2007-08 Adopted Plan - Wake County Public School System

GlossarySubsistenceSubsistence is an allowance related to lodging, meal costs, andgratuities.Substitute TeacherSubstitute teacher is a person whose credentials have been evaluatedby the local superintendent, who has been determined to be capable ofperforming substitute teaching duties, and who has been approved bythe local board of education.Supplemental AppropriationAn additional appropriation made by the governing body after the budgetyear or biennium has started.Supplemental RequestPrograms and services which departments would like to have added (inpriority order) over their target budget, or if revenue received is greaterthan anticipated.Supporting ServicesSupporting services are those services that provide administrative,technical, personal, and logistical support to facilitate and enhanceinstruction. Supporting services exist to sustain and enhance instruction,rather than add entities within themselves.SWDStudents With DisabilitiesTBITraumatic Brain InjuryTELSTeacher Enhancement and Leadership SystemTIMSTransportation Information Management SystemTax LevyThe resultant product when the tax rate per one hundred dollars ismultiplied by the tax base.TaxesCompulsory charges levied by a government for the purpose of fi nancingservices performed for the common benefi t of the people. This term doesnot include specifi c charges made against particular persons or propertyfor current or permanent benefi t, such as special assessments.Teacher CertificationArea in which a teacher is qualifi ed and certifi ed to teach.Tenth Day AdjustmentsAdjustments to specifi c allotments following receipt of actual membershipdata for the tenth day of school.TextbooksThe textbook allocation is a state source of funds. The textbook accountis a credit balance from the state.Title IA federally-funded categorical and supplementary program whichprovides federal assistance to state and local school systems throughthe Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Theprogram was reauthorized in 1994, by the Improving America’s SchoolsAct. Its goals are to help low-achieving children succeed in theclassroom, attain grade level profi ciency, and acquire the higher levelskills that all children are expected to master.Title I SchoolA Title I school is one that receives federal Title I funds, which are usedto support instructional programs (such as K-5 literacy and preschool),professional development and parental involvement. In Wake County,a school must have 35 percent or more children eligible for free orreduced-price lunch to qualify.408