Please provide specifics on the proposed increase of $1,434,699 in stipends to support professional development and collaborative planning time due to the implementation of Curriculum 2.0 and Common Core State Standards? How will these funds be allocated?

Question#: 33

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ANSWER:

Stipends for professional development and collaborative planning to support the implementation of Curriculum 2.0 and the Common Core State Standards are allocated in the following ways:

  • Math Elementary School Summer Training—Daily rate of pay for required Tier 1 summer training will be provided to Grades 4 and 5 teachers, ESOL teachers, special education teachers, staff development teachers (SDTs), and math content coaches (MCCs). 
  • Math Elementary School Collaborative Planning—Substitutes for job-embedded curriculum study/collaborative planning will be provided for Grades 3, 4, and 5 teachers; ESOL teachers; special education teachers; art, music, and physical education teachers; and MCCs.
  • Math Elementary School Additional Training—Substitutes/stipends for job-embedded curriculum study/collaborative planning will be provided for Grades K, 1, 2, and 3 teachers; SDTs; MCCs; ESOL teachers; and special education teachers.
  • Math Middle School Summer Training—Daily rate of pay for required Tier 1 summer training will be provided for Algebra 1 teachers, math resource teachers (RTs), SDTs, ESOL teachers, and special education RTs.
  • Math Middle School Collaborative Planning—Substitutes/stipends for curriculum study/collaborative planning will be provided for Algebra 1 teachers, Math RTs, ESOL teachers, and special education teachers.
  • Math High School Summer Training—Daily rate of pay for required Tier 1 summer training will be provided for Algebra 1 teachers, Math RTs, SDTs, ESOL teachers, and special education teachers.
  • Math High School Collaborative Planning—Substitutes/stipends for curriculum study/collaborative planning will be provided for Algebra 1 teachers, Math RTs, ESOL teachers, and special education teachers.
  • Math Middle and High School Core Team—Daily rate of pay for required Tier1 summer training will be provided for special education RTs, Math RTs, SDTs, and ESOL RT/representative.
  • Literacy Middle School Leadership Team—Daily rate of pay for required Tier 1 summer training will be provided for middle school literacy teams, comprised of SDT, ESOL RT/ representative, reading teacher/representative, and media specialist. Other content RTs will attend using existing summer hours.
  • Literacy High School Leadership Team—Daily rate of pay for required Tier 1 summer training will be provided for high school literacy teams, comprised of SDT, RT CTE/Careers RT, ESOL RT/representative, and media specialist. Other content RTs will attend using existing summer hours.