Budget Question and Answer Archive

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With the significant gaps in performance between our recently arrived, older Latino students and white and Asian peers, the results from this program as a comprehensive intervention strategy appear impressive. Knowing that our schools that have the highest numbers of students from this population are in greatest need of supplemental, unique, social emotional as well as academic resources to close those gaps, I would like to know the status of similar supports or other models at other highly impacted schools (Gaithersburg, Watkins Mill, Northwood, et al). If they don't have this level of afterschool intervention, is it possible with this budget to expand this support to these schools? It appears that 21st Century federal funding is being used for this programming. Knowing that our ESOL numbers have gone down, perhaps the dollars that have been saved on staffing can go to this expansion. How many total students do we have in this category? Are we reaching as many of them as we can? How can we reach more of them? As we know, very sadly, too many of these students who have fallen through the cracks have ended up in dangerous and dire circumstancesI would also like to know if this program supports non-Latino students who may be in similarly fragile circumstances that are barriers to their reaching their potential. As our stated commitment is to closing gaps in achievement, it seems our greatest priority with funding should be addressing the widest gaps with the strategies that have been evaluated and appear to be the most effective. As we are also striving to not isolate our students during the school day, afterschool support/interventions (which seem to be one of the biggest differences between well-resourced households and those in poverty) would appear to make the most sense.

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Table Of Contents(TOC)

A
Accelerated and Enriched Instruction - Reorganization 19
Accelerated and Enriched Instruction - Student Support 4
ACES - Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success 11
Achievement-focused Extracurricular Programming 9
Alternative Programs 38
Assistant Principal and Assistant School Administrator - Position Allocation 21
B
Budget Analyst - Board of Education 10
C
Central Office - Number of Central Office Employees (non-school based staff) from 2010 - 2019 (FY 2019 Recommended Budget Data) 1
Chromebook & Internet Access 23
Consulting Teachers 53
Counselor - Allocations Increase 28
Counselor - Title I School Allocation 29
Counselor Ratios 17
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Employee Assistance Program - Program Data 33
Employee Assistance Program - Rationale for Change 45
ESOL - Additional Allocations 55
ESOL - Counseling Services 18 28
ESOL - Counselors - Position Allocation and Student Support 50
ESOL - Graduation Rates 43
ESOL - METs Program 7
ESOL - New Student Support 6
Extended Day Program 30
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Fine Art/Theater Contents Specialist Allocations 48
Fiscal Position Allocation for Title I School 29
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Gaithersburg High School - Swimming Program 36
Graduation - Disaggregated Data 44
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Identity Knight Time Program 2
Immersion Program 3
Interim Instructional Services Program 47
International Baccalaureate - Seneca Valley High School 8
International Baccalaureate Program for Rockville #5 31
Internet & Chromebook Access 23
Interpreters - Recruitment 16
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Kindergarten - Class Size 39
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Language Line Services 14
Linkages to Learning 13
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Math Instruction 20
Middle Years Program - Seneca Valley High School 8
Musical/Band Instrumental 5
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New Educator Orientation Coordinator 46
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Parent Community Coordinator 34
Parent Community Coordinator - Reorganization 49
Physical Education - Position Allocations 54
Plant Operation Positions 26
Psychologist 12
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Reading Initiative - Positions 40
Reading initiative Positions - Class Size Impact 41
Recovery Educational Programs 22
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Signature Programs 37
Signature Programs - Resource Teachers Support 27
Special Education - Reduction of Cluster Supervisors 24
Special Education Emotional Disabilities Program for Title I Schools 42
Specialist Position - Costs 35
Staff Administrators to Student - Ratio 25
T
Technology - Support to Students 51
Translation Equipment - Headphones 15
Twinbrook Elementary School 32