Benchmark

Budget Defense

By: Audrey Karr

EAD-510
September 23, 2020
 Table of Contents
3. Objective
4. National Budget vs. Nevada Budget
5. Strategic Planning
6. Southside’s School Budget
7. Visual of Major Budget Components
8. Budget Development Process
9. Justification of Expenditures
10. Loss of Teaching Position & Alternative Solution to Teacher Loss
11. Promoting Continual and Sustainable School Improvement
12. Human, Fiscal and Technological Resources
13. Mobilization of Community Resources
14. Student Needs
15. Current Political Initiatives and Political Trends
16. Monitor and Evaluate Plan
17. References
 Objective:

Seeing the overall process of a budget cut, the

stakeholders that are involved and the impact it has on
a school, the teachers, students and the community.
National Budget vs. Nevada Budget
According to the 2017 Nevada Plan for School Finance, the revenue in Nevada is known to be
one of the highest in the nation due to: state-mandated Local School Support Tax (LSST) and
Mining Tax (property tax). The two pie charts below are based off 2014 data.

Nevada Revenue for Public K-12 Education

National Revenue for Public L-12 Education
9.3
8.8

45

54.8 35.9
46.2
 Strategic Planning
 Budgets are determined by the state of Nevada and then disbursed to
16 counties and one independent city. The funding percentage
distribution varies between Nevada school districts as a result of an
equity allocation process. This factors in wealth in the area,
operating and transportation costs to determine the amount of state
support for each school district (Legislative Counsel Bureau Fiscal
Analysis Division, 2017).
 School allotments are then determined by school baselines:
 Principal(s)
 Teachers
 Secretaries
 Maintenance staff
 Students
 Southside’s School Budget

2019-2020 School Budget

128,391
“A” Budget
Total Regular Instruction Programs
$128,391

“B” Budget
Total Maintenance
$31,693.40

TOTAL BUDGET $160,624.40

3,169,340

A Budget- Regular Instruction B Budget- Maintenance

 Visual of Major Budget
Components
Object Code Title/ Purpose Budget Amount
111 Instruction Aide $30,000
610 Supplies $12,536.52
650 Technology $3,799.81
A Budget
652 Technology Equipment $34,379.84
653 Web-Based Curriculum $15,430
Total $96,146.17

Object Code Title/Purpose Budget Amount

430 Repairs & Maintenance $5,000
B Budget 610 General Supplies $33,700
Total $38,700
Budget Development Process
The following criteria is used when developing the
budget and following the Nevada Academic Content
Standards (NVACS):
 School Improvement Plan
 Needs Assessment Survey
 MAPS Testing results (Fall, Winter, Spring)
 SBAC Testing (Spring)
 DIBELS Testing (progress monitoring every 2
weeks)
 Read By Grade 3 (RBG3)- Academic Monitoring
Plans (AMP)- students who fall below the 40% on
MAPS.
 WIDA Testing (Spring)- All ELL students
 Brigance- Kindergarten entrance exam
 PBIS- School wide behavior management system

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 Justification of Expenditures
2019-2020 Southside School Year
Object Code Title/Purpose Unit Cost Budget Amount

111 Instructional Aide $30,000 30,000

161 Stipends $4,500 9,000

162 Extra Duty $500 1,000

200 Benefits $17,555.76 18,155.76

331 Development Services $599 2,396

320 Professional Services $17,500 17,500

581  Staff Travel $2,000 8,000

610  Supplies $1,516.52 12,536.52

640 Books and Periodicals $6,926.47 6,926.47

3300 Family Engagement Books/Quarterly Movie Night $1,500 1,500

650 Technology $3,799.81 3,799.81

652 Technology Equipment $16,747.84 34,379.84

653 Web-Based Curriculum $15,430 15,430

  Total $118.575 $160,624.40

(per unit) (total cost)

 Alternative Solution to
Loss of Teacher Loss
Teaching Title/Purpose Proposed Current Difference
Revenue Revenue
Position
School Budget 160,624.40 $144,561.96 10% Loss
21st Century Grant $100,000 $50,000 $50,000
RLIS Grant $0 $25,000 $25,000
Title I Funds $65,000 $20,000 $45,000

Solution: Hiring a part time employee with the RLIS Grant

helping English Language Learners could cover the cost of an
* Due to a 10% loss of School Site Budget
instructional aide in the school budget and still have
money left over for resources.
Keep in mind these budget items will also be reduced:
staff travel, benefits, and professional services.
 Promoting
Continual and Sustainable
School Improvement

Southside Wolves are:

Respectful
Responsible
And Always DO Their Best
 Human, Fiscal &
Technological Resources
Managing school operations consists of:

Human Resources: administration, certified and classified staff, community

input and parental involvement

Fiscal Resources: school budget, grants and Title 1 funds

Technological Resources: a chrome-book for each child, hot spots for rural
areas, web-based material to use with learning in school or at home (Tingley,
n.d.).
Mobilization of Community Resources

 Making up for the 10% budget cut requires community

involvement:
 PTA funds: school fundraisers
 Title I funds, technology, supplies and after school
programs
 21 Century Grant: technology, supplies and instructional
aides
 Communities in School: clothing, food and personal items
 Small Businesses donations
 Student Needs
Using Data Analysis to make academic growth from:
• SBAC Testing (if applicable with distance learning.)
• MAPS Testing (taken three times a year: fall, winter and spring (also
if applicable with distance learning).
Interpreting the Needs Assessment Survey and the school's mission
and vision statement while including:
* ELL Learners, Special Education (IEP and 504 plan, GATE (GT)
students and regular ed. students
• Continual progress and monitoring with intervention programs
• After school academic programs helping to fill the achievement gap
Current Political Initiatives
& Emerging Trends
• Diversity with technology
• NVACS and common core standards in daily curriculum and instruction
• Response to Intervention (RTI)- referral process before special education testing
• Read By Grade 3 (RBG3)- academic monitoring plan
• Behavioral Management System (PBIS)- eliminate distractions and poor behavior in the
classroom
• Family Engagement Nights- bringing school culture, family traditions and education as
one.
• Star School Ratings- based on assessment data and student demographics.
Monitor and Evaluate Plan
• Staff and student feedback
• Parental support
• Adapting budget needs per year
• Sticking to the school's mission and vision
statement
• Assessing data results looking for trends
• Keeping the school culture a focus
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CNBC (2017). Technology is dramatically invading nearly all US jobs, even lower-skilled occupations.
Retrieved from:
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occupations.html

Legislative Counsel Bureau Fiscal Analysis Division (2017). The Nevada Plan for School Finance: An
Overview. Retrieved from: leg.state.nv.us/Division/Fiscal/NevadaPlan/Nevada_Plan.pdf

National Policy Board for Educational Administration (2015). Professional Standards for Educational
Leaders. Reston, VA. Retrieved from:
http://www.npbea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Professional-Standards-for-Educational-Leaders_2015.pdf

Tingley, Suzanne Capek (n.d). Making the Most of your School’s Budget Plan for New Technology. Western
Governors University. Retrieved from:
https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/making-most-your-schools-budget-plan-new-technology-01707.html