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Woodbridge High School Budget Proposal

Christine Haley

EDUA 558: Financial Resources

August 14, 2020

Dr. Robert Verdi

Concordia University Irvine

School of Education
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Woodbridge High School Budget Proposal

Woodbridge High School is a comprehensive high school in the Irvine Unified School

District. IUSD educates a highly diverse population of students with more than 30,000 students

in twenty-four elementary schools, six middle schools, five comprehensive high schools, and one

continuation high school. With a school site population of 2,413 students, providing programs

and opportunities to support student learning and school experiences is a top priority.

Unfortunately, like anything, these experiences and opportunities cost money, and the

appropriate budgetary line items are integral to student learner outcomes. While we can only

work with what we are given by our local LEA, we can make budgetary choices that effectively

meet the needs for our 2020 - 2021 school year.

From the General Fund to the School Site

Our IUSD LCAP drives how our district spends our LCFF funds. This year the district’s

general fund is made up of: $321,295,584.00 in LCFF Sources, $11,477,769.00 in Federal

Revenue, $45,932,431.00 in other State Revenue, and $21,857,392.00 in other Local Revenues.

The combination of these funds leaves IUSD with a general fund total of 400,563,176.00. From

this general fund, we are allocated a percentage based on a variety of factors including, but not

limited to, need and size. Because IUSD sees the value in decentralized site budgeting -

“meaning the superintendent and governing board relinquish some of their control over the ways

in which [our] funds are spent” - we have control over certain spending at our school site

(​Townley & Schmieder-Ramirez, 2018, p. 104). Therefore, from this district’s general fund,

Woodbridge High School will have $443,875 to work from.

Summation of School Expenditures

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The Woodbridge High School 2020 - 2021 school year budget is broken down into three

main categories: Instructional Budget ($296,575), School Administration Budget ($84,800), and

School Facilities Budget ($62,500). These three budgetary categories together total the $443,875

provided from the IUSD general fund and do not account for money we receive through

gifts/donations. ​Our budget for the year was created based on an incremental or historical

budgeting plan where “decisions are made for each existing line item, either to add or subtract

dollars, to carry the item forward unchanged or to delete it entirely” ​(​Townley &

Schmieder-Ramirez, 2018, p. 84).

Technology is one of the largest Instructional line items. ​Besides textbook allotments

(which we will discuss when addressing CCSS and NGSS), our ​Technology ​needs require

significant financial support. We will dedicate $30,000 to technology which will allow us to

repair current site technology, create a reserve for potential technology needs, and continue

purchasing Chromebooks and Chromebook carts that will bring us closer to our 1:1 (1

Chromebook to 1 Student) goal. We will also allot $7,000 to ​Software Contracts​ that will

support our use of Turnitin.com and TeachMore technology software. See resource Table 1.1,

Line 4304, and 5831.

Teacher discretionary funds will have to be cut to support unexpected technology

funding. ​Our draft budget allotted $28,000 to teacher discretionary funds. These funds were

used for paid summer PLC (Professional Learning Communities) time. Unfortunately, the

original $30,000 budgeted for technology will not be sufficient to support Emergency Distance

Learning (EDL) and funds will need to be pulled from this category, putting a halt to extra

summer professional development and work. This money will be used to support more
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Chromebooks, extra document cameras, webcams, hotspots, and a variety of other needs used to

support student learning and minimize equity gaps during EDL. See resource Table 1.1 Line

1115.

$10,000 will be budgeted for ​Teacher Substitutes​.​ Though most substitute pay comes

from IUSD for approved absences, it is important to maintain our own ​Teacher Substitute​ line

item to support school site sub needs. These sub needs could include professional development,

IEP meetings, WASC visits, or other situations that may pull a teacher out of their classroom to

support Woodbridge High School business. We want to continue to support teacher growth and

maintaining this budget allows for these opportunities. See resource Table 1.1 Line 1112.

Many line items in the ​Instructional Budget​ support core class departments. ​ English,

Science, Math, World Languages, Physical Education, Social Science etc. are all given a budget

to work with for departmental spending. These nine, plus line items vary in funding from $500

to $1,500 based on the size of the department and potential departmental needs. These funds can

be used on teacher supplies, scantrons, course/curriculum supplies, etc. These budgets - because

they come from the district’s general fund - can be frozen if a financial crisis occurs. Therefore,

all departments are encouraged to use these funds before dipping into any Gift/Donation money

that the department may have. See resource Table 1.1.

