FY 17 Budget Appeals

Review and Decision Report

School ALCOTT ES

Network 4

Type of Appeal GENERAL ED

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $197,018

Description of 3 GENERAL ED TEACHERS TO REPLACE THOSE CLOSED TO FUND DIVERSE

Request LEARNER SUPPORT FOR 1 SPED TEACHER AND 2 PARAS

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s 
Recommendation

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RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 10th Day
LRE 1A 38 35 32 SBB Allocation $4,191,245
LRE 1B, 1C 38 42 41 DL Allocation $1,132,074
LRE 2 20 Amount spent on DL $1,187,076
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 7.5
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 8.0
Pre-K
Total 102 106 94

DECISION
Summary of Denied. Alcott has two assistant principals, which is more than recommended for
Decision a school of approx. 900 students, even recognizing that Alcott is a K-12 school
over two buildings. The school is also gaining roughly $87,000 in 10th day
adjustments. These resources should be used to meet the school’s need.

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School BLAINE

Network NETWORK 4

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $50,000

Description of FUNDING FOR 1 PARAPROFESSIONAL

Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A 21 19 SBB Allocation $3,347,901
LRE 1B, 1C 19 DL Allocation $878,636
LRE 2 29 30 24 Amount spent on DL $781,565
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 4.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 8.0
Pre-K
Total 65 75 67

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 School IEP Minute Comparison Data
FY16 FY16 FY17 FY17
th
20 Day 5/31/16 9/2/16 Current as of
12/01/16
Total Para 21,055 16,605 13,840 15,130
Minutes
Total 39,893 53,997 49,365 44,535
Instructional
IEP Minutes

DECISION
Summary of Denied. Committee understands that there is a need for additional
Decision paraprofessional resources. However, the school has underspent their DL Budget
from original allocation of $878,636. Blaine has opened SPED teacher and
paraprofessionals totaling $781,565, which means more than $97,000 of its DL
funds were budgeted on something other than diverse learner positions. The
principal has stated that the cost of its diverse learner positions is approximately
$50,000 higher. We have not been able to verify that amount, but even if so, the
amount of underspend of the school’s diverse learner budget is enough to cover
the cost of a SECA position.

Also, based on the review of the ESP schedules provided by the school, there
appears to be room for existing paras to support all students. The following
issues were identified in the Blaine’s ESP schedule:
 SECA is supporting a student for 3 hours/day, when active IEP
indicates only 60mpw for support (dedicated).
 SECA is supporting a student whose current active IEP indicates no
para support required, but the para is supporting for 2 hours/day.
 SECA is supporting for the entire school day, but this student
is not listed among their DL population at Blaine.
For these reasons, the school should be able to rearrange the schedules of
existing paras to meet the current needs.

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School BURKE

Network 9

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

Date of Appeals December 22, 2016

Review Meeting Previous review: November 1, 2016

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $90,000

Description of 2 PARAPROFESSIONALS
Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

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RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $1,649,963
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $715,861
LRE 2 35 31 24 Amount spent on DL $869,785
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 5.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 6.0
Pre-K
Total 58 57 52

School IEP Minute Comparison Data

FY16 FY16 FY17 FY17
th
20 Day 5/31/16 9/2/16 Current as of
12/20/16
Total Para 20,355 30,995 35,930 32,915
Minutes
Total 55,497 53,529 48,839 51,749
Instructional
IEP Minutes

DECISION
Summary of Denied – ODLSS Support and Feedback are Required
Decision  Re-review based on change in number of paras currently opened at the
school.
 During the review and notification process of the previous request, the
school had 2 para positions closed, which changed the number of paras
from 8 to 6. A re-review of the appeal was warranted and conducted by
the committee.
o ODLSS DR will review IEP and para needs as there is an over-
relevance of para support with 29 of their 52 students require a
para.
o A sub will be provided in the interim until the feedback is
received.
 The school can re-submit the appeal, if necessary.

