ABCD
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John Locke Foundation FY2011-2013 Budget Proposal
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ItemDescriptionFY2011-12FY2012-13
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Public Instruction
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Starting Budget - K-12$7,923,543,951$7,923,543,951
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Enrollment GrowthAverage Daily Membership (ADM) Adjustment$38,274,686$110,572,117
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Salary AdjustmentTechnical Correction($21,792,273)($21,937,637)
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Exceptional Children HeadcountTechnical Correction($7,000,000)($7,000,000)
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Worker's CompensationLocal responsibility, attorney costs to Dept of Justice($34,648,327)($34,648,327)
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Tort ClaimsLocal responsibility, attorney costs to Dept of Justice($4,599,225)($4,599,225)
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Instructional SupportReduce appropriation 5 percent($22,964,555)($22,964,555)
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TextbooksReduce 34.6 percent, enough for replacement costs($40,000,000)($40,000,000)
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School Bus ReplacementLocal responsibility($56,851,619)($56,851,619)
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School Bus ReplacementNon-recurring cost to complete financing of buses replaced in 2009-10$21,627,977$21,627,977
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Staff DevelopmentFurther reduce appropriation($12,619,829)($12,619,829)
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Retirement IncentiveEncourage retirements with cash payments in LEAs($30,836,878)($76,889,013)
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Retirement IncentiveEncourage retirements with cash payments in DPI($163,593)($407,903)
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Residential Schools for the Deaf and BlindReduce $33.8 million budget transferred from DHHS by 5 percent($1,691,445)($1,691,445)
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Communities in SchoolsEliminate pass-through($1,446,750)($1,446,750)
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TeachersEliminate vacant positions($174,200,000)($174,200,000)
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Teacher AssistantsReduce appropriation($142,372,831)($142,372,831)
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Central DPI AdministrationManagement flexibility save 20 percent($8,749,224)($8,749,224)
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Central Office AdministrationReduce appropriation 25 percent($26,862,648)($26,862,648)
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School Building AdministrationReduce funding 10 percent($32,816,072)($32,816,072)
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Noninstructional SupportReduce and contract services, save 25 percent($99,251,327)($99,251,327)
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At-Risk Student ServicesReduce appropriation($42,000,000)($42,000,000)
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Central DPI Operating FundsReduce DPI non-salary operating funds($2,087,638)($2,087,638)
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Professional Development CentralizationReduce funding to pre-2007 level($550,000)($550,000)
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Charter SchoolsRemove cap, save capital cost for counties$0$0
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Virtual School ($4.7 million recurring funding)Move language and other classes online$0$0
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Beginnings, Inc.Eliminate funding initiated in 2007($229,151)($229,151)
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Behavior Support at Schools for the Deaf and BlindEliminate four positions created in 2007($142,283)($142,283)
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Governor Morehead School Short-Term Outreach ProgramEnd appropriation($151,679)($151,679)
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Family Resource CenterReduce Appropriation($229,151)($229,151)
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Residential SchoolsReduce Appropriation($1,500,000)($1,500,000)
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Resource Officers at Schools for the DeafEliminate funding added in 2007($82,000)($82,000)
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Student Life Services at GMSEliminate three positions created in 2007($91,051)($91,051)
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Whitaker and Wright SchoolsExplore ways to privatize schools, seek proposals, and facilitate transfer from public to private$0$0
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Child and Family Support TeamsEliminate funding($12,521,830)($12,521,830)
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Children with DisabilitiesConvert to tax credits($11,200,000)($11,200,000)
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Communities in SchoolsEnd pass-through($1,607,500)($1,607,500)
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Consolidated Assistance Program
(LEA Assistance & Turnaround Teams)
End GF appropriation($150,000)($150,000)
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Critical Foreign Language PilotsEliminate funding for pilot begun in FY2007-08($500,000)($500,000)
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Disadvantaged Student Supplemental Funding (DSSF)Reduce funding to pre-2007 level($23,563,000)($23,563,000)
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DPI Testing PositionsConvert to nationally normed tests($234,600)($234,600)
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Dropout prevention grantsEliminate remaining funding, return funding to HMCUC($13,290,683)($13,290,683)
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EVAASKeep funding, make open to public$0$0
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ExplorNetEnd pass-through($300,000)($300,000)
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Financial Literacy CurriculumEliminate funding, should be incorporated into existing classes($500,000)($500,000)
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Focused Education Reform Pilot ProgramEliminate funding($7,176,433)($7,176,433)
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Governor's SchoolsReduce funding by 10 percent($3,263,210)($3,263,210)
