El Segundo High School

SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL

2002/2003 BUDGET

ESHS Mission Statement: El Segundo High School will provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to become lifelong learners, effective communicators, and socially productive citizens who will be prepared for choices and challenges in life, including higher education, employment, and service to the community

The School Site Council has adopted the ESHS WASC Action Plan as the School Plan. This budget is aligned with the WASC action plan goals for improving student achievement. The goals are based upon an analysis of verifiable state data, including the Academic Performance Index, the English Language Development Test, the High School Exit Exam, and includes local measures of pupil achievement. The school site council analyzed available data on the academic performance of all students and considered the input of the school community. Based upon this analysis, the council has established the following performance improvement goals, action and expenditures.

Goal #1 - Improvement of Student Achievement (ESHS Action Plan)

Through the implementation of a comprehensive, standards-based program, all students will meet or exceed the California State Standards in the core content areas. Decisions are made and funds are appropriated to meet currently identified critical- academic needs.

Goal #2 - Enhance Educational Program through Technology (ESUSD Technology Plan)

All students will have access to technology in order to experience a variety of technology tools for learning, literacy, communications, intellectual growth and problem solving. The use of technology will reinforce student achievement in the content standards in each subject area.

Staff will be trained in the use of technology and how to integrate it into all curricular areas to include instruction and communications.

Infrastructure, hardware, tech support and software will be sufficient to support the expected student and staff outcomes. Ongoing assessment of needs will provide data for improvement.

Description of Specific Actions to Improve Educational Practice

Implementers/ Timeline

Related Expenditures/Department

Estimated Cost

Balance

Funding Source

118,163.99

The success of the Academic Decathlon would inspire underachieving students to perform at a higher level. To motivate the males to partake in honors and advanced placement classes.

Academic Decathlon Coach, First Semester September 23, 2002

Academic Decathlon

1,000.00

API

Support teaching strategies for visual learning students.

Social Studies Dept. Chair, First Semester September 23, 2002

2 Overhead Projectors, Social Studies Department

550.00

API

Make the donated hardware from Raytheon support the infrastructure that supports the expected students to have outcomes.

Kurt Wood, Science Dept. September 23, 2002

Computer Networking Equipment, Science Department

825.45

API

Expand involvement of parents in supporting academic achievement (power grade).

Dr. Newt Hart / Jim Garza October 22, 2002

4 laptops, Traveling Teachers

5,200.00

API

The student technology aide supports the infrastructure, hardware, tech support and software will be sufficient to the support of the expected student and staff outcomes

Kirby Onaga October 22, 2002

Student Technology Aide

2,333.00

API

Enhancing the functionality to engage both the underachieving and male students.

Tiffany Richard October 22, 2002

Probeware, Science Department

7,310.00

API

To expand the working vocabulary of all students particularly underachieving students.

Barbara Dunsmoor Eng. Dept Chair December 11, 2002

Dictionaries/Thesaurus, English Department

8,482.11

API

Supports parental communications, standards based curriculum/Power School

Dr. Newt Hart/ Dr. Gen December 11, 2002 (Previously Approved)

22 Computers/hardware/software license, Admin./Art/English/Social Science/Foreign Language/Special Education/Math/Computer Lab

23,473.00

API

Computers will support the students access to technology in order to experience a variety of technology tools for learning, literacy, communications, intellectual growth and problem solving.

Dr. Gen April 4, 2002 (Previously Approved)

3 LCD Projectors, School-wide

12,000.00

API

All students will have access to technology in order to experience a variety of technology tools for learning, literacy, communications, intellectual growth and problem solving.

Dr. Gen February 19, 2002

8 TVs and DVD/VHS units

5,000.00

56,990.43