Essential Questions General StateState

Restricted Federal Capital Improvement1) Does the Board approve a step increase for non-certified scale employees (Custodians, $10,206 $1,638 $1,501Teaching Assistants, Home Visitors, Childcare Workers and Food Service)?

2) Does the Board approve the hire of one additional permanent pool sub? with the stipulation $25,515 that should problems continue, administration will look into what is happening in school?)How much were we spending on the old traditional subsitute system? Unemployment Cost?3) Does the board wish to approve hire of a maintenance employee? (a position that has been $32,000vacant since September 2011 Salary $32,000)

4)Does the Board approve allocating funds for all sports travel in lieu of athletic transfer? $10,000

5) Does the board approve utilizing book balance from 2014-2015 year end to assist in balancing the 2015-2016 general fund budget? $250,000

6) Does the Board approve the hiring of two additional high school teachers in efforts to move to block scheduling? $112,000

7) Does the Board approve allocating funding to 21st Century afterschool funding? $24,000

8) Does the Board approve increasing their per diem to a monthly fee of $300 which totals $25,200$25, 200 per year (cost of $3,600 per member for seven members)

9) Does the Board approve hiring of 4 additional bus monitors? $20,644

10) Does the Board approve additional pay as it relates to transportation $4,050 employees? Increase transportation district supplement by $1.50 per hour

12) Does the Board approve increasing the pay for security officiers at sporting and other events from $20 per hour to $25 per hour? $3,625

14) What action does the Board wish to take regarding retirees, as it relates to vacancies? The District will pay non-Teri retirees at 10% of their service years (apply regular rounding rules). For example, a retiree with 28 years of experience would be paid at 3.0 years on the teacher salary scale (Calculation: 10% of 28 years=2.8 years or 3.0 years rounded).

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS - TOTALS $542,240 $1,638 $1,501 $0 $545,379

Critical Essential QuestionsA) Does the Board approve issuing general obligation bonds as outlined by the schedule of debt service millage increases (as presented by Mike Gallagher of Southwest Securities) to alleviate the general fund of approximately $900,000 of the annual bond payment? (900,000)$

CRITICAL ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS -TOTALS (900,000)$ $0 $0 $0 $0 900,000

13) Does the Board approve a 4% increase for the 19 non-exempt staff (those not on a scale and those that have not received an increase since 2012-2013?) $25,000

McCormick County School DistrictEssential Questions

FY 2015-2016Funding

Board Action 3/4/2015