Site Plans and Budget Planning

Site Plans and Budget Planning Barbara Bengel Assistant Superintendent Fresno Unified School District Office of State and Federal Programs 1 School Site Council and Site Plan Development 2 Develop a Data-Driven ACTION PLAN! 3 SPSA Timeline Jan. 14, 16, 18, 22 Workshop # 1 for Site Leaders (required): Data Analysis Jan. 28, 31 Jan. 29, 30, 31,; Feb. 6 Workshops for Parents/Community: Site Plan/Budget Development Workshop # 2 for Site Leaders (required): Data-Driven Action Plan 12 workshops: 1/29-2/15 Feb. 19-22: 8:304 Feb. 25-29: 8:304 March 3 Budget Master Workshops (optional) Budget Master Troubleshooting Sessions (optional) Sites Submit Final Plans to State and Federal May 14 SPSA’s Submitted for Board Approval 4 Site Plan Development • Schools will develop Site Plans in Jan/Feb for 2008-10 • Plans will be created by staff, parents, students. • Site Plans will detail all plans for school for next year, including categorical budgets • Officially called the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) • Plans are due: March 3 5 The Importance of Parent Input  Parents can provide insight into: • Needs of students  Classroom Instruction  Tutoring  Counseling and Supplemental Services • • • • Barriers to student achievement Needs of parents/families Communication with parents Overall: Ways to improve the school 6 Get Involved!  Have you seen this year’s School Site Plan for your school?  Did you have input into the plan last year?  Make an effort to get involved this year. 7 Parents: Ways to Get Involved      Attend School Site Council Meetings Attend other school meetings Talk to the principal, other staff Complete parent survey Write down suggestions/concerns and give to teacher or principal  Meet with staff to examine test scores and other data 8 Site Plan Development Every school will:  Take time to analyze data to identify needs of students.  Analyze effectiveness of practices, programs currently in place at the school.  Develop realistic, user-friendly plan that will lead to increased student achievement.  Develop a budget that is directly tied to the plan for improved achievement. 9 Site Plan Development Tips  Start early; make it a collaborative, ongoing process over time.  Involve parents and staff in the process, not just after the fact.  Use data to decide what’s working; eliminate what’s not  GOAL: Make this a REAL plan that will be used to guide work at the school site to improve student achievement. 10 Parent Input • What suggestions do you have for schools that want to increase parent involvement? • What suggestions do you have for the district to increase parent and community involvement districtwide? 11 Budget Development 101 12 Budget Development Work as a Team 13 Budget Development Steps 1. Determine total resources available to the school in the form of money or services. 14 Budget Development Steps 2. Considering what research tells us, carefully consider each discretionary expenditure to determine: • Will this expenditure contribute to bringing all students to high levels of academic achievement? Is this the best and most appropriate use of the resources? 15 • Budget Development Steps 3. Does this expenditure duplicate other services? If so, how can funds be better coordinated? • Eliminate programs that do not show promise of helping to reach the goal of high academic achievement for all students. • Redirect all resources to researchproven practices that will result in reaching the goal of high academic achievement for all students. 16 School Funding  General Funds Categorical Budgets  Title I  School and Library Improvement Block Grant  EIA-SCE (State Compensatory Education)  EIA-LEP (Limited English Proficient)  ELAP (English Language Acquisition Program)  Funding for Low Performing Schools • High Priority Grants  Competitive Grants 17 Funding for Each School is Equitable Schools Receive:  The same amount of basic state funding per student  Equitable funding based on the needs of students • Equal funding based on number of English Learners • Equitable funding based on number of students eligible for free/reduced lunch • Equitable funding based on number of lowperforming students • Extra services based on needs of Special Education students  Special Programs: Grants are competitive so they will vary from school to school. 18 Purpose of Title I Funding  Overall Purpose: Title I, Part A funds are intended to ensure that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging state academic standards and assessments. Activities must be based on proven or research-based strategies focusing on “what works.” The focus must be on the students most at risk of academic failure. 19 Title I Funding  Only for Schools with 35% or more of students on free/reduced lunch  Funding is based on need  Schools with higher poverty levels received more funding per student 20 How Are Title I Funds Allocated?  District provides centralized services to sites  Site level spending is based on the budget that has been approved by the School Site Council.  Site Council must approve all budget changes throughout the year. 21 Targeted Improvement Actions Districtwide Change  More centralized direction  More support from district staff  More consistency  Improved student achievement 22 Program Improvement Schools  Schools not in PI have more site control over categorical budgets  Schools in PI Years 3-5 have less control, more support through Targeted Improvement Actions 23 How Do Schools Decide How to Spend Title I Funds?  