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TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1988 <br /> <br />Teacher salary increases do not include the step increases. They <br />will be computed as a percent of the Bachelor's Degree Scale. <br />Salary increases for all other employees will be differentiated <br />according to evaluations. Salaries for most employees have not <br />yet been finalized. The amount of the total school budget remains <br />a significant percentage. For ~rsonnel the percent is 91.2%. <br />For non-personnel items, the percent is 8.8%. <br /> <br />Enclosure B: Distribution of Personnel <br /> <br />Again this year there are no personnel increases requested for the <br />regular instructional programs and special education programs. In <br />fact, there is a decrease of two instructional positions: one is <br />at Martinsville High School and one is at Martinsville Junior High <br />School. There are no increases in the federal programs planned at <br />this time. All employees in the federal programs are hired <br />contingent upon the availability of federal funds. It should be <br />noted that three additional special education teachers had to be <br />hired for the 1987-88 school year after the 1987-88 School Board <br />Budget Was approved by Council. The cost of these positions was <br />partially offset (about 60%) by additional revenue provided under <br />special education funding. (This funding has been significantly <br />reduced in the next biennium.) <br /> <br />Enclosure C: State Superintendent's Memo No. 8 <br /> <br />This memo provides guidelines for receipt of State 1989-90 teacher <br />salary incentive payments. This memo was not received in time for <br />the School Board to use in preparing the budgetary information <br />provided for the City Council. These guidelines must be followed <br />in order for our school division to receive the $92 per student <br />equalized through the funding formula. Our School Board had <br />figured the cost of providing the mandated teacher salary <br />increases according to one of the options available to us last <br />year. These options were the only ones we had at the time. The <br />new options received do not provide the same parameters as the old <br />options. Actually the best of the new options will probably cost <br />$40-50 thousand more than is provided in the 1988-89 school budget <br />proposal. At this time the school administration is attempting to <br />find a viable alternative. <br /> <br />Enclosure D: Revenue Information for 1987-88 and 1988-89 <br /> <br />The actual revenues from all sources for 1987-88 will be slightly <br />greater than anticipated. A plus of $14,000 is due to our sale of <br />surplus equipment. These revenue projections are for all revenues <br />received in conjunction with operation of the school division <br />including tuition. The revenue projected for 1988-89 will be <br />$180,577. This amount represents the smallest increase in <br />revenue since 1975. For the second year of the biennium our <br />projected increase in revenue is .$.23. The major problems for <br />Martinsville that have caused this situation are declining <br />enrolment, increased composite index, and reductions in <br /> <br /> <br />