Phase 1 Budget Presentation

Maintenance & Operations Proposed Savings

New Career Technology Education Program Design Approved Previously  Serves high school students in career technology education program.  Housed at both high schools.  Consolidates duplicate programs.  Creates new programs to be funded with JTED funds.  Proposed savings - $700,000

Reduce Summer Transportation Addenda for Custodial Help Analysis  Allowed bus drivers to earn additional wages in the form of a summer addenda.  Drivers assisted in maintenance and custodial areas.

Reduce Summer Transportation Addenda for Custodial Help Recommendation  Eliminated summer addenda for transportation department to assist in maintenance and custodial areas.  Proposed savings - $41,500

ESI Savings Analysis  31 District Employees have requested to participate in the ESI program.  Of the 31, 7 are funded by special funds 24 are funded by M&O funds.  10 employees will move to ESI during the year, rather that at the beginning.

ESI Savings Estimated  Total Savings from ESI - $373,756 $293,768 savings to M&O $79,989 savings to other funds

Homebound Instruction Program Restructure Analysis  Serves special education and regular education students – each student should receive 4 hours of instruction per week. Serves an average of 15 students at any one time for the school year.  Housed at Esperanza School  Current program instruction is being provided by 3 full time teachers at a cost of $167,852.

Homebound Instruction Program – Restructure Recommendation  Recommendation – Issue addenda to district employees for after school hours at $25.00/hr. at a cost of $71,220 a year.  Proposed savings - $96,632

Repurpose Instructional Assistants Analysis  Redesign and re-title job description and responsibilities to provide a focus on academic intervention and direct instruction for students  New job title: Intervention Assistant  Unifies the work of IA’s and teachers to better serve the needs of students  Provides greater opportunity for professional development for IA’s.  Title I allowable expense provided staff meet NCLB criteria.

Repurpose Instructional Assistants Recommendation  Process: Meet with staff, review new job description and align responsibilities.  Recode funding source for 58 M&O funded aides.  47 Title I funded IA’s will also be included in the realignment  Savings to M&O: $1,159,109

Other Funds Previously Proposed  McKinney Vento – Student Transportation Restructure - Proposed savings - $150,000 Medicaid Funds.  Summer School Redesign Proposed savings - $342,000 Title 1 Funds.

Savings Summary CTE program design $ 700,000M&O Savings Transp. Summer Addenda $ 41,500M&O Savings ESI Program$ 293,768M&O Savings Homebound Program $ 96,632M&O Savings Repurpose IAs$1,159,109M&O Savings TOTAL Savings$2, M&O Savings

Savings Summary Cont. McKinney Vento$150,000Medicaid Summer School Redesign $342,000Title 1 ESI Program$ 79,989Various funds TOTAL Savings$571,989Various Funds