School Improvement - Louisiana Department of Education

COORDINATION OF RESOURCES
DEFINITION
Coordination of resources is the process by which the school uses all available and/or obtainable
resources (e.g., time, monetary, equipment/supplies, and human) in a manner that will most efficiently
achieve the identified objectives in the School Improvement Plan.
CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE COORDINATION OF RESOURCES
Effective coordination of resources:
• Links to the identified objectives in the School Improvement Plan
• Justifies why the allocation/reallocation of resources is needed to achieve the objectives
• Presents specific procedures for using the available and/or obtainable resources (e.g., time,
monetary, equipment, supplies, and human resources)
Allocates resources in a manner that will facilitate achieving the identified objective
STEPS TO TAKE
1. Describe how the school will allocate the resources (e.g., time, monetary, materials, and human)
from all obtainable sources.
2. Show how the integration of funding sources will improve student learning.
3. Ask the representatives of the District Office to clarify funding allocations.
4. Go to Appendix A to view sample costs, funding sources, and object code sections on a sample
Action Plan.
5. Enter the cost of implementing the activities where designated in the Action Plan.
6. Evaluate the Coordination of Resources by the Rubric
Note: The figures will assist the school in reporting Title I and Title II percentages as required by law.
Furthermore, the expenditures per goal can provide insights on costs for improved student learning.
Use the rubric to revise any “Unacceptable” components of the School Improvement Plan.
GUIDING QUESTIONS
Various resources must be combined and targeted to meet specified objectives (based on the assessed
needs) and implemented strategies as identified on the Action Plan. It is essential that schools consider the
time, material, and human (including community) resources needed to implement the SIP as well as the
monetary resources.
1. What resources (e.g., time, monetary, equipment, supplies, volunteers and human capital) has the
school improvement team identified as necessary to implement the strategy to achieve the
objective?
2. How will the school administrator secure the resources necessary to implement the strategy?
3. How will the school improvement team allocate resources to accomplish the objectives identified to
address the areas of weakness in the comprehensive needs assessment?
4. How has the school improvement team assessed and reallocated resources from the successes and
failures of the prior year’s School Improvement Plan?
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