GARDEN HILLS ELEMENTARY

Norms

• This is a meeting of the GO Team. Only members of the team may participate in the discussion. Any members of the public present are here to quietly observe.

• We will follow the agenda as noticed to the public and stay on task.

• We invite and welcome contributions of every member and listen to each other.

• We will respect all ideas and assume good intentions.

FY19 Budget Development Process

Principal’s Role

• Design the budget and propose operational changes that can raise student achievement

• Flesh out strategies, implement and manage them at the school level

• Focus on the day-to-day operations

• Serve as the expert on the school

• Hire quality instructional and support personnel

The GO Team’s Role:

• Focus on the big picture (positions and resources, not people)

• Ensure that the budget is aligned to the school’s mission and vision and that resources are allocated to support key strategic priorities

YOUR SCHOOL STRATEGIC PLAN…

GO Team Budget Development Process

is your roadmap and your role. It is your direction, your priorities, your vision, your present, your future.

Step 1: Data Review

Step 2: Strategic Plan Review

Step 3: Comparison

Step 4: Budget Parameters

Step 5: Budget Choices

Strategic Plan Categories

District Descriptions of Categories

Academic Program Our students will be well-rounded individuals who possess the necessaryacademic skills and knowledge and are excited about learning.

TalentManagement

We will retain an energized and inspired team of employees who are capable of advancing ever-increasing levels of achievement for students of all backgrounds.

Systems & Resources

We will improve efficiency (productivity, cost, etc.) while also making decisions (including resource allocations) that are grounded in a strategic academic direction and data.

Culture We will build trust with the community, and we will have engaged stakeholders(employees, students, parents, community members, partners, etc.) who are invested in the mission and vision and who support the creation of student-centered learning communities.

Focus Area Descriptors

Description of Strategy Categories

1. Budget Parameters – FY19 funding priorities from the school’s 3-5 year strategic plan, ranked by the order of importance

2. Strategies – Lays out specific objectives for schools improvement

3. Request – “The Ask”. What needs to be funded in order to support the strategy?

Garden Hills Strategic Plan

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Garden Hills Strategic Plan

(Insert Copy of Strategic Plan Here)

FY19 Budget Parameters

BUDGET PARAMETERS RATIONALES

1. Improve all students’ mastery in reading, math and

science.

Based on data we identified these 3 content areas as areas to

focus on improving both teaching and learning

2. Extend focus on bi-literacy through implementation of

dual language and oral proficiency based Spanish World

Languages program

Our school has embraced learning a second language either

through receiving the IB recommended minutes of Spanish

world language instruction or participation in the dual

immersion classrooms.

3. Provide support services to targeted groups of students

based on needs through transdisciplinary model

Certain subgroups of student performance lag behind their

white, non-economically disadvantaged peers(ESOL, Special

ed, Hispanics, RTI, and economically disadvantaged)

4. Build Teacher capacity to reach all learners in their

classrooms

Standards and students are constantly changing and

teachers need to keep up to date on the most effective

techniques.

5. Foster a positive, informed and engaged school culture We acknowledge the need to inform parents & community

about curriculum programs and school events that embrace

all students.

6. Intentionally recruit high quality bi-literate teacher

candidates

As we encounter teacher attrition it is imperative that we

build capacity to staff our DLI program.

7. Expand teacher & school collaboration opportunities Through cluster and neighbor school collaboration we can all

learn from each other and meet the needs of our diverse

community of learners.

8. Build systems and resources to support Cluster Plan to

include IB implementation

We know that decisions we make at Garden Hills not only

affect our school, but our entire cluster of schools and vice

versa.

Discussion of Budget Summary(Step 5: Budget Choices)

Executive Summary

• This budget represents an investment plan for our school’s students, employees and the community as a whole.

• The budget recommendations are tied directly to the school’s strategic vision and direction.

• The proposed budget for the general operations of the school are reflected at $4,916,816

• This investment plan for FY19 accommodates a student population that is projected to be 480 K-5 students, which is a decrease of -8 students from FY18.

