2023-2024 Program and Budget Handbook

Program and Budget Guidelines ✔ - Budget Guideline is applicable to the program ✖ -Not Allowed

Title I & CSI 7S046 - 7T691

Title III 7T197

completed Freeze Form is required). The approval should occur prior to the Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) process. 34. Support Services and Instructional Support Job Descriptions: The established need and description of supplemental services for applicable personnel must be addressed in the SPSA. The person occupying the position should be familiar with the written description in the Supplemental Services section/applicable Policy Guide and should perform only these duties. For multi-funded positions (funded from more than one program), indicate the proportion of the time provided to students from each funding source. Multi-funded personnel must document actual time, and that time must support cost distribution to each program, including District services. Note: Out-of-the classroom positions funded with categorical programs are not assistant principals nor are they responsible for testing. 35. Teacher Assistants: provides services under the direct supervision of a credentialed classroom teacher. The TA is budgeted per the number of hours, the number of days and the percent funded. If a school needs to multi-fund the position, please see the restrictions below: • 1-hour and 2-hour positions must be 100% funded (cannot multi fund) • 3-hour and above positions can be multi-funded 50% or 100% With regard to health and medical benefits for Teacher Assistants, please refer to the General Fund School Programs Manual, located on the School Fiscal Services Branch website, for directions on how to allocate funds for these expenditures. 36. Teacher Assistants Paid Non-Working Days (PNWD): Teacher Assistants Paid Non-Working Days (PNWD): Teacher Assistant employees do not receive vacation and illness benefits like other employees. Instead, they accrue generic days off called “Paid Non - Working Days” or PNWD. It is recommended that schools allocate separately for PNWDs under budget item #14895. While the vast majority of Title I-funded teacher assistants have a "Degree Track" status which accrue .0445 credit hour for each hour of paid service, there are still some Non-degree Track Teacher Assistants that may accrue .0167 hour instead. Please be mindful of these charges as each individual school's PNWD usage may vary. Should there be an overdraft in the Title I program because of these charges, the school’s general funds will be affected through payback. For additional

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