MASB Leaderboard Winter 2021 Edition

We knew that for these
programs to be successful,
they would require substantial
resource allocation. We
started with a plan of hiring a
Director of Behavior Supports
and a behavior interventionist
for each building. The behavior
interventionists primarily
work with teachers to implement
social-emotional and
restorative best practices in
their classrooms. They focus
on tier one interventions in
the classrooms, rather than
waiting for the student to need
further help. The district went
from spending $11 per student
in 2014 to $211 per student in
2019 for these services.
200
150
100
50
0
$10 $10 $10 $10
2008
General Fund Expenditure Trends (Per Student)
$6 $6
$11
$68 $72
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
$112
$127
$211
Lakeview-Calhoun
All LEAs and PSAs
To allocate funds for any new initiative, you
typically have to take from another area.
We looked through the budget to find where
our spending perhaps didn’t align with our
current goals. One area we found was in
technology. Although technology is important
(especially crucial during the COVID-19
pandemic) we had to decide if keeping
technology spending at its current rate was
more important than the mental and emotional
needs of the students. We decided to
reorganize the technology department and
have a less-aggressive computer replacement
program. Also, we’re hoping to pass a
bond in the next year that will help cover a
lot of these technology expenses. In Figure
2, you can see we went from spending
$358 per student in 2016 to $198 per
student in 2019.
350
General Fund Expenditure Trends (Per Student)
$331
$358
Lakeview-Calhoun
All LEAs and PSAs
300
$301
$282
250
200
$226
$234
$220
$200
$242
$200
$245
$198
150
100
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