RAISING ACHIEVEMENT AND ELIMINATING THE GAP


                            School Bd  Civ Fed   Difference
                            Adopted    Proposed

SOL Testing and Remediatio  $100,00    $100,000          0
Allocation  

SOL Class Size Reduction     331,55     331,550          0

Summer School Requirements   882,52      82,520          0

Summer School-8 before and   222,730    222,730          0
after school programs 

Summer School-health clinic   26,470     26,470          0
aides and crossing guards

Early Childhood Initiative-  327,760    327,760          0
5 Preschool Classes

Early Childhood Initiative-   76,000     76,000          0
(Grant Funding)

Truancy Specialists           47,760     105,070  ($57,310)
(2.2 positions)  

Instructional Technology           0           0         0
Coordinator (ITCs) 
(4.0 positions)

Career Information Software   12,000      12,000         0
For secondary school students

Elementary Counselors              0           0         0
(1.2 positions)

Elementary Art and Music           0           0         0
Teachers (2.4 positions)

Equity Funding for            38,630      38,630         0
Alternative Schools

Hoffman-Boston exemplary      70,000           0    70,000
Project

Randolph redesign of          35,800           0    35,800
exemplary project

Increase Minority Achievement      0           0         0
Coordinator from .5 to 1.0

Extra days for minority        3,450       3,450         0
achievement

Minority Student Achievement  21,500           0    21,500
Network Support

Bilingual Resource Assistants 52,330      52,330         0
(2.0 positions)

Diversity Peer Training        9,560           0     9,560
Coordinator at W-L

Subtotal                  $1,458,060  $1,378,510   $79,550



IMPROVING STAFF QUALITY THROUGH RECRUITMENT & RETENTION

Pickup of employee VRS       814,290     814,290         0
contribution (change                
to 1% on 01/01/02)

Compensation Adjustment    5,392,230   5,392,230         0

(3.0 per cent) 
Tuition Waivers for children 205,000     205,000         0
of APS employees

Summer school salary increase 73,510      73,510         0

Advance Security Deposits for      0           0         0
new hires

Sick Day Incentive                 0           0         0

National Board Certification- 24,000      24,000         0
salary of $2,000 per teacher

Bus Driver Incentive -        60,660      60,660         0
retention stipends

Tuition Incentives for             0           0         0
Critical Area Endorsements

Tuition Support for                0           0         0
Potential Administrators

Benefits for Hourly Employees      0           0         0

E/P Scale Study                    0           0         0

Staff Development Planning         0           0         0
Factor        

E-Scale Inservice              3,000       3,000         0

Subtotal                  $6,572,690  $6,572,690        $0



EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Student Information System   459,300     459,300         0
(reduce ATCs from 6.0 to 4.0)

Planning and Assessment            0           0         0
Specialist 

Subtotal                    $459,300    $459,300        $0



ESSENTIAL SUPPORT

I-NET Support                100,000     100,000         0

Extension of Elementary      140,280           0   140,280
School Clerical Positions

Two Field Technicians              0           0         0

Middle School Activities     152,290           0   152,290
Directors

Special Education Nurse       46,450      46,450         0

Maintenance Positions              0           0         0
 /Materials
Subtotal                    $439,020    $146,450  $292,570


TOTALS                    $8,929,070  $8,556,950  $372,120

This page was last revised on: December 27, 2003.