TCSC Personnel Advisory Committee Meeting

1. State Budget (Senate Version)

Highlights:  Property taxes for charters, Medicaid spending is outpacing K-12, textbook fees out, ESL out. 

• Total funding per ADM:
• FY 2023: $7,727
• FY 2024: $8,102
• FY 2025: $8,463

Senate Budget Highlights-Deletes CTE Grant/Honors Grant in the both '24 and '25.  

There is still time to oppose the inclusion of property tax operation fund dollars in the budget. We for sure can advocate for more oversight if tax dollars are being transferred to charters. 

1. Require the charter to develop a budget for the funds, post the budget, require competitive bids for all purchases above $25k.  

2. IC 5-22-7-5: “The purchasing agency shall give notice of the invitation for bids in the manner required by IC 5-3-1.” • Published two times at least one week apart with the second publication at least seven days prior to the meeting bids will be received.

3. • IC 5-22-8-3 • For purchases of $50,000 to $150,000 the purchasing agent should invite three quotes from businesses known to be in the field.
Back when we had a local education fund that supported the general fund, schools did transfer a portion of the dollars to a charter school.  This was eliminated when Tax Reform was done in 2008.   

For TCSC increase 

2024 ADM $7,778 increase of $279 (3.7%) per student.   Based on DOE Enrollment-+$197,804.   Based on BS $395,064

2025 ADM  $8,137 increase of $359 (4.6%) per student.  DOE Enrollment -+$293,823.  Based on BS +$508,314. 

Total new money-$491,627 DOE #. $903,408 BS#

 

Minutes

Senate budget better than house budget for K-12.  Budget forecast coming tomorrow could improve or cut funding.  We do know where the priorities are

  • House Leaders want: 100% virtual funding, expanded voucher eligibility, and CTE funding (for csa's too.) 
  • Senate Leaders want: 85% virtual funding, increased per student adm, billion dollars for Pre 96 pensions.    

2. Personnel Changes

This spreadsheet shows current salary levels for staffing.  Staff members with a strikethrough have either retired, resigned, or considering retirement.  The names in RED under denotes the potential for transfer or replacement along with estimated payroll.  We are early, but with these estimates we can cut approximately $448,000 from Education Fund expenses for 2023-2024.  ALL INFORMATION IN THESE SPREADSHEETS SHOULD REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. 

TES Intermediate.   $244,000.00

TES Primary.            $52,000.21

TMS.                        $50,650.00

THS                          $82,800.00

CO.                           $72,818.00

Secretaries.              $66,708.08

Total                          $568,976.29

Less ESSER BW.      $56,500.00

                      BM.       $63,500.00

Ed Fund Savings.      $448,976.29

Minutes

Discussed changes in staffing under all job categories and schools.


3. 2023-2024 Personnel

Assistant Superintendent

Elementary Reading Specialist

Kindergarten and 4th Grade

Aquatics 

PE. THS/TMS/TES

Shayne Clark-Assisting with State Reporting

 

 

Minutes

Promoting Scott Jaworski to Assistant Superintendent to replace Director of Student Services position.  1/2 his salary will be funded through remaining ESSER III funds.  We plan to add an K-2 Reading Specialist.  This position will work with students and teachers in the practices of balanced literacy and Science of Reading.  This position will be funded with 1/2 Title 1 and 1/2 state reading grant.  Kindergarten and Fourth grade only have four sections currently, we will monitor enrollment and determine if those grade levels need additional sections.  Transfer Spencer Heron to TMS PE, cover TES PE with a Paraprofessional, and Nick Comer Assigned 3 THS PE classes.  


4. Other

5. Next Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 20, at 5:30 PM.