Table C2 Consolidated LEA Budget Narrative To be completed by the LEA for all participating school budget totals Line Item Description Total Other Title I Funding Sources Salaries & Wages Total Salaries and Wages Fixed Charges Total Fixed Charges Total Salaries and Wages and Fixed Charges Contracted Services Total Contracted Services Supplies & Materials Total Supplies and Materials Other Charges Total Other Charges Equipment Total Equipment Grand Total
Professional Development (PD) and Other Activities aimed at improving student achievement and closing the achievement gap *PD must be aligned with State Professional Development Standards Examples of Allowable Expenditures Providing tiered interventions strategically designed to address the needs of the students, for example, periodic screening of those students and a customized implementation of intervention; or, a thorough diagnostic assessment of those students, and a more customized implementation of intervention and support for these students. Salaries of interventionists Purchase of screening instruments if not provided to other schools (Please note: If the LEA provides a screening instrument to other schools, using these funds to purchase the same instrument may be supplanting) Creating and implementing multiple, collaborative structures for the ongoing collection and analysis of data, and providing professional development around the use of data. Substitutes Consultants, if needed Stipends for teachers after school Facilitating collaborative planning combined with an extensive teaming structure that bring together teachers of students with disabilities and English Learners with regular education teachers with a focus on the specific academic need of the lowest- performing students through ongoing analysis of data and the provision of instructional strategies in direct response to these needs. Consultant, if needed Materials Adopting Web-based tool, such as INDISTAR, for use with school improvement teams to inform, coach, sustain, track, and report improvement activities. Consultants Stipends- Teachers Substitutes Cost of INDISTAR or other web-based tool Enhancing the technology of the school to support students with disabilities, English Learners, or the lowest-achieving students. Technology with professional development also provided Providing ongoing differentiated coaching about meeting the needs of the students, to individual teachers which is informed by classroom observations, student assessments, and teacher need. Salary of coach or consultant Substitutes if needed Facilitating Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that discuss/research meeting the needs of the lowest-achieving students. Consultants Stipends- Teachers Substitutes Books or materials Providing professional development for teachers on interpreting and analyzing trend data to guide decision making when planning reform efforts for school improvement. Consultants, if needed Stipends- Teachers Substitutes
[Note – before hiring this teacher, the school has checked with the LEA’s Human Resources Department, and received an approval for this hire] schools Total Contracted Services $41,000 $41,000 Supplies & Materials Datawise Textbooks - $31.00/each x 28 staff members = $868 $868 $0 Total Supplies and Materials $868 $0 Other Charges Indirect Costs (3.23%) $1,828.83 Total Other Charges $1,823.83 $0 Equipment $__ cost per item x #__ of items being purchased $__ cost per item x #__ of items being purchased $0 $0 $0 Total Equipment $0 $0 Total $58,444 $41,000
Consolidated LEA Budget Narrative and Proposed Budget C-1-25 Questions Comprehensive Clarifications Missing/Incomplete 1. A consolidated budget narrative has been completed for all participating school budgets in the format requested in the application. 2. A C-1-25 signed by the Budget Officer and the Superintendent is provided. Comments: General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), Section 427 Questions Comprehensive Clarifications Missing/Incomplete 1. Steps to ensure equitable access and participation in the project are included. Comments: General Assurances Questions Comprehensive Clarifications Missing/Incomplete 1. The Superintendent signed the Assurances page.