Blog 11: Budget/Funding ASI

Blog 11:

It was interesting completing the assignment on Alta Sierra Intermediates Budget/Funding Inventory.   Katie Scalzo is in charge of ASI budget and admits that it sometimes keeps her awake at night.  Being in charge of schools budget /funding is a big responsibility especially with all the budget cuts schools are currently facing

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 ASI funding is broken into five categories; 1.  Title III (Federal) $570 to help increase English Learning achieve State standards and improve CST scores and CELDT test.  2. Title III Language (Federal) $5,573 is to help English Learners with assistance of Bilingual Aids and supplies to help increase CST scores and CELDT.  3.  Economic Impact Aid (State) $94,725 is used to help with after school interventions, push-in teachers, etc. to help students learn State Standards and increase CST scores.  4.  State Flex Money $ 35, 100 gives the school more flexibility on where and how to spend the money.  Such as stipends, campus monitors, science fair, Olympiad, or Robotics directors.   5.  Student body Foundation is money the school raises through magazine sells, cookie dough, fund raisers, etc. and the money is used to benefit students at ASI in various activities throughout the school year.   

Before spending money from a specific fund, the ASI administration team must meets and discusses the school needs.  After discussing the schools needs and specific amount to be spent, Katie Scalzo then completes budget forms on Doc-u-share.  The school site council must then approve needs and budget spending.  Once it’s approved then ASI get to implement the new budget needs! 

I sometimes feel teachers are so out of the loop with budget spending and wonder where the money is going and how it’s being spent.  Dr. Bradleys presentation helped put all things into perspective and I only wish I had a portion of his knowledge!