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The Budgetary Family

The Budgetary Family. Paul Clair Rebecca Kimbrough Samuel Patula Emily Gung Philip Wilkerson. VS. Special Education Programs. Valdosta City Schools. $6.1 Million Budget Approximately 7,000 Students K-12 Roughly 840 Students in Special Education. Lowndes County Schools.

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The Budgetary Family

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  1. The Budgetary Family • Paul Clair • Rebecca Kimbrough • Samuel Patula • Emily Gung • Philip Wilkerson

  2. VS Special Education Programs

  3. Valdosta City Schools • $6.1 Million Budget • Approximately 7,000 Students K-12 • Roughly 840 Students in Special Education

  4. Lowndes County Schools • Budget: Unobtainable • Unlisted Number of Students • 33 Special Ed Students Graduated in 2001 • 28 Special Ed Students Graduated in 2002

  5. Valdosta Revenues • State Monies • Local Funds • Federal Grants • SPLOST and Similar Programs

  6. VCS Revenue Pros & Cons • Ensure Student Success Through Purchase of Necessary Materials • Possible Mixing of the Various Revenue Sources May Cause Certain Grants to be Discontinued, (Loss of Funds Needed to Continue Certain Programs

  7. Lowndes County Schools • State Funds • Grant Monies

  8. LCS Revenue Pros & Cons • Easy to Devise Annual Budget • Set Guidelines for School’s Success • Narrow Scope for Obtaining Funds, Particularly from a Volatile State Government

  9. VCS Expenditures • Servicing Special Education Students Age 3-21 • 1,097 Students; Over 60 Professionals & 39 Paraprofessionals • $8,000 Overall Cost Per Pupil • Cost of Special Education Rises Each Year

  10. VCS Pros • VCS is Highly Inclusive and Students Receive Good Education

  11. VCS Cons • Increases in Spending Does Not Yield an Increase in Student Achievement

  12. LCS Expenditures • Number of Students Served is Unavailable • 101 Teachers, 31 Paraprofessionals, 2 Occupational Therapists, 4 Psychologists, & 4 Special Education Coordinators • 61 Total Special Education Graduates Over the Past 2 Years

  13. LCS Pros • Decrease in Dropout Rate • Increase in Accommodations • Increase of Special Ed Students Obtaining Regular Diplomas • Decrease in Performance Gap • Increase in Parental Satisfaction • Decrease in Disciplinary Problems • More Students Meeting Their Goals • Improving Representation of Special Ed Students

  14. LCS Cons • Certification and Training of Teacher is Expensive • Dropout Rate is Difficult to Calculate • One-on-one Time is Too Expensive • Accommodation May Outweigh Adaptation • Overall Success is Difficult to Quantify • Student Goals are Broadly Divergent • Parent Involvement May Hinder the Programs Success

  15. Conclusion • Two Fairly Successful Programs Operate on a Widely Different Scale • Budgets May Need to be Monitored and Maintained More Closely

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