WHITEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS @ tlonan Bron, Oi 107 West Walter Steet tare carne Carlton Prince, Vier Chair Whiteville, North Carolina 28472 Superintendent Rev. Dave Flowers ‘Telephone: 910,612-4116 Fax: 910.642.0564 Greg Merit www-whiteville k12.neus Kanal Rogers “EVERYONE COMMITTED 0 THE SUCCESS OF ALL STUDENTS” Potential Position Losses Due to Merger State Funding is primarily divided up by ADM, but not completely. Columbus County has an ADM of $9711 students, Whiteville City has an ADM of 2245 students. Added together makes a merged ADM of 8,216 students. For comparison, Surry County Schools has an ADM of 8,215, the difference of I student. Here is an analysis of the positions that would be lost due to a merger of the two school systems. Words typed in red come from the 2015-2016 NC DPI Allotment Manual. 1. Classroom Teacher (001): Combined classroom teacher allotment of Columbus County (269.1 positions) and Whiteville City (105.4 positions) is 374.5 positions. Surry County is allotted 370,92. This equates to a loss of 3.58 positions. or city LEAs with less than 3.000) ADM, fractions are rounded up to the nearest whole positior 2. At Risk Student Funding (069); Pach LIA receives a minimum of the dollar equivalent of two teachers und two instructional support personnel (including benefits). 3. Career and Technical Education (013): For city |.1/As with less than 3,000 ADM, all factions of'a month are rounded up to the nearest whole month. Each LEA will receive a base of S0 months. 4. Instructional (007): Combined Instructional Support Position allotment of Columbus County (38 positions) and Whiteville City (11) is 39 positions. Surry County is allotted 38 positions, This equates to a loss Of | position. For city 1.EAs with an ADM of fess than 3,000, all fractions will be rounded up to the next whole position, 5, Children With Disabilities (032): Preschoo! Handicapped Funding: Bach LI:A receives base amount equal te the average salary ofa cltssroom teacher plus benefits, 6. Limited En Proficiency (054); Fach eligible LE A/charter school receives the minimum of | teacher assistant position 7. Migrant Education (Federal 051):. very LI5A that eeports any Migratory Children for the purpose establishing Migrant Education Program will receive @ minima of the dollar equivalent to 4% oF a teacher position converted al the statewide average salary forrclassroom teachers Without taking into account any dollar figures associated with the current funding structure, a merger will create a net loss of 15 teacher positions and | teacher assistant position, On the back of this page is contact information for the Columbus County Commissioners and your North Carolina Representative and Senator. We urge you to exercise your voice as a citizen to advocate for the situation you feel is best for the students of Columbus County and Whiteville City, “EMPOWERING ALL STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL FOR LIFELONG EARNING AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP.”Columbus County Board of Commissioners punta eae nn ne oy. ne (910) 738-6281 Work ; amon mckenzie @columbusco.ors Giles E. (Buddy) Byrd District Three 1941 Giles Byrd Rd Hallsboro, NC 28442 P, Edwin Russ District Four 1123 S, Madison St Whiteville, NC 28472 (910) 646-3365 buddsbyr@email.com (910) 840-0100 Cell edwin gosreen@gmail.com Trent Burroughs District Five 209 North Lewis St Tabor City, NC 28463, Ricky Bullard Distrit Six 215 Bullard Lane Cerro Gordo, NC 28430 (910) 654-4833 Home hell @columbusco.org (910) 653-2928 Work Charles 7, MeDowell District Seven P.O.Box 59 7691 Seven Creeks Highway ‘Nakina, NC 28455 (910) 642-3709 Home ‘emedowellS3@yahoo.ce