Federal Programs PLC

Federal Programs PLCHow is this expenditure going to help our Donna I.S.D. students learn?

Maricela Valdez, Federal Programs Director

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The first ingredient of success

Making good decisions has no real value without the second one, which is practicing good discipline.

Decisions help us start Discipline helps us finish

A well written plan Comprehensive needs assessments are beautiful Strategies on CIP are beautiful Tutorial proposals are beautiful OFB’s are beautiful Budgets are beautiful BUT, HAVE YOU LOOKED AT YOUR RESULTS?

Dissect an account

211 .11 .6399 .00 .001 .24 .0 .00 211 .12 .6399 .00 .001 .24 .0 .00164 .11 .6399 .00 .001 .30 .0 .00 164 .31 .6399 .00 .001 .30 .0 .00162 .11 .6399 .00 .001 .25 .0 .00

FUND

(Store)

OBJECT CODE

(Dept.)

FUNCTION

(Size)

SCHOOLNUMBER

Functions 11 – Students/Teachers 12 – Library 13 – Staff Development 23 – Administration/Principal 31 – Counselor 32 – Clothing 33 – Eyeglasses 34 – Transportation 36 – U.I.L./Extra curricular 51 – Custodial 61 - Parental

Plan! Plan! Plan! Personal Paycheck has a plan Grocery money should have a plan Your future should have a financial plan Your campus needs to have a financial plan

A plan drives your budget

Warehouse orders for the year Consultants for the year Travel for the year Other campus priorities for the year Prioritize what will be most effective KEEP EVERYONE ALIGNED TO FEDERAL

FUNDING GUIDELINES!!!!!!!!

Classroom- Make small changes that have large impacts.

Elementary 355 minutes/Secondary 390 minutes Let’s make this time Highly Effective Data leading decisions Implement guided reading to the fullest extent Provide quality guided reading centers

Classroom- Make small changes that have large impacts.

Math/Science classrooms – hands on activities/lots of questioning/lots of vocabulary/lots of monitoring

Parental communication and support

Regrouping/Tutoring

Re-grouping/Tutoring

As a Campus Identify students first Review master schedule and find tutoring time.

(See Sample) Paraprofessionals during conference period Counselors to visit high risk students daily Coach 3rd grade multiplication/science

vocabulary/sight words for 2nd.

As a Campus Utilize college math tutors Utilize college reading tutors Organize as needed to meet all student needs Monitor! Monitor! Monitor! - Progress

Once day is fully utilized you proceed with tutorials

Less students needing assistance Less teachers needed Less funding needed AYP Campuses are applying for additional funding

Budgets 2012-2013

162 Bilingual 164 State 211 Title I 212 Migrant 255 Teacher/Principal Training 263 Immigrant See handout – budgets grouped together

Questions answered before approval

Is this expenditure going to help our Donna I.S.D. students learn?

Was the item identified as a need on the comprehensive needs assessment?

Is the item/strategy identified on the CIP? How will it be evaluated? Is it reasonable and necessary? Is it supplemental?

Federal Programs Services

Run campus budget balances for you Answer any and all questions on budgets Assist in making recommendations on budget

changes to meet campus needs Take you through the process from beginning to

end Monitor tutorial funds for you Recycle funds to meet everyone’s needs

Approval at the Federal Programs Office

ALL requisitions are approved daily ALL travel is approved within 24 hours assuming

there are no errors ALL contract services are approved within 24

hours assuming there are no errors ALL field trips, extra duty pay, tutorial proposals,

OFB’s, etc. approved within 24 hrs.

Keep in mind….. “Education is the most powerful weapon which

you can use to change the world.”

The change is most significant when you have properly planned your expenditures.

Our students deserve it!