2007-08 Adopted Plan - Wake County Public School System

Growth RequestsInitiative: Challenged Schools Program (CSP)Schools with high percentages of students qualifying for free or reducedlunch face signifi cant challenges meeting No Child Left Behind (NCLB)and North Carolina ABC standards. Challenged Schools Program fundsare allotted to provide additional resources to help these schools increasestudent achievement.Current Funding Formula:Challenged Schools months of employment are intended to provideadditional resources to schools with a free/reduced population of 30percent or more.• Schools are determined to be eligible based on spring projectionsfrom the Offi ce of Growth Management.• Eligible schools receive months of employment based on theprojected Free and Reduced (F&R) count provided by the Offi ceof Growth Management.• For 2006-07, we used a formula of one (1) Month of Employment(MOE) for every eighty (80) free/reduced students projected ineligible schools.Implementation Timeline & Budget Needed:Positions:There were 77 elementary and middle schools that qualifi ed forChallenged Schools Program funds during the 2006-07 schoolyear. The average allotment was four MOE per school. Taking intoconsideration the addition of eligible schools due to growth and theopening of new schools, the following is requested:2007-08 MOE Amount CodeTeacher 20.00 $ 58,7407,7835,0894,7508,0944642008-09Total: 20.00 $ 84,920Teacher 8.00 $ 23,4963,1132,0361,9003,3991862009-10Total: 8.00 $ 34,130Teacher 12.00 $ 35,2444,6703,0532,8505,353278Total: 12.00 $ 51,448Base 02.5500.072.121.0356.0000Supp 02.5500.072.181.0356.0000SS 02.5910.072.211.0356.0000Ret 02.5910.072.221.0356.0000Hosp 02.5910.072.231.0356.0000Dental 02.5910.072.234.0356.0000Base 02.5500.072.121.0356.0000Supp 02.5500.072.181.0356.0000SS 02.5910.072.211.0356.0000Ret 02.5910.072.221.0356.0000Hosp 02.5910.072.231.0356.0000Dental 02.5910.072.234.0356.0000Base 02.5500.072.121.0356.0000Supp 02.5500.072.181.0356.0000SS 02.5910.072.211.0356.0000Ret 02.5910.072.221.0356.0000Hosp 02.5910.072.231.0356.0000Dental 02.5910.072.234.0356.0000School Year Recurring MOE New Growth MOE Total MOE2007-08 267 20 2872008-09 287 8 2952009-10 295 12 307194