Special Education Budget Paper

Knowing Special Education expenses would consume a large part of the building budget, many of the expenses are non-negotiable, and our commitment to educating all students at their home school, we started by creating our Special Education budget. We knew we needed an ABA teacher, that our students with autism required one to one staff support, and that these salaries were set so it seemed a logical place to start. The decision to add part time School Psychologist and Social Worker support was, in our minds, non-negotiable. If we are to successfully educate our students with special needs, both the students and staff require the proper supports. Once a strong special education program was created, our focus shifted to the remaining mandatory expenses. We budgeted the principal, custodians, secretaries, Physical Education Teacher, and other special education costs. Due to a commitment to educating the whole child, building upon and creating student interest, and fostering creativity, the cost of an Art teacher and the related materials expense was included as a non-negotiable expense. When all expenses we considered mandatory were accounted for we would be able to determine the amount of money remaining and how to distribute it to best support student achievement. We now sought …show more content…
The School Improvement Team can explore the possibility of building relationships with community organizations to provide information and services to families. The Social Worker can take the lead in researching grant opportunities and writing proposals could generate funds to create outreach opportunities. Utilizing the school PTO as a partner in family outreach could be extremely powerful through the creation of activities and funding. The financial cost and cost to student safety outweigh the advantages of the given model necessitating an assistant principal and the necessary clerical