HCPSS MPIA Request #2018-308

Requested Information
On February 6, 2018, the following Power Point presentation was given to the Board of Ed: https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/hcpssmd/Board.nsf/files/AVQQDK676BCF/$file/02%2006%202018%20FY19%20Health%20Fund%20Review.pdf On page 6, the following areas/programs were said to have been funded from the Health Fund (9715):
1. Salary increases
2. Elementary School Model (ESM) World Language
3. ESM Strengths Based Instruction (Gallup)
4. ESM Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
5. ESM Prekindergarten
6. Pension shift from the state, and
7. Increased Health care costs
I am requesting, preferably in electronic format, the dollar amount of each of the 7 areas listed that were funded out of the health fund (9715) for each fiscal year from FY2013 to FY2018.
Status
Complete
Response Notes

Responsive to this request, please note the health fund did not directly fund these programs. Rather the slide referenced included items that as they increased, the health fund was not properly funded. As found in HCPSS operating budget documents: http://www.hcpss.org/about-us/budgets/budget-archive/, the following were funded from the General Fund or other Funds as listed:

1. Salary increases – Salary increases affected all General Fund, Health Fund, Tech Fund, Food Services, Print Shop and Worker’s Comp fund where there were salaries.          

2. Elementary School Model (ESM) World Language – 1001 - World Language in State Categories 03, 04, and 05    

3. ESM Strengths Based Instruction (Gallup) - Gallup could be found in the following programs and state categories (The Gallup initiative ended in FY 2017):

  • 0303 – Human Resources – State Category 01
  • 0502 – Shared Accountability – State Category 01
  • 4701 – School Management and Instructional Leadership – State Category 02
  • 4801 – Teacher and Paraprofessional Development - State Category 02
  • 5601 – School Counseling – State Category 05

4. ESM Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) - 0411 – Academic Programs – State Category 02

5. ESM Prekindergarten - 1301 - Early Childhood Program in State Categories 03, 04, and 05

6. Pension shift from the state - 8001 - Fixed Charges in State Category 12

7. Increased Health care costs  - Health Costs are in the 9715 - Health Fund

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