SUSTAINABILITYSUPPLEMENT FUNDING

Jack Garcia

Jack GarciaSan Benito C.I.S.D. ACE Director

Graduate from San Benito CISD / UTPA Edinburg— History Major ; Criminal Justice Minor Masters work in Public Policy and Management - UT Brownsville Teaching experience with special needs students and coaching

Worked as a Juvenile Probation Officer Worked for San Antonio Police Dept. After School Program Site Coordinator --- August

1999 After School Program Director—August 2003 Former City Commissioner & Mayor of San Benito

Education

Work Experience

GOALS OF PRESENTATION

Breaking the Barrier “Soft Money Theory”

Plan of action for Sustainability and Supplement

Funding Preparing to deal with Administration and School Board

Putting the plan into action based on your needs

TITLE I FUNDING

Help Economically Disadvantaged Students

Must align with Campus Needs Assessment

Meets the needs of the students

Is it reasonable and necessary objectives

To assist student in a subject area of need

Title I funds should be used for Instruction Only

o Include in School District Improvement Plan

Ex: Goal 1, Objective 1, Strategy 18

Contract Key:Subject DescriptionMath Critical Thinking Math Skills

Reading Academic Literacy & Thinking Skills in Reading

Recreation/ Kids Health Wellness & Educational Courses on KidsWellness Healthy Choices

Fine Arts Literacy Assessments to Enhance Technology Applications

Science Exploration with Hands on Strategies in Science

Social Studies Implementing Foundation Building in History & Geography

Title I Funding cont.

Documentation Back-up

Purchase Order Timesheet

Documentation Back-up cont.

Contract

Student Roster

Good Site Coordinators bring value to

your program Experience Quality Programming

The Anchor Program

Showcase Data Students Parents

Group Activity # 1

Superintendent’s Meeting

• What kind of documentation should you have for this meeting ?

• How will you sell sustainability and supplement funding to the superintendent ?

Examples of Proposals:

 Site

Coordinators

$12/hr

*Hourly*

 Site Coordinators

$10/hr

*Non District Consultants

 Staff /

Director

*Percentaged out

 All staff

*Decrease calendar

days

A B C D

Site Coordinators

 *1/2 Salary 1/2 Hourly

E

Group Activity # 2

School Board Meeting Presentation

• What kind of documentation should you have for this meeting ?

• What kind of questions should you prepare yourself to answer in front of the school board, public, and administration ?

Examples for Board Members:

Students Served - 2,000Adults Served - 530

DATA

Equation:

Total Amount of Funding Requested

Total Amount of Students Served

= (Cost per Student)

..

$200,000 / 2,000 = $100 cost per student

Example:

Finance Committee

Board Meeting

Asst. Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction

Interview

Outline Plan for Sustainability / Supplement funding

Sustainability & Supplement Funding Plan should start Year 2 of a Five Year Grant.

Supplement Funding should occur first

Network with Staff and Administration (ideas)

Program Assignment (your needs)

Comments / Questions