- For the first agenda item, I have submitted a proposed Title 1 budget for the 2012-2013 school year. As you know the budget can be amended by the CIT at any time until mid-spring of 2013, so this is just a starting place. We must approve and submit the budget this month. Please vote for approval or not.
- For the second agenda item, I am forwarding a proposed new PDAS (Professional Development and Appraisal System) domain. Please take a look and comment. It is a draft from a district-wide committee studying how to add a "21st Century Learning" domain to the teacher appraisal system. It basically sets forth some standards that would have to be met starting in the 2013-2014 school year in Spring Branch. The goal is to update our appraisal system to incorporate our district's new instructional focus. The district wants to move toward a more student-centered approach in instruction, including allowing students choices, opportunities to colaborate with other students, and allowing students to use technology regularly to access information in their learning.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
April 2012 Meeting
Agenda
CIT Members, we will have our April meeting via our blog. Please read over the agenda (click on the word Agenda above). There are basically two things we need to discuss. Both are listed in the agenda and have links that should take you to source documents. You can make your comments by clicking on "comments" below. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them by responding to your comments. Or, you can call or email me if that's better for you. If possible, I'd like to have your comments and votes by Thursday, April 19th.
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Looking at the budget, it looks like almost everything is in the same range as before, except for supplies and materials which took a pretty big jump. Is that geared at more technology? I'm just curious.
ReplyDeleteYes, it did jump. We just picked supplies and materials as a sort of holding account so we can have some flexibility in the budget. In other words, if we need money elsewhere, we will pull from that account. Yes, it could be technology money that we need, for instance.
DeleteIn that case. . . sounds good!
DeleteI have the same question as Valarie, about the materials/supplies increase.
ReplyDeleteAlso, If an amount is budgeted for the 11-12 year, does that reflect the actual spending of that item? Is the new budget based on actual spending?
On PDAS, sorry I don't know this but, who does the evaluation? Assistant Principal? How many times do they visit the classroom? Is there a component of self evaluation and goal setting?
On another topic, I am interested in continuing the conversation about having students from the SBISD parenting program coming to do their presentation.
Thank you. Hope everone is doing well. Missed seeing you all in person.
Hi Lori, missed seeing you as well. The budget for the 11-12 school year you are looking at is most likely the proposed budget we submitted at this time last year. It does not reflect actual spending. By the end of the year, our Title 1 budget can often look quite a bit different than it started. Since each year is different, it's just a guess as to where we will need funds for the year.
DeleteAs for PDAS, administrators who are trained in the system do a few short walk-throughs (15 minutes minimum) and one formal observation (45 minutes minimum) each year. And YES, there is a component of self evaluation and goal setting.
We can talk about SBISD parenting program at our next meeting. I'll put it on the agenda for us.
I would like to approve the proposed budget; as you mentioned, since we have the ability to amend the numbers as the year goes on, this will serve as a good starting point.
ReplyDeleteThank you for answering my questions. I approve both the budget proposal and the PDAS. For what it's worth, in my work budget, we have a column for 2011 budget, a second column for actual spending, and a third column for the 2012 proposed budget.
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