All expenditures should be included in the Board approved Site Plan.  All spending is based on the budget that supports the Site Plan and has been approved by the School Site Council and by the Board of Education  Site Council must approve all budget changes throughout the year. 24 Title I Funding Must Supplement, Not Supplant  Title I budget cannot pay for the basic services that district must provide: • Classroom Teacher • Transportation • Basic supplies, textbooks, materials  Title I CAN pay for extra staff and/or books, materials, etc. to help improve student achievement. 25 Consequences of Noncompliance  Fines and penalties  Required to “pay back” out of general funds  Additional oversight/monitoring by the government  Potential reduction in Federal funding  Professional integrity compromised  Suspension, debarment, exclusion of individuals 26 Examples of Compliant Title I Staffing     Teachers to support core academic program Paraprofessionals under direct supervision of a teacher BIAs who SUPPLEMENT baseline requirements Additional counselors or counseling services (duties must be distinctly different from district-funded counselor) Additional hours for health aides or nurses Program Manager to coordinate services on site Additional teacher time to provide after school tutorials Additional librarian time to extend library hours Professional Development personnel to support site staff Substitutes for Professional Development activities Certificated Tutors Academic Coaches or Resource Teachers         27 Examples of Compliant Title I Professional Development  Conferences only allowable if they are focused, research based, single topic, that extends over one day  Professional development  In classroom coaching in reading/math  Structured time for staff to: • Conduct comprehensive needs assessment • Plan implementation of standards-based instruction • Develop and analyze classroom assessments • Articulate standards from grade to grade • Coordinate Title I services with baseline 28 Examples of Compliant Title I Extended Learning Opportunities  Must be activities not mandated by Retention/Promotion Policy  Focus on intensive language arts and math  Extended day  Extended year  Saturday School  Summer programs  Intersession programs 29 Examples of Compliant Title I Parent Involvement Activities  Participation of parents in meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities  Provide materials and training to help parents work with their children to improve achievement such as literacy training.  Family literacy, math and science  Parenting skills  Understanding the Standards  Home School Liaison Training 30 Examples of Compliant Title I Supplies and Equipment  Supplies and equipment must support implementation of the improvement plan  General Supplies such as paper and pencils tied to supplemental activities only, i.e. extended learning and parent involvement  Computers targeted to improve ELA/Math  Software targeted to improve ELA/Math  Supplemental materials, aligned with standards  Parent involvement supplies  Mileage for Title I staff only 31 Examples of Non-Compliant Expenditures  One-day workshop or  conference  Regular teachers   Baseline textbooks   Materials/supplies for  baseline program  PE equipment  Computers in regular   classrooms  Attendance clerk   Vice principal  Drama, art, music, PE teachers Regular counselors Noon time assistants Any program not research-based Schoolwide newsletters Campus assistants Career Tech Computer Tech 32 Economic Impact Aid  Limited English Proficient (LEP) • District services • School allocations based on # of English Learners • Fund Bilingual Instructional Assistants • Fund supplemental materials, instruction, parent involvement, resource, PD,  State Compensatory Education (SCE) • Educationally disadvantaged students • Use in the same way as Title I: fund CSR, reading instruction, preschool, afterschool, interventions • Plan for spending both included in Site Plan 33 School and Library Improvement Block Grant (SLIBG) • Supplemental State Funds for K-8 (9-12 schools may also funded) • Must be used to improve instructional program for ALL students • Must supplement, not supplant • Activities tied to Single Plan • Allocated to sites based on # of students • Plan for spending included in Site Plan 34 High Priority Schools Grant  $400 per student for 3-4 years (state funding)  Provide comprehensive school improvement template for state’s lowest performing schools  Flexible funding; not many restrictions  However, schools are accountable for API targets  Plan for spending included in grant ap 35 Discretionary Block Grant  One-time state funding: about $57 per student  No restriction on carryover  Flexible funding; no restrictions  Fund instructional materials, classroom/lab materials, school/classroom library materials, educational technology, deferred maintenance, professional development, home-to-school transportation  Plan for spending included in Site Plan 36 Other Grants  English (ELAP) Language Acquisition Program • $100 per English Learner in grades 4-8 only • Supplemental materials, instruction  Prop 49 After School Education and Safety (ASES) grants  21st Century Community Learning Center grants 37 SPSA and Budget Due: March 3, 2008 38 FOCUS: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT The Single Plan for Student Achievement is the vehicle for implementing the District Improvement Actions. 39 QUESTIONS? Barbara Bengel 457-3661 40