Budget

 __ **Budget** __ **__ District Budget __** As stated earlier, Potterville is not an affluent neighborhood. Like most school districts in the county, Potterville struggles to balance its yearly budget. They currently have in place a 5 year 2.5 mil. dollar levey to maintain and update all schools in the district. This update included adding a new digital telephone system to each building and adding a mobile computer lab in each elementary school. The levey also allowed for several classrooms to setup an interactive white board. The district is just scratching the surface to meet technology standards. This levey is in its last year and will likely be put up for renewal. In the past, school leveys have been supported by the community members when they were necessary. With the current economic downturn, it is unlikely this money will be returning to the schools.

The Potterville teachers contract is also due for review this June. With the teachers wanting a small, but well deserved raise, it is imperitive that the levey be renewed. This comes with added stress on the workers of the community. Something that does not help pass levies. It is safe to say there is a lot riding on the passage of this levey.

__**Technology Dept. Budget**__

The technology department for Potterville Schools depends greatly on the districts budget as a whole. It is often one of the last areas in which change is made, but with changing standards, is one that schools can easily implement. Pottervilles technology department is lead by a small group of three people. This team focuses on the maintainence side of technology and keeps things running. This year the Technology Department received money to supliment positions in each of the schools. In each school there will be 1-2 Technology Representitives placed in each building depending on size. This persons responsibility is to assist in any trouble shooting that is necessary and report any major problems to the head tech. rep. They are also required to attend monthy meetings where updates and training is offered to them.

With these representitives in place, implimenting a Course Management System could easily be done. Building representitives would be there guiding teachers through the steps and trouble tracking when necessary. This would cut down on the burden of the head technology representitives job. Since these positions are already suplimented, no new money would be needed. With the pressure of the budget overhead, it is imperative this CMS be cost effective. This is why the Technology Department is considering implementing the use of a CMS such as Moodle, a free service on the internet. This program is used internationally and is extreemly user friendly. Using this management system will save the district and technology budgets money they may not have in a few months.

__**CMS Budget Break Down**__

Course Management System.......................Free Mobile computer lab................................... $12,000/school Training....................................................... $15/hr. per staff member Maintainence (Trouble Trakker)...................$350 Technology Representitive............................$50/month per. rep.

Executive Summary Analysis Major Goals and Objectives Actions Classroom and Computer Lab Management Conclusion