CITY COUNCIL/CITY SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET WORKSESSION
                              Tuesday, January 28, 2020
                Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center
                   1000 East Rio Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
                                     6:00 p.m.


       The Charlottesville City Council met in worksession with the Charlottesville City School
Board on January 28, 2020, at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center, 1000
East Rio Road Charlottesville, with the following members present: Mayor Nikuyah Walker,
Vice Mayor Sena Magill, Ms. Heather Hill, Mr. Michael Payne and Mr. Lloyd Snook.

       School Board Chair, Jennifer McKeever, called the meeting of the Charlottesville City
School Board to order at 6:03 p.m.

       Mayor Walker called the meeting to order for City Council at 6:03 p.m.

        Ms. McKeever made opening remarks detailing the purpose of the meeting and ceded the
floor to School Superintendent Dr. Rosa Atkins.

       Dr. Atkins provided some background on the collaborative efforts in developing the FY
2021 school budget proposal. Dr. Atkins then ceded the floor to Superintendent of Operations,
Kim Powell, to begin the budget presentation. Dr. Atkins continued the presentation.

       Ms. McKeever opened the floor for questions.
        Discussion ensued among Councilors and School Board members around the following
topics: Local Composite Index (LCI) data, Impact Aid, real estate assessments, positions filled
with one-time funding, teacher and staff compensation, Schools self-insurance, community
volunteers, the orchestra program, vacant positions, self-sustaining after-school programs,
building maintenance, non-discretionary contracts, Division Level Literacy Coaches, graduation
rates, curriculum, technology, and more.
       The meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m.


BY Order of City Council                    BY Maxicelia Robinson, Deputy Clerk of Council