FY 2006-2007

1. Increase salary schedules 7.5%
2. Continue Health Insurance Funding (1.5%) ($5,900,000)
3. Add 8 Parent Support Specialists ($347,224)
4. Increase New Teacher Academy Daily Rate to $90.00 per day* ($160,000)
5. Agree on Payment for Required Training Outside of Work Year Only
6. Continue to work on Biweekly Direct Deposit proposal
7. Withdraw Bilingual Stipends for Classified Employees proposal
8. Withdraw Police Officer Contract proposal
9. Dedicate remaining funds to Fund Balance in FY 2006-2007; and
10. Support Board's authorization of available 4 cent in local M & O tax rate for 2006-2007 which will be dedicated for enhancing Fund Balance in 2006-2007

FY 2007-2008

11. Increase salary schedules 3% with 1% additional for Teacher Incentive Pay/with contingency for 4% increase for salary schedules with 1% for Teacher Incentive Pay. (See #17)
12. Health Insurance Funding (1.5%) ($5,900,000)
13. Increase Bilingual Stipend to $2500 ($335,000)
14. Fund Art, Music and P.E. at 7.5 staffing level (30.5 FTE/$1,442,711)
15. Dedicate 3 cents of 4 cents to employee compensation in FY 07-08
16. Dedicate 1 cent of 4 cents to fund (a) Teacher Compensation Plan (as recommended by the Teacher Compensation and Support Committee and the Administration) and (b) an Administrator Compensation Plan (as recommended by the Superintendent) in FY 07-08
17. Support Education Austin and the Administration collectively designing a plan with the Teacher Compensation and Support Committee during 2006-2007 to apply for state teacher incentive funding for 2007-2008; the District could receive approximately $6,000,000; if the plan is approved all salary schedules will be improved to 4% with 1% additional for Teacher Incentive Pay funded by the state.
18. No new financial proposals will be considered during 2007-2008

Notes:

• AISD and Education Austin will make the above recommendations to the Board of Trustees for their consideration, realizing that the Board of Trustees is ultimately empowered to address Consultation Agreements
• AISD is considering no M & O tax increase in FY 2007-2008.
• AISD is considering an I & S (Bond) Referendum in November 2007.

* AISD agrees to increase New Teacher Academy daily rate to $90.00 per day for August 2006 training; this will require $160,000 budget amendment for FY 2005-2006 (probably at the August 28, 2006 Board Meeting).