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AT A GLANCE:
Total proposed operating budget: $902.8 million
Request for an additional $59.5 million over the current fiscal year (represents a 7.1% increase)
to invest in five areas of focus:
Raising the Bar for All Students
Creating Opportunities After High School
Serving the Diverse Needs of Students
Investing in Excellent People
Reinventing Middle Schools
$493 million allocated directly to schools based on student-based budgeting formulas
171.4 additional part-time and full-time positions across the district
12%
AT A GLANCE:
Student-based budgeting (SBB) increases the equity of funding across schools by allocating dollars
to schools based on the needs of the students they serve.
Through SBB, principals control more than half of the districts operating budget, over $490 million.
Changes this year:
Schools will receive additional funding for students who are economically disadvantaged.
Schools will have to budget for specific roles not previously required, including a full-time Literacy
OVERVIEW
The district is in its third year of full implementation of student-based budgeting (SBB). This is a budgeting
method that moves much of the decision-making power to principals. Each school receives a base funding
amount of $4,425 per student and a higher rate of funding for students who need additional support.
Principals use this budget flexibility to make decisions about staff, supplies and school programs. Department
budgets at the district level cover the cost of essential services like food, transportation, utilities, building
maintenance, district office support such as IT services and more. These services are provided to the schools
centrally and are not be part of individual school budgets.
*Students in elementary and middle schools are funded at high rates because lower student-teacher ratios are required by state law.
**There is no prior performance of incoming students to elementary schools so students are instead funded according to economically disadvantaged
status, which closely correlates to academic performance.
AT A GLANCE:
Resources to improve literacy instruction and expand remediation supports
Enhancing formative assessment tools to better guide differentiated instruction
Expanded services for gifted and talented students, including access to honors courses
Total New Investment: $6.2 million
AT A GLANCE:
Free access to college credit-bearing tests
Free access to industry certification tests and dual credit exams
Postsecondary planning and preparation
Total Investment: $1.69 million
AT A GLANCE:
Further expansion of services for English Learners (EL) and families with
Non-English Language Backgrounds (NELB)
Expansion of social / emotional learning and supports for students
Further expansion of wrap-around services model Community Achieves
Investment in special education services
Expansion of nursing care for students
Development of Equity Framework
Total Investment: $8.76 million
MNPS GAINS
AT A GLANCE:
Cost of living adjustment and step pay increase for all employees
Increased pay for substitute teachers to be competitive in the marketplace
Capacity of Human Resources (HR) to support staff recruitment and retention
Compensation study to examine the need for future pay adjustments to remain competitive
Leadership development pipeline
Total Investment: $26.5 million
HR HIRES
APPROXIMATELY
96 3RD
1,400 CLASSROOMS WERE VACANT
AT THE START OF THE
IN SUBSTITUTE PAY AMONG
MIDDLE TENNESSEE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH A
NEW EMPLOYEES
SCHOOL YEAR SUBSTITUTE FILL
EACH YEAR
RATE OF 65.6%
AT A GLANCE:
First phase of a three-year transition for all middle schools to adopt the STEAM instructional model
(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math)
Investments in technology for students and staff
Creates more extended learning opportunities and extracurricular activities after school
Supports national accreditation and certification for every middle school
Supports supplementary materials and teacher training to increase rigor in middle schools,
specifically for Honors English courses
Total Investment: $5 million
WHY?
WHAT?
STEAM Curriculum and Materials: $4 million
The redesign of all middle schools with STEAM instruction will take place over three years, starting
with the schools that already have a STEM component. This will involve intensive professional
development for teachers and administrators to implement STEAM, which requires inquiry-based,
hands-on instruction.
Learning Technology Specialists: $670,500
The district is adding nine itinerate Learning Technology Specialists to support increased technology
for students and staff as part of the middle school transformation. These specialists will support the
deployment of more technology for student instruction, such as laptop carts, as the district moves
toward a 1:2 device-student ratio in middle schools. The middle school redesign will also include
robust computer science curriculum on topics such as coding and web design.
Honors English: $55,000
Curriculum to create Honors English courses in middle schools.
Makerspaces: $167,000
Funding to support the creation of a makerspace in middle schools as part of their transition to STEAM.