. To compete successfully with neighboring systems which now offer higher beginning supplements; To respect the dedication of those who have chosen to work here; To value the years of experience which daily enrich our children; We believe it is time to eliminate this glaring inequity.We urge the board to remove the cap and restore affected teachers to their appropriate positions on our supplement schedule. td ., - 4AL Please remove the salary cap. s -zs - qc� Jl CHAPEL HILL - CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS Lincoln Center, Merritt Mill Road Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516 Telephone: (919) 967 -8211 Neil G. Pedersen, Superintendent Chester F. Preyar, Assistant Superintendent of Support Services Grace H. Holton, Director of Finance TO: Neil Pedersen FROM: Grace Holton Av� RE: Information of Costof Removing 10% Cap on Teacher Supplement DATE: February 15, 1999 I have calculated the cost for the next five years of the Teacher supplement 10% cap being removed after a teacher has completed four consecutive years of experience in the district. The data calculated on the number of teachers currently employed that are under the 10% cap and the cost of implementing the program is the o owing: Year Hired E Current Number of 1993 -94 1 10 1994 -95 2 20 1995 -96 1 16 1996 -97 2 24 1997 -98 1 10 1998 -99 3 32 The impact cost includes the new incremental costs for each year, future pay increases, and the cost of related fringe benefits. Please let me know if you have any questions. The impact cost includes the new incremental costs for each year, future pay increases, and the cost of related fringe benefits. Please let me know if you have any questions.