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Fiscal Year 2020 → Question 35
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Staffing for elementary schools is differentiated for the following positions with the following formulas and guidelines:
Position
Non-focus School
Focus School
Title I School
Assistant Principal
1.0 FTE per school with sustained enrollment of > 415 and future growth or 1.0 FTE for a school with enrollment > 400 and significant program impact.
1.0 FTE per school
Assistant School Administrator
1.0 FTE is allocated to the largest and most impacted elementary schools
Classroom Teacher
Kindergarten: 25 Grades 1-3: 27 Grades 4-5: 29
Grades K-2: 18 Grade 3: 26 Grades 4-5: 28
Academic Intervention Teacher
Allocated to schools with service area ever FARMS > 25%
Allocated to all focus schools
Allocated to all Title I schools
ESOL Teacher
Allocated to schools using proficiency-based formulas
Counselor
1.0 FTE per school. An additional 0.5 FTE is allocated to schools with projected Grades K-5 enrollment > 750.
1.0 FTE per school. An additional 0.5 FTE is allocated to schools with projected Grades K-5 enrollment > 650.
1.0 FTE per school. An additional 0.5 FTE is allocated to schools with projected Grades K-5 enrollment > 550 and ≤ 650. An additional 1.0 FTE is allocated to schools with projected Grade K-5 enrollment > 650.
Focus Teacher
Allocated to schools based on enrollment and FARMS
Reading Initiative Teacher
Allocated to schools at a 21:1 ratio
Reading Support Teacher
Allocated to the most highly impacted schools to provide support to schools that are identified to implement reading intervention programs.
Focus Paraeducator
ESOL Paraeducator
0.75 FTE per METS class
Shown below are the enrollments, Free and Reduced Price Meal Services (FARMS) percentages, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) percentages for three actual elementary schools in MCPS, each with similar enrollment but different numbers of students who receive ESOL services and/or FARMS.
School A
(Non-focus)
School B
(Focus)
School C
(Title I)
Students
732
716
726
FARMS %
2.7%
51.0%
89.8%
ESOL Count
65
188
535
School A has a very low percentage of students receiving FARMS. They also have very few ESOL students. School B has a higher needs student population and School C is among our most impacted elementary schools. The FY 2019 allocations for these three elementary schools are reflected below.
Academic Intervention
0.800
1.400
Asst. School Administrator
1.000
29.000
34.000
35.000
1.500
2.000
Educational Assistant
1.625
2.125
2.750
ESOL Staff
3.500
15.000
Focus Staff
2.700
2.925
Reading Initiative
0.600
Reading Support
0.500
Total FTE
33.725
44.625
60.575
As the chart demonstrates, schools with greater needs receive additional staff to serve students. Since students who live in poverty generally come to school needing more help with reading, Schools B and C are provided Academic Intervention (AI) teachers to improve literacyand academic outcomes. School C also receives significantly more ESOL staff since it serves a greater number of English language learners.
In addition, part-time clerical supports for elementary schools are allocated to provide temporary part-time clerical assistance for each elementary school. Total allocations are based on Grades Pre-K–5 projected enrollment allocations and FARMS rate allocations. These funds are to be used by schools to employ individuals to perform clerical work on a temporary basis during peak workload periods, including summer.
Projected Enrollment
Allocation
FARMS Rate (%)
≥ 1200
$4,950
≥ 68.0
$4,000
1100-1199
$4,700
35.0-67.9
$2,600
1000-1099
$4,450
20.0-34.9
$1,800
900-999
$4,300
< 20.0
$1,000
800–899
$3,900
700–799
$3,500
600–699
$3,100
500–599
$2,700
400–499
$2,350
300–399
$1,900
200–299
$1,400
< 200
$1,100
The FY 2019 clerical support allocations for each school is shown below. Schools with greater needs receive additional funding to support students and the community.
Clerical Support
$4,500
$5,300
$7,500