BUDGET PRESENTATIONSTEDWICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Presented byCarrie Berard, Library Media Specialist

Thanks For All You Do For Stedwick!

You have given your time and energy: Red Hat Bingo Night Plant & Bake Sale Bounce House Play Night

Now, the library needs your help

The Library Needs Your Help!

The Reality Over 30% ESOL,

60% FARMS Online materials

useful, but in-hand reading materials preferred

We need to update our collection

Only $7 per student spent, ideally $11

The NumbersBudget Details

Actual Budget SY 2013-14

$7,000/605 students = $11.57

per student

Total Budget $7,000

No Remainder

SLJ says average spending is $11 per

student

$11/605 = $6,655 Looks Pretty Good…?

MASL & MSDE recommends

spending at least $11,000

$15/605 students = $9,075 Small Increase, Potential Big Impact

Current Total Spent on Print Materials

$7.18/605 students $4,344 We Can Do Better

Recommended Enhancement

Increase to $9 per student, 80% for

print, 20% for audio/visual

materials

$2,075Increase of

Budget

Reading Is Power,CCSS standards for ELA for Elementary

Conclusion An increase in the library budget of

$2,075 will help put better books in the hands of emerging readers,

Current books will assist with school goal of project based learning,

You will have helped foster a love of reading for our students.

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