Ten plus line items support Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) in the ​Instructional

Budget.​ ​ These line items range in funding from $500 to $9,000. Unfortunately, most - if not all -

VAPA courses are not able to be fully supported by these budgets. For instance, ​Music​ is

currently budgeted at $8,000 and not enough to support the almost four-hundred students that

participate in this program. Fortunately, most of our VAPA programs have their own booster
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organization and budget. The majority of funds used to support VAPA programs come from

these booster organizations and gifts/donations. See resource Table 1.1

Athletics is another budgetary line item that is insufficient for program needs.

“Over 1100 students (44%) participate in our athletics program with many teams reaching league

finals” (Irvine Unified School District). With such a large athletics program, it is impossible to

fairly meet the program’s needs of various teams and our whole school site. While only $9,000 is

budgeted for athletics, with a strong athletic booster program we will be able to have a successful

year for our Warrior athletes. See resource Table 1.1, Line 4339.

The ​School Administration Budget​ is a necessary facet of schools to facilitate student

learning. ​ Printing, mailing, paper supplies, and various other service contracts are supported by

this budget. The largest line item in this budget is for​ Leases ​of copy machines. With $41,000

budgeted it is unclear about the need for these leases with current Stay-at-Home orders due to the

Covid-19 pandemic. Teachers are working from home and once we return to school the usage of

the copy machines - we predict - will be less; however, with so many uncertainties, it is

important to maintain this budget line item. See resource Table 1.2.

The School Facilities Budget is our final budgeting proposal. ​Unfortunately, the

Facilities budget is our smallest allocation with only $62,500. Currently, Woodbridge High

School’s “22 acre campus [...] includes two theaters, library and media center, business and

technology labs, auto shop, and athletic facilities” (Irvine Unified School District). Like many

California schools, sites suffer from much wear and tear and are in constant need of repair. In the

past, we have gone over this budget due to maintenance issues with student vandalism in

bathrooms; however, with the new Hybrid Learning Model (due to the Covid-19 pandemic) we
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hope that with fewer students on campus we will have more control over issues with vandalism

that takes away from our maintenance and operations funds (Krebs). See resource Table 1.3.

Changing Standards Impacting the Budget

In August of 2010 California adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), with

full implementation in 2015 (Standards in Your State, n.d). Shortly after the adoption of CCSS,

the adoption and implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) impacted

Science standards and pathways. The adoption and implementation of both CCSS and NGSS

have impacted our budget greatly, including budgetary needs for teacher training, and (an even

bigger financial hit) textbooks. While last year we allotted $25,000 for conferences and travel,

this year we will adjust this to $10,000. With many conferences costing less due to the pandemic

restrictions, and fewer teachers needing training on CCSS and NGSS this cut will appropriately

meet the needs of our current circumstances. In regards to textbooks, we are going to increase

our budget by $37,000, from $43,000 to $80,000. While the district supported humanities

courses’ compliance to CCSS standardized textbooks, they are not supporting NGSS textbooks

in the same way. Because of the variations of Science pathways each school site has committed

to, a district-wide adoption of NGSS standardized texts will not relieve our school site of as

many funds as other textbook adoptions. This extra money will support new NGSS supported

textbooks for our Sciences pathways. Overall, though we have cut money from teacher training

and travel, the increased budget in textbooks will help to ensure that all students at WHS have

current and relevant textbooks that ensure access to both CCSS and NGSS. See resource Table

1.1, Lines 4110 and 5210.

Conclusion
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Though there was fear of large budget cuts when we finished the last school year in June,

as you can see the budget is - for the most part - consistent with what we have had in previous

years. As we step into this unprecedented year with many uncertainties that lay ahead, I hope this

budget gives you a clearer sense of some normalcy. Our goal was to take into consideration the

needs of our various programs with a central focus on student learning. This goal should be

evident in our allocation of funds and our consideration of changes.

