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March 26th, 1963 63-79 - The following communication f,rom the School Board was read: "The Schpol Board ar its meeting on Thursdsy, M~rch 21, 1963, directed me to present the School Budget for 19~3-64 To Council. The increase in the E~dger ~s due largely To the following: 1. Normal salary increments for instructional personnel, 2. Improvement in teachers' salary schedule and comparable increases for other instructional personnel. 3. Improvement in clerks' pay. 4. Improvement in janitorial personnel pay. 5. Increase in personnel due to zncreased enrollment. Without these increases, it will be impossible to maintain an adequate school system. We can no longer expect an increase in Federal funds for the following reasons: 1. Decrease in. Federally connected ch$1dren · 2, Low contribution per pupil in Average,Daily Attendance by the city. We have been able zo retain our teachers,in the past five years and maintain an adequate achool system because of steadily increasing State and Federal Funds, Beginning with 1959-60 (the last year prior to annexation) appropriations per pupil in Average Daily Attendance by Portsmouth City have been as follows: 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 Since Federal appropriations under P. L. 874 are based on expenditures by the locality, can. be readily seen that the Federal Government will not continue its appropriation aT the high level it has in the past unless there is improvement in local effort. If you require further information on the budgeT, we shall be happy To furn%sh it. There is enclosed the new proposed salary schedule for teachers," $127.91 117.46 115.56 111.34 114.91 Estimated cost provided full amount requested in budget is appropriated. it Motion of Mr. Leafy co refer to the City Manager was adopted, without dissenting vote. On motion adjourned. Approved - President City Clerk