Title I Budget Information

Uses must support the School Performance Plan.

Required expenditures:

All Schools: PARENT INVOLVEMENT 1% Set‐Aside:

• All schools will receive additional parenting funds, equal to 1 percent of their total allocation, to be used for parent training, resources, and materials. This amount is separate from, and in addition to, each school’s assigned Title I allocation.
• Schools should plan to use no more than 25 percent of the 1 percent allocation for refreshments for parent training sessions.
• Schools may also elect to allocate additional funds from their assigned Title I allocation to increase resources for parent involvement.

Staff Positions:

Licensed: ($79,833 per position)

• Class Size Reduction: Gr. 4‐5 or MS/HS for subjects required for graduation
• Learning Strategist: Students/Data/Teachers

Support:

• Instructional Assistant (* 6 hr: $35,600 per position * 7 hr: $40,500 per position)
• Teacher Family Assistant (* 7 hr: $45,800 per position)

Support Staff Job 2:

• Additional hours beyond contracted hours for instructional purposes – if hours are to be worked every day
• Not to exceed a total of 8 hours per day (job one and job two)
• Charged at individual’s hourly wage plus benefits

Certified Temporary Tutors [CTT] ($22/hour for a maximum of 650 hours per year per CTT)

• Instructional work with targeted students to improve achievement
  • Benchmark assessments
  • RTI intervention
  • Small group tutoring
• Not to be used for non‐instructional purposes

Temporary Instructional School Aide (Neighborhood Mom)

• Support for instructional and school programs
• Not to exceed 3.9 hours per day

Extra Duty Pay:

• Tutoring – Licensed ($23/hr) or Support Staff (hourly rate + benefits)
  • Extended day or Saturday, Boot Camp, CRT Prep, HSPE Prep, Targeted Intervention
  • Schools may opt to budget preparation time for teachers providing extended‐day tutoring
    • One (1) hour of prep time per every four (4) hours of face‐to‐face instructional time
• Support Staff Extra Duty – (Individual’s hourly rate + benefits + EGI – Overtime rates apply for all hours in excess of 40 per week)
  • To be utilized for occasional hours beyond contracted day for instructional/parenting purposes
• Collaboration – Group planning, collaboration, or data collection ($23/hr)
  • For example:
    • Writing common assessments
    • Unit planning, long‐range or semester planning
    • Writing mid‐term exams
    • Collecting (printing) data reports, etc.
• Site Liaison Extra Duty Pay – ($23/hr)
  • Pay for classroom teachers who take on the responsibility of Title I duties outside of contracted hours

Substitutes – Collaboration

• Substitute days utilized for planning, collaboration, or strategist vacancies ‐ only if strategist is working with students (figure at your school rate + fringe)
  • Covers planning, grade level collaboration, data collection (printing of data)
  • Can be used to allow long‐term substitutes to participate in grade‐level or department‐level planning and collaboration activities (figure at $23/hr)
  • Does not include training or professional development activities
• Schools that would like to provide substitutes to cover learning strategist absences (sick leave or collaboration/planning – only if strategist is working with students) may do so, however funds must be allocated to this line item for this purpose

Prep Buy Out:

• Class size reduction at MS and HS level (all subjects required for graduation)
• Extended day for Early‐bird or Late‐bird classes in core subjects (must be credit bearing)
• Intervention groups for non‐proficient students at ES level
• Training/mentoring (with prior guidance from your site‐based coordinator)
• Average cost ($10,000)
  • Based on hourly rate plus benefits (totals will be verified by site‐based team)
  • Contact your site‐based team for more detailed prep buy out procedures

Instructional/AV Supplies:

• General supplies or kits above and beyond what is provided by the District for classroom use
  • Manipulatives
  • Individual student whiteboards

Books, Reference and Non‐Text:

• Books for student use above and beyond what is provided by the District for classroom use
  • Classroom libraries
  • Leveled readers
  • Library‐processed books (supplemental to school librarian budget – extra fees will apply)
  • Curriculum materials

Computer Supplies:

• Computer technology for student use to support improved achievement (not to be used to replace District‐provided materials)
  • Computers for student use
  • Laptops for student use
  • iPads/iPad cases for student use
  • Cables (iPad, computer)
  • Toner for student lab computers
  • Projectors
  • Document cameras
  • Headphones
  • Student response units (may require additional purchase of software)

Software:

• Supplemental computer software that supports District/school improvement initiatives
  • Refer to District Approved Intervention List
  • Ensure purchase aligns with the School Performance Plan
  • Must adhere to District guidelines/requirements

Items of Value:

• Instructional support items with a base price of $1,000 ‐ $4,999 per item
  • Laptop or iPad storage carts
  • Computers/laptops in excess of $1,000 per item (e.g., MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, etc.)
  • Interactive Whiteboards (SmartBoard or Promethean Board)

Extra Duty Pay:

• Teacher training pay ($23/hr)
  • To include book studies, data analysis (using data to drive instruction), mentoring, coaching, technology instruction (teachers) and other topics as needed to support School Performance Plan (action steps and monitoring/evaluation).
  • May not be used for grade‐level or department‐level planning activities or general meetings.
• Support staff training pay (Individual’s hourly rate + benefits +EGI – overtime applies for hours in excess of 40/wk)
  • Allows for training of instructional assistants for above‐mentioned needs.

Substitutes – Professional Development:

• Substitute days utilized for teacher training, mentoring, coaching, or observation of best practices (your school rate + fringe)
  • Covers training activities designed to improve classroom instructional practices.
  • Can be used to cover time for long‐term substitutes to participate in whole school, grade level or department level training activities (figure at $23/hr).
  • Training should be aligned directly to action steps in the School Performance Plan.
  • May not be used for grade level or department‐level planning activities or general meetings
    • For example: writing common assessments, unit planning, long‐range or semester planning, writing mid‐term exams, collecting (printing) data reports, etc.
• Schools that would like to have substitutes to cover learning strategist absences (training activities) ‐ only if strategist is working with students ‐ may do so, however funds must be allocated to this line item for this purpose.

Books – Professional Development:

• Professional books to be used for the specific purpose of training teachers
  • Includes: book studies, mentoring, coaching, targeted training activities.

Out of District Consultants:

• Out‐of‐District consultants who will be paid to train teachers and support staff in effective instructional practices
  • Consult with the School Associate Superintendent to ensure support of School Performance Plan.
  • Cannot exceed a cost of $3,000 per day (8 hr. training equivalent)
    • Fee must include all training expenses (travel, trainer fee, training materials, etc.).
  • Consultant fees in excess of $25,000 per consultant requires Board approval through your School Associate Superintendent’s office.

Out of District Travel/Local Conferences (Dues and Fees):

• Attendance at local or out of state conferences that support District/school initiatives and instructional strategies
  • Must follow CCSD guidelines.
  • Consult with your School Associate Superintendent to ensure support of School Performance Plan