(This does not factor in the impact of recent addition of 1989 Cheshire Bridge to GHES school zone.) Should we have growth from that new construction of 239 units our budget will be adjusted accordingly)

School Allocations

School Allocations

Budget Impacts this year

Budget by Function (Required)

Budget by Function (Required)

Priorities in order of parameters

Focus Area Strategies Action Amount

1. Improve all students’ mastery in reading, math and science.

Academics

Increase RIGOR in all content areas by

implementing the APS Instructional

Strategies

Maintain funds for necessary supplies &training

4,000 PL52,000 Supplies,Incentives, Materials40,000 for Textbooks5000 Media Budget Computer software 15,000Computer 10,000

2. Extend focus on bi-literacy through implementation of dual language and oral proficiency based Spanish World Languages program6. Intentionally recruit high quality bi-literate teacher candidates

Academic Continue to grow DLI by a grade each

year through 5th grade

Ensure opening for DLI Spanish partner for 3rd

grade

Purchase an instructional para to support DLI either in Spanish special ed services or DLI support

$89,035Also- use some of above $ for Spanish technology component Some of supplies $ from above also

$40, 878 para

3. Provide support services to targeted groups of students based on needs through transdisciplinary model

AcademicImplement Interventions and support for

struggling learners & extend for on and

above learners based on data

Overall we are down 1.0 EIP teacher next year (proposed for Holdback $ to restore position)

Maintain 1.0 RTI/SST Specialist $104,126

FY19 Strategic Plan Break-out

FY19 Strategic Plan Break-out

Priorities in order of parameters

Focus Area Strategies Action Amount

4. Build Teacher capacity to reach all learners in their classrooms

7. Expand teacher & school collaboration opportunities

Talent Management

Provide targeted professional learning for

all teachers to improve early literacy

instruction and assessment for

remediation including Daily 5, O-G, CRS

Provide targeted professional learning for

all teachers to develop and implement the

International Baccalaureate PYP and

implement the APS Instructional

Strategies

Continue to maintain required IB professional learning

Guided reading professional learning with cluster

Continue gifted endorsements by Cluster

$27,132 for contracted Professional learning & IB conference registration

5. Foster a positive, informed and engaged school culture

Culture

Build community awareness, knowledge and

support for IB PYP

Implement student attendance initiatives

Communicate academic growth/progress to parents

of Gr 2-5 students at mid year and End of year

intervals

Implement Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for

school staff

. Remove barriers for families by providing

transportation for school events

Provide translation and support services for ESOL

families and students

. Establish and implement teacher-teacher

recognition to build peer recognition of

accomplishments

Maintain full time Parent Liaison

Purchase agendas & folders for home/school communication

$2,200 agendasFolders from supplies $ in #1

Parent Liaison $39,259

.8. Build systems and resources to support Cluster Plan to include IB implementation

Systems & resources

Cultivate Business and Community Partnerships to

support IB Implementation and Supplemental

Training

Carefully document and track IB Teacher Training,

IB Planner Development, IB Programme of Inquiry

Development

Mainatin full time IB Specialist & supplementaldays of coach workPurchase a PE Para to allow for teams to collaborate for IB

$87, 980 + $7,238 (IB & Coach)

$40,878

Plan for

Title I Holdback $28,424

Austerity Restoration $56,347

Priorities Focus Area Strategies Actions Amount

Hold all austerity restoration or holdback funds until after leveling in case we lose funding

Provide support services to targeted groups of students based on needs through transdisciplinary model

Academic

Implement

Interventions and

support for struggling

learners & extend for

on and above

learners based on

data

Purchase either .5 or 1.0 teacher to support interventions for struggling students to make up for being down one from 17-18

$44,517.50 or $89,035

(if full time- pull $5,000 from supplies)

Not a priority from budget parameters

If (after leveling) we find that having a .5 counselor leaves us with unmet student needs use Austerity restoration to fund +.5 counselor)

n/a n/a $54,418

$84,771 total

1. Are our school’s priorities (from your strategic plan) reflected in this budget? a. Are new positions and/or resources included in the budget to address

our major priorities? b. Do we know (as a team) the plan to support implementation of these

priorities beyond the budget (ex. What strategies will be implemented)?

c. What tradeoffs are being made in order to support these priorities?

2. How are district and cluster priorities reflected in our budget? a. Cluster priorities- what staff, materials, etc. are dedicated to

supporting our cluster’s priorities? b. Signature programs- what staff, materials, etc. are dedicated to

supporting our signature program? c. Are there positions our school will share with another school, i.e.

nurse, counselor?

Questions to Consider