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Information HighwayEliminate funding($1,200,000)($1,200,000)
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Instructional Supplies/MaterialsEliminate additional funding, manage existing supplies better (transparency)($2,437,942)($2,437,942)
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JOBS Commission schoolsNo additional funding($200,000)($200,000)
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Learn and EarnEliminate funding, lost Gates Foundation grant($9,071,228)($9,071,228)
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Limited English ProficiencyReduce funding three percent($2,000,000)($2,000,000)
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Literacy CoachesEnd Program($12,034,400)($12,034,400)
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Literacy Connection - Project EnlightenmentReduce funding to pre-2007 level($200,000)($200,000)
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Low-performing school supportRepeal 2009 expansion of District and School Transfermation initiative($2,500,000)($2,500,000)
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Mentor TeachersEnd GF Appropriation($11,164,616)($11,164,616)
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More at FourConsolidate with child care subsidies, narrowly target at-risk children($23,625,329)($23,625,329)
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Kids VotingEnd pass-through($50,000)($50,000)
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North Carolina Science, Math and Technical Education CenterEnd pass-through($100,000)($100,000)
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Science CompetitionsEnd pass-through($200,000)($200,000)
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Science OlympiadEnd pass-through($127,500)($127,500)
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Teach For AmericaReduce funding 15 percent($135,000)($135,000)
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Teacher AcademyEnd pass-through($4,762,880)($4,762,880)
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NC Center for the Advancement of TeachingMake receipt supported($6,102,500)($6,102,500)
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NC NetworkEnd GF Appropriation($312,625)($312,625)
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Uniform Education Reporting System (UERS)Reduce appropriation 17 percent($2,101,213)($2,101,213)
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Positive Behavior Support InitiativeReduce funding to pre-2007 level($90,000)($90,000)
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Principals for STEM schoolsReduce funding to pre-2007 level($812,500)($812,500)
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Regional Military Family CounselorsReduce funding to pre-2007 level($240,000)($240,000)
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Restructured High SchoolsGates Foundation pulling out($1,367,254)($1,367,254)
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School ConnectivityEliminate funding, all LEAs are connected, maintnenance cost can be absorbed ($21,000,000)($21,000,000)
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School Technology FundReduce appropriation($10,000,000)($10,000,000)
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Schools Attuned ProgramEnd GF Appropriation($820,911)($820,911)
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Small County Supplemental FundingReduce redundancy with DSSF, save 10 percent($4,518,919)($4,518,919)
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Small Specialty SchoolsRepeal funding($3,222,496)($3,222,496)
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State Board of Education PositionsEliminate positions as recommended by Program Evaluation Division report($527,000)($527,000)
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Student TestingContract to use nationally normed test, eliminate tests as recommended by House, transfer remaining funding($2,000,000)($2,000,000)
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Student Testing SupportEliminate allotment for duplicative activities($38,339,798)($38,339,798)
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Student Diagnostic and Intervention InitiativeEnd this pilot program($10,000,000)($10,000,000)
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Tarheel ChalleNGe AcademyRepeal funding, do without $2 million in federal funds($767,719)($767,719)
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Teacher Academy (Literacy Coaches)Reduce funding to pre-2007 level($5,704,400)($5,704,400)
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Teacher CadetEnd pass-through($340,000)($340,000)
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Teacher CertificationEnd GF Appropriation for certification preparation (NBPTS), Convert to performance pay($3,274,500)($3,274,500)
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Teacher CertificationPhase out funding for certified teachers$0($10,000,000)
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Teaching FellowsReduce funding to pre-2007 level($1,300,000)($1,300,000)
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TransportationContract transportation, save 15 percent($60,456,335)($60,456,335)
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TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS - K-12$6,900,102,746$6,915,958,368
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Communtiy Colleges
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Starting Budget - Community Colleges$1,102,475,214$1,102,475,214
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Enrollment GrowthCap Enrollment at FY2011-12 level, increases class size less than one student$17,876,863$17,876,863
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Tuition, Continuing Education, and Enrollment GrowthOffset recent enrollment growth with tuition($25,309,268)($25,309,268)
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AdministrationInstitutional support 2 percent reduction($8,993,686)($8,993,686)
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Marine Technology Program at Cape Fear Community CollegeEnd GF Appropriation($669,805)($669,805)
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Heavy Equipment Program at Wilson Community CollegeEnd GF Appropriation($328,336)($328,336)
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Hickory Metro Higher Education Center at Catawba Valley Community CollegeEnd GF Appropriation($264,833)($264,833)