Other committees at Academy include an Extra-Curricular Committee and a Graduation Committee. Santa Gertrudis ISD gives many stakeholders an opportunity to be involved in the district's decision making processes through its varied committee structure. The review team learned that Santa Gertrudis' SBDM committees have attended some budget training sessions through the regional service center and can assist in the decision making process of budget planning. However, education campus budget development primarily takes place through requests initiated at the campus level by teachers and support staff. Teachers prioritize requests and justify expenses relating to contracted services, supplies and materials, equipment, furniture, technology, software, teacher and student travel.
Teachers then submit their requests to their principal for review.
Principals will then make a recommendation to the superintendent based on a determination of areas of greatest need. The Texas Education Code mandates that campus level SBDM committees be involved in budgeting decisions. Based on discussions with administration, the campus SBDM committee members were not identified as having consistent input into the budgeting process. Increase involvement of district and campus SBDM committees in the budgeting process. The superintendent meets with the SBDM committee chairs, and principals to review current SBDM polices and procedures for SBDM committee input in the budgeting process, and identifies areas of inconsistency with TEC policy.