Local District 4 Dale W. Vigil, Ed.D.

Budgeting for StudentBudgeting for StudentAchievementAchievement

Los Angeles High School of the Arts: Pilot SchoolLos Angeles High School of the Arts: Pilot School

Franklin High School: Comprehensive High SchoolFranklin High School: Comprehensive High School

Student Achievement BudgetingStudent Achievement BudgetingRateRate

for Senior High Schoolfor Senior High School

1.1. Revenue Source of Funds: Revenue Source of Funds: (per student) (per student) $6,178$6,178

2.2. LAUSD deductions $2,565LAUSD deductions $2,565

( (of which of which $1,126 are associated with encroaching programcosts))

( (after a $132 adjustment factored between types ofafter a $132 adjustment factored between types ofschools)schools)

3. Per Pupil rate allocated to schools: $3,7453. Per Pupil rate allocated to schools: $3,745

Reviewing School DemographicReviewing School DemographicDataData

Franklin High School LA HS of the Arts (Pilot)

Total ProjectedEnrollment 2010-2011

2,371 378

Significant Subgroups2008-2009

90% Latino72% Economically

Disadvantaged

93% Latino88% Economically

Disadvantaged

English Learners 23% 34%

SPED 11% 12%

Gifted & Talented 8% 5%

Suspensions 12.6% 0%

Transiency 29.9% 21.2%

Student Attendance 91.5% 92.8%

Staff Attendance 94.1% 96.4%

Comparative Budget Allocation OverviewComparative Budget Allocation OverviewDataData

2010-20102010-2010Franklin High School LA HS of the Arts

Positions $13,586,774 $2,362,773

Other Salary Items $1,278,589 $277,774

Materials & Supplies $530,325 $213,358

Approved Textbooks & CoreCurricula Materials

0 $7,680

Non Capitalized Equipment $18,181 0

Travel & Conferences $38,037 $500

Rentals, Leases, Repairs, & NonCapitalized Improvements

$43,188 $4,000

Professional/Consulting Services& Operating Expenses

$15,500 0

Dues & Membership 0 $756

Communications $400 0

Transfer of Indirect/DirectSupport Costs

$7,794 0

Total $15,518,788 $2,863,241

Comparative Budget Share of TotalComparative Budget Share of TotalOverview DataOverview Data

AdvantageAdvantage ExampleExample

•You purchase only what you need. Notwhat the district mandates.

•The school is able to combine positionsand still operate effectively.

•Use the money where there is the mostneed to improve academic achievement.

•District budgeting Rules, Guidelines andFormulas “went out the window”.

•School leadership feels StudentAchievement Budgeting is transparent,efficient and truly designed to meet theneeds of the students.

•Instead of purchasing a librarian, FranklinHigh School could choose to purchase twolibrary aides and save money.

•The school combined Title I and ELCoordinator positions.

•They have purchased extra classroomteachers to reduce class size in criticalsubjects of need.

•They purchase what the student needs areand not from a district formula.

Advantages of Student AchievementAdvantages of Student Achievement Budgeting at Franklin High School Budgeting at Franklin High School

AdvantageAdvantage ExampleExample

•LAHSA’s Governing Board has the abilityto decide where the money should bespent.

•The school can save a certain percentageof their money to purchase positions oritems at a later date when there is moreneed.

•They can be creative in the way theyidentify positions and job descriptions.

•Teachers, students, parents andcommunity members have a greater stakein the school and are willing to work harderfor something that they create because theyknow it will be more effective. They knowthe students best.

•There is a continual review of budgetsthrough several groups: faculty,Instructional Leadership Team, GoverningBoard to refocus and redirect money as theneed arises.

•Math scores were low so they hired anadditional math teacher and reduced theirmath class size to 15 to 1.•Through past years of salary savings theywere able to save money to buy a full timepsychologist (which all groups felt wasneeded), carts of laptop computers, andPromethean Boards.•They have one person they designated asthe Holistic Coordinator: Title I, Bilingual,Testing and she also teaches one class ofCAHSEE English prep.•Teachers and other members of thecommunity commit greater amounts ofquality time to the school and the studentsbecause they have a voice in the type ofresources that are provided to students.Many teachers stay past 5:00 PM and workon Saturdays.

Advantages of Student AchievementAdvantages of Student AchievementBudgetingBudgeting

at Los Angeles High School of the Artsat Los Angeles High School of the Arts

DisadvantageDisadvantage ExampleExample

•LAUSD is the biggest obstacle toimplementing Student AchievementBudgeting.

•Last year the constant revision by theBudget Office on how much money FranklinHigh School was to receive.

•Honor the school’s resourcefulness inbudgeting its priorities.

