CBAC Status And Recommendation(s) Presented By Robert Piersall 2006 CBAC Chairman

Outline 2006 summary Comments & Data Conclusions Recommendations for 2007

2006 Summary Significant Raise for Teachers #1 CBAC Priority---Great! Drastic overall budget cut approved examples of impacts Could significantly increase teacher student ratio?? (Cut 65 positions) Dramatic cut in proposed support personnel will require teachers to perform (all?) support functions in addition to normal teaching and prep duties?!? Dramatic cuts in O & M funding in final budget?? Deferring needed repairs increases long term cost?!! Significant cuts still required (though unallocated) ($729K as of )

Stafford 2004/2005 The following Chart provides a snapshot of the Stafford relative efficiency as compared with neighboring schools in the Gibson report This chart makes a strong case for increasing the support staff for the school system

Comparing Stafford and Spotsylvania Schools Cost per student (Ranked 1-9--Lowest to Highest) by functional area FY Schools Include: Arlington, Chesapeake, Chesterfield, Fairfax, Henrico, Prince William, Spotsylvania, and Virginia Beach. Reference: the GIBSON report

Personal Data I recently met a teacher at the gym that I go to and asked her where she taught school. She said that she now teaches in Spotsylvania and last year she moved from teaching in Stafford. I asked why, more money? “No, but I get much better support with SOL’s, lesson plans, typing and many other areas in Spotsylvania County!!”

Funding Allocation Stafford County is opening two new schools this fall. Stafford county is going to increase teacher’s salaries by an average of about 7.5 % (Salaries are about 80 % of the school budget) Everything is increasing in price (Gasoline to Bus repair to food costs to maintenance support) Stafford County is getting a budget increase of about 2.3% for 2007 THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME

Conclusion The Stafford Board of Supervisors “may have” defined the level of Stafford School funding prior to evaluating the impact of the decision

Recommendation for 2007 Determine impact of pending Stafford Board of Supervisors decisions relative to the School Budget to Stafford citizens and establish a process to insure that this (impact) is well understood by all affected by those decisions