Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified School Unified School

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Local District G Local District G Principals MeetingPrincipals Meeting

Aligning Budgets Aligning Budgets for School for School

ImprovementImprovement

BackgroundBackground

District facing $400 million + budget District facing $400 million + budget cutscuts

Need to align each school’s resources Need to align each school’s resources to district and local district prioritiesto district and local district priorities

Need to maintain momentum for Need to maintain momentum for change – Closing the Achievement change – Closing the Achievement GapGap Elementary LiteracyElementary Literacy Secondary LiteracySecondary Literacy

Background (Cont’d)Background (Cont’d)

Mathematics (8Mathematics (8thth Grade Algebra) Grade Algebra) No Child Left Behind and Title 1No Child Left Behind and Title 1 Need to pool resources for delivery Need to pool resources for delivery

of servicesof services Schools with Local districtsSchools with Local districts Schools with other SchoolsSchools with other Schools

Background (Cont’d)Background (Cont’d)

Need to co-plan all professional Need to co-plan all professional development – Strategies and development – Strategies and ActivitiesActivities StrategiesStrategies

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development Reciprocal TeachingReciprocal Teaching Collection of DataCollection of Data Use of Data to Inform InstructionUse of Data to Inform Instruction Demonstration Lessons from Cadre and Demonstration Lessons from Cadre and

CoachesCoaches

Background (Cont’d)Background (Cont’d)

ActivitiesActivities LUCILUCI AlgebraAlgebra Common Buy Back DaysCommon Buy Back Days Grade Level/Department MeetingsGrade Level/Department Meetings EPQREPQR

Background (Cont’d)Background (Cont’d)

Research-based outcomes need to Research-based outcomes need to be supported and enhancedbe supported and enhanced Leadership and visionLeadership and vision Curriculum, instruction and Curriculum, instruction and

assessment aligned to standardsassessment aligned to standards

Background (Cont’d)Background (Cont’d)

Intervention and extended learning Intervention and extended learning time that are focused, based on time that are focused, based on frequent assessments, and with frequent assessments, and with multiple opportunities for successmultiple opportunities for success

School climates conducive to learningSchool climates conducive to learning Small learning communitiesSmall learning communities

Need to ameliorate effects of Need to ameliorate effects of school-based budget cutsschool-based budget cuts

Zero-Based Zero-Based BudgetingBudgeting

Zero-Based BudgetingZero-Based Budgeting

WhatWhat Identifying student, program, staff professional Identifying student, program, staff professional

development and parent needs based on development and parent needs based on National, State and District instructional National, State and District instructional initiatives and goalsinitiatives and goals

Basing financial expenditures and instructional Basing financial expenditures and instructional practices on identified needs rather than on practices on identified needs rather than on previous expenditures and past practicesprevious expenditures and past practices

Clarifying of school goals and needs based Clarifying of school goals and needs based solely on budget distributionsolely on budget distribution

Zero-Based BudgetingZero-Based Budgeting

WhyWhy Close the achievement gapClose the achievement gap Provide needed professional developmentProvide needed professional development Reallocation and shared expenditures between Reallocation and shared expenditures between

school, local district, central district and school, local district, central district and National and State accountability expectationsNational and State accountability expectations

Previous misalignment of funding sources to Previous misalignment of funding sources to proven strategies, skills, and results and need proven strategies, skills, and results and need to align expenditures to research-based to align expenditures to research-based practices and materials, including new practices and materials, including new standards-based materialsstandards-based materials

Zero-Based BudgetingZero-Based Budgeting

HowHow Analysis of student needs, based on data Analysis of student needs, based on data

collectioncollection Analysis of student work/goal settingAnalysis of student work/goal setting Results of previous expendituresResults of previous expenditures Budget priorities based on goals and Budget priorities based on goals and

student learning needsstudent learning needs Identification of “Buy-Back” opportunitiesIdentification of “Buy-Back” opportunities Collaboration with stakeholdersCollaboration with stakeholders

Organizing toward Organizing toward Large-Scale Large-Scale

Improvement in Improvement in SchoolsSchools

Changes in Resource Changes in Resource Allocations and PracticesAllocations and Practices

During 2002 – 2003, it is proposed During 2002 – 2003, it is proposed that local school resources be that local school resources be redirected to meet core initiatives redirected to meet core initiatives and to ameliorate school-based and to ameliorate school-based budget cutsbudget cuts

Professional development plans Professional development plans will be negotiated with directorswill be negotiated with directors

Changes in Resource Changes in Resource Allocations and Practices Allocations and Practices

(Cont’d)(Cont’d)

Coaching support and expertise Coaching support and expertise (e.g., literacy, math, English (e.g., literacy, math, English language development) will be language development) will be deployed to classrooms as neededdeployed to classrooms as needed Face to face, hands-on involvement Face to face, hands-on involvement

will replace business-as-usual routines will replace business-as-usual routines Coordinators, coaches, and other Coordinators, coaches, and other

certificated teacher non-classroom certificated teacher non-classroom personnel will provide direct personnel will provide direct instruction daily (to ameliorate the instruction daily (to ameliorate the impact of increased class sizeimpact of increased class size

