Budget Work Session
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Professional Development and Central Support
Professional Development
Professional Development
(Professional Development Fund – 2117)
Operations
Budget
Adopted 08/09
$382,056
Enrollment*
12,531
Budgeted FTEs
1,158.03
Adopted 09/10
$316,660
($65,396)
12,742
1,158.53
Adopted 10/11
$249,414
($67,246)
12,914
1,127.39
Adopted 11/12
$249,414
12,800
1,167.95
Proposed 12/13 $249,414
12,963
1,200.62
*September 30 enrollments
Professional Development
(Professional Development Fund)
1.
PDRP ($68,262)
- This money is predominantly used in two ways: course work and
attendance at conferences. In the current school year we are still
providing reimbursement of $500 per semester for course work, but only
$250 for conferences.
2.
Staff Development ($181,152)
- School Based Staff Development
- Grow Your Own : Coursework for Teaching Assistants
- Mandt Training and Recertification
- National Board Certified Teacher (application & documentation
compensation)
- New Teacher Academy
- Responsive Classroom
- Stipends – Staff Development Class Instructors for Opportunities
- Staff Development (professional development books, institutional
professional memberships)
- Subs for teacher participation in division level, feeder pattern PLC work
Professional Development
(Federal Programs)
1.
Title I and II Funds ($69,602)
-Various coursework through VCU and UVA in the areas of literature,
reading, word study, and math.
- Teachers attending conferences
- Training for Lead and Instructional Coaches
2.
Special Education Funds ($12,784)
- Pre-School (High Scope Curriculum staff development)
- Wilson Language Reading
- Outside speakers-Interventions & Identification of Learning Disabilities
3.
Career and Technical Education (Carl Perkins Money: $8,000)
- Graduate coursework in instruction and instructional technology
- Content-area-specific conferences and workships
- PD on instructional software updates (CAD, graphic design, etc)
- PD on content and instructional strategies for Economic and Financial
Literacy course
Professional Development
(Department of Instruction)
1.
2.
3.
Community Engagement ($3,892)
- Diversity Resource Teacher Retreat
- Culturally Responsive Teaching Workshop
- Cyber Bullying Workshop
School Counseling ($8,960)
- S.A.R.A. (Sexual Assault Resource Agency)
- VASC (Virginia Association of School Counselors) Conference
- Economy & Finance Workshop
Instruction ($240,537)
- Avid
- CAI (Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction) Institute
- UVA Scope Program
- Responsive Classroom
- VSBA (Policies, School Law & Governor’s Conference)
Professional Development
(Building Level)
Elementary: Responsive Classroom, book clubs, Olweus Bullying, conferences,
Margo Figgins & Writing, Use of MAP data, Expeditionary Learning,
technology, assessments, performance assessments, Carol Tomlinson and
Catherine Brighton – UVA differentiation, math problem solving, Colleen Spano
& K/1 literacy
Middle: Expeditionary Learning, AVID, technology infusion, book clubs,
research based instruction, Bob Covert & cultural diversity training,
performance assessments, professional conferences,
High: professional conferences, AVID, Craig Wood & use of social networking,
book clubs, DART & technology training, literacy, School Net, assessments,
Cornell notes, TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling),
Cultural Awareness, Power School, Blackboard, Smartboard
Professional Development
(Safe Schools – Healthy Schools Grant)
1.
Safe Schools Grant ($168,805)
- Olweus Bullying Prevention (70 staff members)
- Restorative Practices (136 staff members)*
- Responsive Classroom (100 elementary staff)
- Second Step (139 middle school staff)
- Motivational Interviewing (12 mental health counselors)
- ASSIST Suicide Prevention Training (34 counselors)
- Working with Students Affected by Trauma (34 Staff)
(January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011.)
*City and county staff combined