Obion County Board of Education
June 27, 2011

Background Information:

Annually, the Board must approve the System’s Local Consolidated Application for Federal Funding, under ESEA, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act, and the related budgets (collectively the Title budgets). The total Federal Title Budgets consist of new allocations for FY12 and any carryover funds from FY11.  The total allocations for all budgets within the Title budget are $790,586. These funds are budgeted to pay the cost of teachers’ salaries and related benefits, educational assistants’ salaries and related benefits, a portion of administrator’s salary and related benefits, and improvements to the overall instructional program, such as instructional supplies and materials, staff development, and travel. The various sections of the Title budgets can be accessed as follows:

01 – Signature Page
02 – Attendance Areas
03 – FY12 Title I Regular Year
06 – FY12 Consolidated Application
10 – FY12 System-wide Personnel
12 – FY12 Budget Worksheet
13 – FY12 Budget

Additionally, annually, the Board must approve the System’s Comprehensive Application for Special Education Services and the related budgets. The IDEA Budget for Part B and Preschool for FY12 total $886,217. These funds are budgeted to pay the cost of educational assistants’ salaries and related benefits, a portion of a nurse’s salary and related benefits, and improvements to the overall instructional program, such as instructional supplies and materials, contracts with public and private agencies for special education services, travel, and various supplies and materials. The various sections of the IDEA applications and budgets can be accessed as follows:

Comprehensive Application for FY12 – IDEA
Comprehensive Application for FT12 – Preschool
IDEA Regular Allocation Budget

Also needing approval is the System’s year 2 budget for the Race to the Top funds. For the FY12, the System plans to utilize $120,000 of said funds for regular instruction equipment, substitutes for staff development and related benefits, and staff development. The budget can be accessed as follows:

Race to the Top

Finally, the FY12 Carl Perkins Career & Technical Education Budget is included for the Board’s approval. Within our General Purpose School Fund budget, we are again proposing to budget $30,000 for equipment purchases to replace/upgrade vocational equipment that has become outdated and obsolete. The Carl Perkins Career & Technical Education Budget includes funding for equipment, travel, and in-service/staff development. We must spend funds within the Federal budgets for program improvement and Federal funds, regardless of type, cannot replace or supplant funds that are the obligation of the Board of Education. The Carl Perkins Career & Technical Education budget can be accessed as follows:

Staff Recommendation:

I recommend approval of all of the above-noted consolidated plans and the related budgets.