Changes in Resource Changes in Resource Allocations and Practices Allocations and Practices

(Cont’d)(Cont’d)

Coordinators, coaches and all Coordinators, coaches and all certificated non-classroom certificated non-classroom personnel will be selected in personnel will be selected in collaboration with the local districtcollaboration with the local district

Strong site leadership is critical to Strong site leadership is critical to a school’s success, so local districts a school’s success, so local districts will participate and approve the will participate and approve the selection of leadership personnel selection of leadership personnel (i.e., principal, assistant principals, (i.e., principal, assistant principals, deans, coordinators)deans, coordinators)

Changes in Resource Changes in Resource Allocations and Practices Allocations and Practices

(Cont’d)(Cont’d)

Schools will be required to pool Schools will be required to pool their resources to fund additional their resources to fund additional support (e.g.,) fiscal specialist, support (e.g.,) fiscal specialist, PSA, nurse, teacher coaches, ITAF)PSA, nurse, teacher coaches, ITAF)

Changes in Resource Changes in Resource Allocations and Practices Allocations and Practices

(Cont’d)(Cont’d)

Frequent (daily/weekly) Learning Frequent (daily/weekly) Learning Walks followed by reflection and Walks followed by reflection and next steps for professional next steps for professional development, alignment of development, alignment of curriculum, instruction, assessment, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and resources and resources Standards-based school with focus on Standards-based school with focus on

literacy and mathematicsliteracy and mathematics Focused analysis and strategic use of Focused analysis and strategic use of

assessment resultsassessment results

Changes in Resource Changes in Resource Allocations and Practices Allocations and Practices

(Cont’d)(Cont’d)

Planned, focused, targeted standards- Planned, focused, targeted standards- based interventionbased intervention

Overt emphasis on high expectations Overt emphasis on high expectations for achievement and behaviorfor achievement and behavior

Only include those external activities Only include those external activities that support the academic focusthat support the academic focus

Changes in Resource Changes in Resource Allocations and Practices Allocations and Practices

(Cont’d)(Cont’d)

Oversee, design and direct Oversee, design and direct resources to create smaller, resources to create smaller, functionalfunctional learning communitieslearning communities Monitor for attitudes and actions which Monitor for attitudes and actions which

reflect high expectations for behavior reflect high expectations for behavior and self-management of learningand self-management of learning

Assure resources are directed to buy Assure resources are directed to buy appropriate support personnel (e.g., appropriate support personnel (e.g., nurses, PSA, fiscal specialists, teacher nurses, PSA, fiscal specialists, teacher coaches)coaches)

Changes in Resource Changes in Resource Allocations and Practices Allocations and Practices

(Cont’d)(Cont’d)

Assist in design and use of resources Assist in design and use of resources to develop content and schedules for to develop content and schedules for grade level, department, and vertical grade level, department, and vertical team meetingsteam meetings

Local district will administer school Local district will administer school budgetsbudgets Ten percent of categorical budget used Ten percent of categorical budget used

for professional developmentfor professional development

Changes in Resource Changes in Resource Allocations and Practices Allocations and Practices

(Cont’d)(Cont’d)

Direct training of staff and Direct training of staff and participation in team meetingsparticipation in team meetings

Local district approval of all outside Local district approval of all outside contractscontracts

Assist in the development of Assist in the development of procedures that result in routines, procedures that result in routines, orderliness, and maximum use of orderliness, and maximum use of instructional timeinstructional time

Recommended List of Recommended List of Next Steps for PrincipalsNext Steps for Principals

Meet with local school Meet with local school administrative teamadministrative team

Develop local school budget Develop local school budget presentation – Possible resourcespresentation – Possible resources Superintendent’s Strategic Plan – Superintendent’s Strategic Plan –

March 2001March 2001 Local District G – Improving Education Local District G – Improving Education

2001-20022001-2002 Superintendent’s video – March 2002Superintendent’s video – March 2002

Recommended List of Recommended List of Next Steps for Principals Next Steps for Principals

(Cont’d)(Cont’d)

Student dataStudent data Most recent school planMost recent school plan Results of any recent program Results of any recent program

reviews (WASC, EPQR, Audit, etc.)reviews (WASC, EPQR, Audit, etc.) Historic summary of school budget Historic summary of school budget

expenditures by objectexpenditures by object Current budget informationCurrent budget information

Recommended List of Recommended List of Next Steps for Principals Next Steps for Principals

(Cont’d)(Cont’d)

Presentation of new budgeting process Presentation of new budgeting process to:to: Parent councilsParent councils Certificated and classifiedCertificated and classified

Conduct needs assessment – Define Conduct needs assessment – Define school priorities based on student needsschool priorities based on student needs

Develop proposed budget based on Develop proposed budget based on student needstudent need

Meet with Local District Superintendent Meet with Local District Superintendent or designeeor designee

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