•A selling point of Student Achievementbudgeting is that you can purchase teachersat actual cost rather than at the maximum.That was not our case.

•Many offices are not informed on StudentAchievement budgeting and treat them withno understanding of this budgeting process.It delays their need to purchase goods andservices in a timely manner.

•One day last year, the school received fromthe Budget Office two revisions on the sameday.

•Franklin hired a PSA fulltime to keepattendance as it was a high level priority sothat it could capture as many dollars aspossible. At the end of the school year, theDistrict took $100,000 from their attendancerevenue to give to another school that thedistrict said needed the money. That defeatsthe intent of being resourceful with your FTEto bring fiscal resources back to the school.•Our teachers are the most experienced andthere were no salary savings.

Disadvantages of StudentDisadvantages of StudentAchievementAchievement

Budgeting at Franklin High SchoolBudgeting at Franklin High School

DisadvantageDisadvantage ExampleExample

•LAUSD is the biggest obstacle toimplementing Student AchievementBudgeting.

•A small school with an enrollment of lessthan 400 students does not generate enoughmoney to purchase some goods andservices.

•Many offices are not informed on StudentAchievement budgeting and treat them withno understanding of this budgeting process.It delays their need to purchase goods andservices in a timely manner.

•LAHSA prioritizes purchasing resourcesdirectly for the classroom. This limits theopportunity to purchase a full-time PSA andNursing time or any other out of theclassroom positions which could benefit thestudents and the community. Therefore,teachers are performing extra duties beforeschool, during lunch time and after school.This takes away time for them to prepare fortheir classes.

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DisadvantageDisadvantage ExampleExample

•The District’s encroachment into theirrelatively small budget with underwriting theLAUSD infrastructure that does not havedirect service to the school.

•The budget process is not solidified andwith the continual changes it makes it isdifficult to create a solid education programgiven the process and the time constraints.

•Student Achievement funding is stillrequired to follow all of the budget transferprocesses, freeze approvals, program codesand object codes. This impedes the processof running an effective and efficient school.

•The school understands the need to paytheir share of that infrastructure if there is areturn for that contribution. They don’tbenefit from the District Vehicle Maintenanceand Replacement costs. Maybe some ofthese kinds of items can not be countedagainst the small schools.

•Each SLC received a period off for eachlead teacher. Small Pilot Schools did notreceive this money and yet had to pay theencroachment.

•The final budget for 2010-2011 haschanged five times since May and it is stillnot finalized.

•The Student Achievement budgeting modelrequires more work on the school’s part yetthe bureaucratic process still overtaxes thetime Instructional Leaders have to spend onoperational issues.

Disadvantages of Student AchievementDisadvantages of Student AchievementLos Budgeting at Angeles High School ofLos Budgeting at Angeles High School of

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RecommendationRecommendation ExampleExample

•District Offices need to be trained onStudent Achievement Budgeting. All officesthat interact with schools that have animpact on budgets need to become familiarwith .

•Bargaining Units contracts need to berenegotiated to include Student AchievementBudgeting so that the flexibility is honored asa viable practice to better serve students.

•For the small schools there needs to be adiscussion as to weighing their contributionamount to supporting the LAUSDinfrastructure.

•Collapse the program and object codes intopersonnel and one code for everything else.

• The District Offices need to know what isallowable and the flexibility of StudentAchievement Budgeting.

•UTLA members in leadership positionswant to maintain past practices as to howbudgets at a school are to be spent notrealizing that the Local Decision MakingCouncil at the school makes the decisionbased on the Single Plan.

•Look at a fixed percentage of a smallschool’s budget that contributes to theLAUSD infrastructure as compared to allschools contributing the same percentage.•There are too many rules on how and whento money can be spent.

Recommendations for ImprovingRecommendations for ImprovingStudent Achievement BudgetingStudent Achievement Budgeting

IssueIssue ExampleExample

1. Size of School

2. Encroachment concernswith Pilot Schools

3. Transition and support ofStudent Achievementbudgeting

4. Bargaining Unit conflicts

1. The size of the budget of PilotSchools has limitations in terms oftheir ability to purchase goods andservices.

2. Student Achievement budgetencroachment includes items suchas vehicle maintenance repair thathas no direct benefit to the smallPilot Schools.

3. Departments in the central office arebehind in understanding theagreement in the flexibility ofStudent Achievement budgeting.This is an issue with all the schoolsregardless of kind of school or level.

4. Bargaining Unit wants fiscaldecisions to be made like they are innorm budgeting when the LocalDecision Making Council makesthem based on the Site Plan.

Four Key Issues with StudentFour Key Issues with StudentAchievement BudgetingAchievement Budgeting

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