Community Conversations

Budget Ideas Fall 2022--Parent Council

Agenda

1. Explore the budgetary process
2. Learn about the strategic plan
3. Discuss ideas for the 2023-24 budget in small groups
4. Reconvene to debrief small group discussion
5. Call for two volunteers for the Division-level meeting on October 25

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Budgetary Process

September to October - Development of enrollment projections and allocations, School and departments submit operating budget requests

October to January - New budget proposals are submitted, evaluated, and prioritized, Draft Funding Request is developed

January - Local and state revenue projections are determined

February - Superintendent presents Draft Funding Request to the School Board

February to March - School Board holds Budget Work Sessions to amend and finalize the Funding Request

April to June - Budget is adopted by the School Board and appropriated by the Board of Supervisors

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Community Conversations

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Learning for All

ACPS Mission:

Working together as a team, we will end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high-quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds.

We will know every student.

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Strategies for Success

Thriving Students will facilitate learning experiences grounded in high expectations, networks of care, and student curiosity to ensure academic and social-emotional development for all students while eliminating opportunity, access, and achievement gaps.

Affirming and Empowering Communities is about strengthening the social context of the environment in which ACPS community works. When we embolden the ACPS community members and the ties that bind them to one another, there is little we can’t achieve together for the benefit of our students.

Equitable, Transformative Resources concerns the intentional flow of critical, equitably distributed human, financial, technological, and other resources to the students and teachers for transformative learning to take place. Getting the right resources get to the educators and students for their teaching and learning is key for our success.

Examples of CC Ideas included in FY 23 Budget

1. Equitable Field Experiences
2. Elementary APs
3. Permanent Substitutes
4. Additional SPED and ESOL Staff
5. Classroom Furniture
6. SEL Counselors

Providing Budgetary Input

1. Spend a few minutes thinking about the Division’s mission.
2. Identify Areas of Focus where ACPS could commit resources to achieve our mission. Please be specific, and provide examples or data if possible.
3. Identify Resources you think might be able to make a change. This can be vague if you are unsure what resources are available.
4. Explain the Outcomes, what would be different if we addressed the identified area.
5. Finally, align your idea with one of the three Strategies for Success.

Today’s Task

Next Steps

Division Budget Forum

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Tuesday, October 25, 6:00-7:30 via zoom

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Can have up to two Parent Council representatives

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Email pmclaughlin@k12albemarle.org by 4:00 on Friday 10/21 if interested