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School CARVER ES

Network NETWORK 13

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

Date of Meeting March 7, 2017

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $64,297.03

Description of 1 SPED TEACHER

Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s SAME AS PRINCIPAL JUSTIFICATION

Recommendation

RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $1,798,452
LRE 1B, 1C 19 30 DL Allocation $482,237
LRE 2 17 Amount spent on DL $373,104
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 3.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 2.0
Pre-K 10TH Day SBB Adjust -$23,092
Total 42 45 48 10th Day DL Adjust $0

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 School IEP Minute Comparison Data
FY16 FY16 FY17 FY17
20th Day 5/31/16 9/2/16 Current as of
3/3/17
Total Para 4,190 5,920 7,240 5,260
Minutes
Total 27,465 30,820 28,665 30,940
Instructional
IEP Minutes

DECISION
Summary of Denied
Decision  Carver ES underspent their DL Allocation by $109,133
 A Schedule review indicates that case manager’s schedule shows there is
room to support uncovered minutes.

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School CASSELL

Network NETWORK 10

Type of Appeal General Education

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $300,000

Description of Additional funding to support the general education program

Request

Principal’s 
Justification

 Cluster Program:

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Network Chief’s 
Recommendation

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RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding (at time of Committee review)
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A 21 19 17 SBB Allocation $1,691,029
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $1,060,566
LRE 2 23 30 29 Amount spent on DL $1,054,319
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 7.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 13.0
Pre-K
Total 61 66 64

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DECISION
Summary of Granted. $300,000 for paraprofessionals to support the cluster and high
Decision incidence programs based on the observations of ODLSS staff and safety need.

Next Steps OMB will add $300,000 of SBB funds to school’s budget. Cassell must use funds
to open required SECA positions.

School will be a priority school for IEP review. Changes in IEP’s during the year
may result in position closures.

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School COLLINS HS

Network AUSL

Type of Appeal GENERAL ED AND DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $320,000

Description of 1.5 GENERAL ED TEACHER

Request 2 SPED TEACHER
1 PARAPROFESSIONAL

Principal’s
Justification

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 Network Chief’s SAME AS PRINCIPAL JUSTIFICATION
Recommendation

RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 FY 16 FY 17
20th Day 5/31/16 10th Day
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $1,566,989
LRE 1B, 1C 33 22 22 DL Allocation $720,299
LRE 2 27 26 26 Amount spent on DL $673,521
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 6.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 3.0
Pre-K
Total 75 62 53

DECISION
Summary of Denied. Collins HS received $185,000 of program support along with 10th day
Decision adjustments.

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School COOK

Network NETWORK 11

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

Date of Meeting December 6, 2016

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $265,000

Description of FUNDING FOR 1 SPED TEACHER AND 3 PARAPROFESSIONALS

Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

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RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A 16 SBB Allocation $1,653,265
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $473,155
LRE 2 16 13 Amount spent on DL $545,822
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 5.0
Cluster 17 18 21 FY 17 SPED Aides 6.0
Pre-K
Total 54 59 47

School IEP Minute Comparison Data

FY16 FY16 FY17 FY17
th
20 Day 5/31/16 9/2/16 Current as of
11/30/16
Total Para 17,511 36,336 38,538 32,023
Minutes
Total 47,418 59,204 53,104 42,755
Instructional
IEP Minutes

DECISION
Summary of Denied:
Decision  School has an AP that does not fall within the CPS Staffing Guidelines
 Review of Schedules shows DL Teacher with 90 minutes of
lunch duty in addition to own lunch
 Scheduling review and assistance will be provided by Teaching and
Learning and District Rep.

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School EDISON PARK

Network 1

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $300,000

Description of 2 SPED TEACHERS

Request 1 PARAPROFESSIONAL – NEW STUDENTS THAT ENTERED

Principal’s
Justification

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Network Chief’s
Recommendation

RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A 20 24 22 SBB Allocation $2,327,032
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $711,570
LRE 2 27 32 37 Amount spent on DL $872,124
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 6.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 12.0
Pre-K
Total 74 84 85

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 FY17 School IEP Minute Comparison
FY17 FY17
9/2/16 Current as of
10/21/16
Total Para 42,706 40,214
Minutes
Total 77,001 71,175
Instructional
IEP Minutes

DECISION
Summary of Approved. Provide $140,000 of funding for 1 SPED teacher and 1 para. Matt
Decision Olson will provide scheduling support to the school to determine whether school
can make minor scheduling changes that would alleviate need for a second
additional SPED teacher.

