The Final Report - Malcolm Shabazz City High School, Madison WI

Decision Item #12:Expenditures:REDUCE OVERALL ALLOCATION TO TAG PROGRAM (cont.)Total budget for TAG (including school allocations) is $1,032,050. Thisincludes:SalariesCentral officeSchool based$215,340$689,400Expenditures for transportation,supplemental resources andsubstitute teacher salaries. $127,300Revenues:FTE:None.3 central office staff (1 FTE at the administrator level)11 school based staffAnticipated Savings: Currently, school based resources are not used in a coordinated orcentralized fashion. Each school manages the individual TAG allocationin a decentralized manner. Additionally, these 11 FTE are actually lessthan .5 of a position which makes it difficult for these individuals to fulfilltheir intended roles. As such, we recommend the following:1) Consolidate all TAG resources centrally under the direction of thedepartment of Teaching and Learning. However, ensure that notmore than 5% of each of these positions is dedicated toadministrative duties. In other words, 95% of position activitiesshould be in direct assessment of students or assistance to staff.2) Reduce the total allocation by 5 FTE for a remainder of 9 FTE.Savings of $313,365 in salary expenditures would be realized fromthis reduction.Student Impact:Strategic Priorities:Board Priorities:It is estimated (by the District TAG coordinator) that 15-20% of thestudent population is served through the activities of this program.Assuming enrollment of 25,000 students that equals approximately 5,000students. The annual number of students involved in the identificationprocess (InSTEP) is approximately 120.Supports the strategic priorities relating to curriculum and instruction andstaff development. (3)No direct link.Virchow, Krause & Co. LLP Page 84March 11, 2002