BENCHMARK BUDGET

DEFENSE
BY: DANIELLE EASTMAN
 Budget Development Process
3. Goal
2. Planning Setting 4. Budget
1. Review towards Development
and Needs positive and
Data
Assessment student Implementation
achievement

5. Monitor
and
evaluate
 Major Budget Components

$19,813,789
State Funds
Local Funds $2,395,000
Federal Funds $2,332,000
Total Revenue $24,540,000
 Major Budget Components: Building
Operations Expenditures
Special Education Average Salary: $39,000
Teachers
General Education Staff Average Salary: $75,000
Administration Average Salary: $90,000
Counseling Average Salary: $55,000
Paraprofessionals Average Salary: $12,000
Total Personnel $2,139,000
 Major Budget Components: Building
Operations Expenditures Continued
Building Operations 2,900,000
Communications $40,000
Technology $7,400
Furniture $47,323
Office Supplies $10,521
Copies and Ink $9,980
Total Expenditures $3,130,448
 Major Budget Components: General
Fund Revenue and Expenditures
General Fund Income $8,000
Capital Out Way Income $7,000
Pictures $1,750
Fundraisers $3,500
Total General Fund Income $20,250

Teacher Supply Fund $2,300

Furniture for Office $4,098
Speakers for Auditorium anticipated expense $2,000
Copies and Ink $9,980
Total Expenditure $16,378
Budget Surplus/Deficit $3,872
 Revised Budget
Section Expenses Adjustments
Copies and Ink $9,980 -$8,000
Furniture $47,323 -$37,000
Office Supplies $10,521 -$6,000
Teacher Supplies $2,300 -$2,300
Speakers $2,000 -$2,000
 Teacher will be released from the 3rd grade.
• Enrollment is down in school.
• There are five 3rd grade teachers with class sizes around 18.
• There are 3 paraprofessionals and a co-teacher.
• Next year’s classes will only have 15 students in each class due
to the decrease in enrollment.
• Student state testing is at an all time low.

By releasing a teacher and using the budget cuts..

• Increase the use of technology to prepare students for emergencies, absences,
and lower copier costs.
• Increase SEL support through different resources.
• Increase math and reading intervention through resources.
• Prove student supplies and necessities they may need.
 Student Needs
COVID had negatively impacted social-emotional health for all students. Including
resources will help students tremendously by getting them back to a more normal
life and helping them succeed in life.

Students have also been impacted academically and state testing is at an all time
low. Resources are needed to directly target where students actually are in math
and reading.

Many families are unable to afford school supplies or basic necessities such as
backpacks, hats, gloves, shoes, etc.
 Current Political Initiatives
and Emerging Trends
Utilizing an online platform more within the classroom to help prepare students
for any other state of emergencies, COVID quarantine, and help lessen the cost of
copies/ink.

Technology is used more in the real world and would be good practice for their
future.

Many students are having truancy issues and are unable to complete work at school.
Providing an online platform for students can keep them up to date with work
and not fall behind.
 GIS Mission Statement: Our vision is to make GIS an inviting,
safe place where everyone can
feel inspired, respected, motivated and confident.
Greyhound Intermediate will be a place
where effort and achievements are celebrated.

Connection to promoting continual and sustainable school improvement:

• Resources for SEL – enhance all students learning by creating a comfortable, safe place.
• Resources for math and reading intervention – enhancing student learning in
academic areas that are low.
• Providing supplies and necessities to students to feel confident and safe.
 Monitoring and evaluating the
implementation of the plan
• Continue to meet with stakeholders about the use of an online platform,
student academic performance, and how the implementation of SEL resources
are supporting students.
• Look into state testing to see if there is growth with the implementation of
math and reading interventions.
• Make adjustments to what resources will be used the following year if there is
little success made academically and socially-emotionally.
 Use of human, fiscal, and technological
resources to manage school operations
• Technology will be implemented as an online platform.
• Teachers will be trained properly on new math/reading interventions
and SEL resources.
• Teachers will receive support through staff meetings, needs assessments,
PLC meetings, and individual meetings with admin.
Diverse Community Resources
• Fundraising
• Business Donations
• Local tutoring
• School Psychologist
• School Counselor
• Title Intervention
• Online platforms for students
to work on at home (Lexia, Iready, etc.)
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DeRosier, M. E., Flynn, K. S., King, K. A., Li, L., & Weiser, G. (2021). Frontiers in Education. Social-Emotional Learning
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https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.683142

Eaton Rapids Public Schools. (n.d.). Greyhound Intermediate School.

https://www.erpsk12.org/apps/pages/Greyhound-Intermediate-School

Kuhfeld, M., Lewis, K., Morton, E., & Soland, J. (2022). Brookings. The Pandemic has had Devasting Impacts on Learning.
What will is take to help students catch up?
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2022/03/03/the-pandemic-has-had-devastating
-impacts-on-learning-what-will-it-take-to-help-students-catch-up/