Bus Driver Allocation and
Pay
The bus driver allocation has been allotted.
Please note the following:
- The funds are allotted in PRC056.
- The funds shall be used only to increase bus driver pay;
you may not use these funds to pay other transportation personnel.
- The funds shall not be used for any other purpose.
- Bus drivers are currently paid at a State pay grade 51.
- The minimum and maximum for pay grade 51 have been
increased by $1,000. The new
minimum monthly amount is $1,981.73 and the maximum is $2,828.13.
- The legislation directs LEAs to use the funds to
increase the average rates of pay for all school bus drivers in the local
school administrative unit on an equitable basis.
- It is up to local boards of education to determine and
approve the increases to the rates of pay within their LEAs.
- At this time, no notification or information is
required to be submitted to DPI.
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Allotment Transfer Report
The Appropriations Bill (Section 7.23J) modified the
reporting requirements for LEAs related to transfers of allotments in to and
out of PRCs.
There is no change to the requirement to post expenditure
data and PRC and object code descriptions. As in prior years, the Division of School
Business will provide a link to our website with the reports (http://www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/resources/data/
). Please anticipate the 2017 expenditure reports being available on this site
by September 1.
Following is the new legislated requirement for data from 2015,
2016 and 2017:
A description of each allotment
transfer that increased or decreased the initial allotment amount by more than
five percent (5%), including the following information:
a. The amount of the transfer.
b. The allotment category into which
the funds were transferred.
c. The purpose code for the funds
following the transfer.
d. A description of any teacher
positions fully or partially funded, because of the transfer, including all
subject areas taught by the teacher in the position.
e. The educational priorities that
necessitated the transfer.
LEAs are required to post this information on their website
by October 15, and DPI is required to compile the information from all the LEAs
in to a report that will be submitted to the Joint Legislative Education
Oversight Committee.
To facilitate the reporting for both the LEAs and DPI, the
Division of School Business has created a template that identifies the
transfers that meet the reporting requirement and instructions to provide the
required information.
Next Week, each finance officer will receive an email
from Frank Cernik (frank.cernik@dpi.nc.gov)
with their LEA’s template attached. The email will include instructions for how to
complete the required information. Please look out for the email and plan
to meet the legislative requirements by the required deadlines.
Summer
Reading Camps
Thank you for your work to support early literacy and
reading proficiency through Summer Reading Camps. We understand that as
teachers and administrators worked with children through the reading camps over
the last several months, specific needs and resources were identified that
could further support reading proficiency for the children who attended the
camps, and that many school districts and charters have remaining funds in
PRC016 that will revert in October if left unexpended. Because reading camp is
defined in legislation as an additional educational program that occurs outside
of the instructional calendar year, any supporting materials, additional days
of instruction, or other supports for children who attended the 2017 reading
camps must be purchased or provided prior to the beginning of the new
instructional year (in most cases August 28).
Going forward, school districts and charters are encouraged
to use the budget experiences of this year to plan, in advance of, the 2018
camps for purchases of any supplemental material to be provided when the
children leave camp, supplemental reading instruction immediately prior to the
school year, or other supports. During the 2017-18 school year, DPI staff will
also be working with districts and charters on parental communications, camp
schedules and offerings, and other methods to boost eligible student attendance
in 2018. Those districts with high enrollment rates in reading camps are also
encouraged to share best practices with their peers.
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Allotment Section
The ABC Transfer System is now open. You can also view the Transfer Policies in the
Allotment System under the ABC Transfer tab. Please contact Sue Holly, susan.holly@dpi.nc.gov if you have any
questions.
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