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School HAMILTON

Network ISP

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $50,000

Description of 1 PARAPROFESSIONAL
Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

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RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding (at time of Committee review)
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 10th Day
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $1,883,167
LRE 1B, 1C 26 29 24 DL Allocation $574,266
LRE 2 Amount spent on DL $581,222
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 5.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 3.0
Pre-K
Total 39 42 36

DECISION
Summary of Partially approved. Amount of $35,000 of additional funding given due to
Decision transfer of new student with shared para support .

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School HAWTHORNE

Network ISP

Type of Appeal GENERAL ED

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $150,000

Description of FUNDS TO RE-OPEN GENERAL ED POSITION

Request NON-PERSONNEL FUNDS

Principal’s
Justification

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Network Chief’s
Recommendation

RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $2,427,351
LRE 1B, 1C 42 31 32 DL Allocation $843,389
LRE 2 Amount spent on DL $852,773
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 6.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 7.0
Pre-K
Total 74 64 65

School IEP Minute Comparison Data

FY16 FY16 FY17 FY17
20th day 5/31/16 9/2/16 Current as of
10/26/16
Total Para 15,460 17,203 11,580 10,955
Minutes
Total 29,229 35,351 31,041 31,020
Instructional
IEP Minutes

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DECISION
Summary of Denied. School currently receives extra teachers because it is a magnet school
Decision and has more than the minimum number of gen ed teachers required to provide
classroom teachers for its homerooms and ancillary teachers to provide prep
coverage. Given the district’s current financial position, we cannot justify funding
an extra teacher position to preserve a unique instructional model.

The Appeals Committee also noted that several IEP’s contained large numbers of
instructional minutes for independent functioning. These minutes exceed
guidelines, and appear to be unconnected to a core subject area, which raises
question on how these students are receiving this “independent functioning”
instruction and still receiving instruction in all required subject areas. These IEP’s
should be reviewed to determine whether these separate independent
functioning minutes are really required. The school’s district rep and SEA can
provide assistance with this review.

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School LAWNDALE ACADEMY

Network 5

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $85,000

Description of 1 SPED TEACHER

Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $1,271,507
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $354,821
LRE 2 20 21 17 Amount spent on DL $183,522
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 1.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 3.0
Pre-K
Total 33 34 24

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 School IEP Minute Comparison Data
FY16 FY16 FY17 FY17
20th Day 5/31/16 9/2/16 Current as of
11/7/16
Total Para 6,160 6,795 5,615 6,310
Minutes
Total 24,140 30,255 23,785 20,365
Instructional
IEP Minutes

DECISION
Summary of Denied. Lawndale has received $354,821 in diverse learner funding after the
Decision enrollment-based reduction on 10th day. These funds have been used for three
SECA position, which cost $183,522. There is also one SPED teacher position that
is split-funded with SGSA funds. Even when the full cost of the teacher position is
included, the school has not used the full amount of its diverse learner allocation
on diverse learner positions.

Lawndale has already received a large enough diverse learner allocation to fund
a second special education teacher. However, it appears that the school has
funded other priorities instead.

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School MOUNT GREENWOOD

Network ISP

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $248,365

Description of 5 PARAPROFESSIONALS
Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding (at time of Committee review)
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 10th Day
LRE 1A 30 30 37 SBB Allocation $4,424,294
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $664,149
LRE 2 35 35 28 Amount spent on DL $784,808
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 5.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 11.0
Pre-K
Total 88 88 92

DECISION
Summary of Denied. Appeal is denied because school has received a 10th day adjustment of
Decision approximately $195,000 across all funding sources. These resources can be used
to fund needed SECA positions.

