G.-2 21-0599 Review and discussion by the Budget and Finance Committee, with the Chief Business Officer, or designee, of Historical Budget Allocations regarding school site funding and staffing history for the last three years.
It concerns me that the school site staffing is not being presented alongside central site staffing. There is comparatively little discretion in school site staffing as class size and caseload size are largely set by law and by contract. Meanwhile, based on the numbers provided at the 2/21/2021 Budget and Finance Committee meeting, Central Office continues to take up far more than 12% of the unrestricted budget. Looking at the information provided, it seems there are still many departments with separate budgets that could sensibly work together: Why is the Chief of Staff separate from the Superintendent's office? The Warehouse from Procurement and Distribution? Strategic Resource Planning from RAD? Academic Innovation and Continuous Improvement from the Chief Academic Officer? Andy why is $7 million allocated to essentially miscellaneous "Districtwide Expenses?
It concerns me that the school site staffing is not being presented alongside central site staffing. There is comparatively little discretion in school site staffing as class size and caseload size are largely set by law and by contract. Meanwhile, based on the numbers provided at the 2/21/2021 Budget and Finance Committee meeting, Central Office continues to take up far more than 12% of the unrestricted budget. Looking at the information provided, it seems there are still many departments with separate budgets that could sensibly work together: Why is the Chief of Staff separate from the Superintendent's office? The Warehouse from Procurement and Distribution? Strategic Resource Planning from RAD? Academic Innovation and Continuous Improvement from the Chief Academic Officer? Andy why is $7 million allocated to essentially miscellaneous "Districtwide Expenses?