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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1988 School Board budgets (and/or requests) for the years 1980-81 through 1988-89, financed by or proposed to be financed by State and Local Non-Tax Funds, State 1% Sales Tax, and by local funding by City Council; per pupil costs, ranging from $1,909.00 in 1980-81 to $3,716.00 in 1987-88; and the average daily memberships (number of pupils) ranging from 3,504 in 1980-81, and declining each succeeding year, to 2,913 in 1987-88 and a current enrollment of 2,843. At this point in the presentations, as well as later, School Board Chairman Carter emphasized his conviction that more affordable residential housing is urgently needed in Martinsville; Certificated Teacher Costs for the 215 teachers, of which 164 are classroom teachers, with average annual salaries currently ranging from a base of $26,648.00 to a high of $28,412.00; and ranging in 1988-89 from a low of $20,100 to a high (including summer school and coaching stipends) of $42,416.00'; A report on efforts by the School Board and School Administration to obtain adjustments in a factor described as "Adjusted Gross Income", as determined by the State of Virginia and which now adversely affects State funding for the Martinsville Public School System because (1) of income of out-of-state residents being attributed to Martinsville, (2) of a one-time 'Hindfall" income having been in Martinsville's "AGI" for 1985, and (3) attribution of income in Henry County to Martinsville resulting from errors in designating residency by individuals filing State income tax returns; Personnel assignments or classifications for each of the years 1979-80 through 1988-89, showing 238 persons employed in 'regular programs in 1979-80 and 236 in regular programs in 1988-89, 19 secretaries in 1979-80 and 16 secretaries in 1988-89, $9,240.00 having been spent for teacher aides in 1979-80 and $219,279.00 budgeted for 1988-89, 34 persons in Federal Programs in 1979-80 but only 13 in 1988-89, 48 persons employed in cafeteria operations in 1979-80 and 41 in 1988-89, 33 persons in the building maintenance operations in 1979-80 and 31 in 1988-89, and 26 persons in the school bus division in 1979-80, whereas in 1988-89 there are 23. Excluding former CETA personnel, the school system had 398 employees in 1979-80 and currently has 360 employees; An instructional report, including curriculum development update and informatioh on the textbook adoption process; testing summaries; and data on student "drop-outs"; Enrollment figures, by schools and by grades, as of September 30, 1988, being a total of 2,843 as previously cited in foregoing "item" one, including the number of students (308) from outside school districts, of which 262 pay tuition and and 46 are tuition free; plus an ethnic analysis; with Councilman Groden posing questions as to teacher-pupil ratios