2024-2025 Program and Budget Handbook

Professional Development for Teachers of ELs Professional development services/resources may include: 1. Teacher Release Day/Teacher X-Time (Non Tutor): To pay regular status teachers to attend supplemental professional development related to the EL program. Teacher X-Time (Non-Tutor) is to be used to pay teachers to engage in EL program related professional development, including dELD and/or iELD planning or analyzing EL program data outside the regular assignment. This budget item can be used to pay teachers for planning or analyzing data. a. Teacher Release Day: During the regular assignment b. X-Time: Outside of the regular assignment; fewer than ten (10) consecutive days 2. Contracted Instructional Services: Funds for contracts with organizations providing services to improve and supplement the EL instructional program to increase the academic achievement of ELs. The organization must have extensive knowledge of second language acquisition. The name of the company and

services to be provided must be included in the SPSA with explicit details of the services to be provided. The Regional EL Programs Coordinator and the Multilingual and Multicultural Education Department must review and approve the proposed contracted instructional services. 3. Conference Attendance: To pay for teachers to attend conferences directly related to improving the academic achievement of ELs. Specific conferences/ institutes must be identified in the SPSA. 4. Staff Training Rate: To compensate teachers who attend Master Plan-related professional development outside of the regular assignment. 5. Mileage: To compensate staff for miles traveled to and from Master Plan-related training/conferences. 6. Teacher Assistant (TA) Relief: Funds are for hours worked beyond the regular assignment. Note: TA Relief time may not be used for translation purposes as this is a core district function.

School Plan for Student Achievement – Assurances Page The signature of the ELAC Chairperson on the School Plan Assurances page indicates that the committee had the opportunity to participate in the budget planning process and provide written recommendations regarding the SPSA and EL Programs.

Note: An ELAC signature does not necessarily indicate approval of the school ’ s spending plan. If the ELAC signature is withheld, a signed statement from the ELAC Chairperson that explains why s/he refused to sign the school ’ s budget assurances page must be attached to the SPSA.

EL Program Budget Adjustment Request Budget adjustments are initiated with the assistance of the Regional fiscal staff using a

Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) or through the School Front End (SFE) utilizing the School Budget

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