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School ORR HS

Network AUSL

Type of Appeal GENERAL ED AND DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $400,000

Description of 1 GENERAL ED TEACHER

Request 1 SPED TEACHER

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding (at time of Committee review)
FY 16 FY 16 FY 17
20th Day 5/31/16 10th Day
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $1,555,839
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $1,185,015
LRE 2 69 59 53 Amount spent on DL $1,286,102
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 11.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 4.0
Pre-K
Total 104 103 95

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DECISION
Summary of Denied. School is receiving 10th day adjustment of approximately $305,000
Decision across all funding sources. Orr can use these funds for its additional needs.

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School PICCOLO

Network AUSL

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $256,190.31

Description of 2 SPED Teachers

Request 1 Paraprofessional

Principal’s
Justification

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 Network Chief’s
Recommendation

RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $2,370,720
LRE 1B, 1E DL Allocation $548,878
LRE 2 38 48 35 Amount spent on DL $682,015
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 9.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 0.0
Pre-K
Total 74 81 76

DECISION
Summary of Denied. Appeal sent back to network to review following questions: (1) school
Decision has budgeted more than its diverse learner allocation on diverse learner
positions, and it has requested the amount of over-spend, but the school needs
to explain how those funds will be used. What would be restored to the general
education classroom if appeal is granted? (2) Is there a need for the tech
coordinator and student advocate positions, both of which are funded by SBB?

BASIS FOR DECISION

Enrollment
Considerations

Budget No explanation how appeal funds would be used to support general education
Considerations classroom.

School has funded tech coordinator and student advocate positions with SBB
funds.

Scheduling
Considerations

Other
Considerations

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School ROBESON HS

Network NETWORK 11

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

Date of Appeals March 7, 2017

Review Meeting:

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $55,000

Description of 1 PARAPROFESSIONAL
Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $931,273
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $725,820
LRE 2 44 39 34 Amount spent on DL $673,555
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 5.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 3.0
Pre-K 10TH Day SBB Adjust ($2,534)
Total 63 61 56 10th Day DL Adjust ($51,844)

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 School IEP Minute Comparison Data
FY16 FY16 FY17 FY17
th
20 Day 5/31/16 9/2/16 Current as of
2/28/17
Total Para 5,430 7,955 13,625 8,300
Minutes
Total 60,618 49,486 60,116 50,433
Instructional
IEP Minutes

DECISION
Summary of Denied
Decision  Robeson HS underspent their DL Allocation by $51,844 this year, which
indicates they did not schedule or fund diverse learners first.

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School SHIELDS

Network 8

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $130,000

Description of 1 SPED Teacher

Request 1 Paraprofessional

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

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RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $4,037,354
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $955,764
LRE 2 59 71 44 Amount spent on DL $906,819
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 5.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 11.0
Pre-K
Total 75 94 73

DECISION
Summary of Denied. School has budgeted for 11 paraprofessionals, even though 10 is enough
Decision to meet needs for paraprofessional and bilingual support. Also, $49K of the
school’s diverse learner allocation was not used for diverse learner positions.
Shields should be able to fund another special education teacher position with
its existing resources.

BASIS FOR DECISION

Enrollment
Considerations

Budget School received a diverse learner allocation of $955,764, but budgeted only
Considerations $906,819 on diverse learner positions. Approximately $49K of its diverse learner
allocation was not budgeted for diverse learner staff.

Scheduling 14 student require paraprofessional support (PSS) – 2 have full-time dedicated

Considerations minutes, and the other 12 have full-time or part-time shared minutes. Seven
paraprofessionals should be able to provide these supports.

In addition, 31 students require bilingual support (ML5), including 6 students

who also require paraprofessional support. Three paraprofessionals are needed
to provide the bilingual support, using a 12:1 ratio.

All total, 10 paraprofessionals should be enough to provide needed supports for

Shields, although the school has budgeted for 11.

