Grand Prairie ISD – Summer Budget Planning

November 4, 2020

Grand Prairie ISD – At a Glance

~28,000 students across 41 schools

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District of choice – options for STEM, Fine Arts, Leadership, and more

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Summer Learning Goal:

Provide K – 5^th grade high-need learners with 28 days of high-quality instruction to extend learning, decrease achievement gaps & increase student performance. Programming will be high-energy, hands-on, evidence-based, and include learning and enrichment experiences that build on prior district successes.

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High-need Learners are:

• economically disadvantaged;
• performing below standards in reading and math on state assessments;
• struggling with attendance and/or behavior;
• recommended by principals and/or teachers.

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Summer Sites:

1. Bowie Fine Arts Academy (K-5)
2. David Daniels Academy of Science (K-5)
3. Ervin C. Whitt Elementary (K-5)
4. Hector P. Garcia (K-5)
5. Juan N. Sequin Elementary (K-5)

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Targeted Enrollment: 1,250 (~250 per site)

Steering Committee Engagement

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Steering Committee Members:

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1. Assoc. Sup
2. Dep. Sup. Academics
3. Teaching and Learning
4. Data and Information
5. Area Superintendents
6. Principals of 5 Campuses
7. HR
8. Operations
9. Chief of Staff
10. Communications
11. Finance 

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Additional Expertise, Engaged as Needed:

1. Operations
2. Technology
3. Counseling
4. HR
5. Bilingual/ESL
6. SpEd
7. Student Services
8. Nursing
9. Dep. Sup. of Business Operations
10. IT, Student Information Systems
11. Family Engagement
12. PD
13. Food Service
14. Transportation
15. Instructional Technology
16. Fine Arts

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Critical to our success!

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Anticipated Funding Sources for Summer 2021

GPISD Summer Academy

70%: Local District Funds + ADSY

10%: Bilingual/ESL and SpED

15%: Title Funds (I, II, III, & IV)

5%: External Partnerships

(e.g. BGCA, City)

Anticipated Funding Sources for Summer 2021

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Title I

• Staffing Needs
• Instructional Material Family Engagement

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Title II

• PD activities
• Parent/Family/Community Engagement
• Instructional Coaching for Teachers/PLC
• Quad Lead (4-5 teachers)

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Title III

• ESL Support for 2-5 teachers/students
• English Proficiency Development Activities
• PD for teachers
• Curriculum materials – EL
• Enrichment for Language Development
• Tutors/Paras

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Title IV

• Supplemental SEL Activities & Interventions
• STEM Support Group (field based/service language)
• Music/Arts
• School based Counseling Support
• Digital Learning

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External Partnerships

• University Grow Your Own Partnership (TA, Enrichment Support)
• Boys & Girls Club – Enrichment
• City of Grand Prairie
• STEM Partnership
• Apple – Instructional Support