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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON Friday, January 19, 2007 AT 12:00 noon IN THE Basement Conference Room. THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: Luncheon meeting with School Board BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR BY Jeanne Cox BASEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM – January 19, 2007 Council met in special session on this date with the following members present: Dr. Brown, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. Absent: Ms. Hamilton. Dr. Alvin Edwards, School Board Chair, said that the topic of the meeting will be an overview of the School’s proposed budget. Ms. Rosa Atkins, Superintendent of Schools, said that the Strategic Plan was the guiding document for the proposed budget, and each priority is linked to the goals and objectives in the Strategic Plan. School staff reviewed the expense changes in the School budget in priority order as follows: 1) maintain current competitive position (teacher salary increase of 5.77%); 2) living wage adjustment; 3) pay adjustments from human resource study; 4) staffing formula (teacher reduction as a result of projected enrollment reduction); 5) prevention, intervention, and remediation (extended day program, school day intervention program); 6) 3 year-old program; 7) ESL staffing; 8) in-school suspension program; 9) expand community relations; 10) professional development and mentoring program; 11) sports program at Buford); 12) textmedia fund; 14) technology replacement fund; 15) student information system in k-4; 16) increased funding to schools; and 17) contracts and miscellaneous services. Mr. Lynch asked if there will be transportation savings because choice is no longer required to be offered at Clark. Ms. Atkins said not this year because students are still attending other schools. She said savings will be realized next year. Mr. Ed Gillaspie, Finance Director for City Schools, said that the transit amount reflects this even though an increase is projected. Dr. Brown asked for more details on the extended day program. Ms. Atkins said that currently Walker and Burnley-Moran have an after school program with small groups and one on one with a teacher two hours three days a week for intervention and enrichment. Ms. Gertrude Ivory, Associate Superintendent of Schools, said the proposal is to extend this program to every school three days a week with a class of no more than ten students. Ms. Ivory said that transportation costs are included in the budget. Dr. Brown asked for more information on the three-year old program. Ms. Ivory said that one class of 16 students is proposed and parents are being polled to see where it should be located. Mr. Norris asked if a joint three/four year old program has been considered so students can stay with the same teacher.