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This budget proposal aims to enhance academic success and emotional well-being, strengthen school-community ties, and address essential needs at NASHOBA Hale Middle School. With a focus on providing diverse learning opportunities and a safe environment, this proposal prioritizes the development of educational and social-emotional programs. The plan includes budget increases for supplies, technology, professional development, and extracurricular activities, while making strategic decreases in contracted services and textbooks. By aligning with school improvement goals and maximizing resources, the proposal emphasizes preparing students for future challenges and fostering a supportive learning community.
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FY 08 Hale Middle School Budget Proposal January 27, 2007
NASHOBA – Hale M. S. Hale Middle School believes that all educational and school related decisions should be based upon the divergent needs and uniqueness of the early adolescent. Through a climate of respect, we must provide our students with learning opportunities that meet each student’s varied physical, social and intellectual needs that maximize his or her potential. We believe that our curricula must go beyond the traditional academic offerings. Through sound educational practices and the utilization of emerging technologies, we can prepare our students for the challenges that will be theirs in the future.
NASHOBA – Hale M.S. Goal # 1: To prepare our students for academic success and emotional well-being during their high school tenure and beyond. Goal # 2: To provide a comfortable, safe and respectful school environment so that all members of the school community may thrive. Goal # 3: To strengthen school-community ties.
NASHOBA – Hale M.S. Accomplishments • Implementation of Advisory Program • Grade 8 Health Program • Purchase of Shades for back entrance windows; to address excessive heat on 3rd floor • Instructional Job Coaches; to support implementation of differentiated instruction and assessment
NASHOBA – Hale M.S. Needs • Development and implementation of educational and social emotional learning opportunities that will prepare our students to be productive and contributing members of the global community • Development and implementation of activities that would strengthen School and Community ties • .5 Assistant Principal • .4 Phys. Ed/Health; .2 Music, Art, Tech/Eng • Increase Instructional Hardware • Solve excess heating problem on 3rd floor
NASHOBA – Hale M.S. Budget Process: School Improvement Plan review/revision - Parents/staff Budget requests (specific) - staff Prioritize Requests - SIP, District Goals, Safety, Legal - necessary to achieve school goals - would help to achieve school goals
NASHOBA – Hale M.S. • Increases: • Gen. Office Supplies +$670 • General Instructional Supplies +$4550 • Music Supplies +$800 • Phys. Ed. Supplies +$950 • Art Supplies +$300 • Instructional Technology +3800 • Library Books, etc. +$1500 • Professional Development +$6000 • Other/Extra-Curricular +1350
NASHOBA – Hale M.S. • Decreases: • Contracted Services -$400 • Textbooks -$1000 • Guidance -$450 • Library/Media -$350 • 504 Compliance -$500
NASHOBA – Hale M.S. FY 08 Budgeted Initiatives • Institutionalize Extracurricular Activities/Clubs • Advisor stipends • Support materials/resources • Institutionalize Advisory and Adventure programs for all students • Support materials/resources • Professional Development
NASHOBA – Hale M.S. FY 07 New Initiatives • Advisory Program • Grade 8 Health Program • Adventure programming for all students • Instructional Job Coaches; to support implementation of differentiated instruction and assessment
NASHOBA – Hale M.S. In Conclusion: This budget proposal reflects our goal of meeting each student’s varied physical, social and intellectual needs by offering curricula that go beyond traditional academic programming.