Other
Considerations

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School BELL

Network 4

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $67,200

Description of 1 SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER

Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A 39 50 42 SBB Allocation $4,241,640
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $417,138
LRE 2 Amount spent on DL $844,957
LRE 3 0 FY 17 SPED Teachers 10.0
Cluster 36 34 28 FY 17 SPED Aides 14.0
Pre-K
Total 108 122 99

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DECISION
Summary of
Decision

BASIS FOR DECISION

Enrollment Projected total enrollment: 973 students
Considerations Current Total Enrollment: 954 students
Difference: -19 students

Budget
Considerations

Scheduling
Considerations

Other
Considerations

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School TILL

Network 9

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $105,000

Description of 2 Paraprofessionals
Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

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RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $1,280,644
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $600,279
LRE 2 Amount spent on DL $546,331
LRE 3 27 24 19 FY 17 SPED Teachers 4.0
Cluster 0 FY 17 SPED Aides 2.0
Pre-K FY 17 Instructor Asst. 1.0
Total 54 55 39

DECISION
Summary of Denied. Request sent back to the network. Appeal request sent back to network.
Decision Till has not spent its entire diverse learner allocation on diverse learner
positions; the under-spend of $54K is the approximate cost of the requested
paraprofessional. Also, the school has an assistant principal position, despite its
small size (around 330 students, including preK). Till also has significantly fewer
diverse learners than last year.

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School TILL

Network 9

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $105,000

Description of 2 Paraprofessionals
Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

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RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $1,280,644
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $600,279
LRE 2 Amount spent on DL $546,331
LRE 3 27 24 19 FY 17 SPED Teachers 4.0
Cluster 0 FY 17 SPED Aides 2.0
Pre-K FY 17 Instructor Asst. 1.0
Total 54 55 39

DECISION
Summary of Denied. Appeal request sent back to network. Till has not spent its entire diverse
Decision learner allocation on diverse learner positions; the under-spend of $54K is the
approximate cost of the requested paraprofessional. Also, the school has an
assistant principal positions, despite its small size (around 330 students,
including preK). Till also has significantly fewer diverse learners than last year.

BASIS FOR DECISION

Enrollment
Considerations

Budget Important note: Unless diverse learner enrollment changes before 10th day, Till
Considerations should needs to prepare for a decrease in funding at the 10th day due to its
significant decrease in diverse learner students compared to FY 16. The
downward adjustment could be as high as $200K.

Scheduling  The Chief and the school indicate that there are only 2 paras in the
Considerations building, but an Instructor Assistant II (Pos#154542) is opened under the
SPED program and should be utilized as an instructional para for a
student. 2 SECAs and 1 IA II.
 PSS: on PSS
) and shared. The 2 SECAs can support 1 PT
shared/dedicated and FT Shared; 1 IA II can support 3 FT Shared in the
same self-contained classroom and 1 SECA can support 1 FT Dedicated.
 Three students on the provided Para schedules are no longer at Till
This allows the
school to support the remaining students. School also has a student,
schedule, but this student is not
enrolled as a DL at Till.

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Other
Considerations

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School WATERS

Network 2

Type of Appeal GENERAL ED

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $75,000

Description of Funding for curriculum for core subjects

Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

DECISION
Summary of Request granted. $75,000 transferred to SBB pointer line on 9/27/16. The
Decision diverse learner allocation for FY 17 was understated because two special
education teachers were .

Follow-ups None.

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School WATERS

Network 2

Type of Appeal DIVERSE LEARNER

SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUEST

Amount of Request $50,000

Description of 1 PARAPROFESSIONAL
Request

Principal’s
Justification

Network Chief’s
Recommendation

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RELEVANT DATA
Enrollment Funding
FY 16 20th FY 16 FY 17
Day 5/31/16 Current
LRE 1A SBB Allocation $2,928,174
LRE 1B, 1C DL Allocation $410,205
LRE 2 35 39 36 Amount spent on DL $479,821
LRE 3 FY 17 SPED Teachers 4.0
Cluster FY 17 SPED Aides 2.0
Pre-K
Total 50 54 49

School IEP Minute Comparison Data

FY16 FY16 FY17 FY17
20th Day 5/31/16 9/2/16 Current as of
11/1/16
Total Para 3,470 3,510 3,510 2,790
Minutes
Total 34,642 38,218 36,573 35,100
Instructional
IEP Minutes

DECISION
Summary of Approved. Funding of $45,000 is approved for a paraprofessional position.
Decision