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Resource

WOODBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 BUDGET - BASE FUNDING

TABLE 1.1 - INSTRUCTIONAL BUDGET

FY 19-20 FY 19-20 FY 20-21
BASE Gifts BASE
INSTRUCTION BUDGET Balance BUDGET Change
1112 TCHR SUB 10,000 10,000 0 *PD
1115 TCHR DISCRETION 28,000 28,000 0 *Summer work / Stipends
2915 CLASS DISCRETION 0 0
4110 BASIC TEXTBOOKS 43,000 80,000 37,000
4301 PUPIL SUPPLIES 20,000 38,692 20,000 0
4302 ART 9,000 13,099 9,000 0
4304 TECHNOLOGY 30,000 39,479 30,000 0
4307 DRAMA 6,000 147 5,000 -1,000
4308 MILD/MOD SPED 2,500 2,500 0
4311 MOD/SEV SPED 2,500 2,500 0
4312 MATH 1,500 7,420 1,500 0
4313 MEDIA 5,000 5,000 0
4314 MUSIC 9,000 8,000 -1,000
4315 P.E. 4,000 4,175 2,000 -2,000
4316 PHOTO 500 500 0 *Yearbook
4317 SCIENCE 9,500 17,088 12,000 2,500 *Physics Equipment
4343 SCIENCE AP 0 8,074 0
4319 COUNSELING 500 15,660 500 0
4320 SOCIAL SCIENCE 1,500 8,674 1,500 0
4322 ACCOUNTING 0 0 0
4323 AUTO SHOP 1,500 4,567 1,500 0
4328 ENGLISH 1,500 17,354 1,500 0
4329 FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1,500 14,758 1,500 0
4331 VOCAL MUSIC 8,000 7,000 -1,000
4334 NEWSPAPER 500 500 0
4336 GRAPHICS 500 6,616 500 0 *Programming
4338 CERAMICS 8,000 3,330 7,000 -1,000
4339 ATHLETICS 10,000 9,000 -1,000
4341 VISUAL ARTS 0 1,227 0 *One time donation
4346 COLOR GUARD 4,000 3,500 -500
4356 DANCE 4,000 3,500 -500
4353 MUSICAL PRODUCTION 8,000 7,000 -1,000
4366 AUDIO VISUAL 1,750 1,182 1,750 0 *DMA
4377 SECURITY 0 18,446 0 0 *Parking Fees
4390 PRODUCTION 0 525 0 0 *One time donation
4399 CONTINGENCY 13,298 7,125 -6,173
4401 NON CAP EQUIP 0
TRAVEL &
5210 CONFERENCES 25,000 10,000 -15,000
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5712 LAMINATING 200 200 0

5711 PRINTING 0 0 0
5809 ADMISSIONS/TICKETS 2,500 2,500 0 *Math Modeling+
5810 SERVICES/CONTRACTS 7,500 7,500 0 *AcaDeca, Hope Squad, KUTA
SOFTWARE
5831 CONTRACTS 7,000 7,000 0 *Turn-it-in, TeachMore
Instruction Subtotal 287,248 220,513 296,575

TABLE 1.2 - SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BUDGET

FY 19-20 FY 20-21
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BUDGET BUDGET Change
2435 CLERK DISC 500 500 0
4305 OFFICE 36,000 36,000 0 *Paper
5620 LEASES 41,000 41,000 0 *Copy Machines
5711 PRINTING 3,000 3,000 0
5715 INTERNAL POSTAGE/BLK MAIL 4,000 4,000 0 *Bulk
5758 FOOD SERV BTW FUNDS 0 0 0
5810 SERVICE CONTRACTS 1,150 0 -1,150 *Sentinel Awards
5905 OUTSIDE POSTAGE/MAILINGS 300 300 0 *Individual
School Administration Subtotal 85,950 84,800

TABLE 1.3 - SCHOOL FACILITIES BUDGET

FY 19-20 FY 20-21
M&O BUDGET BUDGET Change
2273 OPERATION O/T 2,500 2,500 0
4388 CUSTODIAL 40,000 40,000 0
5630 REPAIR 20,000 20,000 0
M&O Subtotal 62,500 62,500

BASE FUNDING OVERALL TOTALS

TOTAL 435,698 443,875

*New Budget = $443,875 (based on 2413 students)

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References

Irvine Unified School District (Ed.). (2018). ​Woodbridge High School School Accountability

Report Card.​ IUSD. Retrieved on July 18, 2020 from ​https://iusd.org/sites/default/files/

reports/2018_school_accountability_report_card_cde_woodbridge_high_school_20190.p

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Krebs, Christopher. Principal Budget Interview [Online interview]. (2020, June 30).

Standards in Your State. (n.d.). Common Core State Standards Initiative. Retrieved August 08,

2020, from http://www.corestandards.org/standards-in-your-state/

Townley, A. (2018). School Finance: A California Perspective. Dubuque, IA:

Kendall Hunt.
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